I should be writing the articles I haven’t finished. (My editor is actually sending me direct messages on Twitter, and I am guiltily responding to each one with smiley faces.) I should be editing the articles that were sent in for the magazine. Instead, I find myself spending…
Journal
Written September 2009 Last weekend a couple of friends and I took a little trip to Hong Kong. It was a lot of fun! Surprisingly, more than I thought it would be. Running through the streets of Kowloon, trying to catch the MTR during the mad rush, and navigating…
Written September 2010 For the past few years, every time I suggested going on a trip, my significant other would say “Don’t you want to go somewhere cool, like Vietnam?” Having heard this for years, I decided that for his birthday this year, I would take him somewhere cool,…
I’ve just heard that Multiply will be shutting down soon, which means all of our old profiles will disappear. Along with it will go photos and blog posts we may have uploaded during the pre-Facebook years. So today, I decided to go through the old site and see if there’s…
I’ve just heard that Multiply will be shutting down soon, which means all of our old profiles will disappear. Along with it will go photos and blog posts we may have uploaded during the pre-Facebook years. So today, I decided to go through the old site and see if there’s…
My best friend, Pia of LS Illustrated is in the business of making dreams come true. Well, when it comes to her illustrations anyway! Yesterday, she made one of my dreams come true! Being a HUGE Audrey Hepburn fan, I have always dreamed of owning a classic Vespa and zipping…
Last Thursday was my mother’s birthday, and today is father’s day. Since it has been a week centred on parents, I thought I’d post about them. Instead of sharing something new, though, I thought I’d post something from my former blog on Multiply. ——————– Jan 20, ’09 This one is…
The other day I was hanging out with my mother and we were listening to some old songs. Somewhere between the witty Cole Porter hits and the jazzy Gershwin numbers, I realised that although we still produce good and insightful music, most modern songs are not as beautifully worded as…
It may come as a surprise to many that high heeled shoes date back as far as ancient Egypt, and they continued to be used throughout the centuries. Almost every time period had their take on the heel. Often, high heels were created for practical purposes, like needing to keep…
They say that there comes a point in everyone’s life when you have to bid childhood goodbye. My first question is, who ARE ‘they’ and when did ‘they’ become so wise? My second question is, do we really ever say goodbye to childhood? Admittedly, there will be many points or…