Part of this blog is supposed to be about food. So I’m going to share with you some snaps from my kitchen. Click on the thumbs.
How about some udon?
Or maybe some stir-fry?
How about some soup?
Mmmmmm.
Aiya! No more daan taat??
Tai Cheong Bakery in Central makes terrific daan taat. Period.
Now their rent has more than doubled and they gotta move! But the question is move where?
From the unlinkable South China Morning Post:
Lord Patten’s favourite bakery could yet be saved from closure. Two Liberal Party lawmakers say they have found several premises that the shop could move to.
The Tai Cheong Bakery in Central is famous for making the former governor’s favourite egg tarts. But the 51-year-old business must move out of the premises by May 25.
Singapore Food Guide lah!
Gettin’ ready for a trip to the land of horrid weather, fun people and great great food! I found what seems to be a locals’ guide to Singaporean food.
Check it out!
Vroom vroom (on two wheels!)
Nope, this is NOT a Mazda advert…
My local Aprilia dealer had their annual Open House today. Besides 10% off all the stuff in the shop (excluding bikes) Aprilia sent bikes for demo rides.
Aprilia makes a big line of sport bikes and scooters. I took out a Scarabeo 500 (!). Big wheels and big engine. The test route was 27 miles. 101 to South City, over San Bruno Mountain to 280 and then back to the shop via 101.
And yeah, it was fun!! But US$6400…
Old Habits
There was an event tonight at San Francisco City Hall to observe the beginning of Asian Pacific American Heritage Month.
And since it was an “Asian” event, there were waaay too many old folks there for the free food and not for the event. Yah, just because they’re short dun mean they can jump the queue!
Malou Nubla was one of the emcees for the event this evening. She should have been one of the draws of the evening. When she got her start doing the early morning traffic report, she was the ONLY reason to get up that early, lah!
Polite Smoking & Fong Pei action
Japan Tobacco is trying to get smokers to be more considerate to non smokers.
Commendable.
So they’ve engaged in a very creative ad campaign that surprisingly is minimal in its use of engrish. This one is my favourite!
It’s been hinted that some of these adverts are aimed at gaijin since the english used actually makes sense. Even if it’s haiku-like.
It definitely ain’t Engrish!
(Hat tip to Tokyo Times)
Wasted Day
Nothing like wasting the ENTIRE day waiting for the DHL guy to show up.
Still not here yet. Sheesh.
How to pack up your life?
There was a great line in Heat. Not what you’re in, rather from the movie.
“Don’t get attached to anything you can not walk away from in 30 seconds”.
But how do you do that when you’ve lived in the same place for 10+ years and accumulated 10+ years of stuff? How can you pack up your life and move on after 10+ years in the same place?
Well, you begin by trying to shed bulky furniture. Like big ass desks that never fit in the rooms right because they were THAT big. Fish tanks that have sat empty for years because of my lack of skill in maintaining fish (there’s a lot of that going around). Old tacky lamps that aren’t used anymore. Yatta yatta yatta.
At least my aloe vera plant hasn’t croaked yet, although some of the leaves look a funny shade of green…
Then you go through all your old stuff you haven’t looked at/touched in years. Like old VHS tapes with TV shows on them that are already out on DVD. Old newspapers and journals that were current 5 years ago. Outdated books. Old clothes. Things like that scream “packrat”!
Then, when the time comes to bug out, it won’t be as quick as 30 seconds, but it won’t take as long as over a week, which is how long this clean out is taking…
Comfort Food
One of the things that I would miss (besides good Mexican food) when I eventually go overseas is In & Out Burger.
They rock! Why, you ask? It’s hard to explain in so many words. Ask anyone who hails from Southern California. Over the past 10 years, I&O has made it up to Northern California where there are two opinions; either “they rock” or “what’s the big deal, it’s from LA”.
The normal ritual for me when I return from overseas is: Get out of the airport. Go to In & Out.
Before, that meant going all the way to Serramonte. Now, there’s one in Millbrae, 5 minutes from SFO!
Wah! That’s just like the I&O just outside of LAX! 5 minutes away!
And they make money too! Yum!
Yet another Hangover Entry (long)
Ouch.
Last night, the SF Rat Pack convened to send off one of our own. He got accepted to USF’s Master of Finance Program, Bangkok division. He’s bugging out this week and will be in BKK at the end of the month. School begins in May over there.
So what do we do for a sendoff? We drink and eat and smoke of course!