Panda Porn

I love this news!

March 26: Chuang Chuang checks out a video of his fellow pandas mating at the Chiang Mai zoo in Thailand.

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Nostalgia

When I was reading Vanity Fair, I found a photo of my old favorite place.....FCC (Foreign Correspondents Club) Bar Phnom Penh, Cambodia. It is located on the top floor of a riverside old building in downtown Phnom Penh, where I visited three times including three months stay.

I want to be there, NOW!

I really miss the atmosphere of Southeast Asia. The smell of noodle soup, humidity, chaotic noise of motorcycles, distant voice of street vendors, dusty sidewalks......

Sometimes in summer, the smell in the DC street reminds me of Phnom Penh. It seems that both cities use the same cheap asphalt. Haha.

Shoe healing

During my search for a perfect pair of metallic silver shoes, I have encountered this amazing pair. What do you think?

Come on, I'm tired and pissed off. I need something to cheer me up!

Sometimes I wish I were one of those typical adorable Japanese girls. If I could.

Happy Happy Hour

After the hustle, I've got $15 refund from Chase. Yey! Power to the people! And I cancelled the card. I don't like their service. I have three other cards, so I didn't need it anyways. Heh.

I went for Happy Hour at Halo with Steven and Roberto last night. It was lots of fun. Kittens, please remember to stop me if I try to order Cosmo with Grey Goose next time. It's $14!! I always forget it's so expensive. It's delicious, though. So, from next time, unless I'm in the mood for an expensive drink, please stop me. I'll run out of cash for tips like last night, otherwise. Steven and Roberto, please also remember I owe you guys some bucks. Or not.

Anyways, after a few drinks, we went to Thai Tanic for a dinner. Seafood Drunken Noodle. Yum. Oh, please remember to stop me if I try to order their original cocktails next time. They are too sweet for me. And then we moved to this place called Titan's Ramrod across the street. Mmmmm...my first exposure to the....um, wonderland. It was fun. There was a banner of a local Rugby Football team. I don't remember the name of the team....I love Rugby. Rugby is the only sport I really enjoy watching. Sweaty big muscular men groan and tackle....who doesn't love it? Well, seriously I love Rugby.

I don't have a hangover today. I'm happy. I and my husband may go to Frederick this afternoon. Tomorrow, I'm planning to go shoe shopping. Search for a perfect pair of metallic silver shoes.

I feel better now

http://www.netfunny.com/rhf/jokes/03/Apr/correspondence.html

Chase Customer Service

I've just had a fight with Customer Service of Chase credit card. I sent three e-mail inquiries. They failed to answer my question and kept sending me off-the-point automatic responses. They even suddenly closed my account. I called. I was transferred to three different people and forced to repeat my explanations I got no right answer. I'm sooooo frustrated. I will never use Chase again. But is there any better customer service? Do you know any? Sigh. 

Roberto's Birthday Bash 3

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How fabulous we are (especially me;-p)!

Happy Birthday Roberto (oops, you are not in this photo...)!

It was lots of fun on Sunday. The Chilly wind couldn't defeat our strong will for drinking! We started with a brunch at Beacon Grill (lots of Champagne), moved to JR's, then Halo, and ended in Luna Cafe. More birthdays to come! Woo hoo!

Roberto's Birthday Bash 2

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Roberto's Birthday Bash 1

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My New Purse

It's raining. I'm tired. But this new purse arriving today cheers me up a little bit.

Tomorrow I'm planning to go to Pilates and then to Korean massage in Annandale. This Korean place is amazing. With $80 (well, you need to add $20 tip, though. When I added just $10 tip---I was a student at that time!---a woman exclaimed "Not enough!") , you get body scrub, massage, cucumber face pack, hair treatment, plus herb sauna. You also receive a toothbrush. I don't know why. I don't recommend this place for those who don't feel comfortable being totally naked in front of bunch of people. Yes, you'll get body scrub and massage being naked in front of other people. You'll even be ordered (yes, ordered) by the full-figured powerful Korean masseuse, who is usually in a black lingerie for unknown reason, various embarrassing poses which I can't explain to you. Having said all of these, I'm going there tomorrow. Oh, by the way, this place is only for ladies.

Viva Patricia Field and Comma Cafe!

