Half Way Around the World: Look Around You

20th May 2016
Don't forget to mention Nanking ;)

15th May 2016
We are in San Francisco. A day of walking along the seashore was so much fun, with amazing seafood options around us. Dave and I enjoyed a delicious dinner at R&G Lounge San Francisco! We had salt and pepper shrimp, Moo shu pork with crepes, mushrooms with greens, and seafood & tofu soup! Will definitely come back! Make sure you come before 6 pm, or there will be a long queue ... for the crabs :)

19th April 2016
A post from last week: Dave and I went to a Japanese hot pot restaurant. When ordering dishes, I wanted to add one type of mushroom whose English name is not familiar to me. So I asked the Asian-looking waitress whether she speaks Chinese. She said no but would not mind guessing its name if I could tell her the Chinese name of the mushroom. So I asked whether they have 金针菇 (the enoki mushroom). Guess what? The waitress immediately got it! Well, that was a satisfying memory!

18th April 2016
Dave did his defense!

17th April 2016
The story about an 'abandoned' girl looking for her birth parents (https://foreignpolicy.com/2016/03/30/a-lost-daughter-speaks-and-all-of-china-listens-adoption/)

16th April 2016
Found a nice app Venmo (https://venmo.com/). Also had a great lunch buffet at (http://www.yelp.com/biz/nine-ting-philadelphia) with friends.

8th April 2016
The great news for today is that Jing found a really good birthday card to take to her friends party! It shows a French hot balloon! C'est magnifique!

6th April 2016
The great news for today is Dave received an award from Harvard! Well done, Davey :)
Congratulations!

4th April 2016
"Being a Father is My Career" is a book written by Tony Cai's father Cai Xiaowan (蔡笑晚). In this book, Cai talks about his experience about teaching children. He himself was considered a successful parent, whose six children excelled in their studies and careers, including two professors at top Ivy League universities in the United States.
http://www.amazon.com/Being-Father-My-Career-Chinese/dp/7807327294/ref=la_B00K1W37JS_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1459814735&sr=1-1

3rd April 2016
How vinyl records work ... pretty cool:
http://www.lostateminor.com/2015/10/02/this-is-a-vinyl-record-being-played-under-1000x-magnification/

Stone balancing:
http://www.gravityglue.com/my-work/

2nd April 2016
Confucius statue at Clare College Cambridge (this is very relevant):
http://www.clare.cam.ac.uk/art-clare/

Cornell climbing wall upgrade (this is not as relevant):
http://www.news.cornell.edu/stories/2016/03/upgrades-will-make-lindseth-pinnacle-indoor-climbing

1st Apr 2016
Udon Noodle Salad from HipCityVeg is my new favorite!
http://www.yelp.com/biz_photos/hipcityveg-philadelphia?select=aPbRUIHwuv4TwDcpi4bfxA

31st March 2016

Don Omar - Taboo
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lRWqYR3e7xE

The Eagles- DESPERADO