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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. This is my love affair with food.
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With More Than 50% of Marriages Failing, How Can You Still Advocate It?
2008-05-22 04:36:00 Oh, it was only a matter of time before I got a self righteous “family values” person come stomping on my parade. ?Boyfriend??!? What the hell is wrong with you getting pregnant out of wedlock? I fear for the future of your child. With a mother that has no self-respect or family values, he/she is going ... More About: Humor , Advocate , Marriages
I am in Therapy for Post Partum Depression
2008-05-20 03:11:00 After weeks of dealing with anger management issues, (or could be post-partum depression) I have decided to go into therapy. It all started when I pushed Layla off of me twice when I was frustrated with her during her fussy hour (usually lasts from 6-10 p.m.) In fear of hurting my baby, I thought it ... More About: Depression , Post , Motherhood , Therapy
I Am Just Not That Kind of Mother
2008-05-10 22:32:00 Dearest Layla, Although I feel like I am copying one of my favorite blogger, Dooce, for doing a update for you, my daughter how she does it for her daughter, but I really love the idea that one day when you are all grown up. You will have a semi biographical account of your life.. written by your own ... More About: Mother
For My Daughter?s Sake
2008-04-24 19:24:00 When I was 13, my mother walked out on our family and I was left to raise my younger brother and sister. My sister was 3 1/2 and my brother was almost 2 years old. It was probably one of the most painful moments of my life. I loved my mother dearly. She was my ... More About: Daughter
Get Domain Name for Less with Payless Domain
2008-03-31 20:53:00 If you are thinking about starting a blog, one of the first things to consider is register a domain name. This is important because it will help you establish your own unique brand, help you stand out and makes it easier for people to remember your web address. For example, instead of having a sub domain ... More About: Domain , Domain Name , Payless
Abby, The Berner is The Giselle Bündchen of Dog World?
2008-03-26 23:11:00 I have to admit that Abby , Our Bernese Mountain Dog is a really pretty dog. I mean in the dog world, She would be considered a supermodel like Giselle Bündchen. If I knew of a pet modeling agency; I would have put her to work and start rolling in the dough. The funny part is that ... More About: World
The List of Best Web Hosting Companies
2008-03-23 10:31:00 Wordpress blogger and designer, Kaushal Sheath, has come up with a list of best web hosting companies for you to consider. Here’s the reason why he came up with the list. My host had a black out today causing all my sites to be down. This is unforeseeable but shouldn?t happen either way. A good host should never ... More About: Companies , Hosting , Web Hosting , List , The List
Korean Seaweed Soup, Gochu, and Baby Traditions
2008-03-21 07:14:00 Being Korean has always been part of who I am. My mother would always say to me, “Remember no matter where you go or how you live, you were born a Korean and Die a Korean” Those words had powerful impact on me and probably would for the rest of my life. Whereas my brother ... More About: Baby , Traditions , Soup , Asian
My Thoughts on Pregnancy
2008-03-21 06:51:00 For ten months I have carried another being inside of me. It feels so surreal and any day now.. it?s going to be all over. From the moment I found out I was pregnant (panic and daze) to feeling my daughters feet push out on my stomach. (Amusement and Awe) It has been a journey ... More About: Pregnancy , My Thoughts , Thoughts
Thai | Vietnamese Spring Roll
2008-01-09 03:54:00 I have realized that although the title of my blog is called The Asian GASTRONOMIST (meaning it pertains to food and eating) I write anything but… so I guess I have some catching up to do. It’s seriously hard writing about Asian food when there really isn’t any where I currently live. However, with a ... More About: Spring , Thai , Vietnamese , Roll
Oppsites Attract?. Not Really
2008-01-09 03:13:00 I always thought that one person in the relationship will be a neat freak and the other will be total slob. I mean opposites attract, right? Right… I should mention that despite EC and I both being VIRGOS (notorious sign for being a super neat freak on point of obsession) We are both messy slobs. Not ...
