Month: December 2018

• Lessons from the hospital

  31 December 2018 | Life | READ MORE

  2018 was something. It felt like the shortest and longest year of my life. I spent a total of 11 nights in the hospital over four different occasions. Before 2018, that number was zero. Here are some lessons from my hospital stay—some practical, some just pure observations. (I’m sure there’s more to say, so I’ll […]

• Heaven

  21 December 2018 | Life | READ MORE

  This thought of heaven has been on my mind for the past two months. I think it started when I found out about my third surgery and its possible complication—serious enough to make me worry. The procedure’s name is made up of nine long, intimidating words. I was scared of the familiar post-surgery pain—the excruciating […]

• 2017 best food roundup

  31 December 2017 | Food | READ MORE

  Here are our favourite foods, cafés, and restaurants from 2017, in random order: Mt Cook Alpine Salmon, Lake Pukaki – best, freshest sashimi ever! Little & Friday, Belmont – best coffee and sandwiches! Masu, Sky City – best Japanese buffet. (Thanks to H & D for the treat!) The Store, Kohimarama – best donut ever. […]

• A look back on 2017

  31 December 2017 | Life | READ MORE

  Marco and I were babysitting our friends’ kids today, and I randomly told the 6-year-old girl, ‘Did you know that it’s the last day of 2017?’ She said nothing. Right after blurting that out, I realised how kids don’t really care much about time. (I have to add that to my already long list of […]