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Words to live by...

2012-01-30T13:54:00.000-06:00

Technomania in full force

2012-01-06T06:03:00.003-06:00

I'm one of the many who claims to be a gadget whore. Take a look around, you'll see how many of us really LOVE our new technology. The Nikons, the MacBooks, etc...Even the words nerd, geek, whore, slut, became acceptable whenever used with gadgets. Like I can easily say I'm an iPad slut, or iPhone whore. Getting a smartphone or a macbook is much like getting a great pair of shoes. In fact,

Unsweetened Thoughts

2012-01-03T04:39:00.000-06:00

There is one word in my head all day today. DE-CLUTTER! Probably because I was reading Melisa Well's blog and she wrote a post about getting organized for 2012. But the kind of de-cluttering I have in mind is not so much on organizing my home, or even work. I need those done too, but just not what I was thinking of. I really meant more on people. Sadly, there are a few people I thought

YouTube Channels To Check Out

2012-01-01T18:53:00.003-06:00

YouTube has taken over TV for a lot of us and I've subscribed to a couple channels that I find hilarious, clever, and most definitely entertaining. Here are my top 3 recommendations. Wong Fu Productions Too Fast was the very first Wong Fu video I've seen. I've been hooked since. You'd have to watch this to see what I mean. Wong Fu channel has short films, music videos, and vlogs from 3 guys

My Own Little New Year Tradition

2012-01-01T02:52:00.000-06:00

I was in 5th grade when I first received a 5-year diary from my Aunt whom we (my siblings and I) fondly call, Tita Linda. Her family came to visit Chicago from Sacramento, California for my youngest brother's wedding this past October and only then did I mention how much I treasured that diary. I remember how I made sure to keep it locked and the key always hidden in a box somewhere in my

Cramped & Claustrophobic in NYC.

2011-09-25T20:20:00.003-05:00

I'm currently in NYC for some exciting work and had to do a quick video of my hotel room to show you all. I'm not surprised how tiny the room is, but I'm more surprised that I forgot what to expect. After all, their website says "luxury" hotel and space is just not the kind of luxury you can find in NYC. Don't get me wrong - I love NYC, just not the teeny tiny boutique hotel rooms. It is actually

The SUGAR in my very full BOWL

2011-05-27T22:48:00.007-05:00

Fridays are always our Family Day Out. My husband and I excitedly always pick up the kids from school to go out for some play, maybe some fun shopping and always end it with a nice dinner (with kids arguing along the way…you know, the norm). Today was even more exciting because I can finally test-drive my sweet spankin’ new camera on the family. The new gadget was a surprise from my husband.

A Geeky kinda Love!

2011-01-18T01:50:00.005-06:00

I'm in love with an iPhone App called Instagram. I even wrote about it in DigiFams.com, a site I author in Chicago Now (a Chicago Tribune Media Group). Check out the many other photos I took, enhanced, and posted here --> Instagram is the Polaroid of this Generation. Steel Beauty in Chicago Shot with my iPhone4 - Enhanced with Instagram A Snowy January!Shot with my iPhone4 - Enhanced with

Goodbye 2010, Bring it on 2011, Reaching for 2020!

2011-01-01T23:00:00.004-06:00

A lot has happened in the past year. Wow, I just noted 2010 as the past year! How did that happen so fast? As I was driving to my sister's house for a New Year's Day family get-together, it dawned on me that 2020 is just around the corner. As a young girl, I often remembered thinking that 2020 is some sci-fi zone in this human life that is incomprehensible to even imagine. So it is almost

I'm a proud MoBlo, are you?

2010-12-20T02:22:00.015-06:00

As I was rewriting a profile for a new project I am working on, I came up with MoBlo. I cracked myself up, and so I knew that that's it! My profile will now say I'm Chief MoBlo for many sites! Check it out, I just added it in here and I love it! Also in a recent discouraging turn of events (which shall remain linkless in my blog), another Mom Blogger has decided to become yet again another...

I'm having an October affair with the Tribune

2010-10-26T02:03:00.006-05:00

Last night I finally announced that I will be blogging at DigiFams.com under Chicago Now, a blog network run by the Chicago Tribune. "DigiFams is a source for news in social and digital media, technology and web culture written for families. It is geared to parent, tween, and teen readers."I'm tickled for this opportunity, but I'm even more excited that I'll be writing on the web culture for the

16 years of adventure and going...

2010-10-15T02:32:00.002-05:00

October 15, 1994 @ our Chinese wedding reception Once there was a boy who asked me if I've ever seen the Sears Tower. I told him that I haven't had a chance. He said he'll show me one day and our friendship bloomed since then. He took me everywhere...Places and emotions I've never been to. Our adventure grew stronger, so we sealed it with marriage. From then on, we went everywhere together. We

A Cop-Out On Writing

2010-10-05T08:55:00.000-05:00

I will be in the ChicagonistaLive.com show today. I hope you'll go on over there to watch at 2pm CST.

