Here in the US we have three more days until the Thanksgiving holiday. People fly all over the country to go home and see family. It is a time to give thanks to what we have.
I am thankful to have my health, a somewhat happy family, prospect of exciting work, and warm clothing for these cold LA days we have been having.
This year I am in charge of Thanksgiving dinner. I am totally unprepared to be cooking again after having not really cooked for the last 2 years. However, one has got to start sometime and this is as good a time as any. There was a butternut squash soup recipe that sounded really good and I will give that a shot. Other than the roast beef I will be making, I really don't have any idea of what to make. I have a day to come up with a menu.
The week after Thanksgiving I have to go to the San Francisco Bay Area to meet up with my old boss. He is going to introduce me to a online game company. It should be really exciting but I really did want to spend more time with my family. It has only been five days. The prospect of getting on to another plane is one that I don't really want to think about. Also, now because I have to fly up north in a week, I have to book plane tickets and I might not be able to go see 'Spring Awakening', which is okay.. I don't really know anything about it but I haven't been to a theater in a while and I do like the Ahmanson.
Well, breakfast calls.
Monday, November 24, 2008
Friday, November 7, 2008
Movies to watch
In my absence from watching trailers, I have only recenlty picked up where I started. There several movies I would like to see and they are in no particular order:
Slumdog Millionaire
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
The Brothers Bloom
Quantum of Solace
Twilight
Australia
Yes Man
Cadillac Records
Slumdog Millionaire
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
The Brothers Bloom
Quantum of Solace
Twilight
Australia
Yes Man
Cadillac Records
Monday, November 3, 2008
No Burger King! and the dilemma of choosing food
I arrived in Singapore today at 12pm and was really hungry and the only thing available at the airport was Burger King. I thought to myself 'Mmm.. french fries. Mmm.. whopper. But fuck I'm in Singapore. One of the culinary capitals of the region. I can't eat freaking burgers in Singapore.
Anyways, I resisted and persevered to the hostel. It was actually pretty hard to find. It was a long bus ride into the city and I didn't have a good map of the hostel area with me. After some struggling I found the door at last. It wasn't really well marked and it had boxes of fruit in front of it. It's called Betel Box Hostel. Wouldn't really recommend because of the location. It's not central and it's a small trek to the metro. But I must say it has really good food recommendations for the area around it. I had the most awesome Katong laksa for dinner. Two bowls in fact. It's a curry coconut noodle soup with clams, shrimp, and fish cake. I think the stock is made from shrimp heads. Really, really good. Can't wait to try the Hainan Chicken Rice tomorrow. Singapore's most famous dish.
Overall, I really like Singapore. At heart I am still a city boy. I like how in such compact spaces there are hidden gems to be found and Singapore is such a diverse place. That's probably why I liked KL so much too.
I went to the National Singapore Museum today and was really impressed. In the history gallery they have really interactive stories of the people throughout it's history. It was really interesting learning about Pernankan Chinese in Singapore and how they learned to adapt to British rule. There was this cool little booth about opium addiction that told the story about how opium did not discriminate to anyone whether it be socially or economically. It ruined all lives. Then there was this cool exhibit about amahs (the nannies for rich family) and how they formed these sisterhoods to survive together. I wonder if that's what the filipinas do in Hong Kong. Some sociologist or ethnologist should really study this phenomenon. And another cool exhibit was the one about a Chinese performing troupe. The women had these cool 1920 Shanghai vibe about them. Well, the main female performer was born in Shanghai.
I saw something really cool and that might infuriate strong Chinese patriots. During World War II, there were the support the troop posters made by the British in Singapore. It showed it's allies. China was one of them and it showed what is today the Taiwanese flag. I guess during that time the Kuomintang was still the recognized party.
The last gallery I went to was the food gallery in the Living section of the museum. It showed the unique foods of Singapore and let you smell some of the food. They held the smells in a jar and you push a button and whiff of the food smell would come out. It was really cool, but I think I kinda twisted the coconut smell the wrong way and the knob was stuck. Whoops.
Can't wait for tomorrow and all the good food it will bring.
So much to do in Singapore and so little time
Anyways, I resisted and persevered to the hostel. It was actually pretty hard to find. It was a long bus ride into the city and I didn't have a good map of the hostel area with me. After some struggling I found the door at last. It wasn't really well marked and it had boxes of fruit in front of it. It's called Betel Box Hostel. Wouldn't really recommend because of the location. It's not central and it's a small trek to the metro. But I must say it has really good food recommendations for the area around it. I had the most awesome Katong laksa for dinner. Two bowls in fact. It's a curry coconut noodle soup with clams, shrimp, and fish cake. I think the stock is made from shrimp heads. Really, really good. Can't wait to try the Hainan Chicken Rice tomorrow. Singapore's most famous dish.
Overall, I really like Singapore. At heart I am still a city boy. I like how in such compact spaces there are hidden gems to be found and Singapore is such a diverse place. That's probably why I liked KL so much too.
I went to the National Singapore Museum today and was really impressed. In the history gallery they have really interactive stories of the people throughout it's history. It was really interesting learning about Pernankan Chinese in Singapore and how they learned to adapt to British rule. There was this cool little booth about opium addiction that told the story about how opium did not discriminate to anyone whether it be socially or economically. It ruined all lives. Then there was this cool exhibit about amahs (the nannies for rich family) and how they formed these sisterhoods to survive together. I wonder if that's what the filipinas do in Hong Kong. Some sociologist or ethnologist should really study this phenomenon. And another cool exhibit was the one about a Chinese performing troupe. The women had these cool 1920 Shanghai vibe about them. Well, the main female performer was born in Shanghai.
I saw something really cool and that might infuriate strong Chinese patriots. During World War II, there were the support the troop posters made by the British in Singapore. It showed it's allies. China was one of them and it showed what is today the Taiwanese flag. I guess during that time the Kuomintang was still the recognized party.
The last gallery I went to was the food gallery in the Living section of the museum. It showed the unique foods of Singapore and let you smell some of the food. They held the smells in a jar and you push a button and whiff of the food smell would come out. It was really cool, but I think I kinda twisted the coconut smell the wrong way and the knob was stuck. Whoops.
Can't wait for tomorrow and all the good food it will bring.
So much to do in Singapore and so little time
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