I've been trying to come up with a recipe that combines italian taste with japanese flavor in a pasta incarnation. This is from my inspiration to create an euro-asian menu. I have tried many combination, and my latest attempt was to combine balsamic vinegar and tsuyu in a chill noodle mix, along with other ingredients from both cultures ( Read more... )

I've been trying to rent out one of my extra bedrooms to help me pay for the upkeep cost of this house. I've tried school paper, craigslist, and facebook. I've been getting an interesting array of interested candidates, especially from craigslit.

( Wedding Field )

I don't remember much of this dream, but I was in Japan, and I was either with my cousin or maybe my aunt. I was sitting at an arcade type of place along a busy street. I was really just resting, but thought I'd give the game a try. I put maybe Y100 or Y500 into the machine, and I didn't know how to play it at first, but a couple spin later, I ( Read more... )

So I don't think I'm dying. My cough of death has gotten better. I have more drug in my system the last 3 days than the last 7 years combined ( Read more... )

I've returned from my trip. Other than a terrible cough, I'm mostly ok. I spent most of my time in Taipei, but managed to visit Kaoshiung and Taichung. I also spent 3 days in Hong Kong and 5 days in Shanghai. A lot to digest, but I want to tell everyone I'm back safely.

So I've been here for a little more than a day now, but it felt like I've been here a week. I'm still fighting some minor jet lag eneergy crashes, but overall, I consider myself to be pretty normal in terms of sleeping. I went to bed last night around 3am, which is pretty normal for me in the States, and I woke up at 9am, which is a little early ( Read more... )

So I spent the shortest birthday ever, on a Boeing 777 ( Read more... )

First, retail therapy rarely works for me, because I'm too conscious about personal finances. But when I have a genuine reason to buy thing, it may get even more depressing ( Read more... )

I've been sitting here in my bed with lights off. Two old song looping on the computer. This is the loneliest time I've felt in a really long time. Faces of the people in my past 7 years flashed through my head. I picked up the phone, went through the numbers, and just put it down. I wanted to call you but I have nothing to say to you. I don't want ( Read more... )