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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.
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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...
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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...
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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...
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Left behind →
A good friend passed away this morning. We’re a bit devastated.
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November 2011
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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)
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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.)
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When you’re vulnerable with people you create a bond and where there’s a bond...
– Bear Grylls (Man vs Maggots by Sarah McInerney, SMH, 21/10/2011)
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Something's afoot
I’ve always wanted to travel the world. But I’m kind of a wimp. And cheap. And lazy.
And now I have kids.
But I’m approaching my mid-life crisis, and I’ve decided to forgo the Porsche (I’m cheap), the affair (I’m lazy) and bungee jumping (I’m a wimp). Instead, I’m collecting moments with strangers, fleeting experiences and once-in-a-lifetime...