Tag: answer
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H is for Health Remedies
I’d like to share with you some Mongolian traditional health tips and remedies for today’s challenge. When I was little, we used to cure cold and fever with following methods as well as western medicines: horse meat soup with garlic putting warm urine soaked cloth as a compress round the chest drinking a bowl of…
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G is for Ger
Ger is a Mongolian word for yurt. In Mongolian, the word ger also means home. Does happiness depend on how many rooms or how much you have? When I say I grew up in a ger some people think poverty. Well, I never starved of love. Here are some fun facts of growing up…
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F is for Finds
I often wonder if life is about finding. Starting from choosing our names to finding the right school, perfect home, dream job and our partner to spend the rest of our lives. The list goes on and on and on. Today, my husband spent the afternoon hunting for odd objects in shop windows in…
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A is for About
AboutAbout YouAbout MeAbout HerAbout HimAbout UsAbout ThemAbout EveryoneWeTalkListenWriteReadSpeakHearSingWhisperCryWorryLoveMissHateGossipLike LongAll about us.
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If Pigs Could Fly!
‘Willie, can you come here, please?’ called this woman across the hotel reception area where I worked. I couldn’t believe what I just heard. I quickly ran into the tiny staff room. I was so embarrassed and didn’t know where to look. I hoped nobody heard that. What did she just say?!! She said ‘Willy’…
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Love is not enough
photo credit: Investing in Gold ‘Mum, how much is it to raise a child?’ asked my 13-year-old hardly closed the door behind her, came from school . ‘Well, I guess it depends on where they live and what they have.’ I answered realising I never thought about it before. She immediately started looking for information…
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Letters from Patna Primary school
When I was feeding my baby girl I heard this thump in the hall. That was the postman delivering the post. I opened this heavy brown envelope addressed to me in a hurry. ‘Dear Mrs Ramsay I am writing to thank you for coming to our school and giving us a taste of Mongolian life…’…
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5 Good-to-Know Customs in Mongolia
When I left Mongolia over 10 years ago I never read any travel books and knew nothing about travelling and other cultures. I learnt through my experience. Here are some customs I had to alter and change living abroad. In Mongolia: 1. Shake hands if you stepped on someone’s toes. You can say ‘Uuchlaarai’ meaning…
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To Billy
You are my baby boy, my beautiful baby boy Billy’s forget me not flower Why was your visit so short? Was it the water that washed your golden hair? Was it the wind blew on your perfect face? Why was your visit so short? Was it the timing you were born? Was it the tantrums…
Guuye ~ Гүүеэ 