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  • Fortune Cookies Are Actually From Japan

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    Just watched this great video from the TED conference showing how American Chinese food really is. The video can best be summed up by what Jennifer Lee says in the very beginning “If Americanism is symbolized by the apple pie, you should ask yourself, how often do you eat apple pie [...]
    Posted: January 18, 2009, 9:09pm EST
    by JoyM
  • Can’t Stop the Twitter

    I know the blog has been slow, but I’m currently addicted to twitter! My twitter name: @ilovewhiterice. Stay patient, I’ll come around to updating the blog soon. In the meantime, you know where to find me. Posted in Tagged: twitter [...]
    Posted: January 07, 2009, 11:12pm EST
    by JoyM
  • NYU Loves to Call Me

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    Dear NYU, I know your number: 212-998-1212. I have it memorized. How could I not when you call me everyday? You first started calling me when I was still IN school (hint, a college sophomore really doesn’t have money to donate; I was saving my $20 a week to buy ramen [...]
    Posted: December 19, 2008, 2:40pm EST
    by JoyM
  • Mall Country

    Seems fitting that I came across this article just as I’m getting ready to leave for the Philippines on Sunday. The Ad Age article describes how the Philippines has just built the world’s 3rd largest mall and also houses 4 of the top 12 biggest malls in the world. Why does this [...]
    Posted: December 19, 2008, 12:35pm EST
    by JoyM
  • Cross That Off the List

    I remember when I first came to New York as a freshman at NYU; I had so many things I wanted to get accomplished – bars to visit, Broadway shows to watch, stores to shop in. The longer I lived in the city, the more I put off doing some [...]
    Posted: December 14, 2008, 9:44pm EST
    by JoyM
  • I Can’t Keep Up!

    I’ve started twittering more. Find me at ilovewhiterice Sadly, I just can’t seem to keep up with all this new media stuff. From Facebook to my blog to Twitter, it’s getting to be a bit much! I’m looking forward to going to the Philippines and taking a break from being connected [...]
    Posted: December 12, 2008, 12:12am EST
    by JoyM
  • Comme des Garcon at H&M

    I don’t know how I completely forgot this was happening today! Maybe it’s better I didn’t go. I’m little and fragile and these maniacs would have pushed me to the ground. Check it: Posted in fashion, New York Tagged: comme des garcon, h&M [...]
    Posted: November 13, 2008, 7:15pm EST
    by JoyM
  • Come on Baby, Let’s Get Away

    Strangely, our recent concert outings have both happened with food and a show. First, we did Japanese (Morimoto) and then Madonna, and this time around, we did apple picking and then Janet Jackson. After apple picking, we quickly headed home to drop off the apples (we didn’t think Janet would appreciate [...]
    Posted: November 03, 2008, 10:22pm EST
    by JoyM
  • You Like Apples?

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    For the past 3 years, friends and I have gone on a fall foliage trip usually during October or whenever the leaves start changing color in New England. The first year we went to Sleepy Hollow in Upstate New York. The second year we again went to Sleepy Hollow but [...]
    Posted: November 03, 2008, 8:29pm EST
    by JoyM
  • Get into the Groove

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    After Morimoto, Jeff and I went back to Brooklyn to a take a quick nap before heading out to see Madonna at Madison Square (if you’ve been following the blog, you’ll know that Jeff and I had just gotten back from Canada the night before). Madonna had an awesome show, she [...]
    Posted: November 03, 2008, 12:21am EST
    by JoyM
  • Iron Chef Morimoto

    I finally have time to catch up on my blog posts. First up, Jeff and I were lucky enough to go see Iron Chef Masaharu Morimoto do a food demo during a Food Network festival. We weren’t able to actually eat any of his creations, but it all smelled fantastic and I [...]
    Posted: November 02, 2008, 11:28pm EST
    by JoyM
  • White Rice Visits: Toronto, Canada!

