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Teddy and the MET
The book was The Goldfinch by Donna Tartt. It had the virality of Dubai Chocolate. The NYTimes loved it. It was on everyone’s list. It won the Pulitzer. But I couldn’t even get past Chapter 1. There is something about Theodore Decker’s tone that bugged the hell out of me, and I just couldn’t get… Continue reading
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An ode to Mondays
There was a time when I really hated Mondays. I worked in Manila for a while and made the commute from Pangasinan every week, and the Sundays for me, felt like a prisoner on death row’s final day. I would see the sun set after having gone out cycling with the boys, smell the pork… Continue reading
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Is it fair to hate your local supermarket because of the people who shop there?
Going into our local supermarket today, I spied at the corner of my eye, ridiclously small pottles of salad going for $10. What a scam I thought. But barely 10 minutes later at the deli section, I scammed myself into buying a pottle of raw broccoli and cranberry salad for $15. I had a very… Continue reading
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Saturday. The 80s. Curry fried chicken
It was a Saturday at home in Pangasinan. I was 15, I think. There was something good on TV, though I can’t remember what it was—only that, on a Saturday night, there was always something worth watching. Dad made curry fried chicken, which was quite inventive—but then, that was how he approached our meals. While… Continue reading
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Why is this so hard??
So I moved away from Squarespace simply because I don’t want to pay over NZ$350 for the annual hosting fee. That’s a ridiculous amount to pay for stupid musings and a whole bunch of nice photos. People have said the same thing about some of my shoes, but that’s different. I get a more fully-rounded… Continue reading
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