tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-60770852024-03-07T10:51:19.111-08:00Musings of a VirginA mix of this, a dash of that, a drop of cool and hopefully the results are a tasteful dish for the palate.emylnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10894010421893277649noreply@blogger.comBlogger781125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6077085.post-23465115471772097402011-02-28T19:51:00.001-08:002011-02-28T20:01:16.974-08:00Singapore Trip 2011I had an awesome time as usual and instead of yakking about the trip, I decided to post it using photos instead. Be sure to click ON the captions for the photos. <br /><br />Here's the Slide show of some of the awesome food I had.<br /><embed type="application/x-shockwave-flash" src="https://picasaweb.google.com/s/c/bin/slideshow.swf" width="600" height="400" flashvars="host=picasaweb.google.com&hl=en_US&feat=flashalbum&RGB=0x000000&feed=https%3A%2F%2Fpicasaweb.google.com%2Fdata%2Ffeed%2Fapi%2Fuser%2Falvinleets%2Falbumid%2F5578950578061411537%3Falt%3Drss%26kind%3Dphoto%26hl%3Den_US" pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer"></embed><br /><br />Photos of my family on this trip<br /><embed type="application/x-shockwave-flash" src="https://picasaweb.google.com/s/c/bin/slideshow.swf" width="600" height="400" flashvars="host=picasaweb.google.com&hl=en_US&feat=flashalbum&RGB=0x000000&feed=https%3A%2F%2Fpicasaweb.google.com%2Fdata%2Ffeed%2Fapi%2Fuser%2Falvinleets%2Falbumid%2F5578946540826030705%3Falt%3Drss%26kind%3Dphoto%26hl%3Den_US" pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer"></embed><br /><br />Photos of our outing to Universal Studios Singapore<br /><embed type="application/x-shockwave-flash" src="https://picasaweb.google.com/s/c/bin/slideshow.swf" width="600" height="400" flashvars="host=picasaweb.google.com&hl=en_US&feat=flashalbum&RGB=0x000000&feed=https%3A%2F%2Fpicasaweb.google.com%2Fdata%2Ffeed%2Fapi%2Fuser%2Falvinleets%2Falbumid%2F5578948781826478433%3Falt%3Drss%26kind%3Dphoto%26hl%3Den_US" pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer"></embed>emylnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10894010421893277649noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6077085.post-3242141310537182272011-01-27T23:22:00.000-08:002011-01-27T23:27:21.472-08:00Back to Singapore - 2011Yep just finished my assignment in Pittsburgh today, hopped on a flight back to the twin cities and have 1 night to pack before I leave for the airport tomorrow at 10am. I'm headed back to Singapore for 3 weeks and in time for Chinese New Year 2011.<br /><br />Here's my bags partially packed cos I have a few items in the fridge that I'll put in just before I leave. Its way too much work to take a good photo of all the gifts I'm bringing back home so I won't bother. <br /><br />Now to get some shut eye cos I'm just worn out from all this traveling.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhC4E0DKMjPWkwJQjk4LfY5cDU5c4oxWuAAvpT_aoJhyphenhyphenjHiv2Uru3Ek1sPlIH20sUOGxBZt4JGwtv1AR0v5cBi9TQzi-2xMaq5Xu5A-vHBve4nlXiVr-QR2RLPfDK0uFutEpMHA/s1600/Picture+%2528Large%2529.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhC4E0DKMjPWkwJQjk4LfY5cDU5c4oxWuAAvpT_aoJhyphenhyphenjHiv2Uru3Ek1sPlIH20sUOGxBZt4JGwtv1AR0v5cBi9TQzi-2xMaq5Xu5A-vHBve4nlXiVr-QR2RLPfDK0uFutEpMHA/s400/Picture+%2528Large%2529.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5567133891394864898" /></a>emylnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10894010421893277649noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6077085.post-76465144883806138512010-12-25T16:07:00.001-08:002010-12-25T16:49:29.510-08:00Christmas 2010<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgG2bwtYaeiid8OqCY60TygdaV9YRbc3CrTZgR6TW6gEMdOtrufhO1wSazuOhp5xTaEk6myJ-d1ZJ4zXDh1H53IQM_j8Sdsq6DvAYNHb1IgmedcggMX3poQXm9u_JNpxwMfCdMh/s1600/Picture+001-Lots+of+Snow.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgG2bwtYaeiid8OqCY60TygdaV9YRbc3CrTZgR6TW6gEMdOtrufhO1wSazuOhp5xTaEk6myJ-d1ZJ4zXDh1H53IQM_j8Sdsq6DvAYNHb1IgmedcggMX3poQXm9u_JNpxwMfCdMh/s400/Picture+001-Lots+of+Snow.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5554776074263035858" /></a><br />There's a lot of snow in Minneapolis this year. Here's a picture of the amount of snow that fell when the top of the metro dome fell in. <br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjETcUCBaW54R130DBkVAo_8ioD6OBxDWzX6VubZAp6_emVKdNWM1aNst3Sm4yrf_8VVVka0QRvbo3PPf3Aq7o8h9t0uris_In85J4hlKOxgk2pW1PtD4ul9YG65lO1CDPacbBL/s1600/Picture+007-Outside.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjETcUCBaW54R130DBkVAo_8ioD6OBxDWzX6VubZAp6_emVKdNWM1aNst3Sm4yrf_8VVVka0QRvbo3PPf3Aq7o8h9t0uris_In85J4hlKOxgk2pW1PtD4ul9YG65lO1CDPacbBL/s400/Picture+007-Outside.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5554776070571146418" /></a><br />Here's a picture of the outside of the house on Christmas Eve. Lot of snow.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi500Se01vi_z1LR9n4hztdqX6tvHwjs-qpc2pfn7atRdS10sK6c_rEsmfEHN0Q5VFgsrT3WFCQ-tIxrpZpeoj29lxXvVaSJN4K5krLArQtdcgZF5xbygwaX5Xo50jMtj34SKqi/s1600/Picture+015-Christmas+Meal.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi500Se01vi_z1LR9n4hztdqX6tvHwjs-qpc2pfn7atRdS10sK6c_rEsmfEHN0Q5VFgsrT3WFCQ-tIxrpZpeoj29lxXvVaSJN4K5krLArQtdcgZF5xbygwaX5Xo50jMtj34SKqi/s400/Picture+015-Christmas+Meal.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5554776065273780802" /></a><br />Here's what I'm having for Christmas Eve, also Christmas Day and the day after. Its a really big Prime Rib with the bone in and took 6 hours in the over to cook. Accompanied with mushrooms and onions and asparagus and its wonderful.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrEvKERfx95_dp6bxRp4ObAqVdY-utIJorlrMWKti0LN8T02pobDkBvXWa4REcn7u9ZWNt9af3eSPFy_IKrBKKUWxHoyDoOi_rl3u2z9UO0EhYBSS8W0IYYKP-_FWdURFzlho8/s1600/Picture+017-Meat+Sliced.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrEvKERfx95_dp6bxRp4ObAqVdY-utIJorlrMWKti0LN8T02pobDkBvXWa4REcn7u9ZWNt9af3eSPFy_IKrBKKUWxHoyDoOi_rl3u2z9UO0EhYBSS8W0IYYKP-_FWdURFzlho8/s400/Picture+017-Meat+Sliced.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5554776059433500450" /></a><br />Here's the Prime Rib sliced. Click on the picture for a close up. I think it looks awesome.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgt5EKH6l5vgIpGoDgp8yKctJVMkakxLEtWjg0gUbQmi7t3gSOxDodWeuYUcWlGVLyBHqW2pTsfzQRfCtxcFU23ADwPXIgL_Mr8f_T7On1KMrn4m0TOJIE0G1V2mc2ErKFoA1Of/s1600/Picture+018-PerfectPlate.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgt5EKH6l5vgIpGoDgp8yKctJVMkakxLEtWjg0gUbQmi7t3gSOxDodWeuYUcWlGVLyBHqW2pTsfzQRfCtxcFU23ADwPXIgL_Mr8f_T7On1KMrn4m0TOJIE0G1V2mc2ErKFoA1Of/s400/Picture+018-PerfectPlate.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5554776059769406338" /></a><br />And here is the first plate. BTW its really big piece of meat.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_WnRz1vh8OjnwC5_yDqttD6uZbUWJbEEFikew_mpOrLYWy5DAD_CUJGXEbC9gtUw99a0znDW2386Hxj8IffqAO8hrpJ9VnJJKeHq6ZDGJYarCgclyDOV9dj3bC2B0wwc9g0gf/s1600/Picture+008-Gifts.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_WnRz1vh8OjnwC5_yDqttD6uZbUWJbEEFikew_mpOrLYWy5DAD_CUJGXEbC9gtUw99a0znDW2386Hxj8IffqAO8hrpJ9VnJJKeHq6ZDGJYarCgclyDOV9dj3bC2B0wwc9g0gf/s400/Picture+008-Gifts.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5554786009195668418" /></a><br />And here's my Christmas Gifts for 2010. Actually its what I purchased in the month of December. There's a lot less books than I usually get but that because I download almost all my books into my Kindle nowadays.emylnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10894010421893277649noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6077085.post-14680023723331105622010-12-11T09:34:00.001-08:002010-12-11T09:44:32.275-08:00Its a BlizzardSee these photos? There's currently a Blizzard in Minneapolis, supposed to last 24-36 hours. The snow level is so so but, the winds are very very strong about 20-30 mph and the temperature? About 6 degrees F, and will go down to -7 tonight. Not many people will venture out this weekend.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdzfj2WmVNRHSS3sAmMGJNjZdADxzUOJSwL-Bjsz-QhS5nh_MnuFMl6aU3fTber1gu1VtjytCpyk61VKuUkaU7HelsShb2qdn7jHFjJ_-HXoO80d7OTs5R3KBBd1OXCdoA1WS1/s1600/Picture+007.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdzfj2WmVNRHSS3sAmMGJNjZdADxzUOJSwL-Bjsz-QhS5nh_MnuFMl6aU3fTber1gu1VtjytCpyk61VKuUkaU7HelsShb2qdn7jHFjJ_-HXoO80d7OTs5R3KBBd1OXCdoA1WS1/s400/Picture+007.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5549479672723082466" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhecbYY1tOLGsuEJ2MExs8xZptBRmGRPLy4XCtjVXDAZU3nmNRVuaocYlQO3-tS5_P4TtM9E3Nu8clCCNNdOeiYSGQkisH_6cBoeWiOwIZdhegkIe5gntXwVftL5wHCKuPNyDgA/s1600/Picture+006.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhecbYY1tOLGsuEJ2MExs8xZptBRmGRPLy4XCtjVXDAZU3nmNRVuaocYlQO3-tS5_P4TtM9E3Nu8clCCNNdOeiYSGQkisH_6cBoeWiOwIZdhegkIe5gntXwVftL5wHCKuPNyDgA/s400/Picture+006.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5549479670033330690" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQPdP8fdHDVwJKofka7EGREO-NzQceybO0hAkKKLM90gIHmfrxFDYptlq7w_8ZGWgD3NxtGpa9QY4fZVxW7IFyOzBw1H6d13L7BNSQr24pXdCmyj3CSqoBon-F1t4652ker4f-/s1600/Picture+004.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQPdP8fdHDVwJKofka7EGREO-NzQceybO0hAkKKLM90gIHmfrxFDYptlq7w_8ZGWgD3NxtGpa9QY4fZVxW7IFyOzBw1H6d13L7BNSQr24pXdCmyj3CSqoBon-F1t4652ker4f-/s400/Picture+004.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5549479662799046434" /></a><br /><br />And here's me keeping warm at home. With Seafood stuffed mushrooms from Costco.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiwqFHNE6-jqgri8GyPSDSNEDu8kjldpJzyvpChYWgWMBuIe775B2q2nPBl0y_KO8zKFVI0kBh5d7qafE0Ce5wnPz_UNK2mr93A4tsOYr3g-lTBaMq2Y1YVi1Yg5HVrlV996Ph/s1600/Picture+002.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiwqFHNE6-jqgri8GyPSDSNEDu8kjldpJzyvpChYWgWMBuIe775B2q2nPBl0y_KO8zKFVI0kBh5d7qafE0Ce5wnPz_UNK2mr93A4tsOYr3g-lTBaMq2Y1YVi1Yg5HVrlV996Ph/s400/Picture+002.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5549479657753748306" /></a><br /><br />And Also playing World of Warcraft: Cataclysm which just came out this week!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://lightandoptics.files.wordpress.com/2010/08/wow_cataclysm.jpg?w=372&h=382"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 372px; height: 382px;" src="http://lightandoptics.files.wordpress.com/2010/08/wow_cataclysm.jpg?w=372&h=382" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><br /><object width="640" height="385"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/Wq4Y7ztznKc?fs=1&hl=en_US"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/Wq4Y7ztznKc?fs=1&hl=en_US" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="640" height="385"></embed></object>emylnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10894010421893277649noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6077085.post-68343567498459287842010-11-28T09:30:00.000-08:002010-12-11T09:33:29.767-08:00Thanksgiving 2010Well its Thanksgiving again. I didn't cook turkey. Instead I just made stuffing. This is a pork or turkey and grape stuffing. I've done both and they both work well. Here's all the components: Egg, bread, cooked pork (Or turkey), and finally celery, grape, onions and green apples cooked together. Mix them well and bake.