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My Darling Nieces

Love my nieces beyond words. Just one smile from them can last me for days. Even when they are grouchy they are so cute. When they are in distress you just want to make it better. Life is so much … Continue reading

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4 Things: Finding Happiness in the Supposedly Mundane

I was thinking about happiness and how I could find it without spending any money or leaving my house. 1. Well one thing I know for sure that would make me happy is if I successfully organize all my stuff … Continue reading

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#84. The Joy of Discovering Kampong Glam & Haji Lane

It was a total joy to rediscover Kampong Glam, our Muslim quarter.  The area has a new vibrancy with the emerging hip fashion district at Haji Lane. Even after visiting the place numerous times this year, I still feel there … Continue reading

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Zahara & Siloh: Happy in California

Zahara and Shiloh Jolie-Pitt look so cute together.  Love how Zahara is making Shiloh giggle.  Kids teach us the true meaning of joy. Why is it that only kids skip? Who taught us that adults shouldn’t do that? No wonder … Continue reading

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My Cousin’s Birthday: 30 things before 30

I almost can’t believe my little cousin will be dirty thirty in July. She was and still is a total cutie who hardly looks her age. I may be more than a decade older, but I am so in awe … Continue reading

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Shiloh and Zahara show us what Real Joy is

Somehow when it comes to happiness all kids seem to have a real idea of what is it. And not just happiness, pure joy. In these paparazzi shots in Manhattan outside Lee’s Art store, Zahara looks like a pretty duchess … Continue reading

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Turning 40 was Not What I Expected

The weeks leading up to 40 were filled with dread and trepidation.  I thought I would feel different and alarm would set in, but somehow I felt exactly the same on my birthday, as I did the day before.  I … Continue reading

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Has Travel Lost Its Mystique? Do We Blame The Internet?

When I was four, even a little trip across the border to Malaysia made me wide-eyed. It was thrilling when the scenery changed drastically from Singapore’s urban landscape, to rows and rows of rubber trees with little tin-cups stuck in … Continue reading

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Finding the Rainbow

There’s this negative person in my life who thinks that there is nothing I can do right. She constantly nags me and keep me up all night in a state of perpetual anxiety. She is my worst critic. She makes … Continue reading

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L is for Laura Elizabeth (A Post I love from Sunshine & Starlight)

I just love this post by Laura Elizabeth. She is so full of joy, life, energy. You’ll see what I mean when you read her. She’s better than a shot of caffeine when you’re feeling zonked out and lethargic. 1: … Continue reading

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