Category Archives: Places in the Heart

Three weeks ago – August 7th to be exact – I underwent a five-hour spinal fusion surgery where my lumbar vertebrae L2, L3, L4 and L5 were fixed with eight screws and two rods. The picture above is the simplest … Continue reading →

Statistically, women live longer than men. However, this is not true in my dad’s case. My mum succumbed to illness 33 years ago. It was on April 26th 1993. She was only 61. Mum, tell me, when the golden waters … Continue reading →

This rooster (as per Chinese Zodiac) was born on 22nd February 1957. He just turned 69. He will be 70 next year. Gregorian calendar 22nd February equals the 23rd day of month number one of the Chinese (lunar) calendar. So, … Continue reading →

Today, someone’s turning 69. Turning 69 is a unique milestone — it’s the doorstep to a new decade and a vantage point overlooking nearly seven decades of change. 1. The “Lessons from the Decades” Question “Looking back at your 20s, … Continue reading →

When a group decides to gang up on one person, that act alone is already a confession. It’s them saying without words, “we can’t take you on individually, so we need backup.” Jealousy doesn’t unite people unless the person they’re … Continue reading →

Recapping 2025 Trips to Hong Kong, Taiwan, Switzerland, Portugal, the Netherlands and one more time to Taiwan. Two crappy elections. One was crappy because of gerrymandering, fear tactics and unfair competition.  The other was crappy because the haughty psycho alpha … Continue reading →

by Linda Ellis I read of a man who stood to speak at the funeral of a friend. He referred to the dates on the tombstone from the beginning to the end. He noted first came the date of the … Continue reading →

Oh, Forget Who Forgets You – what a tragically poetic title for my little sob story. Let me take you on a journey through my youthful naivety, where I once dreamed of becoming a citizen of your glorious nation. Ah, … Continue reading →

The end of one year and the beginning of the next always put me in a morose mood. Two weeks ago, around December 31st and January 1st, while the rest of the world was busy partying and counting down, I … Continue reading →