All Souls’ Day

by Kit November 4, 2011 Blog

I am a born Catholic and my father had probably informed me ever since I could listen and speak that All Saints’ Day is on 1 November while All Souls’ Day is on 2 November. Unfortunately, I’ve never been able to remember these dates. Isn’t it ironic then that I remember this date now after [...]

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Single Ladies – Beyoncé and Liza Minelli

by Kit October 13, 2011 Wardrobe

I am burning the midnight oil and nope, not from reading a favourite book but from marking piles and piles and piles of students’ papers. Ugh. If you’re an English teacher like me, you’ll understand the need for upbeat music while I read through the papers because the chances of reading interesting, insightful and grammatically [...]

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Manic Monday

by Kit October 11, 2011 Blog

One, never read on the bus because it’s bad for your eyesight. Two, reading a book on the bus will make you miss your bus stop. Or you don’t even realize that you’d gotten on the wrong bus in the first place! Three, when you finally tear your eyes off the page to glance around, [...]

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How to make smooth steamed egg for toddlers

by Kit October 1, 2011 The Kitchen

My toddler loves this simple steamed egg, which the Chinese ayi who cooks for us makes (It’s about the few things she cooks that’s edible. Seriously.). The steamed egg she makes is smooth and firm, almost like a jelly? I have been trying and trying out the recipe but somehow I’ve not been able to [...]

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National Day or 国庆节 (guó qìng jié)

by Kit September 30, 2011 Blog

October 1 is China’s National Day or 国庆节 (guó qìng jié). The whole of China will be out on holiday from tomorrow until next Friday!!! I had a bit of trouble getting home today because the buses were PACKED, the streets were CROWDED and the roads were JAMMED. Boy, was it a long trek home… [...]

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Is this a fashion blog?

by Kit September 17, 2011 Wardrobe

Actually, it started off as a blog about the books my kids read, which was fun for a while. But they started reading more books than I could blog about that I couldn’t keep up. Anyway, I’d rather take that time to read my own books Since the only English library available in these parts [...]

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