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Nails In The Fence
This story has been circulating by email for quite some time now but it came back to me last night after I had a heated SMS exchange over what is actually a very trivial (almost silly) matter with someone who is very, very important to me. Nails In The Fence (Author Unknown) There once was … Continue reading
Dealing With Rain, Filipino Style
It’s a wet, rainy morning, the clouds casting a dull greyness to everything, the rain falling slowly, lingering on and on for hours. I was with Twin1 earlier at a nearby pasar tani (farmer’s market) and I was trying, in vain, to keep him dry, admonishing him to stay under the vendors’ umbrellas. At some … Continue reading
Self-Portrait At Cherating Beach
Cherating Beach, Cherating, Pahang. The late afternoon sun blazed behind me, casting my shadow on the undulating sands, stretching my torso and making my legs look impossibly long. It’s the slimmest and tallest I’ve ever been (except for the bump on my hip made by my camera bag), thus it was impossible to pass up … Continue reading
The Model & The Sketch
I was attending a seminar at JW Marriott last week. The first session was a bit slow and before I realised it, my mind started wandering and my pencil started sketching. (It’s an unconscious habit I have — doodling or sketching whenever my mind starts to wander.) I was quite pleased with the outcome of … Continue reading
When I Grow Up…
There’s a Malay proverb that goes “Lain hulu, lain parang; lain dulu, lain sekarang“ which roughly translates to: just as the handle of the keris is very different from its blade, what’s in the past is very different from the present. Nowhere is this more evident than in today’s youth: children start schooling at a … Continue reading
About Me:
Selamat datang (welcome)!
I am Mimi -- mother, careerwoman, incidental world traveler, photography enthusiast, self-confessed gadget geek, and aspiring linguist (7 languages to date).
I'm a Filipina married to a Malaysian. Kuala Lumpur has been my home since 1993.
You may reach me at mimi[at]sleeplessinkl.com.
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