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVqwsCIo8ibCsBcft2k0H_8YSpd28vimSrP3wF-VGkSq1Sn-WPCyyeKq00h8Q7mR8c_VCuOw2eM8b_eztWbnLWwiXt17V_E9p5YI05IfTN-Jg4LaHTrv971UpA5kY5ZuySU0z_/s1600/Picture+005.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVqwsCIo8ibCsBcft2k0H_8YSpd28vimSrP3wF-VGkSq1Sn-WPCyyeKq00h8Q7mR8c_VCuOw2eM8b_eztWbnLWwiXt17V_E9p5YI05IfTN-Jg4LaHTrv971UpA5kY5ZuySU0z_/s400/Picture+005.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5544654572133014946" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjk-vfxa-3SJBClX31_Qi7CAMQv-XcJK5aYlT3schNQRdk9qmuWd5PpgkzXIY3fNAA3CYsMCseOe_7d9ks_ZEkaxhKhdr1jlDEFtL0VADSExTWkNLdxetvakMMj9dujtjzimGpy/s1600/Picture+011.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjk-vfxa-3SJBClX31_Qi7CAMQv-XcJK5aYlT3schNQRdk9qmuWd5PpgkzXIY3fNAA3CYsMCseOe_7d9ks_ZEkaxhKhdr1jlDEFtL0VADSExTWkNLdxetvakMMj9dujtjzimGpy/s400/Picture+011.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5544654591200066562" /></a><br /><br />I had Duck legs and stuffing for Thanksgiving. The Duck is pre-prepared from Costco. All I had to do as microwave it. Pretty darn good if I do say so my self.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSglSfSe6Jb9PKrSd4W0pAkDL0tcIDZJZeW0T83DC8-GULaZA9sgNi6L7rhgCWokh8EwkMG-27f6cQqEHX-JAFTeorxV8GbygpQadRUgr2vyqmgbB06TVPTfA_1ECT3djaRzOk/s1600/Picture+014.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSglSfSe6Jb9PKrSd4W0pAkDL0tcIDZJZeW0T83DC8-GULaZA9sgNi6L7rhgCWokh8EwkMG-27f6cQqEHX-JAFTeorxV8GbygpQadRUgr2vyqmgbB06TVPTfA_1ECT3djaRzOk/s400/Picture+014.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5544654596161376482" /></a><br /><br />And Here's what it looks like outside. Cold but nothing too bad.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0mIhieLT_f88XQoUWBnX3OYcXDGTbr9MEPeXfCRZOP2twzc_naGLE6dh-Q7587KQw_w_KVBR6j1ixTdx5zuP5LyOUjAnCvp3UOsrBevfj9gt46G3xyei8c-uFd_MFW0yUHHmY/s1600/Picture+007.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0mIhieLT_f88XQoUWBnX3OYcXDGTbr9MEPeXfCRZOP2twzc_naGLE6dh-Q7587KQw_w_KVBR6j1ixTdx5zuP5LyOUjAnCvp3UOsrBevfj9gt46G3xyei8c-uFd_MFW0yUHHmY/s400/Picture+007.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5544654575255396770" /></a>emylnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10894010421893277649noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6077085.post-18329459619857918032010-11-13T09:24:00.001-08:002010-11-13T09:29:59.074-08:00First Snow of 2010<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPf7jBSan-RVWFvohjDJ0fav9a_Ddvxsx7Z5QEsGTy4nWXHPsy97cAioozP8nk2WqTT4ryJ50BsejLU-If69iNUyLNaILoMTV-3PzuvcyWct1fyVjG8O6ipNH2dFhqgkyVLHkC/s1600/Picture+019.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPf7jBSan-RVWFvohjDJ0fav9a_Ddvxsx7Z5QEsGTy4nWXHPsy97cAioozP8nk2WqTT4ryJ50BsejLU-If69iNUyLNaILoMTV-3PzuvcyWct1fyVjG8O6ipNH2dFhqgkyVLHkC/s400/Picture+019.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5539086645632889282" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifW4tqT-c4-o_j9LGvO7rs5xmu5bI50RM7628ZrlqVktnsu6XdowidsG4VS63JcPHnUvC2IiPpTDEhldc1Y9s8bMxaCXugw4NzJBSWrsD-0cuA6aXh3yL4Sf7rbE0Vv2xl0AnK/s1600/Picture+020.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifW4tqT-c4-o_j9LGvO7rs5xmu5bI50RM7628ZrlqVktnsu6XdowidsG4VS63JcPHnUvC2IiPpTDEhldc1Y9s8bMxaCXugw4NzJBSWrsD-0cuA6aXh3yL4Sf7rbE0Vv2xl0AnK/s400/Picture+020.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5539086638751587522" /></a><br /><br />Its only the 13th of Nov 2010, and we have a sudden snow storm. Its unusual for the first snow to accumulate on the ground but its been snowing the entire night and I guess its cold enough outside.<br /><br />Good thing I watched the weather and did all my groceries yesterday.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDxCFu_Udxxghf34_OhQHi_nJs_Rv5i1nc1VyTNa4MeNEX5kV_U6L__T_sv_MGwzR789YAPdAGbjeoNdyg8DJaDngcQOnkfwf8o5fELzIV5TEzHIhuluI8CAw2_BS5WP23rJky/s1600/Picture+011.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDxCFu_Udxxghf34_OhQHi_nJs_Rv5i1nc1VyTNa4MeNEX5kV_U6L__T_sv_MGwzR789YAPdAGbjeoNdyg8DJaDngcQOnkfwf8o5fELzIV5TEzHIhuluI8CAw2_BS5WP23rJky/s400/Picture+011.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5539086635206217618" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwlFrZwu6en2k_RPx1nvJuy0MzOBbdbSJz9oYsQIAmA7Jr_nNup_Bmvb8PxJCSd5F-mRwP80ThBi81cRu0Eieq_DGwQ92GfHpENxTtq0wH7vdyYLXXrmfnp8dNu6TnV7VkAtL6/s1600/Picture+014.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwlFrZwu6en2k_RPx1nvJuy0MzOBbdbSJz9oYsQIAmA7Jr_nNup_Bmvb8PxJCSd5F-mRwP80ThBi81cRu0Eieq_DGwQ92GfHpENxTtq0wH7vdyYLXXrmfnp8dNu6TnV7VkAtL6/s400/Picture+014.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5539086631021336338" /></a><br /><br />Here's the food for the weekend. Chicken Salad (Pre-made from costco). Broccoli, sauteed onions, tomatoes and avacado. A very tasty and filling salad.emylnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10894010421893277649noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6077085.post-291255653305294222010-10-22T10:42:00.001-07:002010-10-22T10:55:30.456-07:00Blizzcon 2010<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRBS6DAEiwYQnyR6H9QBU2eUducNHrw4K47hYcvqh5X-vIC-kpYpdzjzw7_V9fZRqYNcwAIobS1nmLgvFVjYJtvyRxFymuUmDM9OhE-h8e3b6_xaSxodw0knn26_qfinwYGJqt/s400/Picture+001.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRBS6DAEiwYQnyR6H9QBU2eUducNHrw4K47hYcvqh5X-vIC-kpYpdzjzw7_V9fZRqYNcwAIobS1nmLgvFVjYJtvyRxFymuUmDM9OhE-h8e3b6_xaSxodw0knn26_qfinwYGJqt/s400/Picture+001.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><br />1 year ago today I was in California for Blizzcon 2009, but I could not make it out this year. Still I sprung for a virtual ticket and will be spending the next 2 days watching the activities from my home.<br /><br />After being there last year, its easy to imagine everything that's going on there. Its just a whole lot of fun. And I really think I want to be there in 2011.<br /><br />Still there are benefits to watching the activities at home. Its comfortable and here's my Blizzcon snack. Wings with a Mozzarella cheese, tomato and salmon salad. Definitely a step up from the hot dogs and other convention foods available there. <br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiedixilqSJqSyRZuMHLosPI9D05LqU1L2zyYiwDbSc-HmFlYIumac8ypAznrn7ijeUS8Ctu7BdcKNN2ZCy7bDF22VwEvZiR4dJw9zaHxCSwP4iou098hbrk33wJbzvBIleVENz/s1600/Picture+006.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiedixilqSJqSyRZuMHLosPI9D05LqU1L2zyYiwDbSc-HmFlYIumac8ypAznrn7ijeUS8Ctu7BdcKNN2ZCy7bDF22VwEvZiR4dJw9zaHxCSwP4iou098hbrk33wJbzvBIleVENz/s400/Picture+006.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5530929190194578322" /></a><br /><br />Incidentally, here's what the outside of my house looks like today. No a green leaf in sight and lots of dried leafs on the ground.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQrcMVYx8IRRK3x4tfQtSugP0e42Lnkq6hhOL9BgE9q9IRQNM-Ck-I850V0VIlAITGOKxH0Bd6gfjkhGHnJsP3s_U6Kg5U5Wdt7arGyqJPqlXCWEaAadafWHS6T1Ob6IAQbrQ5/s1600/Picture+005.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQrcMVYx8IRRK3x4tfQtSugP0e42Lnkq6hhOL9BgE9q9IRQNM-Ck-I850V0VIlAITGOKxH0Bd6gfjkhGHnJsP3s_U6Kg5U5Wdt7arGyqJPqlXCWEaAadafWHS6T1Ob6IAQbrQ5/s400/Picture+005.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5530929186682278978" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguVbCts5LpG_k7l2H7Ttw9WZKOm-QnNkoU3GBW9g9GVfvBy-DSD_j8gipnz0MLOAI8oYAVqDqTitIgi7mEUHkeI4-ETv59v29wH84spQ_D3etLSDMbWh-Wn0Gu2dCK2OpLY6fp/s1600/Picture+001.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguVbCts5LpG_k7l2H7Ttw9WZKOm-QnNkoU3GBW9g9GVfvBy-DSD_j8gipnz0MLOAI8oYAVqDqTitIgi7mEUHkeI4-ETv59v29wH84spQ_D3etLSDMbWh-Wn0Gu2dCK2OpLY6fp/s400/Picture+001.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5530929179392799122" /></a>emylnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10894010421893277649noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6077085.post-58034071779523004332010-10-17T00:16:00.000-07:002010-10-17T00:26:16.107-07:00Fall 2010Its fall again. How fast the year has flown by. These pics are actually a week old, the tree are much redder/balder now. Still , it is pretty. As usual, these are the tree from my street.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbV8ZrMc9u27qGVPyYIwWkQeWV0qq-ZZtNlt9ouRQn2vXIOCkF6f-KcHn0Wzwi7VwqHklpe37DCyJcBlYn_DlmoJhPxKnGVJ3PB9rYDTDmSXSVw4hUrACxA4gFinAZJw3QAmQy/s1600/Picture+002.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbV8ZrMc9u27qGVPyYIwWkQeWV0qq-ZZtNlt9ouRQn2vXIOCkF6f-KcHn0Wzwi7VwqHklpe37DCyJcBlYn_DlmoJhPxKnGVJ3PB9rYDTDmSXSVw4hUrACxA4gFinAZJw3QAmQy/s400/Picture+002.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5528910832748852610" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_i0Om7P1B21TQE6uiAwv0mzmyXQ2TXjiasJhA0LuHUWgSorIBbeZC72VWZY9I8n15imwXrPxvsx-67ZJOtmcHczK3DA81ajhYwNZnJwO9jYBORxSB5AUC0EtyyP1S1kVcsJIB/s1600/Picture+004.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_i0Om7P1B21TQE6uiAwv0mzmyXQ2TXjiasJhA0LuHUWgSorIBbeZC72VWZY9I8n15imwXrPxvsx-67ZJOtmcHczK3DA81ajhYwNZnJwO9jYBORxSB5AUC0EtyyP1S1kVcsJIB/s400/Picture+004.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5528910827801643266" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBEG_7l-vyqbCTIofCONsLB0YzExllQuoyXVMXijjxeUI8BVScRYG5wKuHLeEBhHw-fJ5xVbsrMB_ajBd2ObWNcdMnvBF1w1EhIPiEdPBtaOGUr4XVYVi-n_Hru6f4FIuA6kWN/s1600/Picture+005.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBEG_7l-vyqbCTIofCONsLB0YzExllQuoyXVMXijjxeUI8BVScRYG5wKuHLeEBhHw-fJ5xVbsrMB_ajBd2ObWNcdMnvBF1w1EhIPiEdPBtaOGUr4XVYVi-n_Hru6f4FIuA6kWN/s400/Picture+005.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5528910820485877634" /></a><br /><hr><br /><br />I made Spaghetti squash noodles again. If you're trying to find them, its shaped like a papaya and yellow. I find it interesting that they are only available 1-2 months out of the year. <br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMGioLVBmTBhDkCjgSpS6y75Eesbxup35v7GLhE5B8ij5qwUA0WFTLYMS9q1pqo8eXTTwQANG1EZ8Ess4TfX9iBM10IlTHLFf2K3wqToNe1VZYynqw18IO22VA2mABcpvOuypi/s1600/Picture+010.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMGioLVBmTBhDkCjgSpS6y75Eesbxup35v7GLhE5B8ij5qwUA0WFTLYMS9q1pqo8eXTTwQANG1EZ8Ess4TfX9iBM10IlTHLFf2K3wqToNe1VZYynqw18IO22VA2mABcpvOuypi/s400/Picture+010.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5528910819945060514" /></a><br /><br />This time I have ground turkey and mushrooms. And bought a <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Gia-Russa-Sicilian-Pasta-24-Ounce/dp/B00282IMTE/ref=sr_1_8?ie=UTF8&s=grocery&qid=1287300246&sr=1-8">very expensive bottle of tomato sauce</a>. It was $7 a jar BUT absolutely fresh ingredients, all natural, no paste, puree or added sugar. And I must say, it was quite good.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbbC8Xd9MZTqYJOTJXTj7zHq2mfT7krhTljV4v8le_VWachKLS7y0isDs35-XtIVFU8GXBTCW9L9VRh3_mwvG9wsakOi3ziVI8DUya4KIeAZRgx-04cG8z65iK3EYAWGsowUo3/s1600/Picture+012.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbbC8Xd9MZTqYJOTJXTj7zHq2mfT7krhTljV4v8le_VWachKLS7y0isDs35-XtIVFU8GXBTCW9L9VRh3_mwvG9wsakOi3ziVI8DUya4KIeAZRgx-04cG8z65iK3EYAWGsowUo3/s400/Picture+012.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5528910813249198834" /></a><br /><br />2 squashes produce a lot of spaghetti. Next time I'll just get one.