tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-54286623017273452202024-03-13T21:53:52.880-07:00Guava Tree & co. by: ypille miahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09812090388880787854noreply@blogger.comBlogger137125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5428662301727345220.post-43944316352854990602017-01-21T06:21:00.000-08:002017-01-21T07:22:23.052-08:00Il Pittore: Art and Coffee Amalgamation <div style="text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">A happy synchronicity. The reason I am saying this is to attest that such circumstances really exist though very few and far between. Here I was with my bosom friend Liza pining for something out of the ordinary to visit and chill in; as we mosey on to this café situated at the backdoor and definitely off the beaten path<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">-</span> no sooner did we become enthralled. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">It was this genuinely artistic creativity that drew us to the place to be sure, murals with German expressionist leanings, monochrome posters outlining Paris mixed with industrial furniture and Provęnce-themed bric-a-brac completed <span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Il Pittore</span>'s 360 degrees exterior. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">With our curiosity piqued, we enter through the 1950's wooden and glass door, et vóila, a pastiche of Picasso, Magritte and DaVinci with a Van Gogh backdrop on the wall <span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">and to<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"> the <span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">left side of this - a Chagall. </span></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Rey, the owner and the artist is the man responsible for all these, see<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">,</span> art is his passion and the way he can share it with others is <span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">through</span> his café. All around and over, one's senses will be heightened because vibrancy and novelty permeates through the walls, ceilings and floors. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Another highlight to experience in this joint was <span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">to make</span> our own "3rd wave coffee." Epicureanism these days occupies the palate, mind and fingers do they not? With the use of gadgets that look more for a chemist than a barista, 3rd wave coffee begins with your pick of coffee beans which are then measured with precision, <span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">grounded</span> and <span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">having</span> the steam pressed through to extract the flavors at it's optimum, and again all these - timed to precision. I quite like it of course <span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">for </span>it's new<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">!</span> <span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Also,</span> because one has become intimate with the conception of one's coffee while th<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">ird</span>-waving it, well, it's practically drinking one's offspring though not in a gross sense. <span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Check out the process below<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">:</span></span></span></span></span></div>
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by: ypille miahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09812090388880787854noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5428662301727345220.post-29897486320804744902016-08-06T21:13:00.000-07:002016-08-06T21:18:34.362-07:00Pepi Cubano: An Uncompromising Cuban Sandwich Supreme<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><br />Let me not prolong the curiosity. Here it is, the Cuban sandwich in the Philippines that has captured the meaning of the bread-fillings-bread concoction. The Pepi Cuban Sandwich is indeed complete with the puerco asado, ham, cheese, dressing, mustard and the pan cubano pressed closely and tightly, altogether here the concert of these flavors and the crunchiness of the bread blend beautifully to make one ricisimo, esquisito, deliciso sanguche cubano. Claro que sí ! </span></div>
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Photographing stylish and fashionable ones candidly and featuring them on his New York Times column “On The Street" since the 70’s, New York’s foremost lifestyle <span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">ge<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">n<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">tleman</span></span></span> is no more. <br /><br />Of Bill Cunningham fashion matriarch Anna Wintour herself uttered, "<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">I</span>t’s one snap, two snaps or he ignores you, which is death.” Scott Schuman (The Sartorialist) openly acknowledges obtaining the idea of street fashion photography from Cunningham and from that everyone else <span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">tha<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">t<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"> is in</span></span></span> the street fashion blog cottage industry followed. <br /><br />Living his life in irony is what impressed me most about him. Famous people coveted for his imprimatur yet for most of his life he lived in a non-apartment quarters <span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">where the bathroom was <span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">i</span>n the <span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">hallway</span></span> on one of the top floors of Carnegie Hall for 60 years! Using only a bicycle as his means of transportation all over the boroughs for his style hunting, he vehemently insisted on living like this until pressure mounted when the trust of Carnegie Hall implored him to move to an all expenses paid, loftier, more luxurious apartment in Manhattan. <span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">He once quipped that he wasn't inter<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">ested in celebrity, sure he always had front row seats on all the <span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">shows</span> in every <span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">fashion week at every city that mattered; but <span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">his disdain for dullness and pretense in his wo<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">rld was obvious.