pancit in my mind

while i was out and about with a friend last week, she introduced me to the most scrumptious pancit in town! this new joint is owned by a malaysian lady and she cooks these herself :D they are a bit pricey IMO but i would totally pay without blinking just for a taste of my beloved pancit :D i've been to the place two days in a row now! yes, that good! do check out Fusion Deli at Cooperage Lane! the line might be long during lunch time but its worth it :)

for art's sake

last year, i found this graffiti on the wall of an abandoned shed up in the Rock and thought it was peculiar if not amusing. channeling Che Guevarra no less with a caption of "Viva La Revolucion", a friend thought a line from the movie Planet of the Apes was more appropriate "Take your stinking paws off me, you damn dirty ape!"
last week, another similar graffiti sprung up on a huge bare wall in Market Square (where all the cruise ship tourists pass by) and when i went there to take a pic, the MACHINE has taken it off :( but there was another one inside the Landport Tunnel going to Casemates Square so that one i took a photograph of.
the paper suggested that this could be the work of "Banksy", an anonymous England-based graffiti artist, political activist, film director and painter known for his stencilling technique and satirical dark humor.

flea market finds: glass cloche love

i am soooo soooo excited over my latest find! i have been looking for a cut-glass cloche for the longest time and when i saw this beauty at the collector's fair, i immediately saw fireworks! at first i didnt see it because it was below the table (where all the stuff were supposed to be placed). it was also dusty and dirty. the lady whose stall it was said it was part of a lamp but i didn't say anything because i know what it was! bought for £2 :D love, love, love! planning to put some seashells in them to always remind me of summer :D

there must be something in the... office drinks!

what is it about the beverages in the office thats not exactly water-cooler gossip? hhhmmm. first few days in the office, i got introduced into a not-so-PG energy drink that actually tastes good. must be tricky to market this one. but then again sex sells, or so they say.and then the other day we got this Lipton Sedang tea that also taste good... like peach really. but someone labelled it before he probably even got the chance to try. tsk. tsk. tsk.

flea market finds: jade jewelry and a basket

guess which twisted jade beaded feng shui bracelet i bought in Hongkong for $45? the other two i bought in the flea last saturday for .50p each! can you believe that?????? the honey brown one is mine :) ive been looking for baskets to decorate around the house as well as to store stuff in. this cute trio is just perfect for storing soaps, beads, ribbons, etc. bought it for just £2! am giddy!cant wait for the next flea! i am plotting to go again to spain for another thrift adventure!

the remover of obstacles

this is Lord Ganesh, the most widely worshipped deity in the Hindu pantheon. also known as Lord of Beginnings and Lord of Obstacles. his elephant head is very distinct so you can easily recognize him. a very nice gift from the Mandal family :) all the way from India and the USA :) thank you to Jo, Lax, Sne and Jools!i still don't know where to strategically put him but i have a few ideas :)

labyrinthine

i am intrigued
by this spectacle
quiet and unassuming
it completely had me in a trance

i wished i could have stayed
and got lost
i wished i could have taken more time
but with care

i wished it could have chatted with me
about what it secretly knew
i wished there was no end
to its reaching

i am speechless
by this achievement
sure and surviving
i couldnt take my eyes off it