A Canine’s Life My name is Silky. I am six years old. That makes me 60 years old by human standards. My master’s name is Sunny. I love my life. I wake up in the morning and nudge my master awake. It’s time to answer nature’s call. Sunny sleepwalks me to the door and lets me out. On the way back he even pours my breakfeast cereal and dives back under...

My Fascination with Cooking I lived with Grandmother Angeline and watched her as she moved incessantly between pots and pans. We were a large family and although there were other women in the house, the kitchen was Grandmother’s domain and I was the only one allowed inside it. When kids played with bats and balls I played with spoons and forks. Grandma says that she knew when I was seven years...

Chocolates: My Sweet Addiction The very thought of chocolates makes my mouth water. I love all kinds of chocolates. My mother teases me by saying that I don’t have a sweet tooth but several sweet teeth. When I went to high school, mom started giving me money to buy lunch at the school canteen. Instead of buying food, I would buy chocolates. Soon, I got used to eating chocolates for lunch....

Miracles Miracles are those incidents that seem to defy logic, like walking on water or healing the terminally ill. Anything that defies logic is attributed to divine intervention and we have the makings of a miracle. Such miracles are rare and few are fortunate to witness them. Little miracles happen to us everyday and we look through them. We are all blessed with plenty of them. I lost my gold bracelet...

My Favorite Channel Travel and living is my favorite channel. For those like me, who cannot afford to visit the different countries of the world, it is a gift to be able to watch the snow in Switzerland, the Statue of Liberty in New York and the Eiffel Tower in France while sitting at home in my favorite rocking chair. Travel and living is my favorite because it combines my two...

Mother Tongue A “Mother tongue” is the language that a human being learns from infancy. It is normally the native language of that person and he learns it from his parents and other members of the family and it is with this language that he first learns to relate socially with other people. Language is not just a means of communication. To a large extent it pervades our culture and life...

Leadership Someone rightly said, “Leaders are made, not born”. My friend Seanna lost her parents in an auto car accident. Her elder sister, Sharon, was severely injured in the accident. She lost her feet. Seanna was thirteen years old when this happened. Being the youngest, she had always been pampered. All of a sudden Seanna found herself in a situation that she was unfamiliar with. There was no one to guide...

My Favorite Pair of Jeans On my thirteenth birthday, Mom got me my first pair of designer jeans. Low waist, deep blue, ribbed denim. It was amazing how they hugged my legs. I went to school wearing them. Low waist jeans were in fashion and I was so glad I finally had a pair of them. I wish I had a tattoo to show off as well. I got a lot...