Tag: life and other tales
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I have left? That bring joy? Worth living for? That bind and connect and survive? sometimes words are the only thing xxx You can get awesome high-resolution images from UNSPLASH and use them under Creative Commons Zero (no need for permission and no need for attribution). Isn’t that neat? Also, I’ve been using the mobile…
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A Rose Like No Other | Nanay at 85
We celebrated my maternal grandmother’s 85th birthday (85th!!!! It’s such an overwhelming and positive thing to consider!) last September 19 in Norasville, Nagcarlan, Laguna. Birthday parties are a huge thing for Nagcarleños. Never one to be outdone, my mother directed the party planning with a clear vision –because our Nanay deserves nothing but the best.…
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Ballet: Dancing in One Voice
I just got home from a sister date (aka thank you, @giannamhere, for the tickets and for dinner). We watched another ballet show and this time I can say I really enjoyed it! The Cultural Center of the Philippines in cooperation with PETRON presents Philippine Ballet Theater in ‘DANCING IN ONE VOICE‘, sound in motion…
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my phone lock screen
features a stained whole mount of Echinostoma malayanum viewed under a light microscope. That is all. x Or maybe it doesn’t, anymore? This has been a scheduled post.
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good morning
I’ve been spending many nights and many days in different places.
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Rec: “How it feels when white people shame your culture’s food — then make it trendy” by Ruth Tam
The article which inspired this post (x): “How it feels when white people shame your culture’s food — then make it trendy” by Ruth Tam on the Washington Post | My family’s food went from ‘Chinese grossness’ to America’s ‘hottest food trend.’ The best meals are more than the sum of their ingredients; their flavors tell…
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Lego x Asia
I alone heard my internal squeeing (obviously) when I saw an exhibit that featured two of my favorite things: Lego, and Asian Appreciation. I never actually played with lego as a child; my fascination of the said building blocks stems from its use as a metaphor in one of my favorite books, Sophie’s World. In the…
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me, scrambling.
Look forward to more queued/scheduled posts. They’ll have very little content; I don’t have the time for more.
jari m 