2024-01-16: Can’t decide which one/ones to leave behind so I just got all. Set me back more than ₱2K, yup …
2024-01-09: The WIP that’s been taking all my time after I cast it on this new year Ever since we came …
2023-12-30: I wonder what qualifies as a fantastic toilet 🤔
2023-12-27: Permission granted.
2023-12-26: Do I get an “Awww?”
2023-12-25: “Take me to your leader.” That’s what came to my mind when I saw her. We did not …
2023-12-24: The best part of freezing my behind off in arctic places is the chance to wear some of my handknit …
2023-12-24: Want a spoonful of perfect snow crystals?
2023-12-24: A thin blanket of snow greeted us this morning
2023-12-23: Pleasantly surprised to see a reminder of home in a subway in Seoul.
2023-12-20: It’s the last moon that I will see over Manila. See you again in 10 days.
2023-12-08: I’m on a roll… I recently finished Nelson and Alex DeMilles' The Deserter (4.5 stars …
2023-12-04: It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas…. This huge brightly lit Christmas tree …
2023-12-03: Korea, we are a go…. The family got our travel visas and we whooped collectively. We are …
2023-12-01: It’s the First of December in my corner of the world.
2023-11-28: Caught my son browsing the shelves
2023-11-27: I picked up this book during a recent trip to National Book Store. It’s my first Nelson …
2023-11-27: Hot Off The Needles and already I am planning to frog it. 🧶 This is the Little Lace Scarf by Lisa …
2023-11-19: Once in a while I get it in my head that I want to knit socks. 🧶 (On a scale of 1 to 10, I am a 2 as …
2023-11-15: I knitted a vest for my husband. Admittedly, it has a feminine silhouette but he’s not …
2023-10-25: It’s no secret that I am an avid knitter. I can be incorrigible as well for I insist on making …
2023-10-14: Some days it helps to keep this is mind.
2023-10-12: Irreverent but wacky.
2023-10-04: Yesterday was our 30th wedding anniversary. Time indeed flew. Lately, I have been saying that if I …
2023-10-03: I slept too soundly last night so I missed the heavy downpour that went on for half an hour …
2023-09-30: Day 30 - TREASURE A treasure trove of ideas and knowledge that’s visually appealing 📍Fully …
2023-09-29: Day 29 - CONTRAST 📸 Breathtakingly beautiful 📍Playa Roja, Paracas, Peru
2023-09-28: Day 28 - WORKOUT 📸 Going up these 256 steps was a workout. Going down the same steps aint no joke …
2023-09-27: Day 27 - EMBRACE Seconds before she fell asleep
2023-09-26: Day 26 - BEVERAGE 📸 I often get brain freeze from ice-blended drinks but I never let pain get in my …
2023-09-25: Day 25 - FLARE 📸 As if it needs any more attention…. 📍 Everyone knows where this is 😊
2023-09-24: This hand-knit shirt project is my constant companion these days. It’s growing faster than I …
2023-09-24: Day 24 - BELT 📸 Sushi coming off a conveyor belt may not be top-notch quality but we tried it for …
2023-09-23: Day 23 - A DAY IN THE LIFE Because of the poor air quality that hangs over the metro, not to mention …
2023-09-22: Day 22 - ROAD Nathan Road from 17 storeys high 📸 📍Kowloon, Hong Kong
2023-09-21: Day 21 - FALL
2023-09-21: “If you’ve got the trunk for the junk, embrace the junk in your trunk. You do …
2023-09-20: Day 20 - DISRUPTION You always hope your flight leaves/arrives without a hitch. 📸📍 Schiphol Airport, …
2023-09-19: Day 19 - EDGE I pinned the edges of my handknit shawl to show off the picots.
2023-09-18: Day 18 - FABRIC A lot of fabric must have gone into the making of this shirt. We saw this on display …
2023-09-17: Day 17 - INTENSE To this day, Kobe has kept his intense stare, presumably to scare off predators …
2023-09-16: Day 16 - OOF! Mila the Chonky: So many toys, so little time.
2023-09-15: Day 15 - RED 📸📍 Victoria Harbour, Hong Kong
2023-09-14: Here’s a jar of butter cookies that I made this afternoon. It was very tiring, especially in …
2023-09-14: Day 14 - STATUE If anyone’s looking for him, he’s in Hong Kong. 📸📍 Hong Kong Avenue of …
2023-09-14: Her cuteness knows no bounds.
