Mar 18, 2011  •  In Aerin, Baby, Comang, Personal, Pregnancy

A Much-Deserved BebeDeux Update

I feel bad that I haven’t been blogging about this pregnancy. I guess I’ve fallen victim to the typical parent trap of documenting every step of the first kid and not doing much for the second. And for that, I apologize, BebeDeux. There are three things I want to say with this update: (1) I […]

Mar 18, 2011  •  In Beauty, Korean, Personal

Korean V-Line Product

Lately my mother has been obsessed with my appearance. She is a firm believer that having a baby ages a woman like no other, and constantly harangues me to continue to have a beauty routine despite my being a SAHM with practically no social life. A couple of weeks ago she gifted me a lotion […]

Mar 17, 2011  •  In Art/Design, Cute, Food, Korean, Personal

Leprechaun Trap Cake

Happy St. Pattie’s Day! It’s been a while since I downed any green beer or got pinched for not wearing green on this holiday. Thinking back to my younger, partying days makes me a bit nostalgic (didn’t you know that Koreans are the “Irish of the Orient”? ;-)), but considering my current level of fatigue […]

Mar 17, 2011  •  In Baby, Claire, Parenting, Personal

Raising a Baby in a Multilingual Family

Last year when I was still pregnant with Claire I wrote a post about how J and I are aiming to teach our kids all the languages we collectively know: Cantonese Chinese, Mandarin Chinese, Korean, Japanese, and English. Well our goal has not swayed. And I like to think that we’re well on our way. […]

Mar 16, 2011  •  In Art/Design, Geek, Science

The Perception of 3D

I can’t stop staring at this. Someone please help me tear my eyes away from the screen! Via haha.nu. You may also like: How Do Computers Render Curves? [Video] Periodic Elements of Star Wars Episodes VI, V, and VI The Heroic Table of the Elements The Golden Ratio of Apple

Mar 16, 2011  •  In Facebook, Funny, Twitter, Web

How Pee Helps Us Understand Social Media

Great chart. My only question is: how come I’ve never heard of Quora?   Via Gizmodo (still hating the new layout of all Gawker sites!) You may also like: What Social Networking Was Like Before the Internet Wednesday Rewind: The 10 Levels of Intimacy in Today’s Communication How Donuts Help Us Understand Social Media Class […]

Mar 15, 2011  •  In Funny

Box vs. Animal

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