Archive for July, 2005

Just had dinner with Lucy, Chace, Jamie, and a couple of his buddies at Duck King (鸭王). Many regions/cities in China have their own specialty cuisines and dishes that are famous within China, if not around the world. Lanzhou is Gansu province is famous for its long noodles; Chongqing in Sichuan province is known for [...]

After the bombast of Friday night, Saturday was decidedly more low key as we got a couple of tables at DKD and proceeded to watch the tired faces from the night before roll in and many more cancel as they couldn’t get out of bed. Angela and her little sister were visiting with their parents [...]

Chace, me, and friend
As I was collapsed on the sofa at Guandi at around 1 am, I suddenly found myself enveloped by a towering, hairy creature gutterally garbling and flinging his bunyan-esque limbs around my every body.
Then I realized it was Chace. He was hollering: “Eric, get your ass up! I just spent a hundred [...]

On the final night of the festivities, we forgot it was Monday and had a celebration with all of our friends from the former La Disco bar (aka, Eric’s favorite bar). Not your typical Monday, but as you can see a great night to end my mid-twenties.

And on Sunday, he rested. My closest co-workers from Intel came over to my house for some nice food, conversation, and overall mirth. A welcome break from the high-volume of the previous two days.

My 27th birthday celebration was kicked off on Friday. Pegasus first and then onto Guandi. Many people got blitzed, but none more so than yours truly. Saturday night was decidedly more low-key at DKD, but nevertheless still enjoyable. An ode to binge drinking.

I’ll say it right now: I love my birthdays.
I’m not confessing any sort of vanity or narcissism here, but I will be undeterred in my honesty. I love it when my birthday rolls around because, well, it’s nice when people pay attention to you, even if it is just for one. Particularly when you’re living [...]

Took a weekend off to head up to Beijing and visit old and new friends. Wilkie was in town, and Dave had just moved up. Didn’t see much of the sun, but definitely had plenty of fun.

Happy Beijing faces
“Do you want to get some authentic Beijing treats for lunch?”
“No thanks, I already ate.”
“What did you have?”
“Instant noodles.”
“What? You came to visit Beijing and you’re eating instant noodles?”
“This is my second bowl.”
“But…why?”
“I don’t know…but it’s pretty damn good.”
Three nights in Beijing, one of the biggest cities in the world, teeming with smells [...]

And now, ladies and gents, the announcement that the greatest film of all time is coming in about two years: Transformers is coming to the big screen!
Ok, so most of the general population will respond with something along the lines of “WTF? Who cares?” and for the few knowledgeable Transformers fans out there, you might [...]