Word: prams
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: all
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
...deserved - lived with his new wife and her family after being released from prison in December 1949, just weeks before Dutch authorities recognized Indonesia's independence. After 2½ years in jail (for being caught with anti-Dutch paraphernalia), you'd think anything would be a welcome change. But Pram, as he's popularly known, found the place foul and unlivable. The gutters were full of human ordure and the air stale from the smell of "cheap death," he recalled in the story "My Kampung," from his early collection Tales from Djakarta. Its mordant stories revolve around what...
...Then, the following year, Mary died of pneumonia. This loss struck Ballard as a bitter and unexplained crime of nature, and it would obsess him for decades. But it didn't damage his appetite either for fatherhood or the typewriter. In fact, he writes, "My greatest ally was the pram in the hall...
...busy life in Camelot. I have to push the pram...
...Working couples aspire to parent equally, but many women admit they're having trouble sharing the responsibility - even when their husband insists he's more than willing. When push comes to stroller, a lot of moms are having trouble letting go of the pram...
...Bowen Road is the quintessential Hong Kong dog-walking, jogging, and pram-pushing path; its five well-paved kilometers hug the hillsides above the financial district of Central. Best avoided on the weekends when it becomes a pedestrian traffic jam, Bowen Road really shines at night. Nocturnal adventurers are rewarded with eye-level views over the top floors of the city's most famous buildings, and voyeuristic types can snatch glimpses of Hong Kong domestic scenes through brightly-lit apartment windows. A $5 taxi ride from Central will bring you to either end of the path...