internet superstar

Who is this kid?!



Isn't it amazing how the interweb allows people from all over the world to showcase their talent? And then they get discovered. And then they become rich.

Well, sometimes... But this guy totally deserves to be discovered!

I first saw this video on Rajo Laurel's blog. The singer's name is Sam Tsui. Look for more of him in youtube.

comfort food

Today, I woke up at 3am sick as a dog. I had the most miserable case of food poisoning. I was in and out of the bathroom the entire morning, and I got so paranoid that I started thinking that my food server the previous night had tried to kill me.

Finally, I took some medicine at 10am and felt better. In the afternoon, our neighbor Steve Shadow came over to cook.

It's his internationally famous chili con carne. No kidding. People as far away as Norway are talking about this chili.

We're supposed to save it for our midnight snack tomorrow, as we watch the New Year's Eve fireworks. But of course, I just had to taste it.

You have outdone yourself, my friend! It's an amazing blend of flavors and textures. I like it because you can still see and taste the individual components, but it all mixes together nicely.

I'm going to shut up now. Must find hiding place for chili con carne. Sorry. Not sharing.

round round

Just had to post this picture. We had a perfect sunset yesterday.

Now if only we had less people of the beach. Ah, well. Can't have everything... even in paradise.

guess what

Remember when I said that I gave up on the Starbucks planner, here?

Well, somebody gave me four stickers, and then last night, Bunny Rabbit and I ordered two coffees.

So they gave it to us.

It's very pretty. I love the texture of the hard cover. This design is called "The Grind", which I prefer over the more popular "The Bean".

The coffee bean marker is a nice touch.

Unfortunately, that's all I like about it. Inside, there are 2010 and 2011 calendars, but no measurement and conversions tables (a must for my mom). Every month starts with a colored spread about Starbucks-- the store, the coffee, the drinks, etc. It's a daily calendar with lots of space per day, but no extra pages for notes (a must for me). And it's very heavy.

I'm thinking, who would use this planner? Perhaps an artsy type who would insert postcards, write poems, sketch pen and ink drawings on the pages. At the end of the year, the planner would become a work of art.

The other kind of person who would use it? A teenager.

Heh. Now that I have it, what do I do with it?

P.S. If you are visiting Starbucks Boracay, make sure that you order your drink EXTRA hot. For some reason, the hot coffees always come out lukewarm.

hanging around

Merry Christmas, Basecampers! Click to enlarge.

Christmas day 2009

I just discovered the "Sunset" setting of my Lumix LX3. Used my fake Gorillapod.