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Function over form in affairs of the family
Life, Samila Wenin, Published on 05/12/2012
» My seven-year-old daughter falls into a typical pretty-mirror-image-of-the-absent-father cliche. Brought up by her mother's family, she bears an unmistakable resemblance to her father _ large, deep-set eyes, full lips, and skinny limbs that betray her daily calorie intake, let alone the trace of developing rock star cheekbones.
Driven to extinction
Muse, Samila Wenin, Published on 10/03/2012
» I remember writing in this very column that my close gay friend once said Chatuchak Weekend Market was his trustworthy indicator in assessing a person. When he starts seeing someone, he'll take his date to Chatuchak for some shopping and if the person acts as if he can't wait for another second to go home, then he'll call it quits.
Choosing a school is no child's play
Life, Samila Wenin, Published on 07/02/2012
» I spent nine years in all girls' school, from primary to middle school. Spending nearly half of my educational life at an old institution known for strict rules and regulations that dictate everything from hairstyle to the colour of the ribbons to be used, I couldn't say I enjoy such limitation of freedom. But as it's time my kid started her Grade 1, I didn't think much before putting her in the very place I grew up in.