by rchakaki | Nov 25, 2008 | Ramblings
Imagining Sipadan Preparations for our trip commenced four weeks prior to departure. Ernst, our trip organizer and dive instructor setup weekly meetings. The purpose was to review National Geographic Fish & Coral ID coursework, introduce team members to each other...
by rchakaki | Sep 11, 2008 | Ramblings, Recipes, Recollections
Stories of generations As a young bride of 21 in the nineties, I was not prepared for the “kitchen education” I was about to receive. A day after returning from my honeymoon, my mother-in-law, a lifetime housewife and mother of six, took on the role of mentor. She...
by rchakaki | Aug 31, 2008 | Ramblings
“Fast and you shall be healthy“ said the profit PBUH. “Live simply, so others may simply live”. To observe Ramadan, is to bring silence and peace to the body, mind and spirit. Ramadan is a month of discipline; performed right, you emerge with the feeling of having...
by rchakaki | May 4, 2008 | Ramblings
Not the beginning and certainly not the end! somewhere in the middle is when I decided to write.
by rchakaki | Jun 10, 2007 | Kinabalu Travel Journal, Sarcoidosis
10-June-07 (6am):A few minutes later the team was near the summit, lead by Rama, who was guided by Romeo through the easiest terrain that didn’t require holding on to the umbilical cord. Rama graciously waited for Nick, knowing well that he would throw her off...
