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Thank you

I have been very blessed to have had older people invest in me, in varying degrees. One of those places where I met many were during my first real internship placement in Singapore. Especially fond in my mind are Cheh who was so nurturing and gentle and generous, and Alice who told me to not be too hard on myself and to love myself more – words I could not understand at that time but understand better now. And then there was also other moments like when we didn't have to do the radio ad anymore because we had enough sales but Joanna let me do it because I wanted to and it would be an experience for me, and the time where Andy said I dressed nicely (I bought a blazer) and then had to tell me off because when I stood up... I was wearing inappropriate pants (okay fine, I was wearing berms), and also the mornings Soo Bin and I went swimming before work (that was the day I wore berms) and jammed on the keyboard together. Good days! So when I had to write an article for work, I

Mushroom hunting again

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So after our first failed attempt at Creswick, we went mushroom hunting at Macedon this time... and had a full bounty! There were lots of poisonous mushrooms (bright coloured and spotted), but also lots of pine mushrooms (the ones orange on top and below) and slippery jacks (slimy and spongey but tasty). They tend to grow together so when you find one, you find lots more. We only picked the ones we were 100% sure were okay, which we cooked for lunch at the forest, then dinner at home, and promptly got sick of mushrooms. But hey, I like mushrooms so much that I was back to eating them after a week.

The days of your youth

I get it now. Remember your Creator in the days of your youth But also, Remember your Creator of  the days of your youth I am bringing myself back to when I was 15. When it took years of trying before I finally read the Bible daily and desired for it and it filled me and it satisfied me and it gave me joy and there was overflow.