From Russia With Love...

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  2. Got the Ushanka (I think thats what its called) hats, a pair of em, while on a working trip to Moscow some years ago.

    They'd been sitting in one of our storage boxes for some time and were discovered when we moved into our new house a few months ago :)

    Interestingly, the other item I got in Moscow was a set of Pokemon (seriously) babushka dolls heheheh.

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  3. Yaaaaa Rabbbbiiiiiiii.. gigitan ku meliatttt...

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  4. kiut eh anak mu ani eh. berabis. sasakkueee. rasa kan ku ajar lagu itik. huhuhuhuhu.

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