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Kinder Moments: Ali *
I went to help out at kinder one day and after reading to another child, I got to read a book to Ali. He was very keen for me to read out the names of different things in the pictures although he couldn’t say much. Suddenly, he couldn’t contain himself and started talking to me in his language even though he must have known I couldn’t understand ( Read more... ) -
IR Rally
Of course I went to the IR rally too! No one with a shred of humanity left in them could dare miss it… unless of course their boss wouldn’t allow it and were threatened with the sack!.. hmmm… Here are some pics posted by someone else ( Read more... ) -
Food Porn and Toy Nazis
Last weekend, we left the kids at home and set out for a hoity-toity gala dinner at the Hyatt. Filipino chefs had been flown in for the occasion of a Filipino food festival culminating in said dinner. I was quite excited to experience a modern twist and eat my food in delectable stacks adorned with drops of flavour around the plate. This is not ( Read more... ) -
One year Old
My first anniversary of blogging. Huge thanks to vasco_pyjama and kafechick for luring me in to begin with.
I have done my part to celebrate by luring binhi into our compelling and addictive world. Welcome my friend and let us compel her forward to lavish and provocative rants, venting, confessions and sheer gossip so that she may share as I know this global nomad has ( Read more... ) -
Swanning Around.. And I’m Not Talking Football
But since I mentioned football in the intro I must say it was a nice grand final moment to watch the finals on TV while we were at the Footscray market and feel the universal appeal of our sport as the people of the world inclined their eyes to the screen as they pondered the relative merits the pile of fruit and veg ( Read more... ) -
Visitations
hatter_anon is in Melbourne and I have spent an enjoyable afternoon catching up with her in the midst of of bit of caffeine and retail therapy. Noiyce ( Read more... ) -
The Two America’s
I was so shocked to hear about Cuba’s experience of Category 5 hurricane Ivan last September. What a contrast with Katrina!!
http://www.truthout.org/docs_2005/090305Y.shtml
1.5 million people were evacuated. 20,000 homes were destroyed. No one was killed.
"Merely ( Read more... )