Mimi on April 30th, 2009

Greetings from the Sultanate of Oman!
I’m lucky enough to have some time to catch up on my emails right now and even make a quick blog post.
As I opened Google Reader a few minutes ago, I was exhilarated to see Running Mom’s latest blog post which features a link to a YouTube video of the KL Marathon [...]

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Mimi on April 29th, 2009

I’m heading off to Muscat, Oman with my Samsonite luggage in tow and will be off the blogosphere for the next few days. For now, I leave you with some photos that I took on my last trip to Muscat in January 2008.

Oman Tourism information counter at the airport, decorated with a giant khanjar, the [...]

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Mimi on April 27th, 2009

Bad habits truly die hard. Especially sedentary habits. Until your waistline screams for mercy every time you zip up your pants or skirt. That’s when you know you have to dust off the trusty old treadmill and put it to good use again.
You put on your ultra-light running shoes. The ones with the ultra-flexible sole. [...]

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Mimi on April 25th, 2009

Petronas Twin Towers, world famous steel buildings, at 7 a.m. KL time. Photo taken with a Nokia N82.
If you’ve been following my tweets on Twitter (or reading my updates through the widget on the sidebar…there, on the right side, just under ‘About Me’), you probably know by now that I’ve signed up for the KL [...]

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Mimi on April 24th, 2009

One of the challenges of being a working mother is finding the energy and patience to switch to ‘mommy mode’ at the end of a hectic day at the office. And for me, ‘mommy mode’ this week meant spending nights going through maths equations and word problems with OnlyGirl (9+) and RoundBoy (7+). They both [...]

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