Archive for March, 2009
Sunday, March 29th, 2009
The Visitor
I often say that I just wish I had a weekend to myself where I can just chilliax n’ watch back to back to back movies ….and I finally got my wish this past weekend. Despite invites from friends to head out “with a table waiting” this past Friday night, I declined for being tired [...]
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Thursday, March 26th, 2009
A FREE Life
Oh how I miss it so! >> NOW, more than ever!! (Read my previous rants for my rhyme and reason on that one.) But for those of you who ARE fortunately outside Comm-lines, and in (what I still believe, despite allllll my travels) one of the greatest cities in the world, that is NEW YORK, [...]
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Wednesday, March 25th, 2009
I Told Y’all I Feel Like Marjane….
Sooo sitting here at worky work (being counter-productive), testing out different proxies and came across one vpn that hit me back with this direct message… no more/ no less:
Sorry we do not allow traffic from China and Iran at this time. My apologies. We hope to have a solution in the future.
Aahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!!!!!?%^%#%$^**%
FCNAVOIRHHHJJVHAUGFUIEGFUHJGURUIG!!!^$%#@#^&*^*^*&%!!!!!!!!!!!!
PS. Author [...]
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Wednesday, March 25th, 2009
Feeling Persepolis’ly Suppressed
UGH. A REAL BIG UGH! Sooooo for the last 2 days and some change, Youtube has been blocked here in Comm-Country and I am barely hanging onto my sanity! (Youtube has been shotty before, but never for this long a period!!)
And to add fuel to my fury, the powers-that-be have decided to block Facebook usage [...]
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Friday, March 20th, 2009
Absence Makes The Heart Grow Fonder
Happy Birthday to my lil’ mini-me niece who turns 11 today! I can’t believe so much time has passed; I recall every little detail of the night/morning of her delivery…. as if it were yesterday! Happy Birthday “Munzers,” from Auntie “Captain Meemo!”
Just a couple days ago, my sister emailed me a scanned copy [...]
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Friday, March 20th, 2009
Lie In Our Graves
I’m not quite sure what it is exactly, but it seems as though this year, I’ve been hit with more notices of passings and hospitalizations. From family to friends to business colleagues etc. — people who I’ve crossed paths with in my lifetime.
Some news make more sense than others (ie. old age), but many don’t [...]
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Friday, March 20th, 2009
Spotlight on Shanghai
A few days ago, New York Times featured Shanghai as the “Next…”
NOW that the Beijing Olympics are but a memory, the spotlight in China is moving to Shanghai as that city gears up to host the 2010 World Expo. With an anticipated 70 million visitors and 200 participating countries, the six-month World’s Fair will be [...]
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Friday, March 20th, 2009
Oh Noodle Man, Where Art Thou?
Dear Mr. Noodle Man,
Ni Hao!
You were a tease for a period of 6 weeks in November/December and vanished without a trace. No forewarning, nada! Where oh, where have you gone??!! Sure there are other vendors cooking up the same type-noodles and fried rice dishes in the ‘hood, but they lack the finesse, the passion, the [...]
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Thursday, March 19th, 2009
I Don’t Know ~ Colbert ~ Once ~ U2 – My C’s
Out from nowhere, it’s been quite the Irish week. I even “celebrated” my first ever St. Patty’s Day with a few folks…here in the ‘Hai… at a British pub, called “The Bulldog.” Random, random, I know. But even before that, the line up of “all things Irish” actually started last week. Here’s the count:
Numero Uno:
Cute, [...]
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Wednesday, March 18th, 2009
SHANGHAI to SUZHOU Shenanigans > Flicks
And soooo about 3 weekends ago, Summer of Shanghai ‘08 Funness returned via E and his his Euro buds! PHEW! All I recall is returning from Nanjing on Sunday, February 22nd night… the boys eventually landed and arrived at my apt closer to midnight.. got them all settled with keys and hand drawn map of [...]
