June 2008 archive

Books as Playlists

by | Posted in Good Reads, Tips and Tricks | 6 Comments

Fixing my iTunes playlist is so cathartic. I’m not a music person — I don’t know what the latest hits are, but I do love to read books. This is why I thought of naming my playlists after some of my favorite books. This way of organizing songs has helped me appreciate music more. When […] Read more…

The Ref Door Project

by | Posted in Around the Home | 15 Comments

It’s time for another blog carnival! Welcome to The Ref Door Project! Some of you may be familiar with this carnival as I launched one two years ago. Well, it’s time for a refresher! 😉 What does your refrigerator door look like? 1. Take a pic of it and post it on your blog. 2. […] Read more…

Wedding bells for a college friend

by | Posted in Marriage, Thoughts | 8 Comments

My dear friend Angie got married last Friday the 13th. It boggled me at first, but then, that’s Angie’s playful personality shining through. 😀 We’ve been friends since 1994, so that makes for quite a number of years of good friendship. The girl with the Peter-Pan-curiosity and pixie smile made for a beautiful bride. Congratulations […] Read more…

Twilight: A greenhouse scene, the Cullen crest

by | Posted in Movies | 2 Comments

A greenhouse scene, a field trip, the Cullen crest — these three things were not present in the Twilight book series. They will make an appearance in the Twilight movie though! Check out MTV’s Twilight Tuesday report here: And here’s the greenhouse scene as it was shot: MTV Music Videos MTV Shows Entertainment News Want […] Read more…

As gourmet as it gets

by | Posted in Thoughts | 7 Comments

Torture is watching episodes of Top Chef Season 3 on DVD while munching on nothing but cold cereal. At least I had milk at home! If Padma Lakshmi and Tom Colicchio could’ve seen me, they’d probably go, “Your cereal was soggy. And the milk, too cold. There was no fusion of flavors. The proportion of […] Read more…

Blog be with you

by | Posted in Thoughts | 18 Comments

A scene from Father’s Day dinner: Mom-in-law: Toni, diba galing ang salitang “blog” sa “emblog”? Toni: Emblog? Mom-in-law: Oo daw eh. Toni: Hmmm, baka web log. Mom-in-law: Ah oo! Yun! My dad: Blog? Di ba yun ang tawag si hindi nakakakita? *cymbals crash* ***** In a separate event: My friend: Toni, you have to give […] Read more…

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