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The History of Love

Archived in the category: MyReads
Posted by MrsPartyGirl on 16 May 08 - 0 Comments

author: Nicole Krauss
published: 2005 by W. W. Norton & Company
isbn: 0393060349 (isbn13: 9780393060348)
pages: 252
literary awards: 2006 Orange Prize Shortlist
description: Nicole Krauss’s The History of Love is a hauntingly beautiful novel about two characters whose lives are woven together in such complex ways that even after the last page is turned, the reader is [...]

LP07: Umaapoy

Archived in the category: Litratong Pinoy
Posted by MrsPartyGirl on 15 May 08 - 12 Comments

Di ba ako’y tao lang na
Nadadarang at natutukso rin
Maiaalis mo ba sa `kin na matutuhan kang mahalin
Sa bawa’t sandaling hiram natin
* Sa mga magtatanong, wala po akong kabalak-balak sunugin ang regalo sa akin ng aking mahal na asawa noong aking huling kaarawan. Ang totoo niyan, lubos na nag-aalab ang aking puso sa pagmamahal ko sa [...]

Come In Income

Archived in the category: Picking Up The Tab
Posted by MrsPartyGirl on 14 May 08 - 0 Comments

It’s great that there are now a lot of opportunities for people like me to make money on the side doing the thing that we love best - blogging. In keeping up with this new interest of mine, I have signed my blog up with Bloggerwave. Bloggerwave is aiming to be Europe’s biggest advertising media [...]

WW05: Taste of Home

Archived in the category: Wordless Wednesday
Posted by MrsPartyGirl on 14 May 08 - 5 Comments

Paint Your Own Fendi Baguette

Archived in the category: MyPurse Tuesdays
Posted by MrsPartyGirl on 13 May 08 - 0 Comments

Some people spend an enormous amount of money to have their favorite purses personalized. But, what if you were given the power to create your own personal design on your bag?
That’s what Fendi is up to with their Paint-Your-Own Baguette.
DIY peeps, this one is for you.

The bag itself is made out of bare white coated [...]

Get It Sold

Archived in the category: Picking Up The Tab
Posted by MrsPartyGirl on 13 May 08 - 1 Comment

I was browsing through eBay and found some funny stuff. Either some people are really strapped for cash, or they’re just plain crazy, haha!
This item is for Lakers fans.

An Empty Bag of Fritos.
The current bid is now for $102.50. What makes this bag special is, the seller was watching the Lakers beat the Denver [...]

WS06: 15th Street Fisheries

Archived in the category: MyChow Mondays, Weekend Snapshot
Posted by MrsPartyGirl on 12 May 08 - 3 Comments

For mother’s day, we had lunch at 15th Street Fisheries last weekend. We were easily able to seat ourselves downstairs and, despite that, a server promptly approached us and took our drink orders. Efficient no?
My daughter started off with a bowl of New England Clam Chowder. She loved it!

Chunky, creamy, and flavorful.
And my hubby [...]

A Day In The Life

Archived in the category: Picking Up The Tab
Posted by MrsPartyGirl on 12 May 08 - 1 Comment

There is a particular pair of pants that I love beyond all else. It’s a pair of khaki cropped pants that I wear almost every time I go out nowadays - and when I say almost every time, I mean every time. I actually got it from Dockers, in the Philippines about four or five [...]

Flowers For Algernon

Archived in the category: MyReads
Posted by MrsPartyGirl on 09 May 08 - 0 Comments

author: Daniel Keyes
published: 2005 by Harvest Books
isbn: 0156030306 (isbn13: 9780156030304)
pages: 324
literary awards: Nebula Award 1967
description: Daniel Keyes wrote little science fiction but is highly regarded for one classic, Flowers for Algernon. As a 1959 novella it won a Hugo Award; the 1966 novel-length expansion won a Nebula. The Oscar-winning movie adaptation Charly (1968) [...]

LP06: Mahal Na Ina

Archived in the category: Litratong Pinoy
Posted by MrsPartyGirl on 08 May 08 - 12 Comments

Iingatan ka
Aalagaan ka
Sa puso ko ikaw ang pag-asa
Sa ‘ting mundo’y
may gagabay sa iyo
Ang alay ko’y itong pagmamahal ko
May nag mamahal aakay sa iyo
Aking inay ikaw ang nagbigay
Ng Buhay ko
Buhay na kay ganda
Pangarap ko na makamtan ko na
~~~
Ang aking mga mahal na ina DITO.