What was your childhood like?  I fondly remember the star-shaped sandwiches my dad put in my lunch box :-) But there were also other packed lunches which I secretly threw away in favor of fishball noodles from the tuckshop :-PHow about dreams? What did you want to be when you...

What do you do with treasured heirlooms passed down to you by your loved ones? Do you lock them up in a special place? Does the weight of their significance become a burden?   Intricate batiks are beauties to behold, but the preciousness of these fabrics can also become huge...

During our break after Chinese New Year, we went to the Indian desert state of Rajasthan. I recall our travel agent’s advice: “We recommend going there only from October to January, and February at the latest.” Walking around Rajasthan in midday, in early March, I learned the hard way... It’s unbearably...