First of all, don’t expect too much. In this way you will not be disappointed at the end of the meal — a thing which is very harmful to the digestion. A day before the party, assess your host at his true value. Calculate, and I am afraid this is a little cynical, just what [...]
Archive for February, 2012
the duties of a guest
Posted in food, quotes, tagged reading on 25 February, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
thoughts while walking to the train
Posted in slightly deeper thoughts, tagged birthday, family life, lion, mela v. world, Peanut, relationships, Russia, work on 15 February, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
My ex-boyfriend has returned back on the radar, with a new job (I surmise), a new mobile number (or just one I am no longer familiar with), and a whole new name (!!). He manifested himself in two text messages. I replied to the first, thought for a couple of days over the second and [...]
donning the robe
Posted in encounters, tagged mela v. world, relationships, work on 6 February, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
My practice trainee, Little Brother, received a pass on his bar exams this afternoon! That means approximately a month later, I will be moving his Call to the Bar!!! “This is so exciting!!” I exclaimed. “Aren’t you excited?” “Okay lah…” said he, sounding much like a really reluctant participant in this whole exercise. “You don’t [...]
