I’d like to apologize, firstly, for my longer than usual absence here. We have been eking out as much as we can from this summer (the hottest on record so far I’ve heard!). That means spe...
This has been a cruelly hot summer. Particularly and most especially in the city. Steaming pavements, blazing sun, heat-headaches and the sticky lethargy that comes upon you when you feel...
One of the things I resolved to do this year is to make more things from scratch...to make more of our basic commodities (as far as food is concerned that is – I haven’t yet reached the exulted heigh...
I have a friend called T. She can leave a person quaking in their shoes with a word and can slay dragons with her eyes. She is certainly no one you would want to mess with. She walk...
Through almost seven years of blogging I realize, with a start, that I haven’t really changed all that much. Well, I have grown somewhat I’d like to think. I believe I can safely say that...
Having a little one around, in particular one that seems to be, for the moment at least (fingers and toes resolutely crossed), enjoying the discovery of new foods, turns my thoughts to my own childho...
It’s been a whirlwind past couple of weeks. Exciting but absolutely hectic times at work, the details of which I cannot reveal lest they take away my super secret spy badge. Ok, not that ...
It’s all in the way you spin it.There are those who manage to maintain a sunny outlook nomatter what life throws in their path. There are those that push forward, guns blazing and devilish grin ...
Friends. Not justa rollicking tv series, but also an integral ingredient in one’s life. There are those who’ve seen you through thetumultuous years of high school and college. T...
We have received some sad news this week. A beloved uncle has passed away. He was loved by every single life hetouched. And believe me, he has touchedmany. His ability to love...
This is a special year. It’s the year little C will be going to school. We’ve already attended a trial class, where she(thankfully!), after a few nervous but firm “mama sit down chair”, sh...
One of my most favorite activities of childhood was immersingmyself in a good book while having something equally good to eat. I loved it so much that I wouldactually tell my friends I wasn’t h...
I have long coveted my mom’s tortilla de patata “cheat’s”pan. It basically looks like two fryingpans stuck together, mouth to mouth, with a hook to attach them to eachother. Although most...
It’s been just over a year since I started writing acolumn for Yummy magazine and I must say I have been having a ball. This blog has always been one of my favoritehobbies, and remains to be, b...
I’ve mentioned before that I usually do my weekend morningmarket by myself. It’s a great time todisconnect from work, greet the weekend, and lose myself in something I love todo – look ove...
Zen enthusiasts say that we need to live in the momentmore. Focus on the present. Shut out extraneous noise. Feel the air on your skin. We are always rushing around. We ...
When I was working in Amsterdam, many, many years ago,one of my favorite things to do was visit museums. One of the perks of working in a mediacompany, you see, was a press pass that gained me ...
I’m always excited to come across new local purveyor andartisans, those brave souls who forge steadfastly ahead on paths seldom taken. Farmers who faithfully bring their organic vegetablesto ci...
Hot on the enthusiastic heels of my last post, I havealready decided to make short work of those goals I mentioned. When it comes to that blessed event called“starting” there is no time like ri...
There is no better way for me to start a new year thanwith that which I start each and every day – a good breakfast. That is how I started last year, and,fingers-crossed, how I hope to start th...
It’s the last day for 2011! What are you doing? How are you spending it? Over here it is much of the same, nothingfancy in the works, although lots of little and big joys are realiz...
This Christmas I decided to forgo homemade gifts andleave that to artisans more experienced than I. Although I love turning out a homemade present, this December was just toofraught with work (a...
Fate. Do youbelieve? Chance occurrences that tug usthis way and that, seemingly random and without objective, but ultimately witha purpose we could not have even guessed. A tricky su...
Our little C turns 2 today! How these last two year managed to speed pastme with such impetuous haste I will never know. I have tried my best to hold on to every moment with hands and teet...
It’s December! Formany of you, that means that Christmas is in the air. In the Philippines however, Christmas seasonofficially start when the months end in “-ber”. That means, for us...
I have a cousin who needs to travel a lot for work. Many times all around Europe. He will try to make you think that it is tiring and oh-what-a-drudgery flying hither and thither is, but ...
This blog has always been something personal for me. Not personal in such that it was a secret inany way. I mean, it is out here for thewhole universe to see, right? Butpersonal in ...
Growing up. Ithappens to the best of us. Often I feelthat there is too much “leaving behind” and “getting older” associated withgrowing up, and not enough “ripening” and “getting plain ol...
Once upon a time, when I was single, with no dependents, fancyfree and super-messy, I had more time to join blog events. I loved blog events! They were a chance to connect with other like...
Who doesn’t love weekends? Long stretches of time (well, in truth, neverlong enough!) to fill up as we please – spending time with friends and family, stayingout late, sleeping in, morning cudd...
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