Chef Thomas Keller (of the French Laundry, Per Se, Bouchon and Ad Hoc) recently published a new book: Via the interwebs I found out he was coming to Orange County for a book signing and I couldn’t pass up the opportunity to meet culinary greatness. Arrived an hour before the signing and there was already [...]
Archive for the ‘Daily Life’ Category
November 11, 2009
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Boo Berry
By Pinjing in Daily Life, Midnight SnackBeen kind of busy lately, haven’t done much in terms of the hobbies, no baking, no blogging, no music-making or photography. When I stray too long from these things, my heart tends to ache . . . Been looking at my food blog and I’m itching to redesign it again (even though its current design [...]
November 6, 2009
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Fall Polaroid Week 2009: III, IV, V
By Pinjing in Daily Life, Photo PostI think I’m getting better at separating the photo from the backing; there wasn’t too much tear on the last two photos. Though, I think I need to take the camera outside; my film speed simply isn’t fast enough for indoor photos. It suddenly got cold again; maybe it’s time I bust out the slanket. [...]
November 3, 2009
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Fall Polaroid Week 2009: I & II
By Pinjing in Daily Life, Photo PostEither I’m stupid in my developing skills (I get nervous still everytime I have to pull the packfilm tabs out and everything), or my pack of Fujifilm FP-100C is a bit defective. All my photos from this box seem to tear in the same spots whie separating the photo from the film backing.
October 30, 2009
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More Disneylandish Halloween
By Pinjing in Autumn, Daily Life, DisneylandWent to Disneyland again, since Mom’s annual passport expires today.
October 28, 2009
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Boo Blast
By Pinjing in Daily LifeEvery year, one or two weeks prior to Halloween, my elementary school held a Halloween school festival with games, rides, face painting, bbq and a bake sale; it used to be one of my favorite school events. They still hold the festival every year; I didn’t get to go this year, so I’m reliving it [...]
October 27, 2009
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Walk Around The Block II
By Pinjing in Daily LifeEven though we don’t really have four separate seasons here in Southern California, there are still small signs of autumn. One of the small pleasures in my life is just wandering around with my film camera, taking shots of whatever. I haven’t done much analog shooting this autumn, come to think of it. Must dust [...]
October 26, 2009
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Halloween or Christmas?
By Pinjing in Daily LifeDoesn’t matter. They’re two of my favorite holidays. Spent last Friday at Disneyland with Mom and Sis. I used to have a pair of Mickey Mouse ears when I was a kid and in a fit of nostalgia, bought these. I even got them embroidered with my name . . . The ears make me [...]