Category Archives: Personal

Pregnancy is not an illness II

August 14, 2008 – 3:16 pm

I’m going to have to go on maternity leave early. Today was my last day of teaching. That’s the thing; pregnancy is not an illness, but it does put a lot of strain on the body, and it’s undeniable that it affects one’s capacity to work effectively. I had to finish early last time too, [...]

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Label Mania

August 12, 2008 – 5:43 pm

I’m one of those people who has grand pretentions towards being orderly. One day. One day, I will invent a system which enables me to keep everything orderly and neat. However, I must confess that this has always been theory only. As I have confessed in an earlier post, I am a notorious stacker of [...]

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A weird obsession

August 2, 2008 – 8:43 pm

I was having lunch with one of my oldest friends today, and she reminded me of the weird obsession which took hold of me about a year ago now. That obsession was World of Warcraft, to which I was addicted for about five months, before going cold turkey and quitting.
It all started when my husband [...]

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Tantrums

July 29, 2008 – 7:02 am

My daughter is usually really good when we’re out and about. She loves to have an adoring audience. Yes, she’ll throw the occasional small tantrum, but it’s usually quickly resolved.
Yesterday was the exception. I really needed to get groceries because the cupboard was bare after our overseas trip. Things started out fine until we left [...]

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Pepper crab

July 28, 2008 – 8:46 pm

After my serious post on the conference, I thought I might also tell you about one of my favourite experiences in Singapore - eating chilli crab and black pepper crab. Absolutely delicious. I think I liked the pepper crab best, although the chilli crab was also really good, particularly when you dipped that little fried [...]

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“We sail tonight for Singapore…”

July 18, 2008 – 7:14 pm

Well, that’s not quite true. The family and I will be flying to Singapore tomorrow for a Conference on the Law of Obligations. I will be taking the laptop, but not sure whether there will be much opportunity for wireless access - if you don’t hear from me for a week, you’ll know why. Wish me [...]

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Imposter Syndrome

July 12, 2008 – 11:47 am

When I was an undergraduate student, I did very well in a particular subject, and the coordinator asked me to tutor in the subject the next year.
“Um, I feel like a bit of a fraud,” I said. “Maybe my marks were just luck, or something like that.”
“I feel like that all the time,” confessed the [...]

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Sometimes, it’s good to be a lawyer

July 8, 2008 – 10:46 pm

I’ve been down on being a lawyer lately, particularly after job woes and writing that post on billable hours. However, tonight I was pleased to be a lawyer. Briefly, a friend called me in distress because of a dispute over the completion of construction of her new family home. Her partner was overseas, and the [...]

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Nice try but no cigar…

July 1, 2008 – 7:26 pm

No, it’s not a post about Havana or Bill Clinton. Just an update to say that, as I suspected would be the case, I did not get an ongoing position at university next year. I know that I said I wouldn’t hope for anything, but despite my best efforts, I couldn’t help feeling disappointed when [...]

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Servant to the masses

June 25, 2008 – 11:07 pm

I’ve written before about how frustrating it is to be a sessional staff member at a university: I am an “un-person” without clear status and rights. “How long are you taking off on maternity leave?” asked one colleague the other day, and I fixed her with a wry glance. “Maternity leave? Um, this coming term, [...]

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