Seattle Observer

I’m not old

31. May 2008

At least, I don’t feel old, or mature, or responsible enough to be a mother, and a job keeper, and a manager and an example for others. What I mean is, when did I start being an adult? Now in my mid-thirties, I see younger people looking at me the way I looked at my [...]

American fashion

24. May 2008

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Here’s a statement: New York and Miami aside … the US doesn’t have much when it comes to fashion. Maybe it’s just the Northwest, where dressing up is wearing your best fleece and closed toe shoes (I’ve seen hordes in jeans and Birkinstocks at the symphony!). I see more fashion driving past two blocks in [...]

Power failure

2. December 2007

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I’ve lived in several developing countries, and have experienced less electricity failures than here in Seattle. Am stunned that such a thing can happen in this day and age, and in this country. Not surprising though come to think of all the power lines above ground, and all the trees that make the city so [...]

Green Seattle

22. October 2007

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Not the “it rains here a lot and that’s why it’s green” or “The Evergreen State” type of green, but the environmentally conscious green. My friend Michelle organized the first and fabulous Seattle Fashion Week, and it was themed ‘green’. Very suiting for this city, and very successful. So it happened that I was invited [...]

To Facebook or not to Facebook

9. October 2007

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Recently I’ve had several invitations from old friends to join Facebook (or rather, they have already “added me as a friend on Facebook”). With all the Ringo, Plaxo, MySpace and other social sites coming up, I had dismissed all but the social networking site LinkedIn, because I simply wouldn’t have the time to keep up! [...]

Baby Spa

23. September 2007

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We women like to be pampered. So for Naomi’s 2nd week birthday she got a manicure and pedicure, a full-on bath (she doesn’t enjoy this yet or maybe we’re just doing it wrong) and instructions for baby massage. The lady who does mama’s post-partum massage (Blue Heron Healing Arts in Leschi) spent an hour explaining [...]

The shower phenomenon

13. August 2006

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This weekend I was invited to both a Baby Shower and a Bridal Shower. Yes, it was a first for me, and both of them were very sophisticated and set-up very grandly I must say. Still, for those who know me well, these girly things can be pretty intimidating. Saturday afternoon from 3:30 till 6pm [...]

Just be

2. July 2006

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Admittedly not the most beautiful beach in the world (the water is grey-green, the sand an average yellow and been cloudy most of the time), but the Sailing Club must be one of the most chilled out places in the world — right up there with Hotel Raya in the Aeolian Islands, Bonaire and Tulum. [...]

Is this original ?

10. February 2006

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There is a new and undermining threat to the World Wide Web: a slowly rising tide of “original content” on Internet sites that is at best worthless, and at worst possibly even dangerously inaccurate. Understanding what’s happening requires a lesson in modern Web economics. If there is a topic in the news, people will be [...]

Icons of local culture

8. January 2006

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To begin with, the Native American art from this region is really special. We’ve studied the origin and history of the tribes in the Royal BC Museum in Victoria, Canada. They have an amazing permanent exhibit on the tribes, villages and native art. The Burke Museum, a co-operation with the University of Washington, is [...]