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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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Mummy’s Got Talent?

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

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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Like a Virgin

Dear Rockstar, Recent conversation your parents had about sex: “Are you bored yet?” “No…. You?” “No…… For future reference then… My colleagues told me there’s a swingers’ club in Hong Kong.” “Oh. Do we have to commit, or can we … Continue reading

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Significant Conversation #92

“Want to wear, want to wear (Disney Cars training underpants). Want to wear please.” “Just a second, darling. Mummy’s doing something over here.” “ I want to wear. Mummeeeee.’ “I said wait. Mummy has only 2 hands. Mummy is not … Continue reading

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With This Limited Edition Chloe Bracelet Bag, I Thee Wed

“And I like Stuff,” will one day be carved on my tombstone as an afterthought. Not just because I do (d-uh), but because like all the other things I think a lot about, Stuff is one of ‘em. I can’t … Continue reading

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