Miss Dior Cherie: The Model or The Actress?

Maryna Linchuk in 2008 Natalie Portman in 2011 Both directed by Sofia Coppola.

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Diana Wynne Jones (1934-2011)

Rest in peace, Mistress of Magic. (Anybody who holds a cat like that knows old magic.) Thank you for the dreams and fantasies and… possibilities. Go to: Diana Wynne Jones Wikipedia Page Diana Wynne Jones Official Website

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Give to Japan IV

Read also: Give to Japan I Give to Japan II Give to Japan III

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Give to Japan III

So I’ve been reading this blog for a year, maybe two. Ai is Japanese. She writes about music for a living. She blogs (mostly in English) with lovely photographs of what she cooks and eats. Sometimes, she features her very adorable niece and nephew. Her parents live in Fukushima. But her niece and nephew are [...]

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Give to Japan II

If you’re in Singapore, these are the ways you can give to Japan. 1. Online sales Many online stores are donating part or even all of their proceeds to Japan. Crafters, designers, artists and photographers are contributing their work for sale. Buy from them, help Japan. 2. Singapore Red Cross If you prefer to donate [...]

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Give to Japan I

Retail billionaire Tadashi Yanai, founder and president of Uniqlo’s parent company Fast Retailing, will donate 1 billion yen ($12.2 million) of his personal fortune towards relief efforts in northeastern Japan. An additional 400 million yen ($4.9 million) will come from the company coffers… Uniqlo will also distribute coats, jeans, towels and 300,000 pairs of its [...]

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And there are 15 days of CNY!

CNY Day 5 BFF Y was back from Perth. She brought her little girl K over for CNY breakfast. I could hardly bear to let her leave. Is it going to be another 2 years before we see each other again?! I miss her. CNY Day 11 Early 元宵 dinner with my family over the [...]

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CNY Day 3

Most memorable moment: She polished off an entire plate of egg tarts! Lunch with Mr Fluffy Hubby’s father at the hotel next door. After lunch, we forced him to go over to our place where we made him watch the DVD of her annual school concert. He left with a big bag filled with bak [...]

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I’ve so got this World Cup thing

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More controversy about vaccinations for babies & young children

Lots of vaccines at once fine NEW YORK – PARENTS can rest assured that getting kids their vaccine shots on time will not hurt their mental skills later on, doctors said on Monday. ‘A lot of parents are concerned that children receive too many vaccines too soon,’ said Dr. Michael J. Smith, of the University [...]

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