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    Having dated a Canadian for over 8 years, you would think I would have gone to Canada many many times. Suprisingly, this year marks my first visit to our neighbor up North.  The trip began in Brooklyn where Jeff’s brother, mom, and aunt picked us up. Almost always being the smallest [...]
    Posted: October 19, 2008, 11:45pm EDT
    by JoyM
  • Somebody’s Getting Married…

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    Yes, yes, I know I’ve been bad, haven’t been updating the blog at all, but I have a good excuse. I’m engaged! However, give me another week or so and this blog should be back to its old self. Posted in        [...]
    Posted: September 28, 2008, 8:48pm EDT
    by JoyM
  • Death By Kangaroo?

    Random thought for tonight… So, I’m Catholic and was taught when I was younger to always think of God as a good friend. Because of that, I often ponder how God deals with his “duties”. For instance, you read a lot about freak accidents, like a woman dies by getting [...]
    Posted: August 28, 2008, 9:52pm EDT
    by JoyM
  • America’s Best Dance Crew

    Quick observation… just finished watching the finale of America’s Best Dance Crew and couldn’t help but notice how the show is dominated by Filipinos! Half of all the crews have at least one Filipino member, everyone in the audience was a Filipino auntie, Super Cr3w’s outfits were the color of [...]
    Posted: August 21, 2008, 11:21pm EDT
    by JoyM
  • Hit Me One More Time

    Corporal punishment in schools remains legal in 21 U.S. states and is used frequently in 13: Missouri, Kentucky, Texas, Oklahoma, Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, Georgia, South Carolina, North Carolina, Tennessee and Florida, according to data received from the Office for Civil Rights at the U.S. Department of Education and cited [...]
    Posted: August 20, 2008, 12:52pm EDT
    by JoyM
  • Say Cheese

    I’m watching George Bush right now getting interviewed at the Olympics. For anyone watching, do you notice how Bush sits there with a huge smile on his face while the reporter is asking him serious questions? His PR person needs to advise him that the public doesn’t really like how [...]
    Posted: August 10, 2008, 9:07pm EDT
    by JoyM
  • Countdown: Morey Pro/Am 2008

    This one is gonna be a biggie as it’s going to be our 5th year putting this on! Stay tuned for more updates. In the meantime, know to mark your calendars for November and start saving your change to pay for the gas money to get you down to North [...]
    Posted: July 31, 2008, 3:23pm EDT
    by JoyM
  • Birthdays!

    This Friday, Ryan and Kenny finally joined the world of the late 20s by celebrating at Bushwick Country Club in Williamsburg (if you look closely, you can see the birthday boys wearing member shirts). I can’t decide if the best part of their birthdays was the cupcakes (yes, Kathleen put some [...]
    Posted: July 20, 2008, 5:21pm EDT
    by JoyM
  • Smashed and Grabbed

    Even though it can get hot, steamy, and gross smelling, I still love New York in the summer. There’s an energy in the air with everyone out and about. Best of all, the city’s parks and open areas come alive with events all week long. Last night, I got to [...]
    Posted: July 17, 2008, 11:29pm EDT
    by JoyM
  • J’aime la France

    Bastille Day may really be on Monday, July 14 (thanks Cecile for the history lesson!), but in Brooklyn, the French were out and about this past Sunday. The best part of Bastille Day? Not the petanque… …but getting to drink in the streets, of course! Yay for the French! [...]
    Posted: July 14, 2008, 10:18pm EDT
    by JoyM
  • Murakami At The Brooklyn Museum

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    We really weren’t supposed to be taking pictures (as the security guard whispered to Lynette, “Turn off the flash and don’t let me see you doing it”), but who could resist not breaking the rules? Murakami on his last day in Brooklyn was pure perfection… [...]
    Posted: July 14, 2008, 9:29pm EDT
    by JoyM
  • Saturday at the MoMA

    Finally took advantage of my membership card…I especially like taking pictures of sculptures. [...]
    Posted: July 13, 2008, 11:12am EDT
    by JoyM
  • Pacquiao: Crime Fighter

    * picture courtesy of ESPN Like all Filipinos, I was excited about Manny Pacquiao winning his fight last Saturday in Las Vegas. Aside from being one of the greatest boxers, he’s now proving that he may be a super hero too. Newspapers in the Philippines are saying that during his fights, there [...]
    Posted: July 03, 2008, 1:26pm EDT
    by JoyM
  • Hello London!

