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Tea!
Happy new year. It was a refreshing wintry time in Niseko, Hokkaido for me, braving the slopes for a day and then babysitting. The other...
Switched
...which is about a teenage girl who witnesses her classmate's suicide and faints. When she wakes up, she finds herself in the body of...
MasterChef
- always makes me hungry when it’s not time to eat. I love the zeal, the colours and tastes. The drama isn’t bad, either. Drool-worthy....
In Review: Hancock
"You believe in me, don't you, Hancock? Because I believe in you." This is a very character-rich story that bears rewatching. Notes of...
Dead Man's Cell Phone, by Sarah Ruhl
A woman sitting in a quiet restaurant is writing and drinking her tea when a cell phone rings at length. Annoyed, she asks whether the...
Summer Proper
Summer started officially on 20th July. From 13th to 20th July, I was part of a whirlwind tour to Tokyo and Izu, Shizuoka, a fun and...
A Small Ambition
A-level French and a brief stint in Paris do not a native speaker make. Of the languages I know, French is definitely the most musical. ...
Done for the Year
Happy to report that all the work at hand has been dealt with. It's been a solid week of marking, 4 brief socials and I don't know how...
Kousoku at Genki Sushi
This always lights up my day. You arrive and take your seat. The little iPad in front of you changes to show it's ready to take your...
Past Bedtime
10.49 on a Thursday night? It's been a while. Nice to have this wedge of time to relax and ... enjoy reruns of "The Mummy" on Netflix. ...
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