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TimesLIVE
3 days ago
- Entertainment
- TimesLIVE
'When Irish Eyes Are Not Smiling' by Anne Lapedus Brest
About the book Anne Lapedus Brest writes with exquisite empathy for herself and others as she relives her carefree life growing up in Ireland. She retells the anguish of her dad's ophthalmologist offices burning down and of children at her school telling her her parents had died in the fire. Her dad's office had burnt down but her parents were alive. This taunting triggered a deep-seated anxiety in Brest. Anne emigrated to South Africa at the age of 14 during the height of apartheid and she found the laws incomprehensible. She writes about starting over, dealing with a school bully, her dad's depression and untimely death, her friendships and family and falling in love for the first time. EXTRACT THE SOUTH AFRICAN LIFE Eunice belonged to her own church called 'Apostolic' and would go off every Sunday in a huge blue cloak with a big white cross stitched onto the back of it. Sometimes she had her church meetings in her room, and she would sing with her friends. Ma would send in Lecol and sandwiches and biscuits, Robert and I would sit by the back door listening to them singing, enthralled. Their rich and melodious voices would rise and fall, their harmonies were something so beautiful, I had not heard anything like it before, and the men have rich beautiful deep voices, and the women have strong clear voices all blending so beautifully together. Eunice made our school lunches, polished our shoes, did the cooking, and washed the windows. We knew she had two small children from a little framed photograph in her bedroom, but other than that we knew so little about her. When Ma would go to the OK Bazaars to buy food, Eunice would never mention that sugar was finished, as long as there was still one tea spoon of sugar in the jar - that meant the sugar was not finished. It took us years to get used to that. Our ironing lady was a Xhosa named Catherine. She came from the Transkei in the Cape. 'You give-eh me schooleh dress-eh, and me, I iron-eh for you'. African people are not allowed to be in the cities unless they are working. There is a 'curfew' for them to be off the streets at a certain time. They have to have a 'Pass' to show they are working for an employer. Eunice has a Passbook, and she calls it a 'Dompas' but at that time I wasn't yet aware what it meant nor the horrors associated with Africans not having their Passbook on their person at all times. Our belongings had arrived from Ireland in a 'lift', a few months after we moved into Becker Street. Huge crates made of rough wood, and all of us help with the unpacking. Ma says we keep them as something to sit on, as we had absolutely no furniture at all. They were not comfortable and we got splinters from them, but Ma said it wouldn't be for long. Just until Da got on his feet. Da had a great job at Selwyn Super, an optical shop in the Noord Street station. He loved it, went in every morning without fail, he was in great form all the time, and he and Ma feverishly wrote letters to the family telling them everything about our new lives. Ma lands herself a wonderful job with 'Springbok Safaris' in Eloff Street corner Commissioner, working for Bill Olds, the owner, and she learns how to handle tours and the tourists. She was very good and very efficient and Mr. Olds gives her an increase before she even gets her first salary cheque. She comes home with brochures and pamphlets of wonderful places around South Africa, and beyond, the Garden Route, Durban, The Eastern Transvaal, and outside South Africa, Rhodesia and the Victoria Falls, Swaziland, Basutoland, South West Africa. The Victoria Falls look spectacular. The 'new life' Da promised us, was really great. Da bought us new furniture, slowly but surely. A lovely yellow melamine kitchen table and chairs to match the melamine cupboards in our kitchen. Some armchairs for the front room, or lounge as they call it here. The house is taking shape, lovely bedspreads now on our beds and our ornaments are on the mantelpiece, and pictures are up on the walls. I love my bedroom. I have a small record player in it and I have started buying records with pocket money Da gives me. The first few months had been hard, we had to make do, but now our little house is perfect. Jenny comes home with me one day