because of this weekend's liquor ban, alcoholics who are non-coffee drinkers like me (hehe), had to look for other things to do on a sunday night... and so i discovered this 3-week old little hole in the wall in UP village...
cold teas in a wide variety of flavors! our first try on the menu were the wintermelon milk tea and jasmine milk tea. pretty good :) i'll be back to try the caramel pudding milk tea, passionfruit green tea, yakult jasmine (which was rated with 2 stars), eenteresting :)
oh and these were taken with MY new toy. hihihi :)
just discovered "delirium"! - limited edition designer objects made by leeroy new. yes, the artist behind my favorite exhibit, "balete", which i also posted about here. i thought of you and twinpophub right away when i saw these! (pick one for your christmas gift from me!!!)
sacred heart lamp
skull ashtrays
male and female gaping mouth candle holders (my pick!)
I just wanted to wish you all the best this coming Sunday. Sorry too for not being able to be there during these last few months -- but I am sure that you are getting more than enough attention from Teacher Rose and Ate Marge.
I know we always pressure you to pass the test. Please understand that this is only because we all believe that you can. But at this point, I just want to all congratulate you already for all the strides that you've made over the past months. No matter what the outcome of the tests, we're all already very proud of you knowing that you have been, and will try your best.
Please don't forget to give your sincere thanks to Ate Marge and Teacher Rose who have been tirelessly working to make you all learn more.
Again, best of luck this Sunday! Congratulations to you all! We are all very proud of you!
spent my saturday on kitchen duty and this is what i cooked (under instructions from a chef friend)....
roast chicken stuffed with (home-made) herb butter, onions, garlic, lemongrass, pandan leaves and celery, seasoned with soy sauce, oyster sauce and drizzled with sesame oil - slow cooked for over 2 hours at 350degrees. mmmm. good. *proud too* (but not as proud as you - haha)
you probably remember that i've always wanted a babooshka doll when i was growing up ever since i saw this on sesame street (not so sure why, because now it just looks a bit creepy - haha)
i actually ended up never owning these russian dolls. but now i really want one of these... designer babooshka dolls to honor russian vogue's 10th year... now which one to pick....
blame it on my hormones, but i'm really moved by all the recent teenage suicides in the states.
there was billy lucas, a 15-yr-old who hung himself last month after being called f** too many times.
then there was tyler clementi, an 18-year-old violinist who jumped off the GW bridge after his roommate secretly streamed a video of him with his partner.
there were 3 more prominent teenage suicides last month... all because of bullying.
i know intolerance has caused us so many deaths... just remember the inquisition, the holocaust, terrorism,... the list goes on......
but when kids resort to suicide because of intolerance, it reaches an all-time heart-breaking high.
i remember when i was in prep, around the time this photo was taken...
i was bullied incessantly by these two girls.
my sweet revenge? getting accelerated on the 2nd quarter of that school year. all of a sudden, i was in first grade, "higher" than them.
thanks, *brains*!
but who knows how i would have changed had i not skipped prep?
*sigh*.
i shall end this serious post with ellen's message.
