Written by
Carine
Monday January 24, 2011
I've had to dial 911 a couple of times in the year 2010, and each time the operator would transfer me to the wrong precinct. Twice. Per call.
It happened when our pipe burst and we couldn't locate the mains. We ...
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Written by
Carine
Tuesday November 30, 2010
It is difficult to sit by your beloved, innocently assaulted, doing your best to be supportive and considerate, and watching him/her remain calm and composed, seemingly okay with not pursuing the assailant. It is difficult, but always remember to be ...
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Written by
Carine
Saturday November 6, 2010
Today I finally threw out thoughts of revenge or what I should/could have done because I cannot shake of the question: how could I have let that happen to him.
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Written by
Carine
Friday October 22, 2010
Russell Williams has been sentenced to two life sentences without a chance for parole. Great news but has justice really been served? Nothing can really justify a wrongdoing as grave as his. Nothing can right the wrong he committed.
The biggest ...
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Written by
Carine
Monday August 30, 2010
Is it weird that I'm not bothered at all that I've been carrying around a packet of blood stained tissue paper in my bag for the past month? Or that Eli is still wearing blood stained shoes? Or that we ...
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Written by
Carine
Thursday August 26, 2010
I’ve got my hands on the new camera and so I am sorting out my memory cards… And I came across the photographs Eli and I took the fateful night we were viciously attacked by a complete stranger.
It is difficult ...
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Written by
Carine
Monday August 16, 2010
Gran Torino is not a movie to be watched by someone who has been violently victimized.
My anxiety was at its almost peak throughout the entire show. It's bittersweet ending was not something I needed on a day like this.
Something just ...
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Written by
Carine
Thursday August 12, 2010
This space used to be a happy place, and when I published the news that we were assaulted, I actually felt like I was really dirtying it with such news. At the same time, I feel the need to write ...
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Written by
Carine
Saturday August 7, 2010
We were victims to a very violent and bloody assault last night. I don't know how much I can disclose about it since it is a criminal case and we intend to press charges against the assailant. But I do ...
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