The title should be taken in its literal sense, of course. We bought these pencil ornaments of Star Wars characters when Episode I, The Phantom Menace came out a few years … [Read more...]
Pork and vegetables mami (noodle soup)
January 21, 2007 By 3 Comments
The girls are due home at around four o'clock this afternoon from a three-day community service field trip to the pawikan reserve in Morong, Bataan and I am whiling away the … [Read more...]
Balloon man at IMAX
January 20, 2007 By Leave a Comment
In front of the IMAX at the Mall of Asia, a balloon man was dancing. … [Read more...]
Lights, lights, lights
January 20, 2007 By Leave a Comment
From the baywalk on the last night of the World Pyro Olympics, a view of the Mall of Asia's pedestrian overpass connecting the mall to the baywalk. … [Read more...]
Is hoarding a personality disorder?
January 18, 2007 By 28 Comments
The story goes that Speedy -- my husband -- liked to take long baths in the bath tub as a child. One time, he forgot to drain the water and his mother had to do it. Decades … [Read more...]
Flowers of the malunggay tree
January 18, 2007 By 5 Comments
After much discussion about the edible fruit of the malunggay tree in an older food entry, I decided to take a photo of the malunggay tree that was visible from our backyard. … [Read more...]
Ernest’s pancit canton
January 18, 2007 By 25 Comments
If you're wondering who "Ernest" is, he is a 17-year-old reader who posted the recipe for pancit canton in the comment thread of the beef laing entry. I've been using oyster … [Read more...]
Malunggay
January 17, 2007 By 33 Comments
Malunggay is Moringa oleifera Lamk, a tree with edible leaves and fruits. When I posted my halaan (clams) and malunggay soup recipe last year, there were some comments … [Read more...]
The view from the carpark
January 16, 2007 By Leave a Comment
So, how does one pass the time in a carpark building where the line of exiting vehicles move only a few inches every 10 minutes or so? If your camera battery is still okay, … [Read more...]
Conversation in the car
January 16, 2007 By 16 Comments
We took the Manggahan Floodway road last Saturday to go to the Mall of Asia. Usually, traffic is much lighter there than along Ortigas Avenue Extension. Crossing a bridge … [Read more...]
Fireworks aside…
January 16, 2007 By 11 Comments
So we watched the world pyro olympics last Saturday. I wrote about the experience in my column but there wasn't enough space for all the things I wanted to say. There were … [Read more...]
Mall of Asia
January 14, 2007 By Leave a Comment
We went to watch the 2007 Pyro Olympics yesterday at the baywalk behind the Mall of Asia. We were there a few hours before the fireworks show started so we could get decent … [Read more...]
Poinsettia in January
January 14, 2007 By Leave a Comment
The poinsettia only blooms during the Christmas season so it isn't really surprising that it has become associated with Christmas... much like the unofficial Christmas … [Read more...]
Teriyaki Boy
January 14, 2007 By 14 Comments
Yesterday was the last day of the 2007 World Pyro Olympics. We had been planning on this one-of-a-kind photo opportunity for weeks and, having been advised by friends who have … [Read more...]
Chicken and mushrooms stir fry
January 12, 2007 By 10 Comments
Until I was introduced to Wok with Yan about twenty years ago, Chinese cooking was a mystery to me. Of course, I had been a fan of Chinese cuisine since childhood but my … [Read more...]
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