Sin City
Couple of weeks back, I was meeting my old friend whom is currently working in Salt Lake City, Utah. We were high school friends and haven’t met each other since 4 years ago.… Read More
A short walk around Sacramento Downtown, took the chance to go to the Capitol and paid a visit in the Capitol State Museum.
Fall has come, and it’s started snowing in certain places with high altitude, just like Lake Tahoe with surface elevation of 6,225ft.
First time doing flank steak, marinated with off-the-shelf spices. Seared for 5min before putting into oven with 175F for 5 min. Perhaps medium cooked. Peanut butter sauce done with melted butter and peanut butter.… Read More
Rainbow Bridge at Folsom, CA. Made with HDR to show exposure on both foreground(bridge and rocks) and background(trees / growth behind the bridge).
Pudong district of Shanghai, viewed from HuangPu Park. Oriental Pearl Tower (468m / 1535ft) and the Shanghai World Financial Center (492m / 1612.4ft) can be seen in the group of buildings.
Had a day trip to San Francisco with visiting buddies from Malaysia. Started early in the morning, drove down to San Francisco and headed straight to Fisherman’s Wharf. Walked around until late noon… Read More
In the past weekend, several of us decided to take a long drive from Folsom all the way to the Pacific Coast nearby Monterey and Big Sur. Upon arriving the coastal highway, the… Read More
Red Tortoise Cake, Ang Ku Kueh (红龟糕), is a type of traditional glutinous rice cake with fillings that’s made into an oval shaped, usually with a mold of a tortoise that symbolizes Longevity… Read More
Low Sang 捞生, aka Low Hei 捞起,is rather a kind of modern Chinese new year delicacy that symbolizes a more prosperous year ahead. Friends or family would gather around and use chopsticks to… Read More
It’s our family tradition to have Lion Dance on the second day of Chinese New Year (初二) to come to our house, to brighten up the year through the activity called “plucking the… Read More
Chinese Calligraphy, Shūfǎ 書法 in China, literally “the way/method/law of writing” (quoted from Wiki). A tradition followed by Chinese during the Chinese New Year, to write phrases that represents good luck, auspiciousness, great fortune…etc.
Steamboat for reunion dinner Fresh ingredients, flavorful hot soup and wonderful family.