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Foodbuzz Festival 2010: It Is Done

November 11, 2010 blog meet-up

It is done. I finally just finished my 10-page research paper on the Santa Clara River Watershed. Including plotting my own graphs, googling the best maps and downloading the stream flow data. Fun, jazz, whoopee! Not. To be honest, I hated every minute of it. Well, except for one part: the part when I wrote [...]

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Foodbuzz Festival 2011: A Night of Ohmigods

November 7, 2010 dinner event

You know those bloggers you’ve been stalking for months, maybe years? Those bloggers to whom you tweet the most random information like “I just saw a squirrel on crack.” Some of them, you know so well through constant gchats and e-mails that you immediately talk about the latest thing you discussed, like, several hours ago. [...]

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You Woo Me

November 5, 2010 God

I’ll tell you a secret: I hate flowers. And it’s not because I’m bitter that no guy have ever bought me flowers, I swear. But flowers. They’re just so…annoyingly…bright and pretty. They bloom vibrant colors right in your face, screeching, “Cheer up! Cheer up! Cheer up! Be Happy! Be Happy!” Sometimes, when I see a [...]

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What’s Your Story? (Artisanal LA: Part I)

October 25, 2010 eating out

My favorite thing to write about isn’t food. Yes, food is great. I like making people drool. I like making people envision the sensual pleasure behind each graphic detail. But. There is only so much satisfaction gained from making people hungry. No, my favorite thing to write about is people. I love reading a good [...]

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The Future

August 23, 2010 blog meet-up

The past is important. But so is the future. Actually, I’d say that the past serves to pave out the road to our future. Nobody knows what the future holds. Life twists and turns in unexpected ways. But I am sure of one thing: If I don’t have a right attitude towards the past, my [...]

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NYC 3: No Dessert For You!

August 6, 2010 blog meet-up

There are a few things that bothers me about certain restaurants: 1) Bad lighting: So I suppose everyone looks a bit sexier in the dark and nobody can see the blackheads on your nose, but what about the food? Isn’t the point of going to a restaurant all about the food? How can I make [...]

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