Archive for May, 2008
Bali Hai! (Hello there from this quiet oasis in the Indian Ocean)
Just wanted to drop you guys a note.. been a long long while since I posted here. But so great here in Bali and well, I’m sorry I didn’t come here earlier :(. We’re staying at the Le Meridien Nirwana Bali Golf & Spa Resort . It was part of our time [...]
Posted: May 13th, 2008 under Indonesia.
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Ice Cream Dreams
I don’t eat a whole lot of dairy (that lactose intolerance thing) but I love ice cream, and Haagen-Dazs has too neato things this week. First, Green Tea flavor is now available in the U.S.!!!! We first encountered it in Tokyo, where it was a gazillion times more rich and intense than the stuff you [...]
Posted: May 13th, 2008 under Brooklyn.
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Post-Mother’s Day Stuff
Thursday TV: “Lost” - somehow, it almost never ceases to amaze me how this show simultaneously raises more questions even as it (kind of) answers them. I haven’t been an avid follower of “Lost” by any stretch of the imagination (I think I skipped a good chunk of last season and the season before [...]
Posted: May 13th, 2008 under Brooklyn.
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Asian Pacific Heritage + Mother’s Day
Saturday: worked a table at the CAPA Festival, held at the UN instead of Union Square because of construction. Attendence not quite as good as it usually is at Union Square, but the site is a lot better for the people there. First - actual trees that provide shade. Second, the Japan Society is across [...]
Posted: May 12th, 2008 under Brooklyn, Manhattan, Queens.
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Mid-week in May
Monday’s “How I Met Your Mother” — Barney seeks a rebound Bro, in the aftermath of his break up with the ex-Bro, Ted. Actor Will Forte (of “Saturday Night Live”) plays the pathetic rebound Bro. Ted claims he’s not mad at Barney; he’s outgrown him. (be that as it may, methinks Ted [...]
Posted: May 8th, 2008 under Brooklyn.
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