Archive for June, 2007

Girl’s in Jail

Wednesday, June 20th, 2007

Sitting in a DPE’s “blogger’s lunch” right now, and Jesse mentioned the lovely design behind IsParisInJailRightNow.com. Reminds me of the Kool Keith song, “Girls in Jail“.

Seoul Hot Pot Korean Restaurant

Tuesday, June 12th, 2007

Yesterday we decided to try the newest restaurant close to Microsoft campus. The restaurant is a Korean place called “Seoul Hot Pot”, just down 152nd Avenue from building 42. (2560 152nd Ave NE, Redmond WA) Until last week, it was known as “Bar Shu”, and the sign hasn’t yet been changed. You can find it […]

A-Che Cuban Restaurant, Beijing

Monday, June 11th, 2007

On any given day, there are usually a few people from my team, my wife’s team, or a team I work closely with visiting Beijing. When asked about good places to hang out and eat or drink, I always recommend A-Che Cuban Restaurant in Beijing’s embassy district. I have been several times, and […]

Season of New Bamboo

Tuesday, June 5th, 2007

A couple of weeks ago, my team was hanging out at The Tasting Room for lunch, and I was complaining about how my patch of timber bamboo was wiped out completely by the windstorms last year. Only one lone culm survived the winds, and since new growth gets nutrients from the previous year’s culms, […]