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Connie Veneracion

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  • I am human
  • In the kitchen
    • Cooking
    • Organizing
    • Cleaning up
  • In the dining room
  • In the den
    • Creating
    • Watching
    • Reading
    • Listening
  • Elsewhere

Archives for August 2016

Straw Dogs: ancient and contemporary meanings

24 August 2016
Yes, this is about the films (the 1971 original and the 2011 remake). But this is also about the meaning of the title, where the phrase came from and how it is used as a …
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Braindead: my kind of humor

18 August 2016
Until Braindead came along, the only TV comedy series I watched was The Big Bang Theory. What can I say? Nerds are cute and Sheldon Cooper is simply adorable. Then, at …
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Suicide Squad: not trash, just ugly bad

16 August 2016
We caught the last full show of Suicide Squad. We went despite knowing about the bad reviews. One reason: Jared Leto. We’re fans. Sam, most of all. Yes, Suicide Squad …
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Money Monster

13 August 2016
Money Monster isn’t Margin Call nor Boiler Room. Money Monster is a thriller with no pretensions at being profound nor ambitions to explain the nitty-gritty of stock …
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In Dough, bread is spiked with marijuana

06 August 2016
Jonathan Pryce is such a fine, fine actor. In his latest film, Dough, he played the role of a Jewish baker who hired a Muslim-African refugee as his bakery assistant. The …
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Easy noodle soup with Tai O style clam sauce

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.

Hand made gift tags

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.

Taal Lake and Volcano viewed from a private residence in Tagaytay City

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.

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