Will Drink For Food! Some people live to eat, others eat to live. Now that we arrived in Granada, Spain, I can finally say I “Will drink for food!” It is unique custom here in the Andalusia region where a small portion ap... Aug 1, 2023 Reflections
Embracing The Rain We arrived in Bergen, Norway on 1st July, marking the start of the second half of our travels in 2023. How it came to be Bergen versus another Nordic city, was really by chance. The discussion started... Jul 13, 2023 Reflections
In Being Grounded and Settled I finished a train-the-trainer programme yesterday and was given the valuable feedback by a peer coach/facilitator to take time to be grounded before speaking. Getting over my initial surprise and rap... Jul 8, 2023 Reflections
Stand Your Ground An opportunity came up early December 2022 that I politely declined. It was an invitation for potential projects in 2023 and looking at my commitments for the year, it was only professional that I tur... Mar 17, 2023 Reflections
One Target + White Space Days fly by and are often reviewed in hindsight. One way we can better experience our days is to be more present. Being a goal/task oriented person, I found a happy medium for myself during this year ... Feb 16, 2023 Reflections
Taiwan Chinese New Year 2023 While living in Taiwan, I got to see how offices celebrate their first day back to work after Chinese New Year holidays. This year was a long holiday for many, totalling 9 days of festivities (20-29 J... Feb 7, 2023 Reflections
Team Ziady I never thought about my family as a team. I mean, in the sense that a team consists of people who opt to be together and share common KPIs. “Team” and “KPIs” sound corporate and formal. Though from a... Dec 31, 2022 Reflections
Day of Twos Waking up and checking WhatsApp, multiple messages about the synchronicity about today – 22022022 which is both a palindrome and ambigram Also Tuesday, the second day of the week 22nd Day of the Lunar... Feb 22, 2022 Reflections
Thoughts at a 45 degree angle When two rays intersect at a common endpoint, they form an angle. In a right angle, the two arms are perpendicular to each other. When the right angle is divided into two equal parts each angle measur... Jan 13, 2022 Reflections
Twenty-Twenty-One 2021 has been the year that I’ve been intentionally conscious of my days and experiences. The year started with an elation that as a family, we not only survived but thrived despite the pandemic. It w... Dec 27, 2021 Reflections
Tiredness Tiredness seems to be everywhere… in the facades of shops, in the shortness of tones of messages, in the eyes of adults waiting for their children at the school gate, in the walk of our young as they ... Mar 15, 2021 Reflections