Cheerios? Wheaties? Lucky fucking charms? If you’re gonna get your carbs on, might as well double up and get some lard all in there too. And there ain’t no better way to do that and cure a hangover than a batch of homemade waffles laced with maple syrup and liquefied butter. Forget about ingredient lists, […]
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[updated 04/17/09] I’m writing this for people living in Qingdao, people visiting Qingdao, and most importantly myself because I can never figure out what I want to eat. Chinese food is good. There’s no question there. The problem is that eating out is a group thing. The best restaurants are made for 4+ people. You […]
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Japan is world renowned for being oddly unique. I mean, when you ask the average 20 somethin guy in America what he knows about Japan, he’ll probably mention used panty vending machines, tentacle rape anime and game shows where the object is to humiliate the contestants in the most bizarre way possible. With this in […]
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Yes, I know it’s been a while. You may think I’ve been asleep at the wheel…I wish I had such a wheel. I’ve actually been studying really hard to keep up with all the brainiac Koreans in my class who have the magical ability to memorize hundreds of characters in a span of minutes while […]
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The other day was mooncake festival day, the most important day of the autumn festival that for some reason doesn’t start until next week. So everyone buys tons of these little stuffed pastries and they give them away to friends, business partners and family. Disclosure: I have never actually eaten a mooncake (update: I tried […]
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My day began shortly after my 3pm wakeup call from a friend who I normally don’t talk to all that much but was pleased to hear from. He invited me to have dinner with a classmate who I also don’t normally talk to, but also glad to hear from. Being someone who always enjoys random […]
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Tonight, I went on a date with one of my friends to Hot Pot. I have never been to such a restaurant, even though I’ve heard many a rave about how good this style of cuisine is. While no one is really certain where the hot pot concept came from, most scholars agree that it […]
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I somehow managed to convince my lazy hind quarters into going to the gym for the first time in what must be the same amount of time it took China to realize that one in five kids here are overweight. After thoroughly annihilating my chest in a workout that is sure to make my breasts […]
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