Cities

A decade late, but I'm glad I've found it. 

It was what I had wanted to do, but never found the courage. 

Happy Lunar New Year!

What do a Malaysian, a Thai and a Vietnamese have in common? 

Lunar New Year! 

Somewhere over the rainbow

I've overdosed on vanilla coke and I'm thinking about Wizard of Oz and how it is that I am now here in the Land of Oz, really, seeking for a heart back, like Tinman. 

20.1.09 (US Eastern Time)

Excited, yes, elated, yes, inspired, yes. 

A word cloud depicting President Obama's inauguration speech

(Source: Sydney Morning Herald, 21 Jan 09)

My favourite line: 'we will extend a hand if you are willing to unclench your fist.' 

Read the speech here. 

My alter ego

I've always thought tiramisu is so damn hard, but i've made it, taste aside, it is possible, it took walking down the aisle of woolsworth @ townhall looking for sponge fingers, it finally took a woolsworth guy telling me what mascarpone is, it took the liquorland dude telling me which fortified wine is good enough, it took using tissue to filter the coffee, it took speaking to the lady at the deli, asking 'are you greek or italian' and then her telling me 'i'm greek but my brother in law is italian and he uses brandy, marsala is not good'. And so now, my new mission in life: 

Making the perfect tiramisu.

The Curious Case of Benjamin Button

Loved the show, my friend did mention before hand that it somehow ran parallel to Forrest Gump, well, yes and no, it's about love lost and found, and detracted from the original story, so I found out through wikipedia. 

How is it possible for someone to live their whole life for the well being of someone else? 

Photos later, but walked through Hickson Road through to Walsh Bay and discovered the Sydney Dance Company with Kylie Minogue's backup giving master class, and as eager participants queue for the class I cannot help and think how hopeful these girls were. 

The death and life of great american cities

The book i'm reading now by Jane Jacobs and I'm already blown away by the dedication. 

'the new york city where I came to seek my fortune and found it by finding Bob, Jimmy, Ned and Mary for whom this book is written too.' 

Lately I have been addicted to 'How I met your mother' and the scene that killed me was Barney flying to SF to get Lily back and the next in him getting hit by a bus for rushing to see Ted who was hospitalised. 

Anyways, my favourite quote today: While you are looking, you might as well also listen, linger and think about what you see. 

Happy New Year

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