Tag Archives: holiday

oaktown!

Posted on January 5, 2010 by terence

one of my best friends in the world just recently moved to oakland with her american football loving french husband. christie and gregory now live in this really cool little house in north oakland, and its really not a bad … Continue reading →

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crab feed!

Posted on December 31, 2009 by terence

the more i try not to write about food, the more that i end up writing about food. one of the great things about being back in california for the holidays is that i got to attend my cousin celia‘s … Continue reading →

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christmas eve dinner

Posted on December 29, 2009 by terence

we were priviliged enough to be hosted by my cousin keelan and his wife amelia and their two precocious sons samuel and joshua, for a hybrid western/filipino christmas eve dinner. growing up christmas eve dinner wasn’t a big deal in … Continue reading →

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home for the holidays

Posted on December 28, 2009 by terence

after an epic 4 airport (shanghai pudong, hong kong chep lap kok, san francisco international and san diego international) and 23 hour journey involving 2 cars, 1 train, 3 flights i finally arrived in san diego just in time to … Continue reading →

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dadgummit! blowout!

Posted on December 20, 2009 by terence

for me, watching the 1983 movie “a christmas story” is almost as much as a tradition as christmas itself. with that in mind, we had everyone get together to watch the movie and to have meatloaf, mashed potatoes, broccoli florets … Continue reading →

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home again, home again

Posted on December 6, 2009 by terence

with christmas and new year’s around the corner, i’m in countdown mode for my trip back to the states, which is nominally home for me. of course, i’m not really sure what is home anymore. let’s review a bit: pittsburgh, … Continue reading →

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i wish that turkey could cost a nickel

Posted on November 27, 2009 by terence

the most wonderful time of the year has came and went. thanksgiving! of course, what we’re really celebrating is a group of WOEFULLY unprepared english types who arrived in the colonies with things like 200 pairs of shoes (for one … Continue reading →

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the most wonderful time of the year

Posted on November 18, 2009 by terence

i actually don’t believe that (for me, it’s spring, when basketball playoffs for both the ncaa and nba are in full swing, baseball starts and the sun comes back), but that’s how the song goes. anyways, there are several reasons … Continue reading →

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halloween preview

Posted on October 31, 2009 by terence

the inspiration: the costume (with my leg in it): more to come tonight

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halloween eve

Posted on October 30, 2009 by terence

yesterday, i highlighted my favorite halloween costume of all time this is me and my friend holly in houston in 2004 or 2005.

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