Do you watch the show Pawn Stars? It’s one of our family’s favorites on the History Channel. Rick (the bald dude) owns a pawn shop (Gold & Silver Pawn Shop) in Las Vegas which he runs with his father (Old Man), son (Corey), and his son’s bestfriend (Chumlee). People from all over go there to…
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Trader Joe’s in California, USA
My hubby and I went to Trader Joe’s in Studio City, California today. We had breakfast at Du-par’s Restaurant and Bakery when we noticed there was a big sprawling Trader Joe’s nearby. Given the popularity of Trader Joe’s Speculoos Cookie Butter in the Philippines, I grabbed the opportunity to go see the actual store for…
TCL Chinese Theatre and the Hollywood Walk of Fame
When I first went to Hollywood over a decade ago, this was known as Mann’s Chinese Theatre. Apparently, it was renamed to TCL Chinese Theater last January because China’s TCL Corporation bought the naming rights for 5 million dollars. The appearance hasn’t changed. This iconic landmark has made many movie appearances too. If you’ve watched…
Off to the American Idol 2013 finale!
I’m not really into showbiz all that much but at the very least I know who Ryan Seacrest is (American Idol host since time immemorial) as well as the four AI judges this year — Mariah Carey, Nicki Minaj, Keith Urban, and Randy Jackson (too bad Simon Cowell isn’t around anymore). So yeah, I won’t…
The no-no’s of Facebook Page administration
Some time ago, I saw a weird photo on my Facebook feed shared by a few of my friends. I couldn’t help but check it out because there were so many comments. It turned out to be a screencap of Les Deux Garcons’ Facebook Page (it’s a dessert place in Malaysia apparently). A customer was…