tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6181449Wed, 09 Apr 2008 09:58:41 +0000http://dubow.org/JaneBlogger145125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6181449.post-419849506806778066Wed, 09 Apr 2008 09:49:00 +00002008-04-09T09:58:41.084Zever have one of those moments where you just want to scream and let everything inside you out?! i've been feeling these moments come and go lately... except i don't think that's a wise move when at work or when i am staying at my cousins house. I think it's about time i learn how to deal with it from within, and just think my way through things without affecting or troubling others. take a http://dubow.org/2008/04/ahhhh.htmlJanetag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6181449.post-9004844712867577790Fri, 15 Feb 2008 08:00:00 +00002008-02-15T09:21:59.116ZHappy Chinese New Year, and Valentines! Yeah I am a lil late.... but better late than never.. so they say. Had a good Chinese New Year actually! Lots of yummy food was consumed! But obviously, missing home lots. :( Been a year since I seen my family.. I am a baaaad daughter! Come to think of it, I have been away from home for 15 years now!! Scary thought... One annoying thing that happened http://dubow.org/2008/02/happy-new-year-valentine-etc-etc.htmlJanetag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6181449.post-3189871126849500451Thu, 24 Jan 2008 13:16:00 +00002008-01-24T13:29:26.960ZI am super averse to alarm clocks first thing in the morning. There is nothing worse than being woken up by that sudden 'shock', so instead I opt for the radio alarm. For the past few days I woke up to this song (is it a sign?!) by Adele... it has beautifully sad lyrics, lovely singing and a great video. Enjoy! p.s. I also woke up this morning feeling like a hedgehog has made himself a home http://dubow.org/2008/01/chasing-pavements.htmlJanetag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6181449.post-6621121126746967274Mon, 14 Jan 2008 20:47:00 +00002008-01-19T23:27:35.985ZHope all your new years started well and had a good break over the holidays. I spent my Christmas and New Year in Singapore, in between few days in Tokyo. So here is a little summery... you can see all the pics here. Singapore This was my first time in Singapore, and I hope is not the last. The city reminds me of home; the smell of the hot weather and humidity, and that special smell you get http://dubow.org/2008/01/happy-new-year.htmlJanetag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6181449.post-2836904409063794408Fri, 23 Nov 2007 13:30:00 +00002007-11-23T15:30:40.120ZTo all you peeps who have put your full date of birth and other sensitive infos on social sites like My Space n' Facebook, Watch out for identity fraud! Here's the related BBC news article.http://dubow.org/2007/11/careful.htmlJanetag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6181449.post-1986828753498028104Tue, 13 Nov 2007 20:55:00 +00002007-11-14T16:51:39.057ZHere are couple of entries since my last blog that I didn't get round to publishing. --- The clock has changed, the trees are turning bare, yet another year slipping away. The last 10 months or so has gone by in a blink of an eye, I seem to be back to where I was a year ago. I sometimes wake up and wonder did all these things really happen? Did I really swing from the heights of euphoria to http://dubow.org/2007/11/random-entries.htmlJanetag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6181449.post-8686846252336109187Mon, 15 Oct 2007 00:01:00 +00002007-10-30T20:45:21.263Z Thank you Sarasa for sending this song to me! :) "Good Morning Jane, Happy Birthday, Once Again, What Would We Do, What Would We Do Without You Without You Wake Up The Sun Is Shining, Shining For You, To Take All Your Troubles Away, Just For A Day, To Take All Your Troubles Away, Just For A Day, For A Day, So Good Night Jane, Happy Birthday Once Again, Now What Will We Do, What Will We Do http://dubow.org/2007/10/26-today.htmlJanetag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6181449.post-6675841165560922846Wed, 10 Oct 2007 14:00:00 +00002007-10-12T11:12:01.009Z"This is our last goodbye I hate to feel the love between us die But its over Just hear this and then Ill go You gave me more to live for More than you'll ever know This is our last embrace Must I dream and always see your face Why can't we overcome this wall Well, maybe its just because I didnt know you at all Kiss me, please kiss me But kiss me out of desire, babe, and not consolation