Monthly Archive for March, 2006

A dog in cat’s clothing

Published
by
mai
on March 28, 2006
in zooropa
. 7 Comments

That is what J calls Sophie. She’s been a real sweetie. A tad needier and more attention seeking than our Manila cats (except Wibs, who acts like a bratty queen most of the time). I think it may be because she was in the shelter for a bit and maybe missed the love and attention.

She’s a bit overweight (11lbs and needs to lose about 2lbs) so we’ve been giving her some weight management kibble. But it looks to me like she’s not losing any weight. J will need to play with her a bit more :P I think she likes him more than she does me :S

Chubby little pancake, isn’t she?

Sophie

Published
by
mai
on March 19, 2006
in heartland and zooropa
. 6 Comments

Meet the new member of our family :)

The Mothering Urge

Published
by
mai
on March 15, 2006
in heartland and zooropa
. 4 Comments

The nurturing side is coming out. Nope, its not what you think.

Sana talaga.

Oola ya ya

Published
by
mai
on March 11, 2006
in crumbs from your table
. 3 Comments

If you ever drop into Oola which is on Folsom, between 4th and 5th Streets (and I suggest you do if you’re in town) — you really need to try the Port Glazed Foie Gras Torchon.

I must admit I was a bit stunned when I saw the dish arrive (”Ay, where the hell is the foie gras…fuck, don’t tell me it’s those tiny dark things on the side of this giant fig”)

Turns out the giant fig was the foie gras (it’s not entierre, but comes shaped like a large glazed fig, and it has a real fig embedded in the middle of it.) :P  and the tiny things were actually normal-sized figs and I think some candied berries.

As soon as I had the first bit in my mouth my toes curled with joy.

Stomach Surprise

Published
by
mai
on March 5, 2006
in crumbs from your table
. 0 Comments

Last week J and I had dinner at RJ’s place and I was expecting dinner to be some cheese and cold meats (and wine of course because there is never a time there isn’t wine at RJ’s.)

Well the cheese (Morbier and Camembert) and wine were on the table. But surprise surprise. RJ whipped up a feast.

Kobe steak, green beans, baked potato with sour cream and chives, walnut bread and butter.Chalap!

Nesting Urge 01 - Dining Room

Published
by
mai
on March 5, 2006
in desire and lady with the spinning head
. 5 Comments

We moved into our new apartment 2 weeks ago and although the place is still chock-a-block with boxes I am starting to get my “interior design/possession obsession/dreaming” urges and have been trying to imagine how the place will end up.

We’ve got a lot of stuff to get because we came from a studio which had (1) a queen sized mattress (2) a coffee table (3) 2 folding japanese floor chairs, (4) a TV and TV table, and (5) two computer stations. Not much stuff and I would love to junk most of these items anyway.

I believe J and I will end up with mostly modern furniture (J likes clean lines and neat arrangements). But I can’t help but want a couple of older pieces that will serve as a counterpoint to the linear aspects of design. I like things “medyo paling” if you catch my drift.

Here goes:

My dream dining table is actually sold at DWR. It’s called the Timavo Table.

Timavo Table

What I like about it is that it has clean lines and sexy curves. And the proportions are just right. Not too heavy, not too flimsy. If I were in Manila I could have a copy of this made by our joiners, but since I am in SF, land of expensive labor, then I think this table is going to remain a dream, for now.

I think it would look great with some white Panton Chairs from Vitra.

Panton Classic

Or even this dining chair from Scandinavian Designs.

Essex Side Chair

I saw a beautiful wrought iron chandelier at Kish last year. It’s a vine-and-flower design that’s painted white. It was so pretty I almost bought it even if I had no place to put it. I was thinking I would keep it in a box until I could use it. I would order it now if I could, and ship it to SF (I said I was dreaming diba hehe).

When I was having coffee with RJ earlier today we stumbled into a treasure of a shop called Muzzy’s Attic and I got a beautiful pair of golden-beige candles with rosettes on them. I got them for 4 bucks the pair (yay!) and I think they’ll be gorgeous on our future dining table. Now all I need to get are some pretty candle holders hehe. I’ll probably get them at the same store, because I am also eyeing some paintings I saw there (heeh).

Side comment:
Why the fuck do they call DWR, Design Within Reach. How in the world is a $3000+ table reachable for me? :(