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Notes of an Asian GastronomistNotes of an Asian GastronomistI am Asian and passionate about food and travel. This is my blog to share my love for food and the Asian culture. I consider myself a total foodie. I judge a city by their Epicurian tastes.
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It Is Unfortunate You Are Procreating
2008-05-08 04:03:00 So I got a not so nice comment from Mr. Difficult on my post Pregnancy is Not What It’s Cut Out to be “You are weak. It is unfortunate you are procreating.” Hmmm Mr. Difficult.. it’s unfortunate that YOU will never get to know what it feels like to feel pregnant nor to be carrying a child. ...
The Post Partum Body
2008-04-30 17:55:00 My biggest fear after pregnancy was post partum depression. Since I suffered a major depression in 2003; it was more likely than not that I would go through it. But what I didn’t realize is that what hurts more is the post partum body and definitely could contribute to the way I feel like in ... More About: Life , Body , Post
Having a Baby DOES Change Everything
2008-04-22 05:50:00 My dearest Layla Tomorrow you will be 3 weeks old. Part of me still can’t believe that you are here and then sometimes I forget that I am a mother. Perhaps it’s because I am sleep deprived. Getting up every 3 hours has been a constant battle but there are times when I am immensely gratified that ... More About: Baby , Change
On Labor and Birth of My Daughter, Layla
2008-04-17 20:34:00 On April 1st, at 7:30 a.m., EC and I were packed to go to the Family Birth ing Suite at Moses Taylor. I just finished my meditation CD and was scared but ready for induction that had been scheduled for today. I had my comfy pillow to help me along the way (which did come in handy ... More About: Layla , Labor , Daughter
Layla: You Knock Me on My Feet
2007-12-21 08:20:00 So I am in my 26th week of pregnancy. For those who don’t know.. you count your pregnancy in weeks… not months. So I am about 6 1/2 months along and for the most part; I feel great. Second trimester is whole lot better than first.. you just keep getting bigger and bigger and although ... More About: Layla , Feet , Knock
Pregnancy Funk
2007-11-16 14:09:00 I have been in a bit of funk lately.. Not sure why. I guess I can blame it on pregnancy but I am tired of doing that. I just want to get out of here! I am a lady of leisure if you can call it that and I HATE it! I need something to ... More About: Funk , Pregnancy , Rant
You know it?s love when you groom each other
2007-11-08 22:02:00 I always had a bit of a fascination with baboons and their grooming habits. It has been said that baboons groom each other as a way of showing their affection as much as a baboon could show it. I am not sure if we are like other couples but EC and I groom each other ... More About: Pictures , Love
The Big ?O?
2007-10-30 17:41:00 a random conversation between EC and I…. EC: “I should send you back to obedience school” meanwhile I am rummaging through the room looking for my missing film… Abby, our puppy is looking at both of us seeing which one of us will cave to taking her out again. “Oh yeah?” I retort back “I should ... More About: Relationship
And That?s Love?
2007-08-29 23:54:00 As the second trimester approaches, I am starting to feel like myself again. The last couple of weeks, I felt like this baby was sucking the ever loving life out of me. Every microscopic organism in my body was going towards building this embryo that will soon be the future for both EC and I.. ... More About: Love , Pregnancy
Holding on To the Thread
2007-08-06 09:44:00 I had a long conversation with my best friend and I came to the conclusion that perhaps leaving my baby’s father wasn’t the best thing to do for myself or the baby. He helped me see the light! (Thanks D) I think part of it was hormones but part of it was all the fighting ... More About: Pregnancy , Relationship , Holding , Thread , Hold
Sometimes The Answers Come Too Late
2007-08-04 00:04:00 I should have known that things between EC and I were not going to work out. We were too different. It has come to the point where when I see him, all I see is failure and someone so afraid to take risks. This disappoints me because I am a person who see all possibilities. ... More About: Pregnancy , Relationship , Answers , Late , The A
Kill Kill Kill is the Army Mantra But They Don?t Tell You That On TV
2007-07-29 20:35:00 I come from a long line of military family. My stepfather is a Vietnam Veteran who served his country for 25 years. He was selected for Sgt Major (the highest rank you can achieve as an Enlisted) but turned it down so the four of us could graduate from one high school. All my brothers ... More About: Politics , Army , Kill , The A , Tell
My Seven Wonders of the World
2007-07-10 13:32:00 Kevin of Pointless Banter did his own version of seven wonders of the world. I thought it was a brilliant idea. I love his sense of humor and although I don’t think mine is going to be funny as his… I am doing my seven wonders of the world. The egotistical nature of bloggers would ... More About: Pictures , World , New York , Miami , Cities
Our Sunday Night Ritual Includes Man?s Balls. Read On?
2007-07-09 11:41:00 EC and I have a ritual we do every Sunday . Usually I would start cooking around 9 P.M. (We like to pretend we are in Spain, a country known for late suppers) and tune into Entourage… Entourage is definitely a guy’s show but I have to say it’s one of my favorite shows of all ... More About: Night , Read , Balls , Ritual
This Post is All About Blogging
2007-07-08 12:25:00 When I started Blogg ing about 2 months ago, I never knew that there were so many people doing it. I had a diary as long as I can remember and I even had debunked LiveJournal for some time (mostly self-obssessed thoughts that rivals Elizabeth Wurtzels’ drivel, Prozac Nation.) I started blogging on Myspace not ... More About: Post
Running away from Future In Laws
2007-07-08 00:14:00 Right now I am home alone because EC and Abby are at his brother’s house. Should I also mention that his mother and sister drove 10 hours to visit for the 4th of July Weekend. Why am I here, instead of there? I am not sure. The thing is I am not much into the ... More About: Life , Running , Laws , Future , Away
100 things about me?
