Deep Breath

And exhhaleeeeeeeee…
K, back to marking.

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Oh Fuck It

Lists are for boring or lazy people. boring and lazy people who despite having a more than satisfactory week, were bored to death on Sunday.
1. I have gotten much lazier once the conclusion of the A levels took away any reason to apply myself with any enthusiam.
2. I am indubitably boring because I am teaching [...]

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Monster in the House

Yesterday my mother came back in an unsually talkative mood. Usually she grumbles about the state of the house, tells me to take down the clothes, and goes into her bedroom to change. She comes out, starts banging around the kitchen and produces a delicious but grouchy looking dinner. But yesterday she said that something [...]

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Marshmallows and Moonlight

Question: When you go into the attached bathroom at night, when your bedroom door is closed, why is it that you still close and lock the bathroom door?

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Talking to Neighbours

Cecilia (the other relief teacher), who is old enough to be my mother plus a little bit, has told me that I am old before my time. That explains a lot about what I’ve just complained about. This is rather worrying. I am still at the stage where I think of myself as “girl” and [...]

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I Talk to My Butler.

If it were the 19th or early 20th century now, I would have something to be majorly embarrassed about. Taking stock of my social life, I have realised that I spend too much time with boys (and girls) much younger than me (Mrs Bennet would say that such things do not improve one’s mating prospects). [...]

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Rooting for the Not Nice Guy

Sherlock Holmes rules all of detective fiction. I’ve started reading the stories again, and although most of them are solved through extremely improbable inductive reasoning, I realised that I’ve missed them alot. In primary 4 we were doing detective fiction as a genre, which was how I became a Holmes fan. It’s strange really, that [...]

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Nuts

I like Brazil nuts. And pecan pie. They should make it easier to acquire such things in Singapore. Most people here never find out whether they like Brazil nuts or pecan pie. They don’t know what they’re missing. I would describe a Brazil nut as a buttery hazelnut, and a pecan pie as a crunchy [...]

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It’s a Good Sign

I realise I haven’t written about any books for a long time. This was mostly because the A-levels derailed my reading, and preparing for Cambridge has led me to read mostly dull books with a few interesting bits. So when Sam came to SJI to work, I was terribly happy to have someone who I [...]

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No, I’m Not Going to Be a Politician

I am a liberal. Kind of. Liberal in the sense that pre-marital sex does not make me go into a tailspin and I believe that gays should be left alone. However, in the technical sense of the word, I’m actually swaying only a little to the left of centre. I strongly believe people should not [...]

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