National Geographic ran a cracking article a couple of months ago – “Opium Wars” – in relation...

“Go the Fuck to Sleep” has become a global sensation. It went viral, Samuel L. Jackson did the voiceover...

Watching your kids grow up is definitely a fascinating experience, but over the last few days, Jax has...

Five months ago we landed back in Singapore on a wing and a prayer, and I’ve got to say, these five months...

Four and a half years into this mothering malarkey and I am still beside myself with sleep deprivation....

I had a little discovery this week, one of those “Aha” moments. You may think DUH, everyone knows that,...

I wrote about life metaphors when I was about half way through Anthony Robbins, “Awaken the Giant Within”...

I was chatting with a lovely lady from India recently, someone who is quickly becoming a new friend....

Well it’s over for another year and what a cracking year it’s been. As always, my favourites went out...

I can’t eat McDonalds, KFC or Burger King – it makes my skin itch and about an hour after eating it,...

I think one of the biggest challenges I’m finding since becoming a parent is seeing my boys in pain....

I just realised I missed my blogs first birthday by a couple of days, and thought it can’t go unrecognised....

In an effort to continually try things I’ve never done before, including reading books by authors I’ve...

Steve didn’t realise it was Mother’s Day until 3pm on Friday. He found out when he collected the boys...

I wanted to write something yesterday and I put this blog together, but my content reviewer, Steve, said...

“I mourn the loss of thousands of precious lives, but I will not rejoice in the death of one, not even...

A friend, who’s a bit of a spiritual, hippy, mother-earth type (hi Erica) pushed me towards a Website...

Please help me because I’m not feeling very “in the know” these days! I’ve been having an ongoing disagreement...

One day, if my boys are curious lads, they’re going to ask: “Mum, why do we have the Easter Bunny because...

Royal Wedding season is in full swing. The protesters are petitioning for the right to protest, the Union...

I was down on Arab Street in Singapore the other morning, arriving before 10am when the shops were just...

I did my American Idol predictions a few weeks back, because it’s important to put one’s stake in the...

A couple of nights ago I said to Noemi, our maid, that if she wasn’t happy working with us (because the...

I’ve got to say my LEAST favourite thing about being a mother is the bloody kids moaning. I mean, do...

Well here’s something special, truly bizarre, and a little bit delicate, so be warned, it might not suit...

My mate Tash posted a blog about a recent online dating experience she had entitled: “Close Encounters...

Have you ever been in a situation where someone asks your opinion or feelings about something and you...

Have you ever read a book that you enjoyed so much, not only did you feel disappointed when you finished...

I have been mesmerised by a book “Half the Sky – How to Change the World,” by Nicholas...

I took down a blog yesterday. I took it down because it hurt someone’s feelings, someone I care about....

Well we’re off to another tragic start in the natural disaster rankings in 2011. I found this interesting...

Peter Hoddle, my spiritual mentor, explained to me before I left Australia (again!) that if I can live...

In January 2003, my great friend Carlos and I sat down and drank a whole bottle of cointreau, finishing...