Blog Title: little miss may

chillin’ on a hot summer day

It was a slow start to the year. Having stayed up on New Year’s Eve till the wee hours, my body was naturally craving for more sleep. But I decided, nah, it’s an absolute waste to sleep in on a beautiful day like this. I could always crash early tonight.     At a hot 34ºC, one would think read more..

merry christmas to my heart

    I’ve always been fascinated by the traditional Irish Claddagh ring, with two hearts clasping a heart and surmounted with a crown. The expression which was associated with these symbols in the giving of the ring was: “With my hands I give you my heart, and crown it with my love.” This Christmas I decided to read more..

i want to ride it where i like

I want to ride my bicycle I want to ride my bike I want to ride my bicycle I want to ride it where I like After months of wanting two wheels again, I finally made the investment in a brand new Trek 7.3FX WSD bike. It’s quite a beauty, with its matt gold finish and cool girly decals. read more..

a little italy at puntino trattoria

Just one more week till Summer is officially here… woo-hoo! What’s everyone been up to? New jobs, new playthings, new gossip? I’ve been… errmmm, I’ve not been overly busy. I was telling misti earlier this afternoon that Blogland seems to have lost quite a bit its luster… Well, to me anyway. Even on the days when read more..

brought to you by lindt & waqu

Okay, I get the hint… It’s time to post! Thanks misti, kyh and carcar for patiently waiting in line. I must say I’ve had an interesting spring September. And in a few blinks of my two eyes, it’s already October. Moz came a-visiting last weekend, and we beer-ed and dined at the Belgian Beer Cafe, catching up on read more..

crouching tiger happy merdeka

Ahhh, Spring is almost here. Almost. One more day, and it’s officially end of Winter. The beginning of warmer days and colourful blooms. So what else is new? A friend got me started in painting with acrylics. Not little tubes of watercolour on a plastic palette and art block, but fully propped with an easel, canvas and all sorts of read more..

gastronomical feast for three

What do you get when you cross a recipe book by a famous chef Tetsuya, a food enthusiast, his kitchen helper and a willing guinea pig? You get Baz-uya. And a whole lot of delicious fusion food for three people.   carrot and saffron soup with beancurd sashimi of hamachi with orange and ginger vinaigrette   scallops with lemonade fruit and yuzu oysters read more..

half-year audit and a baby…

I was looking back at the list I created in January, of things I wanted to do this year. It wasn’t quite a New Year’s resolution (or ten), but some things to keep me going for the next 12 months. To recap, have a look at not so new year resolutions. Well then. 01. Keep my greens alive, read more..

the big shiny apple in sydney

5 p.m. Thursday evening, 19 June 2008. The Apple Store in Sydney opened its doors. Woo-hoo!   glow in the dark   No, I didn’t stand in line from the wee hours of the morning till its opening time, but I did pop by the store after work around 6:30 p.m. The big Apple logo shone brightly in the wet read more..

sweet bushwalking eye candy

It was wet. It was gloomy. It was a public holiday in Australia. What better thing to do than bushwalking in the rain? A few slippery rocks, splashy streams and persistent drizzle didn’t stop us from seeing Nature at its best. I don’t know most of the names of the fungi and flowers I took pictures off, read more..