MIMO KHAIR

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  • Day Sixty Five, March 28, 2011

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    Not even seven years old and she declared herself a rocker! Lea came home today and asked me to tell her everything I know about Rock and Roll. She said: “I think I am rock and roll” and she proceeded to demonstrate. Should I be worried?? 🙂

  • Day Sixty Two, March 25, 2011

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    Shanghai is glitzy, shiny city that loves its sparkle, and ever since Barbie showed up with its huge flagship store on Huai Hai Lu, the Barbies are everywhere! It is a Barbie revolution and they are winning. Hello Kitty has no choice but to step aside and give in to the Barbie street revolts. I…

  • Day Fifty One, March 14, 2011

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    Since the tragic earthquake happened in Japan a few days ago, I did my best to keep the details from Lea. The reason is that she tends to worry so much about things, I feared opening up the subject with her would lead to some sleepless nights and a whole amount of of worry much…

  • Day Forty Nine, March 12, 2011

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      Today was the first day that we truly felt Spring in the air! We planned a little picnic with treats, books, a memory game and of course smiles and bubbles! Happy Spring everyone!

  • Day Forty Two, March 5, 2011

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      “You can’t depend on your eyes when your imagination is out of focus.” —Mark Twain Today was a day of looking at balances, re-arranging thoughts, deep contemplations, and searching for rhythms. There is a rhythm in the rain that can lull you to sleep if it falls gently, there is also rhythm in the…

  • Day Forty, March 3, 2011

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    I remember when we moved to Shanghai five years ago being completely taken off guard by sellers in markets wishing me a ‘Melly Kissmas’ in early June! Now, after years of living here, I am totally used to seeing huge Merry Christmas signs, Christmas trees and lights all around Shanghai late into the Spring. As…

  • Day Thirty Nine, March2, 2011

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    Light is one of the most precious gifts we are given on this planet freely. Its source is constant never missing a beat. And then the light itself is so magical, ever changing, twinkling silver at dawn, intensifying gradually till its peak time, then gradually getting into its glowing gold phase when all is still…

  • Day Nineteen, February 10, 2011

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    Today was a very cold and rainy day in Shanghai, so it was an indoor day for us. A friend brought us beautiful tulips in the afternoon and they were searched very thoroughly for any sleeping fairies. One ended up sleeping in L’s room, a tulip that is, waiting for a fairy to visit at night.