2011-09-30

1st Cheese Fondue ever

at the Androuet Cheese Shop at Spitalfields Market, London
UPDATE: many comments were received for this post. I am copy and pasting the feedbacks here
  1. this place looks scary
  2. you are supposed to each the bread with the cheese, but not the meat
  3. they have no idea what they are doing
  4. but you having to stir it
  5. they mixed two meals that has nothing to do with each other into one
  6. this is a national dish, anyone can do it (in switzerland), and it's very easy to do
  7. summer will be too hot for the cheese, you do it quite often when it's cold
  8. red wine?! *wide eyes then both hands on his eyes*
  9. normally £140 for this?!
  10. "you eat the salty meat with the bread, not with cheese"
  11. you should leave it just before it bubble, and if it bubbles, it's too hot.
  12. hot cheese is at the bottom, that's why you need to stir
  13. don't eat leftover cheese, that's the best way to get food poisoning
  14. white wine, no red wine.
  15. stir and don't drink water
  16. a website teaching how to eat fondue http://eliadorcuisine.canalblog.com/archives/2010/ 02/24/17032259.html (translated) When you stir up your fondue on the bottom, made attention not put a too strong fire, which would make precipitate cheese and would make it dissociate. In the same way, you NEVER stop stirring up to the complete cast iron of cheese! Separation in two phases is the risk if you do not respect this council. Small Swiss trick: always turn in the same direction, your chances of success will be better
  17. * Do not be used as water with the fondue. To drink water with a met 100% cheese makes digestion much more difficult. Indeed, more there is water in your stomach, more acidity is weak. A low acidity will slow down the digestion of the cheese, which will thus have time to form a ball causing a long and not very pleasant digestion. Prefer fruit juices, or better, white wine, whose acidity will contribute to a faster digestion.
  18. " as they were lot of fault in yours: drinking water, having red wine, no gruyere, and the list go on... Next time we shall try a fondue neuchateloise with some proper kirsch! Or we can do a raclette :)"
  19. On sainsbury £3.25 Swiss Fondue box: "You still need a caquelon and some Kirsch :) "

2011-09-29

Thé Vert de Chine

The green tea of China, or Thé Vert de Chine, made in France. Purchased in Mulhouse, France Sep 2011

2011-09-27

Hello Detangle

Never even heard of this until today. Looks like I gonna need this for my long hair for the foreseeable future

2011-09-10

Monster Hunter 3rd HD

Out and top the chart in Japan

Vudu $5.99 Credit to try for free

No contract, no monthly fee. $5.99 to try out. Vudu has deals like 99 cents rental and $2 for 2 nights deal.


2011-08-19

2011-08-16

2011-08-09

UK Riots

Riots broke out in London, Birmingham and other cities since last weekend. Pictured is the Sony warehouse in Enfield, UK

2011-08-03

New Spiderman

Seems like the old Marvel hero Spiderman died in June 2011

2011-07-20

Kowloon in White Knight Chronicles

Seriously? Kowloon? Screenshot from White Knight Chronicles.

Boris London Mentors Army

Respect to Boris Johnson the London mayor

2011-07-18

Measuring Cup

For regular water drinking =]

2011-07-17

First Muslim Clothing in Woman Weightlifting

Kulsoom Abdullah, you go girl!

iPads to 1400 students

a 800k+ pound order. This reminded me there was a highschool in Kansas where I used to live gave a mac to every student. Now it's ipad and UK's turn. Longfield Academy in Dartford, Kent, huh? Good for you.

2011-07-15

Baby Nike Shoes

Even babies wears Nike... and I wear Yonex...

Apple UK Apps Price Rise

Why UK only? And 25% Up???

