The great thing about traveling from west to east is that the jet lag actually works in your favor. You're exhausted by 10:00 p.m. but up and ready to go by 6:00 a.m. Or, in Ivon's case this morning, 5:00 a.m. As an added bonus, he didn't need to waste time deciding what to wear because, as…
November 24, 2010: Comic haul! The return of the Weird Food Purchase of the Day! Snow Monkeys go for their sixth win eight games!
Well, not actually a comic haul. More of a trade paperback haul... I've come to prefer collections over single issues and these were a few of the titles I've been meaning to pick up for a while. Chew: Police detective Tony Chu uses his cibopathic abilities to solve crime, deriving psychic sensations from whatever he…
November 13, 2010: The “I make the best whatever” contest!
Announcing this blog's very first "I Make The Best Whatever" contest! 1. How To Participate No purchase necessary. Just post the name of your dish with a short description and an accompanying photo. 8 recipes will be chosen for the showdown. The 8 finalists will then be asked to post the accompanying recipe. Each week…
April 4, 2008: Fans Feeling Fuelish 2; The Quickening!
Last night, we were back for round two of Fan Fuel Dinner 2008. As we walked into the restaurant, Martin confided: “Tonight is IT. Starting tomorrow, I’m on the program!” On the program?! Hmmm. I wasn’t exactly sure what had precipitated his decision to adopt a healthier diet. It could have been the four year…
November 30, 2006: The Sichuan/Peking Restaurant, Hong Kong
It was way past our bedtime when we turned in for the night after our evening at the Happy Valley race track, so it was way past our usual wake up time when we finally made it out of bed this morning.9:30 a.m. By the time we were washed and dressed, it was too late…
Let’s call it November 29th: Hong Kong Day #4! Massage massacre! Happy Valley Racetrack!
I managed to wake up a little earlier today and squeeze in a work-out before heading down for a power breakfast: grilled fish (for low-fat protein), smoked salmon (for omega 3 oils), oatmeal and muesli (for fibre), papaya (for vitamin c), Eggs Benny on a baked tomato (for lutein and lycopene), and dim sum and…