Death by Chocolate --
I accidentally stumbled upon this blog when I was looking for a recipe on Martha Stewart's website. (It was a recipe for the chocolate pudding cake that she made when Rosie O'Donnell was on her show.)
Chocoblog
It's a blog where they review different chocolate candies and bars. Yum!
Saturday, September 23, 2006
Updates --
So, Johann and I are currently addicted to watching The OC and our favorite character is ...
Seth Cohen.
To clarify, we didn't name our Seth after Seth Cohen. In fact, we hesitated naming Seth "Seth" because we thought people would associate his name with the character from The OC.
We've been spending a lot of time hanging out with Korean friends (who live in one of our properties) and last night, they treated us to Korean food. It was an interesting and very spicy education. ^_^
I now have my brother's laptop so expect me to update more often because I get to spend time with Seth and still be connected to the rest of the world.
The Devil Wears Prada is finally being shown in local cinemas so we might watch it next week with my sister.
Seth (future) ninang is going to be in town for a few days on business so we'll spend time with her and tour her around the city.
So, Johann and I are currently addicted to watching The OC and our favorite character is ...
Seth Cohen.
To clarify, we didn't name our Seth after Seth Cohen. In fact, we hesitated naming Seth "Seth" because we thought people would associate his name with the character from The OC.
We've been spending a lot of time hanging out with Korean friends (who live in one of our properties) and last night, they treated us to Korean food. It was an interesting and very spicy education. ^_^
I now have my brother's laptop so expect me to update more often because I get to spend time with Seth and still be connected to the rest of the world.
The Devil Wears Prada is finally being shown in local cinemas so we might watch it next week with my sister.
Seth (future) ninang is going to be in town for a few days on business so we'll spend time with her and tour her around the city.
Tuesday, September 12, 2006
Auster is a mind reader --
It wasn't that he had ever wanted a great deal from life, but the little he wanted turned out to be beyond his grasp: to finish his doctorate, to find a place in some university English department, and then to spend the next forty or fifty years teaching and writing books. That was all he had ever aspired to, with a wife thrown into the bargain, maybe, and a kid or two to go along with her. It had never felt like too much to ask for, but after three years of struggling to write his dissertation, Tom finally understood that he didn't have it in him to finish. Or, if he did have it in him, he couldn't persuade himself to belive in the value of doing it anymore.
- From The Brooklyn Follies by Paul Auster
It wasn't that he had ever wanted a great deal from life, but the little he wanted turned out to be beyond his grasp: to finish his doctorate, to find a place in some university English department, and then to spend the next forty or fifty years teaching and writing books. That was all he had ever aspired to, with a wife thrown into the bargain, maybe, and a kid or two to go along with her. It had never felt like too much to ask for, but after three years of struggling to write his dissertation, Tom finally understood that he didn't have it in him to finish. Or, if he did have it in him, he couldn't persuade himself to belive in the value of doing it anymore.
- From The Brooklyn Follies by Paul Auster
Monday, September 11, 2006
Final Look --
Took a while for me to decide, but I like this new look. ^_^
I got the template from this website.
Took a while for me to decide, but I like this new look. ^_^
I got the template from this website.
Sunday, September 10, 2006
New Look --
Playing with the look of this blog. I'll try this out for a few weeks and see if I can live with it.
Johann thinks this is appropriate to me because I like popcorn. ^_^
I finished reading ALL of Tracy Chevalier's works and my favorite is still Girl with a Pearl Earring. Fallen Angels was also very compelling.
Currently reading: Paul Auster's Brooklyn Follies
Playing with the look of this blog. I'll try this out for a few weeks and see if I can live with it.
Johann thinks this is appropriate to me because I like popcorn. ^_^
I finished reading ALL of Tracy Chevalier's works and my favorite is still Girl with a Pearl Earring. Fallen Angels was also very compelling.
Currently reading: Paul Auster's Brooklyn Follies
Saturday, September 09, 2006
Time for a change --
I've been trying unsuccessfully to change the look of this blog --
Can anyone recommend a good place to find free templates that will be easy for me to modify? (Or can my brothers please make a template for their beloved sister ^_^)
* * *
Been watching --
Prison Break.
Johann and I have been watching a lot of TV Series on DVD.
