Written by
Carine
Wednesday February 15, 2012
So, I am getting married in exactly 73 days, 20 hours, 46 minutes and 32 seconds (adjusted to the time zone of the destination at which the wedding will take place). And I have been talking about "losing the flab" ...
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Written by
Carine
Thursday January 26, 2012
Raffles Hospital called me today - two months after my lengthy email to its co-founder Loo Choon Yong - informing me of the measures it has taken to address
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Written by
Carine
Saturday January 14, 2012
The MRI scan came out clean. And I certainly have brains.
I told the neurosurgeon his job is really cool, "Cause you get to read scans."
He laughed awkwardly, possibly thinking to himself, "What an idiot."
My headaches have gone away and while ...
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Written by
Carine
Thursday January 12, 2012
Unfortunately, I have had the opportunities to experience the service of both Mount Elizabeth Hospital and Raffles Hospital in the short span of three months.
Mount Elizabeth Hospital
I have only been to the private clinics within Mt Elizabeth, but I have ...
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Written by
Carine
Wednesday January 11, 2012
"She's not wearing my ring. Nope, not my wife," Eli joked, as I spent some time today without his ring for the first time since we exchanged rings before family and friends, almost a year ago.
I went for my brain ...
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Written by
Carine
Tuesday May 31, 2011
I will make my children take part in competitive endurance sports. Preferably long-distance running. Not because I want to force them into doing something that I’ve enjoyed for many years, but because, I’ve experienced the wonderful benefits of training for ...
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Written by
Carine
Saturday October 16, 2010
At breakfast today, Eli and I had a debate about which should be done first: switching off the fire or removing the food from the stove.
Eli says that his instinct tells him to rescue the food from the stove first ...
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Written by
Carine
Thursday October 14, 2010
I'm not sure if summer really came to Vancouver this year. Being out of school and all, there is nothing to mark the beginning and end of summer.
Sure it wasn't all that bad, I remember a weekend of mini skirts, ...
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Written by
Carine
Monday October 11, 2010
Despite all the 15-course meals accompanied by a lot of pita bread and washed down with four to five bottles of 355ml Pepsi, late night snacking, and too much sugary Lebanese desserts, I did not put on any weight! In ...
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Written by
Carine
Monday October 4, 2010
Dairy products have a laxative effect on most people, correct? And I’ve come to believe that living in Canada, on top of the weirdest allergies I have since been inflicted with, I’ve also started being one of those lactose intolerant ...
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