All I'm missing is a fortune cookie!!

Watched the TED video of Jennifer 8. Lee via plasticity on American Chinese, I got a sudden craving for some "Real American Chinese" food.  (Hmm... but how can something so fake be so real!?)

Above is my attempt of "Chicken Broccoli", I think it was a very  popular Pittsburgh Moonlight(food truck on campus) dish, but what I'm really missing is the Sweet and Sour Shrimp (though chicken was a more popular choice) and the Vegetable Chow Fun (the "fun" was more like a big sheet of starch, which was kind of nice) from Royal Panda, Greenfield, Massachusetts.  I would like to have it with virgin Pina Colada, please.

And unlimited fortune cookies.  Yes I really like the cookies, not just the fortune.

hmm... I wonder if it is even possible to find an American Chinese Restaurant in London...

   

Living through 2009

The goal is to create enough certainties.  

I'm on my way!

Welcome 2009!

2008 was not easy, but I feel I was lucky enough.   Let's hope that my luck will stay with me and help me through 2009.  

I am excited.

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.