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Coming Home to Mummy in America

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An Ode to Mummy I have often wondered how is it that Mum decided to uproot from her comfy life in Singapore and move to Michigan. Kalamazoo, Michigan to be exact. Is it not for the chance meeting on Cupid.com with one stubborn Michiganite, i don't know what else would have rocked her boat. Fast forward, it has been 15 years since Mummy made that move, much to the surprise of her family members and friends.  Yet, full of positive energy, dynamism, optimism, hope and faith, she carved out a little niche for herself. Hats off to mummy ! An exemplary woman of courage and bravery.  Spritely as she is, Mummy very quickly got herself a summer job at Metro Bedding Garden Centre.  She simply loved gardening and working in the garden centre, enriched her knowledge of a myriad of plants and flowers. So much so that she's hooked on HGTV and subscribes to gardening magazines. Her enthusiasm, hardworking attitude endeared her to the customers who returned each year to the

Atlanta, Georgia on my mind

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High Museum of Art - 4D house Happy to be fleeing from the bitter cold winter of Montreal with expectations of sunshine and warmth in Atlanta! Arriving into Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Terminal, the world's busiest airport ( i didn't know, silly me ) with 104 million passengers passing through its doors, I must have looked sheepish with the new knowledge i just learnt. We stayed at the Intercontinental Buckhead Atlanta, a nice property on Peachtree Road in the chic district of Buckhead. With the upscale Lenox Square and Phipps Plaza within walking distance, I got my Christmas shopping done there easily.  There is also a food mall and several coffee shops, you can spend half an afternoon here. As it was a few weeks to Christmas, I was lucky to catch a choir carolling in the mall. National Centre for Civil and Human Rights Close to the hotel is the MARTA rail station, which I planned to get me to the old town / downtown. I bought my tickets and waited fo