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Books: Salman Rushdie’s Luka and the Fire of Life
I wanted so much to like this book and I actually found it pleasing from the onstart, but somehow I found myself skimming through in the middle. This is after all a book for children that is meant to appeal … Continue reading
Posted in Blogging & Writing
Tagged affectionate, aging, Art, author, book, books, death, Life, literature, Living, Luka, Luka and the Fire of Life, Milan, mortality, older parents, parents, personal, Salman Rusdie, son, Video, writer, writing
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To Blog or To Read
Please pardon my lack of blogging. You see, I am so engrossed in the Peter Mayle novel that I’m reading that even though I have tons of photos I haven’t posted them yet. I am also overwhelmed by the tons … Continue reading
Posted in Blogging & Writing
Tagged aging, Art, blogging, books, British, dad, father, Food, getting older, gourmet, hungry, Ishiguro, Kazuo Ishiguro, Life, light, Living, Mayle, personal, Peter Mayle, reading, taste, wit
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According to the Life Expectancy Calculator I have till Age 72
I was expecting it to be loads worse. I know that my lifestyle habits are crap, apart from the fact that I have never smoked or eaten beef (my red meat consumption would be pork sometimes). Wanna try it out? … Continue reading
Posted in Health & Wellness
Tagged aging, calculator, health, interesting, Life, life expectancy, live, Living, wellness
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Miserable After the Reunion
I am debating whether to write about this at all, but I feel compelled to since all I feel like doing right now is cry. But I just feel numb. You know those times when you feel like crying, but … Continue reading
Posted in Midlife Musings
Tagged 40's, aging, anxiety attack, being different, blogging, cab, cars, claustophobia, culture, death, depressed, doormat, expectations, fourties, friends, grief, happiness, Life, Living, married, mid-life crisis, miserable, misery, norms, Panic Attack, partner, personal, reunion, sadness, school reunions, single, singlehood, situational claustrophobia, social anxiety, social anxiety disorder, societal norms, society, taxis, unique, unmarried, women, writing
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Beautiful People Get Away with Murder at Work
{Image: China Smack} My cousin just sent me this article. It’s about the old bias that everyone knows exists at work, but that’s never officially acknowledged. Better looking people who are less qualified can get away with lot of nonsense … Continue reading
Thank You Jennifer Aniston…
{Image: Just Jared} …for having forehead wrinkles. We know you eat right, exercise right and use all the best products money can buy, and you’re just showing that it’s normal for 40 something women to have wrinkles and the world … Continue reading
Posted in Midlife Musings
Tagged aging, beautiful, beauty, Celebrities, face, forehead, Jennifer Aniston, Life, women, Wrinkles
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Female Celebrities Who Defy Aging in Their 40’s and 50’s
How do these celebrities above 40 look so amazing for their age and they all look like they didn’t get any help from a surgeon’s scalpel. They make it so hard for us mere mortals. I picked mostly candid and … Continue reading
Posted in My Celebrity Addiction
Tagged 40's, 50's, above 40, above 50, aging, beautiful, beauty, celeb, Celebrities, celebs, Fifties, flawless, Fourites, getting older, gorgeous, Halle Berry, Kelly Preston, ladies, Marisa Tomei, Mary Louise Parker, Michelle Pfeiffer, photos, pretty, skin, women, Wrinkles
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40 Seemed Old Till I Read About Eugenie ‘Sweets’ Who Lived to 114
Now 40 seems positively infantile. I am quite sure I am not fit enough to live that long. Nor do I have the resources, so I don’t wish to. I am still impressed by centenarians (100 or older) and supercentenarians … Continue reading
Halle Berry Makes 44 Look Better than 24
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Stop Aging: No More Botox?
A Russian scientist has claimed to have found the fountain of youth and it might be available in the form of a pill in a couple of years. He even cured his own cataracts with his eye drop formulation. To … Continue reading
Posted in Health & Wellness
Tagged aging, Amazing, beauty, breakthrough, discovery, drug, fountain of youth, news, pill, Russian, Science
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Lee Kuan Yew Interviewed by The New York Times
Lee Kuan Yew is synonymous with Singapore and he turns 87 today. If you ever wondered what Lee Kuan Yew’s office looks like, wonder no more. Wouldn’t it be great if we could all wear track shoes to work. I … Continue reading
Diane Lane Is Beautiful at 45
I always buy a magazine only if I like who is featured on the cover. This is one magazine I would buy. I have always been a huge fan of Diane Lane and I think she is one of my … Continue reading
Posted in My Celebrity Addiction
Tagged 45 years old, aging, beautiful, beauty, celeb, Celebrities, celebs, Diane Lane, Entertainment, photos, pretty, women
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Jolie Loves Her Red Meat and Aging Hands
Angelina Jolie revealed that being a vegan (excludes dairy and eggs as well) nearly killed her as she was not getting enough nutrition. “I joke that a big juicy steak is my beauty secret. But seriously, I love red meat. … Continue reading
Posted in My Celebrity Addiction
Tagged aging, Angelina Jolie, beautiful, beauty, candid, celeb, Celebrities, celebs, Entertainment, Hands, interview, Life, Living, meat, old, photos, pretty, quotes, refreshing, Vegan, women, Wrinkled
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Grey Haired Lady Gaga: Does This Mean We Can Stop Colouring Our Hair?
I am posting this because my gen-Y cousin likes Lady Gaga. Also, I found this cover striking and I kinda found Lady Gaga’s matt gray nails attractive in the upcoming September issue of Vanity Fair. It’s also great if grey … Continue reading
Posted in Singapore Living
Tagged aging, celeb, celebrity, Cover, Double Standards, Entertainment, fashion, Feminist, getting older, grey, grey hair, grey nails, Lady Gaga, music, nail polish, September, unfair, Vanity Fair, woman, Wrinkles
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Jennifer Aniston is Not Botoxed To Heck
I am not really a huge fan of Jennifer Anniston, but since B is, I am posting this. I do love that she hasn’t botoxed her face. She gives hope to normal women above 40, who have forehead lines and … Continue reading
Posted in My Celebrity Addiction
Tagged Actress, aging, beautiful, beauty, botox, celeb, Celebrities, celebs, Crow's Feet, getting older, Jennifer Aniston, life lines, older, photos, women, Wrinkles
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When Did Having Wrinkles Become a Sin?
It is no wonder that Audrey Hepburn has been voted the most beautiful woman in the past century with Angelina Jolie coming in 4th. You can clearly see how her inner beauty radiates through. In the picture I don’t see … Continue reading
Posted in Midlife Musings
Tagged aging, Angelina Jolie, Audrey Hepburn, beautiful, beauty, Celebrities, celebs, Crow's Feet, culture, Double Standards, Gender, getting older, happiness, Life, Living, news, personal, quotes, Smile Lines, Wrinkles
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Turning 40
I have just half a year left to relish my 30’s and it has put me into panic mode. If my life was in order I would be fine with the number, but it’s in shambles. I am filled with … Continue reading
Turning 40: My List of 40 Travel Memories
I’ll be turning 40 in a few weeks, and all year long I have been anticipating going into a deep funk. So far it hasn’t quite happened yet and I think I have to thank my blogger friends on WordPress … Continue reading →