the kitchen…an exercise

February 27th, 2006 by Christine

Our kitchen reeked of a different delicacy everyday. Pungent fish sauce. Rich garlic, earthy ginger sautéed in crackling oil. The clean watery smell of jasmine rice in the steamer. These were the sweet odors I grew up with, and they were an indication that something tasty was forthcoming.
Sometimes the palatable fragrances were so strong I [...]


singin’ and swingin’ and gettin’ merry like christmas :: maya angelou

February 24th, 2006 by Christine

This is Angelou’s third book in her memoir series. While it is not as vulnerably endearing as I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings, it still has its merits.
The story is about Angelou’s life in her mid-twenties and how she worked her way from a record shop employee to a cabaret performer to a singer/dancer [...]


the nutrition of saran wrap

February 23rd, 2006 by Christine

I ate Saran Wrap the other day. It was quite tasty. Actually, it tasted like the famous grilled pork spring rolls from Bodard. It tasted like the spring roll because I ate it with the spring roll. Now why would I do something like that?
Well, first of all, I was famished. But I know that [...]


setting…an exercise

February 22nd, 2006 by Christine

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Since satellite phones are costly, their use is typically limited to people in remote areas where no cash loan bad advance credit coverage exists, such as mountain climbers and mariners in cash loan bad advance credit sea.
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mother teresa…an exercise

February 20th, 2006 by Christine

“Hello?”
“Hello, my child. Is your mother there?” The voice on the phone had an unrecognizable foreign accent.
“No. May I take a message?”
“This is Mother Teresa. I am here with my saints. We want to pray for your mother. Will you pray with us, my child?”
“Uh…,” I stammered, completely caught by surprise. Could it really be [...]


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