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Chasing after fire engines as a child with my dad and watching neighbours' houses burn to the ground.
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What period or moment in your life brought you the most joy?Originally asked
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Immersed in a bowl of noodles, sat around my parents' dining room table with all my family. Bliss!
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When I am up in the air and about to hit the water, literally and metaphorically.
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I'd say you've never seen me happier than at this particular moment.
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