red-eyed monster
i was a red-eyed monster for a while… having had infection in my right eye once every month for the past 6 months. my GP from raffles medical scared [...]
December 2009
what a year!
much has happened in 2009, and i have much to give thanks for. i was asked to draw up a list of thanksgiving items the other week, and as [...]
2009
I was reading our Everest website blogs. Things really are quite different when read retrospectively. It is also scary how fast some things get forgotten and so I would [...]
July 2009
my fourth finger
has a sparkle now =) i’m not experiencing an explosive kind of joy, or having exclamation marks hanging over my head… it’s more of a deep-seated happiness that comes [...]
June 2009
running
i went running last night. it was the first time i hit the roads after everest, and the first time i felt my heart pump hard since i came [...]
March 2009
5, 4, 3, 2, 1
just 5 more days before we head off to everest! this saturday, we’ll be taking flight no. MI 412 to kathmandu, nepal. some may say this is our first [...]
Prayer
wrote this on 23 September 2008, revisited it on 5 March 2009, a timely reminder to remain grateful in times of despair. Prayer I have a prayer tonight May [...]
February 2009
stairs and a meme
You are grocery shopping for 6 items.1. Produce: celery 2. Bakery: mushroom quiche 3. Meat: lean beef4. Frozen: ice-cream 5. Dry goods: seaweed 6. Dairy: cheese You are on weekend getaway [...]
sometimes i wonder
if i’ll miss stairs after everest. the immediate answer would naturally be NO ARE YOU FREAKIN’ CRAZY. but then i know that somewhere in the future, on a quiet [...]
the spaces between the stars are nothing to worry about
Those of Us Who Think We Know Stephen Dunn Those of us who think we know the same secrets are silent together most of the time, for us there [...]