Hilda’s funeral
A bitterly cold day, but the sun is out. I didn’t expect anything less. It is the day we are finally saying goodbye to Hilda. A woodpecker is happily pecking Continue Reading →
Author: Chitra Gopinathan
January
As January says goodbye and February welcomes us, I wonder, is January the most depressing month of the year. Appearing straight after the festive month, when the party season is Continue Reading →
Once in a blue moon
As I scrape the ice off my car’s windscreen and wait for the views to clear, I check today’s temperature forecast. It was in the double figures yesterday and this Continue Reading →
Hilda, my neighbour
It was the autumn of 2002. We had just moved into our new house and the doorbell rang. It was Hilda with a bunch of flowers and a wide smile. Continue Reading →
Bukit Ibam and more childhood memories
‘Nostalgic memories can evoke happiness’ the article said. I search my brain for my earliest memories. I see myself hiding under my bed to get away from the noise of Continue Reading →
Responsibilities
We are right in the middle of winter, but the air has been mild, unlike our American and Canadian counterparts, who are experiencing some of the worst winters in history. Continue Reading →
My me-time
The stillness of the night. If I listen carefully I can sometimes hear the distant rumble of the late night train. Peace and tranquility. How much I used to yearn Continue Reading →
Lakshmi’s milestones
The lady who used to swim with me has joined the earlier class. This means that I am the only one in my session once again. In the earlier session Continue Reading →
Twelfth day of Christmas
It is the twelfth day of Christmas and the day the three wise men or Magi came to visit the infant Jesus. It is also the last day of Christmas Continue Reading →
A day at the movies
It’s been a very long time since I’ve been to watch a movie at the cinemas. In fact the last film was La la Land over a year ago and Continue Reading →
