I was lost to him for what seemed like a moment and forever all at the same time. His hands and my hands both explored the body opposite our own as if we were…
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Ah, if only I had Bridget’s flair for design and illustration skills! Access to a great dressmaker and some HK fabric stores wouldn’t go amiss either. I’d immediately stop endlessly trawling malls and online…
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culture & community pregnancy & parenting relationships & love sisterhoodGetting On With Your Life (or: Kindly Keep Your Questions to Yourself)
“So when are you going to get on with your life?” Reading Briana’s post last week brought up a litany of emotions that were wholly familiar. I was reminded of comments I received back in the…
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In February I was shortlisted for a design award (yay me!) with the ceremony in April. I decided to design my own dress because it’s not everyday you get nominated for an award.…
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arts & music culture & community10 Ways to Respond to, “What are you going to do, now?” (Illustrated with Parks and Rec GIFs)
If you read my last post, you would think this should be an update on my grandma’s recipe extravaganza. Alas, when I started going through the recipe box, I discovered they were all dessert…
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What do we know, and how do we really know what we know? David Hume, the 18th-century Scottish philosopher, ventured that everything we perceive comes from what we’ve directly experienced. If we happen upon…
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I have to keep this short as I’m down and out with the stomach flu. A cruel one that allows me hunger, while not allowing me the sustenance of the food I consume. Day…
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Kidney stones cause pain which can easily be mistaken for tons of less serious problems, until you experience an episode of renal colic, which causes pain “to rival that of childbirth” as all the…
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Today we’re toasting the 3rd blogiversary of our Empress Tea empire! Congratulations lovely ladies! What a wonderful collaboration of talent, opinion & drive. I adore each and every one of you and savour your weekly expressions online. To celebrate,…
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arts & music relationships & loveOn Reality and the Fairy Tale Ending… or how TV broke my heart and restored my faith in the not so happy ending.
*SPOILER ALERT* Not all of you may know this, but last week was the series finale of the epic nine year saga of “How I Met Your Mother” (HIMYM). Now I know a sit-com…