Posted in News on Aug 25th, 2005
We are off soon to France for Xi Xi’s wedding. Here is a map of the region around Lyon France. Xi Xi will is getting married in Lupe, a village 56 km south of Lyon. We will be staying in a nearby village called Maclas where Sylvain’s family live.
Posted in Handbag on Aug 22nd, 2005
Modern girls are busier today than ever and a big carry all bag is indispensable. And no, I am not talking about those sloppy diaper bags or summer beach bags. This fall, designers are making big bags that are structured, rich in color and have modern hardware for the must- look-chic working girls. […]
Posted in Beauty Buzz on Aug 20th, 2005
For many years, women have been advised to apply eye cream before putting on under eye concealer. Recently, I have found a great product called magical eye balm from L’Occitane that does the two steps in one. This magical eye balm looks more like an eye cream, because it contains shea butter. […]
Posted in News on Aug 16th, 2005
Last week, I received my sister Xi Xi’s wedding invitation in the mail. As you can see in the picture, it came wrapped in a thin satin ribbon. On the cover are two tinted, maroon colored leaves and the traditional “double happiness” Chinese characters. Inside the card, the invitation is printed […]
Posted in News on Aug 14th, 2005
Once a month, a group of girlfriends get together to play Bunco - a game of dice, played in rounds. Players take turns rolling the dice and trying to accumulate as many points as possible to win each round. The game itself is fairly mindless, it is more of social event, where […]
Posted in News on Aug 12th, 2005
After hearing so much about Skype from our friends, I finally decided to give it a try. Skype is a free software that let’s you talk over the Intenet via the microphone on your computer. This means that anyone with a good Internet connection can talk to anyone else in the world […]
Posted in Uncategorized on Aug 10th, 2005
Most people I know love their BMWs. After six years, I have failed to have a beautiful relationship with mine. It started in the summer of 1999, the year when BMW changed the body style for their popular 3 series. I pre-ordered my car to be built to my specfications […]
Posted in News on Aug 7th, 2005
Every few months, a group of our friends gets together to play Risk. This Saturday’s game included Peter, Karsten, Jon and Gary. Peter has a cool job where he travels to all ends of the earth to give software training classes and consultancy work. He just got back from […]
Posted in Food on Aug 5th, 2005
Two summers ago, my friend Jaime had a cookout at her house where everyone brought a dish to the party. I made a citrus grilled chicken dish that everyone liked. I gave Jaime the recipe and she later served it to her relatives, who also liked it. When they asked Jaime the […]
Posted in Uncategorized on Aug 3rd, 2005
Whoever said “you can never be too thin” must have visited China. Being size 2, with BMI (body mass index) of 19, I never thought I was too fat until I visited Shanghai. The streets of Shanghai are full of skinny women that look like they breathe air for food. Once my friend […]
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