Island's Burgers.

Went here with a bunch of the gals from my team; party of 21 please! Got myself an iced water. And ordered a Hula Burger with a turkey patty instead of the original meat patty. The wait was quite lengthy. Sure, it was a table of 21, but they didn't even serve us in chronological order of how we ordered. For myself, for instance, arrived with three other girls fifteen minutes prior to the rest of the girls, yet I still got our food later. Service was sluggish. Our party was sitting out at the patio, and we only had one or two servers come check up on us once in a while. It was rather difficult to get someone's attention. The servers were friendly though. So I finally got my Hula burger, and it was scrumptious. The crispy and crunchy border of the bun was a perfect compliment to the fluffy, buttery  wheat bun. The cheese and mushroom mixture was perfection; the flavors of the salty mushrooms and the creamy mozzarella was heavenly. The turkey patty completed the burger just like that. The taste of the turkey was a nice pair with that of the cheese and mushrooms. Definitely glad I swapped the usual beef patty with a turkey patty. Pat on my shoulder. The lettuce was slightly disappointing; the juices from the patty made the lettuce easily slip out of the burger and instead of a fresh, watery lettuce addition, it was just soggy lettuce. And the bottom bun was crispy and toasted to perfection. So, now the fries. I'm a bit iffy on the fries. Sure, they are "bottomless" meaning that you can get free refills on the fries, but I'm not that satisfied. The restaurant doesn't give you that many fries. And they're small. I know, I shouldn't complain, but I was not blown away. I did ask for a refill, but they took forever. Like maybe twenty minutes. I finally got my fries after we got the bill. Hmmm, not too fond of that. The fries' seasoning was not bad at all. Had a cajun kick and a peppery punch. But when it's cool, then the fries are dry and overly salty. Burger>fries.

Burger: four out of five stars.
Fries: two out of five.

Went on April 02, 2011.
1380 Bison Ave
Newport Beach, CA 92660

Cornell Collegetown Bagels



Located at Cornell University in Ithaca, NY. This Collegetown Bagel-ry is located at the heart of Cornell mainstream area. It sits at the corner of a street right next to a bridge and some woods. As you walk in, the workers are all so kind and great you with a "good morning" or "good afternoon." This place is a definite place to grab a coffee and a bagel with whatever you desire as its topping, right before you head to class. The menu, so cute. They hand-write in colored chalk all the items they have from, bagels to sandwiches, to coffee beverages, to smoothies. They also add all the ingredients and a fun description to each item. It takes up about four chalkboards; it's huge! It just gives an overall comfortable, and fun vibe to the cafe. Outside, were set up tables and chairs for the customer to sit at. I wouldn't advise sitting on the chairs if it rained the previous night, by the way. But aside from me speaking about the atmosphere, let's talk about the food. Honestly speaking, as a food critic, the coffee was alright. Not something I would go out of my way just to get some of their coffee, but more like coffee I would buy if I only had ten minutes to grab on my way to class. I got the Bagel with Nutella. Yeah I liked it. I mean, you get what you asked for: a honey wheat bagel with Nutella. Nothing so out there or under the gourmet category. For those of you who don't know Nutella.. Get to know it. Nutella is a creamy hazelnut spread that nicely compliments breads, bagels, crepes, etc. So the bagel with Nutella didn't shock me at all, I got what I wanted, and that was nice. Coffee: three out of five stars (sorry, didn't really satisfy me). Bagel: five out of five; thanks for not throwing and surprise curveballs. Visited on 8/11/2010.

Broken Obelisk

Thank goodness for having taken AP Art History in high school.

Here is one of six of Barnett Newman's Broken Obelisk monuments. This particular one is installed in the Red Square in University of Washington- Seattle campus. It's a pyramid and an obelisk, making an "X" intersection between the tips. It's sort of a juxtaposition; two of Egypt's main attractions united at the tip, yet an equilibrium is reached when the two meet.

Simple Bronze/Copper, Silver, and Black Nails.

Here's a simple nail look I did for the during July.

This took honestly an hour BUT only because of the drying process (and my usual sidetrackdness).

I used:

-Sally Hansen's Advanced Hard as Nails With Nylon + Retinol

-Sally Hansen's Diamond Strength No Chip Nail Color in 4032-77 Antique Bronze

-Sally Hansen's Hard as Nails Xtremewear Nail Color in 4860-13 Celeb City

-Sally Hansen's Hard as Nails Xtremewear Nail Color in 4860-28 Black Out

-Cina Top Coat.

 Base coat (easy), wait for that to dry. Do a stripe of bronze (quick), dry. Fill in the top nail with black (mistake-free), dry. Silver stripe (easy if you're well-practiced), dry. Then top coat. Really really easy and doesn't look terrible! Not only would it look classy, it would look like it was profesionally done. Plus the great thing about this style is that your nails can grow out and you wouldn't be able to see the harsh polish line from the cuticle to the polish because of the clear coats. Nails that last long, yes!

Let me know what you guys think! I also uploaded this onto my new Youtube channel: CLICK HERE FOR MY YOUTUBE CHANNEL!

Enjoy. :)

TianJin Treats

My first actual entry will be dedicated to... Some delectable TianJin goodies! Now, my parents and sibling all grew up in TianJin; I, on the other hand, am an Asian-American. As I do go to TianJin to visit relatives and such, its tasty traditional tapas are the things I look forward to the most!

Dou Fu Nao/豆腐脑

Direct translation: bean curd brain. Not so much appetizing eh? This silkened tofu soup definitely beats its translation. With mushrooms, chilis, vinegar, and more, the texture of the tofu slips onto the tastebuds leaving an elated appetite.
Typically, in TianJin, we would eat this for breakfast. You would be able to find this in any street vendor in the mornings. I do not see DouFuNao quite often in the States; however, much to my surprise (and happiness) there was a di dao (地道/true to its roots) TianJin eatery in Richmond, BC. I would say this was able to capture the true essence of TianJin DouFuNao. Thus I give it four out of five stars, for being able to authentic.

JianBingGuoZi (煎饼果子)

My all-time favorite. You may see this being sold all over China, particularly in Beijing street vendors, Carrefour, Walmart, supermarkets, etc... But this is TianJin's treat and specialty (and pride!). JianBingGuoZi is a pancake/crepe with egg, crispy flake, scallions, green onions, chili paste, etc... The fried crisp is added on top of the crepe and folded into a burrito-shape. The juxtaposition of the crunchiness and the egg pancake are really matched well. Why else would we love JianBingGuoZi? Definitely four out of five stars.



Overall, I am impressed by the authenticity of TianJin Flavors. Perhaps it was the lack of such tapas that led me to go to TianJin Flavors the very next day... The second time was not quite up to par with the first try. Also, the amount of MSG added for flavoring was slightly over my tolerance, and so I felt quite sluggish after indulging into my hometown favorites. Overall, I recommend! (Visited on 7/24/2010)



TianJin Flavors
President Plaza
Richmond, BC

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