Book Review

What I know for Sure - Oprah Winfrey In this world there are either people who love Oprah or can't stand her. I happen to be one of those a-ha people who absolutely adore her, so much so, she’s been crowned my role-model. So when Oprah talks, she speaks to my soul, when she writes, her words bring tears to my eyes and when she passes on her wisdom, I want to be the sponge to take it all in. During a live interview in 1998 to promote her movie “Beloved”, Oprah was asked the question by the late ... Read the Post

She has become more successful than she ever thought possible and yet this isn’t what she imagined for herself - all she wanted was to be a good communicator and help others reach their true potential and yet the rewards of her steely determination and hard work has paid off exponentially.

Farewell my Beloved Dad

The nineteenth of March 2015 was the day God decided to take my Dad from us. My Dad was ill for twenty days, he was in ICU for all this time and every day he was in hospital, I could slowly feel him being robbed from us. I have never known helplessness like I felt when my Dad was in hospital. It felt like the rug had been pulled out from under my feet and I was slipping, trying to hold on with all my might, but losing grip and falling aimlessly. The more I tried to be there for him, to comfort ... Read the Post

Dad, I will never stop missing you, wishing you had more time with all of us, especially with Mummy. But I take comfort that you remain in the fluttering of my heart, in the whisper of the wind, in the warmth of the sun, in the colours of a rainbow, in the twinkling of the stars, in the depths of my soul. Farewell my beloved Dad, until we meet again.

Fifty Shades of Grey Movie versus the Trilogy

The first time I got wind of the Fifty Shades of Grey phenomena was reading a review on the trilogy in a newspaper in 2013. The reviewer broached the topic of BDSM in a very visual manner, referred to it as heinous and anti-women as it delves into a taboo lifestyle. E L James was lambasted for her pathetic writing, mediocre characters, and mainly for the audacity to conjure up a trilogy of drivel not worth reading! At the time, I didn’t pay much attention to it, but what intrigued me was the ... Read the Post

She has found a way of giving women exactly what they were yearning for, for so long, an unconventional love story with unforgettable characters, setting ablaze their sexual fantasies and affording them the clout and freedom of choosing their reading pleasure without feeling an inkling of guilt!