http://ricebowljournals.com The 10 Most Recent Quotes at RBJ rss, feeds, in, php Created by Randomguru randomguru@gmail.com http://ricebowljournals.com/rbj_bird.jpg http://ricebowljournals.com 48 48 http://bowb.pitas.com we walked up the steps from kings cross station with a cakebox in our hands. heading towards potts point, i lamented, we still haven't been to yellow. but on this fine sunday, we weren't too bummed; we were on our way to the 95th birthday celebration of an old family friend (uncle rowan has known me since i was four), and more importantly, our cakebox was from adriano zumbo patissier. inside it was an enormous chocolate-passionfruit tart. bowb Malaysia http://www.takoyaki.org Gung Hay Fat Choy! I'm part Chinese, so my family celebrates! But not really too much because we aren't very culturally aware...I suppose it's typical of American-born Asians. However, red envelopes can be seen in the hands of our kids, and we love going to see the Chinese New Years festivities. Barron Japan http://soune.wordpress.com/ The rest of us played a few rounds of the game –an extremely silly game, involving shouting and clapping and flapping your arms like a chicken– and everything went well until Aunt I. ostensibly lost her temper. Right, she said to the two uncles in the corner, I've had it with you two. Whoever doesn't participate in the next round is really going to regret it. Tokyo Rose Japan http://www.slantyeyed.com Regardless of my Catholic upbringing, I'm not religious and I don't believe in ghosts, but that shadowy figure at my window when I was five still lingers in the back of my mind and haunts me to this day. It always makes me question what happens after death. Jose Doon The Philippines http://onelife.voxtropolis.com I hear from newlyweds quite often about all the things they love about their other half. Truth is, much of what we often find so incredible about another person can disappear in a moment. This is why we ultimately long for unconditional love. When we are loved even in our must unlovely states. Lon Hong Kong http://www.medeasmemoirs.com/ My old grey-haired patient has new esophageal cancer. He also has a mechanical heart valve that will clot off unless he is on blood thinners. Cancer increases his risk of clotting. Every time he's on blood thinners, his esophageal cancer makes him bleed - in bucketfuls. Then we stop the blood thinners. Then we have to start them again. Cross your fingers and hope not to die. Scott Korea http://swirlingskies.blogspot.com/ Through my blurred vision I notice that a couple of words that I had just written were significantly smaller and messier than the rest of my notes (this is my OCD kicking in); I erase it and I let my eyes close but I open them up again to re-write whatever I had originally written. Mads The Philippines http://www.slantyeyed.com One thing I dread about going back to school were the summer practice sessions. Two-a-days were killer. The heat, the humidity and being put in the pressure cooker high school athletics and how it was a microcosm of the high school social scene. Jose Doon The Philippines http://justwandering.org College was fun, and high school was great. Yet somehow I don't feel this rush of love and excitement towards seeing my former classmates. For four years, we shared adventures, joy and sorrows. But once school was over, it's as if we can't wait to get away from each other. nina The Philippines http://soune.wordpress.com/ It's 7.45 and the air smells like September. I opened the window and got a flash of high school. This would have been the time of day to hop onto my bicycle ---cursing my uniform skirt for offering no protection against the nippy cold--- and start peddling fast so as not to miss the first bell. Tokyo Rose Japan