An article I wrote for SBS about visiting the cemetery. Something to cheer us up! 😉 When I was a child, while other families would go bike riding or to the beach at the weekend, mine would have a trip to the cemetery. To me, it was better than going to the shops, and there […]
Something I wrote for The Age on the playgrounds closing in Melbourne. Hoping no one trolls me 🙂 *** No doubt a barrage of expletives was unleashed in WhatsApp parenting groups when Daniel Andrews announced that playgrounds were closing. As a mother of two children under 5, I was moved to the f word by […]
I like eating alone. Here’s something I wrote for SBS. People gush about the benefits of families eating together – it’s a ritual that apparently strengthens families, boosts a child’s vocabulary and combats obesity and juvenile delinquency.[1] [2] We only have to look at the movies to know that family mealtimes are a big, life-affirming […]
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 […]
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 […]
Hello! A little something I wrote for Gourmet Traveller about eating meat off the bone. * When I first met my partner, I hid it, of course. It was only when he was out watering the orchids or flossing his teeth that I could do it – quickly, furtively. Despite that, though, fairly early on […]
The other day I got the call. Dad was out the front of my workplace with a big cooler bag stuffed full of home-cooked food. Among the containers of braised tofu and stuffed eggplant was an extra treat from Mum: a gingerbread rabbit topped with pink icing. Me spoilt? Just a little bit. This article […]
A little while ago I posted a question to my Facebook friends: ” Keen cooks, what do you argue about with your partner when cooking in the kitchen?” The results were amusing and illuminating. These were some of the responses. –Mess. I’m a clean as you go type of cook. – “Stir it to the […]
Here’s something I wrote for Essential Baby on taking baby to Masada sleep school. All hail Masada and Nurse Jam – a tough love nurse who turned baby Holly into a sleep champion. The truth about baby sleep school Kelly Eng Dec 12 2017 at 1:30 PM Note: this child bears no resemblance to my […]
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