1. 19 Apr



    What’s Happening to my City?

    MIT police officer has been shot and killed tonight on campus. Read more.

    Only a few days ago we had the bombs at the Boston Marathon…

    Why.

     

  2. 18 Apr



    Still Jobless.

    It’s one and a half months away from graduation. 

    What’s new? Let’s haiku:

    Boldly unemployed

    Stop asking me next year’s plans

    Asian parents woah

    Updates to follow whenever I remember or when something exciting happens. Like graduation into a working human being. 

     

  3. 9 Feb


    Theta Chi does the Harlem Shake during superstorm Nemo. Made by yours truly.

     

  4. 15 Jan



    Cloud Atlas

    Having finally seen Cloud Atlas for the first time, I can come to the conclusion…

    that I need to see it again.

    I spent the entire movie trying to figure out the different storylines, piecing together the turntable of timelines. It was one of those movies you might not get the first time, but watch it again and you’ll understand it some more. And by the third time you watch it, you might realize that you can’t possibly force a straight logic on this movie; for it flows from scene to scene in a way that you need to suspend your disbeliefs to understand the movie. 

    I loved the Hobbit, and the Silver Linings Playbook. But I believe that Cloud Atlas is one movie that I can forsee myself watching for a long time on. 

    You might not get the movie the first time — in fact you might hate it. And that’s understandable. But go back and watch it a second time, and you’ll grow to see that this movie pushes the boundaries of what a movie should mean, and has implications that most movies will never reach. It might be a bit before it’s time, but this movie has got all the time in the world.

     

  5. 4 Jan



    Cooking at Home for the Holidays

    Finally some down time between semesters to make a long awaited post. Hopefully next semester I’ll be a bit more diligent about updating…

    Memphis style pork ribs for this year’s Christmas dinner. I used a memphis dry rub similar to this one here. It’s not too sweet and not to spicy, but pretty damn flavorful. Turned out great, although I think I cooked it a bit too long.

    Next, Cantonese-style, lobster and scallion ginger dish. Didn’t have scallions available so I had to resort to leeks, which worked just as fine. Used a method similar here, where you quickly poach the chopped lobster, shell and all, in a wok of oil. And then you add the fragrant ginger, scallions, and other ingredients. Here a cool video of a guy doing it in Chinatown. Still haven’t figured out how to plate it without looking like a huge mess though.