Rain was pounding on the windows the day I came into the world, or so I was told. The labour was fraught with difficulties and lasted 36 hours, unusual for a third child. My mother had an ulcer and at the age of 32, this increased the risks. I was the biggest of her second family of three children, weighing a mighty 6lbs.

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The month was November, making me a Scorpio. At times I like to think

that the determination of this sign has helped me through the tough times, and believe me there were many of those.