Image Courtesy of IMDb It’s Halloween and a group of high school students decided to visit the local abandoned house for fun. Summary This movie was the classic, gruesome teenage horror movie. Being chased around the maze-like mansion by an unknown, supernatural force, while making some obvious and empty one-liners. Somehow one just didn’t really… Continue reading Netflix Movie: House Of The Witch (2017)
Reblog Feature: DEPRESSION COOKING (Poem)
Cooking when depressed, Dumpling batter over guessed…… Four times more than counted for, It’s not the best! – Last chicken breast for cooking, Made … DEPRESSION COOKING Poem By Jonathan Caswell Follow Chocoviv’s Lifestyle Blog on WordPress.com
Book Review: Louisiana Lores And Legends By Lynn Emery
Have you been to Louisiana? “Some Louisiana urban environments have a multicultural, multilingual heritage, being so strongly influenced by a mixture of 18th-century French, Italian, Haitian, Spanish, French Canadian, Native American, and African cultures that they are considered to be exceptional in the U.S.“—-Wikipedia This book recalled some of infamous lores and legends from that area. Some famous topics: -Marie Laveau -Madame LaLaurie -Louisiana Voodoo… Continue reading Book Review: Louisiana Lores And Legends By Lynn Emery
Silk Road: Heavenly Lake of Tianshan （天池）
Tianchi (Chinese: 天池; pinyin: Tiānchí) is an alpine lake in Xinjiang, Northwest China. The name (天池) literally means Heavenly Lake and can refer to several lakes in mainland China and Taiwan. This Tianchi lies on the north side of the Bogda Shan (“Mountain of God”, Bogda is a Mongolian word meaning “God”) range of the Tian Shan (“Mountain of Heaven”), about 30 kilometres (19 mi) south of Fukang and 45 kilometres (28 mi) east… Continue reading Silk Road: Heavenly Lake of Tianshan （天池）
Art Inspiration: Turkey
It’s Thanksgiving in Canada today! Hence, I decided to sketch a turkey. Fun Fact Turkeys have been known to be aggressive toward humans and pets in residential areas. Wild turkeys have a social structure and pecking orderand habituated turkeys may respond to humans and animals as they do to another turkey. Habituated turkeys may attempt to dominate or attack people… Continue reading Art Inspiration: Turkey
Netflix Series: The Haunting Of Bly Manor
Image Courtesy of IMDb After a wedding rehearsal dinner, the party surrounded the fireplace of a lovely old manor and felt like telling ghost stories. One guest in particular who had been very quiet the whole time, announced that she had a very long one ….. Themes 1) tragic love: Love doesn’t always end in… Continue reading Netflix Series: The Haunting Of Bly Manor
The Longevity Peach (壽桃）
Whenever someone had a birthday, these little buns filled with either lotus seed paste or red bean paste would appear. But why? The reason was because they resembled the Peaches Of Immortality. In Chinese mythology, Peaches of Immortality are consumed by the immortalsdue to their mystic virtue of conferring longevity on all who eat them. Peaches symbolizing immortality… Continue reading The Longevity Peach (壽桃）
Eating Sea Cucumbers
What Are Sea Cucumbers? “Sea cucumbers are echinoderms from the class Holothuroidea. They are marine animals with a leathery skin and an elongated body containing a single, branched gonad. Sea cucumbers are found on the sea floor worldwide.“—Wikipedia Image Courtesy of Wikipedia Nutritional Value According to WebMD, sea cucumbers are a great source of lean… Continue reading Eating Sea Cucumbers
Movie Review: Victoria And Abdul
Image Courtesy of Wikipedia As I have been intrigued about the history of Queen Victoria, this movie poster attracted my attention. Themes 1) racial prejudice: Because of his skin colour and religion, Abdul was looked down by everyone in the royal household, including the staff. The more they looked down and excluded him, the more… Continue reading Movie Review: Victoria And Abdul
Reblog Feature: Hotels Versus Airbnb
Often when you go away on holiday, one of the most important questions is where you’re going to stay. For us, we want somewhere that’s central, not … Hotels Versus Airbnb Follow Chocoviv’s Lifestyle Blog on WordPress.com Go check out Ireland And Elsewhere for more travel tips! Which one do you prefer? AirBNB or hotel?
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