September 2005 Archives

The Autumn Moon Festival has come and gone. It's a big deal because it's a reason to get friends and family together and eat EAT EAT!

You also get to eat mooncakes as part of the tradition. But I would not advise to eat a whole one. Lots o' sugar and lard in that.

If you're in Asia, you naturally get the best selection of moon cakes and alternative moon cakes. Even companies such as Mrs. Field's and Coffee Bean issue moon cakes that are unique to their products.

Here's a review of Coffee Bean's mooncakes from Kenny Sia in Malaysia.

But do OUR Coffee Bean shops carry these? NooooOOOOOOOOOoooooooo!

I have a buddy in BJ who lives downtown near the main drag.

Get yer frakkin' minds out of the gutter, BJ = Beijing!

Anyhoo, he sees a lotta stuff. How about a BJ traffic jam?

I mean, look at this!!! It's a four-way intersection and it doesn't look like it's closed off for any reason! It looks almost like traffic in San Francisco...

I received a coupon in the Inbox for 10% off a UA flight.

That could take a big chunk off of an "Asia Trip" ticket.

A wise man once said: "You kanna buy my vote, but you can rent it". I think UA may have just rented my patronage for this trip...

So it was a beeeyoutiful day today in SF. The sun was out (waaaaaaaah!) and it wasn't too oppressively hot. I ran errands on my motorbike and afterwards, arrived at my gym to burn my 700 calories on the eliptical.

I checked in and prepared to change into my workout clothes. I've got my shorts, t-shirt, iPod, noise-cancelling headphones, water...

where are my running shoes?

When I went riding today, I forgot my running shoes at home.

*smacks forehead* DOH!!!

Woooooooooah!

A fren fell into some 49ers tickets for today's game against the Dallas Cowgirls, erm, cowboys.

Woooooooooha!

Although the 49ers are supposed to suck this season, falling into tickets is a rare occurance indeed. The last time I went to the Stick was the last time the 49ers played the LA (Anaheim) Rams!! A long time ago, indeed.

Mah Trojans made Peking Duck in Corvallis yesterday, maybe the 49ers can pull off da upset today.

It's all football for me. After all, I am a "one sport" guy! =P

Here's the view from the seats in Lower Reserved Section 10, Row 14!

The game was fun. Except for the end. The 49ers lost. =\
C'est la guerre...

During my recent trip to Southern Californa (AKA "heaven on earth"), I had the opportunity to satisfy an obsession that I've not been able to satisfy for three years...

I dragged two friends to Roscoe's! The home of (fried) chicken and waffles!!! Yumyumyumyumyum! That's my review.

Here's a more mainstream, kinda boring review "Eggo quality waffles", huh? Hmph! These are buckwheat waffles. Works of art!! Stupid mainstream reviewer...

So that's my "succulent breast (!) and waffle" along with a cheese and onion egg scramble on the side. That's my Diet Coke too.

The Diet Coke is a bit of an afterthought. Like that's going to help after THIS meal.

My review? Yumyumyumyumyumyum! That's it.

So I was reading the news when I read that Newton Centre is gonna be closed for NINE MONTHS for a retrofit starting in October??

Naturally, the timing of this is bad bad bad, since my "Fall Asia Trip" is around November...

No more Newton Centre for 9 months? You can have a baby in that same time frame! Some people could say that in 9 months, a new Newton Centre will be "born" and there IS going to be temporary location for all the hawker stands that are in the Centre...

And that's good, I suppose. Any other late night options (besides Mustafa)?

Blah.

But the flight back was as it should be. Almost.

Even though we had a flawless flight (no airsick this time!) and we landed (wheels touching the tarmac) early, we still had to wait at the gate for 10 minutes, thus negating the "early arrival".

What's the frakkin' point of announcing to the plane "we are here early" when passengers kanna take advantage of it by getting off the damn cattle car?

Anyhoo, the weekend in Southern California was fun. Ate a lot, stayed up late and smoked many cigars. One of the more enjoyable weekends I've had that doesn't require a passport.

Wheee.

From Big White Guy

Here's a site showcasing Hedda Morrison, a photographer/traveler who shot a LOT of pix of Hong Kong immediately after WWII.

Check it out, it's pretty cool. Then compare it to today...

Sooo this weekend finds me in smoggy, slightly hazy Anaheim, land o' Disney and the 55 freeway.

Since a wise person once said, "Frequent Flyer miles dun accrue interest" and I waited until the last minute to come down here, I burned 15K miles for a free trip here. It's nice because this flight would have cost US$300+ to leave on Friday and come back Monday from SNA.

But enough with the travel logistics. On this short hopper flight (on an Airbasi 320, I might add!), the "pilot" was soooooo bad, I got airsick. For the first time in at LEAST 15 years.

Me.

The guy who actually sorta likes flying. The one who flies low fare airlines in Asia based on their website, stewardesses and price. Who actually flies domestic in da PRC for god's sake! Airsick.

Anyhoo, our "pilot" must have either been a rookie or drunk. But she was sooo into rocking the plane from port to starboard soooo much that the plane got spookily quiet, because ppl were sick. And then, when we landed, we landed lopsided. First the left side of the jet hit the tarmac, then after a few seconds, the right, followed by a loud BAM.

A landing worthy of China Airlines.

And, if you're a regular victim of this blog, you can guess which airline I was on today....if not, click here.

Don't drink grapefruit juice immediately after brushing your teeth.

If you haven't, don't. And if you have done so before, you know EXACTLY what I mean!

Has it really been 25 years since this came out in theaters? Now it's out on DVD and it looks pretty good!

This movie, along with this one and this one were big big parts of my formitive years.

Just ask anyone who had ridden with me (in the car OR on the motorbike!)...