Archive for the ‘Special Occasion’ Category
Monday, September 1st, 2008
My brother's flight came in this morning from Narita. :D
And on our ride home, he showed me his many, many photos for Japan: people, culture, food, etc.
He got these for me from a temple in Kyoto. Ushi-chan and usagi-chan.
They're currently attached to my North Face backpack, but I might transfer ...
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Saturday, August 30th, 2008
CSHL.
So, lucky me, I got to wake up at 6:07 (it's a prime number) on Thursday and stroll on over to the LIRR station. It was a quiet walk, but the icy dew on the grass soaked through my Nikes and eventually stained my socks. Time to bring them home ...
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Saturday, August 30th, 2008
Cookies.
So far, between the Orientation for my Department and the one meant for PhD students, I've sampled what SBU catering can do. They're not quite NYU's Aramark people, but they know how to bake a righteous cookie.
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Friday, July 11th, 2008
Today is the day of many firsts. And thankfully, I had my camera on me!
Law and Order.
I finally spotted celebrities in Manhattan. Angela has been spotting them since we were freshman since her dorm was on Fifth Avenue. I had an earlier lunch hour than usual and there were ...
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Wednesday, February 28th, 2007
Since I still fantasize about being Chef Torrés' sous chef, I practice and study chocolate in my spare time. As a final project for something I involved myself in at school, I decided to express myself through chocolate (um, yeah I watch Food Network competitions a lot...)Aside from being super ...
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Saturday, February 24th, 2007
Chubby Bunny is a baller.Props to Hang, because I think we have a mascot. Oh, and props to Ty for creating soft plushies. :)
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Saturday, February 24th, 2007
For the Mid-Winter Concert, the catering for the Middle C event was done by Chez Mom, yet again. This time, she took things in similar direction, but with different items on the buffet-style menu.She started with siu mai; these are pork dumplings steamed in wonton wrappes. As Arthur said, these ...
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Sunday, February 18th, 2007
Happy Chinese New Year to all! :)Usually, it's quite a challenge finding a place to eat after the parade in Chinatown. This year, however, my older cousin wanted to have Xiao Long Bao and she knew exactly where she wanted to go to have them.Shanghai Café is a rather petite ...
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