Guest post #something :: 6 months later

[mbamrs] I am still trying to distill my own reflections of the 3/5 mark into an appropriately sentimental yet amusing post. In the meantime, a dear friend who has departed from Singapore has shared his reflections. Enjoy. :: Time for a reflection. They always say in almost any wanky, consultant produced flow diagram that you [...]

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Some tips for the newly admitted

Dear Prefrosh, I’m getting some interesting search terms that land hits on the blog, so let me dish out some advice. It will make me feel important. I know I’d said before that this blog wasn’t about you, it’s about me, but I’m feeling particularly generous at the moment. So here’s a bunch of stuff [...]

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Sleep debt overhang

First off, a tip to the gentlemen readers: Never tell a woman that she looks tired. No matter how sympathetically you think you sound, just don’t do it. Admittedly the 48-hour sleep deficit I’ve been running over the last week isn’t doing wonders for my skin or my abilities to stay focused on the most [...]

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Time Travel

My favorite pair of shoes ever was this bright red strappy pair of camper sandals that lasted me 3 summers of near-daily wear. I bought them while on vacation in a seaside european town back when the dollar to the euro exchange rate was not as ugly. I am back at this seaside town this [...]

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The Arbitrage of Place and Time

This time one year ago, a June weekend might have looked like this:  I probably woke up late on a Saturday, grabbed a New Yorker or a Gourmet magazine, and whiled the morning away over a huge coffee and a spinach, egg and cheese muffin at the bakery down the street.  Then I wandered into [...]

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