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Nadine

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About Me

I'm a married mother of 2 grown children. I like people who think for themselves--I learn a lot from them. I live in Singapore, but have also lived in the Philippines, the US, and Hong Kong.
My Personality Profile
I am elegant, withdrawn, and brilliant.
My mind is a weapon, able to solve any puzzle.
I am also great at poking holes in arguments and common beliefs.

For me, comfort and calm are very important.
I tend to thrive on my own and shrug off most affection.
I prefer to protect my emotions and stay strong. The World's Shortest Personality Test
My Hidden Talent
My natural talent is interpersonal relations and dealing with people.
I communicate well and am able to bring disparate groups together.
My calming presence helps everything go more smoothly.
People crave my praise and compliments. What's Your Hidden Talent?

My Interests

I'd like to meet:

People who think for themselves!

My Blog

December Already? :(

Like sand, the year has run through my fingers. Decembers hardly register in memory. I'm thinking ahead to the next year already. I had lunch with two close friends today and we commiserated over our ...
Posted by on Mon, 03 Dec 2007 22:30:00 GMT

Movies to Finish

I have a bad habit of starting to watch a movie on DVD and then I get distracted. I put the movie on pause...for 3 days. Then I reallize I'm probably bending something electronic in the DVD player way...
Posted by on Mon, 30 Jul 2007 15:01:00 GMT

Family

My sister-in-law and her husband came to visit for 4 days. They live in Mountain View and are on a trip to Manila. They wanted to see Singapore, too.We used to hang out with them frequently when we li...
Posted by on Sun, 03 Jun 2007 06:20:00 GMT

Invest in a Slightly Sef-Depracating Sense of Humor

In my teen years, I went into compassion and angst in high gear. I may have been suicidal at several points back then but thanks to a loving family, I grew out of my hypersensitive years and at the ri...
Posted by on Mon, 28 May 2007 21:29:00 GMT

Give a dog a bone

Churchill is my fawn-colored male pug. He's been a huge presence in our family since December 1999. In the past 10 months, though, his general wellbeing has started to go downhill rapidly. First, his ...
Posted by on Wed, 02 May 2007 16:25:00 GMT

Memory Failure (email)

IndayDini wrote:Does anyone know that scientific word that describes creatures like earthworms...the fact that they have the sex organs of both genders?You know, this ageing business is the pits. You ...
Posted by on Thu, 26 Apr 2007 02:24:00 GMT

Phone Call

It's a tough call whether I could label her a friend. Let's just say she's the wife of my husband's superior at work. We've had dinner at their home. They've had dinner at ours. Our husbands are close...
Posted by on Sat, 21 Apr 2007 07:45:00 GMT

Death

The Virginia Tech massacreJulia Campbell, 40 year old Peace Corps VolunteerTita LucyAuntie KitRestless me, sleepless nights...anxiety shooting my blood pressure up.What kind of sad world do we live in...
Posted by on Thu, 19 Apr 2007 01:00:00 GMT

P.S.

Postscript to the previous entry...My friend, Beth, laughed one time about someone who had the tendency to speak more LOUDLY when she couldn't make herself understood. It feels like that's what a lot ...
Posted by on Sun, 08 Apr 2007 22:30:00 GMT

Easter Sunday

It's Easter and after a fortifying and reflective Lenten season, I am *so* ready to celebrate new life, and new beginnings.Rolls and I got up REALLY early (even though we went to Paz's despedida at th...
Posted by on Sun, 08 Apr 2007 10:05:00 GMT