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Sunday, May 25, 2008
Tazo  
Tazo
Tazo | Sony DSC H1

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Sunday, March 02, 2008
Something's Cooking!  

Breakfast | Sony DSC H-1

After more than 2 years of living alone, I finally bought kitchen stuff - a single burner electric stove, a pot and a pan. I'm still looking for the 'perfect' (read: multi-tasking, durable and cheap, but still nice-looking) kitchen-top oven.

So this is my first home-cooked meal, breakfast at 5pm, after waking up at 4:30 ;p Bacon and egg served with pastries I got from the supermarket. It tastes like barquillos but coated with a bit of sugar and lightly spiced with ginger. It's good. :) I don't think I have tasted anything similar before.

Today, breakfast. Tomorrow, fiesta!

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The label of the pastry says it's a product of Korea - and I don't find this surprising. Over the last few years Koreans have started showing up everywhere in our islands, and since there's a demand, Korean products have also showed up. 7-11 even carries soju now. I'm not exactly sure what they're here for - I haven't asked my Korean officemates. A friend says some Koreans choose to migrate to our islands because of the cheaper cost of living. Others find the Baguio climate similar to their spring weather. There's a Korean-style condominium being built there now. Oh, and there are those who are staying here to study English as 2nd language. It's probably a combination of all these reasons.

I wonder when the uber cute guys on K-dramas will start flying in.

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Tuesday, February 19, 2008
Liqueur de Poire  

L. de Poire | Sony DSC H1

The few cases I drank hard drinks I actually enjoyed whatever it was being served to me - whether it's soju every other night at Seoul (kombei!!), or several straight shots of cherry Vodka. This pear whiskey is no exception! Having very limited exposure to alcohol, I'm 100% sure it's the best tasting whiskey I have ever tried. I have to read up on whiskeys and wines so I can give proper description, but I'm definite I'll be correct in describing it as delicious. :)

I already asked Richard to buy me a bottle on his next trip to his homeland. ;)

A ripe pear inside the whiskey decanter. Yummy AND lovely!

Sony DSC H1


Cointreau vs. Liqueur de Poire


*casts vote for L. de Poire*

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Thursday, January 17, 2008
Maxine  

Maxine | Sony DSC H1

Tats, Max and this little cutie visited my parents last Christmas season.
Maxine is 2yrs old now, can sing most songs on TV, and can do a story-telling tandem with her dad.

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Wednesday, November 28, 2007
View from the Porch  
I realized that while I enjoy taking photos of buildings, landmarks, street and the like, I rarely take out my camera for subjects that are so familiar to me. I have photos of the view from my hotel window whenever I'm overseas, but it was only tonight that I took a shot of how the street outside Semihome looks at night. After several shots, I now know why.


Outside semihome | SonyDSC-H1

Egad! Those electric wires aren't lovely. >_<

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Thursday, November 15, 2007
Aurora  


Desktop screenshot, Nov. 14.
WP courtesy of National Geographic.

Lovely.

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reading : blog templates, css codes, Blogger Help - template, lots of *.txt's and *.html's
feeling : sleep deprived
hearing : imogen heap - can't take it in

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Tuesday, November 13, 2007
Shanghai Baby - Part II  


Day 2: 8-6 meeting + Dinner at The Tang Dynasty restaurant + Coffee at Pudong Riverside


 

Puxi as viewed from Pudong; Pearl Orient Tower | Sony DSC-H1



Larger versions of the images and the rest of the photos are at flickr.

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Friday, November 02, 2007
Alice's and Ruth's passport  

ready to go! | sony dsc h1

Passport - Check. Chinese visa - Check.

Off to the land of tsinitos on Sunday. Let's all hope and pray for victory this time.

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Saturday, October 27, 2007
Lotus  


lotus | sony dsc h1
Jim and Shanti's dashboard Buddha

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Saturday, June 09, 2007
Seoul Night  


November Window | sony dsc h1

View from my hotel window during my Seoul Korea visit - Nov 2006.
I miss Seoul. :\

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Monday, July 03, 2006
u.p. summer  


u.p. summer | sony dsc h1
Summer, U.P. Diliman style. More at flickr.

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Tuesday, May 09, 2006
Vigan's Burnay  


Burnay ng Vigan | sony dsc h1

At Vigan's Jar Factory (Pagburnayan). National artist Fidel Antiporda Go gave us a demo on making a clay pot. It took him less than 5 minutes to finish a flawless product.

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Thursday, May 04, 2006
Bench along Crisologo St.  


bench along Crisologo St. | sony dsc h1

Took advantage of the long weekend and went to a nice (but bitin) trip to Ilocos with Eloi. I love the old city of Vigan. Everything is charming and picture-worthy. :)

More pics at flickr.

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Sunday, October 02, 2005
Industrial Sunrise  


Industrial sunrise | sony dsc h1
Think "stalks of grass.. stalks of grass.."


(clicking the photo will bring you to flickr.com where more photos wait.)

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