Heigh Ho! Heigh Ho! It's off to work we go...

2010-09-09T02:38:00.000-05:00

But I whistled as I worked today! One of the things I love about my job is that I get invited to a lot of events where my kids are welcome. Today, we attended Feld Entertainment's spectacular event for Bloggers to help promote the Chicago run of Disney On Ice - Princess Classics at United Center. I of course attended to cover for Chicagonista. We were treated to a nice dinner and an exciting

Chicagonista Live @ John Hancock - PROMO

2010-09-06T20:30:00.001-05:00

If you have not had a chance to watch Chicagonista LIVE! at all...tomorrow is a special one. We'll be shooting it live at the John Hancock's Skydeck! To watch - go to ChicagonistaLIVE.com tomorrow at 2pm CST!

Tea for Two

2010-08-25T15:00:00.000-05:00

As we settle in our new daily family routine (with ALL our kids now in school), today my husband and I had a chance to celebrate a little over tea. It’s been awhile since we’ve gone for dimsum together. Alone. It was a small soiree, but it filled our hearts (and tummies) with content. Life’s good! Sing and celebrate with me now..."Tea for Two" sang by my favorite Ella Fitzgerald.

A Bowlful of Emotion for Breakfast

2010-08-23T21:05:00.004-05:00

Today marks another big family milestone. Our youngest child (my baby) is attending her first day of school (all day, 5 days a week) with her 2 older brothers. For the first time in 10 years, my breakfast and lunch hours are truly my own! Wow! While the kids were having breakfast this morning, my middle son (7 years old) told my daughter to make sure to raise her hand when she needs help. My

Sidekicks

2010-08-16T21:05:00.003-05:00

It wasn't too long ago when my two little ones stood by the sideline to wait for my oldest one to finish with his soccer, piano, or whatever it is that the wee ones cannot join him in since they were still too young. Last week we had an *opportunity to visit Six Flags Great America in Gurnee and the outing was a little different from many of our family activities. This time around, my oldest one

Blogging behind a NY Cab

2010-08-10T21:11:00.017-05:00

I didn't exactly prop my macbook while in a NY cab, but I find blogging about my trip to NY quite similar. It's been a long time since I've been back to New York City (I used to work out there) and so its been awhile since I've taken that many cabs. As I spent my week in NY, I hopped in and out of cabs almost everywhere I needed to get to. There's so much to see, and but only so little time to

Cams, Cords, Chargers & More

2010-08-03T01:10:00.005-05:00

I break my back every time I am traveling to some conference, especially on many blogger events. This week is the 2010 Blogher Conference in New York and every year around Blogher I am at my busiest. Besides the months of organizing my own event (Dyson is sponsoring my Chicagonista / NYmetropolista Afternoon Tea @ The Plaza ), I will be attending many other important parties worth documenting

What's the story behind naming your blog?

2010-07-27T03:40:00.001-05:00

I always wondered why blogs are named the way they are. I started blogging in 1999 and giving a name to my blog was as important as naming my own child. Naturally as a lover of the old jazz era, I knew it would come down to one of my all time favorite song by Nina Simone: I Want A Little Sugar In My Bowl. That long blog title donned my header for awhile, but no one seems to grasp it other than

My Effective Exercise Tip for Parents: Fitness Bootcamp Day 2

2010-07-25T21:34:00.005-05:00

Holding still on a push-up position for 60 seconds is really hard for me. But you can imagine that after 5 pregnancies, my abdominal muscles has done nothing but get stretched out to the max and it needs strengthening to get that area looking like it used to a long..long…time ago. Well Friday was no different, as soon as we were told to get down on our knees and assume the push-up position, I

Giving Fat a Boot! Fitness Bootcamp Day 1

2010-07-21T23:02:00.009-05:00

This is the first day of my Fitness Bootcamp with Total Results Training. I was given a complimentary 3x/week MWF, one-month trial (thanks to @BrandonZeman) for this bootcamp and I could not wait to get started. Ok, I was very scared, but thankfully I started working out about a month ago now and so the cardio work I've been doing has tremendously helped me today. Not to say that it was easy,

All Aboard at the Mother of All Conferences

2010-07-18T10:34:00.008-05:00

As part of the Yahoo! Motherboard, I had an opportunity to visit the Yahoo! Campus in Sunnyvale California and attend our very first #Ymotherboard Summit. I not only gained a wealth of useful information on everything and anything that I do in my digital world, but just being around with other passionate blogger friends gave me even more pride in doing what I've been doing. I was surrounded with

Thankful for the Perfect Gift: Friends

2010-07-14T00:04:00.003-05:00

This coming Saturday is my 18th birthday (cough) and my beautiful girlfriends took me out to a wonderful dinner after doing Chicagonista LIVE! – Our live talk show. The weather was perfect to begin with and pleasant company topped it all off. Thank you Duong, Nancy, and Beth! Mojito to cool me from the sun! Blackened Ahi Tuna with pineapple and arugula. It was delish! Look, there's a