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10 years! 10 years! Believe it or not, it’s been more than 10 years since the release of their 2nd studio album, Portishead. Meanwhile, you can still hear their debut, Dummy, in bars, stores, and cafes from time to time. It was a classic, IMO.

I have gotten the album, P3, for a while now, but I haven’t really listened to it, the truth is, I have been waiting. I wanted to wait for the moment that I could sit and listen from the beginning to end in one setting, without being distracted by people on the subway — and yes, I didn’t want to listen to it on the subway to begin with, that would’ve been a waste. I want to be dedicated.

And yes, I was also distracted by Madonna’s Hard Candy, which I was quite surprised with, as it turned out, and liked. Anyway, now after about 10 plays of Hard Candy, I, of course, have gotten tired of it. I got that out of the way first, so now I can give all my attention and dedicate my time to Portishead’s P3.

I am not a music critic, I really don’t know how to describe it except that I can say it’s a true delight to hear the familiar sound again. Do read Sal’s review on P3 (Third) on Slant Magazine.

I am always excited to see my friend Eugene’s new photographs. Their colors are always vibrant, subjects always interesting; and each of them always has a story to tell.

He just redid his photography site, Fotokuo, which I love the simplicity of. The roll-over menu layer do not align and I love the uniqueness of it.

Spring started on the March 20th, the Vernal Equinox, and finally today it felt like Spring.

I got to get outside during lunch, and ate my falafel sandwich (from the Halal cart) under the sun. The sun was warm, but not too hot; I sweated a little bit under my sweater and it felt really good. I love this time of the year, when I can really get to enjoy the sun without being annoyed by the sweat. I hate the summer sun, which is always too hot for me.

According to the record from the animal shelter, Yogi was borned in April 2006. It means that this month Yogi has turned 1!!!

They say that kittens are those who are under 1 year of age. In fact, it was really obvious to me when he turned adult. A few weeks ago, Yogi started to eat less. He doesn’t eat as much as he did when he was a kitten when he first arrived when he would eat non-stop. Now he just eats his portion and stops.

He has also been a lot calmer and more settled down than when he first arrived. He still intimidates Sasha from time to time, but much less. Unfortunately, Sasha is still very traumatized by him, and she is still very skittish and walks around with caution and hypersensitivity.

The new design of the British coins is just brilliant, and I think it’s gorgeous. The Shield of the Royal Arms is spread among the 6 coins (1p to 50p) with the £1 coin showing the entire shield.

To read more about the new coins from The Royal Mint.

This is super cute. Following the link to see more pictures. By the way “Petit Lapin” is the French for Little Rabbit, how perfect…

It’s not inhumane, is it?

I received Yogi’s record from the shelter, with a picture of him when he was 3 months old then. He was a truly a baby then. His name was Cager at the shelter. Boy, Yogi is a much better name.

Update: He’s so cute and affectionate and everything… but he is still a brat towards Sasha. He just won’t back down and keep torturing Sasha. Most of the time I think I feel resentment towards him. Please work it out, folks!

After 1 month of non-stop eating (he eats so much), despite the diarrhea (which he is still having daily), Yogi has grown to 10lbs! When he first arrived at the beginning of last month, he was 9lbs! Hopefully his diarrhea will clear up soon (he just visited the vet today) and gain more weight before he turns 1!

Way to go Yogi boy!

I mind taking a dump outside my toilet at home. I absolutely hate it. But sometimes I do have to do it outside, and the only place that I can really do it is at the office toilet. Even if I take a dump in the office toilet, I absolutely have to cover the toilet seat with toilet paper. No matter how badly I have to go, I have to put down the protection first.

Someone has left his toilet carpeting on the seat the other day, without taking a crap (I suppose). His elaborate and complicated carpeting really topped mine. Kudos!