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Although I moved into my apartment last December, decorating and designing the space has been a long-term work in progress.  I just recently ordered some floral wall decals online from Urban Outfitters and put them up in my studio apartment.  I think they add nice splashes of color and visual interest on the walls.  The [...]

I had lunch at the culinary mecca Chez Panisse Cafe in Berkeley with Kris on August 22, 2008.   Just getting around to blogging about the experience now.
Eggplant and cherry tomato salad with walnuts and marjoram

We shared this salad as our starter.  A perfect opening to our summer luncheon.  All the produce was perfectly fresh worked [...]

End of summer update: I got back this morning from a week-long holiday in Northern California. Tons of pictures on Flickr. I will blog more about it later.
Above: The famous Fisherman’s Wharf of San Francisco. Below: LS plays with eels at the Monterey Aquarium.

Sophia & Perilla
I hung out with Sophia today. [...]

I went out last night to celebrate my friend Sophia’s birthday at Japas 38 Karaoke.  More pics on Flickr.

This dinner is a improvisation that I put together last night (Saturday, 9 August 2008). I would characterize this meal as Mediterranean-meets-Malay-in-a-Manhattan-love-affair. Full of flavor, yet light enough for a balmy late-summer weekend evening.
The locally-caught wild bluefish and the veggies are from FreshDirect, while the seasonings come from my eclectic pantry of global [...]