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Lightning Across The Sky In Singapore

Wherever in the world we find ourselves, I enjoy watching the sky (a.k.a spacing out) and watching the colors unfold at different times of the day.  Nothing fascinates me more than the natural beauty...

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Skywatching | Today’s Sunset

Shortly before 3pm, I got a call asking if I felt that.  I asked Claire, “Felt what?” “Tremors!”, she said. We checked online and breaking news said there was a magnitude 8.7 earthquake off Sumatra,...

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Dog Tales | Jones And The Giant Bug

A few days ago, I saw Jones staring intently at the floor, with his paws making tiny movements.  It was when I bent down to see what he was concentrating on that I realized he made a new friend. Filed...

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All-Natural Cotton Candy

Nice, thick and puffy cumulus clouds hovering outside over the waters. Seeing the extraordinary out of the ordinary means the same window but everyday a different view. Filed under: LIVING, PLACES,...

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Of Big, Bright Moons and A Moonlit Room

This is what my living room looked like at 2 a.m.  (Yes, what am I doing awake at 2am? Taking photos, apparently.) There was a real bright, and large moon splashing light through our windows,  so...

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Field Of Dreams | Opus One Vineyards

It was rather breathtaking to see vast fields of Napa Valley, knowing that in good time those vines will yield something truly marvelous. Filed under: FOOD, PLACES Tagged: Art, Cuisine, Culture,...

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Art Notecard Dedicated To My Old Home

Something funky is going on with WordPress — it’s distorting the green in all my artwork! This image looks much nicer and subtle in the store. For two years, I breathed crisp mountain air. Roads were...

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Our New Home | Working With Nature In A Concrete Jungle

The other night, it was candle light dinner on the balcony as the city celebrates Diwali (Festival Of Lights).  Today, I’m THANKFULLY sipping my first cup of tea outdoors, one week after moving in,...

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Have Some Sunset With Tea

No two  photos ever the same, even on the same day.  That is how I feel about taking pictures of colorful sunsets.  Within seconds, the subject would have changed from what it was a moment ago. It’s...

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Cleaning A Stained Copper Pot The Natural Way

Today’s kitchen experiment was inspired by the people downstairs in Downton Abbey.  I noticed that the maids are perpetually polishing the copper pots in the kitchen.  So I wondered what people...

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Refrigerator Gardening: Sweet Potato

  Okay, so I’m making the term up.  But you know what I mean, right? I’m pretty sure that at some point you open the fridge’s veggie chiller and you see life growing there: from mouldy tomatoes to...

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What Is This?

  Have no idea what these are, to be honest. Looked low-maintenance so I took it home. The plant, not the feet Though it might help to have an extra pair sometimes? :DFiled under: LIVING Tagged: Art,...

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I Guess It Works: Biodegradable Plastic

  My friend Aida said over Christmas, “It’s amazing that Singapore uses biodegradable plastic bags!”. To be honest, I had no idea what she was talking about.  How can plastic disintegrate? I had no...

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From The Sketchbook | Snow In October

The illustration challenge’s theme for Week 27 is SNOW.  All my travel plans never include snow. My first time in NYC one fine October? Lo and behold. A snowstorm!  Everywhere we went, it was all...

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Prints | Terrarium Mandala

Mandala is a word that literally means “circle” (but this one ended up in the shape of a bottle!) :) Here’s a new style of drawing I’m putting up for sale in my online shop. For centuries, cultures use...

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Calligraphy | There’s Only One

Thought I’d write some modern calligraphy  in Filipino as well :) So here’s a line that stuck with me from a song by Bayang Barrios called “Nag-iisang Mundo” (meaning ‘one and only world’).  I love her...

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Handwritten Blog Banner Makeover :)

    For the longest time, I couldn’t stand my blog banner because I wrote it ever so crudely. The longer I looked at it, the more I tried to scratch the itch of wanting to change everything about it. …...

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All-Natural Cotton Candy

Nice, thick and puffy cumulus clouds hovering outside over the waters. Seeing the extraordinary out of the ordinary means the same window but everyday a different view. :)Filed under: LIVING, PLACES,...

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Of Big, Bright Moons and A Moonlit Room

This is what my living room looked like at 2 a.m.  (Yes, what am I doing awake at 2am? Taking photos, apparently.) There was a real bright, and large moon splashing light through our windows,  […]

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Field Of Dreams | Opus One Vineyards

It was rather breathtaking to see vast fields of Napa Valley, knowing that in good time those vines will yield something truly marvelous. :)Filed under: FOOD, PLACES Tagged: Art, Cuisine, Culture,...

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