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Year of the Monkey

Scene One:  Daughter Number One leaves the family nest in Myanmar, Asia. Last seen jumping into a taxi in Yangon heading off to her new life in Great Britain. Music:  A strong Da Da, Da Daaaaaa! This could so be the start of a movie... ( It's alright, we knew it was happening, it wasn't in a dramatic 'Right I'm off. See ya! Have a happy life' sort of a departure... but bear with me for the purposes of this post!) Fast forward to another continent... Scene Two: The family home in Melbourne, Australia Music:  Pharrel Williams "Happy*' is playing in the background Her distraught family, sort through her belongings in her bedroom... Daughter Number Two is cheerfully (in a loving sisterly distraught way) moving into Number One's old bedroom. She knows it is bigger, brighter, it has a built-in desk and a walk-in robe, it's generally considered the best of the kids bedrooms. She is sad to lose her sister, but pleased ...