Came across a few more latte arts that just blew my mind!
The owl is really my favourite. Don’t they all just look too fantastic to drink! Original article can be found here.
November 10, 2013
Matchbox 20
Category: Entertainment
When Silver Bullet discovered that Matchbox 20 was going to be in town on November 6 not too long ago, there was no doubt in my mind that we definitely were going to buy the tickets and see them live.
No opening band, no fancy set up or big-ass production. Just a wholesome performance by a great band who seemed to have genuinely enjoyed delivering their gig to a live audience; and it shone through. This had also been one of the rare times where we managed to get a space right up to the front-most barricade before the stage – a treat to actually almost see Rob Thomas up-close and personally witnessed the psychotic-crazy look in his eye after listening to him on-and-off in the last 15 years or so.
Rob Thomas’s voice is amazing, and at 41 years old, he is still rocking away with a voice that never seemed to change with time. I have always loved his voice as well as his boyish charms that comes with it. Some of my favourite songs like Push, Bent, If You Are Gone and Unwell to name a few, always brings some sort of nostalgic memories from years back.
They may be considered as an “old” band, but there was quite a lot of energy in that gig. Their rhythm guitarist seemed like a little bit of a nut and was bouncing off the stage like a little gnome who might have swallowed a bunch of king-coil springs.Funny thing was, at the rate that he was jumping around like a maniac, he didn’t seem to break out a sweat. The lead guitarist was cool, and reminded me of Fido Dido.
It felt like a rather intimate concert with a decent-sized crowd. The gig lasted for a good 2 hours, and 2 days later, I could still hear the wringing in my ears.
That being said, one can never be too old to be rocking to a good, old band.
November 8, 2013
Eavesdropping Spud
Category: Being Parents
“Can I sleep with you tonight?”
I teasingly asked Spud as I crawled into her bed for our nightly ritual chat at bedtime.
Without blinking an eye, she would look at me as if I am crazy, and then proceeded to tell me,
“Noooo. You have your own bed. You share your bed with Papa. This is MY bed.”
I had to laugh when I hear her reply. In a way, it wasn’t the kind of response I would have expected. I mean, what kid doesn’t like to sleep and snuggle up with her mommy. Apparently, mine does!
As I digested what she said, and in my head, I immediately conjured up the stories I have heard from other mothers who are complaining that their kids would not get out of their bed; or mothers who still love sleeping together with their kids. And then, there’s me here and I have a child who:
- has blatantly refused to allow me to sleep in HER bed at any time of the night
- tells ME OFF by telling me that I should be sleeping in my own bed!
Oh! I could feel the knife being jabbed right through my heart, alright.
While I can’t help but felt a little slighted (really, what kind of kid doesn’t like to be close to her mom again?), I guess in way, I can’t blame her for that. After all, thanks to us, she has unfortunately (or fortunately, depending on the school of thoughts you subscribe to) been conditioned from such a young age that we don’t share beds.
By that virtue, I do feel a little torn between being a little disappointed that perhaps we would never be able to sleep next to each other, to actually feeling proud of her strong independence and feeling so secure at such a young age.
Although it’s great that Spud has a very clear sense of ownership, and that her bedtime routine provides us with much freedom, I do sometimes think it would be really nice to snuggle up and fall asleep together as I lull her to sleep in my arms again. But I guess, that’s not something that Spud would allow to happen anytime soon.
On the other hand, looking at how much Spud travels in her sleep or the funky movements she does as she tries to fall asleep, I am pretty convinced that we are better off sleeping in our own beds if we are really gunning for a good night’s sleep.
I mean, really, I am truly fine with the way things are now. Yes, really, really, I wouldn’t have it any other way.
It’s just that, sometimes, just SOMETIMES, I do have my moments of wanting to fall asleep next to her if and when she allows me to. Especially after being kicked out by a 3-year-old from her bed.
