Oolongism

About two weeks ago I purchased this at an American tea specialty shop. 1/4 lb of the tea leaves cost me like $36, and the flavor isn't even that great. About a week ago, I visited a Chinese shop that sells tea and got a Ti Kuan Yin for $16 per 1/4 lb. And it tasted better. Morale of the story? Don't get tea leaves from fancy-looking store.&nbs...

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Rijsttafel

I can't remember how to spell rijsttafel correctly. I always have to go Google it up. Being colonized for 300 years, it's not a big surprise that a lot of Indonesian vocabularies are influenced by the Dutch. But hey, actually rijsttafel originates from Indonesian culture! Rijsttafel, or ristafel, as we Indonesians prefer to spell it, is basically dumping different kinds of dishes on a rice plate. I think it's kinda cool because you get a...

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draft.blogger.com

Some time ago I read this news on Flipbook that Blogger is launching a new interface and rumor says that Blogger will be renamed into Google Blog. I don't have anything against the name change. It's just that I've been so familiar with the term "Blogger" and now they're changing it. I guess that's how people feel when Sears Tower was changed to Willis Tower. Work is fun so far. I'm learning new things every day, which is a really good thing. Surprisingly,...

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Work?

1 week passed. I'm loving work so far. The cool thing is there's no more homework at home - once you're done with work, you're pretty much done for the rest of the day. The next question: what do I do after I go back from work? Answer #1: Becoming a freelance designer at home.Without being paid, because I'm working for my brother's online company that recently just started up. I'm doing photo editings and logo designing so far. Nothing very...

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Xiao Long Bao

I bought a Hong Kong dim sum recipe book when I was in Singapore. Seems like this old Hong Kong lady is reliable! I modified the recipe a little because I don't have that many ingredients at home. Ingredients A:- 2C AP flour- 1/3 tsp salt- 3 eggs Ingredients B:- 1/3C AP flour- 40mL boiled water Fillings A- 1lb minced pork meat- 1/3 tsp salt- 1 Tbsp sugar- pinch of white pepper Fillings B- 1 tsp sesame oil- 1 stick of green onion, chopped- 1 Tbsp...

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Happy Birthday America!

It was my birthday about a week ago, and today it's America's birthday! I saw fireworks nearby from my apartment. It must have been from the nearby high school, as advertised at my apartment's elevator. I didn't get to watch the entire scene because it was blocked by part of my apartment's building. At first I was surprised to hear some KA-BOOOM!! and felt some kind of vibration. I thought, was it a bomb? But the blasting sound and the vibration...

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