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Crocodile au chocolat?

Yesterday I left you guessing what I purchased at an establishment called Chococro. The first time I ever saw a Chococro I thought, what? Chocolate crocodile? Then I went inside to look at the menu and I understood. Not CROcodile, but CROissant, or more specifically what I know as a pain au chocolat. A pain […]

Sugar Rush

What are little girls made of, made of?What are little girls made of?Sugar and spice, and everything nice,That’s what little girls are made of. – excerpt from a popular nursery rhyme dating from the early nineteenth century After the past week, I don’t know if I’m made of sugar, but I’m definitely filled with it! […]

I’ll have a plate of Engrish garnished with some Think Sauce please.

Saturday night we met up with a group of people to celebrate a friend’s birthday. We went to a fun restaurant called the Elephant Cafe, a fun Southeast Asian restaurant. The menu was in both Japanese and English, but it was very obvious which language had come first in writing this menu (unlike the chicken […]

I take my job seriously.

I’m a blogeuse (that’s the female version thank you very much), and gosh darn it I’m going to do my job! I know my last post had a depressing tone to it, but thank you for letting me openly wallow in my depression about my move for a bit–very therapeutic! A couple of you expressed […]

Hoping for warmer weather

Despite my last two posts, life isn’t all fun and games. Sometimes we have to do things that aren’t fun or are hard. I have delayed writing this post somewhat because I just wasn’t ready to face it. Today we were walking around outside with Squirrel and I was noticing that the sakura are almost […]

Child’s Play

I have loved the hilarious and clever captions that you have come up with so far for the little game in my previous post. Keep ’em coming! Speaking of games, the guys at work presented me with a very fun and thoughtful White Day gift when I returned from my trip around Asia. With Kodomo […]

Wordless Wednesday Game

Sakura Spark Plug — n.

Sakura Spark Plug–nounAn unusual species of the Prunus genus of trees and shrubs, the Sakura Spark Plug only blooms for a period of one to two weeks in late March/early April in Japan. When exposed repeatedly to this flower, humans tend to experience a spark of creative energy. In light of the activities of this […]

Where in the World–Finale.

Thanks for indulging me–you have made this so much fun for me! As some of you already guessed/figured out, I was in Langkawi, Malaysia. The name Langkawi combines 2 old Malay words: helang (eagle) and kawi (strong). A Malay legend claims the island as one of the resting places of Garuda, a mythological bird. What […]

Where in the World–Episode 3

You guys are pretty smart! As a couple of you correctly guessed, we were in Cambodia! Siem Reap to be exact. At the beginning of our stay we hired a guide and driver for the day and went out to Angkor Wat and Angkor Thom. Wow. It was like stepping onto a movie set. Very […]

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