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The Banana

Posted on August 11, 2010 by admin

So we land after a 9 hour flight and get totally reamed out by Immigration. There is (wait for it) an undeclared banana in our bag. Not just any banana, you understand – a Hong Kong banana. From the land … Continue reading →

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The Name Game

Posted on August 9, 2010 by admin

On the eve of our Melbourne trip Rockstar is still having diarrhea every 3 hours so I will feel free to steal shamelessly from Levitt and Dubner’s Freakonomics today. (I will also feel free to eat deep fried goat’s cheese … Continue reading →

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3 Queues

Posted on August 8, 2010 by admin

1. Pacific Place, about 5.50pm She was perfectly made up. Her long hair was set into bouncy, luxurious waves, her lipstick freshly applied, her skin milky fair (no market for hitam manis attraction among north Asians), her long nails exquisitely … Continue reading →

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The Taxi Queue in Times Square

Posted on August 6, 2010 by admin

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

Posted on August 6, 2010 by admin

“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)

Posted on August 4, 2010 by admin

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)

Posted on August 4, 2010 by admin

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)

Posted on August 2, 2010 by admin

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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Mummy’s Got Talent?

Posted on July 31, 2010 by admin

It’s official. After a decade of striving for credibility in the banking industry – dressing to seem older (and boring-er), speaking and writing only of topics designed to make people think I’m smart – I get to bimbo-fy myself for … Continue reading →

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The HKD 11,000 Ticket to Somewhere In Java

Posted on July 30, 2010 by admin

Our helper wants to fly back to a tiny town Somewhere in Java, Indonesia, for her daughter’s birthday. Melanie will turn 5 on Aug 12th. Her mother wanted to be back so badly she said she would pay her own … Continue reading →

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