This is a site I just stumbled on recently, it’s called URDIW, short for You Are Doing It Wrong. It’s a website where people can submit a sentence about something, anything that people are doing the wrong way. Some of them are quite funny.
One of my daughters and I recently got hooked on watching Korean dramas online. My other daughter, however, got hooked into watching Asian martial arts movies that are more in the genre of Azumi than say Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon. So we were a bit excited when we ran across this DVD at the rental place.
The Legend of the Shadowless Sword (Muyeong geom) combines all the elements of Korean dramas and martial arts movies into one neat package. I think one thing that attracts me to Asian films, especially the well crafted martial arts films, is the sweeping cinematography. This movie does not disappoint. It also helps that the actors are just beautiful and glowing most of the time, never seeming a need for acne remedies and other beauty treatments. I found a pretty thorough and a bit scathing review of this movie on DVD Talk but I still recommend watching it yourself and making your own judgment. Here’s a small snippet of it from YouTube. My daughters and I, for one, enjoyed watching this movie.
A few years ago my daughters and I visited the Philippines and chanced upon this delightful bed and breakfast inn in Tagaytay, Philippines. It is called Sonia’s Garden and we were all enchanted by the serenity and beauty of the place. It was originally designed as a private sanctuary but was eventually opened up to the public so that others can also enjoy the peace of this beautiful place even for a little while. It has become a favorite weekend getaway especially for city dwellers who want to get away from the smog and crowds of the city. It is a place meant to rejuvenate the body and soul, where peaceful surroundings, beautiful gardens and healthy fare can work their magic naturally. There are no special diets or anti aging products needed at this place. As soon as you step through the gates and inhale the fresh breeze you immediately slough off the weight and pressures of hectic lives. Here, even if only for a while, you can let the calmness of nature surround you and let it seep through you. Rejuvenate you and refresh you. If only there were more places like this…
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Sometimes love finds you when you least expect it. Lana Biel has always wanted to shake the dust of Vermont off her feet and see the world, one exotic country after another. But when a lighthearted spring fling changes her life forever, she turns to the one man whose strong shoulders can lighten any burden: her best friend, Eli Ward. Eli has always been there for Lana–after all, that’s what best friends do. But Lana isn’t the only one hiding something. Eli is keeping secrets of his own that threaten their relationship.
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Nothing summarizes a book better than hearing an excerpt. Listen to this reading by the author and realize how beautifully written this book is.
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A top celebrity portrait photographer, Jill Greenberg has a unique ability to coax powerful emotions out of her subjects - whether human or animal. Her portraits of bears, collected here for the first
time, surprise and engage. We encounter cubs as cute as a child’s Teddy, grizzlies that look like they might swallow you whole, and Polar bears seated in Sphinx-like tranquility.
Full-grown brown bears, grizzlies, black bears, Polar bears, and bear cubs are photographed on location against a portrait backdrop. The poses and facial expressions are at turns oddly comedic, pensive, terrifying, and sometimes unexpectedly human. Alive with Greenberg’s signature lighting and seen through the unique perspective of her lens, these startling bear portraits bring us face to face with our fears and fantasies.
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