September 2006 archive

A Sunday Tag: 6 Random Things About Me

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Tagged by Dan! And along with this tag, I’m sharing links too. 1. Drinking a mug of Nesvita Pro-Digestion is part of my bedtime ritual. I use the single-serve packs because they’re more convenient — just open it, pour the contents into a mug of hot water and mix. It does help with my tummy […] Read more…

Flavours of China

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Yummy food post alert! H and I went to Flavours of China a couple of months ago, but I didn’t get to write about it. I took some pictures of our delicious food and ta-da! I’m sharing them with you now. Sarap ‘no? Read more…

Dazed

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Want one? Go to http://www.geocities.com/testiflash The past two weeks have been too damn crazy. Over the last fourteen days, I’ve been receiving news of friends who have gotten sick or friends whose relatives have passed away. Six of those were news on passing away, one was news on a friend in a coma. Brain tumors, […] Read more…

Please Help Pyro Meet Batista

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Pyro is a three-year-old boy who has lung cancer. He was diagnosed with the sickness a year ago. He has been undergoing surgery and chemotherapy since. It is really heartbreaking to know that such a young child (still a baby, right?!) is facing this dreaded disease. His Aunt Mec chronicles his brave battles in the […] Read more…

Pop Your Balloon

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My youngest sister is an English teacher. In one lesson, she brought a poem of William Ernest Henley’s to life. The poem is called “Invictus.” The awakening she triggered in her students is extraordinary. Perhaps you can learn something from her lesson too, as I have. I am the master of my fate: I am […] Read more…

Can you keep a secret?

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Secrets. Classified info. Sometimes juicy, sometimes dark. Whispers. Hidden desires. Trade secrets. Intimate. Private. Codes. Skeletons in the closet. Do not enter. Confidential. Under wraps. Ssshhh. Don’t tell a soul. You are not alone. We all have secrets. Post your secret under another name, another e-mail. I’ll respond to your secret with a similar one […] Read more…

Tagged: 20 Things

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I got tagged by the beautiful JMom. Interesting questions! And I’m tagging 5 of you too. 😉 1. How often do you blog? Much too often. 2. Online Alias: Macaroni Girl. A cup of warm tarragon tea to the one who can guess why. 3. Have you ever stood up for someone you hardly knew? […] Read more…

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