    I first heard about this from all the buzz in the Brooklyn blogosphere and have since visited it 3 times. What is it? The artist says that it’s a secret tunnel that goes from New York to London. But, basically, it’s just 2 webcams in London and New York. Regardless, it [...]
    Posted: June 17, 2008, 3:31pm EDT
    by JoyM
  • Better Than eHarmony And a Dog

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    Mark doesn’t need it since he’s married, but an ILoveWhiteRice shirt may be the perfect item for a single person. If Mark was able to attract this many people, “I just wanted to let you know that I went running in San Francisco yesterday and two different people commented on [...]
    Posted: June 11, 2008, 8:14pm EDT
    by JoyM
  • If We Took a Holiday?

    Sometimes the best thing to do on a holiday weekend is to stay in the city and really enjoy it. Free of tourists and of most residents, for those who stay behind, New York can feel like it’s just yours. For this Memorial Day weekend, we ran around Dumbo and [...]
    Posted: May 27, 2008, 11:44pm EDT
    by JoyM
  • Nice Day For A…

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    …beach wedding. I’ve been to a wedding on the beach, but never one where the bride and groom later arrive on their boat. It was a perfect day for a wedding! Congrats to Trent and Stacy!   [...]
    Posted: May 20, 2008, 10:57pm EDT
    by JoyM
  • Tribeca Film Festival: Marina of the Zabbaleen

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    I’ve been in New York for almost 10 years now and have never been to the Tribeca Film Fest. Once, in college, I volunteered to be an usher and when the time came to go, I ended up sleeping through my snooze alarm. Ever since, I’ve avoided the festival for [...]
    Posted: May 05, 2008, 10:51am EDT
    by JoyM
  • I Love the World

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    More pics from the Discovery upfront. Bear Grylls from Man Vs. Wild. The women were all over him. Jon and Kate from Jon and Kate Plus 8. I told Kate that I always end up watching her show marathons every Sunday night. She said if she did that she’d go out of [...]
    Posted: May 01, 2008, 4:48pm EDT
    by JoyM
  • Life Suprises

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    If you’re not in advertising, you probably don’t know that right now is upfront season - the time when all the big television networks have big parties to show their new show lineups to television buyers who are looking to figure out how to spend their clients’ advertising dollars. I [...]
    Posted: April 29, 2008, 4:09pm EDT
    by JoyM
  • Rice Wars!

    I can’t have a site called I Love White Rice and not cover this news. I learned about this while in our office elevator; we have little televisions that show news and ads. Apparently, the rest of world loves rice as much as I do! As AZCentral.com reports, “ As word of food [...]
    Posted: April 24, 2008, 5:16pm EDT
    by JoyM
  • Please Take Our Futon

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    I have a double bed futon for free. You just have to come pick it up. I’ve already tried to give it to the Salvation Army who won’t take it.  Me: “Hi, I have a futon, television, and several bags of clothing to donate.” Them: “We don’t take futons. How old is [...]
    Posted: April 23, 2008, 11:02am EDT
    by JoyM
  • No Laughing Asians

    Came across this story by way of Angry Asian Man… A student from Cornell wrote an April Fool’s Day blog post about an Asian cultural center and inserted almost every racist stereotype he could think of: MSG, squinty eyes, eating cats, and even gives a student the name of Mi-So Honee. Come [...]
    Posted: April 09, 2008, 10:51pm EDT
    by JoyM
  • I May Love Karl Lagerfeld

