The Zen of Mud Wallowing

June 7, 2019 Categories: a woman's strength · Adventures in my own home · After-work quickies (Berlin photography) · Animal Tales · Battling depression · Existentialism · Photography · Social Condition · Through Frog Eyes · Traveler's Tales · zenLeave a comment

There is a saying I grew up with: el hombre propone y Dios dispone (man proposes, the Lord decides) and this seems to be a recurring theme in my life as of late. The weeks following Easter offer several long weekends to either travel or be visited. Since I don’t work on Fridays, this means an extra long weekend for me to write, catch up on some much needed sleep, or on the rare occasion, be hostess to out-of-town visitors. There used to be a time in my life when entertainment at home with lavish five-course dinners was a regular…

“Have You Googled It?”

May 28, 2019May 28, 2019 Categories: Culture Vulture · Existentialism · IT · Nostalgia · Social Condition · social media · social selling · Technology · Through Frog EyesLeave a comment

Gather around the virtual fireplace children, and let me tell you a story… Once upon a time, many bites ago, in a long-forgotten analog world, humans used to gather around tables or camp fires and have conversations about life, family, school, work and the burdens of the soul. Families had home-cooked meals together, parties were organised through invitations, soirees required pearls, ties and heels, and the grandparents were not dumped in nursing homes. Lurking in the nearby dark forest of Technology lived the beast called Internet. There was a myriad of magnificent myths and legends that surrounded this monster who…

To Binge or Not To Binge,

May 27, 2019May 28, 2019 Categories: Adventures in my own home · Creative Writing · Culture Vulture · Existentialism · Performing Arts · Social Condition · social media · soul sisters · Through Frog Eyes · women of substanceLeave a comment

Whether you are a Netflix, Amazon Prime Video, Iflix, Maxdome, or whatever movie and TV series streaming platform you choose, you will always stumble on something that is binge-worthy. To each his or her own and regardless of genre or era, there is definitely no walking away empty-handed. On such binge-days, I take the opportunity to catch up on items that the internet is raving about, or sometimes even just the colleagues at work. There may be a generation gap from time to tome, but quality movies with a decent or excellent script are non-negotiable standards. Often I find that…

Conversations with Buddha: 84,000 ways to suffer

May 24, 2019May 28, 2019 Categories: a woman's strength · Adventures in my own home · Battling depression · Berlin Through Frog Eyes · Culture Vulture · Existentialism · prayer and photography · Religion and Faith · Social Condition · Through Frog Eyes · women of substance · zenLeave a comment

As I sat at my desk this morning, hands wrapped around a deliciously strong cup of coffee, I stared in horror at the calendar. Friday. What?! I blinked on Monday morning and suddenly it is Friday already? Geez. Is it the ageing process that suddenly makes time pass faster? Let me rewind a bit and go back to last Sunday because it meant a lot to me. As I sat at my desk this morning, hands wrapped around a deliciously strong cup of coffee, I stared in horror at the calendar. Friday. What?! I blinked on Monday morning and suddenly…

Commuter Adventures: Tattoos, Torn Jeans & Ticket Police

May 16, 2019May 28, 2019 Categories: a woman's strength · After-work quickies (Berlin photography) · Berlin Through Frog Eyes · commuter life · Culture Vulture · Existentialism · Social Condition · Through Frog EyesLeave a comment

Maybe it is a generation gap or my conservative Asian upbringing, perhaps even the fact that I lived in cities where tattoos were usually associated with street gangs and crime, but I have trouble accepting the full-limb tattoos that seem to be very common these days. If people choose to tattoo their chest or backs and these parts remain covered for the better part of the day, I don’t really care. But I find it very disturbing when I have entire arms, legs, necks and hands fully tattooed facing me. Getting a tattoo is a very personal choice, and it…

For All The Sacrifices

May 12, 2019May 28, 2019 Categories: a woman's strength · Existentialism · Family · Midlife Crossroads · Photography · Social Condition · Through Frog Eyes · women of substanceLeave a comment

Mothers´s Day is one of the most unnecessary holidays that the modern world has conjured up, and this is why: a mother, and all the mothers before us, should be honoured every day and thanked for every breath we take. Nobody, absolutely nobody enters this world without a mother, so you owe her your entire existence, no matter how tough, harsh, or confusing she may have been. This is the same woman who taught you about life, generosity, kindness, and above all, the sacrifices that need to be made in order to survive. I come from a long line of…