2011-07-06

Mini Android Phone

Pulse Mini Android Phone from t-mobile. Only 20 pound!
Excellent deal. £20 for the phone, £9.99 top-up. Pay as you go. This is including the 6 month internet!
The back of this phone is black, with the t-mobile logo in the middle. The PC software can be easily installed directly from the phone by connecting the phone to PC via a USB cable. Comes with 2GB micro SD memory card, 3.2 Megapixel camera (better than iPhone 3GS) with flash LED, FM radio with a loud speaker. Android 2.1. Directly from t-mobile.co.uk Shipped within days.
FULL REVEIW HERE

2011-07-01

Timberlake buys MySpace

This is the first time I am excited about MySpace.  I know couple Chinese friends who are heavy users of MySpace


2011-06-27

がんばれ、東北

「中国やインドネシアなどからの語学留学生約170人が民家を片付けるボランティア活動に参加した。仙台市内の日本語学校からも25人が訪ねた。」

2011-06-20

Cancer Research Fundraising

A world record attempt with 400 people at south Wales in UK. Raised 5000 pound for Marie Curie Cancer Care. This reminded me there's a Marie Curie Cancer Centre next to my place

2011-06-15

2011-06-14

Musical London

London is music friendly. Here's pictures of London mayor Boris Johnson and pianist Lang Lang promoting music education in London.

2011-06-10

New Gordon Ramsay Restaurant

Near St. Paul Tube station. Coming in Sep 2011

2011-06-09

Sticky Rice Dumpling

For the Chinese dragon boat festival 端午節. People eat 粽子 zòngzi

Mind the Tube Map

Experience this  misleading tube map first hand yesterday at charing cross and embankment station

2011-06-08

Lamb Tajine

1st encounter. I heard it's a food from Morocco

2011-06-07

First 3DS Picture

Finally can upload from 3DS directly. Bill with CiCi and Seyi.

2011-06-05

Google eBookstore

Support Nook and Sony reader, iOS, Android. Give you 4 free books by default.

Google Voice

Haven't checked my google voice in a while, so many spam... orz ... 囧rz

2011-06-02

Bruce Lee the Amstrad CPC Game

At cpcbox.com. A Bruce Lee game on Amstrad CPC Computer from the 1980s. There are other games there too, including a 3D game called Head over Heel.

2011-05-28

www.vRoomWithaView.com

Super camper van near Bank Station in London

Familiar Face in L.A. Noire

Detective Parkman from Heroes the drama appears in L.A. Noire the game
=]

E3 NGP Predictions from Famitsu

._.

2011-05-26

Lady Gaga in Farmville

Lady Gaga's Born This Way has Farmville advert.
So far I have seen the newspaper advert as well.

2011-05-25

Pink Car London

Near central London today. Boris Bike on the left

2011-05-20

100 Mii's in my 3DS Plaza

And completed the 2 mini games 2 weeks ago

2011-05-19

2011-05-13

Danish Chocolate

Recommended by a Danish staff at the Copenhagen airport.
The story. I was just back from Malmö, Sweden to Copenhagen airport in Denmark.
Bill: I want a Swedish... ar... Danish chocolate *looking at the chocolate box in front of me that looks like Belgium chocolate*
Staff: *Smile*
Bill: I want those with the funny "O" on the box (referring to the Ø letter in Danish), and not the funny O with 2 dots (referring to the Ö letter in Swedish). What about that one? *point*
Staff:  *smile+nob* Yes. It has a funny O. Except it's Norwegian. Here, this one is good.
Bill: Is it Danish? *looking at the chocolate box above*
Staff: It's Danish and it's good.
Bill: But there's no funny O on the box.
Staff: It's good. *smile*
Bill: But...
Staff: It's good.

2011-05-07

HSBC Secure Key

Now accessing HSBC bank online needs a secure key like this.

2011-05-04

2011-05-01

English Country Farm in Farmville

First day at the English country-side farm in farmville. It's basically a new farm, while your old (American?) farm is paused until you return. (irony here 6_6)
On the first day here, I got some royal wedding gift of some sort from farmville. The real royal wedding was on April 29th, 2011, and the world watched it live.