In my 30 years living in Singapore, we had live-maids, hawker centres open till early hours, and the best “Nasi Padang”, biryani and chicken rice to eat-out on. With those fabulous Iraqi dishes Granny Azizah made every Friday night, why learn to cook? I could eat whatever and whenever I liked, without raising any sweat … Read More

For many Australians, the days leading up to the Christmas holidays became a period of mourning for those shot and killed at Bondi Beach on 14 December, 2025. Two of my ex-work colleagues were there celebrating the start of Hanukkah, the Jewish festival of lights. One lost her husband, and another had a bullet scrape … Read More