fibrate on June 26th, 2009

“It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a mother in expectation of a girl, must be in want of all things pink and frilly.”
(Jane Austen, in Pride And Joy, a sequel about post-nuptial Elizabeth and her Mr Darcy never written)
I think I need professional help.
While I’ve overdone the black theme while shopping to clothe my [...]

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fibrate on June 24th, 2009

Took a tumble while walking the short distance from my parked car to my regular chap fan lunch joint.
I stepped on a pebble and lost my footing. In that split second 3 things flashed before me : A shifting field of vision, the face of a lady in front of me contorting in horror, and [...]

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fibrate on June 21st, 2009

My sister-in-law delivered a lovely baby girl last week, and we were back home in Klang to welcome the first baby on my side of the family.
Besides, I could do with a primer. My last contact with a baby was way way back when my little sister was born, with a wide 9-year gap between [...]

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fibrate on June 7th, 2009

(The only edible available on a warm, hungry night - also the fastest way to a cardiologist’s cath lab. Double patties wrapped in egg and dripping with mayo and chilli sauce. What a mess. Felt sick afterwards, and I wasn’t even craving for it)
The nose is a little bulbous and my ankles swollen after a [...]

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