I find it fun to read about Chinese food, especially how it is expanding in its conception. Craving Hyphenated Chinese - New York Times: "I call them second-generation Chinese restaurants," said Cheuk Kwan, who has directed a documentary film about the spread of Chinese restaurants around the world. "These restaurants always have a hyphen: Chinese-Venezuelan, Chinese-Norwegian, Chinese-Mexican.
Author Archives: Raymond Yee
It’s pumpkin season!
It's pumpkin season!
Originally uploaded by Raymond Yee.
Only a little while ago, it was watermelon season. Now the pumpkins have taken over.
What is A2Z?
What is A2Z?
Originally uploaded by Raymond Yee.
Careers @ amazon.com | A2Z Development Center gives some hints
More Notelets for 2005.09.06
Listening right to a CBC Radio piece on the Linda Tillery and the Cultural Heritage Choir. I didn't realize that there is a labour dispute at the CBC right now.
Bush and Congress Announce Inquiries on Government Response - New York Times:
- Bush and Congress Announce Inquiries on Government Response - New York Times]: President Bush and Congressional leaders vowed today to find out what went wrong in the federal response to Hurricane Katrina, with Mr. Bush declaring that "bureaucracy's not going to stand in the way of getting the job done for the people."
I got my Pentax camera back, a month after shipping it to Pentax for repair. It works again -- but I don't think that I will buy another Pentax camera because of the extremely slow repair process.
Branching out the Banyan Tree sounds like an awesome conference, but I'll be in NYC then for Small Tools/Big Ideas.
A quote from C. S. Lewis from Sunday's sermon in relationship to Rev 3:20:
- Imagine yourself as a living house. God comes in to rebuild that house. At first, perhaps, you can understand what he is doing. He is getting the drains right and stopping the leaks in the roof and so on: you knew that those jobs needed doing and so you are not surprised.
Notelets for 2005.09.06
Good luck, Jane, with your creative non-fiction class.
Thank goodness that Catherine's family is all safe. I also agree with CY's analysis: "I just keep coming back to the fact that there are many disasters an individual person or family can't prepare for alone. We need to work together, pooling our knowledge and resources."
“Don’t Just Cry Uncle” spotted at Eastwind Books
"Don't Just Cry Uncle" spotted at Eastwind Books
Originally uploaded by Raymond Yee.
Don't Just Cry Uncle: How Chinese Tell In-Laws From Out-Laws might be just want I have needed for decades: a guidebook on how to address my relatives properly! The rules are complicated -- and I find it tough to remember them. I need something written to help.
maybe I should stop putting sugar into my tea
maybe I should stop putting sugar into my tea
Originally uploaded by Raymond Yee.
I don't generally think that a teaspoon of sugar in my cup of Darjeeling tea is that much sugar. But realizing that I can go through a bag of sugar by myself in less than I am used to thinking was a sobering realization. Little bits add up.
Dancers in the rain in Pittsburgh
Dancers in the rain in Pittsburgh
Originally uploaded by Raymond Yee.
On the way to a coffee shop, Laura and I came across a group of dancers, smiling and moving in the drizzle.
Hooters Air at the Pittsburgh Airport?
Who knew that Hooters Air is a real thing?
Two tips
Do you live in the Berkeley area and have a car to wash? I recommend the Car Wash Benefit for the Options Recovery Services, which takes place every non-rainy Saturday morning and early afternoon. The wash is thorough, the service is friendly, and the money goes to a good cause. (I took a few pictures of the scene.)
Using a single website like travelocity to compare airfares used to be enough for me. Lately, I've started using Cheap flights and more with the Booking Buddy airfare comparison tool to help me a whole slew of travelocity-like sites.