Microwave vs Oven: Tony Luke's Cheesesteak

All the locals would tell me that the best Philly cheesesteak is actually not found in Pat's or Geno's, but in Tony Lukes. Pat's and Geno's are more popular among the tourists. I hadn't had the chance to visit Tony Luke's, so when I went to Target I found this frozen Tony Luke's cheesesteak. Okay, we all know that frozen food is never as good as the real thing, but I'd like to give it a try. When I got home, I expected the cheesesteak to be...

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Chicago, Once Again

I'm not really a city person, so when I was in college I didn't really bother going as far as Chicago for dining or shopping unless someone asked me to come along. I know I have a preference like a grandmother. I'm just looking for a quiet, peaceful place to live. The wild squirrels around the campus were more than enough for my self-entertainment. Once again, I was back to Chicago for Thanksgiving. It was actually a very different experience....

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Milk Alternatives

Before I came to the US, my stomach used to get uncomfortable when I drink fresh milk because I was lactose intolerant. I was okay drinking UHT, powdered or condensed milk. Now I'm used to drinking fresh, unflavored milk. Apparently, there are a lot of people who still can't drink milk. In that case, they can drink Lactaid (milk with added enzyme to break down lactose).  But I guess having other non-dairy alternatives is good for vegetarians...

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Up in the air

As some of you have known, I skydived about 2 weeks ago. It was fun and I had to convince my parents and especially my brother that I was going to come back alive and kicking. And as you know, I did survive my first skydive.  I have been on the plane several times, and most of the time I sat next to the window so I could see the sky and the ground below. One time, I saw countless stars and constellations. It was a brilliantly beautiful...

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Philadelphia Food, Wine and Spirits Festival

It's late but I'll post some pictures from the event :) Basically it's like the mini version of the Institute of Food Technologists Suppliers Night where people from different companies (in this case, restaurants and wine sellers as well) came to promote their products and give out free samples. Well, it's not really free since I had to pay $30 entrance fee. Considering I'm not really good with alcohol, $30 is a little too much for me to pay....

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iPod Touch apps

I just tried downloading Blogger app for my iPod Touch. I think it wasn't there before because I remembered searching for Blogger and there was no official app out from Google. I can post pictures but I can't determine where the picture goes on the body. Anyways, I miss taking purikura and a while ago my friend was talking about this purikura app on her Twitter. It's pretty fun to use, but you have to pay to use the sparkly stuffs (which I...

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Anago Maker

http://anago.crap.jp/ Anago == garden eel. I saw several of my Twitter peeps changing their profile pic simultaneously about last week with similar-style worm-like cute picture. It's kind of like a simplified version of dressing up a character. Try it, it's fun, and you can save the anago design that you made. If you don't understand Japanese, try using logic and figure out what the buttons are for. They're much simpler than a purikura machine. Here's...

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