A mother's worst nightmare happened to me yesterday. I lost Dionne while we were shopping in the supermarket. She and Paolo went off to the noodles section on their own while I was stupidly examining the label on an eye cream.Of course I was imagining that my daughter had been snatched and because she was darn pretty, anybody can put her up for adoption. What more, Dianne seemed worried about her "missing" twin sister. After ten minutes of my panic attack, the intercom blared:Paging the mother of a four-year old girl wearing pink jeans and pink sandals, please proceed ... Continue Reading...
Archives for December 2004
A Taste of Taiwan
taiwan sausageOriginally uploaded by annalyn. I caught the last day of the World Bazaar Festival last Sunday at the World Trade Center and made one of my most important food discoveries of the year: the Taiwan sausage in choices of pork or chicken. It is simply so yummy that I've been eating it everyday for five days. A dozen cost only P160 pesos and is available in Chinese deli shops like DEC's deli and Shin Tong Yang on Gandara St. Binondo.ice barOriginally uploaded by annalyn. In the same Taiwan booth, I tried their dessert which is called Ice Bar. I found out it ... Continue Reading...
You Know It’s Almost Christmas When…
There is something about the Manila Christmas this year which is a bit more somber than the previous years. Just the same, we have to get on with the business of buying Christmas presents because it's called for by tradition. Maybe it's the economic situation but the department stores don't seem so crowded and the traffic is not as bad. All I know is that I am almost through with my Christmas shopping list but somehow it gets longer because there is always someone I forgot to include on the list. I also attended my first two Christmas parties last week and they were ... Continue Reading...
Sugar High Friday: Banana Pistachio Crunch
Banana Pistachio CrunchOriginally uploaded by annalyn. I have just discovered Is My Blog Burning? or IMBB and I like participating in their activities because it gets me in touch with fellow foodies from all over the world who I could learn a lot from. As a result of surfing all the great food sites from Italy to France to California, I have also launched a separate food blog called Munchin' in Manila which is actually just a compilation of my food-related posts here, and then some! (It's a wonder how I make the time). Hopefully, this will motivate me to spend more ... Continue Reading...
Bridget Jones frame of mind
bridgetOriginally uploaded by annalyn. Finally saw Bridget Part 2 movie because hopeless romantic self is a sucker for happily-ever-after-movies. Good to hear that Bridget ends up on the altar with dashing Mark Darcy despite fact that she's bumbling, clumsy, and jealous of Rebecca who turns out to be a lesbian.Blimey! Movie really has absurd plot, including one of Bridget being jailed in Thailand and Mark rescuing her like some knight in shining armor.But I loved the laughs and I like the soundtrack so I must say watching movie was as good as reading book, ehmm, four ... Continue Reading...
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