Feeling Out of Control
2007-11-09 19:55:00 The last couple of days have been harried to say the least. It started on Wednesday with a phone call from Maternal Health Services where I am getting my prenatal care. I would like to take a moment to mention that even though Scranton and I are mortal enemies. All the nurses and hospital staff ... More About: Pregnancy , Control , Out Of Control , Feeling
Job Hunting is a Pain in the Ass
2007-10-26 05:01:00 The mission the last couple of weeks has been keep the hell out of Scranton , PA. EC and I are not looking forward to the massive fury of snowstorm that will inundates us this winter. Scranton PA happens to be north of New York City and getting through the arctic cold there was barely manageable. ... More About: Job Hunting , Pain , Career , Hunting
Curve Balls
2007-10-16 23:13:00 One of my favorite novels of all time is Steppenwolf by Herman Hesse. It’s a beautifully written novel filled with philosophies about life, love, and death. In it, the main character comes to a realization that life is a game.. and you have all the pieces in your pocket.. and each day is a new ... More About: Life , Balls , Curve
Pregnancy is Not What It?s Cut Out to Be
2007-08-10 02:59:00 All those women who have blissful faces when they are pregnant are lying. This is the most uncomfortable condition I have ever been in. I don’t even feel like myself. Rather an alien has taken over my body and its theirs for nine months. I am tired, moody, nauseous, and I just want to throw something ... More About: Pregnancy
Cereral Boxes Are More Interesting To Read Than This Blogger
2007-07-24 18:28:00 I am usually not in the habit of making fun of other bloggers but this one just takes the crown for being the most “disgusting blogger” (She’s actually ranked #1 on Google for Disgusting blogger) I would have never came across this blog (and probably wouldn’t have wanted to) if it wasn’t for Bloggrrl ... More About: Interesting , Blogger , Rant , Read , Al B
Two Pink Lines Means Soon You Will Be A Mother
2007-07-23 14:12:00 Lines will determine your future. One line means you are NOT pregnant and you can continue to live your life selfishly. Glorying in the days of singleness when you didn’t have to worry if drinking too much lattes can cause a miscarriage or boozing it up will cause stares of disdain. Two pink lines means that ... More About: Life , Pink , Pregnancy , Relationship , Mother
How to Get Out of This FUCKED UP Relationship
2007-07-20 21:31:00 I am totally hating my boyfriend right now.. to the point where I threw an organic milk carton to his head. Luckily I missed and it just plopped on the pillow beside him. His head bobbed up like a prairie dog from underneath the pillow he had over his head. He looked incredulously at the ... More About: Relationship , Rant , Ship , Relation
How I met EC
2007-07-17 09:12:00 I have a friend named Cameron and he was one of the first people I met when I moved to New York City in 2001. Cameron was a brilliant Harvard Law Educated, Aspiring filmmaker and had one of the best pads in the city. It was a third floor loft that basically was the entire ... More About: Relationship , Cities , East Village
I (Heart) James McAvoy
2007-07-13 20:47:00 I usually do not get gaga over movie stars.. Ok, maybe bit gaga.. but nothing too extreme but I have the biggest crush on James McAvoy, the rising Scottish actor with an accent to die for. I first noticed him in the movie, “Rory O’Shea Was Here “. In this Irish Film, he plays a ... More About: Musings , I heart , Heart , Ames
Life of a Traveling Gypsy
2007-07-13 20:06:00 There was a time in my life when I was traveling constantly. Whenever I felt like it. I would pack up my suitcase and go. It was very exciting and I loved not being tied down to anything. I had a flexible job that allowed me to do this. I was very very lucky. But ... More About: Life , Traveling , Gypsy
Letter from the White House
2007-07-07 02:43:00 I love the chime on my mac e-mail. I get a secret rush whenever I hear that sound because most likely it’s a comment for Accidental Environmentalist which I relish getting or some times I even have publishers asking if they can send Green books over my way for a review (I am beyond thrilled ... More About: Politics , House , White House , White , Letter
10 Year High School Reunion Approaches
2007-06-30 18:39:00 I opened up my email and these words popped out at me. It’s official! Our ten year high school reunion is quickly approaching! Oh, fuck.. where did the time go? The mental Rolodex of my life appeared. What had I accomplished since high school? Absofuckinlutely nothing. This is from a high school student ... More About: Life , New York , Miami , School , High School
Closure Comes When You Least Expect it
2007-06-29 22:40:00 I had been in love with someone for quite awhile now who wasn’t the one I am with. I think I was in love with the idea of him and not the real him… I never really got to know that person because our time together was short lived. Although we spent most of our ... More About: Love , Relationship , Expect , Closure , Sure
Girl, 26, Closure
2007-06-23 21:24:00 My friend, Adria, created this absolutely beautiful art project called In Cinq in which you use nine words and a photograph to get an essence of who you are. I participated before but I decided to participate again. Here it is.. you can go to the InCinq to participate. People from all around the world ... More About: Life , Girl , Closure , Sure
Four page welcome letter from the neighbor
2007-06-21 10:56:00 EC was telling me a story that blew my mind. His company has transferred to this area from New Jersey. A lot of people had to transfer in because of that. One of his co-worker is from Boston and decided to get a house in the hills area. This is the welcome they got. One ... More About: Page , Letter , Scranton , Neighbors
Everyone is lonely
2007-06-20 15:10:00 Everyone is lonely People spend money (and make money) and join organizations and invest time and enormous energy to solve this problem. Every day. Seth Godin is a marketing guru and he wrote this on his blog. How this resonates with me. There have been countless times that I have shopped or did something else to distract ... More About: Life , Lone , Lonely
Response to you haters out there?
2007-06-18 07:03:00 Yesterday I wrote a bit funny Ode to my boyfriend, EC. I wrote is in an off handed way as a way of showing my appreciation of him and some people decided to turn this around and call me a “selfish prat” Read on… Max @ fmax@hotmail.com As per usual a girl/women is taking advantage of some ... More About: Rant , There , Haters , Hater , Response
10 Reasons Why I Love my man.
More articles from this author:2007-06-17 06:21:00 I know I pick on EC a lot on my blog and it happens in real life too. I am just a sweet girl with a really dark sarcastic sense of humor. I used to enjoy picking on my younger brother to the point where he would stop speaking to me. I just have a ... More About: Love , Relationship , Reasons , Sons 1, 2 |
