tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-119617472012-01-14T19:12:04.558-08:00Random musings of a reformed rock chick who now likes to keep her entertainment within the gastronomic and bacchanalian arts, with a side dose of art, photo and travel. Kids do this to you, you know.Honeypethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01389685476851690837noreply@blogger.comBlogger221100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11961747.post-11848126463735320842011-02-01T00:01:00.000-08:002011-02-01T00:17:50.185-08:00

It came out of nowhere. One minute, I’m happily going through my hectic week, feeling good about sticking to my new-found determination to work out and generally being a productive member of my household and society when, AAA-Chooo!!! There it was. A bug so virulent that I woke up with a 38.5 degree fever, burning eyeballs that won’t stop crying; dry, muscle reacquainting cough and a runny nose

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It's a glorious winter's morning on the first day of the new year and I find myself in my unsexy but comfy flannel pajamas, happily slouched in the worn leather armchair in our bedroom, the smell of the morning coffee and fresh laundry lingering in the air. The boys have been out for over an hour now, skiing Blackcomb on what would be hopefully a mountain deprived of hung-over skiers and boarders

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  It’s just one of those days… I found myself rushing to complete and submit my visa application at the Canadian High Commission, and before I knew it, it was lunch time and I hadn’t made any plans.  I suppose most people would simply just head back home, but I was in the middle of a bustling central business district, surrounded by people happily chattering on their way to lunch.  I thought,

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  Parenting is never easy.  As a woman, it starts with the nine months of gestation.  You worry about what you are feeding your child through all those weird cravings.  You listen to the “right” kind of music to help stimulate his brain development.  You take walks in the hope the rocking motion will lull him to sleep and make it stop kicking you so hard. Then you give birth, and all those

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Aaah, the life of an expat! After almost three years in an old colonial style bungalow, we moved to a year-old, modern resort (read:all white, glass and concrete box with three reflection pools and lots of plants along the perimeter) house, ironically, on the other side of the dreaded highway. But what a difference a street makes!You've all heard me moan about "too much jungle" when we lived on

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As wont to happen to me, I start off hot and cool down to a low simmer until perhaps I give the impression that the fire is completely gone. Ergo, the gentle accusations of my husband about my rollercoaster interest in art, photography, and gasp! fitness! Who can blame him? This blog languised for half a year from neglect as I let real life take over my time.But it is a new year. Yay, 2010!

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This is my painting corner. The past year has seen me visit the Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts once a week, to take lessons under Singapore contemporary artist Goh Ee Choo. He has won numberous awards and accolades and his works are owned both by private collectors and the Singapore National Museum. But you would never know it just by looking at him.Mr. Goh, or Laoshi, to his students, is my

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In a romaticized life, I would love to believe that I was fit enough to live out my years in Paris, France. I loved Paris during my first (and hopefully, not my last) visit there almost ten years ago. I don't know how much it has changed since then, but from what I remember of the city, it was enough to make me want to live there.The place itself is steeped in history, the architecture an

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Hoarding pantry products, that's my vice.I love to eat. My pleasurable goal was to be like one of my food idols, Jeffrey Steingarten, and be an omnivore, relinquishing any food biases and prejudices. To this end I follow one code of conduct, "Don't knock it until you've tried it." I never say no to a generous offer to break bread together, or swill tipple, or even cook, for two or forty

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Dylan: (in all seriousness)Mom, I know what boobies look like.Me: (eyebrows raised) You do?Dylan: Yes! They are big (eyes getting large), round (hands motioning in circles) and have little dots in the middle!Me: Oh(wondering if his big-buxomed kindergarten teacher has been leaning over too much in class). How did you know all this?Dylan: Well, we saw it on tv in Canada. We were changing

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It's funny how you go far away from home for that "much-needed break" only to be haunted by what is familiar. In my case, it was a return to Krabi, one of Thailand's lesser-known, beautiful seaside towns. There are plenty of similarities between Thailand and the Philippines, where I am originally from, gorgeous beaches with breath-taking sunsets being some of them.We were fortunate enough

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At a little after noon today, I got a text message from my sister informing me that a friend had passed away after a long, heroic battle against cancer. Within minutes, I received several text messages informing me of the same sad news. I still couldn't believe it, and had a horrible cry alone in the house.I knew the man like everyone else - Francis Magalona, Francis M, Kiko, Franz... a famous

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I live in an old, British colonial house called a "Black & White" in Singapore. It has housed British officers during their years in the Straits, and as you can imagine, it has many charming features, as well as quite a few quirky ones. Like how I have to reset the fuse-box everytime there is a thunderstorm, which is often, considering this country has TWO monsoon seasons. I have to go

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A quick brief...Spent 4 weeks in Texas, and that was, thought provoking... Conclusion: we won't live there by choice. It was wonderful that all my rellies are there, but America won't be our home if we can help it. Don't get me wrong. It is an amazing place - truly a country where hardwork pays off. Where dreams of becoming "big" can come true. But I'd like my kids to form roots where there is

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Too young, too cool. 

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Viet life guard 

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Lunch time crowds, Danang style 

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Rinse the boogie board 

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Warning: not for the fainthearted. 

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Charlie don't surf. 

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Here we go - we found a new home on the web. For those of you who know us, thank you for travelling with us through all the web groups, chat programs and picture hosting sites. Hopefully, this will be our home for a long time (until something better comes along?). Enjoy our pictures and our stories, and hope to see more of you online.Warm hugs,Scott, Lee, Jacob & Dylan

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