So far, we've watched:
House MD <-- my choice
Prison Break <-- Johann's choice
I went along with Johann's choice because I've always thought Wentworth Miller was soooooooooooooo cute XD. And then now I'm hooked to the story as well.
Next series to watch:
The O.C. <-- my choice (Not that I need to justify it but, the writer of the series is currently writing Wonder Woman, which I enjoyed reading.)
I've been trying unsuccessfully to change the look of this blog --
Can anyone recommend a good place to find free templates that will be easy for me to modify? (Or can my brothers please make a template for their beloved sister ^_^)
* * *
Been watching --
Prison Break.
Johann and I have been watching a lot of TV Series on DVD.
So far, we've watched:
House MD <-- my choice
Prison Break <-- Johann's choice
I went along with Johann's choice because I've always thought Wentworth Miller was soooooooooooooo cute XD. And then now I'm hooked to the story as well.
Next series to watch:
The O.C. <-- my choice (Not that I need to justify it but, the writer of the series is currently writing Wonder Woman, which I enjoyed reading.)
Monday, August 28, 2006
Memory --
I've been sitting on this entry for the past few days because it sounds sad but it really isn't --
I am slowly forgetting the names of streets in Metro Manila --
Slowly forgetting the names of shops and restaurants --
Slowly forgetting phone numbers and the cost of taking the LRT2 from Katipunan to Gilmore --
I've been in Iloilo for almost 6 months. We've slowly settled into a routine here and life is never boring with Seth around so I really didn't realize how much time had passed until Seth's yaya reminded me that it's already a "-ber" month.
My mom asked me and my sister over dinner a few weeks back whether we preferred Iloilo or Manila. My sister readily answered Iloilo and I said "Iloilo, but a visit to Manila every 3 months to get books."
My sister returned to Manila for the Bookfair and sent me my stash -- the last two Tracy Chevalier books on my list: Fallen Angels and The Virgin Blue and Geraldine Brooks' March.
I'm done with The Virgin Blue (and I didn't like it as much) and I'm starting on Fallen Angels.
* * *
Life measured in reality TV shows --
I've been following Rockstar: Supernova and the show is ending in two weeks. By then, Seth will be 3 months old. (H'ray!) The new season of the Amazing Race is starting very soon as well. There's also the new season of Project: Runway has started on ETC.
I've been sitting on this entry for the past few days because it sounds sad but it really isn't --
I am slowly forgetting the names of streets in Metro Manila --
Slowly forgetting the names of shops and restaurants --
Slowly forgetting phone numbers and the cost of taking the LRT2 from Katipunan to Gilmore --
I've been in Iloilo for almost 6 months. We've slowly settled into a routine here and life is never boring with Seth around so I really didn't realize how much time had passed until Seth's yaya reminded me that it's already a "-ber" month.
My mom asked me and my sister over dinner a few weeks back whether we preferred Iloilo or Manila. My sister readily answered Iloilo and I said "Iloilo, but a visit to Manila every 3 months to get books."
My sister returned to Manila for the Bookfair and sent me my stash -- the last two Tracy Chevalier books on my list: Fallen Angels and The Virgin Blue and Geraldine Brooks' March.
I'm done with The Virgin Blue (and I didn't like it as much) and I'm starting on Fallen Angels.
* * *
Life measured in reality TV shows --
I've been following Rockstar: Supernova and the show is ending in two weeks. By then, Seth will be 3 months old. (H'ray!) The new season of the Amazing Race is starting very soon as well. There's also the new season of Project: Runway has started on ETC.
Tuesday, August 22, 2006
Tuesday, August 08, 2006
Bookfair season! --
Please visit my sister's booth at this year's bookfair -- we still have some leftover stock and we're selling everything CHEAP.
We're stall #112.
Japanese manga regardless of size will be P100 each. ^_~ The English stuff will be priced at minimum 50% discount.
Bookfair is from August 30 to September 3.
World Trade Center, Sen. Gil Puyat Avenue (Buendia Ave) corner Roxas Boulevard, Pasay City, Metro Manila. =)
Please visit my sister's booth at this year's bookfair -- we still have some leftover stock and we're selling everything CHEAP.
We're stall #112.
Japanese manga regardless of size will be P100 each. ^_~ The English stuff will be priced at minimum 50% discount.
Bookfair is from August 30 to September 3.
