Monthly Archives: April 2006

Home calling

Today was a bit of a mixed day, though at least S didn’t go to the office — instead she spent most of the day on the lounge opposite me, drifting through the day on a mix of bad tv, … Continue reading

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Official: Babies don’t like terrorists

So I raced back from Singapore last night so that I could spend the weekend with S in all her pregnantess. Saturday morning I’m downstairs procrastinating online when I hear S’s telephone upstairs ring. Saturday morning not yet eight am … Continue reading

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Sacred cows make the best hamburger

I spent this afternoon climbing up and down, in and out and around and around Dad’s ship which has become pretty much a permanent attraction in Sembawang shipyard in Singapore — it recently set the record for number of dockings … Continue reading

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How old are you Sir?

So I’m in Singapore at the moment on a whistle-stop see-the-folks and renew a visa trip from Jakarta and this is the first time I’ve been away from the baby! It is the first time but unfortunately won’t be the … Continue reading

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Two weeks down, quite a few to go…

Word is slipping out. S is on Skype to her good friend J in the US of A and the cry just same out “We’ll…we’re going to have a baby!” Luckily J wasn’t on speaker, although I think I almost … Continue reading

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Food and frustration

We had a classic festival of food frustrations this evening. I hadn’t started anything for dinner by the time S got home and figured she’d have something in mind that I could whip up. Sure enough she did. Problem was … Continue reading

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Daddy and Uncle all in a day

Big day today — I got an email from my little sister saying the following: Maddie saw the photo of you and Mum that sam took (one of her arty ones that I straightened up) and said, “Nannie – Unc … Continue reading

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Can I say it is just my hormones?

S had a pretty rough old day today — a fair bit of boredom, nausea, stomach pains and cramps all suffered through to a background of bad tv, plentiful rain and fatcat dragging and hiding dead rats in the house. … Continue reading

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The art of having a baby

S and I ventured out today to Plaza Senayan — one of Jakarta’s swankiest malls. We were on a mission to pick up what S explained to me was the bible of baby making, What to expect when you’re expecting. … Continue reading

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C stands for crave

S got home about 5.30 tonight and since then has eaten half a tub of ice-cream and two pieces of rye bread in preparation for the beef stew I’m making… She’s also repeatedly demanded pineapple juice — knowing full well … Continue reading

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