A little bit too random

Today, I heard about a most unfortunate incident. A man asked his driver to pull over on third mainland bridge, he alighted and jumped into the water. He was sane. A medical doctor. Drove a Nissan SUV. Had a driver, a family. Someone on my instagram timeline said she actually saw him jump in to the water, she was driving toward him. He just killed himself. And I kept wondering why. As I wondered, so many thoughts crossed my mind. People are going through things! Some people are depressed, sad, overwhelmed, stressed out and stretched thin. Could it be money, family, work? What can make someone take their life and in such a manner? Sometimes people offend you and do not apologise. Or they apologise on their own terms with phrases like 'Sorry if I offended you'. It shows no remorse or empathy. I think it's cold. I think 'I'm sorry you felt that way' or 'I'm sorry I made you feel that way' would be better and is more personal. Other times p...

I recently became a Mum! Precisely 4 months and 5 days ago. It happened on Wednesday, September 28, 2016. It's the most emotional experience of my life yet and I feel thoroughly blessed to have had this life-changing experience and be called Mum to my sweet munchkin - Alex. 2016 will definitely be a year I'll always remember, not only because that's when I became a Mum or the year when Britain left the European Union & Donald Trump became President Elect for the USA, but as the year I lost 23kg in 13 days! Like many Mums-to-be, I wondered what life after a baby would be. Would I have stretch marks? Would I be fat beyond repentance? But like a joke, I dropped weight so fast my head started to spin. Initially, I thought it was because I was emotionally and physically drained from having the baby and having to host visitors almost everyday. But long after that phase passed, I have stayed that way. I thought I'd share a few of the things I did that I believed h...