tron legacy trailer. so excited. (h/t @zafaressa)
tron was a huge influence on my early life. and i must have spent hundreds of dollars on the video game. i am very very very excited.
this was on an old blog of mine – i don’t think it was ever read by anybody. the interludes are written by cousin celia
i dug it up in my email while looking for something. this took place in july 2006.
(with photos!)
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there’s a japanese bakery in new york called momofuku. my second cousin, who is really kind of like my niece, is a huge huge fan. so when i saw this recipe in the la times by way of seattlest.
i made two pies based on the la times recipe. had a few missing ingredients and came up a little short on the crust – so one pie has a lot less crust.
but man, this stuff is good. it’s gooey and rich and very sweet, but one or two slices and then you think about having a third or fourth.
it doesn’t look great in my photos (again, i need work on food presentation), but it is very very tasty.
and one slice
this woman was spotted (by me) on a commute home recently.
busking in the subway car with a loudspeaker.
the star ferry is one of hong kong’s most recognizable landmarks and really whenever i want to feel like i’m back in hong kong, a ride across victoria harbour is in the cards. i love the fact that, like the tram (or ‘ding ding’) it is both viable daily commuter transport AND one of the great tourist attractions in the city.
while i was there over the chinese new year break, i shot some photos of the star ferry.
one of the things which i miss most about living in shanghai is the easy access to nature i had growing up in california – or even living in one of the world’s most claustrophobic and crowded cities – hong kong.
yes, that’s right, even if hk is one of the most urban places in the world, one is only a 15 minute cab ride from getting into nature.
just over the last chinese new year, my friend andrew suggested we do a hike from the south side of hong kong island over the wong nai chung gap towards the north side, starting near stanley hiking over “the twins” and bypassing “violet hill.”
a view of stanley from the first twin
and why does party world have radiohead’s “exit music for a film” in their karaoke library.
“Exit Music (For A Film)”
Wake.. from your sleep
The drying of your tears
Today we escape, we escapePack.. and get dressed
Before your father hears us
Before all hell breaks looseBreathe, keep breathing
Don’t lose your nerve
Breathe, keep breathing
I can’t do this aloneSing.. us a song
A song to keep us warm
There’s such a chill, such a chillYou can laugh
A spineless laugh
We hope your rules and wisdom choke you
Now we are one in everlasting peaceWe hope that you choke, that you choke
We hope that you choke, that you choke
We hope that you choke, that you choke
i mean it’s pretty much the most depressing song in the history of popular music, right?
i happen to think the perfect meal is a bowl of wonton noodles. and i think there’s two perfect examples of an ideal bowl, thankfully located right across the street from each other in central district in hong kong on wellington street.
for most of my life, i believed that tsim chai kee with its signature giant oversized wontons and cheap prices was my favorite small snack restaurant in the world. while the people over at chowhound and my mom argued more in favor of the favorite of both the rich and famous and time magazine/fodor’s and gosh near everyone else – mak’s noodles. luckily these two restaurants are located 20 feet away from each other.
jim tsai kee
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i really didn’t know tai hing was a hk-wide chain. i thought there were only the two stores – one in central and one in causeway bay.
apparently, they’re a special administration region wide chain.
Tai Hing is well-known for its “5-Star Roasted Pork” and “Chilled Original Milk Tea”. The Group is constantly injecting new elements in traditional food and innovating for more variety of food. The Group is also devoted to developing the retail market so that busy urban folks can enjoy the delicious products of Tai Hing anytime anywhere.
please develop the retail market in shanghai! and don’t screw it up like tsui wah did!
andrew and i went to the one in causeway bay for some cantonese style roasted meat.
roast pork + roast goose vs. roast pork + roast pork
mmmm, char siu
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