The Sister I Am SO Incredibly Proud Of

L was featured in Vanilla! She had hoped this secret will go to the grave, but ironically representing the media, she doesn't believe in the power of it!
Anyway, B ratted her out and told us she was featured and I just had to go out and get a copy.


And who dares say this picture is ugly should be smacked, tied to a stick and slapped silly, then turned over and slapped silly from the other way!! She looks so cool. So darn proud of my big sister. Her work is finally paying off.

Some excerpts of the article published in this month's vanilla (is this not a big enough hint for you to go and get a copy yourself?! It comes with a free tote bag too, another plus point):

"In the last eight years, I have met people from all walks of life - politicians, entrepreneurs, child prostitutes, divorcees, single parents, terminally-ill patients, individuals who give their lives to a cause, tsunami victims, people living in abject poverty, environmental refugees - the list goes on. They inspire me, yes, but no one really moves me."

"After a while, statistics are my news point, people become my profiles, their stories, my visual possibilities. And you know your friends start seeing you as some unfeeling fish when, each time they tell you a tale (usually a sad one) they preface warily, "This one cannot use as story ah!" or "Don't think of them as profiles ah!"".

"But it was a 10-year old boy I met in the monastery who really moved me....That little boy touched me in a way no profile ever had. We couldn't speak to each other because of the language barrier, but there are some sentiments that don't require words. I was struck by his innocent sense of wonderment, simple faith, and eagerness to have the simple things I have always taken for granted."

If you would like a copy of the entire story, do leave me a comment, or drop me an email or sms.. you know where to find me.