Heartbreak and Failure
Today is Day 8 of my 90 day blogging challenge and I haven’t posted anything in two days. On Day 6 I had my heart broken for the hundredth time in my life and on Day 7 I felt what people must feel like when the world ceases to have meaning, when it seems like there’s nothing left to fight for or to stand against. … Continue reading Heartbreak and Failure
For Bae
I first encountered “bae” on Facebook. My friend – a brilliant Economics graduate – was posting lovely poetic things about his bae and to his bae. It sounded like the most mysterious and romantic metaphor. Ah yes, to have a bae, to have someone think of you as bae. It must be a sign that life has meaning. Soon all my social media contacts were … Continue reading For Bae
The Nameless Thing
Life was not made to be rushed through. I try to savour the minutes and hours and days because I know that when they become months and years I won’t be able to remember them all. We don’t remember days or anything in its entirety. We remember moments that touch us in some way. Yesterday I was in a rush. I burnt a dress I’ve … Continue reading The Nameless Thing
Who are Global Shapers?
For Asafa, Cake, Hubz, Rai, Greggers, Chel, Wheezy, Noodles, Neeks, Jacket, Hops, Scotty, Sondra, Hulk, Orin and all the other Shapers old, new and in cities across the world In just over a month (December 27), the Georgetown Hub will be celebrating its third anniversary and I am a happy, happy woman because it came to be. Words can never express how I … Continue reading Who are Global Shapers?
Rain, Romance and Pop Culture
Scrubbing clothes in the rain yesterday did me in. I spent today rolling around in bed trying to sweat a fever out and watching YouTube videos in desperate hope of learning something about pop culture. I learnt about queefing, Netflix-and-chill and the orgasm inducing mushrooms. Pop culture scares me. It rained most of today. This morning it was beautiful. I love the way everything turns … Continue reading Rain, Romance and Pop Culture
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