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhV-y0_pOE0n0klufnRKsys3VJ19yxFIYPnVQNV2qry22eEN3esGnxrJddZFlhFhM2xglen4LDZlgJWHghqY-KR8ZVZMsLpXgUeQr64H0D3m1KB75mLuazexe2fAe2g3XJALOpy/s1600/Picture+013.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhV-y0_pOE0n0klufnRKsys3VJ19yxFIYPnVQNV2qry22eEN3esGnxrJddZFlhFhM2xglen4LDZlgJWHghqY-KR8ZVZMsLpXgUeQr64H0D3m1KB75mLuazexe2fAe2g3XJALOpy/s400/Picture+013.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5528910896985072946" /></a>emylnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10894010421893277649noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6077085.post-19536229621909529672010-10-02T21:25:00.000-07:002010-10-02T21:43:49.719-07:00Baked Spaghetti SquashI read this <a href="http://steamykitchen.com/11285-baked-spaghetti-squash-with-garlic-and-butter.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+SteamyKitchen+%28Steamy+Kitchen%29&utm_content=Google+Reader">blog article on Spaghetti Squash</a> and just had to try it out. A healthy version of noodles!<br /><br />Luckily, I was able to find squash at my local grocery store. But they called it mixed squash so I picked 2 different squashes to see if the yellow one was Spaghetti Squash and if there was a difference from other squash.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghtPjv8I5SN3OA2f6mlzo1TGBBr56ZIKw1mWJ5JzPuqT7rDe2-OixQjRIM8yk0x4dXWQ6om-I8Q34pMxquvvXcDzYhA3iJ0g2iPb-huisleRiPLdhK6QRtNLAfzepjbGVZk8e_/s1600/Picture+002+(Large).jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghtPjv8I5SN3OA2f6mlzo1TGBBr56ZIKw1mWJ5JzPuqT7rDe2-OixQjRIM8yk0x4dXWQ6om-I8Q34pMxquvvXcDzYhA3iJ0g2iPb-huisleRiPLdhK6QRtNLAfzepjbGVZk8e_/s400/Picture+002+(Large).jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5523672334668375410" /></a><br />Here's the squash after 1 hour in the oven at 375 degrees and cut in half. Note that I put the squash in whole.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6e-orCX8B3Kz23njnzrQ_q1y2_zmndFHvxztlCODaVggDOZBrzmjicd8RphZBm-K4U6JTorc3ib3TuP-W3UyBzuIe2Fjhy5NKLjCpGOspePKTcMq4VgC_YdPx0DXkaRYVEH6b/s1600/Picture+005+(Large).jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6e-orCX8B3Kz23njnzrQ_q1y2_zmndFHvxztlCODaVggDOZBrzmjicd8RphZBm-K4U6JTorc3ib3TuP-W3UyBzuIe2Fjhy5NKLjCpGOspePKTcMq4VgC_YdPx0DXkaRYVEH6b/s400/Picture+005+(Large).jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5523671801117837090" /></a><br /><br />And here's the result. The Spaghetti Squash got its name because the flesh literally looks like Spaghetti. The other squash was also fibrous, it tastes and feels enough like Spaghetti, but in the looks department its a huge difference. <br /><br />The squash has no taste, not sweet or... anything really. Think raw potatoes but much more tender.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhC4C1gTua8nXbi6zv1O4a7A7PjtGxr5PEG3nrAlbt6R-iknENoNeGNP3LRVjgYopNp8bNqJBjXa5NNWBiNer3nVsJb8ooAr07hhhvPu1sVqPTfvLMc7ay5KShE5qsvjIt7C1Hz/s1600/Picture+006+(Large).jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhC4C1gTua8nXbi6zv1O4a7A7PjtGxr5PEG3nrAlbt6R-iknENoNeGNP3LRVjgYopNp8bNqJBjXa5NNWBiNer3nVsJb8ooAr07hhhvPu1sVqPTfvLMc7ay5KShE5qsvjIt7C1Hz/s400/Picture+006+(Large).jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5523671791721371730" /></a><br />I had thin sliced beef in the freezer so decided to use that in the sauce, and of course lots of garlic. I used some butter and olive oil for stir frying the beef.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXSNx6JpE2_bIMKeI_OgXlaqa3UwAVtvR-d-5UGugIib_2FKcwqsGxBd-hMagdgaTuNSHGbgvnLh2nFfmJsukxkDJhXJmZDU95_W3fhr59f8ZjF8Rf_JjHRnAac8t5W-dTicla/s1600/Picture+008+(Large).jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXSNx6JpE2_bIMKeI_OgXlaqa3UwAVtvR-d-5UGugIib_2FKcwqsGxBd-hMagdgaTuNSHGbgvnLh2nFfmJsukxkDJhXJmZDU95_W3fhr59f8ZjF8Rf_JjHRnAac8t5W-dTicla/s400/Picture+008+(Large).jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5523671786005742018" /></a><br />Added a little wild mushrooms and viola, just add the squash. One thing I did notice is that because this is not flour based, you want to make sure there's not too much liquid. The squash will only absorb a little bit, and since its already cooked, I basically put it in and brought it to a boil and it was done.<br /><br />Really fast and simple.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWnUCdc4IqHSpm6f_tidKu9KwV0kU2TWwN72RQWgbFg1zq9_bfNsfApX9g7rwG9BRyF7Z3L3TQ78VecZBn81j9DTXgBvWAtCPjlkKUrWtwVutGIvHIlMP6r8W-y6tzrNOv-PW0/s1600/Picture+009+(Large).jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWnUCdc4IqHSpm6f_tidKu9KwV0kU2TWwN72RQWgbFg1zq9_bfNsfApX9g7rwG9BRyF7Z3L3TQ78VecZBn81j9DTXgBvWAtCPjlkKUrWtwVutGIvHIlMP6r8W-y6tzrNOv-PW0/s400/Picture+009+(Large).jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5523671783235655138" /></a><br /><br />Finally the verdict. It tastes pretty good, and it is healthier than regular noodles. Texture wise there is a little crunch from the squash which is actually very nice and the best part is these noodles do not turn soggy like normal noodles. Micro-waving it the next day, and it tasted just as good. <br /><br />I think I'll be buying quite a few more squashes this fall. <br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqw9932PAssZawTbHCUazxTTDjjud9Mp6AIYbe9dV-I0dljKxF5AVrEHPrW9BIhHpDm9LvP2tslOPy_WnvO1Tg7pmYBF_yShbU6T_WGnYMNwWjuiUxQdyh5UkGOaR81z-I5uBU/s1600/Picture+011+(Large).jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqw9932PAssZawTbHCUazxTTDjjud9Mp6AIYbe9dV-I0dljKxF5AVrEHPrW9BIhHpDm9LvP2tslOPy_WnvO1Tg7pmYBF_yShbU6T_WGnYMNwWjuiUxQdyh5UkGOaR81z-I5uBU/s400/Picture+011+(Large).jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5523671772292316402" /></a>emylnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10894010421893277649noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6077085.post-44299546102901456082010-07-26T19:46:00.001-07:002010-07-26T19:46:54.874-07:00Green LanternComicCon 2010 was this part weekend and Green Lantern (Ryan Reynolds) was there. I think he's perfect for the role of a super hero and very very excited about him playing Green Lantern.<br /><br />Check out the awesome video below of him reciting the Green Lantern Oath for a young fan. 2011 can't come soon enough!!!<br /><object width="640" height="385"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/qPWJDA1JV5M&hl=en_US&fs=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/qPWJDA1JV5M&hl=en_US&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="640" height="385"></embed></object><br /><br /><object width="480" height="385"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/pJl9cnQAsIk&hl=en_US&fs=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/pJl9cnQAsIk&hl=en_US&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="480" height="385"></embed></object><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfElz9TL6czmXLvOr-amv269W_l-qC40xGMjNX6PYuWIKMI1bzr5XJNK9qT4hb339Xvqw17kwfaS8Zdk3rsbsEms6hP-i4I7DRb1lVr51Zhp4xHo3fr7z-yxv512plybEnFcx7_Q/s1600/EW1112CVR_PROMO2.jpg"><img style="display:block; 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margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 169px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivWzsUzERuiprTJTNp0SPZFWfG1asTE_Iaozk009j88-_vTesVZXABb3kySBriw9rLZyC0lRce0SvCIuxu8PnzrbaBAouiBOJMkKDm5aM7XejbLA0l6t3zIKj_mFqC807NmBfWJQ/s400/ReynoldsLantern.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5498411513881441026" /></a>emylnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10894010421893277649noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6077085.post-12545783791667590622010-07-25T18:39:00.000-07:002010-07-26T18:52:07.323-07:00NYC Weekend - Part 3Despite the heat there was a Street Fair on 52nd street that streached 4 blocks. <br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitlT6dpfu8mvCe9CIIaHHgmvJAU2u7NGzdTFo0ndPj6oJoOZbEVx5iVuXDP5Yq95c82j5JIfaieJT7VPl3elcY8_o7icK1tjIbroani6HJnxDB0YDieOo4RmDGNWXLUWm-ijl3/s1600/IMAG0114.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 239px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitlT6dpfu8mvCe9CIIaHHgmvJAU2u7NGzdTFo0ndPj6oJoOZbEVx5iVuXDP5Yq95c82j5JIfaieJT7VPl3elcY8_o7icK1tjIbroani6HJnxDB0YDieOo4RmDGNWXLUWm-ijl3/s400/IMAG0114.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5498395707544501778" /></a><br />I got lunch and a $15 pair of sunglasses.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJcDSG-j04JFBfJdktZ1ivH1S0yzM4Xzo2exI8ESaG3DkAtXJe0HGaAWsQG8J_7cXbQZ1Xb99OQkI6jNVx9TdLnXqc8t__RJPG7bD8gzkrNdvMVgHON93LN7u6WiCSOYMQZFY5/s1600/IMAG0118.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 239px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJcDSG-j04JFBfJdktZ1ivH1S0yzM4Xzo2exI8ESaG3DkAtXJe0HGaAWsQG8J_7cXbQZ1Xb99OQkI6jNVx9TdLnXqc8t__RJPG7bD8gzkrNdvMVgHON93LN7u6WiCSOYMQZFY5/s400/IMAG0118.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5498395700595117282" /></a><br />this is the coolest Mc Donalds I've ever been to. Outside its flashing lights, inside there's 12 lanes of high tech ordering and further in its a refurbished theater, 4 stories, a little dark but lots of very cool lights and furniture. It tries to feel like a theater. You have to see it to believe. Sadly the inside was too dark for any good photos.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghT2kgMPNJhghDmV3tL-LsqlaPs5q0L_NOXokpDPmNdVP-YAPLXdZsfvpQ23dSDLraVttQH6vtmPleASPdrtTSC-2YX2aD2YmQkeJYEM9XCllBWY9IexTLPtug2PF7878I8zX5/s1600/IMAG0101.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 239px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghT2kgMPNJhghDmV3tL-LsqlaPs5q0L_NOXokpDPmNdVP-YAPLXdZsfvpQ23dSDLraVttQH6vtmPleASPdrtTSC-2YX2aD2YmQkeJYEM9XCllBWY9IexTLPtug2PF7878I8zX5/s400/IMAG0101.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5498395694095764146" /></a><br />This was a surprise find. Book Off is a 2nd hand shop. They accept Books, DVD's, CD's, games and will offer you money for them. They resell the items at pretty good prices. I got 3 DVD<br />s and 2 books, all for $11.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRtnNamPuHD6oo-9SpfBFtUhGR5eIUDOFw91w9nJTXZp1s1WLy7Kwx895bzfSo8Zu52mnaQoneUuqdS0Y1ietU05zRSK0gUI_LqivrurVNELnnl1EeNx6fiTQ7jkFZXiFLvjmx/s1600/IMAG0094.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 239px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRtnNamPuHD6oo-9SpfBFtUhGR5eIUDOFw91w9nJTXZp1s1WLy7Kwx895bzfSo8Zu52mnaQoneUuqdS0Y1ietU05zRSK0gUI_LqivrurVNELnnl1EeNx6fiTQ7jkFZXiFLvjmx/s400/IMAG0094.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5498395690433861410" /></a><br />and here's Bryant Park on a hot Saturday afternoon. Lots of sun worshippers. People watching in NYC is in a class by itself.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1vi5vJC1fE_SR02bgfzg5poHHaC_0Il4e-G4OSZqprJPIEvCR2guFUeu6mR_VZnS045Zz3bsTPqIhfA-3bwO-NJHlLbkq_GLUVBnXHgxnVUcVIFvXpMRm3aiy3DU_ewFGc23V/s1600/IMAG0098.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 239px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1vi5vJC1fE_SR02bgfzg5poHHaC_0Il4e-G4OSZqprJPIEvCR2guFUeu6mR_VZnS045Zz3bsTPqIhfA-3bwO-NJHlLbkq_GLUVBnXHgxnVUcVIFvXpMRm3aiy3DU_ewFGc23V/s400/IMAG0098.