One of the shows I caught up on over the Christmas break was the The City. I think the 2nd half of this season has been more entertaining than the 1st half, with more emphasis on their work life, but mostly because of the tension and animosity between Erin & Olivia, as evidenced by The Many Faces of Erin Kaplan.
Add comment February 4th, 2010
I came home from work yesterday to find a parcel sitting outside the front door. It was my Christmas present from my bro (an iPod dock).
Thanks, doode! 
Add comment January 26th, 2010
There’s 20% off & free shipping from Angus & Robertson until Sunday - what to read, what to read? One of the best reads I enjoyed last year was Jeffrey Archer’s Prisoner of Birth (it was so good I even picked up a copy for my brother), so maybe another one of his books? Or maybe some chick lit…
Add comment January 25th, 2010
My 2 weeks’ break is almost over! I’m going to miss being able to have those spontaneous afternoon nanna naps…
Add comment January 10th, 2010
Merry Christmas!
All the healthy eating habits have gone out the window these past few weeks - I’ve been gorging myself on all things junky, like chocolate-covered gingerbread, shortbread etc. As for the gym, I’ve been a bit slack as well, although I guess I’m not the only one - in the lunchtime Pump class @ Fitness First earlier this week, the class was probably only half full. Anyway, I’ve promised myself that starting tomorrow (after tonight’s Christmas dinner with the family), I’ll attempt to be good again!
Add comment December 25th, 2009
I’m back from Taiwan & Sydney! I need to blog about this, but I’m lacking the time and energy at the moment - i seriously can’t wait for the 25th to be over!
Add comment December 19th, 2009
It’s 2am local time here in Taipei and I’m checking my work emails & trying to run a report which is taking ages, while dozing off at the same time. I need sleep so badly right now - need my energy for sightseeing and shopping @ Sogo tomorrow!
Add comment November 21st, 2009
A year ago right now, I was traipsing around in New York City, Boston & Washington DC. How time flies…
Sadly, I won’t be doing my annual jaunt to NY this year - instead, I’m heading over to Taiwan for a short break later this month with my brother. Taipei is not Manhattan, but it would be good to get some shopping done and catch up with a few relatives while we’re there. I’ve taken medication for preventing cholera, and my typhoid/Hep A shots, so I’m all ready to go!
Add comment November 7th, 2009
- You’ve Got Mail
Daisies in the backyard.
Add comment November 7th, 2009
(Roasted vegetables with penne)
I love my carbs!
Add comment November 7th, 2009
Where did the weekend go? 
Here’s an interesting article about one of my favourite past-times (something of which I sadly don’t get a chance to do enough): How to nap. (via the Boston Globe)
Add comment September 21st, 2009
On Saturday afternoon, I had the chance to join in on the Lisa Lutz session at the Melbourne Writers Festival at ACMI (behind Fed Square), where she talked about her books in the hilarious Spellman series. The Spellman Files is one of my favourite reads, right up there with Kristen Buckley’s The Parker Grey Show.
The Spellman books (3 so far) are a comedy-mystery series, about Isabel Spellman who works for her family’s PI business. Lisa Lutz mentioned in the session that there is a distinct lack of strong female characters/role models in books who aren’t overly preoccupied with shopping or worrying about finding Mr. Right, and I think that’s what makes the Spellman series a refreshing difference from the proliferation of ‘chick lit’ out there. It’s more than a mere mystery series (the mystery in the Spellman Files doesn’t begin until over halfway through the book), but more about the evolution of a (dysfunctional) family and the dynamics within.
(Another interesting fact that was mentioned in the session: The Spellman Files was initially written as a movie script.)
Add comment August 24th, 2009
Soy snacks!
Everyday when I get home from work, I make a beeline to these snacks - they are seriously addictive!
Add comment August 24th, 2009
