Dear Matthew, The story began in Bali for us, Seminyak’s Serene Villas to be precise. That was three years ago now when you were only two years old and Emma, just six months old. That was Emma’s first trip overseas, our first time at a private villa, and the start
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You know that place that we fondly refer to as “Memory Lane”? The one that draws visitors like the curious seeker, the haughty forsaken, the tragic heroes, the nostalgic fools and the sentimental-hearted? There are day passes that offer special discounts for those who wish to just quickly pop in
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One of my favourite scenes from the Sex and the City Movie is the one where Carrie and Mr Big were lying in bed; Carrie reading that non-existent book of “Love Letters from Great Men”. It moved me the same way the “It’s Time” scene in Eat Pray Love does
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Includes: Escape, Time-Travel, Embracing the lies, and some Partying. Lucky are the ones who never had their hearts broken before; but happy and complete are those who have.Looking back on my life at 37, I recall every single chapter of it that’s ended with a broken heart — over failed relationships, painful
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That afternoon, we checked into Siloso Beach Hotel on the southern island of Sentosa in Singapore, for no other reason than that it was closest to the beach where we had built many memories twenty years ago. I had not requested for him to bring anything; myself, I arrived armed
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A chance encounter at Mass yesterday brought me diving to my knees in the pews, confessing my anxiety and fears that within minutes, I’ll come face to face with a friend from the past. The chance encounter is with a mutual acquaintance who informed that my “friend from the past”
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You recall the day that’s just gone by, hoping to stumble upon that one important moment that might have snuck by without enough attention paid to it earlier. Only sometimes, no such encounter comes to mind. So you do the next best thing, which is to take a short walk
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By 4.30pm, I was wracked with guilt. Today being a Labour Day public holiday that happened to fall on a Sunday meant it’s one of those very rare occasions when Matthew didn’t need to attend his Music Appreciation Class or swimming lesson. The plan for today was simple: We
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“An astronaut.” That was my answer as a little girl and there was nothing else I wanted to do but to go to space, see the stars, meet some friendly galactic neighbours and see the world(s). But that ambition died real quickly the first time I watched Space Odyssey 2001 –
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My mum and dad at 18, when they fell in love, A friend I had for very brief time, before she died when we were 15, The boy who stole my heart, My cousins back in the days when we romped and somehow grew up, at our bak kwa shop, Twinkle, Twinkie, Chocolate,
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