the perspective of a military family . . . the narcissism of a blog
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When we moved to Singapore we were warned that gum is banned, drug distribution is punishable by death, and criminals can be caned. We also heard that homosexuality is illegal.
So who was the lone man with pink wings and a gay pride flag in the middle of the Chingay Parade? The only person to march without being [...]
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It has been a hectic week and a half. I taught seven financial education classes to the community during Military Saves week, we visited Kuala Lumpur for four days, we are still unpacking from the move into our new house, we are going to Vietnam in a few days, and the car battery died.
In other [...]
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Today we received a package at our Fleet Post Office (FPO) Box containing all of the mail sent to our old address in Maryland. Somewhere along the way they let gorillas jump up and down or rested a cargo container on it.
Priority mail, 17 pounds. It flew from Columbia, Maryland to San Francisco where it boarded [...]
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I have been “married to the military” for ten years and we have moved seven times. Nine times when you include the two inter-city moves into larger digs. So far we have been relatively lucky and have not had too much break or disappear. No horror stories that other military families have of the cargo [...]
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It was the first week of the Chinese New Year and if the rest of the year is more of the same, it is going to be a crazy year. Elysia got back from Indonesia a few days ago, in time for a few new year celebrations and a prenatal doctor visit, and is now [...]
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