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My Darling Nieces
Love my nieces beyond words. Just one smile from them can last me for days. Even when they are grouchy they are so cute. When they are in distress you just want to make it better. Life is so much … Continue reading
Wishing My Uncle A Very Happy Birthday
It was my dear uncle A’s birthday this October and it was nice to see him with his two favourite little people in the world. His adorable grandchildren. Love to see how he lights up whenever they are around. I … Continue reading
Posted in Midlife Musings
Tagged birthday, family, grandchildren, grandfather, grandpa, happiness, love, uncle
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Tired of Being Politically Correct All the Time
Worried that I’m gonna have a ton of bricks coming my way, but I’ve just been feeling this way lately. Just had to say it. It’s quite a restricting feeling to have to watch every single thing you say and … Continue reading
Posted in Culture & Society, Midlife Musings
Tagged 70's, cautious, culture, family, honesty, personal, politically correct, pretentious, self edit, society, thoughts
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Why I Still Blog
It’s hard to say some things face to face. Maybe it’s the repressed side of me. Especially mushy things. But mostly if I am no longer here tomorrow (we never know when we’re going), I am glad my loved ones … Continue reading
Family Party: Cupcakes & Pictionary
We had another family party to celebrate my cousin’s birthday. We truly have the best aunts. One of my aunts baked the birthday cupcakes and made rojak, while my other aunt who was just back from Japan actually lugged boxes … Continue reading
Posted in Midlife Musings
Tagged auntie, aunts, cupcakes, family, Krispy Kreme, party, Pictionary
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Wonderful Xmas Eve Party with Family
My cousin D came up with this tropical Christmas Tree which was such a lovely surprise as we were not expecting a tree. The decorations minus the fairy lights, costs just S$6 from Daiso. For dessert my aunt’s brandied fruit … Continue reading
Posted in Midlife Musings
Tagged 2011, Christmas, cousins, family, gathering, party, personal, xmas
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Shaytard Vlogs Make me Feel Christmassy
Love the Shaytard Vlogs. This is the newest one, where the family returns to Idaho from LA. I am appreciative of what we have in Singapore, but videos like these make me long for cold crisp air, road trips where … Continue reading
I Lucked Out
In other areas of my life I may gripe and feel like I have a raw deal, and feel extreme anxiety over why things are the way they are, but in one area I sometimes feel on top of the … Continue reading
Love the Pink Birthday Roses
What a lovely surprise it was. Such a pretty bouquet, and I was so happy to get them. They were from my mum and sis, who know I love roses. Even though flowers wilt, the photos will preserve them forever.
Sweet Family Gathering
Just felt like writing a note to my family. All my uncles, aunts and cousins. Thanks for the wonderful company and always being so patient with all my intrusive questions and constant yammering. And for reading my blog, even when … Continue reading
My Grief, Resentment & Desire for Happiness
Update 10/10/11: I know this was a hard one to respond to, but I really appreciate the notes you’ve left and just the good energy you always send my way. Some days I’m down and some days I’m up and … Continue reading
Posted in Midlife Musings, Movies, Music
Tagged afterlife, anger, anxiety, beloved, Bullies, dad, death, deja vu, depression, despair, eternity, faith, family, father, feelings, Frank Sinatra, grief, grieving, happiness, loss, love, Michael Buble, Movie, parent, parents, personal, positive energy, rage, resentment, rituals, sadness, spirituality, That's Life, Traditional, Tree of Life
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Little Eliana Narvaez of Reality Changers Always Makes me Smile
I have featured a video of her 6 year old sister Alexa, singing with dad, but Eliana Narvaez very often steals the show. She is just so darn cute and smart for a 2 year old. A little lawyer in … Continue reading
Posted in Laughter
Tagged Alexa Narvaez, cute, Eliana Narvaez, family, funny, Jorge Narvaez, music, Reality Changers, values, vloggers, vlogs, YouTube