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    Jezebel wrote about an interview Prestige magazine had with Karl Lagerfeld. I’m not going to paste the entire posting because you can read it all on the Jezebel site, but I did want to post the few things that made me laugh for about 2 hours. I even laughed to myself as [...]
    Posted: April 09, 2008, 10:15pm EDT
    by JoyM
  • Mochi Slap

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    Starting with Project Runway, I’ve been pretty much pulled into every show Bravo has since come out with. The latest to grab me is Step It Up and Dance. I already have a favorite dancer, and I admit I partially like her because she’s Filipino, but more importantly, I love [...]
    Posted: April 06, 2008, 1:35pm EDT
    by JoyM
  • Knicks Win!

    I’ve been to my fair share of games and have never once seen the Knicks win, until tonight! Granted it was against one of the worst teams this season, Miami, but a win is a win. As a testament to how many games I’ve been to where I’ve seen them lose, [...]
    Posted: March 26, 2008, 11:39pm EDT
    by JoyM
  • Trash

    That blonde lady is trash. She should be picked up by waste management and dumped in New Jersey. - says Sean about Alex from The Real Housewives of New York. The Brooklyn blogs have already been abuzz about crazy Alex. I’m still trying to figure out what street she lives on (Brooklyn [...]
    Posted: March 26, 2008, 4:56pm EDT
    by JoyM
  • The Boardwalk on Easter

    I spent most of high school counting down the days until I could get out of there, but in the end, it’s still nice to go home once in a while. After church, my mom thought it would be nice to take a stroll on the Boardwalk, but it was [...]
    Posted: March 24, 2008, 11:39pm EDT
    by JoyM
  • More Stuff People Love

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    It may be because she’s bored or now that she’s not working, she has a lot of time on her hands, but either way, it’s good news for me as Mimi has uncovered more “Stuff [White / Black / Asian / Educated Black] People Love” blogs.  My favorite, mainly because it features my favorite item [...]
    Posted: March 12, 2008, 11:42am EDT
    by JoyM
  • Aufedersein

    Now that Project Runway is over, I have no need for the widget. I finished the fantasy league in 874th place, but I think I won in my office! Next season, I’m planning to win overall!    73 Total Points  874th place overall [...]
    Posted: March 06, 2008, 1:39pm EST
    by JoyM
  • More BET Rip the Runway 2008

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    Can you spot me and Jeff in this Getty Images picture? [...]
    Posted: February 25, 2008, 11:15am EST
    by JoyM
  • BET: Rip the Runway

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    What started out as a normal Thursday ended with me having a very high possibility of being on TV (March 4 on BET)… ‘Sitting at my desk at work, I got a call asking if I could go to BET’s Fashion Show that night. I didn’t really know what to expect, [...]
    Posted: February 23, 2008, 7:35pm EST
    by JoyM
  • Like the Wind, Farrah, Run!

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    As someone who breaks out her yoga mat maybe 3 times a year, hearing that a friend is running a marathon (that’s 26.2 miles!) is a big deal. What makes this marathon especially important is that money raised for it will be going to support the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society, [...]
    Posted: February 21, 2008, 12:34pm EST
    by JoyM
  • White People!

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    Props to Joshua (who is white and says he loves 90% of the stuff in the blog) for sharing this funny website: Stuff White People Love. It’s a growing list of stuff that white people love. My favorite post so far is #20 [White people love] being an expert on YOUR [...]
    Posted: February 19, 2008, 5:09pm EST
    by JoyM
  • Fun Times

    Went to Atlantic City this weekend with a bunch of New Yorkers - quote of the night: “The funnest thing about leaving New York is realizing just how skinny you really are.”  [...]
    Posted: February 17, 2008, 3:03pm EST
    by JoyM
  • New Store!

    I’ve had my Cafepress store open for a while and since then, I’ve experienced frustration with the site. For instance, you can only put one design on any one item of clothing. Basically, you can’t have a ringer tee with a tiger on it and then a ringer tee with [...]
    Posted: February 16, 2008, 2:42pm EST
    by JoyM
  • Think It’s Cold?

