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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 October 2018

What is the function of blood in a vampire's bloodstream?

25 October 2018
So… Daybreakers it was with a bag of potato chips. With visuals reminiscent of Blade Runner and The Matrix, it’s the perfect stage to tell a blood-curdling …
Read moreWhat is the function of blood in a vampire's bloodstream?

Is The Haunting of Hill House a ghost story?

24 October 2018
But, yes, it rightly belongs to the horror genre — at least, until the final minutes of the last episode. Some spoilers ahead. Based on the 1959 gothic horror novel by …
Read moreIs The Haunting of Hill House a ghost story?

Netflix's Elite is a coming of age tale buzzing with murder, intrigue, drugs and sex

09 October 2018
Amid blinking lights, the face of a dazed young man comes into focus. His face and school uniform are smeared with blood. The scene ends abruptly. The young man, his faced …
Read moreNetflix's Elite is a coming of age tale buzzing with murder, intrigue, drugs and sex
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Did Neil deGrasse Tyson singlehandedly kick Pluto out of the solar system?

06 October 2018
In “The Big Bang Theory”, Sheldon Cooper has said it more than once. True or false? It’s an exaggeration but Neil deGrasse Tyson did play a controversial role in the …
Read moreDid Neil deGrasse Tyson singlehandedly kick Pluto out of the solar system?

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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.

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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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