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Entries from February 2007

Web 2.0 … The Machine is Us/ing Us

February 13th, 2007 · No Comments

Fascinating and brilliant video! Interesting debate in the comments section in YouTube too!

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Name Rectification in Taiwan

February 13th, 2007 · 2 Comments

A round-up of some articles and posts about the on-going controversy of renaming places and institutions in Taiwan (replacing "China" with "Taiwan") and Taiwanese continuing identity struggle:
"Status Quo Club" from Michael Turton's The View From Taiwan.
Taiwan statue removal fuels spat (BBC)
Name change restores history (Taiwan News Online) 
From Mutant Frog:
Taiwan rectifies names in new history textbook [...]

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Momofuku Noodle Bar

February 11th, 2007 · 1 Comment

Tonight I had dinner with my old friend Michelle at Momofuku Noodle Bar, a Japanese/Korean/American noodle bar in the East Village.  Diners sit on bar stools around an open kitchen a hip and intimate space.  What the place lacks in real authentic Asian street-cred and ethnic-neighborhood bargains, it more than makes up for with tasty [...]

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Hong Kong Station 香港站

February 11th, 2007 · No Comments

Hong Kong Station is fast food at it's best and as close to the Asian noodle shop experience as you are going to get in New York.  Chose from 9 kinds of noodles for a dollar each.  Then add your own toppings which are also a dollar each.  Today I had udon noodles, fish cake, [...]

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Golden Krust Vegetarian Combo

February 10th, 2007 · No Comments

I tried Golden Krust, a Caribbean restaurant just around the corner from my apartment , for the first time today. I ordered a large vegetarian combo: soy protein curry, rice and peas, steamed vegetables and fried plantains.  It doesn't photograph well, but it's great (especially with some Cock Sauce).  More than enough food for an [...]

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