coriander in pho

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birthday

  • Being 40 and 2025

    My birthday already passed (December), but I just got my motivation and willingness to blog now. As… snappy as this sounds, opening the post editor on my laptop reminded me too much of (previous) work. When I had my sabbatical, I didn’t touch any of my sites for 3 months — hence, perhaps this was… Read more

  • 39

    A bit of (fun) fact about me: After 38-39 years, I realized I don’t really like cakes. Or at least, I can only have one small slice of cake or half of a cupcake. The same goes with other pastries. Either one portion only, or half of it. Or harass my husband so I can… Read more

  • “You be good to you, maaan.”

    On end-of-year reflection, Animal Crossing wisdom, and birthday. Read more