Mimi on March 24th, 2008

One of the things I love about photography is how it has made me look at the world differently. I am more conscious of everything around me. The sky is no longer just a sky — it’s now a canvas of a myriad shades of blue that changes from hour to hour, from day to […]

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Mimi on March 22nd, 2008

When we went island-hopping in Phuket recently, at one point, while Twin1 slept, Twin2 amused himself by trying on other people’s hats.

Here he is sans hat…

And here he is wearing Hat #1…

And wearing Hat #2.

I think he liked Hat #2 better.

Yup, I definitely think so :)

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Mimi on March 21st, 2008

I got acquainted with Thai food long before I first set foot in Thailand.
And my first love — for Thai food, that is — is the one and only Tom Yam Kung, or hot-sour soup with prawns.

Incidentally, when I was pregnant with the twins, I craved for mee hoon tom yam (rice vermicelli with tom […]

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Mimi on March 18th, 2008

The entrance is small and nondescript — from the main road, you must go through a small alley, tucked between a tailoring shop and a small restaurant — but the moment you step onto its foyer, you find yourself in the oasis called Layalina Hotel in Kamala Beach, Phuket, Thailand.

The reception is small and […]

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Mimi on March 16th, 2008

I’ve taken to people-watching lately, not for the sake of merely watching, but out of genuine deep curiousity. I look at people and wonder what kind of lives they lead, what secrets they keep, what dreams they harbour.
I look at young children and envy their innocence but, at the same time, I deeply worry about […]

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