2007-07-04 15:23:00 Is it a bit excessive? I am sure it is.. is it very egotistical? Perhaps but it’s interesting to know the most random things about a person and isn’t that what blog is essentially? And some of blogs I have been keeping up with have done it and I really enjoyed getting to know more ... More About: Meme , Life , Things , Thing
The Thinking Blog Award
2007-06-15 05:08:00 I was pleasantly surprised when Mark who has a blog, Green Fingered Photographer, nominated the Jolly Green Girl Confidential for Thinking Blog Award . My Eco-friendly blog has only been running a little bit over a month now, and so far I have been very enthusiastically received not only by other green blogs but ... More About: Ward
Love Calculator
2007-06-13 05:38:00 Lisa has a great blog about dating in your 40’s… I truly enjoy reading it and is on my Google reader. Today, she had a quirky love test that I decided to take.. 40s Singleness-Dating in Your 40s: love calculator.. Basically you take this love test to test your compatibility with your significant other.. (or that ... More About: Life , Love , Calculator
Technorati Link Building
2007-06-10 17:38:00 Blogging is a lot more than writing your thoughts on post and leaving it at that. There’s a lot of promoting you have to do in order to get noticed. You have to join directories, start networking, sign up for social bookmarking sites and most importantly you have start linking with other blogs because all ... More About: Building , Life , Link Building , Link , Technorati
Who is this self rightous cow?
2007-06-10 10:41:00 I love Dooce.. and if you have been reading my blog.. you know how much I love it but not everyone does. Recently Heather Armstrong sent her daughter to Pre-School for the first time and wrote about it on her blog. Pretty nerve wracking I am sure and in one of her pictures of the ...
The Domestic Dilemma solved with Electric Shock Therapy
2007-06-10 03:34:00 … I am a huge fan of the blog, Dooce. Heather Armstrong is the Ernest Hemingway meets Anais Nin meets Henry Miller all rolled into one. She is one talented writer and I am totally hooked. I look forward to her blog posts everyday and even her photographs are simply amazing. Recently she had a post ... More About: Life , Love , Relationship , Shock , Domestic
Are you a blogger looking for Ad Sponsors?
2007-06-09 23:23:00 I am part of Blog Catalog Community and I have noticed that a lot of people have questions about putting ads in their blogs. It’s a great way to perhaps fund your Blogg ing endeavor and if you are trying to become a professional blogger. It’s a must in the long run. Many people I know have ... More About: Blogger , Sponsors , Logger , Look
How Facebook haunted me today
2007-06-09 01:28:00 Couple days ago I wrote about my ex that I think about from time to time. Today I went on to facebook. I have an account that I barely check. I am more of a Myspace person. I looked up his name and lo and behold… there he was.. here’s his profile pic… very original, ... More About: Facebook , Haunted
trabadour lover? an unrequited love
2007-06-01 12:06:00 Lately there has been someone on my mind. Someone who I met couple years ago. Someone who I fell in utterly and completely in love with. Someone who broke my heart when he left. Someone I knew I didn’t have a chance with but couldn’t help loving anyways. Someone who’s from London and went back ... More About: Life , Love , Relationship , Lover , Musings
If all else fails; put some Sriracha sauce on it
2007-05-31 02:57:00 I have a theory about food… if it’s bland, bad.. or anything less than perfect.. Put some Sriracha (Vietnamese Hot Pepper) Sauce on it and everything is good again. EC and I fight over who’s Sriracha sauce it is. The other day EC’s brother and his family came over to visit for Memorial Day. We ... More About: Life , Musings , Asian , Else
Confessions of a former girly girl..
2007-05-31 02:40:00 I am a self confessed girly girl. I get my eyebrows waxed on regular basis. I get a manicure and pedicure at least every other week and I shave regularly. Well that is I used to but now I don’t even bother. I checked myself out the other day and I realized that my eyebrows have ... More About: Life , Relationship , Confessions , Girl , Girly
I am running out of juice
2007-05-20 20:19:00 I have been writing like crazy this week. I am writing for my other blog, Jolly Green Girl’s Confidential. That’s been taking up most of my time. Then I was accepted as a Associated Content producer and now trying to crank out at least 5 articles a day. I am losing my writing juice. But writing ... More About: Running , Juice
Aloo Gobi Recipe (Inspired by Amma)
2007-05-12 11:53:00 On another note, I was watching a special on Amma; who is believed to be a spiritual guru. She is really famous for her hugs. People stand in line for hours; maybe even days to get one from her. Here is what the Amma Organization had to say. Amma? as she is known all over the ... More About: Recipe , Indian , Inspire , Inspired , Reci
Can a foodie be a vegetarian?
More articles from this author:2007-05-12 09:27:00 I have an issue that I have been grappling with for sometime. I practice yoga; I recycle; I don’t buy leather or suede (Well I did splurge on a Chloe bag; sorry) I am against Animal Testing; I have started another blog about environmentalism.. yet I am still a meat loving carnivore. (Gasp) Is this ... More About: Vegetarian 1, 2 |
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