“You’re too nice for the world” he says
Apparently I’m too nice. How can anyone be too nice?! Today wasn’t the first time I was told this. Although this golden truth nugget was offered to me twice today, it’s not like I’ve never heard it before. Usually I just ignore it. Pfft. Too nice? Side note; I was complimented on how pretty my … Continue reading
Loving my Chinese Man & learning his culture
You don’t choose who you fall in love with. It just happens when it’s meant to happen. Yes, ok, it’s true that I specifically wanted to fall in love with a smart, sexy Asian and I did avoid men in my own country. BUT, I didn’t know whether this was even a possibility given the … Continue reading
The beginning of the Life of Kai
We start our story with a tiny icon on HelloTalk, a language exchange app recommended by a friend. This tiny icon was the only glimpse of a smart looking, slender Chinese boy with glasses that I could see as he befriended me. He sent me a message and asked if I’d like to be friends … Continue reading
Seagull in a Penguin Suit
It’s so sweet and romantic how penguins find their one true love and mate for life. Everybody in unison; Awwwww! Pondering this today, a story popped into my head. What if a penguin married a penguin (for life) only to discover her partner was actually a seagull? In disguise?! Fascinated by my hypothetical scenario, you … Continue reading
A Very Jenny Christmas
My mum, Jenny was a kindhearted, generous, thoughtful and giving woman. Her favourite time of year was Christmas. Mum loved giving, she loved everything that Christmas stood for. A tradition that began long long ago, was a gift; a plush Christmas tree, that mum would hand make for all of her friends in time for … Continue reading
She sees the sea shore
She walked across the hot sand, her feet burning with every step as she drew closer to the waters edge. The suns rays taunted her pale skin yet illuminated her golden hair as it moved gently in the warm breeze. Onlookers gazed at her beauty; what a vision she was against the picturesque horizon. Standing … Continue reading
Lies
I love this song by Marina and the Diamonds but the lyrics weren’t relatable to me. I changed them so they were. Enjoy! You know I won’t love you So what’s the use? What’s the point in playing a game you’re gonna lose? What’s the point in saying “I love you like a friend”? What’s … Continue reading
The words that battered Me
For every time you spoke down to me, used words to try and harm me, used me as the source of your jokes, this is for you. Words can comfort you like a warm hug or bruise you like a punch. When you use them for praise, words uplift you, make you feel valued and … Continue reading
Broken Bridge
In every rapport we establish, be it the nature of an accquiantance, friendship, partnership or something deeper, we develop a connection. Inspired by the colloquial saying “Don’t burn your bridges” I like to think of these connections as bridges. The connections vary in size, structure and integrity; not unike various types of bridges. The type … Continue reading
The Changing
Isn’t it fascinating how we each grow and evolve into newer versions of ourselves? Little by little we begin to change, we see life differently and we begin to open our eyes to things that we were once oblivious to. It happens to all of us. For some people the change is minor and they … Continue reading
