The thing about milestones is that we work so hard to get from one to the next that sometimes that means it is only when we reach the one we’ve been keeping our sights on that we realise just how far we’ve left that previous one behind. And like it
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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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When the girls talk of dreams and regrets, love and heartbreak, I almost feel like I’m hearing myself and these conversations are merely ghosts — whispers of my longing and loss that have refused to go into the night and be at final rest. When the girls talk about childhoods that shape
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One night, four years ago, on your birthday, Mummy and Daddy sat with many first-time pre-school parents in the old Marymount Kindy located at Thomson Road. The principal then was Mrs Kew, a wonderful woman so full of life and love for the children under her watch. She was always
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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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A long, long time ago, I was sure that I would arrive at a day when I would’ve mapped out the world of feelings playing tempest within me, that I would’ve learnt to build my own compass with which I would navigate the sea of perspectives that seem to shape
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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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