Finally got around to scanning and resizing all my photos that I took with Nikon FM film camera! Let’s continue with my first day in Athens, analog-style. Temple of Olympian Zeus. Lunch at Goody’s, a Greek fast-food joint. The food here looks much lighter, and more fresh than any McDonald’s we have here in the [...]
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September 13, 2010
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If I Were . . .
By Pinjing in Meme, Photo PostLong overdue, but I finally did it. I was tagged by the lovely Wei-Wei back in August (check out her great video). I’ve used some of my favorite photos from my flickr to supplement my answers; read along and maybe you’ll learn something new about me If I were a dessert, I’d be a cookie [...]
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August 18, 2010
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Whether you’re high or low you gotta tip on the tightrope
By Pinjing in Daily Life, ReadingIt’s Wednesday, time for a break from Greece-related posts and time for some random mid-week thoughts: I can’t decide whether these limited-edition Hello Kitty Doc Martens are awesome or atrocious. (via official Dr. Martens Sanrio Collection Link) Blitzed through two books this week: Little Bee by Chris Cleave and The Bridges of Madison County by [...]
August 16, 2010
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Day 1: Athens
By Pinjing in GreeceDespite being extremely jet-lagged, we hit the road running for our first day in Athens: I am always too ambitious at hotel buffet breakfasts. But this morning I had my first taste of Greek tomatoes with olive oil and Greek oregano and I FELL IN LOVE. I proceeded to eat tomatoes with breakfast everyday after [...]
August 15, 2010
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Where Have I Been?
By Pinjing in GreeceIt’s been a while folks . . . our family decided on a last-minute trip to Greece for two week to celebrate my sister’s graduation from university. I took loads of pictures using my new compact point-and-shoot as well as a ton of film shots using my Nikon FM. I’m still not sure which is [...]
June 16, 2010
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Slice of Life: Homemade Zongzi (Glutinous Rice Savory Dumplings)
By Pinjing in Daily Life, DinnerCheck out my food blog for more!
May 12, 2010
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Belated Mother’s Day/Birthday Post
By Pinjing in Dessert, Dinner, Holidays, Photo PostI picked flowers from our garden for my mom. My sister’s birthday was yesterday and last weekend she came home from college to jointly celebrate her birthday and Mother’s Day with us. Since my mom flew off to Taiwan for a month on Saturday, we celebrated early on Friday night. Started off by trying out [...]
April 22, 2010
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Happy (Almost Belated) Earth Day
By Pinjing in Daily Life, Photo PostI hope you all had a beautiful, green day. I made a bouquet out of cilantro flowers from my grandparents’ garden. Thanks to all for your well wishes; my tonsillitis is getting better (albeit slower than I’d like), but I’m definitely on the mend!
April 20, 2010
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Lately
By Pinjing in Breakfast, Daily Life, DessertSorry I haven’t been around lately; life has a been a bit crazy and been nursing my sickness (managed to get tonsillitis, proceeded to be grossed out for days with the cottage-cheese-like growth in the back of my mouth, prescribed penicillin and have been dealing with resultant GI tract irritation). Did manage to bake some [...]
April 11, 2010
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Checking In
By Pinjing in Daily LifeWhat I’ve been up to lately: Eating (clockwise from upper left): Roasted acorn squash (homemade), Taiwanese cold sesame noodles (homemade), kuri manju (a sweetened bean paste and chestnut filled Japanese bun), and skanky takeout from Panda Express (Yes, I do eat Panda Express sometimes. I admit it!), lemongrass tofu (homemade). I have a silly goal [...]