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#82 - Finish 3 library books
Monday, August 18th, 2008I used to read quickly. By staying up very late each night, I would finish several books in one week. But now, I’m happy with completing one book in two months.I feel a tingle of envy whenever I hear of people doing book challenges or joining book club…
What does our “Stuff of Thought” say about us?
Saturday, June 21st, 2008Steven Pinker: The Stuff of ThoughtOriginally uploaded by gail-T I finally finished Steven Pinker’s The Stuff of Thought: Language as a Window into Human Nature after maybe 3 months. I found it very interesting and informative. Pinker, who is an experi…
#69 Update songs on Blu
Wednesday, June 18th, 2008I finally got to convert my files for iPod use, and update my Blu. It still needs a battery replacement, but I figured I can just use my plug-in speakers and do my Pimsleur language lessons while I’m washing the dishes.Today, I resumed doing Pimsleur K…
#58 - Sort out Blue Filing Box
Sunday, June 8th, 2008This past month has seen me putting my energies into slowly completing tasks in my 101 in 1001 days List. This project is one of the best things that has happened to me. I was going through some sort of Quarter life crisis, but this project has given m…
Birthday Week
Wednesday, June 4th, 2008I’m certainly pissed off. My long and complete draft of this entry disappeared because Firefox decided to close before Blogger could aut0-save. And before I could select everything and copy to my clipboard. Stupid.Well, the pictures are up, but I’m not…
Confession
Friday, May 23rd, 2008I signed up for Postcrossing. Didn’t know sign up is that easy… o_OI have no self-control. 
#8: Send photo postcards
Wednesday, May 21st, 2008Making photo postcardsOriginally uploaded by gail-TI finally made my own photo postcards! This photograph has notes. Click on it to go to its Flickr page.Making my own postcardsOriginally uploaded by gail-TI added index card backing to my photos. Hopef…
#98, my first attempt at 비빔밥
Tuesday, May 20th, 2008bibimbap with seasoned gochujangOriginally uploaded by gail-TI had some left-over rice, scrambled egg, boiled mung bean sprouts, sautéed zucchini and carrots, pan-fried ground beef and roasted sesame in my bibimbap. I even made seasoned gochujang fro…
Help! I need to decide on Postcrossing.
Friday, May 16th, 2008I really, really want to join Postcrossing, a project that facilitates exchange of real postcards with its members around the world. But seeing that I’m tightly holding onto my limited moolah, I am hesitating. If you are from the US, you are limited to…
2 down, 99 more to go!
Wednesday, May 14th, 2008I didn’t realize scrap booking was hard and time consuming, but it was. I had been building on the memory book that my co-workers gave me on my last day of work. It was a very special gift because it contains pictures and messages from most of my child…
101 Things in 1001 Days
Tuesday, May 13th, 2008I’ve seen a couple of bloggers do this one. But I was finally moved to do it after seeing the list of one of the team members in Postcrossing.comthe goal: to complete the following 101 things within 1001 days. Since I began compiling this list on Tuesd…
New Passport Stamp: 0
Tuesday, May 13th, 2008I found a gem of an advice in a list full of junk a while ago. Instantly, I loved it and over time I’ve been toying with the idea in my head.Collect at least six country stamps on your passport, including one from a place that until recently you didn’t…