May 30 2007
Eat your heart out Imelda Marcos, Kris Aquino (who are the socialites in the Philippines? I don’t even know) for I, too am now in the pages of a glossy magazine, albeit a Cambodian glossy magazine. So this is the Cambodian version of a ladies’ glossy magazine such as Vogue and Cosmopolitan. [...]
May 29 2007
Taking a peek at the Miss Universe 2007 beauty pageant while preparing to work. As usual, my manok isn’t there again… Miss Philippines isn’t in the Top 15. She did win Miss Photogenic though.
Quite a number of Asians made it… Korea, Japan, Thailand, and India. I’m very impressed. [...]
May 27 2007
“…simplicity is liberating… As all cooks know, ingredients of the moment are the best guides. Much of what we do is too simple to be called a recipe — it’s just the way we do it.”
Frances Mayes
Under the Tuscan Sun
In the kitchen (and in bed? ), Honey is very Italian. (In [...]
May 26 2007
IMHO, ever since Roger Federer became the world’s no. 1 in February 2004, men’s tennis has been… BORRRRRING! Everytime you watch a tennis tournament with Federer in it, you just know he’ll win. His icy cold demeanor, his flawless technique, and his superior court sense just send his opponents running for cover.
There are [...]
May 25 2007
When I was in Grade 4 in St. Joseph’s College and went to the clinic for our annual medical examination, the nurse weighed me and jotted down 90 lbs. on my record. Exactly a year after, when I was in Grade 5, I went back to the clinic and the nurse jotted down 100 lbs.. [...]
May 24 2007
Just love Star World! I was able to watch the live telecast of the finals results show of American Idol this morning, albeit just bits and pieces, as I was preparing to go to work. I did get to catch Sanjaya (and that little girl who loved him to tears), the American Idol [...]
May 23 2007
I am such a bummer when it comes to reality TV shows. In the Amazing Race Asia (TAR Asia), I was sure that the Filipino team would win. Horror of horrors, they were the first to be booted out. To add insult to injury, the other Filipino team, actress Aubrey Miles and [...]
May 22 2007
According to this article, Longer Lives Mean Longer Financial Plans, our average lifespan is now a hundred years old. I found this article in a financial website and it deals more about the economic implications of an aging society, increasing number of pensioners, and extended number of years of retirement. Myself, I’m just in [...]
May 20 2007
Cambodia never fails to amaze me. In this blog, I have talked about its rich history of ancient civilizations, it wondrous temples, its colorful festivals, its delicious food, its unique geography with the great Mekong River… but there’s even more.
Cambodia is also home to some of the world’s rarest and most amazing animals. [...]
May 19 2007
Several years ago when we were still dating, Honey and I were watching NBA on TV. Upon seeing Michael Jordan, I hit Honey lightly with my hand and said, “Pendong!”
He gave me an indignant look which read, “What was that for?”
But quick as lightning, my hand went up with the peace sign and I [...]
"We are important and our lives are important, magnificent really, and their details are worthy to be recorded. This is how writers must think, this is how we must sit down with pen in hand. We were here; we are human beings; this is how we lived. Let it be known, the earth passed before us. Our details are important. Otherwise, if they are not, we can drop a bomb and it doesn't matter."
Natalie Goldberg in Writing Down the Bones
