Posts under ‘Uncategorized’

Just like this instance, the past comes back alive. I am now known to my local Thai food restaurant as Sealan when I order takeout: How Selina translates to Sealan is still puzzling to me. What’s also kind of funny is that the server is MAMA on the receipt. And guess what, the restaurant name [...]

It is just about half way through 2008, and things have been changing in a productive and inspiring fashion. A few cool things that have happened to my friends and I: I launched my personal food blog: Let’s Chow! Rob’s company launched their product, RepairPal, and was also featured on TechCrunch Brandi and Diana graduated [...]

Nemo: “It’s not safe.” I can barely swim and I have a fear of being underwater, but I went scuba diving in Kauai, near Poipu Beach. It was an amazing (and tiring!) experience to get a glimpse of what ocean life is like down under. There is a lot of land on Earth, but the [...]

The holidays are interesting to me because it demonstrates how people operate like clockwork. I’m not saying we all have an internal timer that tells us it’s about due time for Thanksgiving, but the media really drives our behavior. You can tell when festivities creep up during the year based on what the stores are [...]

In my efforts to become greener while traveling, I decided to unplug whatever I don’t use in my hotel room (at least when I’m not there). In the bathroom, I unplugged the hairdryer and coffeemaker, as well as my own curling iron when not in use, which is practically 99% of the time. When I [...]

As my coworker and I were on our way to dinner, we noticed a young boy and his mother walking right past us. The boy was probably no older than 10 years of age and was carrying a Venti Starbucks cup, and his mother was carrying something to the extent of a Tall or Grande. [...]

With the five human senses (sight, hearing, smell, touch, taste), I would say cooking and food involve all five of them, which is why I consider it a form of art. Not only is it a way of life, it sparks creativity, keeps history alive, and brings people closer together. I suppose the same goes [...]

Once in awhile, I find time to catch up on interesting Digg articles, and I never encounter dull topics! Check this out:DoMyStuff, with an article about it here. From who knows where, there are assistants waiting to bid on your everyday chores and tasks. From getting the milk at the grocery store, walking the dog, [...]

Several weeks ago, I felt like I was chasing a dangling carrot. I was envisioning myself as the tortoise going after the carrot hooked to a fishing pole (somehow I remember that from cartoons or story books), or something like:Each step forward just seemed impossible to grasp, because the dangler was doing quite the tease. [...]

My orthodontist told me that I looked down during my recent appointment. Note, this was after he told me that my attractive metal friends were not coming off yet because of some minor tweaks that still need to be done. Go figure. While he didn’t exactly have magical abilities to sense my other stresses in [...]