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5498395685827832594" /></a>emylnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10894010421893277649noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6077085.post-48795589666141903682010-07-25T17:19:00.000-07:002010-07-26T18:39:38.149-07:00NYC Weekend - Part 2FOOD! Had a craving for some 'local' food so I went to Jaya which has pretty good Singaporean/Malaysian food. <br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhplqTqQqVVLAO1FN-1MZYPn4lVcz2lqRR61gQfApmwY424AFIZckwttef4YJy6ahsOGVM3yZ_cumiHuZIzwzwQJoDviPeAdD3hv1cn6T7lYTmm4RUUhtrTM-0UlyxnQ4MSqCRI/s1600/IMAG0077.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 239px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhplqTqQqVVLAO1FN-1MZYPn4lVcz2lqRR61gQfApmwY424AFIZckwttef4YJy6ahsOGVM3yZ_cumiHuZIzwzwQJoDviPeAdD3hv1cn6T7lYTmm4RUUhtrTM-0UlyxnQ4MSqCRI/s400/IMAG0077.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5498393084698997714" /></a><br />I had the Satay, Roti Chani (excellent), Hailanese chicken rice (so so only), and Oyster Omelette (Pretty good).<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgURxeO1VstKQyJBhvpQ_TmGxKLiO6aZLz5oPh4-wmEIAzgA7tPitXeljf8mX1G8m0zEAqTnJOLZ6RQ_yN_hUQI2Lcw7vZS_7CnWTQVmjcrnpKe0reIPALqBWr7Vjb_uULh27by/s1600/IMAG0081.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 239px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgURxeO1VstKQyJBhvpQ_TmGxKLiO6aZLz5oPh4-wmEIAzgA7tPitXeljf8mX1G8m0zEAqTnJOLZ6RQ_yN_hUQI2Lcw7vZS_7CnWTQVmjcrnpKe0reIPALqBWr7Vjb_uULh27by/s400/IMAG0081.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5498390747244151906" /></a><br />Brunch on Saturday. I do so love steak and eggs.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgm32DB7X03pO6TGGWXZmcDC89CQwQTyDLcKm44xfm7U8u7XV-QjHIGbuKOaY2Pe9lrAEhKIz965umqdWei0Xvd5DUXn2zSt6Atp7snt4n0IDvEcOJ45eBFKHy8aLrISMRgqH0u/s1600/IMAG0084.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 239px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgm32DB7X03pO6TGGWXZmcDC89CQwQTyDLcKm44xfm7U8u7XV-QjHIGbuKOaY2Pe9lrAEhKIz965umqdWei0Xvd5DUXn2zSt6Atp7snt4n0IDvEcOJ45eBFKHy8aLrISMRgqH0u/s400/IMAG0084.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5498390743930278818" /></a><br />Beef Sukiyaki and wings from a japanese fast food place. The wings were excellent.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjftkNAUlXZClLa8um-cdNPRFCR_ElFMqCHSjI8-DzQ6GQMiYvSheXDfebV099hsRyQuTfj2u7SEFcbSLso6BOr586E4T1eOCY8ZmJK7dAqLJtv6fJJI8X7neFIs1mOIftXCAMy/s1600/IMAG0105.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 239px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjftkNAUlXZClLa8um-cdNPRFCR_ElFMqCHSjI8-DzQ6GQMiYvSheXDfebV099hsRyQuTfj2u7SEFcbSLso6BOr586E4T1eOCY8ZmJK7dAqLJtv6fJJI8X7neFIs1mOIftXCAMy/s400/IMAG0105.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5498390731867603602" /></a><br />And I had to get this HUGE ass bottle of snapple<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXx6EXmMZ876tlP_SvjJtD5OKFzdSELpQTcUOdLcaHQ-JVCQL2vTOr32bCCFjy0QO_mLRo_-cdCka20fkWl5JVmlpwAsAcW-5HO3okhd_7G_lJWufFfg0pYvyIS6DYQKEWL2xl/s1600/IMAG0104.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 239px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXx6EXmMZ876tlP_SvjJtD5OKFzdSELpQTcUOdLcaHQ-JVCQL2vTOr32bCCFjy0QO_mLRo_-cdCka20fkWl5JVmlpwAsAcW-5HO3okhd_7G_lJWufFfg0pYvyIS6DYQKEWL2xl/s400/IMAG0104.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5498390726509973458" /></a><br />And what holiday would be it be without an awesome desert? Fresh Fruit over sponge cake with sweet creme filling. This was so damn good.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1hyphenhyphenqFHLJlVqTvXLdZyCBetayPr8gejW-6RgO_Dqy7GVxkK4N3_8Aswuet6jmBrl_1CijFxFXY4wvzRhLV-T6kWCtrxt4oNaZ-QmuB4oIlmwvKtCnLZQPLs6AAnDDT-iuHVCiT/s1600/IMAG0111.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 239px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1hyphenhyphenqFHLJlVqTvXLdZyCBetayPr8gejW-6RgO_Dqy7GVxkK4N3_8Aswuet6jmBrl_1CijFxFXY4wvzRhLV-T6kWCtrxt4oNaZ-QmuB4oIlmwvKtCnLZQPLs6AAnDDT-iuHVCiT/s400/IMAG0111.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5498390711299099986" /></a>emylnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10894010421893277649noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6077085.post-70484766396452690132010-07-25T16:53:00.000-07:002010-07-26T18:12:16.125-07:00NYC WeekendYes, I made another visit to NYC. 2nd and final time for 2010. Since both flight and hotel were FOC, I might as well enjoy it. Perks of traveling all the time.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4aX6J4WcH8PxHiNvu2_SIUy9xuwnbFsDwY1xPTkcXp-6svUh-DBtJTCvyd8UhgYxS1OiD1vEQI_AeYPpwrvw7t26T0j6_MGFt4g1XW7xOmcGnBcTLdxBI5yofgMirtGXrvTcq/s1600/IMAG0074.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 239px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4aX6J4WcH8PxHiNvu2_SIUy9xuwnbFsDwY1xPTkcXp-6svUh-DBtJTCvyd8UhgYxS1OiD1vEQI_AeYPpwrvw7t26T0j6_MGFt4g1XW7xOmcGnBcTLdxBI5yofgMirtGXrvTcq/s400/IMAG0074.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5498384754259382306" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqv2jXc-vUa8e_X9CsB_8HRwQukdG8Io6ynM6IWLo_W3DjeuvM1GYmkA5XHdgKXs8uFowZeZjcqQSOkGFA4ptk_BhOw3QkSf2rgiXyRhs1GWaoGItGTvadabm9NCJdf0VqLD66/s1600/IMAG0090.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 239px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqv2jXc-vUa8e_X9CsB_8HRwQukdG8Io6ynM6IWLo_W3DjeuvM1GYmkA5XHdgKXs8uFowZeZjcqQSOkGFA4ptk_BhOw3QkSf2rgiXyRhs1GWaoGItGTvadabm9NCJdf0VqLD66/s400/IMAG0090.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5498384764915745202" /></a><br />It was a HOT HUMID weekend. I didn't walk too much because the heat was TERRIBLE!!! I literally took a shower everytime I went back to the hotel room.<br /><br />I watched 3 shows. Promises Promises, Lend me a Tenor, and American Idiot. Of the 3, Lend me a Tenor was the winner hands down, followed by American Idiot and finally Promises Promises. <br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzr6ksXo8KfPLfCel9ui2Y0zTyoxAASjFv5biY1SlkDohmVCfLglIDd7dyw22WM0TsXJKgYmDqt_wzV_aBKOuyiTSMQHBhRry-1MwI6_e-3BjT6L23PR1KQqQEpg2WvHc7xeit/s1600/IMAG0082.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 239px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzr6ksXo8KfPLfCel9ui2Y0zTyoxAASjFv5biY1SlkDohmVCfLglIDd7dyw22WM0TsXJKgYmDqt_wzV_aBKOuyiTSMQHBhRry-1MwI6_e-3BjT6L23PR1KQqQEpg2WvHc7xeit/s400/IMAG0082.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5498384768013485522" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXDHTWsnT3eRn_oBVfEXXQZE30CdzkfRlT2Qtxxxw2YXnJ5ePz0kB2xqKWaB5t5tDWnsSOo9Gkw0tjwBDcwQXV40mgPSTNfGpntP80yIhKes5gPe8EKnCHaF84ORdu3E44KSC6/s1600/IMAG0108.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 239px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXDHTWsnT3eRn_oBVfEXXQZE30CdzkfRlT2Qtxxxw2YXnJ5ePz0kB2xqKWaB5t5tDWnsSOo9Gkw0tjwBDcwQXV40mgPSTNfGpntP80yIhKes5gPe8EKnCHaF84ORdu3E44KSC6/s400/IMAG0108.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5498384779161094578" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEit3T-dDjuMqSSBzk_x1Z7tq5rdy9w_iOWSQfAK_jSTH2sYiZXF1ulfmDENPAfUszWRS3QdX3SecHV3ZotVozZl1B_zH-QvV0_UP9m71c7cfor9FeBkQZHOcgnx8W4wXxkTdVAi/s1600/IMAG0109.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 239px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEit3T-dDjuMqSSBzk_x1Z7tq5rdy9w_iOWSQfAK_jSTH2sYiZXF1ulfmDENPAfUszWRS3QdX3SecHV3ZotVozZl1B_zH-QvV0_UP9m71c7cfor9FeBkQZHOcgnx8W4wXxkTdVAi/s400/IMAG0109.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5498384788027251218" /></a>emylnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10894010421893277649noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6077085.post-39652094170577624132010-07-05T12:54:00.000-07:002010-07-05T13:08:45.605-07:004th July WeekendWell the family left about 2 weeks ago but this is my first weekend back home alone. Takes some getting used to, it was really nice to have a full house of people. <br /><br />And since its a long weekend I decided to cook, something I've not done since Chinese New Year. <br />I started off with watermelon juice. In Singapore its super easy to get this, just pop by any food court and there's almost always watermelon juice. But in the midwest, I had to cut the watermelon up and put it in a juicer. Not difficult but slightly messy. Still the result is wonderful refreshing watermelon juice. (FYI, that Pitcher holds 1/2 a large watermelon.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7mzzG6AyudgT0VMsruLq-U6qGelNewzU4RBpYwyAUF3K063PJGQeY9Sv6gHzbiTInXRkOdNWaD_Cv-aCQBWUykXFt_Stja_8PFWRP3T8-WtDmPY-YdubqjdWqxcZLnq4N2L6Z/s1600/Picture+002.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7mzzG6AyudgT0VMsruLq-U6qGelNewzU4RBpYwyAUF3K063PJGQeY9Sv6gHzbiTInXRkOdNWaD_Cv-aCQBWUykXFt_Stja_8PFWRP3T8-WtDmPY-YdubqjdWqxcZLnq4N2L6Z/s400/Picture+002.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5490513361010627634" /></a><br /><br />Had a craving for chips and dips. So I cooked up onions, ground beef, mushrooms, olives, and mixed up some chilli. It goes really well with chips.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvJ8maNU26UxUeNQ53oDqEJP3Ivi1h-r-TWq-_9oycqYlYao1FsLoMIXURarEFipT5x_F0Zx9ArqjoB-DVjwZwoEqCJPLizWJw-FM7pjKhdOb8GHafO8U-DUpATOevALCGF5Rd/s1600/Picture+005.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvJ8maNU26UxUeNQ53oDqEJP3Ivi1h-r-TWq-_9oycqYlYao1FsLoMIXURarEFipT5x_F0Zx9ArqjoB-DVjwZwoEqCJPLizWJw-FM7pjKhdOb8GHafO8U-DUpATOevALCGF5Rd/s400/Picture+005.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5490513338808449938" /></a><br /><br />For breakfast/brunch, nothing beats sunny side up eggs, some toast and tater tots. Oh and watermelon juice as well, so refreshing for brunch.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuQxHq_cy0Z7gGDb3OMUEZdA1BdfnNCAozVulj3qJcW1bRBtfBm_qEwmoxekmJv8zVCvBlDVXEVKpCQkPRvm_0bsclfyephqdny84Bkjn7tz2zupx-z7ax3RbQWei_bdv9_7yo/s1600/Picture+007.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuQxHq_cy0Z7gGDb3OMUEZdA1BdfnNCAozVulj3qJcW1bRBtfBm_qEwmoxekmJv8zVCvBlDVXEVKpCQkPRvm_0bsclfyephqdny84Bkjn7tz2zupx-z7ax3RbQWei_bdv9_7yo/s400/Picture+007.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5490513315380505794" /></a><br /><br />But the main course for this weekend was vegetable beef soup. Just cut up some beef into small cubes, cook it for about 2 hours to get it tender, then add your favorite vegetables. In my case, corn, celery, tomatoes, zucchini, potatoes, and carrots. Boil then simmer for about 1 hour and salt to taste. Simple, hearty and very good beef vegetable soup. As you can see I made more then enough for 3 days. <br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiX_VVdfP4mr1OzZaly5al66AfoMEHttcRQ_Z5n2bKZLWbxJz_NMu0L9Szc6oU8Y7UQMHYGoIy4ssbrBEMbl-_GCllfGPckOB5llq9ZwTfBAgFcGwITH1PTtThOFfoy6jBF2Cv-/s1600/Picture+008.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiX_VVdfP4mr1OzZaly5al66AfoMEHttcRQ_Z5n2bKZLWbxJz_NMu0L9Szc6oU8Y7UQMHYGoIy4ssbrBEMbl-_GCllfGPckOB5llq9ZwTfBAgFcGwITH1PTtThOFfoy6jBF2Cv-/s400/Picture+008.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5490513293683061634" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKgBzTiiGuNpp9vMMsy6vAjEb773S2poTMMzk6JpzO1A5r-Dsb9lrwFBaHGVOnyo76QM0ptArB9aNYeUgAzPf7uZuIQghXS1_wzb3LunZmli_xc1tFVxYg63iaax769O3tUSTf/s1600/Picture+009.