An article I wrote for SBS about my spirited Grandmother (or Por Por). * My 94-year-old grandmother has always been spirited. Although tiny in stature, Por Por’s got a big personality, with chutzpah in spades. She loves colourful furry hats and bold lipstick. I’ve even seen her pop off to church in a leather jacket […]
Here is something I wrote for The Age. *** Recently, my six-year-old came home from school and asked, “Is Santa real?” I wasn’t prepared for this. I gulped. I floundered. Frankly, I would have preferred ‘where do babies come from?’ Apparently, word had got around the playground that Santa doesn’t exist. “But I spoke to […]
An article I wrote for SBS on Mum’s carpet. Mum sent me a link to an article entitled, ‘The science is in: wearing shoes inside your home is just plain gross.’ There you have it, Mum wrote. Vindication. For as long as I can remember, the love of Mum’s life has been her carpet […]
Here’s something I wrote for The Guardian on school lunches. Thank you to everyone who told me what they ate. My daughter has just started prep and, in addition to the herculean task of getting her out the door five mornings a week, we have to pack a lunch. It’s a complex business. Nuts are […]
Here’s something I wrote for The Guardian. The lost teddy It was 8.10pm and I was running through the dark streets, desperately searching. Just as I was about to concede defeat, I spotted him. He was near the corner pub, lying lifelessly on the nature strip. I looked upward to thank the heavens, then messaged […]
Here’s something I wrote for The Guardian on working from my parents’ home. “What do you like on your pancakes?” Mum asks. It’s our first day working from Mum’s house and she’s made morning tea. My kids’ preferred condiment is strawberry jam, and Mum’s face drops: “We’ve got none,” she says. In my peripheral vision, […]
SBS asked if I could write something about the gold rush. Here’s something I cobbled together. * Until recently, all I knew about my great-grandfather was that he had come to Australia as a young man to find gold. Now that I’m older, I’ve become more curious about him – and I’m glad I have. […]
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 […]
Kelly Eng 