A Life of Indulgence: appreciation of food

Did you go to some great restaurants over the Summer Restaurant Week? Although the event was over two weeks ago, my friends and I never stop looking for great restaurants.

Tonight, we went to Kyotofu, a small Japanese café that mainly serves dessert. If you have not been to this place, you may not realize it for its missing signage. I am not going to advertise this restaurant, but good restaurants usually don’t have one, hah! Hmm...this place is good for girl talks <3

Oh, anyone is interested in having an extravagant meal at the Ninja Restaurant?

Coney Island

Amusement Parks

My friends and I went to NYC's landmark attractions, namely Deno's Wonder Wheel Amusement Park and Astorland Amusement Park, in Coney Island yesterday.

We arrived around noon. Our first impression of the Deno's Wonder Wheel amusement park was old and small. We got into a swinging wheel cage and drove bumper cars. Before moving onto the Astorland, we ordered a snack for lunch. The funnel cake was awesome!!!

We were approaching to our destination--the Astorland Cyclone roller coaster. There was a line of exciting "passengers." When we were waiting, we noticed a sign saying "Ride Again $4.00." It was a good deal since the first ride costs $6.00 and you got to pick the best seat for your second ride. When it comes to our turn, we got to sit in the front. The first time in my life to sit in the front row of a roller coaster! Awesome!!!

The ride was great. My body was not touching the seat most of the time. I should say, it was out of control, but fun! After we got of the ride, the guy who was in the bag storage section said if we wanted to ride again, he would give us a personal deal for $3.00. It was tempting, but I did not do it. Well... maybe I should have accepted the deal. haha. Anyway, the picture of us taken on the ride marked our special first-time-SCREAM! haha.

One of my friends and I had a pirate ride after this. Since there were only five people on the boat, the ride was pretty quite though we kept our hands up most of the time. haha.

It was time to spend some time on the beach. Sunshire, I like sunshire (though it was 92 degree)! Hours later, we had an afternoon tea at 「港飲港食」, a new Hong Kong style tea cafe in Chinatown and a dinner at Lombardi's Restaurant. After a lovely chat, we had a nice walk.

China: "We Are Ready" for the Beijing Olympics 2008

Entitled "We Are Ready," a theme song that marked one year countdown ceremony was presented to public today. The song was co-recorded by 130 singers from mainland China, Hong Kong SAR and Taiwan. You can easily find it on youtube. The Chinese say they are ready, are they really? Many experts express doubts due to China's political stand and its smog weather. I am waiting to see some magic...

"Celebrity Jeopardy!"

At dinner, I was watching Jeopardy, the "Celebrity Jeopardy!" special. There were two men and a woman on the stage, but I couldn't read their names on the screen. Surprisingly, I recognized the voice of the woman. She was Soledad O'Brien, a CNN anchor, who gave a speech in my school where I was required to attend for one of my classes. Her professionalism left me a positive impression, so I was so excited to see her at the show. She was doing pretty well until the end of the game. Apparently she was not very good at geography.

"Failure of Infrastructure" again?

The stream pipe explored no more more a month ago, a bridge over the Mississippi River in Minneapolis, MN collapsed. Is that awful luck, or simply lack of "remodeling" historical American infrastructure?