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Frustration

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I get frustrated when I can’t totally be myself.  There’s a particular situation that constantly stirs up my ill feeling and I don’t know how to handle it.  I don’t wanna hurt anyone’s feeling but if I chosse to express how I truly feel, things might get ugly.  This constant struggle to break free from all this, versus staying quiet and pretend everything is ok is making me sick emotionally.  I wanna run from it because I don’t know what to do.  I am still looking for a way out.

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July 7, 2009 at 9:46 pm

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Shanghainese wonton in soup

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Homemade wonton is the best.  You can make a bunch and keep them frozen for months.

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Recipe to follow…stay tuned.

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June 18, 2009 at 1:14 am

Love for scented candles continues…

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I am absolutely in love with Cire Trudon’s candles, with their unique scents full of characters and imagery.  Each scent’s inpired by something, may it be a place, an era, a room, a person.  A brief history of this company: Established in 1643 by Claude Trudon, Cire Trudon is the most famous wax producing factory in France. As the provider of Louis XIV’s French royal court, as well as the most glorious cathedrals and churches over France.

The Wax: Cire Trudon candles are 100% paraffin-free and devoid of any secondary minerals derived from petrochemicals. Using a secret palm oil, rice, soy and coprah with wicks of pure cotton, all Cire Trudon candles do not contain any of the substances listed by OSPAR (referred to by Greenpeace). 100% biodegradable. Burn time of up to 70 hours.

The Glass: Cire Trudon travelled to Vinci in Italy to have master craftsmen realise its hand-blown candle glass. Its deep colour and its smart irregular profile varies for each glass, no two glasses are identical.

The Label: Sporting embossed golden letters, the gold label adorning our candles is produced exclusively for Cire Trudon by the oldest champagne label maker in France.

My favorites are La Marquise, Trianon and Ernesto.  Love to infuse my home with these lovely smells.


La Marquise

The cheerful and powdered air of a delicious boudoir; verbena and lemon stimulate the sensuality of the white flowers and the rose. This perfume at once, tender and clever, keeps up all the sharpness of Madame Pompadour’s conversations and the voluptuous charms of the Rocaille chic.
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Trianon

The picking of hyacinths, roses, white flowers, wild herbs from the meadows and graminaceous plants, this bunch of flowers reminds us of an ideal nature, that of the Nouvelle Heloise and the country life dreams of Marie Antoinette. Vibrating with the memory of a summer evening and the warm scent of musk of torches, this candle is an homage to the Queen of taste who inspired so many candles to Maison de Cire Trudon.

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Ernesto

In a hotel of Havana, sizzling under the stubborn sun of the Revolution, fierce overtones of leather and tobacco meddle with waxy silence of wood. Breaking out of the cool dimness, sly grimaces emerge, framed by the smoke of cigars and the barrels of guns.

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May 23, 2009 at 11:12 pm

TVC of the day

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This commercial hit a soft spot of my heart.

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April 29, 2009 at 8:42 pm

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Recent find

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Love the color combination of these bracelets, and they are super cheap!  ^^

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April 28, 2009 at 11:29 am

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Prokofiev – Romeo and Juliet

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I went to Evgeny Kissin’s concert and the first piece he played was Prokofiev’s Romeo and Juliet.  I think it’s something that you either love or hate no middle ground.  It’s quite beautiful, haunting and eerie at the same time.  I searched for the piano interpretation when I got home but failed to find something nice.  However there’s an orchestral version on youtube conducted by Claudio Abbado that I like (starting from 1:34).

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April 2, 2009 at 7:27 pm

When you wish upon a star

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For the child in you:

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April 2, 2009 at 6:59 pm

Actor Director

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Here are some stunning photos of actor-director teams taken by Annie Leibovitz for Vanity Fair (March 2009).

DANNY BOYLE and DEV PATEL

Slumdog Millionaire (2008)

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DARREN ARONOFSKY and MICKEY ROURKE

The Wrestler (2008)

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RON HOWARD and TOM HANKS

Splash (1984), Apollo 13 (1995), The Da Vinci Code (2006), and the upcoming Angels & Demons (2009)

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SAM MENDES and KATE WINSLET

Revolutionary Road (2008)

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PENÉLOPE CRUZ and WOODY ALLEN

Vicky Cristina Barcelona (2008)

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GUS VAN SANT and SEAN PENN

Milk (2008)

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CHRISTOPHER NOLAN and the late HEATH LEDGER

The Dark Knight (2008)

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March 31, 2009 at 1:31 pm

Animal art

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Recently I found myself drawn to things related to animals.  Blame it on the Animal Planet channel.  There are so many animal species out there and many of them are simply adorable.  I really enjoy watching how they nurture the young.  Motherly instinct kicking in!

I am curiously attracted to Marisa Haedike’s art with a child like innocence about it.  To me her art reflects gentle love, frienship, hope and calmness.  You can get the art prints on her Etsy page.

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March 28, 2009 at 1:50 am

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Fendi heels

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These shoes are so in trend with cropped jeans right now, and they are very comfortable.

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March 25, 2009 at 2:03 pm

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