This year's Oscar was another disappointment. I know it meant to reward Scorsese. But Best Director award was enough!

Anyways. I'm excited to know that Patricia Field, the costume designer for Sex & the City, Ugly Betty and The Devil Wears Prada will create a line for Payless Shoesource!! She wore one of the shoes on the red carpet. See the photo.

My Nevada trip last week was interesting. I stayed at a hotel in Reno and visited Carson city. Reno is a kind of Middle Class Consumerism Wonderland. If you are lucky enough to earn some bucks from slot machines, there are jewelry shops, all-10-dollars-apparel stores, gun shops, games for kids, all waiting for you. Of course, there are bunch of money loan, if you lose. How convenient!

In Carson City, I dropped in this super cool Cafe "Comma Coffee." It's a really nice place, and I wish we had this kind of place in DC area. If you ever have chance to visit Carson City, don't forget to have some coffee or mate tea (yes, they have mate!) or lunch there.

some pics from Nevada trip

On the way from Reno to Carson City. And Lake Tahoe.

My beginner's luck

I'm in Reno, Nevada. I won $45 with $2....so I quit immediately. Call me coward.

What constitutes "news"?

I've just had a sex with my husband (yes, kittens, with my HUSBAND) this morning. Why is this a news? Please refer to my previous post. Yes, that was the last time.

I tried to go to the gym this morning, but decided to sleep until noon. The last week was a little hectic, and I'm old. I'll be traveling to Carson City, Nevada on Monday. It's a business trip, but I've decided to stay in a hotel in Reno.....the hotel named "Circus Circus Reno." You know. I will either earn enough money to cover cost of the trip, or....will be washing dishes. Stay tuned.

Are you guys having fun?

I'm in Manchester, New Hampshire. I'm in a hotel room drinking wine and watching "Ugly Betty" on the Internet. Fun time!

OK, I'm going to bed now....oh wait, I need to take a shower...then go to bed.

Yes, I'm a little drunk.

FYI, HRC was great today. Now I understand a little more why she is popular. I'm still not sure if she should be the president, though.

GAH

I'm going to New Hampshire this weekend on business. It must be freezing up there....:-( I hate cold weather. It makes me unnecessarily tired. Plus, I will miss VUBOQ's CHILI party tomorrow. I'm sure everyone will miss me at the party:-p At least I've found a hotel close to downtown. I'll try to find a restaurant/bar which serves chili and alcohol.....

OK, I'm going home now to pack. Have a grooooooby weekend everyone!

Dear Washington Metro

I have just learned Washington Metro is finally planning to equip its trains with handles which gives "short" riders a grip. I'm 5'4 and usually wears high-heels (2-4 inches) and still have had hard time to reach those bars. Anyways, Japanese trains and buses have been equipped with the handles for ages, and they seem to be much more sofisticated than the ones you are planning to install. Just FYI.

Viva Pedro!

I've just purchased this DVD collection of Pedro Almodovar movies. It contains 8 movies, one vonus disc and postcards of all 8 movies. I'm quite happy with it.

I also recently bought DVDs of my most favorite Japanese TV drama "Tantei Monogatari (A Detective's Story). My love for life, a Japanese actor Yusaku Matsuda, played the lead role in this series. He appeared in a Hollywood movie "Black Rain" just before he passed away from cancer. I'm planning to spend a whole Saturday to watch these DVDs. Especially because I've been mad at my husband and don't want to talk to him.

Tasty!

I just had this instant Thai green carry with Jasmine rice. It's really good!

Hmmm...I checked the ingridient...it contains fish sause as I suspected. Sorry, my vegetarian friends. But other Tasty Bite products are vegan, and good, too.

I've finally fully recovered from three day long hangover from the last weekend. Friday night happy hour + two clubs-->6 hours long dinner&drinks (beer plus 3 bottles of wine for 3 people) at Yasuko's place on Saturday night-->Brunch with Steven, Roberto, Darryl and Mike at Beacon Bar (bad bloody mary and lots of mimosa) and two drinks at Halo on Sunday. I didn't drink at all on Monday. I had a dinner with my co-workers at Kaz Sushi Bistro and had some beer yesterday. I ran into Margot there. I'm totally "clean" now. Yey.