oh, saturday how i love thee...this is the one day of the week that paul and i have this incredible ability to sleep past noon until almost one or two o'clock. it's awesome and something we kind of cherish. it's sounds silly, but it's something we do almost every saturday.
we ate lunch at lone star saloon (#30 on street 23) which is always fun and guaranteed to be satisfying. paul ordered his favorite migas and i had eggs on toast smothered in cream sausage gravy (tastes like my momma's). it was divine and wonderful. whenever we eat here it's a reminder of being back in texas and eating home food. the staff is super nice and friendly. the owner is from fort worth which you might already know from other posts.
after lunch we had some errands to run. our first stop was gloria jean's for a coffee fix for paul. then off to peace book center to check out flatbed scanners. we have never been to this shop either, so i had to take inventory of all the lovely office/school supply items they offer. it makes me happy. i bought four new colored pens and a whole set of staedtler colored pens too that came with a nifty zip pouch. yes, i am obsessed with all things school supply related especially pens, markers, crayons, etc.
next stop russian market to pick up the lamp shade and two new lamps i ordered. the exciting part of the trip for me was that i knew exactly what entrance to go in and walked right to the shop without having to figure out where i was. this may sound mundane but is a huge accomplishment when making one's way around the markets here. unfortunately, the lamps and lampshade aren't ready. :( i have to go back on monday.
back at home, i am trying out all my new pens i got at the book center and planning to scan some receipts for health insurance claims. super exciting stuff here at the falgouts. i did blog about our summer plans and receive news that one of my cousins, marc, and his wife, casey, gave birth to their first child on the 7th. i know that my aunt is beside herself excited to be a grandma for the first time and have a grandson to spoil and love on.
a quite productive evening here--scanned all the receipts, organized and cleaned off the desk, and had some creative ideas for home decor. woo hoo! we went off to dinner at k'nyay which is always a treat. i had chicken amok and paul had prawn amok. amok is a traditional khmer dish that is curry like and served with rice. so good and full of flavors. we had ice cream for dessert which is vegan--coconut milk instead of cow milk---and it's amazing. paul loves the cherry & almond and my choice is usually the chocolate & orange. wow.
last stop before coming home was another coffee fix for paul. instead of gloria jean's we stopped at a new place near GJs called bread is ready, coffee is done--BRCD for short. it's a great space with lots of local art up on the walls. fast wifi, power plugs, and lots of seating to choose from. we also learned that the owner is korean and we met his sister who is here in PP on holiday from uni in australia. super nice and i even got to speak korean. yeah! the coffee is decent and i will report about the pastries in the morning after i eat them for breakfast. i got two scones and a blueberry muffin.
now for some tv or a movie to top off the evening here at the falgout casa. it's a toss up about whether we watch more big bang or a movie.
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Saturday, January 8, 2011
first 11 of '11: 1.7.11
we slept in this morning and it was great. we got up about 11am and the house was crazy quiet since our friends left last night. it was almost freaky. we went to fatboy subs again for lunch. it was fantastic and yes, i had the same thing---filly cheese steak sandwich. paul walked me home and then went off to work at gloria jean's.
i washed up some dishes, tried to work on our ant problem (seems futile), had some ice cream with fanta soda (flavor not sure b/c i cannot read khmer, but it tastes like root beer) and caught up on all my blogs that i read in google reader. i also was able to check one item off the weekend to do list too which is always nice--skype with my close friend K in seoul. we have not caught up at all this break, so it was fabulous to do so today. i miss her and her family dreadfully and always love that we can connect via technology. i attempted to clean/organize our desk, but that did not get too far. it does look better, but not great. we are in desperate need of some sort of drawers/shelves for that space for all the paperwork/extra office like stuff one has.
i read a blog today that has me thinking about our "stuff". the author mentions a book that i quickly added to my eBook wish list at barnes & noble. it's called the 100 thing challenge: how i got rid of almost everything, remade my life, and regained my soul by dave bruno. the idea intrigues me. i might download soon and give it a browse to see what it is about. although i am thinking we might not be able to do it since we have collectibles from our travels. who knows? anyone read it?
the book i am currently reading i am still unsure about. i picked it up based on a colleague's suggestion and found it in the free pile in the staff room, so i figured why not. i am just over half way and cannot decide if i like it, want to keep reading it, or just abandon it. part of me keeps hoping that it will change and get better, but i am not so sure. i have never read a book that bothers me in a way that i cannot really put words to. it's the oddest feeling. it's called a fine balance by rohinton mistry.