</span></span></span></span></span> <span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">I<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">t</span> <span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">wa</span>s reported that C<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">unningham <span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">sometimes</span> <span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">tore</span> up his <span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">p<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">ay<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">ment checks for<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"> work he did <span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">for</span> top selling magazines and said, "<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Money is cheapest thing, liberty and freedom is the most expensive."</span></span></span></span></span></span></span> What he simply loved to do was click away for the photos in the lifestyle/fashion pages of the NYT for the following day and this he did tenaciously. <br /><br />In case you are wondering who this guy and how far-reaching his mark and influence <span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">is</span> in your life, think of this, if you are a girl living in an archipelago <span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">somewhere in Southeast Asia</span> who HAS to get that<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"> non-prescription</span> geek eyeglasses accessory because you think it goes well with your high-waist cut-off jeans and your Gladiator sandals <span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">after seeing</span> Alexa Chung wear it in a picture, it is because Bill Cunningham placed that inception of chronicling the in-style fashion in the streets way, way back in 1978<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">, and now in the <span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">selfie generation, you must look fab <span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">peradventure</span> <span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">a street fashion <span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">blogger <span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">m<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">ight click <span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">away within your s<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">pace</span>. 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by: ypille miahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09812090388880787854noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5428662301727345220.post-83379005109355029912016-05-04T04:03:00.000-07:002016-05-04T04:03:43.973-07:00The Dispute on Hamlet's "To Be or Not To Be" at the RSC<div style="text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">What can I say Sonya’s Garden with her other amenities <span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">like the</span> <span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">B</span>akery, <span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">B</span>ed and <span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">B</span>reakfast, the Apothecary and <span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">the <span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">R</span>estaurant in the <span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">C</span>onservatory</span></span> are the stuff made of class. The interior here is like how I would like my every dwelling place to be. The white walls with the rough texture, the simple shelves and <span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">bold Spanish </span>floor tiles that feel and taste like all the old <span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">rustic</span> Mediterranean designs combined. </span></div>
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Where oxlips and the nodding violet grows,</div>
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Quite over-canopied with luscious woodbine,</div>
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With sweet musk-roses and with eglantine:</div>
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Lull’d in these flowers with dances and delight;</div>
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The most enchanting garden one will ever lay their eyes upon in the Philippines is Sonya's Garden located in Tagaytay, which is roughly a 2-hour drive heading south from Manila. I had heard about this place that will transport you to a Shakespearean soliloquy in "A Midsummer Night's Dream" in years past but have only been graced with time and good company to visit it 3 days ago. It's a very well kept secret garden, truly verdant with blooming flowers and shrubbery all year round. The garden is also fecund with vegetables, herbs and fruit-bearing trees which are served at their organic restaurant and just the thought of that is quite exultant. Kudos to the owner, all gardeners, caretakers and horticulturists because the wonder they have achieved here is worthy to dwell in the annals of the history of Philippine gardens. </div>
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The cabanas decorated with lace, flower-patterned sheets and embroidery of sorts found all around the garden property are romantic and I will say, this whole reservation is capable of surpassing the botanical gardens I've been to in some cities outside the Philippines. </div>
