Most people finish writing their New Yearโs Resolutions even BEFORE the New Year arrives, but me? Iโm a little behind on that. But what I DID figure out early on was my ONE WORD. Sometimes, resolutions fail because there are just too many of them. We write a long list of โpromisesโ to ourselves, only …
When Mike and I were thinking of where to go for our honeymoon, we fantasized about a romantic getaway in places like Spain, Fiji, and even Norway (even though we knew that that would have to be placed in the โSomedayโ file, or else we would be starting our married life in debt!). All those …
Yesterday, February 29, I finally celebrated my birthday on the ACTUAL date that I was born. I finally turned 8 years old! (Well, at least 8 in leap years, and 32 in โnormalโ years. I prefer 8. It makes me seem younger). (The photo above is of me on my last few hours as a …
I have at least one event every week — a birthday party, a wedding, a corporate function,ย or a blogging event. But a few weeks ago, I was invited to attend a different kind of event,ย and an ultra cute one at that: a dog party! My sister Alexa’s dog Blushย just turned one year old 2 weeks …
One of the best things about having a partner is having a default person to go on random adventures with. My fiancรฉ Mike and I absolutely love going on adventures โ big or small. In fact, when we post photos of us together on Instagram, we usually use the hashtag #PuffAndFluffAdventure. (Just in case youโre …
The Shibuya Crossing in Tokyo, Japan is said to be the busiest intersection in the world. Here, you will witnessย a conflux of people crossing and swarming the street from all directions, then mingling in the middle, trying to get from one side to the other while fighting their way through the barrage of pedestrians. Thereโs …
People often dread the big 3-0. Not me. In fact, I liked being 30. I may no longer be as “ripe and juicyโ as an 18-year-old, but thatโs okay. I think those adjectives are better for describing tomatoes anyway.
As if the Japanese aren’t offbeat enough (case in point: futuristic toilets that play music as you poop), even the way they celebrate Valentine’s Day is unconventional. Unlike the rest of the world where it’s usually the men that are expectedย to present gifts to their women every 14th of February, in Japan, it’s the women …
What’s the big deal about Valentine’s Day? It’s just an over-promoted consumerist holiday marked by chocolates, flowers, and cheesy Hallmark cards. It’s a day of red outfits, bad poetry, heart-shaped anything (candy, eggs, a random rock on the ground — you name it!), and unimaginative marriage proposals, and yet even with all of these, the …
How was your New Yearโs Eve? Mine started with a bang… and not in a good way, unfortunately. While the whole world was celebrating and counting down to 2014, I was spending that climacteric arguing with someone who was close to me. Our voices were loud, just like the blasting firecrackers and our words were …