World Trade Center, Sen. Gil Puyat Avenue (Buendia Ave) corner Roxas Boulevard, Pasay City, Metro Manila. =)
Things Wong Kar-wai Taught Me About Love
by Alice Dallow
1. Requited love is an impossibility.
2. You will fall in love only once. Obstacles will prevail. The rest of your life is spent recovering.
3. Eroticising their possessions will be the pinnacle of your sexual fulfilment.
4. Anything that distracts you from the pain of your loss is good. Some people are more successful in this regard than others.
5. Hook up with someone. Live with them. Sleep with them. Tag along. Don’t be fooled. You are only a transitory distraction. Ask for commitment. Declare your love. Watch the set up evaporate.
6. The most potent way to exist is to occupy someone else’s imagination.
7. Desire is kept eternally alive by the impossibility of contact.
8. Modern communication enabling technologies will only heighten your sense of desolation by making you more keenly aware of the fact that no one is trying to
call.
(Alice Dallow is a long time fan of Wong Kar-wai’s films. In her spare time she makes shorts films and music clips.)
by Alice Dallow
1. Requited love is an impossibility.
2. You will fall in love only once. Obstacles will prevail. The rest of your life is spent recovering.
3. Eroticising their possessions will be the pinnacle of your sexual fulfilment.
4. Anything that distracts you from the pain of your loss is good. Some people are more successful in this regard than others.
5. Hook up with someone. Live with them. Sleep with them. Tag along. Don’t be fooled. You are only a transitory distraction. Ask for commitment. Declare your love. Watch the set up evaporate.
6. The most potent way to exist is to occupy someone else’s imagination.
7. Desire is kept eternally alive by the impossibility of contact.
8. Modern communication enabling technologies will only heighten your sense of desolation by making you more keenly aware of the fact that no one is trying to
call.
(Alice Dallow is a long time fan of Wong Kar-wai’s films. In her spare time she makes shorts films and music clips.)
Wednesday, August 02, 2006
Tuesday, July 25, 2006
So far --
I'v seen Superman Returns and PotC: Dead Man's Chest and I'm really looking forward to the next installments next year. ^_^
* * *
Milestones --
Johann and I celebrated our 1st wedding anniversary last Sunday and we treated my family to pizza and pasta. My parents gave us cake. Yum! and my sister created a really lovely photo message for me and Johann. ^_^
Seth turned 1 month old last July 19 and I can feel the "snowball effect" happening already -- in a few more weeks, his blobbiness will disappear and he will start to sit up, grow teeth and eat solids. Grabe! Where does the time go? ^_^
I'v seen Superman Returns and PotC: Dead Man's Chest and I'm really looking forward to the next installments next year. ^_^
* * *
Milestones --
Johann and I celebrated our 1st wedding anniversary last Sunday and we treated my family to pizza and pasta. My parents gave us cake. Yum! and my sister created a really lovely photo message for me and Johann. ^_^
Seth turned 1 month old last July 19 and I can feel the "snowball effect" happening already -- in a few more weeks, his blobbiness will disappear and he will start to sit up, grow teeth and eat solids. Grabe! Where does the time go? ^_^
Wednesday, July 19, 2006
Friday, July 14, 2006
Am loving this song right now --
Afterglow by INXS
Here I am, lost in the light of the moon that comes through my window
Bathed in blue, the walls of my memory divide the thorns from the roses
It's you and the roses
Touch me and I will follow in your afterglow
Heal me from all this sorrow
As I let you go I will find my way when I see your eyes
Now I'm living in your afterglow
Here I am, lost in the ashes of time, but who wants tomorrow?
In between the longing to hold you again
I'm caught in your shadow, I'm losing control
My mind drifts away, we only have today
Touch me and I will follow in your afterglow
Heal me from all this sorrow
As I let you go I will find my way
I will sacrifice 'til the blinding day when I see your eyes
Now I'm living in your afterglow
When the faith has gone as I let you go, as I let you go
Touch me and I will follow in your afterglow
Heal me from all this sorrow
As I let you go I will find my way, I will sacrifice
Now I'm living in your afterglow
Bathed in blue, the walls of my memory divide the thorns from the roses
It's you who is closest
Afterglow by INXS
Here I am, lost in the light of the moon that comes through my window
Bathed in blue, the walls of my memory divide the thorns from the roses
It's you and the roses
Touch me and I will follow in your afterglow
Heal me from all this sorrow
As I let you go I will find my way when I see your eyes
Now I'm living in your afterglow
Here I am, lost in the ashes of time, but who wants tomorrow?
