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Goodbye Kimchi-don and Tokushima Ramen

Well, it was completely a surprise! There once was this ramen-ya in San Jose called Do-Henkotsu. What made this place unique among a dozen or so ramen-ya in the area was its regional color and the owner’s (whose name I … Continue reading

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No April Fools…

HK Star Leslie Cheung Jumps to Death – Police Source Leslie Cheung Kwok-wing (also known in Korea as, Jang, GukYoung) apparently jumped off from a hotel to his own death… on April 1st. The date being, there has been some … Continue reading

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Tea Master No Longer Dances

I just wanted to write a short follow-up to a previous entry. I recently found out that my favorite “pearl”/tapioca tea maker, a.k.a. the Dancing Tea Master Lady, has retired from the business. She sold her Cupertino Village TenRen shop … Continue reading

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So Long, Father Hitchhiker

A sad news. Douglas Adams, the author of The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy series, died of a heart attack at the age of 49. He was probably one of the most interesting writers of the 20th century. This definitely … Continue reading

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Remembering Jeongmin

I just remembered again… It’s been several months now, but I found out quite suddenly that a good friend of mine died last October. I found out about it around March, I think. It was so unreal. I happened to … Continue reading

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