    This is nothing! Got this email from a friend in the Bering Strait of Alaska: “Soooo we’re now officially stuck in our little tribal village due to the weather.  Planes aren’t willing to come by and pick us up so now we are officially stuck here till who knows when.  It [...]
    Posted: February 11, 2008, 1:17pm EST
    by JoyM
  • Drive-by Ashes

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    I don’t know if this is an “only in New York” phenomenon, but I’m sure that my old Catholic priest wouldn’t be happy with it - in midtown there’s a church doing drive-by ashes for Ash Wednesday! You don’t even have to sit through the service, just get in line [...]
    Posted: February 06, 2008, 1:35pm EST
    by JoyM
  • Why I Love Marc Jacobs

    He came up with the most perfect costume ever.    The picture is old, but I was reminded of it while watching his documentary on Sundance. It makes me love my Marc Jackass shirt even more. [...]
    Posted: February 04, 2008, 9:02pm EST
    by JoyM
  • Canadian = Black?

    Apparently there’s a new racial term going around for black people; new code word - Canadian. The crazy people in the South are using “Canadian” to hide their racist remarks about black people. As a girlfriend of a former Canadian (he’s now an American; go USA!) and a former resident [...]
    Posted: January 31, 2008, 12:53pm EST
    by JoyM
  • They’ve Got the Right Stuff

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    Courtesy of “He who does not want to be named” (you know who you are!), the New Kids on the Block are looking to reunite! Their once dormant website, www.nkotb.com is now live and pushing fans to get excited.  For someone that still occasionally rocks out to “Please Don’t Go Girl”, [...]
    Posted: January 28, 2008, 4:52pm EST
    by JoyM
  • First You Gotta Do the Truffle Shuffle

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    I don’t know a kid my age that didn’t want to dress up as Data for Halloween or wasn’t scared of Sloth. I think these are the best things yet - Goonies action figures. My favorite is Chunk!   [...]
    Posted: January 08, 2008, 9:12pm EST
    by JoyM
  • Urdaneta Garden Resort

      It’s a new year and I decided to make good on a promise to my parents to help them out and finally build a website for their reception hall / resort in the Philippines. I also think I took it a little too far and got ultra-geeky by setting up [...]
    Posted: January 03, 2008, 12:21am EST
    by JoyM
  • Don’t Stop Believing!

    They’ve already shown that they can dance and now Filipinos are showing they can sing too. Apparently, Journey parted ways with their lead singer Jeff Soto and when it was time to find a new lead singer, where did they look but to the Philippines. Journey scoured YouTube and found this [...]
    Posted: December 11, 2007, 11:22pm EST
    by JoyM
  • O Radiant Moon

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      This past week, my beautiful grandmother passed away. Grandma is survived by 3 brothers and sisters, 8 children, 19 grandchildren, countless great grandchildren and even a great great grandchild. She loved to dance, attend parties, and be surrounded by her giant family. She was one of the first people to [...]
    Posted: December 09, 2007, 4:03pm EST
    by JoyM
  • Dahil Sa ‘Yo

    I think it’s always interesting when you learn about how colonized people are still able to hold onto their beliefs even when they’re oppressed. Like the slaves in Brazil who hid their fighting techniques in their dance-like capoeira movements, Filipinos also had secret ways of defying their oppressors. One of [...]
    Posted: November 26, 2007, 11:02pm EST
    by JoyM
  • Chinatown Bus Chats!

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    The bus drivers don’t always speak English and the bus stops are usually shady storefronts, but the one thing the Chinatown bus does have going for it is its website features Live Chat! This morning, I realized that I hadn’t gotten my tickets in my email box and since I’m [...]
    Posted: November 21, 2007, 11:36am EST
    by JoyM
  • Project Runway Season 4

    It’s back! And this time, I’m doing the fantasy league. Look to the left in my navigation bar to see my picks! [...]
    Posted: November 14, 2007, 2:49pm EST
    by JoyM
  • Quarterlife

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    Having gone through my own quarterlife crisis and also still loving Jordan Catalano, I guess it was inevitable that I would get sucked into Quarterlife, the new online series by the writers of My So-Called Life. My only complaint is that they chose a really pretty girl to play the [...]
    Posted: November 13, 2007, 9:38pm EST
    by JoyM
  • But Brian You’re Something More Than That..