a short afternoon nap once paul got home, then we were off to dinner. we decided to give magnolia (vietnamese) a try again because many people keep saying how much they like it and such. so off we went....it has a nice ambiance for sure. we chose to sit outside and unfortunately were disappointed to learn that they only serve pho at breakfast. what?!?! come on. strike #1. we finally decided what to order--spring rolls with steamed crab (off a specials menu), i ordered the grilled beef with garlic and paul ordered a beef salad cambodian style. the spring rolls were not so wonderful. strike #2. my beef was ordinary, but not mind blowing or anything. then paul's meal arrived and he began to check it out and discovered onions after ordering specifically no onions. strike #3. we were done. it took us a while to track down a server who spoke english well enough to communicate he ordered no onions and indeed there were onions in the salad. ugh. we asked them to remake and off they went. shortly we thought we would just be done, so again i attempted to wave down an english speaking server to explain that we wanted to cancel the salad remake and would like the bill. confused he walked away, but brought the bill later. magnolia is not on the nnot so great list of our food choices here in PP. we don't get it b/c many people we know have raved over it, but we just cannot make the magic happen here. the great thing is that there are a million other choices that we enjoy and want to try, so it's not a big loss.
we walked across the street to a place called fortune pho or pho fortune. we are not sure to be honest. it's a small, simple pho shop. no frills, but has all the good pho. the menu has mostly pho choices so paul was thrilled. the staff is friendly and tries there best to make the most of communication with us. a nice change from magnolia. paul ordered beef pho and i ordered fried spring rolls. both were quite good and we will go back. simple and right on. this place gets two thumbs up from us.
after dinner, we made one more stop at fresco on the riverfront for a dessert. i got a scoop of hokey pokey ice cream (butterscotch flavor with small bits of butterscotch) and paul got some special banana, coconut smoothie. got home and watched more episodes of big bang theory. the current tv choice since many of our shows have been on a break for the holidays. i think many of them start back up this week.
i washed up some dishes, tried to work on our ant problem (seems futile), had some ice cream with fanta soda (flavor not sure b/c i cannot read khmer, but it tastes like root beer) and caught up on all my blogs that i read in google reader. i also was able to check one item off the weekend to do list too which is always nice--skype with my close friend K in seoul. we have not caught up at all this break, so it was fabulous to do so today. i miss her and her family dreadfully and always love that we can connect via technology. i attempted to clean/organize our desk, but that did not get too far. it does look better, but not great. we are in desperate need of some sort of drawers/shelves for that space for all the paperwork/extra office like stuff one has.
i read a blog today that has me thinking about our "stuff". the author mentions a book that i quickly added to my eBook wish list at barnes & noble. it's called the 100 thing challenge: how i got rid of almost everything, remade my life, and regained my soul by dave bruno. the idea intrigues me. i might download soon and give it a browse to see what it is about. although i am thinking we might not be able to do it since we have collectibles from our travels. who knows? anyone read it?
the book i am currently reading i am still unsure about. i picked it up based on a colleague's suggestion and found it in the free pile in the staff room, so i figured why not. i am just over half way and cannot decide if i like it, want to keep reading it, or just abandon it. part of me keeps hoping that it will change and get better, but i am not so sure. i have never read a book that bothers me in a way that i cannot really put words to. it's the oddest feeling. it's called a fine balance by rohinton mistry.
a short afternoon nap once paul got home, then we were off to dinner. we decided to give magnolia (vietnamese) a try again because many people keep saying how much they like it and such. so off we went....it has a nice ambiance for sure. we chose to sit outside and unfortunately were disappointed to learn that they only serve pho at breakfast. what?!?! come on. strike #1. we finally decided what to order--spring rolls with steamed crab (off a specials menu), i ordered the grilled beef with garlic and paul ordered a beef salad cambodian style. the spring rolls were not so wonderful. strike #2. my beef was ordinary, but not mind blowing or anything. then paul's meal arrived and he began to check it out and discovered onions after ordering specifically no onions. strike #3. we were done. it took us a while to track down a server who spoke english well enough to communicate he ordered no onions and indeed there were onions in the salad. ugh. we asked them to remake and off they went. shortly we thought we would just be done, so again i attempted to wave down an english speaking server to explain that we wanted to cancel the salad remake and would like the bill. confused he walked away, but brought the bill later. magnolia is not on the nnot so great list of our food choices here in PP. we don't get it b/c many people we know have raved over it, but we just cannot make the magic happen here. the great thing is that there are a million other choices that we enjoy and want to try, so it's not a big loss.
we walked across the street to a place called fortune pho or pho fortune. we are not sure to be honest. it's a small, simple pho shop. no frills, but has all the good pho. the menu has mostly pho choices so paul was thrilled. the staff is friendly and tries there best to make the most of communication with us. a nice change from magnolia. paul ordered beef pho and i ordered fried spring rolls. both were quite good and we will go back. simple and right on. this place gets two thumbs up from us.
after dinner, we made one more stop at fresco on the riverfront for a dessert. i got a scoop of hokey pokey ice cream (butterscotch flavor with small bits of butterscotch) and paul got some special banana, coconut smoothie. got home and watched more episodes of big bang theory. the current tv choice since many of our shows have been on a break for the holidays. i think many of them start back up this week.
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