Pasta puttanescaOriginally uploaded by annalyn. As everyone probably knows, this pasta has a colorful history. Its name was derived from the Italian word "puttana" which means lady of the evening. One folklore has it that fishermen in the southern coastal towns of Italy traded their freshly-caught anchovies for the pleasure of a woman's company when they couldn't afford to pay the money up front. With all those anchovies, members of the world's oldest profession then found a way to make it into the zesty, piquant puttanesca sauce.From reading, I found out that there ... Continue Reading...
Archives for 2004
A deeply moving book
wildswansOriginally uploaded by annalyn. Two days of being sick led to something good: I was able to finish Wild Swans while wrapped in a blanket, in bed. I had meant to finish the book, which is all of 700 pages, before the year ends. But then again, I am ten years behind since my notation on the jacket said I bought the book in the U.K. in 1994 yet.Anyway, time is of no object when you read a classic and Wild Swans is up there on the list of my greatest non-fiction reads.I decided to pull it out of the shelves because of all the hype about China these days. It seems ... Continue Reading...
Time for the annual check-up
I woke up with dread this morning for the simple reason that it's my annual medical check-up. First, I am supposed to go on 12 hours fasting since last night and I got only to brush my teeth and not take anything else. Second, I had to collect my stool and urine which is not really the most desirable thing to do.This got me thinking: yes, I cannot be a medical technologist and examine all those samples of human feces even if you pay me a million bucks.I could have played truant but my company is paying 17K for this check-up so off I go. I choose The New Medical City in ... Continue Reading...
What Classic Movie Are You?
What Classic Movie Are You?personality tests by similarminds.comAnd while we're at this, my fellow bloggers may check out www.pornolize.com and have a laugh at the sight of your site being totally bastardized. ... Continue Reading...
For want of anything better to blog about
Sigh! This is gonna be a long weekend, if you count the national holiday tomorrow and my medical check-up on Tuesday. It means a record-breaking four days of not going to the office. I couldn't say am bored. In fact, we had a nice time malling in Robinson's Galleria yesterday, going to the market this morning and cooking pansit for lunch. But I couldn't resist not logging on the Net for a day to check my email and my blog.I am answering these posts from my Friendster Bulletin Board for you guys to know me better (thanks Abby). Come to think of it, it's always nice to ... Continue Reading...
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