Tonight in Paris…
I’m in a pub, fortunately not in Paris. I am celebrating my first week of teaching, and ironically myself and two other teachers were...
The Ascent of Woman: Rewriting women back into history
If you’re like me and hanker for anything positive in the field of advancing women’s rights, then watch The Ascent of Woman. This...
Uber has won, says French cabbie
Will last week’s violent protests in Paris stop Uber? Two Californian-based entrepreneurs hatched the idea behind Uber while struggling...
Tourist sexually assaulted, by monkeys?
I did have a laugh during last week’s French conversation class. A class which over the past year has morphed into an excuse for a...
Paris: A matter of grave concern
Like practically everyone else last week, I had my eye on the most prestigious place to be buried in France — the Panthéon in Paris. Four...
Am I a feminist?
The working class girl who grew up in the shadow of a closed coal pit is not everyone’s cup of tea. But, as I stood washing dishes, I...
Dyslexia and pit bull terriers
(Published in the Malay Mail Online 1 April 2015) “I was like a ‘pit bull terrier’ when it came to dealing with my son’s school, fighting...
Chinese New Year in Paris
(Published in the Malay Mail Online on 25 February 2015) I’m embarrassed to say that it has taken us two years to visit Chinatown Paris....
‘Charlie Hebdo’: Satirists and their sacred cows
(Published by Malay Mail Online 4 February 2015) “Even the most ruthless satirists have their sacred cows.” What did the poet Saladin...
Today’s edition of ‘Charlie Hebdo’
(Published in the Malay Mail Online 14 January 2015) Have you seen the front cover of today’s Charlie Hebdo? This first edition,...
