http://www.vicesounds.com/blogs/fleur/ Can you tell me which way to...? en-us 2008-10-05T14:46:23-05:00 http://www.vicesounds.com/blogs/fleur/archives/000399.php Out of the blue the husband came home earlier than usual last Friday, which allowed us time to run some errands and have a relaxing dinner at a Japanese restaurant. Hibachi dinners are always interesting, even with the fact that... fleur 2008-10-05T14:46:23-05:00 http://www.vicesounds.com/blogs/fleur/archives/000398.php The husband and I routinely tease each other about who we find "hot," to borrow Paris Hilton's famous contribution to the urban dictionary. A true Dallas Cowboys loyalist, his adulation extends to the cheering squad. Go Google the girls and... fleur 2008-09-24T21:15:01-05:00 http://www.vicesounds.com/blogs/fleur/archives/000397.php Or a New Yorker on a morning rush hour. Rude and abrasive - those are the two words that come to mind. However, the situation called for a character change this morning because people can be so inconsiderate sometimes. I... fleur 2008-09-18T19:14:17-05:00 http://www.vicesounds.com/blogs/fleur/archives/000396.php At 9:37 a.m. on September 11, 2001, American Airlines Flight 77 crashed into the western wall of the Pentagon. The horrific attack killed 184 people, and the youngest victim was only three years old. Yesterday, the Pentagon Memorial was unveiled... fleur 2008-09-12T01:56:08-05:00 http://www.vicesounds.com/blogs/fleur/archives/000395.php We are trying to get Re'Sean into the habit of turning to the dictionary whenever he encounters new words, or words he couldn't quite spell right. The husband happens to have this propensity for using seemingly archaic words in our... fleur 2008-09-06T01:46:40-05:00 http://www.vicesounds.com/blogs/fleur/archives/000394.php A friend of mine, who's also my shopping buddy, is traveling back to the Philippines for a vacation in the next few weeks. "Are you going to be okay?" the husband teasingly asked. Umm, I think. I get homesick every... fleur 2008-09-05T23:58:56-05:00 http://www.vicesounds.com/blogs/fleur/archives/000393.php At what point in your son's life do you start to "let him go?" Well, the husband decided that yesterday was the day. Re'Sean has been riding his skateboard (a gift on his 10th birthday) for almost a year now... fleur 2008-08-31T14:25:58-05:00 http://www.vicesounds.com/blogs/fleur/archives/000392.php Having an insomnia attack right now and so I am in posting mode. The husband is providing his usual sounds effects (read: snoring) and every 10 minutes or so this commercial about a male enhancement pill comes on TV. While... fleur 2008-08-23T03:01:41-05:00 http://www.vicesounds.com/blogs/fleur/archives/000391.php I have come to realize that being Filipino and being Catholic can be lethal. We are so used to being the "dominant religious force" in the Philippines that we feel it is incumbent upon us to get into other people's... fleur 2008-08-23T00:43:04-05:00 http://www.vicesounds.com/blogs/fleur/archives/000390.php So I turned 32 last Friday. My friend Rose told me I should have bought a lottery ticket, or gambled, because the numbers are perfectly lined up this year - triple 8. I actually started celebrating my birthday on Thursday... fleur 2008-08-09T18:11:49-05:00 http://www.vicesounds.com/blogs/fleur/archives/000389.php We are now on our third day here in Illinois visiting the in-laws. The heat is surprisingly moderate, compared to when we came out here about the same time last year. Our flight from DC to Atlanta to St. Louis... fleur 2008-07-24T10:03:34-05:00 http://www.vicesounds.com/blogs/fleur/archives/000388.php Poor husband...didn't even make it to the bed. With only a couple of hours sleep in the last two days, he has finally crashed. TGIF. Maybe it's because of the heat, but this week felt way too long. We have... fleur 2008-07-18T22:37:01-05:00 http://www.vicesounds.com/blogs/fleur/archives/000387.php John Mayer, you were worth the bumper-to-bumper traffic, being soaked in the rain and having to walk barefoot on semi-paved road and mud. I was willing to sacrifice my newly purchased sandals for you. You came - and you delivered.... fleur 2008-07-16T22:34:23-05:00 http://www.vicesounds.com/blogs/fleur/archives/000386.php April...May...June...July... What? It's only been a few months. Okay, so I took a prolonged (I can't say unintentional) sabbatical from blogging. Which I shall leave unexplained. So how's everyone doing? My apologies to those who dropped by and whose messages... fleur 2008-07-10T21:41:39-05:00 http://www.vicesounds.com/blogs/fleur/archives/000384.php Thank you, Rebecca, for the wonderful gift! It was an awesome surprise! I have forgotten I had posted on this blog about the probability of growing a calamansi tree in the US, until this packaged calamondin showed up in the... fleur 2008-04-09T23:30:24-05:00