Wednesday, November 09, 2011
Tuesday, November 01, 2011
frank sinatra had a cold and i am now a gay talese fan
image from esquire |
came across this brilliant piece of writing from gay talese from the mid 60's in esquire. now if only they could make this a movie with sting as frank sinatra.
XXX
Monday, October 31, 2011
absolut hannibal
Sunday, October 30, 2011
free outdoor dining space at IFC
Photo: Joselito Briones |
one of hong kong's well-kept secret: free outdoor dining space at IFC. unobstructed view of kowloon island. clean space under tree shade. it's open to the public, bring your own lunch (i usually buy from city super). use the lift near city super, and go to rooftop of the podium (P4). the rooftop is actually a small park so you can just hang around, or take photos.
XXX
Saturday, October 29, 2011
dim sum @ treasure lake seafood restaurant
Photo: Joselito Briones |
i think the restaurant itself occupies 3 floors, but the dimsum place is on the second floor. anyway, this is the dim sum place in my neighborhood where you'll find me most sundays at about noon. neighborhood is actually not the right word to use, as it is in the city center and there's nothing neighborhoody about it. anyway this is right around the block where i live.
if you're ever in the area and you go to this restaurant, you must try the yam cake in XO sauce, dumplings with sharksfin soup (for the price that they charge, i doubt if it's really shark's fin, but it's delicious anyway) and egg yolk custard bun. this is a very basic no-frills dim sum restaurant but the food is good and the staff is friendly.
XXX
Wednesday, October 26, 2011
fairy
Tuesday, October 25, 2011
Monday, October 24, 2011
halloween costume shopping in hong kong
Sunday, October 23, 2011
window showcase
Photo: Joselito Briones |
just been walking around and taking photos of window displays, mostly of galleries in the area where i live. this one's in hollywood road. can't even remember the names of the shops nor the artists, and often think it unwise that they display these artworks exposed in full daylight. maybe they're just unaware of what it could do to the artwork.
XXX
Saturday, October 22, 2011
Wednesday, October 19, 2011
didier restaurant and cassoulet
© Joselito Briones |
the chef of a restaurant i've been to several times made cassoulet especially for me (it's not in the menu). isn't that nice? was sooooooo good. butter beans, duck leg, sausage, and lamb shank in one pot. supper yummy.
i had lunch there the other day because the weather in hong kong was so gorgeous and i just had to go to a restaurant with outdoor seating and this is very close to where i work and so i had provencal sausages and mash and chef didier came over and told me how he also makes cassoulet with all the goodies including the same sausage so i asked him when he's gonna make cassoulet and he said anytime so i said can he make it the following night and he said sure so i said great so i came back the following night and can you believe it he actually made it and he explained how complicated it is to make it and the diners on the next table were soooo jealous because as i said it wasn't in the menu and finally i ate it and it was EXCELLENT! ha ha!
XXX
Monday, October 17, 2011
family portraits
Sunday, October 16, 2011
daybreak
random pics time... two of my sisters norie and uding in a beach in batangas, early morning. we walked towards the fishermen's boats to see about the day's catch, for family lunch. no luck, they caught just enough for their own use.
XXX
Thursday, October 13, 2011
what's with the post-it's and the sad faces?
two years ago i took this photo as part of a series
and this
and i'm posting these for no other reason than that i was reminded of these photos when i took this:
above photo is of eric and was taken in front of apple store, post-it messages are for steve jobs.
XXX
Tuesday, October 11, 2011
Sunday, September 25, 2011
Monday, September 05, 2011
i spy
i spy
with my little eye...
something beginning with L and V
hmmm... i wonder who's the gonna be the lucky one.
XXX
Friday, September 02, 2011
frei aber froh
no, my german has not improved at all. it's got something to do with the music accompanying this letter (you'll have to play the music above). johannes brahm's musical motto for this symphony Symphony No. 3 in F major, Op. 90 (3rd movement, poco allegreto) consisted of the notes F-A(flat)-F, the first letters of frei aber froh. and no, i have not suddenly become a music expert either, i just read it somewhere else. why frei "aber" froh (free "but" happy), you might ask, not frei "und" froh (free "and" happy)? supposedly it's in response to the composer's friend's motto of frei aber einsam (free but lonely).
what about this music then? not sure. i think this is supposed to be meadows and creeks and flowers of spring, but somehow it gives me all sorts of feelings - at times confused and indecisive, bouts of resolve and brief periods of peace, sometimes hopeful but nothing more. it stops short of a conclusion, as if happiness or whatever resolution there is to be had lies after the last note. i was listening to this when i was thinking of my last year in berlin and somehow it just fits and i couldn't get it out of my head.
i read somewhere that real happiness is that moment when you are faced with the promise of being happy. i'm hoping the same is true about not being happy - that the worst one can feel is when one fears the possibility of not being happy - because if it's true, then the worst is over.
anyway, i should hear from my lawyer anytime soon. today is the court hearing for my divorce.
XXX
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