Mimi on February 23rd, 2008

Weekends are supposed to be the time for working mums to catch up on the lost list of errands that accumulate during the week. But I never get anything done on weekends. Well…almost never.
Saturdays for me typically start with a trip to Tesco Hypermarket. Why Tesco? Coz they open at 8 am, that’s why […]

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Mimi on February 21st, 2008

When AirAsia started operations, they made good on their slogan “Now Everyone Can Fly.” With their fares a mere fraction of other airlines’, I dare declare that a plane ride from KL to Jakarta is often akin to a bus ride, judging from the curious mix of passengers that you get to fly with every […]

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Mimi on February 21st, 2008

My flight back to KL is delayed for 2 hours and everyone who’s been to Jakarta knows that there’s absolutely nothing to do in Cengkareng airport, unlike Changi (Singapore), Schiphol (Amsterdam) or KLIA (Malaysia). My only consolation is that they recently opened a small Starbucks outlet inside, right next to some duty-free shops. (Note: DH […]

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Mimi on February 20th, 2008

It’s been a loooong day and I seriously need some sleep, after having slept for only 4 hours last night. (I fell asleep at 2 am, no thanks to the cup of Colombian coffee that I had on our KLM KUL-CGK flight!)
Today has been meeting after meeting after meeting, with dinner only at 9 pm, […]

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Mimi on February 18th, 2008

The worst thing that working mothers all over the world probably ever have to deal with is guilt.

Guilt for being in the middle of a make-or-break meeting, when your son’s kindergarten teacher calls up to say he fell off the monkey bars. ..
Guilt when you come home after a long meeting at the lawyer’s office […]

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