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7 Traits of True Friends

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When my friend Anne shared my blog about our thanksgiving dinner on Facebook, she said, among other things: “Amidst all that happened, I realized who my true friends are.” That line struck me because that was exactly how I felt! For those who don’t know, there was a 3-week war in my hometown last month. […]

On Terrorism

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Today is 9/11. Need I tell you the significance of that date? Of course not. So since it’s that date, let’s talk about terrorism. I am not going to talk about the act that happened a dozen years ago. It was a lot more terrible, yes, but what I will talk about is more significant […]

I Saw the Sign

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Today’s Blogtember prompt is: Describe a distinct moment when your life took a turn.  Back in 2004, I was working as a teller for one of the banks in my hometown (yes, that same hometown which is now undergoing a terrorists-taking-hostages crisis) and was very miserable about it. So miserable was I that even my […]

Prayers Badly Needed

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I didn’t want to talk about this but it’s driving me insane and I needed an outlet. If this feels wrong in the future, I will take it down. When I saw the Blogtember prompt for last Friday: “A story about a time you were very afraid” I dismissed it because who wants to remember […]

The Greatest Things I’ve Ever Learned

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… is just to love and be loved in return. Or so they say in Moulin Rouge. It’s true, though. I’ll explain that further as my #1 advice, but before that, let me start with some background first. I decided to hop on today’s Blogtember bandwagon last minute. What’s that, you say? It’s a September […]

{The Expat Diaries} 5 Years in Singapore

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Peeps, something’s bothering me. Has it really been five years? Like, seriously? I mean, like, FIVE whole years since I first met Singapore’s famous icon, the merlion? Once Upon a Time in Singapore I almost don’t want to believe it, but this blog reminds me that I first stepped on Singapore soil on August 23, 2008. Let […]