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Cook A Pot of Curry Day (& Chen Show Mao Eating Prata with Curry)
Update 20 August 2011: Viswa Sadasivan has written an excellent letter reminding us that the event on Sunday is about a stand against the legitimization of intolerance. Let’s not immediately label it xenophobia (although some people are using it to … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
Tagged article, bullied, controversy, Cook a Pot of Curry Day, curry, dispute, FaceBook, family, humble, Indian, mediation, outrage, ridiculous, Singaporeans, Telegraph, unfair, Worker's Party
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Butterfly Cake: 75th Birthday Celebration
My Aunty baked a cake for my other Aunty for her 75th Birthday party. It was a carrot cake with loads of icing which I love. My cousin helped to paint the marzipan butterflies which were made by my aunt … Continue reading
Video: The Queen and her Grandchildren
Beatrice was really cute. The Queen seems less awkward with the children than I imagined she would be. [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9cGljxzbz0s]
Posted in My Celebrity Addiction
Tagged Beatrice, family, Prince William, princess, Queen, Royal
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Books: Rohinton Mistry’s A Fine Balance & Family Matters
I really enjoyed these two books by Canadian Indian (Parsi) writer Rohinton Mistry. He is one writer who captures the element of nostalgia so brilliantly. The characters are so well drawn that you feel tenderness for them. I do hope … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
Tagged A Fine Balance, author, booker prize, books, family, Family Matters, favourite, Freddy Mercury, Indian, interesting, Parsi, picks, Queen, recommendations, Rohinton Mistry
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Photos & Videos: 3 year old Babytard (the baby on his CD) finally meets James Blunt
Update: 14 July 2011 My 2 favourite people in one eco friendly video. I have so much respect for famous people who remain so down to earth. I have always been a fan of James Blunt’s music, but now I … Continue reading
Posted in My Celebrity Addiction
Tagged babytard, Babytard met James Blunt, beautiful, British, CD Cover, concert, culture, cute, Entertainment, exciting, family, happiness, humble, Idaho, James Blunt, Life, Living, meets, musician, nice, photo, photos, princesstard, Shay Butler, shaycarl, Shaytards, Singapore, some kind of trouble, sweet, Video, videos, YouTube
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The Whole Jolie-Pitt Clan in New Orleans
I find the Jolie-Pitt family just fascinating. Beautiful and fascinating. And I love that Angelina Jolie wears flip-flops. {via: Celebrity Baby Scoop} {via Just Jared} Brad Pitt dyed his hair brown for his next movie, but he definitely looks better … Continue reading
Posted in My Celebrity Addiction
Tagged Angelina, Angelina Jolie, babies, beautiful, beauty, Brad, Brad Pitt, celeb, Celebrities, celebrity babies, celebs, cute, family, Jolie-Pitt, Knox, Life, Living, Maddox, Pax, photos, pretty, Shiloh, Shiloh Jolie-Pitt, twins, Vivienne, women, Zahara
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Singaporeans are 4D Crazy & I’m not Talking Special Effects
After the recent budget announcement by the Finance Minister, the most tweeted joke in Social Media was about needing to buy 4D. Every Singaporean knows what 4D or Toto is. More than half the population buys these legal lottery tickets, … Continue reading
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Tagged 4D, bad boss, bad job, buy, cost of living, family, gambling, Life, Living, luck, morbid, quirks, Singapore, Singapore Pools, superstitious, ticket, toto, unhappy, work
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Oprah’s Secret Sister
I was skeptical when I heard about this, but decided to hold my cynicism. Perhaps there are genuine people left. Another thought was how Oprah’s best friend Gayle King feels about all this. Here is what Oprah’s father had to … Continue reading
Posted in My Celebrity Addiction
Tagged celeb, Celebrities, celebrity, celebs, family, half sister, Life, news, Oprah, Oprah Winfrey, Patricia, reunion, secret, sister
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