19Aug / 2013

Time Passes Too Fast!

I’ve been incredibly negligent on this blog and I apologize. It has been quite crazy the past week or so. Once I booked my trip, I just spent a lot of time at work super busy. I even brought home my laptop this weekend to get some work done. Did I do work? No. Of course not. And guess what? My trip to Chicago is tomorrow! Am I packed? Also no. I used to freak out about trips and I used to pack super early. The last two trips, I have been packing like the day before the trip. Bad bad bad. But I do have a very concise packing list so maybe that’s why I am not worried. Okay I lied, it is now 6 pm and I have to pack and do some work for tomorrow. I like to work under pressure but this is a bit too crazy even for me.

I hope the weather in Chicago will be on my side. Although, I think the weather will be very similar to Hawaii. A lot has happened this week alone. Yesterday was my birthday and what a wonderful day it was. I got to spend time with good friends and family. I have an awesome dinner and received incredibly thoughtful gifts. It was truly a blessed birthday and I want to thank everyone who made it wonderful, I really appreciate it.

Also, my iPad 2 broke this past week! I don’t know how many of you have a tablet out there but I realized just how dependent I am on it this week. I couldn’t stand it! I took it into a place for an estimate on repair and it was quoted for $200. That was a bit too steep for my pockets, especially for a tablet that will be outdated in the soon future.

Well, let’s cap this post off with a picture of food. Although this picture might sick some of you guys out. 🙂

Natto Pizza!

Ingredients: Mini naan, mayonnaise and wasabi base, prepared natto, cheese and nori. I used a pizza white cheese (if I had provolone, I would have used that). I toast it in the toaster oven for a few minutes until it’s warmed through and the cheese melts. Then I hit it with some shredded teriyaki nori and bon appetit! I really like it and this is coming from someone who used to hate natto.

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10Aug / 2013

All Booked Up!

I have been doing very late preparations for my last few trips. I’m not sure why – maybe I enjoy the pressure?? But I finally booked my Chicago trip along with the hotel stay. Chicago definitely is not cheap and I didn’t leave enough time to do research for places to stay. My cousin already has my next visit planned out, well dates anyway. I’m going to become a total Chicago pro soon. Well pro at Chicago tourist areas. I hope everyone had a good week. At first my week felt so slow but then yesterday, it just went by too fast! I was able to get a lot of things done after the end of day so I feel good. Got a lot to do next week, especially before my trip!

Anyhow, let me leave you with two pictures of something so cute!

Can you tell what this is? (besides being a flower bouquet!)

It’s a Hello Kitty flower! University Flowers is famous for this flower. Isn’t it so cute? The price for each flower though is $25 so I think this is definitely a luxury item. But if you know anyone who loves Hello Kitty, this would be an absolute delight for them!

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07Aug / 2013

Dim Sum More

Not much to update on this post. I did want to share a small pet peeve of mine and it involves driving. There are times when you reach a stop light and there are two lanes, one that goes straight or turns left and the right lane turns right. Well the general rule is, if the car in front of you is wanting to turn left – you can usually go around that car into the right lane to go straight ahead. Actually now that I think about it, I don’t know if that’s exactly a rule but people do it. Now, if the car in front of you is for sure turning with his/her signal on – I say go ahead and go right around him/her. Today, I was the second car at the stop light and we both were going straight. I see the truck behind me pull up into the right lane and just sits there. That ticks me off. I must warn you though, I do get road rage. Anyhow, I didn’t do much of anything. The car in front of me and myself, we went straight right when the light turned green. And no, I did not let that truck cut in front of me. Why should I? Pretty sure he was pissed about it but I didn’t care. Honestly, we all have places to go so just follow the rules buddy.

Okay, I will end this post with two pictures of my dim sum favorites. I also love baked custard buns but I don’t have a picture to share of it right now.

Delicious Siu Mai. I don’t know how pork hash has become so different when it is served in a Chinese restaurant versus any place else. My favorite comes from a legit Chinese restaurant.

Custard Tarts. Another specialty that is very different from the American counterpart. I much prefer the Chinese version as well.

