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On my 50th birthday, the sewage pipe above my work station burst

2018 has been a year of both blessing and blight, teaching me to accept and embrace whatever life brings

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ST ILLUSTRATION: CHNG CHOON HIONG

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The day I turned 50, the sewage pipe above my work station burst.
When I found out about it, I felt flummoxed, angry at the bad luck, and strangely unclean.
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