by rchakaki | Jan 1, 2011 | Recollections
Allan de Botton’s book Status Anxiety is my favorite read. I read it at age 32; it explained feelings of discomfort, displacement, social anxieties and the yearning to belong. At age four, my mother and I traveled from Damascus, Syria to Khobar, Saudi Arabia to...
by rchakaki | Dec 16, 2009 | Ramblings, Recollections
At least two years have passed since I saw Aboudi play a basketball game at school. Last night, I watched the opposing team approach the court, and thought.. my God..they’re huge! they’ll crush them! Seconds later.. the EIS team walks on the court.. and...
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 | Dec 31, 2005 | Recollections
For as long as I can remember, I’ve written sayings that I liked. Here are a few entries of 2005 that I have enjoyed, and in some cases lived by.I have one great fear in my heart, that one day when they turned into loving, we are turned into hating – Cry the beloved...
by rchakaki | Jun 30, 2005 | Ramblings, Recollections
I speak with confidence when I say, my mother was a beauty in her youth. She was indeed the Sofia Loren of Greater Syria. She has elegance, style and grace coupled with amazing wisdom, foresight and amazing business savvy. She has cared for us all, maintained her...
