January 2012
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awesome
A few months ago, after starting my job, I was looking for books in the PolyU library to read, disappointed to find they didn’t have anything by George R.R. Martin. I wrote an e-mail to their purchasing department, on the off chance that they’d actually have a budget for such trivial requests, but today I just found an e-mail that went like this:
Subject: New Book Alert Notification ...
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December 2011
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November 2011
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WatchPlease allow me to plug in an entry of self-promotion, as it only happens once in a while -
I randomly joined this contest to “become Hong Kong’s next fashion correspondent” for Fashion One and Lifestyle Asia a few days back in front of Play. This morning I got an e-mail that went like this:
Hi Yeni,
I just wanted write to say thank you for coming out to the party on...
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October 2011
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The last Boat Party of this summer
As promised, with much delay, the boat trip entry -
The title was ripped off from the facebook event page that Mariam created. And that’s not all I’m ripping off from that event page, either. Here’s some more:
Hola Preciosos, Its almost end of the summer and I haven’t been on a boat party - clearly this must be rectified. Hence, you’re all cordially invited!...
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Watchtesting the new effects of iMovie, the last part being Carla’s sneaky recording of my failed attempts at yoga poses
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it's that time of year again...
(No, not Christmas…) Almost exactly last year, I flew to Bacolod City (more or less an hour’s flight from Manila) for arguably the biggest festival/street party in the Philippines - the MassKara Festival.
(from Wikipedia:) The MassKara Festival is a festival held each year in Bacolod City, the capital of Negros Occidental province, every October. The word “MassKara” was...
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today on groupon
Before arriving in Hong Kong, I had always been resistant to the ‘Groupon phenomenon’ and other similar schemes. I used to be slightly repelled/embarrassed at the idea of bringing a printed-out coupon with a barcode to, say, some salon or restaurant demanding services for a third of the usual price.
In Hong Kong, though, it’s a whole different story. I think almost every single...
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fringe
I haven’t updated in such a long time, I’ve been so busy.. and now I’m sick in bed with a sore throat, which I hope to God will go away, because seriously I’d much rather go to work than be sick like this.
Last week, I idiotically cut my bangs at 3 in the morning because of an inexplicable impulse:
upswept
with frames
clipped back
Loathe as I am to post a...
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October 2
Woke up to this song today. At first I thought I didn’t have a hangover, but I was wrong.
Well, it would’ve been pushing my luck anyway given the uncharacteristic amount of alcohol I consumed yesterday - at 5 in the afternoon I was out after inebriating almost an entire 2L bottle of wine all to myself (did this during a fantastic boat trip to Sai Kung, where incidentally, I...
September 2011
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No. 8 Southeast Gale
Whilst most of Hong Kong was closed today because of the Storm Signal, and all classes and work were suspended, I holed up at home with my Mexican flatmates & their friends and saw these movies:
Hanna
This was a really good watch. Think Bourne Identity meets Kick-ass but less Hollywood, plus the violence was more art than gore. I think Saoirse Ronan, the lead, was perfect and essential to...