Adventures in a Chinese- American Kitchen
Author: annathetwinkie
Hi!!! Long time no post. It's been pretty busy with review and exams these past two weeks, but almost done! (Bio tomorrow) Yesterday, I finally got my SATIIs out of the way and I was going to suggest going out for dinner. As it turns out, I didn't need to. My dad's college classmate in … Continue reading Fun with Friends at the Oriental Pearl Tower
Hi!!! Usually on Sundays, we go out for dinner at some mediocre restaurant because we're too lazy to cook. Yesterday, however, we had not 1 but 3 special occasions to celebrate: my birthday, my parent's anniversary and the 120th birthday of my parent's alma mater- Zhejiang University Some classmates paid to have the empire state building blue! … Continue reading YuZu at HSBC Tower （柚子-恒生大厦）
It's May 14th and AP exams are finally over. More importantly, it's Mother's Day! My mom is amazing. My brother bought flowers; dad made congee; I decided to make mom breakfast. Unfortunately, I didn't have flour, butter or sugar at home 😦 However, we did have bread, yogurt and lots of eggs. French toast it was. … Continue reading Happy Mother’s Day
Today is May 1st, China's labour day so no school :). Since there's no school, we decided to go out for dinner in PuXi at The Cool Docks. There were quite a few restaurants. I wanted Japanese and Korean Barbecue, but my brother wanted Italian. Thus, we ended up at Il Bambino The Cool Docks … Continue reading Il Bambino at the The Cool Docks
Hi!!! It's officially spring now!!!! In China, there is a tradition of going on 春游, or spring vacation when the weather gets nice and flowers bloom. Sunday was bright, sunny and free so we decided to go on a 春游. We were going to take a quick train to SuZhou, but earlier that week, my … Continue reading Spring Trip to JiaXing
Hi!!! I know this post is late but I've been busy. On Sunday, I participated in the International History Bee and Bowl China regionals. I didn't really prepare, so I wasn't expecting much, but I actually made it into the finals seeded second. Unfortunately, the Final was filled with US and ancient history questions, so … Continue reading The Cook buffet at the Kerry
It's the week after Spring Break and everyone's about back into "study mode". Actually teachers are kicking into high gear in preparation for AP exams. However, that didn't stop us from going out to eat. Normally, we'd go to Thumb Plaza, but my mom agreed to take me to the Kerry. There's a chic vegetarian … Continue reading Review: Pure and Whole
It's about noon in Moscow now. Unfortunately, I am not there 😦 My visa got screwed up so that I am not allowed in Russia until the 27th. Instead of risking a layover in a foreign country, my parents and I decided not to go. So, I'll be posting on something completely different: the CASA … Continue reading CASA Revisited
Hi!!!! Long time no post. It's the last day before my Spring Break. Not only that, I'm going to RUSSIA!!!!! Granted, it's for MUN, but still, I LOVE RUSSIA!!!!!! We'll be staying in St. Petersburg for the conference, then popping over to Moscow. The entire trip is organized by a tour company so we'll be … Continue reading Going to Russia!!!!!
Hi!!! I hope everyone's had a great week. Last night, I went to a very special dinner. The dinner itself was good, but it was the purpose of the dinner that mattered. Remember my Taiwan posts? Well, one of the most touching moments of the trip was dining at CASA, a restaurant run by the charity 啄木鸟 … Continue reading Dreams do Come True
The Red-braised Twinkie 