The day I left Singapore for good. I don't have anything in mind to write just yet. And in Lorraine's true fashion way, here I am, trying to reflect on the year that was three weeks into January. To be honest, I haven't really come into the sense of the new year. Probably because I unexpectedly caught the virus, 10 days before my supposed...

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I adore this picture. That's my Lolo carrying me and my Kuya, and my Lola looking at us. Second loss this year. What a bummer. And this time, it hit harder, down to the core. My Lolo died, or as how I called him growing up, Daddy died, in the most unexpected, excruciating way. He suffered a stroke and it took 3 hours before a...

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 I took this photo while I was on my way home from work last 22 January 2021. It feels suiting to how I am currently feeling. LOLIt's 21:41 on a Friday night. I'm sitting alone on my balcony, sipping an iced cold beer. This day started just like any other day. My insomnia is back, long and sleepless nights. Oh, how I have...

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I'm slowly starting to fall in love with the East part of Singapore. It's a fact that Geylang has a reputation of being Singapore's red light district. I remember years ago when I first set foot in this area, there were indeed scattered brothels with girls seated outside waiting for customers. I was a bit culture shock as it was surprisingly very different...

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what is grief, if not love perseveringI don't know how to construct my thoughts today. (As if it's not the same case everyday).My great-grandmother died this week (26-July). She was supposed to be 96 years old yesterday, 30-July, an almost centenarian. And today, we laid her to rest. By 'we', I meant with us via video call. I was sad, and had to...

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Waaaaay back 2017. LOL Frankly speaking, I don't know how, where or when to start this post. On my to-do list, I put "draft new beginnings blog", hence, here I am, trying to summarize the last two-three weeks. Last 12th April, I received an unexpected call from a consulting firm about the interview I had almost a month ago (the interview happened last 21st March)....

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skating into the sunset I like to make myself busy, the stay-sane-at-home has made me hop into a lot of pre-occupations. So here are a few things/activities that would probably qualify me as a gold member of the "Busy Bee Society". Macramé CraftsIt was a short visit to Spotlight that got me into macramé. I was there to buy a cross-stitch kit because I...

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Carpe diem!Frankly speaking, we initially LOLed at the idea of a cruise to nowhere when it was first launched late last year. Why would I want to pay for a cruise going nowhere? Would it be safe? Would I really enjoy going around wearing mask all day? But my travel-starved-just-turned-thirty-self could not pass on the idea of fulfilling a birthday trip, even if...

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a bunch of dried flowers i randomly got after being so stressed at workHe doesn't like Valentine's Day — a made up Hallmark holiday, a consumerism day that forces people to buy flowers, chocolates, cards for their significant others. It is a brilliant scheme created by marketers to sway consumers into spending more. A day that requires one big gesture to show their...

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Just some of my lame bouldering photos, wearing my favorite bouldering top 😃Since I am trying to commit to this blog again, let me tell you about something that have been such a revelation to me last year. Bouldering.So what is bouldering? Bouldering is a form of rock climbing without the use of ropes or harness. The walls are not high enough to be...

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August, 2020. Lazarus Island, Singapore.2020.. Here goes nothing.I am grateful; still grateful that 2020 happened. It was a totally different year for me, like to almost everyone else, despite all that has happened around the world, despite the pandemic. I didn't want to admit this, I felt selfish. Maybe that's why I abandoned this blog this year, I was happy and I felt...

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