Ohโฆ What A Night!
Back in the 80s I was suddenly exposed to the wonderful world of going to a live concert right here in Nairobi and dancing the night away. As a… Read more Continue reading Ohโฆ What A Night!
Category: The Star-Weekly Column
Kamal Kaur’s weekly column in the Star newspaper
‘Life with a Pinch of Masala’
How to Get A Kenyan Passport
I was going through my important papers the other day and chanced upon my passport. I went through the pages, reminiscing at all the stamps from different… Read more Continue reading How to Get A Kenyan Passport
Bullies are definitely cowardsโฆ
I have had to deal with a lot in life. I know everyone in this world goes through some turmoil or another and youโre lucky if you donโt or have taught yourself to rise above it. People who meet me now feel Iโm very outspoken and donโt mince my words. When I … Read more Continue reading Bullies are definitely cowardsโฆ
The Art of Apologising
It has been said to err is human but to forgive is divine. When we are in the wrong we really want to be forgiven for the wrong we have done but when it comes to forgive someone else who might have hurt you or erred, the forgiveness comes with a lot of difficulty, if the forgiveness does come in the first place… Read more Continue reading The Art of Apologising
Hello Iโm Kamal Kaur and Iโm a hypochondriac
I have just stepped in the world of hypochondria and I donโ like it one bit. It has taken over my thoughts, my aches, my pains and is the reason I canโt sleep well at night thus giving way to a condition call insomnia and then Iโm back to square one because see…? Insomnia is not a fictional illness! It IS a condition!…Read more Continue reading Hello Iโm Kamal Kaur and Iโm a hypochondriac
DO YOU KNOW WHO I AM?!
This is a very common phrase especially, in my rather strong opinion, amongst the Muhindis here in Kenya. All my self-help books proclaim it is good to have high self-esteem but there is a certain select clique of Do-You-Know-Who-I-Am type of people who give a bad name to… Read more Continue reading DO YOU KNOW WHO I AM?!
Lightning DOES strike twice in the same place!
This is, I promise you, not an attempt to show off. If it were Iโd throw in a lot more than what I am just about to but I really do want to share my good fortune and also want to correct the illusion that lightning does not… Read more Continue reading Lightning DOES strike twice in the same place!
THOSE DAYS OF GOING TO THE DRIVE-IN CINEMAS
Hands up if you get nostalgic at the thought of watching movies in a drive-in cinema. Yupโฆ just as I though. I also have both my hands raised. I had gone to the airport a couple of weeks ago to pick… Read more Continue reading THOSE DAYS OF GOING TO THE DRIVE-IN CINEMAS
Gina Din โ With a Pinch of Masala!
From the archives of my weekly column at the Star… I had the pleasure of meeting this down to earth lady a couple of weekends ago and thought sheโs just amazing. It takes a lot for me to get star struck so youโve got to be believe me that she has a lot to strike anyone. Cool, calm, poised, well-dressed were… Read more Continue reading Gina Din โ With a Pinch of Masala!
Carjacked! Well, almost!
So Iโm thinking itโs not really been my week. Shall I start from the top? Well last week I had my house-helper rob me and not a week had passed when I have another incidence. Last week I said I was robbed but it… Read more Continue reading Carjacked! Well, almost!
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