Archive for June 2008
say my name
If you say this out loud in Mandarin it sounds like my full name.
I found this out Friday night at the 2nd Mahjong night. I was wondering why I heard the fobicized version of my name a few times (juw-ahn!). The first mahjong night was a few weeks ago. It involved a lot of tiles and a lot of snacks and a lot of shouting in Mandarin. I also had to learn Taiwanese style mahjong which is a tad different from Filipino mahjong.
The overflow of Chinese-ness made me long for my Filipino roots. The next day I Yelped ‘filipino food’ until I found Tipanan in Newark.
flavor tripping?
Ever heard of the miracle fruit? Me neither up until about 20 minutes ago. My marathon kdrama watching (Hello, Miss! if you’re wondering) was interrupted by some internet perusing and this article by the NYT.
So here’s the summary:
- It’s small and red like a cranberry.
- You chew the sucker and rub the pulp all over your tongue.
- It makes everything you eat for the next 30 minutes to 2 hours sweet. Goat cheese turns into cheesecake, beer turns into a chocolate shake and cheapy tequila morphs into Patron.
- People are holding food tripping parties to partake in the craziness that ensues.
- No apparent side effects from consumption.
- More info at the Wikipedia entry here.
Okay so who’s with me? Let’s get some berries and cheap tequila.
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