Peace.

A very peaceful christmas eve at the St. Martin in the Fields.

seasons greetings!

Merry christmas & happy 2009!

Theft!

The influence of high heels in the year of 2008 has been... pretty bad so far.  Let's not mention the past 10 months spent resting, not drinking and going to doctors.  Now that my bag is stolen as I was slipping my foot into a heel, (yes, it happened in 2 seconds) I am seriously doubting if I should ever want to wear them again. 

Fermented goodies

Ham & sausages are definitely something new to me.  Went to this nice neighborhood food and wine bar Fernandez & Wells over the weekend, had a glass of wine, some raclette, sausages and nice conversations.  The whole experience of sitting under gigantic hams and watching people walking under the rain was actually quite lovely.  The place reminded me of  a very cosy Bar Jamon in Irving Place, New York I always passed by but never got a chance to try out (or no point trying back then...)  

The right timing and its prerequisite

As the outbreak of the worst economic crisis of the century happened shortly after I obtained my visa to the UK, I was asked -many times- why now!?

As some people are convinced that Obama's success was partly due to the luck of having George W. Bush to be the president now, I was thinking to myself, so that's a right timing to run for presidency for him...  but hey, he also spent his whole life preparing for this right moment to come.

So to answer the question of "why now", I'd say "why not now" and not that I'm giving up a good job with a very stable income to go on an adventure.  Let's just say, maybe I'm preparing for a moment to come!?

I'm not sure if I have caught the right timing for my adventure, but I definitely had received some warm blessings from my close friends...  Thank you for your support.

It's in me for so long...

I was a Cleanliness Warden back in secondary school.

Patrik!

Welcome back!  

While I was searching for a picture of this guy, I actually found out that a lot of people have written good things about this chair.  And needless to say, I totally agree with them.  There were negative comments like, oh it is a totally over priced ikea chair, or oh it copies blah blah big manufacturer.. or I don't know why people say this chair is comfortable, since I feel like I am stuffed in and ... well then, I guess this chair is designed for Asians and Europeans, or more so for Asians! (for the copy part, ha!)

  

This is the second Patrik I own, I was crazy enough to give it away when I was leaving Eindhoven, but I guess I showed my respect and loyalty when I waited for a month and a half (OUT OF STOCK!) for it to come back. 

The Last Lecture

Professor Randy Pausch, thank you for your passion and teachings. Rest in peace.

Look closer...

A view like this could be quite pleasant, surprisingly.  There's a reflection of the sea in the red circle.  What a bonus!

Dun Dan Dun Dan~~!~!

Please reappear!!!

call it...

hot pot / steam boat / chinese fondue / beano ... I call it - the best way to eat!

Here's my favourite formula:

2 x soupbase* + 3 x (dipping ingredients - egg) + (2 x greens + 1 x seafood + 2 x mushrooms + 1 x noodle)

*Ideally a clear soup base + a full flavor

A belated salute to Paul Arden

Best trilogy ever.

CRASH!

Millions of possibilities could happen when one crashes at a friend's place for an extended period of time, food jamming is one of them.

I always like to garnish my cooking with things like fresh herbs, pepper, rucola... etc.  Living with a friend of mine for the past few weeks has enabled me to over-explore a forgotten but  flavorful garnish - sesame!

Patray:

Thanks a lot.

With Sesame,

W. K. Y. (to your own interpretation apparently)

problem solved?!?!

Just when I am question myself on how to define my scope of work, I think Amnesty International has done it for me by inviting me to participate in the Arts n Rights exhibition.  Yes feel free to call me ~"artist"~!

Out of the Glue!

To April

The idea of 'complete'

It's a reunion!

Finally, I managed to find this somewhere out of NYC - bottled rose jasmine tea.  I'm lovin' it!

As a result

"Ingredior, ergo sum"... at least for a while.

If you ever wish to be captured magnificently

you have to have faith in her - Millie.

dietary supplement

La Chouffe by the bottle in Hong Kong @ Frites for 165 HKD, I am glad.  Yet to explore the rest of the bottled belgie bier selection!

Good fit!

It feels good to have thoughts reassured and words put together by an articulate individual.