I couldn’t believe my eyes when I saw this ‘business’ in action today on my way to lunch.  The car was moving too fast for me to take any photos of the half-naked man and his masseur though. First, find a vacant car – preferably the customer’s. Next, ask the customer to strip his shirt. [...]

FML?  No, not really.  Not at all actually.  I’m one happy gal with a life I wouldn’t trade with anyone else.  I just wanted to type it out to see what it feels like. See, I’ve never actually used FML in any conversation real , imagined or online. But I developed a desire to use [...]

I watched Julie & Julia courtesy of my dear foodie friend Tim the other day. Even though the movie was released months and months ago, the timing couldn’t have been more perfect. Thanks to a chance encounter with kindred foodie spirits in a herbal restaurant and another in a train ride, I’ve recently had a [...]

Cancer.  It’s a word that strikes fear in the core of the most brave and positive people. Never mind that some cancers such as cancer of the breast, cervix and colon are easily treatable (provided they are detected early and the patient is otherwise in good health).  It is something that you pray and wish [...]

The thing about friendships is, people change. They grow apart, form dissimilar interests and opinions, yada yada yada. So it is very heartening to discover that my kindred spirit is growing in a similar direction as I am. In the things that matter, we resonate. Recently we pondered: “What would happen to our friendship should [...]

Is there anything as beautiful as the hanging garden of Bak Changs? Photo by Sharon The day started out pretty blah.  Work was a-piling.  Schedules with a loved one seemed star-crossed at best.  And to top it all off, it was the Dumpling Festival and there was no Bak Chang (dumpling) in sight for me [...]