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Monterey Bay Aquarium
This year for the annual cousins' trip, we embarked on a trip to the Monterey Bay Aquarium, but not before we decided to hand decorate bright pink t-shirts so that we can be easily identified as being...
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First Day in China
We landed around 2pm in China and upon debarking, we walked down a hallway lined with Visa advertisements endorsed by world famous faces such as Yao Ming and Jackie Chan. I normally wouldn't have taken...
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After Work, It's All Play
I finally got a chance to take a tour today to see a little bit to Beijing. Going to miss the Great Wall and Ming Tomb this time around, but I think I've had my fill of the city for now.Today's tour...
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New York! New York!
For those who have never been to New York, it's a bit like putting different colors of construction paper into a blender with a bit of water, turning it on high and what you end up is a brown mushy...
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I attended my fifth year reunion at Harvard Business School a couple of weeks ago. As an introvert, I found myself a bit overwhelmed with such a huge turnout not only from my class but also the 10th,...
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4F's and Many More
This summer is heading off to a busy start. Now with the weather 24/7 sunshine and daylight lasts until 8pm, it's easier to pack more into our day. Saturday was spent with Friends. Ted's pre-school...
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Tomorrow is opening day for Transformers, the Movie. eBay was able to offer its employees a sneak preview last week. Ted said it played like a GM commercial with eBay and PayPal ad placements...
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It's a Zoo Out There
The San Diego Zoo is one of the largest in the United States and few could barely cover a quarter of the grounds in four hours. The 100-acre (40-hectare) Zoo is home to over 4,000 rare and endangered...
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Not Your Average Grocery Store
Besides the weather, there are many perks to living in California. My favorite by far though is the variety of grocery stores that are within a 20 mile radius of my house.Not in any priority order:1....
View ArticleKnowing Known Books
I admit it. I'm a book hoarder.Today I went to two used bookstores (Know Knew Books and Book Buyers ) and spent three hours browsing through their selection. As you can probably tell from their...
View Article5 Learnings about Blogging
It's been about two months now since I started blogging.I've learned quite a bit about the process (thanks to my husband and sister). Below are the top 5:5. It only takes about 10 minutes to write an...
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Asian Heat
Bill Buford's Heat describes his triumphs and trial as an apprentice in Mario Batali's restaurant Babbo from fine dicing carrots into perfect cubes to deboning dozens upon dozens of ducks. Then he...
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Pineapple Fiber
This week I was researching ways to naturally supplement our diet with fiber and was led down an interesting path. There's an abundance of summer fruits in California right now - pluots, grapes,...
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Emotional Intelligence
Which would you rather have, high IQ or high EQ? Daniel Goleman suggests that high IQ will only get you so far and that it's high EQ that distinguishes us in the workplace - measuring our...
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The Big Three Four
My husband loves surprises (planning them - that is). Every year for my birthday, he tries to top the last with a fun activity planned even though I would be happy just going out to a nice dinner....
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Chinese Irish
Growing up, my teachers called me "Maureen" because they couldn't pronounce my Chinese name. I didn't think it was strange until Jr. High when someone told me that Maureen was an Irish name. Last week,...
View ArticleWhat Do You Make?
Do I really want to know how much money other people make? myDanwei.com claims that they have the salary information for over 200,000+ positions throughout the country. "Danwei" is the Chinese term for...
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How Close Should We Get?
After visiting Sydney Australia, I have a better appreciation for the native wildlife that live there including Koalas, Wallabies, Tasmanian Devils, and Wombats. Part of this new found enthusiasm was...
View ArticleNobelaureate Gore?
There's been a lot of speculation lately that Al Gore, former Vice President of the United States, may recieve the Nobel Peace Prize.My first reaction - are you serious?!?!?Sure, he might have raised...
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Public Service Announcement
On October 31, the Bay Area experienced a 5.6 magnitude earthquake. Though only 10 or so kilometers from our house, we experienced little damage but lots of shaking and rattling. This got me off my...
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