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The case of missing half dish: fact, not fiction
Almost a week ago, I bought one of my favourite dishes: rice cake with fried egg, tofu, bean sprouts, and oozing peanut sauce. I immediately dug my head in and savoured each bite; given the size, I could only finish half of the dish, so I decided to keep the other half for another day.…
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Age of the feminine: has the table turned?
In a cosy cafe, insulated from the mini storm outside, my friend, her dog, and I enjoyed the quiet joys of an early spring morning. At one point, she asked me a personal question: “Do you feel useless or incomplete as a woman?” I looked at her with my mouth slightly open. “You know that…
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Moving: a key to longevity
This morning, a condition I inherited after an accident I experienced many years ago revisited me. I was so uncomfortable I decided to revisit my old habit. Why did I choose to revisit my old habit? When our dog was still around, I visited the parks every morning without fail (unless London’s weather was too…