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Tag Archives: aunts
Family Ties: Aunts, Uncles & Cousins
I recently asked my uncle how he felt when his son was just born. “Were you nervous being a father now? Nervous about having to carry a baby.” He said not really, and then I realised my baby cousin (I … Continue reading
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Tagged aunts, ceylonese, cousins, culture, family, Life, Living, personal, Singapore, uncles
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Birthday Cakes: The More Candles the Merrier
I may repeat this a lot but I have very caring aunts and uncles who keep me sane. They do so much for us, are really supportive and I wish everyone could have close knit families like this. Even if … Continue reading
Posted in Midlife Musings
Tagged aunts, birthday, candles, carrot cake, family, love, many candles, strawberry short cake, surprise, uncles
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Family Party: Cupcakes & Pictionary
We had another family party to celebrate my cousin’s birthday. We truly have the best aunts. One of my aunts baked the birthday cupcakes and made rojak, while my other aunt who was just back from Japan actually lugged boxes … Continue reading
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Tagged auntie, aunts, cupcakes, family, Krispy Kreme, party, Pictionary
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I Lucked Out
In other areas of my life I may gripe and feel like I have a raw deal, and feel extreme anxiety over why things are the way they are, but in one area I sometimes feel on top of the … Continue reading
Butterfly Cake: 75th Birthday Celebration
My Aunty baked a cake for my other Aunty for her 75th Birthday party. It was a carrot cake with loads of icing which I love. My cousin helped to paint the marzipan butterflies which were made by my aunt … Continue reading
Feeling Giddy with Happiness on New Year’s Day
After my dreary post on New Year’s eve, I went over to my aunt’s place for our annual family New Year’s eve party and had a blast! We talked about strange things like the Mayan prediction that the world is … Continue reading
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Tagged 2012, aunts, BBQ, butterfly, Cousin, cousins, culture, death, family, Food, garlic bread, grief, happiness, lemon meringue pie, Life, Living, love, Mayan prediction, New Year, party, personal, photography, photos, uncles
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My Definition of Family
Since I need to inject some new life into my blog, I thought I should start sharing information about the little trips I have taken. I will start, in my next post, with my last trip which was taken … Continue reading
