I’m overwhelmed with happiness! Thank you everyone who has come by to wish me (and Snoopy) a happy birthday. Your thoughtfulness definitely brings joy to my day and definitely will brighten the year! (And by the way, bad me for not doing this earlier. Please also say happy birthday to my twin sister from another life and another time, Bua!) My big day started last night, early morning Thai time, when I called my dad. I didn’t say anything about my birthday, just waiting to see if dad would bring it up. Nothing came up. So… Me: Dad. Are you...
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firstdaywithsnoopy Originally uploaded by theoakmonster. Snoopy was born…into my life…on my 5th birthday. He was among the 3 presents I remembered. The other were a cotton girl doll in a velvet dress and came in a cradle from one of the aunties, and the Princess Diana wedding dress my mom had it made for me. It was love at first sight for me and Snoop. A love that withstood many years of coming and going toys. He was eventually shelfed and forgotten among my huge collection of stuffed toys. But when I was around 14, after watching “Race for your...
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It’s only fitting that on the eve of my 30th birthday I would post something random. Something I wrote on the bus on July 5: LA Sky is blue Oddly enough Wide open from the 110 To the Ocean I’m trapped In a box on four wheels Running the same route Day in and Day out Emergency exit is Shut tight Barred by red handles Music in my ears Shakespeare in my backpack Notebook in my lap Searching for something To fill My soul To dull the pain in My heart I want to Hide Run away Cry into my...
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Thanks Nan (Owen’s mama) for asking about the health of our messed up household. 🙂 I figured I might just give you guys an update as well. Today is the first day I didn’t have the slightest pain in my stomach. Double dose of Prilosec paid off after all. I am still eating with caution and haven’t touched any alcohol or spicy food. But the portion of food I can handle per sitting seems to get closer to the usual amount. So far, I have been eating every 2-3 hours. I’d start the day with a Prilosec with plenty of...
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110806_2046a.jpg Originally uploaded by theoakmonster. This is Nalin, the Coolest Little Indian Dude (TM) on the planet. He was in town from NYC this week. So, I rallied up 6 other former coworkers from the dot com era walk down memory lane with drinks in hand. Well, *I* didn’t drink because of my stomach, but gosh, I’ve forgotten how good Shirley Temples are! 🙂 The gang gathered for grubs and beer at the Farmer’s Market then moseyed down to the Grove’s Whisper Lounge for something harder. Remember I talked about finding your real friends while getting sloshed? It was with...
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102506_1534a.jpg Originally uploaded by theoakmonster. Only a girl who’d boldly put a basket on her head could get away with such act of craziness in front of the company’s CEO. Not the wearing of the basket, mind you. Well, I could get away with that too. But here’s the story. I was assisting our CEO with making copies of a large poster. I had to walk away to get a kleenex because with the Santa Ana wind blowing out there, even my prescription nose spray wasn’t holding down the allergies. When I came back, sniffly with a kleenex, the Cool...
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