Happy Kitty, Sleepy Kitty

Posted on December 21, 2024 Posted in PicsTagged Beijing, Cat, China, Cute, IRL

Taken at the Mutianyu section of the Great Wall.

Taken at the Mutianyu section of the Great Wall.

Dancing with my Dinner @ Haidilao

Posted on December 21, 2024December 21, 2024 Posted in PicsTagged Beijing, China, Dance, Drum, Food, Haidilao, IRL, Lamb

I’m back in China, and you can bet I sprang for a dinner at Haidilao at the soonest possible moment. The welcome surprise of a special song and dance came with our order of “8 kinds of Inner Mongolian Lamb”. Entertainment aside, the lamb was very good, and the smell was not gamey at all. Service was very accommodating, noting the mostly non-Chinese speaking travel companions with me.

The Great Wall

Posted on November 9, 2024November 8, 2024 Posted in PicsTagged Beijing, China, IRL, Old, Wall

A Rolex and its Counterfeit Counterpart

Posted on November 8, 2024November 8, 2024 Posted in PicsTagged Beijing, China, Counterfeit, IRL, Rolex, Watch

Find the impostor. Taken at the Silk Street Market in Beijing, China.

Victoria Peak

Posted on October 24, 2024October 23, 2024 Posted in PicsTagged China, City, HK, IRL, River, View

Pre-Wedding Feast

Posted on September 14, 2024 Posted in PicsTagged Beef, China, Duck, Feast, Fish, Food, Indonesia, IRL, Jakarta, Jellyfish, Rice, Soup, Tofu

Clockwise from bottom right: Char Siu Pork, Peking Duck, Marinated Jellyfish

Clockwise from bottom right: Char Siu Pork, Peking Duck, Marinated Jellyfish

Boxing for my Dinner @ Haidilao

Posted on September 13, 2024September 13, 2024 Posted in PicsTagged Boxing, China, Dinner, Discount, Food, Game, Haidilao, Hotpot, Indonesia, IRL, Jakarta

After such a long time of seeing reels on Instagram, I finally tried dining at Haidilao. Apart from having a huge menu, I’m simply surprised by the loads of free stuff offered on the side, from free chips and ice cream while you wait, to a full-blown nail salon and shirt tie-dyeing! One thing that caught my eye was the boxing challenge to get up to 20% off the bill. Had a few practice rounds before I did an attempt, but fortunately someone who went before me showed the best trick: repeatedly hitting the last two spots where the lights appeared to rapidly get points. Thanks to that, I got on the leaderboard and that 20% discount. From the large bill racked up by the family group that night, the 20% really added up.

Yokohama Chinatown

Posted on March 4, 2024March 17, 2024 Posted in PicsTagged China, Chinatown, IRL, Japan, Kanagawa, Yokohama

Broken English 32

Posted on May 8, 2020 Posted in PicsTagged BrokenEnglish, China, IRL, Money, Purse, Wife

Chinese Opera Adele

Posted on August 21, 2016 Posted in Video, WebTagged Adele, China, Funny, Singing, Weird, YouTube