Woo! I’m 23. I don’t feel any different though, lol. Maybe that’s just part of growing up; I remember when I turned 16 I felt much older than I did before, the same for my 18th. But ever since then, every year kinda just felt like another year tacked on. Although every year it’s been […]
Month: May 2017
Restaurant Series: La Jia Si Chu (辣家私厨) Beijing [Beijing Day 2]
At the end of a long day, nothing beats a good meal of baby lobsters. I used to have this stuff all the time before I left China. My mom would take me out on the streets after work on her scooter, and we’d eat either this stuff, or claypot, or both. I know we […]
Forbidden City Trip [Beijing Day 2]
Continuing the day 2 trip, we arrived at Tian An Men (天安门) after biking from Xi Dan (西单). This was the place where the protests once took place, unfortunately the roads were on locked down, and only pedestrians and bikers were allowed, some kind of summit apparently. I didn’t really get any photos either, because […]
Restaurant Series: Dao Xiao Man (刀小蛮) Beijing [Beijing Day 2]
It’s now day 2 in Beijing, and since it’s a Saturday, my aunt suggested to go to the Forbidden Palace. I wanted to go back there and grab some photos, since the last time I visited was around 2008 and I didn’t have anything back then. The plan was to park the car at Xi […]
Restaurant Series: Missi Missi (美食, 美食) Beijing [Beijing Day 1]
After Roger dropped me off, I had a chance to meet up with Tenny, whom I haven’t seen for almost a year now. Tenny is my 死党, which unfortunately doesn’t translate into English very well, whereas the closest meaning would be the phrase “brother in arms”. Oh vell. Tenny had this unagi don place in […]
Day Out with Roger [Beijing Day 1]
My first day out in Beijing, for real this time. Last time I was here was at least 5 years ago, and I never really got to go around and do all the things I wanted the way I wanted it. This time it’s different, I got my good friend Roger with me, and we […]
Restaurant Series: Ju Qi (局气) Beijing [Beijing Day 0]
I’m back in China! It’s been almost 5 years since I was back last time, this time, first stop is Beijing, and of course the first thing to do after landing (and showering) is to go for dinner with my aunt and my uncle (whose place I’m currently staying at). I think the pictures […]
Farewell to Many
I’ve been putting this off for a while now, I felt like if I had actually gone ahead and wrote it, then it would truly be over. But, I can only escape from reality for so long, and while I am just 700 kilometers outside of Beijing on this dreaded 11 hour flight, I realized […]