Dumplings, won tons, egg rolls galore…
May 16, 2008 at 5:07 pm | In ASIAN, Food, eats | Leave a CommentTags: eats, Food
My friend’s mom Ms Chen cooked last night for my mom, me and her daughter. She is a great cook! SL is a lucky gal! She is very spoiled with a talented mom. She gave us Sichuan salad and various kinds of dumplings with her own homemade dipping sauces for each item. We had chive pockets, two types of dumplings one with shrimp and the other pork (mom cannot eat shrimp), egg rolls and won tons. I was in heaven and very full afterwards. I also enjoyed the peppermint soup which was a first.
I learned also that in my mom’s village they called peppermint -snake killer. Cool! Learn something new everyday!
Here are more closer view of the food:
ANTM cycle 10 winner-Whitney (first full figured winner!)
May 16, 2008 at 5:06 pm | In TV Show, Uncategorized | 1 CommentTags: America's Next Top Model, TV Show
So I watch Tyra Bank’s America’s Next Top Model (ANTM) off and on and the reruns sometimes on MTV. Last night was the current cycle 10’s finale. Instead of two hours it was trimmed to one hour with the final three gals Whitney, Fatima (Boston and survivor of female and Anya entering with only being able to one emerge victorious.
I was psyched to see that a “full figured” or “juicy” model (as some of the judges called her) Whitney Thompson won! It is sad they said those terms when in the real world she is a “hot” woman. But in the modeling industry she is “big”and “full figured”. I found it irritating.
I am not surprised Whitney win. I thought Fatima would give her a run for her money but it was her over confidence and not great pics and commercial that did not help. She was too fast in her delivery and robotic. Anya on the other hand botched her lines but she did have a nice energy about her. Paulina even said she seemed “dumb” in her final photo. Plus the other two girls were strong though Anya’s commercial was a “train wreck”. Anya has a “high fashion” face and takes gorgeous pics but her catwalk at Versace (biggest and best one yet on the finale) did not compare. While Whitney stepped it up on her catwalk and her commercial and pics were great.
Misc
Photo from America’s Next Top Model website cycle 10 here
Reality TV articles and reviews on ANTM here and actual finale wrap up of cycle 10 here
*My sis shared with me that one french model was deemed “overweight” and she thought it ridiculous at 5′11 at 110 pounds and she did not menstruate for over a year. While the average American woman is 5′4 and 150 pounds according to something she read. These young women are starving themselves in this modeling industry to only be called “big”? My sister thinks they should just use real skeletons instead of human beings to model clothing.
Tae Yeon 쾌도 (What If)만약에
May 16, 2008 at 5:02 pm | In ASIAN, Dramas, Lyrics, Songs, TV Show | Leave a CommentTags: 만약에, Song, What If
After watching episode 7 of Hong Gil Dong, I have not been able to get this song out of my head. I find am humming it alot. Oh my! The song was very appropriate for that scene. When Hong Gil Dong (Kang Ji Hwan)강지환 姜至奂 leaves Heo Yi Nok (Sung Yuri) 성유리 成宥利 to save her from being hurt as he being pursued he knocks her out. He knows if he does not, she will follow him.
Girls Generation (SNSD 소녀시대 少女時代) lead singer Tae Yeon 쾌도 is the leader of the nine member group and she sang solo (What If)만약에 from Hong Gil Dong 만약에 스틸영상(mainly episode 7) here is the video with pics of her Tae Yeon and performance on Cool Fm here.
