Let’s Save Eric… Please

We always talk about how wonderful our lives our, what our kids get up to, the new cars we buy, the festivals we celebrate and post just wonderful pictures on Facebook to share with our friends. Eric might not be able to do any of that. Eric has Burkittโ€™s Lymphoma- a dreadfully aggressive but curable form of cancer. He is currently in India undergoing treatment … Continue reading Let’s Save Eric… Please

Why canโ€™t people speak up?

Iโ€™ve been following the Nigella Lawson and Charles Saatchi story quite keenly since it unfolded when pictures of him grabbing hold of her neck and squeezing hard in a posh, high-end restaurant were splattered across news sites. Looking at those pictures even without reading the story, I read the anguish and humiliation, blurred by tears, in Nigellaโ€™s eyes. Iโ€™m not an expert on body language … Continue reading Why canโ€™t people speak up?

Bhaag Milkha Bhaag

Deep-ends is back! ~Kamal ************************** Bhaag Milka Bhaag is brilliant! This is a true story about Milkha Singh, a gifted athlete who held the 400-meter world record and represented India at the 1960 Olympics in Rome. In fact, he lost that particular race at the Olympics because of his own personal demons. As a child he witnessed his parentsโ€™ slaughter during the partition of India … Continue reading Bhaag Milkha Bhaag

The Travel Diaries – Nairobi to Dubai

Goodness… I just found this old write up lying unpublished. It’s from my trip to Macau earlier this year when I’d gone to cover the IIFA awards. Fun trip! *~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~* It was a hectic weekend trying to get everything in order, on a personal front. I had to get the house plants taken out, the dog food organised, the kids packed off to my parents’ … Continue reading The Travel Diaries – Nairobi to Dubai

IIFA Awards excitement on East FM, Kenya’s Premier Asian Mix

If youโ€™ve been listening to East FM, youโ€™d know by now that our team from Radio Africa will be on their way to cover the IIFA awards event live, with a lucky listener who will win this opportunity of a lifetime. Brought to you by Sunrice and supported by Ruh Travels, the team will leave for Macau and we will be bringing you live coverage … Continue reading IIFA Awards excitement on East FM, Kenya’s Premier Asian Mix