You http://dubow.org/2007/10/last-goodbye.htmlJanetag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6181449.post-5260079153446840122Wed, 15 Aug 2007 18:59:00 +00002007-08-15T19:05:33.431ZFind yourself lost in the wild with no compass?? Here's a tip for all peeps in the Nothern hemisphere, from Wired . "Hold a watch with 12 o’clock at left. Move your arm so the hour hand points at the sun. The spot halfway between the hour hand and the 12 is south." Shame I only got a digital watch...http://dubow.org/2007/08/lost.htmlJanetag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6181449.post-975352116022767050Sat, 28 Jul 2007 13:21:00 +00002007-07-28T14:37:53.577ZEngland is famous for the bad weather, but this is seriously taking the piss! For the past 3 months we have not seen more than two consecutive days of sunshine, and instead of being glad of having sunshine I am just glad that it's not raining. I am becoming a true Brit... I can't stop talking about the weather. One major side effect to all this constant weather change is that my mood seems to be http://dubow.org/2007/07/rain-rain-and-more-rain.htmlJanetag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6181449.post-3779647675041237780Sat, 30 Jun 2007 18:33:00 +00002007-06-30T18:36:40.665ZMore 'words of wisdom' from my good friend Alex. Women are like apples on trees. The best ones are at the top of the tree. Most men don't want to reach for the good ones because they are afraid of falling and getting hurt. Instead, they sometimes take the apples from the ground that aren't as good, but they are easy to get. The apples at the top think something is wrong with them, when in http://dubow.org/2007/06/apple-wine.htmlJanetag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6181449.post-573548061330530821Fri, 08 Jun 2007 21:35:00 +00002007-06-10T06:15:18.925ZわたしはSOASの学生！ Indeed. I am learning Japanese. At this very moment, I should be learning my vocabs.... instead, I am doing this.... o_O! Oh, if there are any Japanese speaking girls out there who wants to practice English or Mandarin in exchange for some Japanese conversation, comment below or email me!http://dubow.org/2007/06/blog-post_08.htmlJanetag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6181449.post-6089347260209944434Sat, 26 May 2007 08:00:00 +00002007-05-25T21:28:28.800ZOver the past few months on the weekends, apart from busy trying to cram another language into my little brain, I have been busy sharpening my cooking skills! I am all about self improvement these days. Here's a little taste of what I made earlier... http://dubow.org/2007/05/food-glorious-food.htmlJanetag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6181449.post-6431738718816826428Fri, 25 May 2007 18:05:00 +00002007-05-25T18:36:41.737ZI am fortunate enough to be able to travel to many different places, but I always have this problem of knowing what to see when I get there. Sure, I buy the standard Lonely Planet guides and quickly browse through them for the usual 'must see' things, but obviously it doesn't cater for the architecture / interior fetishists. Yes, yes there are also books that cover the 'must see' architecture andhttp://dubow.org/2007/05/list-of-things-to-see-in-tokyo_5753.htmlJanetag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6181449.post-7378609846402382928Mon, 21 May 2007 18:05:00 +00002007-05-21T20:11:54.089Z I have been a fan of Banksy's work for many years, and love discovering them as I walk around London and Bristol. The wonderfully imple, powerful, yet humorous messages always bring a smile to my face and clearly I am not the only one who enjoys them. Recently, he's name has been hitting the headlines not because of the great works that he has done, but because people are stealing or removing http://dubow.org/2007/05/leave-banksys-plz.htmlJanetag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6181449.post-1878766272078190098Thu, 03 May 2007 21:11:00 +00002007-05-03T21:14:18.928ZI got this in an email from my friend Alex. Instead of forwarding it to every girl I know, I will just post it here. 1. Men are like ........Laxatives ...... They irritate the shit out of you. 2. Men are like ........ Bananas ...... The older they get, the less firm they are. 3. Men are like ........ Weather ..... Nothing can be done to change them.. 4. Men are like ........ Blenders ..... http://dubow.org/2007/05/men-are.htmlJanetag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6181449.post-3940340962032194243Thu, 12 Apr 2007 05:00:00 +00002007-04-11T19:43:19.451Z Sorry I can't be there with you today, but I do hope you have a fantabulous day and hopefully the presents will arrive any minute now.....