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It’s been a long and draining day. You’ve had to deal with more on your plate than you need, mostly due to the excessive number of morons on your plate. Time, energy, and effort have gone towards activities that amount to little more than stroking egos and reassuring precious souls, until the next time someone…
The end (of the year) is nigh and I am partaking in the phenomena known as “annual leave”. It’s the third year running that I’ve had this luxury, having worked for myself for the previous awful lot of years, working around family and clients and all the other things as and when I could. It…
I am broken – both literally and metaphorically. You see, a few weeks back, I broke two bones in my foot – my right foot; the cuboid and a cuneiform. They’re two of the the bones that sit between the long skinny bones of the foot – the extensions of your toes – and the…
My friends say I should act my age. What’s my age again? What’s my age again?” So sings Blink 182. For me, it’s a statement I hear a lot. Thankfully, it is not sung at me, by random strangers and people I am barely acquainted with. These days – because I am so ancient and no…
One of my favourite things to do is to People Watch. Admittedly, sometimes I find it infuriating, but other times it just … interesting. Intriguing. I am fascinated not only with the physiology of the human body, but also with the workings of the human mind. If it paid me enough, I think I’d happily…
“How did you go?” is the question I’ve been most asked since I completed my far-too-short stint, volunteering at the orphanage and charity school in Nha Trang. Actually, it was more of a “how did you go?”, with emphasis on the you. Because the people who ask know what I’m like and how much of an impact…