May 2012
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April 2012
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Apr 23rd
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“This is the poem of the air, Slowly in silent syllables recorded; This...”
– Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, from “Snow-flakes” (via the-final-sentence)
Apr 22nd
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Apr 19th
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Apr 17th
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Apr 15th
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February 2012
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Feb 7th
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Feb 6th
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Feb 5th
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Feb 4th
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Feb 3rd
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Feb 2nd
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Unphotographed: Licking Arce →
I regret that I don’t have a close-up photo of me holding a cone of ice cream and taking a long, leisurely lick of Arce.
Feb 1st
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Feb 1st
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January 2012
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Jan 31st
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Jan 31st
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Playlist: Philippines 2011
Club Can’t Handle Me by Flo Rida (ft David Guetta) Give Me Everything by Pitbull (ft Ne-Yo, Afrojack, Nayer) We Found Love by Rihanna (ft Calvin Harris) Price Tag by Jessie J (ft B.o.B.) Super Bass by Nicki Minaj Moves Like Jagger by Maroon 5 (ft Christina Aguilera) Higher by Taio (ft Kylie Minogue) Firework by Katy Perry More by Usher Coming Home by Diddy Someone Like You by...
Jan 29th
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Jan 3rd
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Jan 2nd
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Jan 1st
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December 2011
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Dec 31st
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A fiery new year
Today I lived my wish to usher in the new year watching the sky showered with fire while waves lap at my feet. But there are no pictures. It’s a long story. It did happen, though. I hope this means that 2012 is the year of wishes coming true. Happy new year to you. I hope 2012 fills you with dreams.
Dec 31st
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Dec 30th
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Dec 29th
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Dec 28th
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Dec 27th
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Dec 26th
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Dec 25th
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Dec 25th
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Dec 25th
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Dec 24th
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Dec 23rd
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Dec 22nd
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Dec 21st
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Dec 20th
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Dec 19th
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Dec 19th
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Dec 19th
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The tabo report: Kuala Lumpur, city of the...
I debated whether or not to bring a tabo to Malaysia. In the end, southern comforts prevailed and I packed the kids’ tabo. What? It’s for them, too! Our first experience of Malaysian toilets wasn’t exactly promising. As soon as we landed at KLA, I took one of the girls to the public toilet and we passed several doors of the squat-to-pee kind. My heart sank until we reached the first stall with...
Dec 14th
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Dec 14th
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On travelling with kids
One of the problems when travelling with kids is that it becomes very difficult to discover the soul of whatever place you’re visiting. Children constrain movement, and every experience is prefixed with safety precautions and punctuated with ailments and emergencies ranging from the distasteful smell of the sewers to having to ‘do a great big poo’. The first time we went for a walk outside, I...
Dec 13th
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Dec 12th
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Dec 9th
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Grief
A few days ago, I lost someone who played a huge role in my childhood. We weren’t the closest of friends, and my impact on his life was probably less than his on mine, but my teen years would not have been the same without him. He was my first and longest teenage crush, my debut escort, my year 12 formal partner. We danced tinikling together and went Christmas carolling with friends. I...
Dec 6th
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Left behind →
A good friend passed away this morning. We’re a bit devastated. www.beyondblue.org.au
Dec 4th
November 2011
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Nov 29th
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Nov 10th
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Nov 2nd
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October 2011
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“Some things never leave a person: scent of the hair of one you love, the...”
– Li-Young Lee, from ‘Persimmons’ (via ahuntersheart)
Oct 28th
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Marriage
When eating the chocolate you meant to share with him is a form of rebellion. (And OMG they were fantastic chocolates.)
Oct 27th
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