Archives for February 2013

Les Misérables, the Movie: the good and the bad

12 February 2013

From the very start, my feelings about whether I wanted to see Les Misérables, the movie, was mixed. I wanted to see it but I was scared. After the bad experience with the …

Hanna and the Soundtrack by The Chemical Brothers

02 February 2013

The TV is obliquely behind my study table and, when it is on, I can’t see the screen when I am in front of my computer. Unless it’s abnormally loud or jarring, sound …

Easy noodle soup with Tai O style clam sauce

14 November 2026 » Cooking» In the kitchen

Frozen dumplings and hotpot-style seafood balls, chicken broth straight out of a carton, instant noodles and fresh spinach. It would have been just another noodle soup were not for the addition of a lovely sauce I bought in Hong Kong.

Holiday paper crafts

13 November 2026 » Creating» In the den

The girls and I used to make holiday paper projects together once Christmas vacation started. Creative activities to while away the long days. It was fun. It was a great opportunity for bonding. It felt good to create something pretty; it felt even better to be able to create together.

A story about a fish, a volcano and a book

12 November 2026 » Elsewhere

This is a story about a fish that can be found in only one lake, and that lake is in the caldera of a volcano. But to tell that story, I first have to write about a book I found lying around in a house overlooking the lake and volcano.