Archive for July 2007


I received an email from a childhood girlfriend telling me that she’s engaged. Wow, finally I guess after so many years’ looking, she must have found someone she really wants to make a lifetime commitment. She also sent me a photo of this happy couple holding Champagne glasses to celebrate this special moment. I found [...]

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Very unintentionally, Sunday’s dinner ended up so seafood, including the steaming Basa fish fillets, deep fry squid rings and a pot of Tofu-fish and fish ball soup. At first place I was just trying to get some squid to try out a new recipe I saw from Women Weekly the other day. However, the Basa [...]

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Lately my frustration on driving practice mainly comes from the actions related to parking. I suspected that I probably have really bad squint eyes. Every time I tried to park the car in the middle of two lines, I ended up parking it leaning to one side or not in the middle. I swear that [...]

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To roast sweet potatos, you don’t have to prepare anything, no extra ingredients, no marinade, even no need to wash. Well, I do wash a bit but just rub outside in running water for 5 seconds to remove the dirt. Usually I cut one sweet potato to half, but it really depends. If the size [...]

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Mom and Dad got back yesterday. I had been worrying about them since they took off to Europe. I wasn’t sure if they would be able to handle 10 days’ fast rhythm of travelling around in many different countries and cities, as well as those small things like time difference, climate or food. What if [...]

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8:05am. Courtyard. Morning sunshine. Sky and clouds. Trees. The boldness and the bareness. Fence, lightened by golden beams. A pair of slippers stepped out the laundry door. Fresh air. Then a deep breath. The chords of birds’ singing. Shadows, cast on trunks and move from one to another. The darkness and the brightness. Contrasting, the [...]

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