after school. I tell her about the boat trip over, and how hard it was to leave Dublin, and all the time she is saying 'Shame, Annie-get-your-Gun, shame hey?' She tells me her Mom works as a hairdresser and sometimes she has to stay very late at work, or even go away to work in hair salons out of Johannesburg, and how hard she has to work to keep their little family going now that they are all living together again as a family. And her Mom being sick and in and out of hospital a lot of the time it is so hard for the family. She said that the twins had hardly known the older children by the time they had all moved from various family homes in Bertrams back into their new home in Bellevue East. 'But what is actually wrong with your Mom, Jenny, is it her heart?' I asked her one day. 'No it isn't, Annie, it's not her heart.' She didn't say more, and I didn't ask ~ but I did want to know, because whatever it was, it still kept Jenny and Adelaide away from school. Sometimes it was a day, sometimes more. Jenny and I love tanning. We spend weekends at the Yeoville Baths together. We can talk and talk for hours, or we can just lie reading our books and not talk at all. Sometimes we lie on our backs and listen to the music on peoples' transistor radios. One day some girl there playfully teased me and says that I must be using 'Tanorama' which was a kind of fake-tan girls used, as my legs were so brown. I started to laugh but Jenny almost attacked them. She was furious. 'Don't you dare say anything about my friend's tan, hey?' They backed off immediately and I asked her what that was all about, as I had been flattered by their assumption, it meant I had a good tan. 'I suppose so, Annie-Get-Your-Gun, you right, hey, but if she had said that to me, I would have gone mad, but it's different for you.' I wasn't sure why it was different, but I kept quiet. People are still asking me how I can be Irish and Jewish. 'How can you be Jewish if you come from Ireland?' 'T never heard of an Irish Jew.' 'Have you not?' My answer was always the same. 'Well, just because you haven't heard of Irish Jews, doesn't mean that they don't exist, poephol!' I loved throwing in that word, and though it is a playful insult, they laughed when I said it, and regarded me as one of them. Some of the 'in' girls would also ask me about Ireland, and if we have cars there or if we went by horse and cart. But they asked me in fun, not like Helena used to do, and now it didn't upset me at all, I loved to talk to them about Ireland. I missed Ireland, and longed for the day I could go back and visit everyone again. But the longer I was in South Africa, the further away Ireland started to become. It was like another life. As though a million light years were in between the time we left and now. But Pop and Granma were in special places in my heart, and my soul. I missed them and little Fluffy terribly.
GMA Network
01-07-2025
- Entertainment
- GMA Network
‘UH' host at weatherman na si Anjo Pertierra, engaged na
Engaged na ang Kapuso host at weatherman na si Anjo Pertierra sa kaniyang girlfriend na si Eunice Jorge. Inanunsyo ito ng host ng "Unang Hirit" sa Instagram post, na makikita ang larawan nila ni Eunice, na ipinakita rin ang engagement ring. "It's true," saad ni Anjo sa caption. "Someday, someone will love and accept you for who you are. If that person comes, don't let go." "Found mine," dagdag niya. Sa kaniyang Instagram account, ibinahagi naman ni Eunice, isang musician, ang video ng proposal, na madidinig ang awitin niyang "Respeto." Nasa stage si Eunice nang lumuhod sa harap niya si Anjo at nag-propose. Madidinig ang hiyawan ng mga tao. Nakamit naman ni Anjo ang matamis na 'oo' ni Eunice, na nangyari sa kaniyang kaarawan. "I wrote 'Respeto' (song in the background) way back 2012 not knowing for whom or about whom I was really singing," saad ni Eunice sa post. "Napanaginipan ko lang isang tao na walang mukha at sinulat ko yung pinaramdam niya sakin and last night biglang nagmake sense lahat." "Nakakasabog ng utak at puso wala akong masabi. What did I do to deserve a love like this?" dagdag niya. "It's my birthday and I just got engaged." Nagpasalamat si Eunice sa mga taong nagtungo sa event at naging bahagi ng kaniyang kasiyahan. "I love you, weatherman," patungkol ni Eunice kay Anjo. —FRJ, GMA Integrated News
GMA Network
01-07-2025
- Entertainment
- GMA Network
Anjo Pertierra is engaged!