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKgBzTiiGuNpp9vMMsy6vAjEb773S2poTMMzk6JpzO1A5r-Dsb9lrwFBaHGVOnyo76QM0ptArB9aNYeUgAzPf7uZuIQghXS1_wzb3LunZmli_xc1tFVxYg63iaax769O3tUSTf/s400/Picture+009.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5490513284016633554" /></a>emylnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10894010421893277649noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6077085.post-54826894765863067042010-06-19T23:37:00.000-07:002010-06-19T23:42:25.782-07:00Into the 21 CenturyOn the left we have the phone I've had since 2004 or 2005. On the right is my new phone (HTC Incredible) which arrived Friday 18th June. <br /><br />I've loving it so far, especially the web browsing. And when I've confirmed that it can replace my land line, it will be my one and only phone. And of course the very first app I downloaded was a game, WHACK-A-MOLE. Fun and free :) <br /><br />Here's to at least 2 years with this phone.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhR-72In-ZRP6wdDKFRHmRtSXgCOo0JJZyLDdWN_ZMUkH6O9yOecN8ZZuMSgzWh0gz331P0FBGvkZtwTr3-9o1zLYv2UREbsjCW9iE0bK9eMTWyu0jEhRsnRKxucELEc0-vmrc-/s1600/Picture+018+Phone+Change.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhR-72In-ZRP6wdDKFRHmRtSXgCOo0JJZyLDdWN_ZMUkH6O9yOecN8ZZuMSgzWh0gz331P0FBGvkZtwTr3-9o1zLYv2UREbsjCW9iE0bK9eMTWyu0jEhRsnRKxucELEc0-vmrc-/s400/Picture+018+Phone+Change.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5484741665968513810" /></a>emylnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10894010421893277649noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6077085.post-27943646246009598382010-06-18T23:44:00.000-07:002010-06-18T23:50:12.725-07:00RIP : BooA moment of silence for Boo. I came back on Thursday (17th June 2010) to find his food uneaten and him peaceful and stiff.<br /><br />Guinea Pigs are supposed to live for 5+ years. I think Boo only made it past year 1. I really don't know what happened. He did have lots of food and water. But affection was in short supply because I started traveling for work again in March. Meaning he was left alone for 4-5 days at a time, perhaps more if it was a 2 week deal. <br /><br />Sigh... I think I'll go back to hamsters. They are MUCH easier to care for and not so finicky in their diets even if they do tend to bite. But overall... I think I'll hold off pet purchases, at least till I stop traveling again.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPkrGTtUrxF3RHW7u_GZpBl0mKmzj-2u9VgH3u2-VvWcjvukBYevZO3WaoBYSfeUOsRfnzQ2L4XDMelCZu5MT5kmIxyFwUKVrC_YjnBnUeJT6AkRPmvMOO7r56iBcnJ0k-l3Bv/s1600/Picture+016_piggy.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPkrGTtUrxF3RHW7u_GZpBl0mKmzj-2u9VgH3u2-VvWcjvukBYevZO3WaoBYSfeUOsRfnzQ2L4XDMelCZu5MT5kmIxyFwUKVrC_YjnBnUeJT6AkRPmvMOO7r56iBcnJ0k-l3Bv/s400/Picture+016_piggy.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5484372264040425538" /></a><br /><br />PS. The Niece and Nephew are still with me and have not found out yet. Wonder if they check my blog.emylnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10894010421893277649noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6077085.post-2807960679427394552010-06-18T22:32:00.001-07:002010-06-18T22:39:23.679-07:00Summer Vacation 5 - 2010I had to return to work the next week but the folks cooked dinner and waited for me on Thursday night when I returned<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRNd3AL6vnVz08hTEAqYTEdmsUdpG7ZI63qP9W9kLEN_OGuIo3lMbt6w288vpdR1La-RO2zzrHYA8cyI7RDEthT4pG9YsBITOcYIfpM_p7ruf9CbJNTjOxvfkWBGuhM9qj_NBQ/s1600/Picture+002.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRNd3AL6vnVz08hTEAqYTEdmsUdpG7ZI63qP9W9kLEN_OGuIo3lMbt6w288vpdR1La-RO2zzrHYA8cyI7RDEthT4pG9YsBITOcYIfpM_p7ruf9CbJNTjOxvfkWBGuhM9qj_NBQ/s400/Picture+002.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5484353984607184434" /></a><br />We went to Alberville Outlet mall.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzyv8FJ1NEvHviY1pJirdVGv6pEcZ5TDBpN7psJTUN9McglAN26H5sKG2Z-n2CQG4wkFFE3ame_AZU-09PidG_nZbBydjElgRKusfYJjPQwu2Y-UeY-piXdNzXvs49fO49XgPx/s1600/Picture+003.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzyv8FJ1NEvHviY1pJirdVGv6pEcZ5TDBpN7psJTUN9McglAN26H5sKG2Z-n2CQG4wkFFE3ame_AZU-09PidG_nZbBydjElgRKusfYJjPQwu2Y-UeY-piXdNzXvs49fO49XgPx/s400/Picture+003.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5484353976014061474" /></a><br />My dad outside the Calvin Klein store with a real CK bag. Who would have thought!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4rVx1H_5pYIXq2oGxcSu2FXyOXMf-mH6JzZ9eRwLwZT09wyas4q7bYw8O9GU4qJ-VOBOz4tkHi1PblkmngdQ-FAkT4SS54wpRBjbEtp27SLqiAbs4huRO7jRN-S4e1iX-0f9D/s1600/Picture+004.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4rVx1H_5pYIXq2oGxcSu2FXyOXMf-mH6JzZ9eRwLwZT09wyas4q7bYw8O9GU4qJ-VOBOz4tkHi1PblkmngdQ-FAkT4SS54wpRBjbEtp27SLqiAbs4huRO7jRN-S4e1iX-0f9D/s400/Picture+004.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5484353686970417938" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigpdKC5YLL_l3VJtZ-uPiXFWu0tokm36V0XmQbxcnDvMzbJl0odsfaKEIJWor8L_thN5lBKRAYf8uS-WA-RBfShmF6L4pTmE3LmCiHNImUK8yX7eMJH97K3ekar3Zy9gwcxV4L/s1600/Picture+005.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigpdKC5YLL_l3VJtZ-uPiXFWu0tokm36V0XmQbxcnDvMzbJl0odsfaKEIJWor8L_thN5lBKRAYf8uS-WA-RBfShmF6L4pTmE3LmCiHNImUK8yX7eMJH97K3ekar3Zy9gwcxV4L/s400/Picture+005.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5484353674962714082" /></a><br />A final farewell to the folks<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjWsZLckznfwMyYzwfVjFtk5S_DNpuNzyJ4hw9HOfI1-1duMXtN24XrRGvKrG_zvA-_oCGwaVyQrZcoWbtt1qKirbjKcUxbXlTeYUC6nkO5tWzdnqLZoDsNY7dimbec8EcZ1EO/s1600/Picture+009.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjWsZLckznfwMyYzwfVjFtk5S_DNpuNzyJ4hw9HOfI1-1duMXtN24XrRGvKrG_zvA-_oCGwaVyQrZcoWbtt1qKirbjKcUxbXlTeYUC6nkO5tWzdnqLZoDsNY7dimbec8EcZ1EO/s400/Picture+009.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5484353667357423778" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQ9x-FoEJCtKWPS9j21tMo-q2nvMJriss1hV9-7ZZ8lkPn2JR6vrnd92bg8VltF4jEztka0ckqy4YflSZL38jHx-NNhulEI1KZ7qeVFpDk2DOsjJi2wub_ZN3mC9eiMXi2Bswb/s1600/Picture+010.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQ9x-FoEJCtKWPS9j21tMo-q2nvMJriss1hV9-7ZZ8lkPn2JR6vrnd92bg8VltF4jEztka0ckqy4YflSZL38jHx-NNhulEI1KZ7qeVFpDk2DOsjJi2wub_ZN3mC9eiMXi2Bswb/s400/Picture+010.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5484353664643766450" /></a><br />Hope they had lots of fun!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGbevJ63cNhx7DCvOX9tBwiZlyV9rKZKfitm0jcBEkf1ksCLVJGce8kfQSigrVivRY1qKEm9FjuwHtVUaKsCFJq7WhltKCYGb5ycH2W21BBLlixG32Ub6hUcNf7vGYJdMNIMM_/s1600/Picture+012.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGbevJ63cNhx7DCvOX9tBwiZlyV9rKZKfitm0jcBEkf1ksCLVJGce8kfQSigrVivRY1qKEm9FjuwHtVUaKsCFJq7WhltKCYGb5ycH2W21BBLlixG32Ub6hUcNf7vGYJdMNIMM_/s400/Picture+012.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5484353655540872386" /></a>emylnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10894010421893277649noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6077085.post-64004133013723653032010-06-17T21:45:00.000-07:002010-06-18T22:31:29.181-07:00Summer Vacation 4 - 2010Oh and here's the entrance to the Spotted Horse Ranch.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOibECwvwIuQFwtmS0pPwD_dUrk3bF4T7D3FguXM9SaCCRqpHh3E9p85PIDeHKNCSzxKzHkpLRZ7b8WJb0_mOfpmBULVj7_xmhl6ajlUaYwOFABUwwEXM5cK-L8R3jhElh99tO/s1600/Picture+091.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOibECwvwIuQFwtmS0pPwD_dUrk3bF4T7D3FguXM9SaCCRqpHh3E9p85PIDeHKNCSzxKzHkpLRZ7b8WJb0_mOfpmBULVj7_xmhl6ajlUaYwOFABUwwEXM5cK-L8R3jhElh99tO/s400/Picture+091.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5484328276558961762" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGZYDuhkBWIrnb4nIKZpB-N1SuJLkqwg3AYmMhTA38yHqTSv7LK2zVn07HsY5B2yiyG8EGsfW8ld12a1WT0DYdSmdHxIZnFi9L14JRwdEKitk_fKYB1eUUd49GcV8EDr5nZNTw/s1600/Picture+092.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGZYDuhkBWIrnb4nIKZpB-N1SuJLkqwg3AYmMhTA38yHqTSv7LK2zVn07HsY5B2yiyG8EGsfW8ld12a1WT0DYdSmdHxIZnFi9L14JRwdEKitk_fKYB1eUUd49GcV8EDr5nZNTw/s400/Picture+092.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5484328269169452738" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5T4YrcnZETRxDGySkBct9XnhqrYb9xBzZwmmdULSae-hXP_AdhJUg33sAKmKIWP29n6WPqyTNnQDw3NmkxdFgJtAMDo5TShOmHhIYpBYEoh-ThwyUBQLywSccl92y1_Bw4HGL/s1600/Picture+093.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5T4YrcnZETRxDGySkBct9XnhqrYb9xBzZwmmdULSae-hXP_AdhJUg33sAKmKIWP29n6WPqyTNnQDw3NmkxdFgJtAMDo5TShOmHhIYpBYEoh-ThwyUBQLywSccl92y1_Bw4HGL/s400/Picture+093.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5484327987135687330" /></a><br />Picture moment after about 2+ hours on horseback.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMeHqPijQL8GcqXZEuy1zCmDsoD85i8cEiNaUfOSz2sRKUsSxwDGf9Vq4bZBvCByOciEBXGsKXmcvKHcw8Dw1n4OoQb9ix4IxdLjq0X9vbueCbXaG9PQwciVCs42TPOovJyczF/s1600/Picture+100.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMeHqPijQL8GcqXZEuy1zCmDsoD85i8cEiNaUfOSz2sRKUsSxwDGf9Vq4bZBvCByOciEBXGsKXmcvKHcw8Dw1n4OoQb9ix4IxdLjq0X9vbueCbXaG9PQwciVCs42TPOovJyczF/s400/Picture+100.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5484327968226520370" /></a><br />Meet 3 of the wranglers who took us on the all day ride.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsH5xCHSfyQHkon8GQOCDfQznV-HPauokG74yDqMI-jn52jbqBuCALrS0z3jkB724BxHpnViIsoitYarhX6woa6pDpUsZHID-sB4ofUfBuoonhvid1C5l73bhSBis8leeNxGXI/s1600/Picture+102.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsH5xCHSfyQHkon8GQOCDfQznV-HPauokG74yDqMI-jn52jbqBuCALrS0z3jkB724BxHpnViIsoitYarhX6woa6pDpUsZHID-sB4ofUfBuoonhvid1C5l73bhSBis8leeNxGXI/s400/Picture+102.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5484327960922378882" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4dmoaBRCVz_7nRa1iuZMupDzl5d7RT981BSS8uPAEzX00kTDG1JgRY9dAFMYXFv70NnWyCQCOmow9dN9c1TC0zmqpjVcp29sv0TAxqIKtova0hBWFcbNnLQtTHNgJcK2nFxC7/s1600/Picture+104.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4dmoaBRCVz_7nRa1iuZMupDzl5d7RT981BSS8uPAEzX00kTDG1JgRY9dAFMYXFv70NnWyCQCOmow9dN9c1TC0zmqpjVcp29sv0TAxqIKtova0hBWFcbNnLQtTHNgJcK2nFxC7/s400/Picture+104.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5484327951619151922" /></a><br />Some scenes from Jackson Hole.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUCt4VIsqaG7N-txJ8Lyah6e3Gm9xiLQP0OEFT5b5nIR1gLYlXsC91XAO2CM2bnbojbVpee-LHNoHDEq_n5yslvrrXhIdWywtnVPh8yNtxM7JWLopAVccdNGdA1uDf1-rHt1jX/s1600/Picture+115.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUCt4VIsqaG7N-txJ8Lyah6e3Gm9xiLQP0OEFT5b5nIR1gLYlXsC91XAO2CM2bnbojbVpee-LHNoHDEq_n5yslvrrXhIdWywtnVPh8yNtxM7JWLopAVccdNGdA1uDf1-rHt1jX/s400/Picture+115.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5484327944222562930" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQSPyO-UNaHXEaO43naoFuJWTLAGSxpPaAoZHaNOaSGlEJRDExoTKe4iqyAIqvOFp1ztzW7FWWH4Pd0g59q5kO360_xuy_nrEQwek7vthqNE29-dpICRaQbyuBseaVbqY8XqBh/s1600/Picture+117.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQSPyO-UNaHXEaO43naoFuJWTLAGSxpPaAoZHaNOaSGlEJRDExoTKe4iqyAIqvOFp1ztzW7FWWH4Pd0g59q5kO360_xuy_nrEQwek7vthqNE29-dpICRaQbyuBseaVbqY8XqBh/s400/Picture+117.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5484327572019945922" /></a><br />This entire arch is made from deer antlers. Its not cruel, deers shed their antlers every year.