Response to our ongoing renovation works:
Translated loosely: Please. When do you finish the drilling? But what, is it (are you building) the Duomo of Milan?? Boeri family.
HB and I were dumbfounded when we saw this notice in the house. I wonder whether they pasted it on our door or slipped it under the door, as the [...]
Archive for the ‘Italy’ Category
WANTED: Geography & Courtesy lessons for nasty neighbour.
Posted in House, Italy, Thoughts & Ramblings, tagged duomo, Milan, neighbour, neighbor, complaints, nasty neighbour on September 13, 2009 | 5 Comments »
Milan, Italy – September 2009
Posted in Italy, Travel, tagged Asian food, duomo, Food, Italy, Travel, Milan, trip, things to do on September 9, 2009 | 2 Comments »
We got back from Milan late last night. Although I thought I wouldn’t enjoy Milan all that much, I actually did. It was a lot more vibrant than I thought it would be, and somehow reminded me a little of Oxford Street in London and along the street of Champs Elysees in Paris. Except with a [...]
Trattoria Meloncello, Bologna.
Posted in Food, Italy, tagged Bologna, Italian food, trattoria, Trattoria Meloncello on July 28, 2009 | 2 Comments »
So the HB had to go to Bologna to get some paper work done, and yours truly jumped at the opportunity to go jalan-jalan. We hopped on the 8.10am train from Modena to Bologna, and took a taxi from Bologna train station to the consulate where it took us HALF a day for a truly [...]
The heat, gelato and shuet karp!
Posted in Food, Italy, Life, Thoughts & Ramblings, tagged Chinese dessert, gelato, hasma, heat, recipe, shuet karp, suet karp on July 24, 2009 | 3 Comments »
It has been SWELTERING hot here in Modena. I kid you not. Coming from a girl who lived in the tropics all her life, this is something serious folks. I have been walking to class every Mondays and Wednesdays, and the usually pleasant 30 minute walk has been arduous to say the least. [...]
Our trip to Pompeii, Naples.
Posted in Italy, Travel, tagged Italy, Naples, Pompei, Pompeii, ruins, Travel, Vesuvius on January 12, 2009 | 3 Comments »
Ok, ok, I know I’ve been MIA for some time. I’m really sorry. HB and I are working on a secret project, “Project H”, and we’ve been quite tied up with that lately. It requires a lot of research, homework and going out of the house. When the time is right, I will reveal Project [...]
Names of fish in Italian
Posted in Food, Italy, tagged fish, names of fish in Italian, pesce on December 22, 2008 | 4 Comments »
Sign number 56852091 that I’m totally morphing into a domesticated being:
It’s 11 pm and I am translating the entire flyer/advertisement from the hypermart from Italian into English. And deriving an unexplainable satisfaction out of it too >____<
You know, I’ve been having a hard time buying fish at the hypermart coz of course, their fish is [...]
Christmas lights, Christmas trip and all else ;)
Posted in Food, Italy, Life, Thoughts & Ramblings, tagged Amalfi Coast, Christmas, Food, Italian food, Italy, Modena, Naples, Palazzo Ducale, Pompeii on December 19, 2008 | 2 Comments »
Do pardon my lack of posts lately, I’ve been really tied up with work, classes and eating! Yepp, eating I’m really excited as I will be spending 4 days in Naples just right after Xmas! I’m actually most excited about Pompeii , being a history buff and all that. The last [...]
I still have it!
Posted in Italy, Life, Thoughts & Ramblings, tagged beanies, fashion, Italy, winter on December 9, 2008 | 6 Comments »
My interest in fashion, that is I was beginning to think that I was turning into an Ah-Soh (read: frumpy old woman) especially after I wrote down my Christmas wish list here and realized that only ONE item was fashion related. Yikes.
I think it’s coz I have sort of thrown in the towel [...]
Oh crap…
Posted in Italy, Life, Thoughts & Ramblings, tagged Alberto Fermani, boots, fashion, shoes on November 29, 2008 | 5 Comments »
Remember how I was in a foul mood yesterday? I told myself I just HAD to go out and buy me a pair of boots, not because I want it, but because I freaking need it. I walk to work everyday, and yesterday’s shoe disaster taught me a good lesson: ALWAYS BE PREPARED. My poor [...]
It’s snowing!!!!
Posted in Italy, Life, Thoughts & Ramblings, tagged Christmas, Italy, Modena, snow on November 28, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
I woke up at 3.30 am this morning coz the HB had to leave for the airport. Made him a quick brekkie of scrambled eggs, sausages, bacon and toast. After HB left, I went back to bed at about 6am. I was awakened by his phone call at 9 am; he usually calls to say he’s [...]
