Thursday, January 28, 2010

Waiting....

I had dinner with a good gf last week (btw, Mermaid Inn in the E Village? Adorable, delicious and a perfect date/girly catch-up spot!) and invariably...our conversation turned to waiting. In her case, she is waiting for feelings of certainty...for the confirmation...for...the rock. I suppose in my case, I am also waiting for certainty..for confirmation...for....an interview invite (or three, two).

This is a conversation that has been coming up with alarming frequency. The numerous chats of 'when will this' and 'when will that' over cups of coffee/tea (ok fine, glasses of wine/cocktails more likely) are starting to blur. As we progress further into our adult lives, worrying about increasingly "adult" issues - it seems that the the choices we make are starting to actually direct our life path. The random career/love/family choices you made at ~22-23 are starting to catch up to you. But those "supposed" 30-year old choices seem just a little out of reach. And inbetween those big/small choices, we're left twiddling our thumbs. Just...waiting.

But really, what's so terrible about waiting? Used properly, the notion of waiting can conjure up grand ol' feelings of anticipation, eagerness and hope. Waiting for something, believing in something...sure beats the heck out of not waiting for anything right? Sooner or later, one day you'll look back upon these gut-wrenching days of just waiting with nostalgia and a fond remembrance.

That being said....fark that! My gut is churning and my palms are sweating. Where are the rest of those interview invites?! And then....gasp.....acceptance(s) or god forbid rejection(s)?!!! Minor freak out here!

Wednesday, January 27, 2010

.5 Stop on the Global Culinary Express Train

Ok, so with D wedding planning, gay birthdays and baby showers...C and I have been a little busy - we haven't started our Global Culinary Challenge yet! But somewhere between the massive W Village overeating, intense scrabble games and the Master Cleanse (C, not me...I'm on a weeklong no-cookie pledge)...we did manage to pull out a little dish from the motherland (island). A fav of drooling Taiwanese people around the world...Zha Zhiang Mien!

Oh wait, there was ONE thing we did manage to sneak in on top of our busy busy schedule...PENGUINS! I'd post this incredibly adorable video of penguins waddling....but I don't know how. Haha, anyhows - thanks C for bringing real live penguins into my life! :D

Tuesday, January 19, 2010

2010: Let the Cooking Begin!

My mom always said, that as a pig (my Chinese zodiac sign) - I would have a lucky life insofar as I would always have something good to eat! And as moms typically are, she was right. I have been rather fortunate with all the tasty things in life. But so what? What does this have to do with 2010?

Well...it all started with a little Sun bday/end of year ('09) dinner.... (thanks N & A for being such willing guinea pigs!)

Despite some hiccups with the oven (we had to call the super to figure out how to turn the oven on), and much help from the trusty manual-Chao-dicer, C and I were able to pull out a very successful first dinner! While I have cooked most of the sides at one point or another...the smash hit of the evening was my tentative experiment with orange & miso...the miso-marmalade glazed pork loin stuffed with fennel.

With those savory memories under our belt...we began to discuss the possibility of formulating our very own little culinary challenge. Prompted by an endless barrage of food network/travel channel/julie&julia shows...we have decided to take a crack at
cooking our own way through the different continents! We'll be sure to try and rep G Wang's little current island home too... ;)

Details TBD as C is currently in charge of determining the rules and guidelines.

Monday, January 18, 2010

Friday, January 15, 2010

Penguins Mate for Life

Random Friday Afternoon factoid. Penguins mate for life! Now those who know me, know of my obsession over Penguins. Well...after stumbling upon that fact, things just became oh-so clear! As guess what, Mr. Penguin and I have been going strong for the past 23 years. His beak's a little messed up, his belly no longer white, and his smell a little odd. But our love remains everlasting. ;) Seems like we humans have a little thing or two to learn from the penguin species...

Wednesday, January 6, 2010

Hello New Decade!

Hello World! Ok, so the Wangs have been terrible at this whole 'keeping a regular blog' thing. Either way, only grand news could bring us back - such as the turning of a new year, the turning of a new decade, the realization-too-long-in-the-making that all your friends were right all along, the joyous completion of someone's arduous application journey...and the engagement of one of our bestest bestest friends!!!!!


CONGRATS TO MY FAV COUPLE. Welcome Hwang -- to the 5139+family. :)