2023-09-13: Day 13 - GLOWING In these uncertain times, it’s what we hope for. 📸 📍 Toronto Christmas Market
2023-09-12: Day 12 - PANIC Will you? Don’t worry, this fake-looking python was a result of a Google 3D …
2023-09-11: Day 11 - Retrospect I should have paid closer attention and seen the signs. Run free, sweet angel. …
2023-09-10: Day 10 - Cycle See what happens when you drive someone up the wall…? 📸📍Mitsuyado Sei-men, …
2023-09-09: I went looking for stuff but found treasure instead.
2023-09-09: Day 9 - Language Something might have gotten lost in translation….? 📍Osaka, Japan
2023-09-08: Day 8 - Yonder “How much farther?” huffed the husband. “Almost there!” I …
2023-09-07: Day 7 - Panorama The day we went, there was major reconstruction work going on around the …
2023-09-06: Day 6 - Well I assume there is one somewhere…. 📸📍 Hobbiton, Auckland, New Zealand
2023-09-06: I have a ton of yarns waiting to be transformed into wearable items. Among those are acrylic yarns …
2023-09-05: Day 5 - Forest Found this forest on a paper coaster 📸📍Kyoto, Japan
2023-09-05: Want something beautiful to start your day with? Here you go… Happy Tuesday 💖 📸📍 Domain …
2023-09-04: “Even when all hope seems lost, keep talking because somebody might be listening.” - …
2023-09-04: Day 4 - Orange There’s plenty more where they came from. 📸 📍Major Hill’s Park, Ottawa, …
2023-09-04: Mila the Chonky goes into monorail mode again.
2023-09-03: Day 3 - Precious My Precioussss
2023-09-03: I meant to walk to the corner store to buy some fresh essentials (and additional food for the cats) …
2023-09-02: Day 2 - Buildup How long before moss entirely covers up the rock? 📸 Mt. Misen in Japan
2023-09-02: Who doesn’t wish that? 📷 taken in Mt. Misen on Miyajima Island, Hiroshima, Japan
2023-09-01: Day 1 - Abstract In silent contemplation
2023-09-01: I finally got collars that fit both calico kittens. Now, the outside world knows there’s …
2023-07-02: Another Look at Hong Kong in 2023 Back in March, my son and I were beyond delighted to find out that we were among the winners in …
2023-06-07: It started out as dried coconut with strawberry and blueberry. I wanted to recreate a Bounty …
2023-05-22: When I see dandelions, Sid the Sloth (Ice Age) starts to speak in my head : “A dandelion! Must …
2023-05-19: I’ve been in Toronto for a good month already. Most days I am bored, crazy bored especially …
2023-05-06: It was my first full moon in Toronto this year and I was in awe.
2023-05-04: When I am knitting and the heretofore aloof cat decides to make my birthday (yup, turned a day older …
2023-04-27: My daughter’s senior manager teased her, “Are you getting pampered by your mom …
2023-04-27: And so I thought I got this jetlag thing beat… I’ve been awake since 2 this morning. …
2023-04-24: It is said that the eyes eat first. When food as lovely as these arrive on our table, we can’t …
2023-04-05: March 2023 Photoblogging Challenge I am incredibly proud and pleased to have completed my first photoblogging challenge. Each day in …
2023-04-04: During insanely hot summer days, cold drinks offer welcome respite. Let’s stay hydrated, …
2023-04-01: Is there a surfeit of these people in your life? Maybe it’s time to hang a “No …
2023-04-01: My quartet of happy fishies - a calico ryukin, a black oranda, a golden fan-tail, and a golden …
2023-03-31: “When you change a relationship, the relationship changes.” (I overheard the line from a …
2023-03-31: March Photoblogging Challenge Day 31- PRACTICE I spent countless hours (nay, years!) practicing until I finally got better at knitting. It’s …
2023-03-31: How can you say no to these?
2023-03-30: March Photoblogging Challenge Day 30 - MIRROR Auckland’s Sky Tower is mirrored in one of the city’s skyscrapers.
2023-03-29: March Photoblogging Challenge Day 29 - SLICE The fight path from Taipei to Toronto appears to slice the planet in half.
2023-03-29: I made Spicy Pork Floss Bread Rolls. Despite the maddening heat, I persevered because the pork floss …
2023-03-28: March Photoblogging Challenge Day 28 - PROMPT You can bet your bottom yen the bus will arrive on time when the board says it will.
2023-03-27: March Photoblogging Challenge Day 27 - SUPPORT Restaurant people, especially when the food and service are good, deserve our support.
2023-03-26: March Photoblogging Challenge Day 26 - INSTRUMENT “She loves me, yeah, yeah, yeah…”
2023-03-25: March Photoblogging Challenge Day 25 - SPICE You’ve got your wine samplers; we have our vinegar.
