| Sazlin Daud was once an overworked corporate lawyer. She quit practice, became a homemaker (no maids, this is the real stuff), trailed her husband to Egypt for a few years and gave birth to her most difficult client yet - her son. In between ironing, changing diapers and cleaning the cat's litter box, she reminisces about the Egyptian winter, rice pudding and fresh strawberries. |
Remembrance of things past
June 01, 2011JUNE 1 — Since we came home from Dubai, I have avowed to pull off “Ops Kemas” (“Project Clean-up” doesn’t sound as urgent) within the walls of our residence. This ambitious endeavour of mine (it is ambitious if you see how much junk we have accumulated over the years) is not confined to just the tangible items scattered all over the house, but also to the … Read More
Family time… what’s that?
April 17, 2011APRIL 17 — If you live in the Klang Valley, then you will know that one of the things that is synonymous with the place is the loathsome traffic congestion. It has become so huge a part of our lives that it really isn’t funny anymore. It is an indication of how big a problem our traffic congestion is, when all it takes is just for a short, teasing drizzle … Read More
A dream home… but only for some
April 02, 2011APRIL 2 — This piece comes to you from the comfort of my dusty living room in Petaling Jaya, where I am savouring the lush greenery, pelting rain (will take a deep breath before braving the post-rain traffic later), and all the other familiar sights and sounds of the place I call home.Yes, dear readers, our stay in Dubai was a short one — corporate … Read More
Celebrating Maktok
March 03, 2011MARCH 3 — My grandmother passed away on October 25 last year, and being away from home, it was a very difficult time for me. Maktok was someone very instrumental in my life — the “big kahuna” after my parents.Maktok has an interesting story to tell, one that I believe is worth sharing.She was named Lee Say Choo at birth, and took the Muslim name of Mahani … Read More
Rooting for the MasreEyyin*
February 06, 2011FEB 6 — On New Year’s Day this year, we boarded a flight to Cairo, Egypt to spend a few leisurely days with a good friend and his family, and to also give our three-year-old son a quick introduction to the country where he was born. Very little had changed since we left in late December 2008. Poverty was still everywhere, the traffic jams were getting … Read More
How about some comic relief from Dubai?
January 25, 2011JAN 25 — When we first arrived in Dubai, the unbearable heat resulted in me being confined for almost all of each day within the confines of a tiny one-bedroom apartment.Reprieve only came in the evenings when I took my toddler to the playground or when we went out for dinner.Frustrated with such limited movement, anything that tickled the funny bones and … Read More
Malindo maladies
January 10, 2011JAN 10 — A lifetime ago, in 1986 to be exact, I attended a Scout/Girl Guide jamboree in Jakarta. The Malaysian contingent consisted of about 100 Girl Guides, and we felt proud being part of this sea of dark blue uniforms and yellow scarves with pinned-on tenderfoot badges.The jamboree was held in Cibubur, somewhere on the fringes of the great city of … Read More
KLIA fast losing its shine
December 20, 2010DEC 20 — I have loved airplane travel ever since I was a child. Buckled into those tiny seats, enjoying the in-flight entertainment (when it became available, that is), tucking into airplane food (even when it tasted like sandpaper), peering out of those tiny windows at cotton clouds, take-offs and landings — they were all part of the fun, flying … Read More
Melting in sweltering Dubai, Part 2
December 05, 2010DEC 5 — I lived in Cairo for almost three years, and performed the Umrah in the Holy Land twice, so desert panoramas aren’t alien to me. But when I arrived in Dubai for the first time in May this year, I admit to being a little confused by the cityscape before me.Perhaps due to preconceived ideas in my head, deserts to me meant harsh, arid places with not … Read More
Melting in sweltering Dubai, Part 1
November 21, 2010NOV 21 — When I wrote this article back in late March, I was dead serious when I said that it was time for our little family to grow some roots and settle in the new house. Otherwise I wouldn’t have boldly declared that I’d be heading to Tanjung Rambutan if there was one more move or transfer involved.God must have a cheeky sense of humour, because a few … Read More
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