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0424zFsjSItnKm2jGWaphPTOOP4FycYKD-hYwznF-C-Knm9y2gxEtlK12lSnh0zTaPdzrYzD7GwcrAJa3FxRpsHIcqO0JtK5y_QN2FrWtJ1qgOxAJVOuVruuzE5N34b8wPyWh/s1600/Picture+121.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0424zFsjSItnKm2jGWaphPTOOP4FycYKD-hYwznF-C-Knm9y2gxEtlK12lSnh0zTaPdzrYzD7GwcrAJa3FxRpsHIcqO0JtK5y_QN2FrWtJ1qgOxAJVOuVruuzE5N34b8wPyWh/s400/Picture+121.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5484327581396808642" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhi4HV_Q2y95VgJTcOREtb7wauGp2zgdJ3s_DYime-FgvthYM0u2xtm_N210FsLGlMF94Gs-_EI90lYScxdFWxOpkoBB6H0N1Wd6GwvT7ew758XwpY-4rwxZk5logJkpt4VXa93/s1600/Picture+127.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhi4HV_Q2y95VgJTcOREtb7wauGp2zgdJ3s_DYime-FgvthYM0u2xtm_N210FsLGlMF94Gs-_EI90lYScxdFWxOpkoBB6H0N1Wd6GwvT7ew758XwpY-4rwxZk5logJkpt4VXa93/s400/Picture+127.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5484327586660931922" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiT_h-XbnSh0H6fKI-KIc2INgbhLUm5aakqCkySU4we6b9GJl9Wj5SsOt4y2Pg-5BNFXj8Jd0-8pnP-8PHKiaIXUlry0Wr75cKqSXQFP5zDg2zTt0W5AsWQ6-lPyDOwEuzKlJul/s1600/Picture+135.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiT_h-XbnSh0H6fKI-KIc2INgbhLUm5aakqCkySU4we6b9GJl9Wj5SsOt4y2Pg-5BNFXj8Jd0-8pnP-8PHKiaIXUlry0Wr75cKqSXQFP5zDg2zTt0W5AsWQ6-lPyDOwEuzKlJul/s400/Picture+135.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5484327594684863378" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxokElO7Z-v9aUNF12fE3w0BP_i91dPPSLL7wnfP9UHyVi5AP9yvj1ULNtTaQfa9zbF7g14STv_FWrAgXbXxaHG19Bo91yWLuf4h3xm7L0Mzd0VAN4NI01gV2bT8l7k-txNXMK/s1600/Picture+136.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxokElO7Z-v9aUNF12fE3w0BP_i91dPPSLL7wnfP9UHyVi5AP9yvj1ULNtTaQfa9zbF7g14STv_FWrAgXbXxaHG19Bo91yWLuf4h3xm7L0Mzd0VAN4NI01gV2bT8l7k-txNXMK/s400/Picture+136.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5484327608663031298" /></a><br /><br /><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/PUynfBmL7lY&hl=en&fs=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/PUynfBmL7lY&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><br /><br /><br /><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/1k-WYihZB3A&hl=en&fs=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/1k-WYihZB3A&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object>emylnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10894010421893277649noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6077085.post-70204418349672525452010-06-17T21:11:00.000-07:002010-06-18T22:23:58.190-07:00Summer Vacation 3 - 2010Us, going to Yellowstone National Park which was the main reason I picked a ranch in Wyoming over those in Montana and other States. Also, the Spotted Horse was the only ranch which showcased cabins just beside a river.<br /><br />Us, going to Yellowstone National Park which was the main reason I picked a ranch in Wyoming over those in Montana and other States. Also, the Spotted Horse was the only ranch which showcased cabins just beside a river.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkLeyBZhqS6UreYfyljrun6vAkIESoINvAnKdbkbvSPRzgmXH4bilm-NTf15FXXi7O4uCkCJlO_WfniqOmwKtfRWWt65PcprQvKe5SE2WA7wdAjhqhsjetckrm_7ipr-eLsl2N/s1600/Picture+043.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkLeyBZhqS6UreYfyljrun6vAkIESoINvAnKdbkbvSPRzgmXH4bilm-NTf15FXXi7O4uCkCJlO_WfniqOmwKtfRWWt65PcprQvKe5SE2WA7wdAjhqhsjetckrm_7ipr-eLsl2N/s400/Picture+043.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5484328608414318242" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGyy6lOz9dTJkcITDsaWXP0WDS5hk-WIYqWN4Ompg63sYOJeCmKtDUZyymHYZR-ggDVGhFMvgt792P9Xxiv0oFKP7zdPq-YI2z2sAeJE4ntKfc8LLIoNfiBja3ckoDev2-YQoX/s1600/Picture+044.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGyy6lOz9dTJkcITDsaWXP0WDS5hk-WIYqWN4Ompg63sYOJeCmKtDUZyymHYZR-ggDVGhFMvgt792P9Xxiv0oFKP7zdPq-YI2z2sAeJE4ntKfc8LLIoNfiBja3ckoDev2-YQoX/s400/Picture+044.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5484328594036920674" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjb63YLRPnPA9f33Y3pBFW7Y9pS2TSmdnOc_FP7D1Txsp0AHqOdBoYSgCOWQlB1rKBoaWA7z_59DZDDEuD6Fz21O6sqQhQMg9VqgRyZn1-AEJu84MhlB5m_MXMLz12P5NH1Jpl7/s1600/Picture+051.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjb63YLRPnPA9f33Y3pBFW7Y9pS2TSmdnOc_FP7D1Txsp0AHqOdBoYSgCOWQlB1rKBoaWA7z_59DZDDEuD6Fz21O6sqQhQMg9VqgRyZn1-AEJu84MhlB5m_MXMLz12P5NH1Jpl7/s400/Picture+051.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5484328591559879362" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhV8Q7bZUWuQuw1AmfbIRWo1JinimFA3xKvgCcd2QeAkTXedltI1nt1FpqtZ8_YwPDZV6vrG7A_cEUf-ZKcysJwgU9Bi7vgfYKbmR-46WUmaHIZtdpWtWliTb8J3sIe4SLylQJX/s1600/Picture+069.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhV8Q7bZUWuQuw1AmfbIRWo1JinimFA3xKvgCcd2QeAkTXedltI1nt1FpqtZ8_YwPDZV6vrG7A_cEUf-ZKcysJwgU9Bi7vgfYKbmR-46WUmaHIZtdpWtWliTb8J3sIe4SLylQJX/s400/Picture+069.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5484328295632639730" /></a><br />We stopped for lunch at a perfect spot not far from Old Faithful. And we really were this close to the Bison. This isn't zoom.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMHqCp_SLcF9As6rns6M3gvKNcsrBI6VDE8_MQXMJHWKVx9Ja0BIWXJDvfJdXFUlZ1ORCeCz4dY8xf-HD6v4DtJGQRIYGirKLtpy2bZfjL4CKeLvj3ostrB7i-kvAhUeyER5Va/s1600/Picture+072.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMHqCp_SLcF9As6rns6M3gvKNcsrBI6VDE8_MQXMJHWKVx9Ja0BIWXJDvfJdXFUlZ1ORCeCz4dY8xf-HD6v4DtJGQRIYGirKLtpy2bZfjL4CKeLvj3ostrB7i-kvAhUeyER5Va/s400/Picture+072.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5484328289792302114" /></a><br />A Bison strolled up to the picnic tables. The family sitting at this table ran into their cars in case the Bison got ... too friendly. But we're either brave or too stupid to know better and had to take this picture.<br />One of the many Geisers we saw at Yellowstone Park.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjX7TQDdgq4yWrj6ESNlWFfW_Vke8pLklg7euRt09kPVK9u81Z32dqqWFssZ0GGfiFWi4VildQrVxMRFvyboy4KokkjBZwNc_ypckzpKHI01QzMxggp_ES3qEXX4SIehEaoovxw/s1600/Picture+082.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjX7TQDdgq4yWrj6ESNlWFfW_Vke8pLklg7euRt09kPVK9u81Z32dqqWFssZ0GGfiFWi4VildQrVxMRFvyboy4KokkjBZwNc_ypckzpKHI01QzMxggp_ES3qEXX4SIehEaoovxw/s400/Picture+082.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5484328281476944082" /></a><br /><br />BTW, old faithfful? Not so impressive. At least not to this jaded city boy.<br /><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/InfVoVdy_J4&hl=en&fs=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/InfVoVdy_J4&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object>emylnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10894010421893277649noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6077085.post-25656952191252444362010-06-17T20:48:00.000-07:002010-06-18T21:09:28.750-07:00Summer Vacation 2 - 2010Be warned, this entire post is photo filled so if that's not your thing, skip it.<br /><br /><br />I had this great idea to take the family for a real "american" vacation. Outdoors, horseback riding and all that kind of stuff. Hence, we spent a week in Jackson Hole Wyoming at the Spotted Horse Ranch.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLe4YSVB8gxiJadP8r_OWOTOsEf4mNd5ot5ghHBHOyq3iC4flB5uV5KgJmhnWS1DIhMzyVxStT-3Jqh5IhOjNPNk46E1Q4dyWr9SYEv2P6OLvNi3qJH00ORClhp8i8na10O49D/s1600/Picture+01.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLe4YSVB8gxiJadP8r_OWOTOsEf4mNd5ot5ghHBHOyq3iC4flB5uV5KgJmhnWS1DIhMzyVxStT-3Jqh5IhOjNPNk46E1Q4dyWr9SYEv2P6OLvNi3qJH00ORClhp8i8na10O49D/s400/Picture+01.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5484329374077923906" /></a><br />This is the cabin we were in. 4 twin sized beds for the 6 of us, and there was only one other couple at the ranch so the 8 of us had the run of it. It was great!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiS7mgQi5B8NyDioREcusvuAroJMSE3O7pKp-DptGysNIQM_4ze-B1cMexlG1kh8n_v56mZGQwin0SDgCpAoFB7n08FdG4jeGCHECHoT97WEPh6S4ggK3AUlt0enTt16idRa9IM/s1600/Picture+02.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiS7mgQi5B8NyDioREcusvuAroJMSE3O7pKp-DptGysNIQM_4ze-B1cMexlG1kh8n_v56mZGQwin0SDgCpAoFB7n08FdG4jeGCHECHoT97WEPh6S4ggK3AUlt0enTt16idRa9IM/s400/Picture+02.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5484329369892147906" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgt-PeYLI38whRtLtlbgyabKtL-d55RlJj9lJuOVLRhkshTZ36FoYbQ-paPO3-aeNRygVLBN1dWhCXC1LujRr0kpuOvliEAdtd8BYMj1zIoxR6UgtCwybRYkH-vzHZjyXp9D5kX/s1600/Picture+013.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgt-PeYLI38whRtLtlbgyabKtL-d55RlJj9lJuOVLRhkshTZ36FoYbQ-paPO3-aeNRygVLBN1dWhCXC1LujRr0kpuOvliEAdtd8BYMj1zIoxR6UgtCwybRYkH-vzHZjyXp9D5kX/s400/Picture+013.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5484329362693677586" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3zFZ8RVR9HfOAZ1Tmxm38lKuRLgPvo1v_YzDGkBKMIjCMh8pmsGnuJODKju8rrPPx9PHsV1-DK32Z4IXa3kJkd3LaEbVzSxGRp6xRJovks-TuhuLTfqhRP46A5qnYYff-spBw/s1600/Picture+016.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3zFZ8RVR9HfOAZ1Tmxm38lKuRLgPvo1v_YzDGkBKMIjCMh8pmsGnuJODKju8rrPPx9PHsV1-DK32Z4IXa3kJkd3LaEbVzSxGRp6xRJovks-TuhuLTfqhRP46A5qnYYff-spBw/s400/Picture+016.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5484329357732920354" /></a><br />Is this not gorgeous? This is the view from our cabin walking towards the main lodge house. It was awesome!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCpQWLiw-j9vsthGwpmRvvz0taBHY2shJ_psz0BgggWAsUeEfbP7YYPcSex6Wjmhusj7wW0nHGPTdHgXnZO5kyaeFc6bPMdc4X9ECPnPKH5stjRLsq7il33Tmv1P8SqfNNrZjg/s1600/Picture+021.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCpQWLiw-j9vsthGwpmRvvz0taBHY2shJ_psz0BgggWAsUeEfbP7YYPcSex6Wjmhusj7wW0nHGPTdHgXnZO5kyaeFc6bPMdc4X9ECPnPKH5stjRLsq7il33Tmv1P8SqfNNrZjg/s400/Picture+021.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5484329354568707202" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiykUNjFY-ddg_Bi75Nyv_woAQHM2oyMUNMrii5qE21hrlnkBcpg1w1jeWV2_2ZMO8L5LF99LJeezBNLuTWUYYeRVlKU9RFtiwdKcuqqJWgh4U7UhJJntHRyeeccWhzJMTbMVj9/s1600/Picture+022.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiykUNjFY-ddg_Bi75Nyv_woAQHM2oyMUNMrii5qE21hrlnkBcpg1w1jeWV2_2ZMO8L5LF99LJeezBNLuTWUYYeRVlKU9RFtiwdKcuqqJWgh4U7UhJJntHRyeeccWhzJMTbMVj9/s400/Picture+022.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5484329134304040882" /></a><br />This is a picture of the main lodge house from across the river. <br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieKjAY4RgysP7y5-Fepl9s0KcIV_DhSiOEZCgxqdhXKl4xg_RKmQ7m6_PA0QqjsPhB2476QbTtKpjwdpsEhAgaehgwTyyFh5n5el0qsbTKaNsvOt1J1Y1OvkvExjZOTZj412VY/s1600/Picture+023.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieKjAY4RgysP7y5-Fepl9s0KcIV_DhSiOEZCgxqdhXKl4xg_RKmQ7m6_PA0QqjsPhB2476QbTtKpjwdpsEhAgaehgwTyyFh5n5el0qsbTKaNsvOt1J1Y1OvkvExjZOTZj412VY/s400/Picture+023.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5484329125477466226" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKuiM47rR-ngEImmTL1YUejku0WjNn90dIABFWbvAo9CKsUDXh7l3qtgvYEG61gkHCsZ4-Ddo2uCqaO3k9gg2k7yaJAujAIUY6A5_vUMxGZzSq034UnOPvVRxrF4BBw0HFtOTW/s1600/Picture+030.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKuiM47rR-ngEImmTL1YUejku0WjNn90dIABFWbvAo9CKsUDXh7l3qtgvYEG61gkHCsZ4-Ddo2uCqaO3k9gg2k7yaJAujAIUY6A5_vUMxGZzSq034UnOPvVRxrF4BBw0HFtOTW/s400/Picture+030.