Monthly Archives: August 2010

The Taxi Queue in Times Square

Operation Last Minute Times Square Excursion For Snow Gear begins with a cab ride… This cabbie only has 2 handphones… The max we’ve counted has been 4 or 5 (not counting the radio some of them use to call in … Continue reading

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Snow in August and Other Things

“Let’s go someplace with snow!” the person I For Better Or For Worse With enthuses. I blink. We leave for Melbourne in less than a week. But I’m not surprised: “Let’s buy an apartment” (we did, in Singapore – never … Continue reading

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Tales From The Dark Side (Part 2)

Mummy landed what she thought was her First Big Break Job almost 3 years after she first started working. It was a huge, international bank and she was the youngest “experienced hire.” Save for a highly-credentialed China scholar of almost … Continue reading

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Tales From The Dark Side (Part 1)

Dear Rockstar, Mummy used to work in what many other professions would describe a decadent environment. (Yet she thinks every profession has good as well as horrible people.) Mummy writes some of these to make the point that you are … Continue reading

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Things That Are Bad For You (And Other Random Thoughts)

Dear Rockstar, Red meat has been known to cause cancer in lab rats. Smoking has been known to cause cancer in lab rats. Monosodium Glutamate (MSG) has been known to cause cancer in lab rats. Mummy is wondering if anyone … Continue reading

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