Utility = {Globalization, Socializing, Homelessness}

By Chewxy, on March 31st, 2009%

Today’s post is a three-in-one post tied together with a theme of utility. There are three stories, and all of it happened today. Anyone familiar with the notations of set theory will understand the title – that Globalization, Socializing and Homelessness are part of the set of post called Utility. Continue reading Utility = {Globalization, Socializing, Homelessness}

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Do I Look Like I Work For Optus?

By Chewxy, on March 27th, 2009%

I used to work for Optus. Interesting job in the beginning, and shite job towards the end.

Yesterday I was in the shopping centre. I was seated, staring at people passing by, taking photos of hot Japanese chicks, and contemplating life the universe and everything else (the answer is most obviously 42).

Out of no where, a woman . . . → Read More: Do I Look Like I Work For Optus?

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Top Ten Battlestar Galactica Moments

By Chewxy, on March 17th, 2009%

Battlestar Galactica is coming to an end this Saturday (for me. For Americans, its this Friday night). Here’s my top ten BSG moments which I totally enjoyed. These are moments of sheer awesomeness, or when the brain just goes ‘ding’ and you say… “whoa”, and you just remember them for life.

SPOILER ALERT: This is not for those who has not watched Battlestar Galactica and want to watch them. Continue reading Top Ten Battlestar Galactica Moments

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Tea Bone Steak

By Chewxy, on March 16th, 2009%

Most people who know me knows I love tea. Now you know too. I appreciate tea not the way Kevin Rose imbibes his tea (feel free to read his tea resources though). The San Fransciscan way simply isn’t for me. No, me, I prefer something more traditional, and way less of the American bastardization of what tea is (case in point: Starbucks chai…most wtf drink ever). I list among my favorites, longjing (龙井), puer (普洱), and when available, piluochun (碧螺春) rather than just generic “green tea”.

Now, amongst the three of those, I have most plentiful stock in longjing, and I drink it every day. Longjing is also very versatile. Asides from plain drinking, I once accidentally discovered it to be awesome to be used in cooking (I accidentally dropped some loose leaves into a salmon steak while marinating it once – putting it into the oven was awesome).

So, this morning, I took out a T-bone steak to defrost. It was a rather old meat. Not old in that it has past its use-by date, but old in the sense that the fridge doesn’t do a good job freezing the meat. As such, the meat looked stale. It probably wouldn’t taste good if I just cooked it thus. The solution is simple – marinate the meat! Continue reading Tea Bone Steak

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Settled

By Chewxy, on March 13th, 2009%

That’s it. The last move is complete. I have internet in my new house. And I could call myself settled in. I found new habits, and got used to the place. This is home. For now.

Moving, as it turns out, can be quite stressful. I’ve snapped at countless people, and gave many others a shit-face. The . . . → Read More: Settled

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