November 2008 archive

And all I wanted to do was put my feet up

by | Posted in Thoughts | 27 Comments

Have you ever had that super toxic work day that all you wanted to when you got home was drop onto the couch and stare into space? That happened to me some evenings ago. I was physically and mentally stressed out. I knew I had to eat dinner but was too tired to prepare anything. […] Read more…

Twilight movie thoughts

by | Posted in Movies | 31 Comments

Seeing your favorite fictional characters from a book come to life in a movie is magical. The first time Edward Cullen appeared on-screen, I couldn’t help but give a silent squeal. I think I squeezed my husband’s hand extra hard too. It was quite surreal seeing Edward Cullen in the flesh, golden eyes, grimaces and […] Read more…

Binondo Food Wokking

by | Posted in Food Watch | 16 Comments

Dragons walk our way! How do you say “Bon Appetit” in Chinese? Two weekends ago, some of my Plurk friends and I went on a Binondo Food Trip. It was a much-anticipated weekend. Aside from the feast that awaited us, the popular Ivan Man Dy was our streetwalker a.k.a. tour guide. Our afternoon was called […] Read more…

Twilight Viewing Etiquette, er, Ediquette

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“Twilight Viewing Ediquette.” Here are ten (and a half) rules so that you and others can fully enjoy the Twilight viewing experience. It’s an amusing video by mysterytwilightvoice. Rule #1 cracked me up: “When Robert Pattinson appears on-screen, you are only allowed one girlish scream every 15 minutes….” Hahaha! Lucky for those in the U.S., […] Read more…

Solace among books

by | Posted in Reflections | 15 Comments

There were days in grade school and high school when I would spend a whole lunch hour in the library because I didn’t have anyone to spend lunch with. It seems rather lonely now, but back then, I didn’t feel lonely. It was solace more than loneliness. Truthfully, I first went to the library to […] Read more…

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