Okay so maybe sometimes things don’t go the way we want them to. Whether it is a recipe for disaster or something you know that will bear no future, I guess there are things a plenty that we can at least be thankful for. Life works in the weirdest of ways. As I grow older … Continue reading »
Today a friend was kind enough to invite me along to a supper club just minutes away from my home. This girl cooked everything European, mostly Italian, I think. Everyone invited either knew each other through mutual means or were strangers to one another. The living room was divided into 2 tables and of course, I … Continue reading »
It was a hasty decision, this time. Traveling round Taiwan was no joke. I probably left a million footsteps behind, bringing back with me a pair of sore feet and a back ache. It wasn’t the best of times to set foot in Taiwan either. January’s blistery cold, foggy, and worst of all, wet. Please … Continue reading »
“You worry too much”. That’s something I’m told now and then. And it’s true. I worry about sinking islands, falling skies and reincarnated Osama Bin Ladins. Okay, maybe that’s not entirely true. But I do worry a fair deal. At my very first job, on the very first day, it was torture. I was worried … Continue reading »
As a kid, I used to suck on copious amounts of chocolate coins and wolf down bags of cadbury frogs. Chocolate was my main form of sustenance and life couldn’t get any better. But as time passes, you tend to go for more gourmet stuff. Hershey’s will impress you no more, and you wouldn’t give … Continue reading »
From the time before Christmas, life was a little too overbearing for me. It wasn’t stress from school, and neither was it the people who hurt their knives with your back. It was the toll of rashes, coughs, sore throats, fever, ulcers, and wisdom teeth. I have since removed all my wisdom teeth, each tooth costing … Continue reading »
’Tis the season to be jolly! …really? So, it’s Christmas. Besides celebrating the birth of Christ, everyone is flying across the world, driving across the country, or going on a limb, just to see their loved ones, family, and friends. There’s no need for a frosty, bittercold, Christmas. For I’ll always be reminded of that … Continue reading »
To watch someone bite into a McDonald’s french fry is like watching Chucky. Yep, horrifying. Okay, so I’ve watched Super Size Me, a documentary of this guy doing the craziest of the craziest — a 30 day Ronald diet. Call him insane, but I’m somewhat thankful. I have since abstained from fast food, … Continue reading »
If there is anything that’s worse than a ginormous zit at the tip of your nose, it’s making a birthday cake. It was for mom’s birthday and I wanted everything to be perfect. The task, heavily weighed down by endless worry and pressure, made it more difficult than I thought it’d be. An ice cream … Continue reading »
It’s summer and the weather is torture. You are sweating like a pig. You are grimey, groggy and just plain gross. What do you do? Ah, there’s Mary Anne’s, that ice cream parlour you’ve been dying to visit. As you step in, the lovely air-conditioning hits you. Get closer to that cute guy/girl, beaming behind … Continue reading »
One of the most intriguing and delicious desserts I came across in Taipei was the ice cream burrito. This amazing dessert originates from Yilan, the east coast of Taiwan. It involves a paper-thin skin (or what we call, popiah skin: Popiah is a spring roll/vegetable burrito that’s common in Taiwan, Singapore and Malaysia) that wraps … Continue reading »
