• Felotalk: July 2007

    Tuesday, July 31, 2007

    Water

    It is summer and I have been hydrating myself more often than during the rest of the year. While I live for my summer drinks and cocktails, such as: a good Tecate, Sangrîa, Campari and soda, and a nice glass of champagne, Cava, or Prosecco, nothing compares to the refreshing pureness of ice cold water.

    Well, this summer, I have discovered a new bottled water that beats the rest.

    Glacéau's Smart Water is the best bottled water I have ever tasted!

    While I understand that it is better to filter your own tap water at home so as to not contribute to the excessive use of plastic bottles in the world, buying bottled water is often inevitable. At least for me!

    You can taste the freshness in Smart Water and actually feel your body becoming hydrated as you drink it. The cool thing about it, too, is that Smart Water is not spring water, but actually cloud water.

    On the label it says:
    “Is it just us or do clouds get a bad rap? While we admit they’re not as great to have around on a beach day, as say, the sun, clouds are unsung heroes because they contain nature’s purest source of water. Meanwhile, spring water comes from the ground and contains random stuff and whattever else the animals that swim in it leave behind. That’s why we copied our white puffy friends by creating SmartWater. It’s vapor distilled so it is in its purest original state. It’s a difference you can taste… unless, of course, you have no taste buds (then you’re on your own). But, we don’t stop there. We one-up the clouds by adding electrolytes just in case you decide to hit the beach. Unfortunately, we can’t fix the whole men in thongs thing.”

    Anyway, I'm hooked!

    Saturday, July 21, 2007

    Are These Ducks or Geese?

    I feel as I have been posting photos more and writing less. I will change that on my next post...or the one right after that. Anyway, I am excited that this is my 97th post. I will soon be reaching that 100 mark. I have now been blogging for two years!
    Hooray!!! And how quickly time flies....



    Anyway, enjoy this picture. This is one of my favorites from the pictures I took last weekend. I didn't use a flash. And it was around 8 p.m. when I snapped this shot.

    Thursday, July 19, 2007

    Summer Nights at the Bowl


    I also went to the Hollywood Bowl on Sunday night with a bunch of friends. We brought some good wine with us and much yummy food. The performers that night were Groove Armada and Café Tacuba. It was quite the fun night... And a great finish to what ended up being a really good weekend!


    Wednesday, July 18, 2007

    The Lotus Festival


    This past weekend marked the 14th time that I attended the Lotus Festival in Echo Park. Since 1993, I have only missed the festival on one occasion.

    Since I live so close by to the park, I was able to go twice in one day. In the afternoon, I joined Monica, my mother and my niece Victoria. And in the evening I met up with different friend, among them Miss Anna Eng (Kathy will be happy to hear this). I had a lot of fun!

    There was much to see throughout the day: various vendors selling jewelry, clothing, plants and food. There were also dragon boats, Asian and Pacific Islander performers, fireworks at night and lots of fun people-watching.

    Oh yes! The fireworks were pretty spectacular this year!!!

    Monday, July 09, 2007

    The Babies Are Nine This Year...




    p.s. I have a new digital camera...

    Sunday, July 08, 2007

    Busy

    I've been doing a lot of beach-going, barbecuing, dining out, cocktailing, bike riding, movie-watching, sunbathing, partying, and reading. I am kind of composing a more clever and longer post in my head, and will be writing it pretty soon.
    In the meantime, Happy Birthday to all the Cancers in my life: Karina, Nancy, Walter, Diane, Nikola, Giovanna, Kenner, Tom, P.P....

    Enjoy the following video.