Moonlight BBQ

So delicious. Look at those grill marks. Thanks C and L for inviting us over...

Education in China

This is a terrific documentary about education in China. It profiles students in three schools in Xiuning, Anhui Province. The students and teachers are truly inspirational. The full series can be found at http://www.youtube.com/user/AppleSouffle. Check it out.

Stars

Time lapse videos have been making the rounds on the internet lately, but these two are particularly spectacular. Make sure you watch them full screen. The shots of all the stars make me teary eyed -- at how much light pollution is depriving us, and how majestical this world is. Enjoy :)

"My Soul" by Peter Mayer from Mark Ellis on Vimeo.

Yosemite HD from Project Yosemite on Vimeo.

Happy New Year!

It's Chinese New Year weekend! The day started off with dumplings at C and D's. Yum!

Followed by some xbox games at my kitty pad... sorry J for the panda eyes... It's to protect your privacy :) And C and C, stop mooning everybody!

Then we went to Comme Ca for dinner... very posh restaurant.

Drinks... Penicillin and American Trilogy.

Delicious appetizer -- bone marrow with side of mini beef stew.

The famous Comme Ca burder. Kinda overpriced at $18. But all in all, a really fun day and night!

Providence

One word: overrated! Or is that two words? Anyhoo, this was the highlight of the evening... love love this drink. After I finished one, I emphatically said to the waitstaff -- I want another Millionaire! Yes, that's the drink's name. And no, I am not a golddigger :)

A few selected dishes for your viewing pleasure :)

My second Millionaire... :P

Ms. Cat

See how loyal I am to my family and friends... I'd go to the end of the earth for you :) Meooow.

Tears

I had a sad day yesterday. After crying my eyes into pink puff balls, I decided that I wasn't going to let life defeat me. And so this morning, I whipped out my cool sunshades (mostly for cosmetic purposes) and headed to the world famous Hsi Lai Temple to say my prayers... what a fantastic view.

Cute baby monk sculptures in the garden... they are doing stretching exercises. It seems they try to encourage people to take care of their physical well being as well as spiritual well being.

After visiting the Temple, we went to Newport Seafood Restaurant for lunch, yummy clams! But C hoarded almost all of them! Hmph. See pic for evidence. Ok not that many on his plate yet, but he ate like 80%.

L mentioned that C had numerous fruit bearing trees in his backyard... so after lunch, we decided to be peasants for an afternoon and picked a ton of fruits!

Look at the beautiful dark orange coloring... lovely. Sometimes it's nice to get one's hands a little dirty with soil from mother earth.

To round out the day, we went to Sin Ba La for some Taiwanese sausages... Sin Ba La is uber cool. The service is typical Taiwanese, warm and caring. F had a cough, so when we were ordering drinks, they made sure she got a warm one that was good for curing coughs. Super nice.