Prague at Night on Apr 14, 2013 in travel architecture Prague Prague is beautiful in daytime when you can see all the architectural details of the buildings.But it's magical at night when everything is nicely lit up.I have friends who fell in love on a trip to Prague, and when they got married, they chose to ma...
My Gallery Wall, Finally! on Apr 8, 2013 in renovation gallery wall interior details watercolor painting One of the things I've always wanted in my house is a gallery wall. Ever since I can remember, gallery walls in books and magazines fascinated me. In my last apartment, I overthought the process and when I moved out 9 years later, I still had n...
A Dinner by Kai on Apr 7, 2013 in caterers food We attended a dinner the other night and wanted to show you (mom) what we had. It was a cozy candlelight dinner (for 35 people!) and I only had my iPhone so the pictures are dark. But you'll see enough.Dinner was catered by Kai (neo-Japanese re...
A Mirror from Betis, Pampanga on Apr 5, 2013 in paris flea market Furniture-makers mirrors Pampanga interior details furniture .I'm so excited because I'm finally going to order my mirror from a local supplier in Pampanga, Betis Crafts. After scouring flea markets in Europe, and then trying to figure out how to ship it home and trying to control the costs, I think it makes b...
Scenes from the Melbourne CBD on Apr 4, 2013 in Melbourne food Melbourne has a free tourist tram that goes around the perimeter of the Central Business District. Our hotel concierge told me all the yellow parts on the map were shops and places to visit, and crossed out the left side of the map and said "th...
Wow at the Melbourne Train Station on Apr 4, 2013 in Melbourne design Train Station We walked into the Melbourne train station to shortcut to the other side of the road and was surprised to see such an unusual design. There are so many design contrasts in this city. In the CBD, there are beautifully preserved heritage building...
Bongo and Otto in King's Furniture on Mar 25, 2013This ottoman in King's Furniture in South Wharf (Melbourne) caught my eye. I think the design is perfect for the girls' bedroom, in between their two daybeds that face each other. This would work too, because their room is quite compact. The gl...
Sex in Chadstone, Melbourne on Mar 19, 2013Chadstone is a huge shopping mall on the outskirts of Melbourne. The taxi driver who brought me here kept telling me was is the biggest shopping mall in the whole southern hemisphere. I didn't want to dampen his excitement by telling him I was from...
Versailles Details on Mar 12, 2013 I visited the Palace of Versailles long ago as a college student and don't remember much except for the pictures we took in the Hall of Mirrors. The photos came out really nice because of the natural lighting and I even used one of them for my...
Pine Inn, Carmel-by-the-Sea on Mar 6, 2013I first stayed at the Pine Inn hotel 23 years ago, as a guest of my friend, Sylvia. Sylvia was getting married in Carmel and she booked most of her family and friends at this quaint hotel on Ocean Avenue. As college students, friends and I woul...
