I'm still surprised and grateful that you made the effort to be there on my birthday.  It's just that the unexpected things are the sweetest.  It probably didn't mean that much to you too, but it sure did to me.  Thank you for your time. It was one of the best gifts ever.

I have been grossly neglecting you my LJ diary, but it doesn't mean that I don't think of you from time to time. Among all my blogs, you're still the closest to my heart (only divineamnesia) could come close.

The past moths have been beautiful crazy tragic, so far.

First off, I'm getting a lot of writing down at work, because, well, writing is my job ( Read more... )

1. Get a Haircut
2. Lose 10 pounds - start exercising and eating less
3. Seriously think about continuing my MA
4. One2One with disciples
5. Work on my food blog backlogs

It's been a while since I've written anything here.  But everytime I see my livejournal, I must say...it feels like home. 

I think it was at last year's (or was it two years ago?) Japanese Film Fest that I watched Megane, a slow moving film that initially frustrated me because of well, it's slowness.  As I went through the film though, I got to appreciate the slow-paced setting, which is thoughtful rather than lazy.  I also got to think about not wanting to lose a ( Read more... )

 The other day, I talked to my co-worker and super good friend Ching about how she manages her finances now that she's married.  I've always wanted to save more and to spend my money wisely, but it's so hard to do with all the nice things I want to buy. I realized that I didn't need to torture myself, I just needed to be more balanced in my ( Read more... )

 My one month hiatus from work will finally come to an end a week from now.  I haven't signed the contract yet, but I did sign the job offer.  I didn't think I would be happy about going back to work (having some time to myself was wonderful), but working in Manila does excite me. This is the first time I'm going to hold a full time job here. I'm ( Read more... )

 One of the things I like about being home is cooking breakfast for me and my mom. We didn't have a stove in my dorm so I always had to eat out or get take out, which of course sucks.  I'm not a cook, so don't expect gourmet breakfasts from me. So here's what I came up with the past days...


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 I bought  Diana Wynne Jones' Howl's Moving Castle which was made into an animated movie by Hayao Miyazaki. I actually read the first few pages fromleoatobe 's copy while sleeping over at her house. This book was so good that I momentarily forgot about my overwhelming emotions and just had to rush to Fully Booked to get my own copy. I love fantasy ( Read more... )

The new puppy came with a love note from the previous owner :)

VIXEN aka DOLPHITA (note: Kate and I have since renamed her Shobe for "Little Sister") Born Dec 25, 2010

- knows how to demand your attention :)
- loves to be around people
- loves to be cuddled and kissed
- loves to eat and drink:
     - crackers, cookies, banana chips
     - Alpo puppy 2-in- ( Read more... )

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Before Shane Koyzcan's slam poetry could become cheesy, his words make a sudden turn worthy of an F1 racer and come to a solid finish.

( when you tell me you’re not gorgeous I wanna pop out your left eye and show it to your right )