Category Archives: life

What do you do when someone strokes your face?

Posted on Monday, November 21, 2011 by rinaz

It’s a common Italian gesture of friendship to kiss each other on the cheek. But I just find it wierd whenever a guy who’ve I met for the first time, (like Cart’s or my in-law’s friends) start to stroke my … Continue reading →

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Is McD’s not doing well in Rome?

Posted on Wednesday, September 21, 2011 by rinaz

Claire and I were on our weekly mischief and we thought about stopping by McDougals for a milkshake. Despite the flak about McDougals, I don’t mind it so much when it comes to their cheap milkshakes. Anyway, there was one … Continue reading →

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How NOT to make Salsa Verde

Posted on Wednesday, September 14, 2011 by rinaz

There was a bunch of parsley in the fridge. Since I was grilling some chicken breasts, I thought that this was the perfect opportunity to whip up some salsa verde as a condiment. Salsa verde, literally translated as green sauce … Continue reading →

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Was at the dentist’s. This is so cute!

Posted on Wednesday, September 7, 2011 by rinaz

Cart and I were at the dentist’s recently and I can’t help but to notice this : Isn’t it cute? The illustration plays on the word “dente” which means tooth in Italian. See if you can spot some familiar Italian words. The … Continue reading →

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How we spent Hari Raya

Posted on Wednesday, August 31, 2011 by rinaz

What a surprisingly busy day it was yesterday. In the morning, we were rushing off to the mosque, which turned out to be a very stressful event as we needed to be there in time for the mass prayers but … Continue reading →

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Guess what this is!

Posted on Monday, August 22, 2011 by rinaz

Cute yes? I got this baby watermelon for myself recently and I adore his cheeky, kissy face. (Also, it helps that green is my favourite colour) And it made me so happy, that I decided to get 4 more to … Continue reading →

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A wedding in Capri

Posted on Wednesday, August 10, 2011 by rinaz

This post is a continuation of : Our trip to Napoli! — In the morning, we woke up to a warm day. It has been an uncomfortably, piercingly hot week for us in Rome, but here in Napoli, it was … Continue reading →

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