Surviving Empty Nest

  My daughter, Abby, stepped into our home and commented, “Gosh, mum, the house smells of dog!” Yes, now that we have moved the mum and puppies into the living room, the place smells of dogs – puppies to be exact. And Raed has moved the day beds from the spare room to next to the dining table – right now, our living arrangement is like what we used to have back in our old home in Kepong – crammed. He brought the day beds down because he has been dog sitting them. A good man, he is.                                    The dry and wet kitchens were spared. But, bringing the puppies and Jodha in meant Power also moved in! Well, our new home is not perfect to begin with. When we moved into this new township, we just fixed what was needed – electricals and fittings – and brought in other stuff from the old home. Only Abby’s room has all the new stuff like wardrobe, bed, shelf, mirror and a vanity table. But her room does not smell any better either because she has a Pomeranian called Met

  What did you think I would write? Goliath? David? So, who have won? Now, let me share some information with you; information that is not captured by the main stream media so you may not have had access to.  1. Israelis have been bombing indiscriminately at Gaza, citing they were targeting Hamas. A top orthopedician from the largest hospital in Gaza reached home to be with is family of five - 30 minutes later he was dead when the Israelis bombed his home. His family was found alive in one of the rooms in his home, he was in another room. A 70+ doctor killed in Israeli bombing. Targeting Hamas? 2. Another few families in Gaza have perished completely - parents and all the kids, in one go. Targeting Hamas? 3. A media tower was demolished by Israeli bomb, of course they had given warning before blasting the building. Targeting Hamas? No sane country will destroy buildings housing media. 4. Apartment complexes were demolished. Hamas?                                   This child perished w

                                                                                                                               I was attacked on FB for supporting the Palestinians. I was told that I was supporting a militant group and my reply was `it depends on which side you are on.’ I am sure if you have been following my writings, I have written a piece on Saddam Hussein. These were his final words: “You are going to fail,” Saddam said. “You are going to find that it is not so easy to govern Iraq. You are going to fail in Iraq because you do not know the language, the history, and you do not understand the Arab mind.” The Americans never did and they still don't. It is no secret that the US invaded and destroyed Iraq for its own benefit – that’s the long story cut short. But the Americans were deemed to be saviours despite the fact that they left the country in shambles when they finally left. But the Palestinian Hamas which is defending its people aggressed in Sheikh Jar