I got Tagged!!!
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Mechanics of the "Weird List" - Tagging Game:Write 5 weird habits that you have and then tag 5 other ppl by leaving a msg on their blog and/or putting their links in your own blog.
1. I come to Japan for a language study right after my PhD (a lot of people find it quite weird)
2. I get drunk after a glass of wine
3. I like to turn the light off after I'm already in bed
4. I always fall asleep in a classroom regardless of how much I slept the night before
5. I now travel alone
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Five Songs - The Rules:List five songs that you are currently loving. It doesn't matter what genre they are from, whether they have words, or even if they're any good, but they must be songs you're really enjoying right now. Post these instructions, the artists, and the songs in your blog (Xanga). Then tag five other Xanga friends to see what they're listening to. (*
Well...since I'm not really on Xanga, I'll just list my songs)
1. Ela E Carioca (Jobim-Morelenbaum)
2. Somewhere Over the Rainbow (Israel Kamakawiwo'ole)
3. But Not For Me (Chet Baker)
4. Only Trust Your Heart (Stan Getz)
5. Summer (Joe Hasaishi)
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Official rules:Write 20 random facts about yourself then tag the same amount of people as minutes it takes you to write the facts.
1. I'm still a student
2. I love Macintosh
3. I don't have a Mac :(
4. I travel a lot lately
5. My clothes are hanging all over my apartment
6. I think slowly
7. I like snow
8. I miss my family & friends
9. I have many good friends, but all of them are quite far away
10. I love photography
11. I want an electronic dictionary (which is expensive)
12. I don't like studying Economics :P
13. I want a bicycle
14. My left foot is bigger than the right one
15. I love tennis
16. I love drinking with my close friends
17. I love delicious food
18. I write on my blog almost everyday now
19. I start to run out of idea now...
20. I wanna have a dog
TAG:Hehe...it took me about 2 minutes to finish the list. I'd like to tag...
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Noomai... 'cus I know it'll spread through out Japan this way :D
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Kickoman... how about the 'cream of the crop' bunch of people? :D
New York City (again and again)
I went to NYC yesterday, but I came back today. Sooo tired...too tired to cook up a story right now. So, I'll come back and tell you all about it. You can be sure that good food is involved...
Well...I'm back. As many of you might have already guess it right, today's topic evolves around food again. But also something on this trip as well. Shall we start?
There were several purposes of this NYC trip (3rd time in two weeks). I went on Monday with Tob to help her move her stuffs as she'll attend NYU. On Tuesday, I picked up Pong (coming from Thailand), Aim (coming from Pittsburgh), and Pap (coming from DC) back to Ithaca.
There was nothing much on Monday. We departed Ithaca in the afternoon and reached Flushing by dinner time. We had a quick Korean dinner. Too bad we didn't know what to order, so just some simple dishes. I was so tired from driving. I fell asleep before I knew it.
Tuesday morning. Pong and Tob's mom arrived. Lucky me. I suppose to pick Pong up from the airport, but thanks to Tob's mom. He could tag along. So, I could sleep as late as I wanted :)
For lunch, I went to a very delicious Korean restaurant. Too bad I cannot remember the name, but I'll surely know how to get there. We had a very good Bulkoki and Kalbi and Soon Tofu Chige and many more. Thank you to Tob's mom who treated us that lunch. The funny thing about that restaurant is that it's Kimchi is patented. IH-22 Lactic Acid Bacteria! Wow!
In all, we had a very very good and satisfying lunch. I took a nap after that (now you know how good it was). Not so long, Pap called to tell me that she arrived Port Authority. That means I'll have to take off (with Pong going along). And so we did. Only that we had to stop by for a side mission, buying Cha-om (ชะอม) and other stuffs for Ple. Mission accomplished ^^
Finally, we picked up Pap and Aim and was on our way to dinner. I was gonna take them to a Yakitori place I like very much (and meant to go there many time, but failed). I failed again. We arrived there at 5:30PM, but the place won't open until 6PM. So we went to "Go" another Japanese restaurant with a really really good Okonomiyaki. I hadn't had a Okonomiyaki since I left Illinois. That's 5 years ago. So, I bought some ingredient for making a Okonomiyaki at home ^o^
But the day was not over. We continued our search for one of the best Cream Puff, according to Pong. It's
Beard Papa's Cream Puff. It's very delicious. They make the cream puffs at the instant we ordered by injecting the cream right there before your eyes. The cream puff is rich and creamy. Slightly sweet, but not too sweet. Crispy outside, creamy and soft inside. Ah...am I describing it too much?
Anyway, we left NYC another time. This time it was more about Japanese food than Chinese food. I thought it might be among the last times I'll get to enjoy NYC. May be once or twice more...