In between the longing to hold you again
I'm caught in your shadow, I'm losing control
My mind drifts away, we only have today
Touch me and I will follow in your afterglow
Heal me from all this sorrow
As I let you go I will find my way
I will sacrifice 'til the blinding day when I see your eyes
Now I'm living in your afterglow
When the faith has gone as I let you go, as I let you go
Touch me and I will follow in your afterglow
Heal me from all this sorrow
As I let you go I will find my way, I will sacrifice
Now I'm living in your afterglow
Bathed in blue, the walls of my memory divide the thorns from the roses
It's you who is closest
Sunday, July 09, 2006
Achievement! --
We got to watch and finish a dvd today! It came with a lot of stops and starts because we were watching Seth but, wow! -- a whole movie!
* * *
Want to watch --
Superman Returns
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest
Capote
The Lake House
Cars
* * *
Toys R Us --
Is open in Galleria. Has anyone gone there? How is it?
We got to watch and finish a dvd today! It came with a lot of stops and starts because we were watching Seth but, wow! -- a whole movie!
* * *
Want to watch --
Superman Returns
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest
Capote
The Lake House
Cars
* * *
Toys R Us --
Is open in Galleria. Has anyone gone there? How is it?
Friday, June 30, 2006
Wonderful --
This was featured on Yahoo! Video --
* * *
Token Seth Shot --
Tomorrow, Seth turns two weeks old and we are celebrating the milestone by bringing him to his pediatrician for a BCG vaccination. We have heard horror stories about wailing babies and fevers and crankiness post-vaccinations so we have mentally and physically prepared ourselves for such a possibility.
* * *
Token entry on parenting insecurity --
I am slowly learning motherhood --
I've always had a fairly high learning curve and am able to cope well with most situations but this one is different. The subject is unpredictable and fragile as hell.
There are moments when my son cries and I can't soothe him -- I have to hand him off to Johann who can soothe him easily. And I wonder whether that is indication of what kind of parent I am.
I see Seth with his yaya (an AMAZING yaya, btw) and I feel like I've already failed because I can't handle my son on my own.
One evening, after putting Seth to sleep, Johann and I talked about how much we admire Seth's yaya and how calm she is and how capable...
...and how tempting it is to just hand him off to her every time he cries or needs to be changed. (We don't, btw -- we try to be as hands-on as possible and take care of him most of the time.)
When does parenting begin? And are my actions and decisions now affecting how Seth will be in the future?
This was featured on Yahoo! Video --
* * *
Token Seth Shot --
Tomorrow, Seth turns two weeks old and we are celebrating the milestone by bringing him to his pediatrician for a BCG vaccination. We have heard horror stories about wailing babies and fevers and crankiness post-vaccinations so we have mentally and physically prepared ourselves for such a possibility.
* * *
Token entry on parenting insecurity --
I am slowly learning motherhood --
I've always had a fairly high learning curve and am able to cope well with most situations but this one is different. The subject is unpredictable and fragile as hell.
There are moments when my son cries and I can't soothe him -- I have to hand him off to Johann who can soothe him easily. And I wonder whether that is indication of what kind of parent I am.
I see Seth with his yaya (an AMAZING yaya, btw) and I feel like I've already failed because I can't handle my son on my own.
One evening, after putting Seth to sleep, Johann and I talked about how much we admire Seth's yaya and how calm she is and how capable...
...and how tempting it is to just hand him off to her every time he cries or needs to be changed. (We don't, btw -- we try to be as hands-on as possible and take care of him most of the time.)
When does parenting begin? And are my actions and decisions now affecting how Seth will be in the future?
Saturday, June 24, 2006
On a bit of a break --
Am not sure when I'll be able to come back to my blog as I have a new job now -- full-time mom to Seth.
He's currently 5 days old and I am head-over-heels in love with him.
When I have more time, I will write about his birth and everything else that has happened so far.
But, for now -- have to say, bye. ^_^
Am not sure when I'll be able to come back to my blog as I have a new job now -- full-time mom to Seth.
He's currently 5 days old and I am head-over-heels in love with him.
When I have more time, I will write about his birth and everything else that has happened so far.
But, for now -- have to say, bye. ^_^
Wednesday, June 14, 2006
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