Here’s something I wrote for SBS on my big fat Chinese nose. *** My nose is a big, fat, flat Chinese nose. I never really gave it much thought as a pre-schooler. It worked perfectly well – it sniffed things, wrinkled in disgust, sneezed and performed other critical nasal functions such as facilitating breathing. I […]
Hi there, how are you? Here’s an opinion piece I wrote for The Age/Daily Life. Netball Australia’s recent finding that the traditional figure-hugging short netball dress was turning people away from the sport and may even be phased out strikes me as highly appropriate. That’s because the dress, along with other items of sporting apparel […]
Hello. I’ve just turned 40 and thought it would be appropriate to write about grey hair. Here’s something I wrote for SBS. *** I was round Mother’s for a family dinner with various aunts, cousins and nephews. Ah, home sweet home, the one place you can be yourself and let your hair – “Oh!” Mother […]
Hello! Here’s something I wrote for SBS on being a failed tiger cub. 🐅 I’m a failed tiger cub. I was the kind of child that would have given infamous Tiger Mom, Amy Chua, heart palpitations. Most of us are familiar with the Tiger Mother’s rigorous parenting style, where academic and musical achievement is forced on […]
Hello, many of you are now working from home. Here’s something I wrote for SBS on the matter. Stay safe people! * How to work from home, by a WFH veteran As the dreaded coronavirus closes workplaces across the globe, many of us find ourselves working from the ‘home office’. Piece of cake, I hear […]
Hello there. Goodness, aren’t these strange times. Here’s something I wrote for SBS on managing Covid-19 and families. * Can Dad come to visit us? Suddenly, with coronavirus swirling about, this is a question that we need to ask. He wants to drop off a food package and some much-needed baby wipes that he managed […]
Here’s something I wrote for SBS about the experience of being a mother. Special thanks to Mother and Grandmother for agreeing to chat about their experiences and for providing photographs. * Sleepless nights and food fights… From Malaysia to Melbourne, Kelly Eng looks at the stories and experiences of motherhood from three generations of her […]
Hello there and welcome to the year of the rat. Here’s something I wrote for SBS Food on how to yum cha like a master. *** The clatter of trolleys, the clacking of chopsticks and the merry sound of families sucking on chicken’s feet. Oh, yum cha! Food trends will come and go, but your […]
An article I wrote for Mamamia on how baby Edith came zooming into the world in three pushes. Hold onto your hats! * When it comes to organisation, my partner Paul and I are like chalk and cheese. For a weekend away, he’ll print a comprehensive packing list and cross off every item as it’s […]
Here’s an opinion piece I wrote for The Age addressing Leunig’s recent mothers-neglecting-children cartoon. I thought it was an interesting cartoon that, for me, brought up many issues around how we parent, flexible work, the internet (!) and being judged. Anyway, I had a strict word count so I couldn’t touch on much, but here […]
Kelly Eng 