    Heading back to VB and then North Carolina for the weekend.. only 3 more days until the 4th Annual Morey Boogie Contest. If you happen to be in North Carolina and want to take part, make sure to fill out the sign up form and bring it bright and early [...]
    Posted: October 31, 2007, 11:35am EDT
    by JoyM
  • It Does a Body Good

    New shirt designs! Show the world your love for rice. Buy yours now (hint, click on the link). [...]
    Posted: October 30, 2007, 2:09pm EDT
    by JoyM
  • It Does A Body Good

    New shirt designs! Show the world your love for rice. Buy yours now. [...]
    Posted: October 28, 2007, 6:25pm EDT
    by JoyM
  • White Rice Visits: Sleepy Hollow & Picks Apples

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    Hoping to see the headless horseman, we ventured out to Sleepy Hollow. Along the way we saw the changing leaves, visited a cemetery, and picked some apples. I love Fall! [...]
    Posted: October 22, 2007, 9:05pm EDT
    by JoyM
  • What Advertising Really Does to You

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    Proof that this industry can be toxic! Last week, this guy that works at Mediavest (a media agency that handles Coke, Wal-mart, etc) left the office, took off all his clothes, and wandered around Times Square before the police got to him. Crazy client call maybe? [...]
    Posted: October 16, 2007, 3:00pm EDT
    by JoyM
  • White Rice Visits: Beverly Hills & Las Vegas

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    Inspired by Lynette, I’m trying something new with the posting of my pictures. So, I went to LA to go to the TV Guide Emmy’s after party. Unfortunately, they told us before we went that we couldn’t bring our cameras and if we brought them, they would be confiscated. However, [...]
    Posted: October 08, 2007, 6:42pm EDT
    by JoyM
  • Subtle Racism Still Hurts

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    Really interesting article and reminds me of the countless debates friends and I have had about the differences between people from the North and the South… Subtle racism interferes with black people’s mental function even more than overt racism does, a psychological study shows. For whites, who are much less often [...]
    Posted: September 25, 2007, 12:08am EDT
    by JoyM
  • Boogie Down

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    More details! Enter now! Fish with skulls are courtesy of Jeff  See all the fun in past contests here: 2006 and 2005 [...]
    Posted: September 10, 2007, 12:10pm EDT
    by JoyM
  • 4th Annual Morey Boogie

    Just a little tease.. It’s that time again for the annual Morey Boogie Bodyboarding Contest! Looks like Jeff and I will be heading down to North Carolina in November. Stay tuned for more details and if you want to sign up, go here: Why5Oh.blogspot.com and send an email to Ricky Miller. [...]
    Posted: September 07, 2007, 10:23am EDT
    by JoyM
  • Going to the Chapel…

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    Going to weddings, in particular the ones for your friends from high school, can make you feel old. As Andrew said, “You’ve reached the hump and it’s all downhill from there”. Coupled with the fact that just recently married friend is also going to have a baby (yay for the [...]
    Posted: September 04, 2007, 11:28pm EDT
    by JoyM
  • Don’t Step On Me, Stefan Edberg!

    Thanks to Bill “White Pants” Binan, I got to go to the US Open on Friday. I hate to admit it, but even though I’ve lived in New York for over 8 years, up until Friday, I was a US Open virgin. I’ve never even gotten off the Shea Stadium [...]
    Posted: September 04, 2007, 11:12pm EDT
    by JoyM
  • Grooms Get Cakes Too

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    I now know how I will be spending the rest of my late 20s - going to an endless parade of weddings. So far, Ricky’s and Jessica’s wedding has had the best groom’s cake. What other type of cake would a bodyboarder get anyway? In 2 weeks, I’ll be back [...]

