Monthly Archives: October 2010

24 years young

well, since 24 = kobe and 24 = barber, naturally it’s going to be a good year for me.  tim took me to providence for an absolutely wonderful birthday dinner. the el bulli-esque amuse bouche was one of the highlights of the tasting course and surprisingly, even though i don’t prefer sweets, the banana birthday...

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’tis the season to FALL in love

my faaaaaaaaaaavorite season is here!!!!!! a kaleidoscope of warm, rich, bold colors and the scents of cinnamon, nutmeg, and clove fill the coming months. ’tis makin me happy.what better way to start off the celebration than to go pumpkin pickin’! after a long search, i scored a white, cinderella, and regular orange pumpkin. now to...

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shanghai world expo 2010

nothing beats this year’s world expo held in shanghai, china. and i’m not talking about how great it was, i’m talkin about the unbelievable lines. word has it the chinese government wants to beat a record (how surprising) so their goal is to have 400,000 people at the expo PER day. thankfully, it rained the...

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shanghai, china: rich folk, poor folk

people always talk about the huge class gap in china where the rich are insaneeeeely wealthy and the poor are downright po’. tis true. even though factory workers in china are “lucky” to have a job, you might be surprised how little they are paid. there’s no minimum wage in china so it really depends...

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