Every year growing up in St Margaret’s, this week in school would be Religious Emphasis Week (“REW”. Religious definitely, they emphasised on One religion, Christianity. I have heard stories about people who used to believe in Taoist who stuck spikes in themselves and their tongues. I have been told the story of Jesus Christ being tortured and hung on the Cross by nails. I have sung Christian songs with the other little girls with hand actions (“Who is the king of the jungle?”. I have been given my own little pocket bible.

But I have never celebrated Easter. I have never gone on an Easter Egg hunt searching for colourful easter eggs.

I used to browse through the Ladies’ Home Journals that my mother would borrow from the library and count the number of things I fancied in the pages. Funny how a little girl would care about items in a grown up lady magazine.

Tonight, Marketplace sent one of their brochures through the mail and the first two pages were Easter Eggs and lots of food after. For a while, I felt like a kid again where I was attracted by all colourful and interesting food.

One day I will have a party. I will hide colourful eggs in the grass. Everyone will have baskets to gather the easter eggs that they found. I would have a real Easter bunny and easter themed party. One day.