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Saturday, Nov 7, 2009 4:08AM / Members only

when i was lil, i used to love reading about endangered species. i would pour over mags and books about pandas. i was also interested in the environment. i wonder why i never persued it? somewhere along the way, i got lost in .... something, somewhere ....so now that i'm on the road to teaching, i hope i remember to teach my students to take care of the world around them.

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Digital Book Reader

Monday, Oct 19, 2009 12:51AM / Members only

so i've been eyeing digital readers for a while, but still havent broken down to buy one yet ..... 1) bc it's a bit pricey, 2) i'm waiting for them to fix design flaws and 3) i havent really bought an actual book at retail price in a while opting to buy at used book stores or the library book sale. and of course, i can borrow books at the library for free. but the shopper part of me still wants the lil gadget. perhaps when i move back to hk and am working again....and where english book availability is low.

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UGH

Monday, Oct 12, 2009 12:19AM / Members only

i miss my hubby. i'm not ashamed to admit it. he was here for 2 wks after being apart for 7 mos and parting was really hard. raising 3 kids alone is hard. but do i really have a right to be sad and bummed? all those military wives don't get to see their hubbys for years on end. those military dads come home not even knowing their kids. and some of them can't skype on a daily basis. so do i really have it that bad? no. but damnit, i'm just not that strong a woman to not pout and cry every so often.

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Outgrown

Friday, Sep 18, 2009 2:09AM / Members only

my lil girl outgrew ALL her pants. i better pick some up before the weather gets cool.

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Dumbness

Saturday, Aug 1, 2009 12:31AM / Members only

it never ceases to amaze me at how dumb some ppl can be. or perhaps i'm the dumb one for my continued experience of surprise when situations like these pop up in life .....

it seems there's an R&B group called "B5" and as most ppl who know me, i often refer to my youngest as "B5" (b=baby, 5 = 5th member of our family) as a short cut for texting / sms-ing my hubby during the day and i have carried the nickname over to my blogs, videos, and pix. so, of course, when ppl search "B5" on youtube, our home videos will be included in the list. a few ppl have left some unecessary comments on my home videos cuz it's not the R&B group.

really ppl, is it that hard to figure out? my kid is a baby after all. and is it really necessary to leave annoying messages?

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rottendoubt
posted on Thursday, Aug 6, 2009 3:52PM [Report]

hahah, that's what i do at night when eating dinner. i can cram in like 2-3 episodes (only about 20 minutes each).
Mark Moran
posted on Monday, Jul 13, 2009 1:00PM [Report]

It is ported over from my wordpress blog on narom.net, which is where I write my blogs. They are imported through the alivenotdead.com blog subscription/import functionality. On wordpress it is a plugin called "sociable".
Mark Moran
posted on Friday, Jul 10, 2009 7:55AM [Report]

Yes, I was joking about the "L" ...
MissScarlett
posted on Thursday, Jul 2, 2009 9:42AM [Report]

LOVE your avatar pic. What a great face! =D
peachey
posted on Sunday, Jun 21, 2009 7:32AM [Report]

When we traveled to China 3 years ago, we were part of a tour and we told the tour guides that we have a child with a nut allergy. While everyone else had the 8-course lunches and dinners with all the inherent variety, my kid was served boiled geens and pork for all meals for those 10 or so days. She didn't complain but I felt so bad for her. She understood but I'm sure she felt a little left out and shortchanged. The good thing was that she had no allergic reactions while on the tour. We did have a problem in HK though at the end of the trip when I let her eat an egg tart. Wah. Scared me! =(

This summer the kids are doing swimming and a a leadership academy (to do volunteer work within the city's rec dept). I need to sign the younger one up for sth bc she needs the stimulation, otherwise she'd be bouncing off the walls everyday until school begins in the Fall.

Wanna get together some time?
amy_sycheng
posted on Saturday, Jun 20, 2009 10:50PM [Report]

BTW, I didn't read blogs for a long time, hope you are doing good in U.S. Take care.
amy_sycheng
posted on Saturday, Jun 20, 2009 10:49PM [Report]

Yes, I know trunki, I saw that @MotherCare, Taiwan; but I don't want to hold one more suitcase. I try my best to reduce the things I have when taking a flight. And I educated Amelie that Mom can no longer hold her like a baby, and she's better now.
peachey
posted on Friday, Jun 19, 2009 10:20AM [Report]

Hi! How are you doing these days? What's up for the kiddies this summer?
peachey
posted on Saturday, May 23, 2009 11:49PM [Report]

There's a "cheaper" Mallo Blaster. And also a mini-marshmallow Blaster.
http://www.roomservicehome.com/prodinfo.asp?number=CK210401
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peachey
posted on Wednesday, Feb 11, 2009 3:54AM [Report]

I wonder about the power windows in our 2 cars. Would they even open after flying off a bridge and crashing into the water? I think there's better chance of survival in my SUV bc we'd be able to get out from the back as the front end sinks. Morbid.

All ready for the move?
rottendoubt
posted on Sunday, Jan 25, 2009 10:37PM [Report]

happy chinese new year!!
peachey
posted on Friday, Jan 2, 2009 9:39AM [Report]

SJ. That's cool. I had a zip code there once.
peachey
posted on Wednesday, Dec 31, 2008 12:09PM [Report]

Feb is very soon. To the bay area?
peachey
posted on Wednesday, Dec 31, 2008 11:20AM [Report]

"say good bye to a few items." Mom threw out a few of my things after I moved out. Since I didn't take them, they weren't that important but still....

I set aside some little girl clothes to give to a friend of ours. Never got around to give. Pretty sure she's outgrown the stuff. Some people don't like to receive hand-me-downs for their kids thinking it was a put-down. I never had a problem with it. heheh.

You're moving back to the States? When?
Christopher Lay
posted on Monday, Dec 8, 2008 9:26PM [Report]

Thanks Miaka. I love tumble weeds! Peachey is spot on, vacuum before shampooing and condition before blow drying. Okay, I may be mixing my chores, but trust me on the vacuuming. I use to train people to clean historic homes and holy sites in Israel. Of course, if this is already done, my words are a waste, but I wanted to give you something back. :)
peachey
posted on Tuesday, Nov 18, 2008 7:59AM [Report]

When you find an author you like reading, do you try to read many or all of the titles by that author? I think you do do that. Anyways, I'm doing Amy Ephron right now. She writes simple prose and her stories are interesting. I need this kinda stuff for the gym.
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abc, born and raised in california. went to uc berkeley, worked, tried grad school but that got too political. then came to hk to figure out what i wanna do in life and had the total intention of going back to the states, eventually. but life found me instead. now i'm married and have a beautiful baby girl. her birth was when my life truly began. update: i now also have a handsome baby boy. life's gettin' crazy.
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