if you ever happen to be in need of spicy chinese food in los angeles, the undoubtedly best place is to be found in a not very distinct shopping mall in san gabriel. if you order the food "very spicy", it will be exactly that. and you will feel spiciness twice: once when the food enters your body and once when it leaves your body.
the restaurant is called "dong ting spring", and is located at 140 w. valley blvd, #206-207, san gabriel, ca 91776.
order the green garlic with black bean and chili pepper sauce, and the crab with chopped garlic, ginger and hot pepper, which actually comes with shrimp rather than crab.
Dienstag, 18. März 2008
Samstag, 22. Dezember 2007
bruxelles, noel (add two dots on the last 'e')
since yesterday i have been in brussels now, for family christmas. so far i'm the only guest at my aunt's and uncle's house, though, my mother, her new boyfriend (will we like him? even be nice to him? we'll see...), and my grandparents will arrive tomorrow. things are good, i like seeing my family, and for the extra christmassy feeling brussels looks like it has been dusted with confectioner's sugar. hmmm, i'm sooo lazy. i think i'll just stop writing here, and lie on the couch...
Mittwoch, 19. Dezember 2007
berlin, berlin
i finally arrived in berlin on sunday, after my flight had been delayed for two days due to the weather conditions on the east coast. waiting for two days wasn't too bad, since that gave me time to finish up my final papers and spend tow more days with brian. berlin is the way it always is in the winter, even though i had forgotten how grey and cold it is. maybe the sudden transition from california to here makes the difference more striking. i wonder if i am going to see the sun at all while i'm here...
Samstag, 24. November 2007
more good news
here are more good news of this week:
1. i am moving after winter break. at this point, i have probably complained to everybody about how passionately i hate my student housing apartment. it's dark, it's ugly, it doesn't have a kitchen, and it doesn't even have a proper big bed. and even though it's near campus, the neighborhood absolutely sucks.
but, fortunately it turned out that my very nice co-student geoff needs a new roommate in pasadena, and that new roommate will be me!
2. i just learned that i was able to get out of the basic logic course requirement of my grad program, because i've done enough logic in berlin (anyone who seriously doubts that, please step forward).
which means i can take way more exciting courses next semester. high five! and special thanks to uwe for writing the crucial letter!
1. i am moving after winter break. at this point, i have probably complained to everybody about how passionately i hate my student housing apartment. it's dark, it's ugly, it doesn't have a kitchen, and it doesn't even have a proper big bed. and even though it's near campus, the neighborhood absolutely sucks.
but, fortunately it turned out that my very nice co-student geoff needs a new roommate in pasadena, and that new roommate will be me!
2. i just learned that i was able to get out of the basic logic course requirement of my grad program, because i've done enough logic in berlin (anyone who seriously doubts that, please step forward).
which means i can take way more exciting courses next semester. high five! and special thanks to uwe for writing the crucial letter!
Dienstag, 20. November 2007
Juhu!
Hurra! I passed my behind-the-wheel driving exam this morning. Which means that I am now the proud owner of a california driver's license.
Sonntag, 11. November 2007
always wanted to talk to your dead loved ones?
i should have thought of this, what a brilliant idea: you tell a dead sick person your message and they deliver it after they've passed away.
http://www.afterlifetelegrams.com/AFTERLIFE/
it's just five dollars a word. so "hey grandma, hope you're well, you've always been my favorite" is only 50 bucks. however, more elaborate messages are a little more expensive: for example "hey x, i'm sorry you died in that car accident, but i just wanted to let you know that i'm over you. i would have broken up with you pretty soon anyway, since you really sucked in bed" is 190 bucks, so you should really think about whether it's that important that your ex knows that.
http://www.afterlifetelegrams.com/AFTERLIFE/
it's just five dollars a word. so "hey grandma, hope you're well, you've always been my favorite" is only 50 bucks. however, more elaborate messages are a little more expensive: for example "hey x, i'm sorry you died in that car accident, but i just wanted to let you know that i'm over you. i would have broken up with you pretty soon anyway, since you really sucked in bed" is 190 bucks, so you should really think about whether it's that important that your ex knows that.
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