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Planting and landscaping began in 1998 at Sonya's Garden and as one may expect, all shrubberies, trees and flowering plants have taken root making the organic flow and growth of all manner of flora a marvelous sight to imbibe. </div>
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Varieties of Morning Glorys, Hibisuses, Impatiences, Hydrangeas, Butterfly Peas, Geranium flower varieties, Mums and many, many others hang or lay about everywhere. </div>
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Aside from the luscious garden itself, the property houses a bakery with their artisanal boulangerie items; an apothecary where lotions, spices, oils, candles are sold, a gift shop, the restaurant I mentioned earlier and a bed and breakfast. </div>
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Well, there's that Audrey with her headscarf and loafers. How about that Fred Astaire at the background? This must be in Funny Face-land. Love me some old school monochromes. </div>
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by: ypille miahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09812090388880787854noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5428662301727345220.post-40508487553557519262015-07-10T20:22:00.000-07:002015-07-10T21:03:30.257-07:00Van Gogh and I:<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="color: #999999;">When did I become fascinated with Van Gogh? Well, it was the time when my sister Grace imparted to me the subject of the song “Vincent” by Don McLean. In my 12-year old mind I felt a pang of sympathetic sadness for the artist when he was yet alive and as years passed on I would make it a point to recognize that when people said “Van Gogh” with paintings, it would be about this painter. It wasn't long after that that Newsweek reported one of Van Gogh's paintings named “Irises” fetched $53.9 million at Sotheby's in New York, in 1987, it was the one with the white vase and was labeled as the most expensive painting ever to be sold at the time. “A painting of oil on canvass done by a man who was penniless and mad trounces the world of the arts and culture.” Said I back then.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #999999;">So it goes that in an immense sense, Van Gogh became my doorway into studying paintings; his style which was “post impressionism” in my view is the most genius and innovative of all the movements in paintings. Even after having delved into other forms like the Rococo, impressionism, German expressionism and the vast morphologies of abstract and surrealism, I am still most captivated by the originality of Van Gogh's strokes and vibrancy. So intimate did I become with Van Gogh's work that I even began to pronounce the “Gogh” as “gokh” like the Dutch, instead of the usual “gow.” In connection with this, I did dabble on paintings and sketches because of the man's ability to evoke artistry even to the ones who aren't so inclined.“Starry Night,” “The Sower,” “Sunflowers,” his still life(s), along with paintings of Van Gogh's peers like Paul Gauguin and Paul Cezanne moved me.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #999999;">As I grew older and as life continued to present reality to me - <i>in flagrante delicto</i>, such idealistic and dreamy times of my personal <i>belle epoch</i> was set aside. However, when I finally came face to face with one of the painter's “Irises” and one of his self portraits with the straw hat at The Met, I literally thanked the Lord God in Heaven for taking me to that place. Yes, we all have our own Holy Grails. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #999999;">Most recently, I ran into a video-documentary about Van Gogh based on the correspondence he had with his brother Theo. The film was called: </span><span style="color: #e69138;">Van Gogh: </span><a href="http://www.kuriositas.com/2015/07/benedict-cumberbatch-as-vincent-van.html" target="_blank"><span style="color: #e69138;">"Painted in Words"</span></a><span style="color: #999999;">; it was very well presented and stars the luminescent Benedict Cumberbatch as the painter. The subject was about Van Gogh's emotional journey paralleled with the evolution of his craft. As it happens, there are more stories to be told about him besides the madness, and self-mutilation. There was his admiration for the working class, his desire to be a clergyman and his innocent belief in love. What was revealed in his letters was a tender-hearted man behind the bold and decisive genius of the art. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #999999;">His work was far ahead of his time but hardly any recognized him when he was yet living, however, as if to make up for it, forms of today's pop culture from the "Starry Night” pastiche in Woody Allen's “Midnight in Paris” to Don McLean's song “Vincent” to Dr. Who's episode of “Vincent and the Doctor” pay homage and even seek to rectify the inequity of Van Gogh's living days. But oh dear, not even a Time Lord's time machine, nor a high-grossing Woody Allen film could undo it all for Vincent van Gogh. His art lives yes, but as for the man, McLean's elegy echoes centuries of truth about the artist, “This world was never meant for one as beautiful as him.” </span><br />
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by: ypille miahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09812090388880787854noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5428662301727345220.post-11343879853045359822015-05-14T21:58:00.001-07:002015-05-14T22:02:02.164-07:00Naomi, Cannes 2015<div style="text-align: center;">
