The Rare Nice Moments

This week, Ritu asked: What are the five nicest things you have ever done for someone else? I’m the kind of person whose efforts at being nice always end up in micro-failures. I promise to send someone something, and then can’t find it; or pack it up and neglect to mail it for months on […]

My Rudest of Awakenings

This week, Laura asked: Here’s a question you may interpret however you wish: name five most unpleasant awakenings you’ve experienced! These, unfortunately, have been many and varied. I think the five worst were these: Worst of all, was after a horrible, awful, dreadful weekend-long fever. I had nightmarish dreams of one of the girls who […]

Never Again?

This week’s Friday Five question is mine: What are five things you’ll never eat or drink again, if you can help it? I do not believe I am very picky when it comes to food. I was, when younger, but when I moved to Korea, I suddenly was confronted with the fact that I had […]

F5s catchup

A little behind on these things, I have decided to do two in one sitting, which means terser answers than usual. Last week’s question, from Rob, was this: Five instances of you opening your mouth as wide as humanly possible and inserting your foot. No false modesty please. This shouldn’t be hard. I’m more careful […]