    Posted: August 21, 2007, 9:53am EDT
    by JoyM
  • Filipinos Are Awesome!

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    Dude, this is so awesome! Even when they’re in prison, Filipinos will party. Below, a video of prisoners in Cebu - they work out by doing the Michael Jackson Thriller dance! Say what!

    From International Herald Tribune, the prisoners do other dances too!

    In their identical [...]

    Posted: August 10, 2007, 11:34am EDT
    by JoyM
  • White Rice Visits: Los Angeles

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    As much as I bitch about work (advertising), sometimes the perks make it all worth it. It doesn’t hurt that this time around I have an entertainment client, much more fun than working on a financial or tech client.

    In just 2 days, I got to see a ton of the [...]

    Posted: August 08, 2007, 1:55pm EDT
    by JoyM
  • Celebrity Sighting: Tyra Banks

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    tyrabanks.jpgWalked out of my apartment on Henry and Pierrepont and who do I run into? Tyra Banks! I wonder what she was doing in Brooklyn Heights at 4:45 on a Saturday. She was wearing a tropical looking mini dress and had long blonde hair. She [...]

    Posted: July 28, 2007, 5:14pm EDT
    by JoyM
  • Steam Pipe Explosion

    This is what it looked like when we evacuated our office building yesterday!

    [...]
    Posted: July 19, 2007, 2:50pm EDT
    by JoyM
  • I’m Okay!

    Wow, one minute I’m writing an email for work and the next, I’m running out of our building. If you’ve been watching the news, you’ll know that a steam pipe exploded by Grand Central which is right next to my building (I’m on 42nd and 3rd). After the commotion, I [...]

    Posted: July 18, 2007, 7:44pm EDT
    by JoyM
  • It’s That Time Again…

    I’m taking my annual summer break from blogging - time to enjoy the sun and get tan.

    [...]
    Posted: July 11, 2007, 11:32pm EDT
    by JoyM
  • White Rice Visits: Philippines - Part 6

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    The day before we left, we knew we had to get one more day of beach action in! My parents wanted to go to this beach that was 8 hours away because it was known for its white sand, but Jeff and I were having none of that, especially since [...]

    Posted: June 17, 2007, 7:01pm EDT
    by JoyM
  • White Rice Visits: Philippines - Part 5

    At the midway point of our trip, we decided to take a trip to do some shopping in Manila. Actually, we didn’t really “decide”; Manila is so congested that cars are assigned numbers and those numbers represent the day you are allowed to drive into the city. Since my cousin’s [...]

    Posted: June 17, 2007, 6:14pm EDT
    by JoyM
  • White Rice Visits: Philippines - Part 4

    After Baguio, the next day, we took my parents to the courthouse in Dagupan so that they could finish filing paperwork for the resort. While we waited for them, my cousin asked us to if we wanted to take a walk on the beach. There we came upon a bunch [...]

    Posted: June 17, 2007, 4:19pm EDT
    by JoyM
  • White Rice Visits: Philippines - Part 3

    Since Jeff has never been to the Philippines, my family wanted to make sure he got his trip’s worth and that meant going to a different “city” (I still don’t really understand how their town / province / city set up works there, so I’ll just call everything a city) [...]

    Posted: June 17, 2007, 3:27pm EDT
    by JoyM
  • White Rice Visits: Philippines - Part 2

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    Slowly, but surely, I’m recovering from my jet-lag (it didn’t hurt that I slept for 13 hours on Saturday). More highlights below…

    The Philippines has a ton of carabao! This one below lived in the yard in front of my cousin’s house. Most of them were pretty cool; you’d usually see [...]

