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London 15/01/1990 Tuesday I bought two tapes to listen to on my new walkman: Tears for Fears and Talking Heads. I got two letters from Keila and my cousin. My mum brought a typewriter home and my new pastime is typing on it. Now she’s taken to throwing in my face that I do sweet…

London 04/01/1990 Thursday Yesterday the papers arrived. Then I realised it was a trap. They pay £4.02 for 210 papers+publicity leaflets, and there were 4 streets to deliver them to: Rosa Alba, Northolme (mine), Aurdilan and Sotheby. 210 houses. I started at 10:30 on Rosa Alba, when I was walking down Aurdilan I bumped into…

London 01/01/1990 2:32 am Happy New Year! Tonight I was enchanted by the British! My mum and I went to Carmen’s flat (Angela is staying there while Carmen is away) and we stayed there. Estela, Zulene, Maira, Angela and her ex-husband, Angela’s sister and Angela’s other daughter were there. Me, Maira, Zu and Estela were…

London 30/12/1989 Saturday – Bad uncle Today is my bastard uncle’s birthday. I can talk about it now. One night, in Rio, when just me, my aunt and uncle were in the flat (my pregnant cousin and little Gabriel had moved to Friburgo) something awful happened. I was sleeping on my back, and woke up…