I went to Elements, a club on the west side of the Worker’s Stadium (where all the clubs are), on Friday night. A friend wanted to see Taboo of the Black Eyed Peas, who was doing a DJ gig there. I had never heard of him, but clubbing after a long six-day week sounded fun. […]
We got a day off for Mid-Autumn Festival, and as usual, the holiday was combined with the closest weekend so that workers would get three days off in a row (only to have to work for the next six). I took advantage of the extra day to try my hand at making ice cream sandwiches, […]
As I briefly mentioned before, I went to Gansu in May. It took me a few times to write this post, but I’ve finally finished it, and I’ve even dug up some pictures to go along with it. Happy reading! When my sister told me she was coming to see me for three weeks in […]
I had some basil leftover from a roast chicken dinner the other night. I didn’t want to waste it, so I thought I’d make them into muffins. I recently had a memory of these cheddar and leek scones I made once, and I got this craving for some savory muffins. After googling “basil muffins” and […]
Mom-and-pop restaurants are a-plenty in China — straight-up dives whose only characteristics are cheap and dirty. A lot of times they don’t even have real names, their signs simply stating 成都小吃 (Chengdu xiaochi, Chengdu small eats) or 家常菜 (jia chang cai, home-style food). They serve more or less the same food — staple cold dishes, […]
So I made it to Korea and back. Since I was not even there for 48 hours, I don’t feel qualified to make an in-depth analysis. But below are some observations: The Internet really is super fast, which is indicative of how technologically savvy they are. Everyone on the subway seemed to have a Samsung […]