    Posted: June 10, 2007, 10:20pm EDT
    by JoyM
  • White Rice Visits: Philippines - Part 1

    Number of comments: 2

    I’m back from my week long trip to the Philippines and I’m still really out of it from the jet-lag. Since the Philippines is 12 hours ahead of New York, my body keeps thinking it’s time to sleep during the day and time to be awake at 2:30 in the [...]

    Posted: June 04, 2007, 11:08pm EDT
    by JoyM
  • I’m Going, Going, Back, Back…

    Number of comments: 3

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    For those who look forward to my new postings every Sunday / Monday (you know who you are, Kelly!), you’re going to have to wait for new stories in June because on Thursday I leave for a 10 day vacation to the Philippines! [...]

    Posted: May 21, 2007, 9:13pm EDT
    by JoyM
  • The Bowery

    Apparently since I’ve moved to Brooklyn, I’ve annoyed a few Manhattan friends with my endless postings about how much I love Brooklyn and specifically Brooklyn Heights. To appease them, today’s posting is all about Manhattan!

    When I was in college, I lived in Broome Street dorm on Broome and [...]

    Posted: May 13, 2007, 10:58pm EDT
    by JoyM
  • It’s A Beautiful Day In This Neighborhood

    Number of comments: 1

    I don’t think I’ll ever get tired of admiring the beauty of my neighborhood… more pictures of Brooklyn Heights and Dumbo.

    Pierrepont Street.


    Tulips on Columbia Heights.


    Is there ever a time when there [...]

    Posted: May 06, 2007, 3:10pm EDT
    by JoyM
  • Gisele and Tom Brady

    Number of comments: 10

    tom_gisele_005.jpgAte at BLT Prime last night by Madison Square Park and who happens to walk in just as we had started on our appetizers? Gisele Bundchen and Tom Brady! Gisele: very tall, very thin, and very happy. For those who care, she wore skinny [...]

    Posted: May 04, 2007, 10:10pm EDT
    by JoyM
  • Spring in Dumbo

    Number of comments: 1

    Spring has finally arrived in New York and everyone was out enjoying it. While showing 2 friends around the neighborhood, we visited all my favorite places in the Heights and Dumbo - the Promenade, pizza at Grimaldi’s, beer at Superfine, Brooklyn Bridge Park, and ice cream at Brooklyn Ice Cream [...]

    Posted: April 25, 2007, 8:48pm EDT
    by JoyM
  • Happy Birthday, Dave!

    I’m not sure what the letters in d.b.a. stand for, but I love how this bar allows dogs! It was an especially fitting venue for Dave’s birthday where Gilbert (named after Gilbert Blythe - Oh Anne!) was able to play with all the guests.

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    Posted: April 08, 2007, 6:04pm EDT
    by JoyM
  • Starving Artists

    Number of comments: 4

    What better to do on a cold and cloudy Friday afternoon than to set up a shop to sell some art? Visit our virtual art store here: Boy and Joy and buy some art! Your walls will thank you for it.

    Our favorite (don’t worry, once you buy it, the [...]

    Posted: April 06, 2007, 4:33pm EDT
    by JoyM
  • Sonny And Cher, We’re Not

    With all the celebrity / indie designer clothes that have come out recently at H&M and Target - Viktor & Rolf, Pronza, and Madonna just to name a few - none have made me as excited (so excited that I’m considering standing in line with everyone) as the debut of [...]

    Posted: April 05, 2007, 8:24pm EDT
    by JoyM
  • Going Tribal

    Just finished watching 2 episodes of Planet Earth on the Discovery Channel (and for anyone that knows me well, this is not a shameless plug for the show; it was actually really good - make sure you check out the bus shelters!). Anyway, watching the Discovery Channel reminded me [...]

    Posted: March 26, 2007, 12:38am EDT
    by JoyM
  • Txt Me

    For those that read my earlier posts, you’ll know that I made a quick stop to Norfolk last week where I was lucky enough to be able to see my parents. Aside from doing my laundry, I also spent most of the night showing my parents how to set up [...]

    Posted: March 25, 2007, 11:54pm EDT
    by JoyM

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