A weekend of rugby and friendship in Japan. I just spent the weekend at the Rugby World Cup. Some may say it’s a long way to go for the weekend, but I say I would travel halfway around the world if it meant I was going to spend time with fabulous friends. Sure, we went […]
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She is now 19!!! So here I am, a mother of a daughter who has just turned 19. Yeah, yeah, I know It could be all doom and gloom. You know the story, my baby has gone, or I can no longer dress my baby in cute little dresses, or I’ve lost her now for
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“22 years of married bliss”, said nobody ever! I can say, though, that in the 22 years of marriage, we have come out the other end pretty damn proud of ourselves. We have lived through the good times: we have toughed it out during the bad times, and we have pulled together through all the
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We have discussed the topic of moving our dog long and hard. It is a topic that has been thrown around since the kids have all moved back to Australia. When is Samara coming home? It is a funny thing that our dog was born in Seoul. So coming home, well, she has never lived
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EXPAT LIFE Okay, the heading might be a little misleading as it probably isn’t what you think it is. My husband and I are not separating, not divorcing, and we are not splitting up; we are, however, just going to live apart for a while as we are in separate countries at the moment. It
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On your 21st birthday How do I start a letter that is 21 years in the making? How do I explain to you how very fortunate I am to call you my son and even more so on your 21st birthday? I have loved you since I first laid eyes on you, forever crying (yes,
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A few things happened to me the past week; one of my Seoul Sisters moved to Singapore, and a good friend from Singapore went on holiday to Seoul. It stirred up a few fond memories of my time in South Korea. So, where was that post I wrote all those years ago while living in
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Living in Kuala Lumpur is relatively easy; moving there, on the other hand, can be trying (that is putting it nicely). Why? Well, check out 15 things you should know before living in Kuala Lumpur, which will make your life a little easier before moving abroad. Malaysia itself has a population of approximately 28.5 million,
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I have been asked a million times what is it like living in Hong Kong with little kids. My answer is always the same; it depends on where you live and how old your children are. For us personally, we could not have asked for a better place to bring up our primary school-aged children,
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I am heading home to Sydney, Australia, for Christmas this year, and I have decided to take a little bit of Singapore with me. So I have been attending Christmas fairs, researching some shop ideas and doing a little shopping myself (I know it wasn’t easy, but someone had to do it) to bring you
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