by Emil Rem | Apr 16, 2026 | Analects
At our kids’ graduations, they showed off their yearbooks, autographed both by teachers and classmates. “Where’s yours, Pops?” they asked me. “In my days, we never had one, let alone a graduation ceremony,” I said. “How about you, Mum?” the kids asked Laura. She shed...
by Emil Rem | Apr 9, 2026 | Analects
At our kids’ graduations, they showed off their yearbooks, autographed both by teachers and classmates. “Where’s yours, Pops?” they asked me. “In my days, we never had one, let alone a graduation ceremony,” I said. “How about you, Mum?” the kids asked Laura. She shed...
by Emil Rem | Apr 2, 2026 | Analects
Delta West Academy took charge of our two boys from Grades 1 to 12. In their early years, the boys’ greatest joy was the end of each school day when they could romp on the jungle gym and playground outside. There, they were joined by fellow students, whose...
by Emil Rem | Mar 26, 2026 | Analects
Continued from Part I For a full day we had been isolated on a oversized tugboat ferrying us from Cyprus to Egypt. All we could do was plod around the deck taking pictures of the sea. Finally, our boat anchored in the harbour of Alexandria. At last, we were free. A...
by Emil Rem | Mar 19, 2026 | Analects
When our boys were young, my wife Laura would take them to a park as their daily treat. Being Filipina, other mums and caretakers assumed Laura was a nanny. Canadian mums enquired if Laura could work for them in her spare time. The Filipinas asked where in the...