Korean/English translated/romanized lyrics from flyingcrispi’s blog for “WHAT IF”:
만약에 내가 간다면 내가 다가간다면
넌 어떻게 생각할까 용기 낼 수 없고
만약에 니가 간다면 니가 떠나간다면
널 어떻게 보내야할지 자꾸 겁이 나는걸
정말 바보같아서 사랑한다하지 못하는건 아마도
만남뒤에 기다리는 아픔에 슬픈 나날들이 두려워서인가봐
만약에 니가 온다면 니가 다가온다면
난 어떻게 해야만 할지 정말 알수 없는걸
내가 바보같아서 바라볼 수 밖에만 없는건 아마도
외면 할지도 모를 니 마음과 또 그래서 더 멀어질 사이가 될까봐
정말 바보같아서 사랑한다하지 못하는건 아마도
만남 뒤에 기다리는 아픔에 슬픈 나날들이 두려워서인가봐
내가 바보같아서 사랑한다하지 못하는건 아마도
만남 뒤에 기다리는 아픔에 슬픈 나날들이 두려워서인가봐
If I were to go
If I were to get close to you
What would you think?
I don’t have the courage.
If you were to go,
If you were to leave.
I don’t know how to send you away
It keeps hanging on my mind
I know I am a fool and can only watch you from afar
Your heart may look away from me…
And so we could even become strangers
Just like a fool I can’t even say that I love you because …
We’re afraid the wait that comes upon us
After we meet will be painful and sad.
If you were to come
To come near me.
What would I do ?
I really don’t know
Because I’m like a fool.
Even though I know looking is all I can do
Your heart may look away from me
And so we could even become strangers
Just like a fool I can’t even say that I love you because….
We’re afraid the wait that comes upon us
After we meet will be painful and sad
Because I’m like a fool
Even though I can’t say I love you
We’re afraid the wait that comes upon us
After we meet will be painful and sad.
translator: jihaeshi & di_jb
manyageh naega gandamyeon
naega dagagandamyeon
neon eoddeogeh saenggakhalgga
yonginaelsu eobtgo
manyageh niga gandamyeon
niga ddeonagandamyeon
neol eoddeogeh bonaeyahalji
jaggoo geobi naneun geol
naega babo gataseo
barabolsu bakkeman eobtneungeon amado
wemyeon haljidomoreul ni maeumgwa
ddo keuraeseo deo mareojil saiga dwelggabwa
jeongmal babo gataseo
saranghanda haji mothaneungeon amado
mannam dwiyeh gidarineun apeumeh
seulpeun nanaldeuri dooryeowoseo ingabwa
manyageh niga ondamyeon
niga dagaondamyeon
nan eoddeogeh haeyamanhalji
jeongmal alsu eobtneungeol
naega babo gataseo
barabolsu bakkeman eobtneungeon amado
wemyeon haljidomoreul ni maeumgwa
ddo keuraeseo deo mareojil saiga dwelggabwa
jeongmal babo gataseo
saranghanda haji mothaneungeon amado
mannam dwiyeh gidarineun apeumeh
seulpeun nanaldeuri dooryeowoseo ingabwa
naega babo gataseo
saranghanda haji mothaneungeon amado
mannam dwiyeh gidarineun apeumeh
seulpeun nanaldeuri dooryeowoseo ingabwa
Financial Planning for Seniors Seminar…
May 13, 2008 at 5:08 pm | In Uncategorized | Leave a CommentTags: Personal
Today my boss had a presentation on financial planning tips for seniors more geared to Asians. Alot of the audience members were retired already. So it was more geared on how to be able to survive through your retirement but maintaining their assets, creating wills/trusts and how to minimize their taxes. But it was just an overview and there were some good questions asked.
It seemed like everyone got alot of good information. From understanding that wills are not just for doling out your assets to your beneficiaries, but it is also designates who you want to handle your estate, guardianship of your grandchildren (if you are caring for them), also your health care proxy—and the audience had an alarming number who did not have a will. A few kept thinking you needed a ton of assets to need a will. Not so!
I trekked for two hours to get to Braintree for the seminar. I missed my bus stop and the driver was very nice. Too bad that bus runs every 30 minutes (#225 from Quincy Center). For me to go from green line to red line to Quincy took almost an hour. After the seminar, I got a ride back to Brookline and took the “T” back to the office. My boss had meeting at Cleveland Circle area.
*I am not license to give financial advice. I just work for someone who is licensed.
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