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Chill Pill in My Neighborhood

August 30, 2011 blog meet-up

Last Wednesday was the day AT&T (after 5 hours of haggling and being put on the hold and transferred) had promised me that they would re-activate my internet. Last Wednesday was the day I went back home excited to have my internet service back. Wednesday was the day I waited, and waited…and waited. At 9 [...]

Tagged as: beans, beets, bread, chile, deep-fried, dessert, enchiladas, guatemalan, koreatown, lunch, plantains, pork, tortilla, tostada

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The Cure to Sleeporexia

April 17, 2011 eating out

Hello, my name is Sophia, and I am a Sleeporexic. There. Phew. Now I feel better. Yes indeed, I think I have a problem with sleep. It doesn’t matter that research continuously stresses the important of a full 8-hour night’s sleep. I get guilty—horribly guilty—when I sleep more than 7 hours. Why? Because I feel [...]

Tagged as: BBQ, cauliflower, chicken, chile, deep-fried, dinner, fish, rice, seafood, singapore

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I’m So Hot

November 27, 2010 product review

I wish you all understood Korean. Because I really, really want you to sing along with me to this: It’s hilarious! It cracks me up every single time I listen to it. It’s funny because these five girls are rocking and bopping to the most ridiculous dance, saying the most ridiculous things: “Everybody is watching [...]

Tagged as: bread, chile, chocolate, corn, dried fruits, figs, mexican, mole, peanut butter, raisins, sour cream, sweet potatoes

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Why Stress Is Just Self-Torture

March 9, 2010 My story

How many hours have you been up today? It’s been a long day for me. I’ve been up since 8 am (I know, it’s really late for some of you grannies, but it’s early for me!), and it’s been layers and layers of stress and worries piling on top of me, hour after hour from [...]

Tagged as: chile, edamame, oil, orange, Panko, pasta, spicy, walnuts, zest

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