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by: ypille miahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09812090388880787854noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5428662301727345220.post-85685879225393399032015-03-05T20:41:00.003-08:002015-03-05T20:49:20.669-08:00Spring-ing is it?<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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This is perhaps my first spring away from the US in about 20 years, yes, I won't miss the pollen and oak allergies, but I will miss the berries, blooms, colors, the new bustle of life from the dead of winter. However, I make the most of what I have so, check this <span style="color: #660000;"><a href="http://leyteliving.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">link</a> </span>out (S'il vous plait?): <span style="color: #a64d79;">LINK</span> </div>
by: ypille miahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09812090388880787854noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5428662301727345220.post-59482317749549496812015-03-01T19:51:00.001-08:002016-04-02T05:38:00.020-07:00The Time Keeper by Mitch Albom<div style="text-align: center;">
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This is my initiation to Mitch Albom's works and may I say, it is enthralling. Finished the book by the 2nd time I opened it. The Time Keeper is a transporting fiction that borrows from the ancient Babylonian times wherein the main character “Dor” becomes the first human to count and or keep time. As a boy, Dor was gentle-hearted, the kind that wondered about the things around him and asked innocent questions. Whereas, his brother “Nim” was the overachiever, visionary-type that built "that" tower intended to skyscrape toward Heaven. At this point I wonder if the names of the the brothers “Nim" and “Dor” (backwards for “Rod”), put together completing “Nimrod,” (the delusional dude in the Bible that built the Tower of Babel) was intentional. But I digress. <br />
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This book is very imaginative, descriptive and a bit mystical which perhaps is a common thread with Mitch Albom (ex. Five Peeps You Meet in Heaven) right? To be honest I did not get anything religious here, just a fascinating story told that transcended elements and yet maintained the frailty of humans which in itself is a fascinating matter and the book is page-turner because of these traits. It is good light reading and has made me curious about Albom’s other books. If you are the dreamy, romantic and the interested kind, give this one a tumble, it won’t be a waste of time, pun intended.<br />
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by: ypille miahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09812090388880787854noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5428662301727345220.post-22352519989455706282015-02-26T04:30:00.000-08:002015-02-28T06:43:14.355-08:00The Tartan Table: Olde Scottish Food<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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A stumbled into a notable 'hole in the wall' restaurant in Central Florida, about 47 miles from Tampa named The Tartan Table and dining here was intimate and flavorful. I sampled a Scottish Meat Pie made from Angus Beef which was served with mash (potatoes), chips (or fries) and a freshly baked dinner roll by the cook who also owned the place. Turns out, the cook is a native of Edinburgh, she was in the restaurant business there and is a transplant to Spring Hill, Fl. I was much obliged that the pie crust she used for my meat pie was the puff pastry-type, that buttery flair to it I remember distinctly and the chips (which we do not have much expectations from) were crunchy on the outside and soft on the inside. <br />
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by: ypille miahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09812090388880787854noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5428662301727345220.post-12950424018049948962015-02-15T17:32:00.001-08:002015-02-15T17:35:51.875-08:00Leer!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Ella va en una adventura! (con ella gatina). Ah... que cute.</div>
by: ypille miahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09812090388880787854noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5428662301727345220.post-81258016877460832032015-02-14T05:44:00.001-08:002015-02-14T05:44:47.171-08:00Audrey in 1955<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Don't do Valentines Day hype but look at Audrey, she just makes you appreciate it, doesn't she?</div>
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Lately, I've had the inclination towards mysterious places, be it spots I chanced upon the inter webs, books or locations I may have visited from before. I do remember going to this Arizona town named Bisbee and to this day I am still perplexed by it’s state. The town stood as if suspended in time, somewhat ghostly, yet one could see the town’s vista in the US92 thoroughfare. </div>
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by: ypille miahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09812090388880787854noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5428662301727345220.post-13879062587902149652015-02-05T05:35:00.000-08:002015-02-12T17:22:51.357-08:00Mas Provençal: A Restaurant Where Flowers Go To Live<div style="text-align: center;">
Discovered this restaurant located in Eze, France (southeastern France region) in the internet that houses a plethora of flowers from orchids, gladiolas, bougainvilleas, carnivore pocket flowers to roses and etc...</div>
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The element of flora in this restaurant is what piqued my curiosity, I have not read any reviews about the status of the cuisine here but by the photographic accounts, it's a place that would be worth visiting anyway for someone like me who is a flower enthusiast. </div>
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by: ypille miahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09812090388880787854noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5428662301727345220.post-76549358290531107192015-01-30T05:29:00.000-08:002015-01-30T05:29:11.691-08:00Your Own Über Cool Pad in a Day:<div style="text-align: center;">
