Month: January 2011

  • Emmigrating to China

    This is an old blogpost that was written before I left NY about Chinese language in US schools, but forgot about it until now.  Well, I like the artwork too. Apparently, according to this Jan 2010 NY Times article: Foreign Languages Fade in Class — Except Chinese.,  many schools in New York gave up teaching…

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  • Cat & iPad

    [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EYyXRiziHL8&fs=1&hl=en_US&rel=0] I do not have a cat.  Nor do I have a iPad.  But this video shows the fun you (and your cat) may have when you put them together.

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  • 茶碗蒸し & 海南雞飯 chez nous

    Our new friends, Z&J are returning to Singapore and J&J are spending the holidays in London. So we had an early gathering at our place, and the girls offered to cook.  Lucky us, right ? Authentic home style asian dishes prepared in our kitchen – what a treat.  Not only I can enjoy the dishes,…

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  • Quentin Tarantino versus Joel and Ethan Coen

    A brazilian law student created a mashup of films by Quentin Tarantino and films by the Coen Brothers.  Try the HD and full screen options. Enjoy ! Dir.: Joel and Ethan Coen: Blood Simple (1984) Raising Arizona (1987) Miller’s Crossing (1990) Barton Fink (1991) Fargo (1996) The Big Lebowski (1998) O Brother, Where Art Thou?…

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