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	<description>Michelle and Wu Han's Blog</description>
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		<title>Updates</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Brandon turns 3 on Monday!

We&#8217;re thinking of getting him  (and for the sake of keeping the peace, Andrea as well) a bicycle with trainer wheels. But as to how we&#8217;re going to celebrate it, no plans just yet. The guy is getting a little more bossy nowadays, with his growing vocabulary. Still need to help [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://salameander.com/2010/03/10/updates/</link>
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		<title>Michelle: Status&#160;Quo</title>
		<description><![CDATA[CURRENTLY FEELING

Tired but enormously proud to have been able to contribute a whole lemon cake for tonight&#8217;s potluck at my aunt&#8217;s. And that the children were well-behaved (in the grand scheme of things). And wishing Han would come over unbidden to give me a long, uninterrupted, all-for-me cuddle.

CURRENTLY ADDICTED TO

Checking my Etsy store to see [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://salameander.com/2010/02/20/michelle-status-quo/</link>
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		<title>All 3 Handmade Leather Journals Arrived&#160;Today!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I was lumbering after the kids, clutching Andrea&#8217;s hand to make sure she didn&#8217;t trip on her oversized towel, fumbling with the apartment keys when Brandon called from up ahead, &#8220;Look! Look! Mummy, what&#8217;s that?&#8221; He was pointing at something on the foot of our front door.

Upon closer inspection I had to suppress a girly [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://salameander.com/2010/02/12/all-3-handmade-leather-journals-arrived-today/</link>
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		<title>Childhood&#160;Wonderment</title>
		<description><![CDATA[&#8220;Moon!&#8221; exclaims Andrea from the backseat of our car.

&#8220;Yeees, moon,&#8221; concurs Brandon.

It&#8217;s in the middle of the afternoon. While I&#8217;m keeping my eyes on the road I know they DO see the moon, they&#8217;ve pointed it out to me in broad daylight many times before.

&#8220;Moon!&#8221; coos Andrea again.

That moment, it was the faint whisper of [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://salameander.com/2010/02/11/childhood-wonderment/</link>
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		<title>Stops and&#160;Starts</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I handled yesterday very poorly&#8212;literally crying over spilt milk, ruining dinner by messing up the pastry crust for the leek and bacon pie I planned to make, and flying into a rage the moment one of the kids made a peep of a whine.

To give you an idea of what my day was like, I [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://salameander.com/2010/01/26/stops-and-starts/</link>
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		<title>Where Attention Goes, Results&#160;Show.</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Or something like that. But what if you&#8217;re like millions of mothers out there whose attention is spread so thin across all the many things that we have to take care of, all of which can be deceptively simple to categorise as


    the family
    household chores
    [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://salameander.com/2009/12/27/where-attention-goes-results-show/</link>
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		<title>Blessed Christmas&#160;Everyone!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[These are the things I&#8217;m grateful for this Christmas, in no particular order:


    Having *just* enough time to get gifts for the people who matter most to me.


    Last night&#8217;s roast leg of lamb which we shared with my Dad. It&#8217;s our first Christmas without mom around. But it [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://salameander.com/2009/12/25/blessed-christmas-everyone/</link>
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		<title>This Is Where The Magic&#160;Happens</title>
		<description><![CDATA[It is by no means glamorous, but my home workstation is where I do all our home administrative work, business dealings for Kinder Soaps, and at times, a spot to entertain the kids for a short while by pulling at random objects from my table.

See my little beastie just to the right of the netbook? [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://salameander.com/2009/11/24/this-is-where-the-magic-happens/</link>
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		<title>Dad&#8217;s Big&#160;Adventure</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Everyone who knows of my mom&#8217;s death has been concerned about how my father has been faring since. I think I can safely say, from what I gather from our conversations, is that he&#8217;s doing pretty okay. 

We spoke at length the other day, while the children were asleep in the afternoon. There were a [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://salameander.com/2009/11/20/dads-big-adventure/</link>
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		<title>Maintaining&#160;Sanity</title>
		<description><![CDATA[My current coping mechanisms.]]></description>
		<link>http://salameander.com/2009/11/13/maintaining-sanity/</link>
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		<title>Nine Days After Mom&#8217;s&#160;Passing</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I was going to blog on Tuesday&#8212;exactly a week after my mom passed away&#8212;about how things were different, my emotions, how much I missed her, and how my family was coping.

Then my servant decided it would be a good time to run away on Saturday morning, when we were out to watch Brandon dance at [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://salameander.com/2009/11/12/nine-days-after-moms-passing/</link>
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		<title>Time For A Much Happier&#160;Announcement</title>
		<description><![CDATA[We have baby number 3 on the way.  My family knows. Mom knew.

At yesterday&#8217;s checkup the doctor reckons that baby is due on Labour Day next year (1st May 2010), and he/she is around 8 weeks old now.

I guess this explains a lot of things I&#8217;ve been experiencing in the past 2 months.

The extreme [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://salameander.com/2009/11/05/time-for-a-much-happier-announcement/</link>
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		<title>Bitter Sweet&#160;Feelings</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Thank you to all who turned up at last night&#8217;s wake. It was a tear-laden affair, although we know that it was not merely born of sadness, but of joy and relief that mom is finally at rest for eternity.

I saw and remembered so many old friends and extended family members whom we hadn&#8217;t seen [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://salameander.com/2009/11/05/bitter-sweet-feelings/</link>
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		<title>&#8220;I Can&#8217;t Believe&#160;This&#8230;&#8221;</title>
		<description><![CDATA[That was what Mummy repeated when she was first brought home from the hospital on Saturday.

She is now bedridden. We&#8217;re not entirely sure if she&#8217;s aware of her surroundings anymore. But we speak to her anyway.

It really is hard to believe that this is where we are now.
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		<link>http://salameander.com/2009/11/03/i-cant-believe-this/</link>
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		<title>Andrea&#8217;s&#160;Nest</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Andrea&#8217;s quite independent when it comes to taking her naps, or going to bed at night. She gets her pacifier, and will very readily just lie down in bed and play with that nappy which we tied around the base of her mozzie netting to protect ourselves from its harsh corners.

Ever since she had control [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://salameander.com/2009/10/30/andreas-nest/</link>
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		<title>Wishing I Could Offer You More&#160;Of&#8230;</title>
		<description><![CDATA[&#8230;posts that I used to write, like this one that&#8217;s full of pictures that tell interesting stories. Back when I had time aplenty to take nice photos, edit them, take the time to write properly and enjoy the finished product.

I will, I will. 
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		<link>http://salameander.com/2009/10/30/wishing-i-could-offer-you-more-of/</link>
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		<title>Down The Slippery&#160;Slope</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Mom&#8217;s condition is deteriorating rapidly. Since yesterday morning she has refused to eat anything, and so when I saw her this afternoon, she was very very weak. And in even more pain. Her liver continues to give out.

She was awake for a short while when I visited. We hugged. She tried to stand, but she [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://salameander.com/2009/10/30/down-the-slippery-slope/</link>
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		<title>Lull</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Mom wasn&#8217;t too good today. Hadn&#8217;t slept last night because of tummy cramps, and when I visited her after lunch with Brandon, she was finally asleep.

Thank you all for your well-wishes, prayers and good thoughts. Those you did manage to visit, thank you too. Mom, however tired she was, did appreciate your presence.

In the meantime, [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://salameander.com/2009/10/29/lull/</link>
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