Irene Eng The Kibbitzer

Plenty bars but no ice cream shop in Manhasset …. go figure.

One of the courses Kinglazy is taking is trading the market, starting out with $10,000, in sim of course.  Shall we have a contest?  Slowpoke lost 6:3, 6:1 to an older boy, a level above her.

Another love birds at the Renda BBQ.  He’s a professor and she’s a Yalie lawyer working in the city, just had Lasik - it’s ok, intelligent good looking girl has many privileges, oversized sunglasses just is a small token to tolerate - she tried to explain why she had to wear it.  I always like to joke about Dr. Dello Russo … It turned out, [...]

Chinese use specific forms/titles to address each family member, stressing the relationship, distinguishing generations and branches.
Yeye 爷爷 and Nainai 奶奶 are reserved for paternal grandfather and grandmother while Gonggong 公公 and Popo 婆婆 (or Waigong外公,Waipo 外婆) are referred to maternal grandfather and grandmother, respectively. The titles for the grandparents vary slightly in different regions, but [...]

Tags: Beijing

“.. .. Hundreds of glistening fried thimble-size red Sichuan chilies are piled on a platter with pieces of lobster buried among them. Though the lethal-looking chilies are not meant to be eaten, they are more than mere decoration. They infuse the lobster with pungent aromas and the glow of spice. .. ..” 
This was last week NYT [...]