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2018 Week 50 Update

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This was a very hectic week for us, so much so that at one point, all we wanted to do was just laze around at home!

Since S was on leave, we decided to head to Johor Bahru in Malaysia for a day trip. We went to a couple of Malls and also checked out the huge IKEA there. We also got summoned for a parking offence and rushed to pay it off before we left the place as we didn’t want any issues the next time we drove in.

Then the next few days was spent in Singapore with some grocery shopping, going to the national library and also having lunches and dinners outside.

S goes back to work tomorrow and we are also counting down to school starting on 2 January.

Have a wonderful Sunday and an awesome week!

In My Hands Today…

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The Virgin’s Knot – Holly Lynn Payne

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She is called Nurdane, the famed weaver of Mavisu. From her remote mountain village in southwestern Turkey, she creates dowries for young brides: dazzling rugs that are marvels of shape and colour, texture and light. Her unique rugs possess remarkable healing qualities that have inspired a local legend, but it is her hands that are at the heart of her mystery. An artist’s hands. A virgin’s hands. An extraordinary series of events drives Nurdane to question the limitations of her faith and culture as she is caught between the cost of remaining pure in body and spirit…or risking everything for the chance to live a loving life.

Travel: Top 25 World Landmarks

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With travel still in my mind, here’s a Trip Advisor list of the top 25 landmarks in the world. How many of these have you visited or are in your bucket lists?

Angkor Wat, Siem Reap, Cambodia

Angkor Wat, Siam Reap, Cambodia

Plaza de Espana, Seville, Spain

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Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque Center, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

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St. Peter’s Basilica, Vatican City, Italy

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Mezquita Cathedral de Cordoba, Cordoba, Spain

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Taj Mahal, Agra, India

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Duomo di Milano, Milan, Italy

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Alcatraz Island, California, United States of America

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Golden Gate Bridge, San Fransisco, United States of America

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Parliament, Budapest, Hungary

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StaromEstske namEsti, Prague, Czech Republic

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Cathedrale Notre-Dame de Paris, Paris, France

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Corcovado Christ the Redeemer, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

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Eiffel Tower, Paris, France

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Tower of London, London, United Kingdom

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Acropolis, Athens, Greece

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Temple of the Reclining Buddha (Wat Pho), Bangkok, Thailand

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Mutianyu Great Wall, Beijing, China

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Burj Khalifa, Dubai, United Arab Emirates

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Sydney Opera House, Sydney, Australia

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Santuario Historico de Machu Picchu, Machu Picchu, Peru

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El Ateneo Grand Splendid, Buenos Aires, Argentina

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Notre-Dame Basilica, Montreal, Canada

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Fushimi Inari-taisha Shrine, Kyoto, Japan

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Shwedagon Pagoda, Yangon (Rangoon), Myanmar

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In My Hands Today…

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Bone China – Roma Tearne

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Grace de Silva, the wife of the shiftless but charming Aloysius, has five children and a crumbling marriage. Her eldest son, Jacob, wants desperately to go to England. Thornton, the most beautiful of all the children and his mother’s favourite, dreams of becoming a poet. Alicia wants to be a concert pianist. Only Frieda has no ambition, other than to remain close to her family. But civil unrest is stirring in Sri Lanka and Christopher, the youngest and the rebel of the family, is soon caught up in the tragedy that follows. As the decade unfolds against a backdrop of increasing ethnic violence, Grace watches helplessly as the life she knows begins to crumble. Slowly, this once happy family is torn apart as four of her children each make the decision to leave their home. In London, the de Silvas are all caught in a clash between East and West …