Anjo Pertierra received an "explosive" yes from his girlfriend Eunice Jorge! The "Unang Hirit" host and weatherman shared the news of his engagement on Instagram, with a photo of him and Eunice flexing the engagement ring. "It's true," Anjo wrote in his caption. "Someday, someone will love and accept you for who you are. If that person comes, don't let go." "Found mine," he added. On her own Instagram, Eunice, a musician, shared a video of the proposal, set to the audio of her song "Respeto." Anjo went down on one knee on stage, during Eunice's set. Eunice said "yes" in front of the thrilled audience. The proposal took place on her birthday. "I wrote 'Respeto' (song in the background) way back 2012 not knowing for whom or about whom I was really singing," Eunice said. "Napanaginipan ko lang isang tao na walang mukha at sinulat ko yung pinaramdam niya sakin and last night biglang nagmake sense lahat." "Nakakasabog ng utak at puso wala akong masabi. What did I do to deserve a love like this?" she added. "It's my birthday and I just got engaged." She thanked those who came and said she was happy to share the moment with them. "I love you, weatherman," she added. —JCB, GMA Integrated News
Finextra
27-06-2025
- Business
- Finextra
Eunice and CryptoUK form ESG Working Group
Eunice, an AI fintech company solving B2B challenges in crypto and CryptoUK, the leading trade body representing the digital asset sector in the UK, have today announced their partnership to form the ESG Working Group. 0 This content is provided by an external author without editing by Finextra. It expresses the views and opinions of the author. The strategic partnership comes as the digital assets sector continues to grow at pace, with businesses increasingly demanding clear and practical guidance on sustainability and ethical business practices. The ESG Working Group is co-chaired by Chrislyn Pereira, Eunice's Chief Of Staff, and Elena Tzvetinova, Eunice's Chief Operating Officer. The group's objectives include: Raising awareness of ESG principles and developments; Advocating for a pragmatic approach to ESG regulation and implementation; Adopting ESG principles in an impactful and consistent manner; Accelerating stakeholder recognition of the industry's positive ESG impact and initiatives. In addition to working collaboratively on a number of workshops, webinars and lunch lessons, aimed at educating CryptoUK's 100+ members on the latest regulatory requirements, Eunice and CryptoUK are also building a comprehensive sustainability toolkit alongside partner organisations within the CryptoUK membership. It will be designed to serve as a reference point for companies navigating ESG considerations in crypto. This includes a directory classifying ESG requirements, global regulatory benchmarks, and a roadmap for how crypto businesses can adopt responsible, transparent and sustainable practices. 'This collaboration with Eunice reflects our shared mission which is to ensure the UK crypto industry grows responsibly, transparently, and sustainably,' says Su Carpenter, Executive Director at CryptoUK. 'We've long advocated for fair and future-facing regulation, and this ESG framework is a crucial next step for the industry.' Eunice joined CryptoUK as a member in 2023 during the trade body's ongoing work on the HM Treasury's cryptoasset regulatory framework. Chrislyn and Elena have since been active contributors to CryptoUK's Consultation Working Group, before spearheading the ESG Working Group, bringing deep expertise in AI-enabled regulatory compliance in crypto. 'Partnering with CryptoUK enables us to combine regulatory insight with AI-driven tools that can guide firms through ESG obligations,' said Elena Tzvetinova, Chief Operating Officer at Eunice. 'We believe this toolkit will be instrumental in shaping responsible innovation in UK crypto.' The ESG toolkit will be publicly released later in 2025 and is expected to set a benchmark for both UK-based firms and international crypto organisations seeking to align with best practices in sustainability and governance.
Independent Singapore
26-06-2025
- Health
- Independent Singapore
'At the end of the day, it's just a job,' SIA flight attendant gets her life back after quitting dream job due to health issues
SINGAPORE: A recent TikTok post from a former Singapore Airlines flight attendant who explained why she quit her 'dream job' has gone viral. Because she had shared how health issues had been the main reason why she left SQ, many commenters praised her for making such a hard choice, and some even asked her to share the skincare routine she used to resolve them. TikTok user Eunice, who is behind the account called @ 𝚘𝚘 . 𝚗𝚎𝚎𝚜𝚎 , explained that more than a year has passed since she resigned from SQ. She had originally wanted to do an iconic 'door dismissal' post, but since she had resigned rather suddenly due to medical reasons, she had not had the time to do this until recently. In a slideshow, she recalled that she learned she had been accepted as a flight attendant on her birthday in 2022, which she called the best gift she could have received since she had dreamed of the job since she was a young girl. See also Dear startups and would-be startups, help is out there! However, the dry environment during flights caused the eczema she had suffered from as a child to flare up badly. In addition to this, the irregular sleep schedule associated with the job caused insomnia, which meant she only slept a few hours each night. This was very difficult for Ms Eunice, who wrote that she is someone who needs a lot of sleep to function well, and the insomnia caused dizzy spells and made her vision suddenly go dark. TikTok screengrab/ Wearing full makeup also caused her skin to break out, which gave her anxiety, especially after a trainer told her in front of other trainees that she may not be allowed to fly because of her skin. When she began working, she enjoyed some aspects of the job, such as layovers in other countries, although she felt 'like a stranger in her own skin'. However, because it had been a long-time dream, she felt like she couldn't just quit. While she was seemingly 'living her best life', after two years, she decided to stop lying to herself and quit her job to get her life back. TikTok screengrab/ It's taken a while, but her health issues have cleared up. Perhaps more importantly, she has begun to reconcile herself with who she is today, and had something to say: 'If you've always wanted to join SQ, go for it. But at the end of the day, remember, it's just a job. Don't put it on a pedestal or feel like it defines you, because you are so much more than that.' TikTok screengrab/ The Independent Singapore has reached out to Ms Eunice for further comments or updates. /TISG Read also: Singaporeans are not as bad as we think, says ex-flight attendant