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5484329122477372882" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdw6ciY42iLI7-8GpUavkFRbGKD923YBaQSLeYGF2xEj9LONbqBof0EHN4MFEHSKrSfqttc5sblmEXKvESwtDIRmG5MuucKXrvxsUKpHKLdKgn03o5sRjMYVdLmRb2j9KLJDFW/s1600/Picture+033.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdw6ciY42iLI7-8GpUavkFRbGKD923YBaQSLeYGF2xEj9LONbqBof0EHN4MFEHSKrSfqttc5sblmEXKvESwtDIRmG5MuucKXrvxsUKpHKLdKgn03o5sRjMYVdLmRb2j9KLJDFW/s400/Picture+033.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5484329111545796098" /></a><br />Dad feeding a house. And we learnt that horse really like fresh grass to the dried hay. <br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg890944_gX3aTXLkAg5-8zVbzzobDsGc8NDDGxMc0Ri3Nfv5CL2Q-fZ1pJYPffZ4MhoXXAENeLANaqc68S6go_g9n5HHAp1Pfribeu24xfAclpAohGrsHGsjFrrf7oPdYC3mfO/s1600/Picture+035.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg890944_gX3aTXLkAg5-8zVbzzobDsGc8NDDGxMc0Ri3Nfv5CL2Q-fZ1pJYPffZ4MhoXXAENeLANaqc68S6go_g9n5HHAp1Pfribeu24xfAclpAohGrsHGsjFrrf7oPdYC3mfO/s400/Picture+035.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5484329107637444050" /></a><br /><object width="640" height="385"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/QKVLITTmlu0&hl=en_US&fs=1&"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/QKVLITTmlu0&hl=en_US&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="640" height="385"></embed></object><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLi8BjTa2muCCYofw1midgLwzSOxMVOYODaKNaiXbyC97DRSAljEApy28bVTnMdbzs3E8F37gZbse3oMYZAU_zY28PSD019j40r5lGCMecqTCHvge9Syl_qt35LZ0nPbGUjBzw/s1600/Picture+036.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLi8BjTa2muCCYofw1midgLwzSOxMVOYODaKNaiXbyC97DRSAljEApy28bVTnMdbzs3E8F37gZbse3oMYZAU_zY28PSD019j40r5lGCMecqTCHvge9Syl_qt35LZ0nPbGUjBzw/s400/Picture+036.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5484328613952794786" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_Fvy3i94VnvSH6UIW4VhZwCPpcwxSmYY3n7RFO9A0LRTPjNnzZ1i2sSVv125fFtU32P6OoX2MFT7Sm514xGKJwU2ZzlADDK5wDO-dNQ4i1jmB5WoH5gKXC8v2zGFjREHoqc2p/s1600/Picture+037.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_Fvy3i94VnvSH6UIW4VhZwCPpcwxSmYY3n7RFO9A0LRTPjNnzZ1i2sSVv125fFtU32P6OoX2MFT7Sm514xGKJwU2ZzlADDK5wDO-dNQ4i1jmB5WoH5gKXC8v2zGFjREHoqc2p/s400/Picture+037.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5484328609496700882" /></a>emylnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10894010421893277649noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6077085.post-1792063730681374792010-05-29T22:41:00.000-07:002010-05-29T23:07:15.912-07:00Summer Vacation 2010My Parents, Sister and her kids are visiting me for about 2-3 weeks! I've spent quite a bit of time over the past 2 months getting the house ready and they are finally here.<br /><br /><object width="640" height="385"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/CVO_P_e8SIQ&hl=en_US&fs=1&"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/CVO_P_e8SIQ&hl=en_US&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="640" height="385"></embed></object><br /><br />Its been a slow start. Day 1 (28 May 2010) they arrived and reached home about 3pm. Basically spent the day getting settled in and making a stop to Costco and Walmart for food and minor shopping.<br /><br />Day 2 was pretty lazy. They all most got up at 4am (Jet Lag) and we spent most of the morning watching Top Chief Masters (I had 3 episodes on DVR). Then to Cheesecake Factory for lunch and a walk around the mall. And finally home again where jet lag has everyone's system Topsy-Turvy.<br /><br />And tomorrow morning, we are all headed to Jackson Hole Wyoming to visit the <a href="http://www.spottedhorseranch.com/">Spotted Horse Ranch</a> where we'll spend the week.emylnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10894010421893277649noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6077085.post-87618739504427837692010-04-30T23:34:00.000-07:002010-04-30T23:41:41.931-07:00Cooking for the WeekendThis is the first meal I've cooked since I started traveling in March. I'm making Gumbo. Basically a "thick" soup with ocra and rice and some meat, usually shrimp and sausage. Today I'm using Italian spiced turkey (a healthy option).<br /><br />Its really simple. Cook the turkey, dump everything else (except the soup packet) in, 8 cups of liquid, I used 4 cups chicken stock and 4 cups water. Bring to a boil and whisk in the soup mix and finally simmer for about 20-30 mins.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgLVOoSlzrE0869MFCTPx2S7CGX3UPlr0i4_w6FIJb5MQaO85F5c-VsZBOYtV9OZW2zlBoapX6Pu4He9PytMh8aaZSqMOEldPRxFY9PIT5af-C_fX_h4f0ooGcpRn7XYe_Yy43/s1600/Picture+046_Dinner.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgLVOoSlzrE0869MFCTPx2S7CGX3UPlr0i4_w6FIJb5MQaO85F5c-VsZBOYtV9OZW2zlBoapX6Pu4He9PytMh8aaZSqMOEldPRxFY9PIT5af-C_fX_h4f0ooGcpRn7XYe_Yy43/s400/Picture+046_Dinner.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5466186491169322274" /></a><br /><br />Serve with some bread and it makes a very filling meal. I bought a loaf of tomato and basil bread which explains the slightly red tinge on the bread, its pretty good. My first choice was focaccia bread but the bakery was out of it.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiivowKoaBXr2N5pCMQwQgzZ7W7Wad2QmzE_NQM2HpLMK63MdkvXy4RGYR8IXY9hfIC4zSDhOr9rDzyrg-soDmG-4Dp4BVuRyvKYBe1stduvGI4kYQXS2Ej2wu7eL2IbhCSA3CC/s1600/Picture+048_Dinner.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiivowKoaBXr2N5pCMQwQgzZ7W7Wad2QmzE_NQM2HpLMK63MdkvXy4RGYR8IXY9hfIC4zSDhOr9rDzyrg-soDmG-4Dp4BVuRyvKYBe1stduvGI4kYQXS2Ej2wu7eL2IbhCSA3CC/s400/Picture+048_Dinner.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5466186496850609858" /></a><br /><br />For desert, strawberries with Splenda instead of sugar :)<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDVhCqMpgeh024rAw6lNet3WWsQLVRcCWFFC5LfQrRE0RitNEuwkIX28jrTltRQNa1GzI-ANa7Zj2Zive_6JQE3qq_HuJxX0wySoEK3suG4vLnPBxGERqCiodpcxUWxIebTUI7/s1600/Picture+053_Dinner.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDVhCqMpgeh024rAw6lNet3WWsQLVRcCWFFC5LfQrRE0RitNEuwkIX28jrTltRQNa1GzI-ANa7Zj2Zive_6JQE3qq_HuJxX0wySoEK3suG4vLnPBxGERqCiodpcxUWxIebTUI7/s400/Picture+053_Dinner.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5466186503923995874" /></a>emylnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10894010421893277649noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6077085.post-88906921248955144572010-04-24T23:03:00.000-07:002010-04-30T23:34:05.163-07:00NYC 2010 - Day 2Yep, the photos are about a week late but that's cos I used my camera on Day 2 and forgot to bring the cord to connect it to my PC. Ah well.<br /><br />Pic of Trumph Tower as I walk to Niketown to get new shoes.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikb_Yf5KYm7gJqB7_Wx9RCAleTK4HJPS-mfNrnzWc7BiqGSKU1HVknAoWZp_mgCZS0vq28jElRY08uuk8dSVbNWtZdSl8F0AAwf_yvjPfmZ2Xe1SoBCUXOPEyHrpuSqxKAHmRS/s1600/Picture+015.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikb_Yf5KYm7gJqB7_Wx9RCAleTK4HJPS-mfNrnzWc7BiqGSKU1HVknAoWZp_mgCZS0vq28jElRY08uuk8dSVbNWtZdSl8F0AAwf_yvjPfmZ2Xe1SoBCUXOPEyHrpuSqxKAHmRS/s400/Picture+015.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5466178660263660050" /></a><br /><br />Finally at Nike Town. Spent about an hour here to and tried on about 5 pairs of track shoes.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSK94-cajQyWIAKZg46kWmjXhT5s9lO1VABuyRFFGRTARc0hY-sbwtT9QIn_0gHGNvNEZ1qhZA5ObxX3jow7SyBcxN4p42NwHRcIKRJ4-9diJJ6fh_0wucKS1W8SRqBbV0pkRo/s1600/Picture+017.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSK94-cajQyWIAKZg46kWmjXhT5s9lO1VABuyRFFGRTARc0hY-sbwtT9QIn_0gHGNvNEZ1qhZA5ObxX3jow7SyBcxN4p42NwHRcIKRJ4-9diJJ6fh_0wucKS1W8SRqBbV0pkRo/s400/Picture+017.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5466178649057179714" /></a><br /><br /><br />Here's my new Shoes. I went with the extra cushion, its about double what I would normally spend on for shoes but man does it feel comfortable. I can even skip wearing my "special" insoles. <br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizK0AHqilnzkqXiLMDB8LtA3R9kzz50l4AZ7zmUqHbk1VIg09z2dherjCL5m2-kLisE43LGZMffv2nik3XIjMDaoOsA44pAFJP0CvEkVk6tfvaRpmDbZc0MvEc8Oofbb-LVdPB/s1600/vlc+2010-05-01+01-10-01-25.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 225px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizK0AHqilnzkqXiLMDB8LtA3R9kzz50l4AZ7zmUqHbk1VIg09z2dherjCL5m2-kLisE43LGZMffv2nik3XIjMDaoOsA44pAFJP0CvEkVk6tfvaRpmDbZc0MvEc8Oofbb-LVdPB/s400/vlc+2010-05-01+01-10-01-25.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5466182132714340482" /></a><br /><br />I went to Chinatown next to buy food and finally to catch Next to Normal at 2pm. I LOVE this musical. Its so powerful and I even teared up. If you read the synopsis of the musical it sounds depressing but like I said the music is so strong and moving. I highly recommend this one.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzHwmuC7MU7OGIrCpbwzEt9yuXVAEmeQ2gkVY5uxGcN5JXBtvYOAQpWwkJtMmVXt9VxQlmtmylDwriYkkirXTFrv4y3VS-7CCkRlbuD9JZG2pnajxh5X1rDJ0MbiOg_9idh-XX/s1600/Picture+028.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzHwmuC7MU7OGIrCpbwzEt9yuXVAEmeQ2gkVY5uxGcN5JXBtvYOAQpWwkJtMmVXt9VxQlmtmylDwriYkkirXTFrv4y3VS-7CCkRlbuD9JZG2pnajxh5X1rDJ0MbiOg_9idh-XX/s400/Picture+028.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5466178640132729906" /></a><br /><br />Something new I noticed since I last visited NYC, they have carts selling fruits now. Healthy living is very in vouge. Still its good that you can purchase these fruits, its a lot healthier than getting a pretzel or hot dog.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-5WWLUMICn5PQ4cCx-4iNBpBKwxlzjxTxiP06HbV92sgKtkV7LgDRZWyED6f8cCzniBVjIP4O_YMB8-WhUykLtpZz_GlWOX4GUj_Bvoze396D0F_DRB7Ltsm759ZqIn42aj8f/s1600/vlc+2010-05-01+01-12-15-09.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 225px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-5WWLUMICn5PQ4cCx-4iNBpBKwxlzjxTxiP06HbV92sgKtkV7LgDRZWyED6f8cCzniBVjIP4O_YMB8-WhUykLtpZz_GlWOX4GUj_Bvoze396D0F_DRB7Ltsm759ZqIn42aj8f/s400/vlc+2010-05-01+01-12-15-09.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5466182149212662306" /></a><br /><br />And here's the food I bought from Chinatown. Its a lot but this should cover dinner as well as my after musical meal.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxVqVrgSAGxH9LCEl8XoT_gFZ1xj6fK2qGQuWEl1V12qIk9ACCgD7JmDVLFc_GUOt1VgL8Y7tI-XHGin4ykr7tsXFSN4bTMqbcg7A8f8lDdG6WxeMlkvmBsat4Kc-iemEVV1ju/s1600/Picture+044.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxVqVrgSAGxH9LCEl8XoT_gFZ1xj6fK2qGQuWEl1V12qIk9ACCgD7JmDVLFc_GUOt1VgL8Y7tI-XHGin4ykr7tsXFSN4bTMqbcg7A8f8lDdG6WxeMlkvmBsat4Kc-iemEVV1ju/s400/Picture+044.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5466178626096540690" /></a><br /><br />After eating I had about 2 hours before my next musical. A little Night Music. This was a pleasant surprise. It was an entertaining musical but I really wish Angela Landsbury was playing her role. Of all 3 musicals that I watched, Next to Normal was hands down the best with A Little Night Music coming in 2nd.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjC_3tV7NwyFnZi9M8fk4a29mA71hOKEV7sQDaUXCd5Ksswv27xuzPQH1ilCIVuZJNxFB79wzGj3MwUmut5yJTEXFs1NwR1g5hv6BiAF7S5ra8tzNYOe59ZjdLKUprdA6NnarI7/s1600/Picture+041.