new years
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Written on 2nd January 2017 I’m in writing heaven. I’m sitting on a train looking out at snow covered trees and rooftops and thinking about a moment roughly ten years ago. Some moments stick with you more clearly than others. About ten years ago, I came to the realisation that I should stop buying stuff…
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What do you think of when you think of New Years? For most people, and I included, think of holiday festivities, family and good times with friends and loved ones. It’s also a time when many people without family or friends feel the pinching pain of solitude. These are the two overriding theme one often…
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A strange kind of peace seems to have transcended since the New Years. Maybe it is because I am just getting a little older and a little calmer. Or maybe it’s because I have been enjoying the time truly having some much needed “me” time reading books and being alone with my thoughts. I think…
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It’s 2012. It’s the year the world as we know it is supposed to end. There’s a whole movie dedicated to this year which I haven’t seen yet, but many tell me it is strikingly familiar with earthquakes, tsunamis, floods and any kind of natural disaster you can think about. Whatever happens, let’s not live…
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Since the flood prevented me from exercising regularly and now that it has gone, I find myself in the festive season with my weight going uphill. I gained 3kgs last week (now 2kg down and 1kg left to go) which is the most I’ve ever gained in the last year or so. It’s during festive times like these when our…
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Happy Songkran everyone!! To those unfamiliar with Thailand, you might wonder what is it? Songkran is basically the Thai New Years and it’s a holiday one shouldn’t miss. In Thailand, we have our own calendar system which follows the buddhist cycle and traditionally the date would be according to astrological calculations. Nowadays, it is fixed…
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I love Christmas, I love New Years. I love this time of year when everyone is in a festive mood and everything is just fun fun and fun. Organizing parties, get-to-gethers, and gift raffles. This is the time of year when everyone “gives” to everyone else. It’s when we forget ourselves a little and think…
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