Archives for September 2013

Neil Jordan’s Byzantium: a new take on the origin of vampires

25 September 2013

It was hard to pass up on Byzantium considering that I am a fan of some of Neil Jordan’s works including The Borgias and Interview with the Vampire. I took a chance on …

In The Great Gatsby, Daisy Buchanan may be a shallow bore but she wore great jewelry

13 September 2013

When the first reviews for Baz Luhrmann’s 2013 film adaptation started filtering in and I read that among all film adaptations, this was the most faithful to the novel, I …

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.