A <a href="http://heijmans.nl/en/heijmans-one/" target="_blank">Heijmans ONE Projec</a>t, this modular houses by the Moodworks Architecture from the Netherlands can be built in one day and are geared towards working singles. In my book though, it's me, the husband and more room for a feline princess. I plucked this article from <a href="http://weburbanist.com/2015/01/28/skinny-portable-house-for-singles-takes-one-day-to-build/" target="_blank">Web Urbanist </a>and it's worth re-blogging. </div>
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Quite a while back I stumbled into a hotel that time forgot in Douglas,
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tumbleweeds meeting you as you enter the town, (cue in a duel of quick
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During my visit, the hotel was run by laid back staff which is understandable as Douglas itself does not have a lot of tourists anymore. Back in the 1900's, Gadsden was built for cattle ranchers to lodge in whilst in Douglas when they were away from home. In 1929, it suffered a catastrophic fire but was restored. The style of architecture of the hotel is Renaissance Revival and I deem it as part of the Gilded Age as it was built during that era in America. Check out the rich-colored marble columns and grand staircase.<br />
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It is apparent that when Gadsden was built, no expense was spared for its quality materials, above is an authentic Tiffany stained glass situated on top of the staircase that depicts the Sonora Desert complete with a Saguaro cactus and other desert-scapes. <br />
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Just below the Tiffany-stained glass window is this preserved regal lioness in her full size and stateliness. (Wanted to touch her just to see if she would bite).<br />
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It is often the case with hotels and Inns that with age comes the ghost stories. Legends have been spread all over that Gadsden has it's paranormal inhabitants and during Halloween season, this is a popular destination to test those theories. Hmm.<br />
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">more Tiffany glass on the ceiling</span><br />
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Per research it is noted that Gadsden was used in a Paul Newman, Nastassja Kinski and a Tom Selleck movie. It was also visited by FL Eleanor Roosevelt and Arizona impressionist painter Effie Anderson Smith who resided and completed several paintings in this hotel in the 1940s. Lastly, Gadsden was featured in Travel Channel's Hotel Impossible in 2013 wherein more renovations were conducted. <br />
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by: ypille miahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09812090388880787854noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5428662301727345220.post-37884554982208065362015-01-28T17:38:00.000-08:002015-02-28T06:40:21.155-08:00Tiny Chic Rental<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I stumbled upon this über cool blog called <a href="http://www.messynessychic.com/" target="_blank">MessyNessy Chic</a> which featured this cute and <i>petite maison</i> that's for rent for tourists in Paris at a price of $110 per night. Not bad huh? Also considering the location is right at the center of the highly favored city. </div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">photos are from <a href="https://www.airbnb.com/" target="_blank">AirBNB</a> </span></div>
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by: ypille miahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09812090388880787854noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5428662301727345220.post-50462272240450455802015-01-21T18:12:00.000-08:002015-02-28T06:40:58.475-08:00My Life in France: by Julia Child w/ Alex Prud d'homme<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="color: #666666;">I enjoyed reading this book immensely.
I devoured the words and details just as Julia Child did her Sole
Meuniére the first time she went to her <i>la belle France</i>. This book to
me was mainly a travelogue with gastronomy as the main purpose and
<i>Sacré bleu</i>! How it transported me. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="color: #666666;">The novel chronicles Julia's years in
France, her escapades through the little towns all over the country,
her culinary adventures, building relationships with fellow food
lovers, her time and in detail at Lé Cordon Bleu and the hurdles of
book publishing.
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="color: #666666;">The book is very well written in
narrative form and one almost walked, thought and felt as Julia did as
she imbibed France even to the aroma of the streets in Marseilles.
France is made beautiful by her in this book and I like her
feet-to-the-ground approach in dining and touring, preferring local
flavors or “holes in the wall” restaurants and finding kindred
among the culinary enthusiasts in those circles. It is also touching
that her husband is given the due that he deserves as Julia's
financier during her Lé Cordon Bleu days, being a great support and a
gateway to notable contacts for her.
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="color: #666666;">Do give this a tumble, you won't regret
it and like any good book, there is the objective to finish it, but
you'll feel sad when it ends. </span></span></div>
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by: ypille miahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09812090388880787854noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5428662301727345220.post-54906552493479460722014-12-19T07:38:00.000-08:002014-12-19T08:21:01.323-08:00Mark Strong : <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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by: ypille miahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09812090388880787854noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5428662301727345220.post-87664780826215156912014-12-19T07:18:00.001-08:002014-12-19T07:20:38.631-08:00Urban Island: <div style="text-align: center;">
Saw this angle and thought it photograph worthy as an urban pop art shot. This is at a McDonald's in Tacloban City, Philippines and I think it's gnarly man...</div>
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