Archive for July, 2006
Weird Weather Week
So, earlier this week, we had the heat wave that a NYC summer is never complete w/o; one day of near perfect summer day (ok heat, not too humid - excellent!); and then end the week with a few days of on-off rain; torrential rain and thunderstorms (severe pouring, as if you turned your faucet [...]
Posted: July 22nd, 2006 under Brooklyn.
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Saturday respite
Quiet office day today… just came from AJS place, enjoyed typical brunch with him, lots of sausages, 3 fried egss, brown rice and loads of bacon with mango, guava, orance juice to wash it all down. Caught up with him as he was busy flying around.
Stopped by Taipei’s first McDonald’s on MinSheng E. Road for [...]
Posted: July 22nd, 2006 under Taipei.
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Gramercy Tavern
The heat broke today for restaurant week, and P and I tried out Top Chef’s Tom Colicchio’s restaurant Gramercy Tavern. We were in the Main Room, where you have the choice of a regular, veggie, or premium prix fixe. On the regular prix fixe, which is not part of restaurant week, you have the choice [...]
Posted: July 21st, 2006 under Manhattan.
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Friggin’ Hot
Hot. Hot. Hot. The news today had power outages on the 7th Avenue subway lines, power lines blowing up in Astoria, and parts of LaGuardia without power. Stayed cool by slurping a crazy sized Jamba Juice and watching Colma: The Musical again (sans technical difficulties) from a free ticket courtesy of P’s friend YKC. I [...]
Posted: July 19th, 2006 under Brooklyn.
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Broiler
Boy, is it hot, and it isn’t even the worst of it yet. Heat wave in NYC…
Last Saturday, saw “Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest.” If you’re a Johnny Depp fan, you’ll be delighted. Personally, I thought that Stellan Saarsgaard, Bill Nighy and Jonathan Price, as talented actors (of non-action/special effects movies), would’ve deserved [...]
Posted: July 16th, 2006 under Brooklyn.
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