the perspective of a military family . . . the narcissism of a blog
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Baby schmaby. There is bigger news around here.
I ate durian and liked it.
If you have never been near a durian, you do not know how monumental this is.
We have been in Singapore for sixteen months and while I have gotten used to the rotting smell, I just could not overcome it to enjoy the taste.
Even unopened [...]
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When Elysia’s family arrived from Queens, Lemon was already past his due date. This gave them a few days to settle in and get to know the neighborhood. They now know mainly how to find the nearest dim sum hawker stall and where to buy the local Chinese newspaper.
When our daughter, Citrus, was one month old, [...]
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A portrait of our son, Lemon, at eight days old. The photo below him is of Citrus when she was seven days old.
About a month ago my daughter looked at me and asked point-blank “Why did you name me after an orange?”
I blame my father for our children’s names. He worked for 23 years at UC [...]
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Military families tend to move every year and a half to three years and sometimes it can feel you have just settled into one place before it is time to start packing and planning to live somewhere else. Just passing through.
Three friends of ours — a Coast Guard family — moved recently from Singapore to [...]
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Introducing Lemon. Born at 10:36 p.m. on Tuesday, August 17, 2010.
Mount Elizabeth Hospital, Singapore. 7 pounds 13 ounces, 21 inches.
More photos to come.
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