*fingers crossed*! *Muah*http://dubow.org/2007/04/happy-birthday-sweety.htmlJanetag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6181449.post-155494233444505774Sat, 07 Apr 2007 19:33:00 +00002007-04-07T20:58:17.293ZHappy Easter everyone! I hope you are all gorging yourselves on chocolate eggs.. if not, WHY NOT?! Shame on you for making me feel bad! Recently few people have been asking what I read when I do my usual intarnet rounds, so here's a small selection... don't worry, I left out the real geeky ones that only few will find amusing. Click away! Belle De Jour - diary a former London Call Girl, now http://dubow.org/2007/04/few-things-i-read-and-enjoy.htmlJanetag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6181449.post-8116667928000305706Wed, 04 Apr 2007 13:15:00 +00002007-04-04T20:17:33.443ZIn no particular order, 1. 9-11. 2. The fall of the Berlin Wall. 3. Nirvana headlining the Reading festival 1992. 4. Any one of Jeff Buckley's performances at Sin-é. I guess they were all powerful moments where everyone around you would be feeling the exact same intense emotions... the atmosphere must have been amazing!http://dubow.org/2007/04/wish-i-was-there.htmlJanetag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6181449.post-7802973026965682804Mon, 02 Apr 2007 01:26:00 +00002007-04-02T01:26:27.877ZWhen you are old enough and have been through enough relationships, you would like to think that you can separate the good from the bad. See the special ones coming and grab it with both hands. The thing with relationships is that, it is often rare for both to feel exactly the same way about each other... you are both attracted to each other of course, but one may be think of it more like a flinghttp://dubow.org/2007/04/new-relationships_02.htmlJanetag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6181449.post-5543288434954238978Sun, 18 Mar 2007 22:03:00 +00002007-03-18T22:13:49.120ZWho knew by just using words you can melt a heart?!http://dubow.org/2007/03/sigh_18.htmlJanetag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6181449.post-4716185711376217926Mon, 12 Mar 2007 13:10:00 +00002007-03-12T14:13:46.172ZOne of the things that shocked me when I went home this time was the nations need for all girls to be 'perfect'. In between me stuffing myself with food *gasp*, I chilled out in front of the tv and surfed through the 75 channels we get through cable. There were perhaps 10 home shopping channels, and all were selling this special new bodice that will instantly transform your body shape in seconds.http://dubow.org/2007/03/need-to-be-perfect.htmlJanetag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6181449.post-1584906307334563162Sat, 10 Mar 2007 23:40:00 +00002007-03-11T00:45:11.640ZThe trip home and Japan was just fantastic. In this short period of time, I managed to spend enough time with most members of the family and discover feelings I thought were lost for good. Feelings that I locked away and buried managed to resurface (much to my pleasent suprise)and inspired me to evaluate my current situation, and give serious thoughts to what I want in the future. I am keen to http://dubow.org/2007/03/recent-thoughts.htmlJanetag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6181449.post-334899147961647189Tue, 27 Feb 2007 09:46:00 +00002007-02-27T11:37:26.814ZJust 4 more days on this side of the world before I have to return to da UK. *Sigh*. I am completely loving it all at the moment. I seem to have done lots in the past 11 days... I even made the little trip to Tokyo. Amazing city, had a wonderful time and was very pleasently suprised by many things. See all the pics here! Yup, someone extremely kindly bought me the Flickr Pro account!!!111 :Dhttp://dubow.org/2007/02/home-sweet-home.htmlJanetag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6181449.post-6106377531923776054Wed, 14 Feb 2007 14:00:00 +00002007-02-14T14:22:02.330ZWhoop. I shall be returning home for this year's Chinese New Year celebration, my first proper celebration with my family since I departed Taiwan 14 years ago! My mouth is already watering at the thought of all the food that surrounds this special occasion. Come to think of it, this is the longest I've been away from Taiwan...whole 18 months. My annual pilgrimage was canceled last year as my http://dubow.org/2007/02/happy-chinese-new-year.htmlJane