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjC_3tV7NwyFnZi9M8fk4a29mA71hOKEV7sQDaUXCd5Ksswv27xuzPQH1ilCIVuZJNxFB79wzGj3MwUmut5yJTEXFs1NwR1g5hv6BiAF7S5ra8tzNYOe59ZjdLKUprdA6NnarI7/s400/Picture+041.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5466178630710764914" /></a><br /><br /><br />This is breakfast at the hotel on Day 3. It rained Sunday and I had to leave for the airport at 10am so there really wasn't much sight seeing.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdKD0Eyp5DAzU5YMW5L42iMjYDaM-xuN-OV8nZya79r-fV4bcgRrhyXXd6SeE-3x8ky4156oJIdmfXKJEFsjzOuh6ND-4hbgSIuZ5sHC4ppz5Fjvz5CgnMr1fWnLhLBwTWTuVC/s1600/vlc+2010-05-01+01-13-04-09.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 225px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdKD0Eyp5DAzU5YMW5L42iMjYDaM-xuN-OV8nZya79r-fV4bcgRrhyXXd6SeE-3x8ky4156oJIdmfXKJEFsjzOuh6ND-4hbgSIuZ5sHC4ppz5Fjvz5CgnMr1fWnLhLBwTWTuVC/s400/vlc+2010-05-01+01-13-04-09.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5466182154532767026" /></a><br /><br />And finally a shot of NYC time square at noon on Saturday. Sigh... Good memories.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiFea0XtGnFCtmFw55FzGl46KpekiF364n_EuG8HG-3VqadrPaQcgv9fsQLDsSQgqN4qKqQoJ_f-XWqRZo3qEi62JiiL0QprlkVOgmaurElxVK5cAY_amHXNTv5-G_D-sGkwxN/s1600/vlc+2010-05-01+01-11-58-73.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 225px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiFea0XtGnFCtmFw55FzGl46KpekiF364n_EuG8HG-3VqadrPaQcgv9fsQLDsSQgqN4qKqQoJ_f-XWqRZo3qEi62JiiL0QprlkVOgmaurElxVK5cAY_amHXNTv5-G_D-sGkwxN/s400/vlc+2010-05-01+01-11-58-73.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5466182142566950066" /></a>emylnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10894010421893277649noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6077085.post-60129378623220381612010-04-23T21:56:00.001-07:002010-04-23T22:09:17.059-07:00NYC 2010 - Day 1Finally arrived in NYC at about 2pm.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKq-xUZxOelkDQ1_PiI0HB6OF6LRbFukVpNbsHtYtdbj7YWyvV4iGyZ8aXv4N2DdwOOnYgs4KWSJgYxa_fpw8XubRfmW0g78BBTFHoedvBCdGl6h2kVQXlOHw3_-F3K8ncrr8J/s1600/wmplayer+2010-04-23+23-43-24-59.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 225px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKq-xUZxOelkDQ1_PiI0HB6OF6LRbFukVpNbsHtYtdbj7YWyvV4iGyZ8aXv4N2DdwOOnYgs4KWSJgYxa_fpw8XubRfmW0g78BBTFHoedvBCdGl6h2kVQXlOHw3_-F3K8ncrr8J/s400/wmplayer+2010-04-23+23-43-24-59.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5463563620014173250" /></a><br />The hotel I'm staying at. This is the 2nd 3rd time I'm staying here I believe. I like it cos its so close to the theaters.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjd7WfAuBQ5novQ5rs7cwQdWrZ5LcWi_AlaxSKCVOI0WX7CH3DsOyUj0rbz61Ee14cGZ7tNEtjK82POhXtIMH1yg6BRp2CvYjGko8GJvdBFIZnwLHPK-E0O6GUnVVbFyMaiSHt9/s1600/wmplayer+2010-04-23+23-45-23-93.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 225px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjd7WfAuBQ5novQ5rs7cwQdWrZ5LcWi_AlaxSKCVOI0WX7CH3DsOyUj0rbz61Ee14cGZ7tNEtjK82POhXtIMH1yg6BRp2CvYjGko8GJvdBFIZnwLHPK-E0O6GUnVVbFyMaiSHt9/s400/wmplayer+2010-04-23+23-45-23-93.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5463563612544068978" /></a><br />Inside looks quite nice.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9YnJPtKB1MFdJQ0wQL5mRtCjX1HC412eLmZ5UB3WS04A1WUvdiCTLjEXooCwbP74f_ILI3OkKwtI8FGdPIgtce_mKKG3uA4-zajdv-0wN1YiZCLFWHzJA0oo6N-eb58DB2go-/s1600/wmplayer+2010-04-23+23-44-58-98.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 225px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9YnJPtKB1MFdJQ0wQL5mRtCjX1HC412eLmZ5UB3WS04A1WUvdiCTLjEXooCwbP74f_ILI3OkKwtI8FGdPIgtce_mKKG3uA4-zajdv-0wN1YiZCLFWHzJA0oo6N-eb58DB2go-/s400/wmplayer+2010-04-23+23-44-58-98.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5463563618301939986" /></a><br />First stop... Century 21 for shopping.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4QbaRcak0nyjpbjv9zbXLxqozTymnLsuJWCBcyJwxDjmk0-wrIqrP6Ve4AB12DfyOSifAEtW8To7UpIbJrRs_vsrfANMIEugGb5TmLkJTdCv5Rurz4tOEsSRwXhJcPunjkPf2/s1600/wmplayer+2010-04-23+23-45-35-84.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 225px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4QbaRcak0nyjpbjv9zbXLxqozTymnLsuJWCBcyJwxDjmk0-wrIqrP6Ve4AB12DfyOSifAEtW8To7UpIbJrRs_vsrfANMIEugGb5TmLkJTdCv5Rurz4tOEsSRwXhJcPunjkPf2/s400/wmplayer+2010-04-23+23-45-35-84.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5463563608545446274" /></a><br />Loot from Century 21.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjF35mzFL0f2gabNXvXopArTlkzPVQw9WlQO2bjJKA_JR9CWKBGTItX9w3XKEd5qmLBZKOjPPl1a4uTcUip_CKhoCztuX1OE_i5lcSBhbH9OyDVRRBgwr8o69SMSvIZLIVCzR6q/s1600/wmplayer+2010-04-23+23-53-00-36.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 225px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjF35mzFL0f2gabNXvXopArTlkzPVQw9WlQO2bjJKA_JR9CWKBGTItX9w3XKEd5qmLBZKOjPPl1a4uTcUip_CKhoCztuX1OE_i5lcSBhbH9OyDVRRBgwr8o69SMSvIZLIVCzR6q/s400/wmplayer+2010-04-23+23-53-00-36.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5463564466256668050" /></a><br />My lunch/tea.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1ci4p9hayljnnill_VT1AALZIixEpBfzbOgkHY0c9X2BT6dhIh0jLFWHVb0lvlMzhShuKhhoiKZ8Z8E8P4AsL5-xIB3Z6TCGQG75ZRfDIBdJvWlZFSBboJMIhe4ZJvMRz1UwU/s1600/wmplayer+2010-04-23+23-46-44-66.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 225px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1ci4p9hayljnnill_VT1AALZIixEpBfzbOgkHY0c9X2BT6dhIh0jLFWHVb0lvlMzhShuKhhoiKZ8Z8E8P4AsL5-xIB3Z6TCGQG75ZRfDIBdJvWlZFSBboJMIhe4ZJvMRz1UwU/s400/wmplayer+2010-04-23+23-46-44-66.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5463564475045257058" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWFB32ow5nvTTHuK1IjZ12ifDdO8G28TW13DKHE5cbjzEdblMgbhwzkVRcgCkxHAUZni9y9GdZp6nWNlnzAkU5e6VwbCQvCC_6Je1KTVOGN8HCwz3FlpHtVqm5Wau1nbfAmpay/s1600/wmplayer+2010-04-23+23-51-43-67.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 225px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWFB32ow5nvTTHuK1IjZ12ifDdO8G28TW13DKHE5cbjzEdblMgbhwzkVRcgCkxHAUZni9y9GdZp6nWNlnzAkU5e6VwbCQvCC_6Je1KTVOGN8HCwz3FlpHtVqm5Wau1nbfAmpay/s400/wmplayer+2010-04-23+23-51-43-67.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5463564473144718162" /></a><br /><br />Broadway in the evening, walking to the theater.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4O52TZlvYRj5ovjKIHpUzukRE5sr78VPGLnub5bZqEgY1jBktxrDHvGUp_YVrrSH0jxg7UKsIP3oOhHtYj1Qqhyphenhyphen71kPWPNMm2hNxDoQM0R9WCzJbthGj5Dmb-sAm8ntl-lGF_/s1600/wmplayer+2010-04-23+23-53-34-02.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 225px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4O52TZlvYRj5ovjKIHpUzukRE5sr78VPGLnub5bZqEgY1jBktxrDHvGUp_YVrrSH0jxg7UKsIP3oOhHtYj1Qqhyphenhyphen71kPWPNMm2hNxDoQM0R9WCzJbthGj5Dmb-sAm8ntl-lGF_/s400/wmplayer+2010-04-23+23-53-34-02.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5463564481120914274" /></a><br /><br />La Cage Aux Folles, the highlight of the evening. Its a pretty good musical, not sure if I would rate it 5/5, but there were a few very good numbers. Go borrow the movie Birdcage for the story.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNOWaPomZADUmoH61I0Z4frfftdYtOVh8rlPag0ex-9KkGi3pVjqygWjB5gF8eHbP6wJfPdlZ_aKeS-gbfxzRAlyzz5WqeDemTWhaQtCri9_68HMIlmfn3437DTGG3NAHgaD5O/s1600/wmplayer+2010-04-24+00-00-59-51.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 225px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNOWaPomZADUmoH61I0Z4frfftdYtOVh8rlPag0ex-9KkGi3pVjqygWjB5gF8eHbP6wJfPdlZ_aKeS-gbfxzRAlyzz5WqeDemTWhaQtCri9_68HMIlmfn3437DTGG3NAHgaD5O/s400/wmplayer+2010-04-24+00-00-59-51.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5463564900835348610" /></a><br /><br />As tradition goes, a little after theater meal, this is take out from a nearby restaurant. I love 24 hour breakfast diners.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQWuuj1OSyDpUloaf6f_DGPRq5LO8Q5ALvCaAq8EeUYC1ysWsaXdw2KYLsqUw0Q73ukM7hpvvJcl-6EBT8oxfJkZaotJkleLF9Cm0VOoyTbUrKK-7E-yaunhBudy6ihr881U9_/s1600/wmplayer+2010-04-23+23-54-22-94.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 225px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQWuuj1OSyDpUloaf6f_DGPRq5LO8Q5ALvCaAq8EeUYC1ysWsaXdw2KYLsqUw0Q73ukM7hpvvJcl-6EBT8oxfJkZaotJkleLF9Cm0VOoyTbUrKK-7E-yaunhBudy6ihr881U9_/s400/wmplayer+2010-04-23+23-54-22-94.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5463566126493929874" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2VXydnK1bwo9JIvXkjJPe18xuGl7enFNgoO_1-15eWwdYuFoJvGH8_nM7q3xsZ0lFvr-OGaGo7bDc49Fwv0fiS3n1CnOMSisVoAryo1aWKwbi8iIFURsPZYwsNbKSMeaf1ku2/s1600/wmplayer+2010-04-23+23-54-26-51.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 225px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2VXydnK1bwo9JIvXkjJPe18xuGl7enFNgoO_1-15eWwdYuFoJvGH8_nM7q3xsZ0lFvr-OGaGo7bDc49Fwv0fiS3n1CnOMSisVoAryo1aWKwbi8iIFURsPZYwsNbKSMeaf1ku2/s400/wmplayer+2010-04-23+23-54-26-51.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5463566123804357330" /></a><br /><br />The only downside. While walking to the theater, my shoe split. So I see myself going to Nike town to get a new pair of track shoes tomorrow.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsjBaUrb-cSSUdAX9AUCs5ma2xe7HMQMA1Gcr4nQ3WL_GzeoLwdXiHEhksYcwUSh1uzclYYId8e1zsuCOkQslpdX331xx1a-mGYB6KpQwMliWGeDxZeVAfEC6kraOhfQanZqgr/s1600/wmplayer+2010-04-23+23-53-59-23.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 225px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsjBaUrb-cSSUdAX9AUCs5ma2xe7HMQMA1Gcr4nQ3WL_GzeoLwdXiHEhksYcwUSh1uzclYYId8e1zsuCOkQslpdX331xx1a-mGYB6KpQwMliWGeDxZeVAfEC6kraOhfQanZqgr/s400/wmplayer+2010-04-23+23-53-59-23.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5463566128184023858" /></a>emylnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10894010421893277649noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6077085.post-10200151873633705152010-04-20T18:59:00.001-07:002010-04-20T19:06:37.141-07:00A Little TripI'll be in NYC this weekend!!! WOOT! I love to visit NYC, and this time its totally to watch some musicals. My itinerary is to arrive Friday afternoon, pop over to Chinatown, then back to broadway to watch <a href="http://www.lacage.com/">La Cage aux Folles</a>.
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<br />Saturday morning I'll rush to 20th Century for a spot of shopping then back to Broadway for the afternoon show of <a href="http://www.nexttonormal.com/">Next to Normal</a>, rest up a little and finally in the evening its <a href="http://www.nightmusiconbroadway.com/">A Little Night Music</a>.
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<br />And Sunday, I'll play tourist and stroll down 5th Ave, before leaving for the airport. That's my weekend in a nutshell.
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<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">I CAN'T WAIT!</span>
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<br />La Cage aux Folles
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<br />Next to Normal
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<br />A Little Night Music
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