2023-03-25: I’m sitting here waiting for my turn at the doctor’s clinic. I looked up and saw this …
2023-03-25: 🐱📷 Who’s got time to stop and smell the flower? Apparently, Blu does.
2023-03-24: My Two Loves 💖 💖
2023-03-24: March Photoblogging Challenge Day 24 - COURT Channel your inner LeBron and shoot that trash.
2023-03-23: March Photoblogging Challenge Day 23 - CHANCE Would you pin your hopes on a fish? What are the chances your wish will be granted?
2023-03-22: March Photoblogging Challenge Day 22 - INSECT Hola, little bug. Which one are you - John, Paul, George, or Ringo? 😂
2023-03-22: See What Dropped In My Inbox 🧳✈️🙀 I won a round-trip ticket to Hong Kong. Amazing! And you know what? My son did too! UNBELIEVABLE. …
2023-03-21: I bought a new watch for myself, my first in many years.
2023-03-21: March Photoblogging Challenge Day 21 - TINY To this tiny human, everyone must seem gargantuan.
2023-03-21: Puzzling Puzzles I love my number puzzles. It’s a great way to be entertained and keep the brain on its toes. …
2023-03-20: March Photoblogging Challenge Day 20 - HOUSEPLANT When my paternal grandma, Ah-ma (祖母) lived with us, she had so many of these in the house. I often …
2023-03-19: Cooling Our Heels Coffee for the boys, tea for me. CBTL in Robinsons Galleria is very busy today.
2023-03-19: March Photoblogging Challenge Day 19 - ANALOG My trusty, rusty oven thermometer has carried me through good times and bad times. 🤗 Many thanks to …
2023-03-19: Because making and baking your own bread is tiring business, I ate one straight out of the oven. …
2023-03-18: March Photoblogging Challenge Day 18 - PORTICO Something about this walkway spelled haunting, literally and figuratively. I am glad I was able to …
2023-03-18: It’s a slow Saturday so here I am thinking what bread I’ll make today. Do I go with my …
2023-03-17: Two of my handmade items come together.
2023-03-17: Blu is the second cat to share our home. Being a junior cat, she’s quite a handful, always …
2023-03-17: After plowing through more than three hours of LOTR: The Return of the King: Extended Edition, I see …
2023-03-17: March Photoblogging Challenge Day 17 - EARLY We took a sleeper train from Amsterdam to Munich. While it was a unique experience (to us, at …
2023-03-16: But that was the funny thing about wishes. Sometimes all it took to make them come true was a first …
2023-03-16: March Photoblogging Challenge Day 16 - ROAD Come walk with me…. 📍Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario, Canada
2023-03-15: March Photoblogging Challenge Day 15 - PATIENCE This mosaic rendition of Birth of Venus was done entirely using discarded railway tickets. I …
2023-03-14: Someone finally got his cravings… Kebab for him, schnitzel for me.
2023-03-14: Basmati rice is the longest grain variety of any rice that I have ever eaten. 📍Arya Persian …
2023-03-14: March Photoblogging Challenge Day 14 - HORIZON This photo paints a thousand words. No caption is necessary 😊
2023-03-13: March Photoblogging Challenge Day 13 - CONNECTION The knitter in me instantly felt the connection.
2023-03-12: We were pleasantly surprised with this dish which we ordered out of curiosity - Wok-Fried Black …
2023-03-12: March Photoblogging Challenge Day 12 - SHINY The biggest attraction in Arashiyama, Kyoto is the famous Bamboo Forest. We were very surprised to …
2023-03-11: I’m so hungry I cut up my Sausage Roll at once, thus ruining its photogenic state. This …
2023-03-11: I just finished from getting my blood taken for diagnostic tests. I can’t be the only one who …
2023-03-11: Bruno Mars’s Just The Way You Are is currently playing in the car radio. I used to love the …
2023-03-11: March Photoblogging Challenge Day 11 - Gimcrack This Coffee Smoothie looks better than it tastes. The coffee flavor is barely discernible, …
2023-03-10: Random Cat Sighting The cats that roam in Ayala UP Town Center all look well-fed and taken care of. This fat calico did …
2023-03-10: March Photoblogging Challenge Day 10 - Ritual Purify oneself before entering Itsukushima Shrine for prayers
2023-03-09: I love how this shawl is knitting up!
2023-03-09: Comfort Food.... These definitely bring back happy memories of my childhood
2023-03-09: March Photoblogging Challenge Day 9 - Together Kobe and Blu sleeping and growing older together
2023-03-08: I made a shawl pin to go with the shawl I handknit. The pair is going to a friend tomorrow. I hope …
2023-03-08: My father had a similar one in his bedroom. Whenever I see a pendulum clock, I am reminded of him. …