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05Aug / 2013

Already August

Can you believe it’s already August? Where does time fly? I’m planning a trip to Chicago in about two weeks. I can’t believe I just said two weeks. And let’s use the word plan very loosely because I have done no planning. I have not booked the trip. I have done a bit of research in the past week or so, so I don’t feel TOO worried. This trip will be a bittersweet one. I will be sending my cousin and don’t let her hear this, one of my best friends away for school. It’s going to be very hard. Well, I hope everyone had a great weekend. My weekend went okay. I’ve been prepping my lunches every week in an effort to be healthier. I didn’t do it this week. Got a bit too lazy. Busy week ahead for me! I hope I can keep my posting up for this week.

I leave you with a picture of my Ahi Poke bowl from Gyotaku a long time ago. I tried to be artsy with this picture. 🙂

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03Aug / 2013

I-naba – Honolulu, Hawaii

I-naba is a small little gem tucked away on South King Street. I’ve long been a fan of soba so it was only destiny that led me to this restaurant. We came here a bit close to their closing time but was able to get seated anyway. Even though we thought we were a little late, there was still a small stream of customers that came in after us!

I enjoy nice menus…come on in…

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01Aug / 2013

Kiss My Grits – Honolulu, Hawaii

With a name like Kiss My Grits, how could you resist not trying it out? Kiss My Grits has been in Manoa for about 2 years now and it’s a welcome restaurant! I like it because we don’t have much Southern food in Hawaii so it was great to see a place open up that was so close to me. You can never go wrong with Fried Chicken…

Why hello…

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31Jul / 2013

Manoa Falls

I’ve worked in Manoa for almost 8 years now but have never been on the Manoa Falls Trail. As beautiful as it was – I’m not sure how fast I will be rushing back to this place. Don’t get me wrong, it’s gorgeous and the waterfall you see at the end is amazing…but getting there is dangerous! I must have gone on a very wet day because it was SO muddy. I also had to hold the hand of a scared 4 year old which didn’t help my balance at all. But it was definitely a good experience to try. I give props to people who can make it through without slipping! I had to chuckle to myself when I was walking back down and encountered women going up with jewel encrusted slippers, they certainly didn’t do their research.

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27Jul / 2013

Bob’s Bar-B-Que

I have lived in Kalihi almost all my life and I’ve visited Bob’s maybe once before this visit. I can’t believe it. So I got to try this place twice in the past month to try out their dishes. I see why they are so busy all the time, finger licking greasy plate lunches are always popular.

I wasn’t sure what to try so I went for the BBQ Ribs. Yeah, I really didn’t know their system. This is their combo plate with the fried shrimp. Look at the size of that rib. It’s insane. My experience was just all right. The portion is crazy big but if the quality isn’t there, is it worth it? The ribs I got were super dry, I expect rib meat to be luscious and falling off the bone. It was hard to get the meat off the bone and the meat on the edges of these ribs were rock hard.

I figured I got the wrong dish so when I went back, I tried the BBQ short ribs and those were definitely better. Oh! And it was only in my second visit that I realized what their ordering system was. “Snack” is considered to be their mini plate and Dinner is I guess their regular plate? The thing is, their “snack” size is the size of a regular plate lunch in all other places (meaning you get two scoops of rice, mac salad/toss and your meat) so the dinner size…must be HUGE. I don’t think I’ll be coming as a regular but will definitely give Bob’s a try once in a while. Too many food choices in Kalihi, the hidden food mecca to stick to one place!

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25Jul / 2013

The Pig and the Lady

Here is my hotly anticipated post for The Pig and the Lady. Ha! Here is the huge tent they have. Have you ever been to their tent? They’ve got quite a system going on there! There must have been about 10 people working the food line – all of them are so nice. The cashier was wonderful even though they are so busy, she was not at all frazzled. The person who gave out food was very friendly too and I think service makes such a big difference in the dining experience. And I’m not talking anything over the top, they were just genuinely nice people so it made the experience all the better.

Okay customer service lecture done. How cute is that piggy hanging on their tent? Hehe….

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23Jul / 2013

Succulents

I never had experience with succulents before. In fact, it was this past December that I even knew of their existence! I was able to take home two cute succulent plants from a Christmas party and have loved them ever since! I’m assuming succulents are one of the easiest plants to take care of, but I can say with full confidence that I will find a way to kill them. They are still alive though, lol! Well here is a cute plant I found that I gifted my coworker recently for her birthday. I thought it was put together so nicely and she seemed to enjoy it. 🙂 Just wanted to share pictures of it…

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