Next to social media, the Laundromats on the island are the most wonderful sources of the latest gossips, scandals, and updates about anyone on the island. I chose date nights at the Laundromats on weeknights as the weekends are usually crowded until the morning hours. I am not one of those who just drop off their dirty laundry and pick it up all sparkling clean a few hours later. I am uncomfortable with the thought of other people folding…
"One man’s trash is another man’s treasure" Garage selling and online selling is fun but it comes with its own share of pros and cons. You get rid of stuff you don’t need or just take for granted, and pass it to other people who will value it. You get to meet all kinds of people from different cultures and with different characters. You get to meet new people and develop friendships along the way. Here are some of…
IT all started with a knock and a slight scratching at my door at 4 a.m. My heart leaped, because who would be knocking at my door at that hour. Picking up a broom, I slowly opened the door and released a pent up breath when I saw my housemate’s black and white cat looking at me hungrily and soulfully, not making a sound and not making any move to come in but just looked at me with a…
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A DELIGHTFUL respite from the daily grind of life in this beautiful island would not require one to spend thousands of dollars for an exotic vacation far away. You can have a vacation right where you are, with freedom to choose between short breaks of an hour or two or a whole day— it’s all up to you but you keep your eyes and senses open to discover places that people from other places would give a lot for.…
Just write. yes I know, I've heard this before and I've been promising myself to write, write and write about everything and anything everyday. Easier said than done but okay, here am i and i guess i can consider this a first step (again???). I won't promise the next step will be tonight or tomorrow but I'll strive. (Hey I've heard these lines before from me!) Actually, I'm just testing the new feature of wordpress for full screen writing.…
Too much heat at the house drove me and my roommate to the far end of the Smiling Cove Marina this afternoon. The cool breeze blowing gently immediately refreshed us. The tide was out and we picked our way among the sharp rocks and corals at the shore. Here is one of the photos I snapped. And oh yea, i know it took me a looooong while before i posted anything again here.
HAVE you ever experienced being locked out of your car, where no matter how much you tried fitting in the key won’t work? We did, a week ago and it was not pleasant. It was getting late and both fellow reporter Junhan and I wanted nothing more than to be home from a day’s brain-draining work. We stopped by H-Mart along Middle Road to pick up a few groceries for a late dinner. I insisted on locking the car…
TODAY is the fourth day after I tried to kick out coffee from my system and I am winning, or I was winning until this morning when I lost the battle and gave in to the temptation. The clock struck 3:30 a.m. and the world was eerily silent, broken only by the sounds I made as I rapped away on my keyboard, pausing once in a while to sip the scalding black liquid in my favorite mug. An unanticipated…
So what’s new with that? I have never been at home in the kitchen, whether to eat or to cook. I mean I’m not a hearty eater (ever hear of the phrase I eat for survival?) I cook for survival too. Living alone for as long as I can remember has its effects and one of those is developing the habit to buy ready to eat or order from a fastfood whenever hunger strikes. Which is not very often…