Irene Eng The Kibbitzer

What do I have to do to live a trouble-free life?  Got a flat tire at Home Depot Expo.  Trust me, if weren’t for the bad back, and the French manicure, I’d have done it myself.  The desperate housefrau not only has to know how to cook and clean, but car too.  The CEO’s [...]

She is very pretty, looks like very high maintenance.  I have no choice but go for it.  Too lovely to pass.  I’ll try my best to please her, :)).

It died when we returned from vacation on 8/17.

and WTG ..

Got this one at the USTA.  Had a chance to chat with the lady who runs the camp, b/c I wanted to quit the 2nd week: too many kids and the staff is less disciplined.  I was early, so went to the court to pick Pumpkin up on Wednesday.  It’s only 7:10 and [...]

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This one looks easy to take care of.

I find vanity plates tacky, even some appear to be cute and unique … you be the judge ..  I took them indiscriminately, as soon as I saw it.

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Hamburgers (and French fries) are American institution, burned into their DNA, can’t live without it.  More than often, kids would order burgers.  Isn’t gyros good enough?  And are the restaurants’ or diners’ burgers better and healthier than the McDs?  By any measure, I fail to see the allure, and held the believe that burgers [...]

The moment before I entered Dr. Yen’s, saw those two ladies chatting .. they’re old, but still have their back straight, :)). 
So I actually managed to walk to the car and to her clinic myself in the shape of a shrimp.  The room is full of natural stone (?) from Brazil she said they coutner the magnetic field in [...]

Has a hectic yesterday, didn’t serve dinner till 8:25, even without tennis.  Kind of weird, :).  Andy called for tennis as soon as my last bit was down the tube, ok, ok … as I was trying to sort out which direction I need to turn tomorrow morning, my lower back snapped. For few seconds, feeling like [...]

King’s jazz band led off the Summer Instrumental Music Concert in the high school’s auditorium, performing Hawaii Five-O, What A Wonderful World, Volcano, Hernado’s Hideaway fm ‘The Pajama Game’, I Got You, Crocodile Rock and Soul Man.  The high shcool just got their new music room, which is really nice.  As we were rushing out to pick [...]

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Princess helped making this potato salad.  As we were doing it, she questioned couple of times, ‘Mom, are you sure you know how to make potato salad? ..  .. It’s .. American ..’  Auuuuch, lol.  Ya, pumpkinpie, I certainly do.  If it doesn’t look good or taste right, I can always claim it’s an variation.  No claim has [...]

This year ATA is held in NY.  Kids around country are competing in the big Apple, in their appropriated age groups.  The little cutie from DC told me that she’s already lost, came with her family.  It’ll be a great experience for the youngsters.  Most of them do look and act confident and mature for [...]

I’ve eaten here plenty of times.  Spicy, convenient and clean.  An elderly and stoic couple runs the shop with a cheerful Mexican dishwasher.  I have never seen the man smile.  The lady is the same, with a sour face.  Sorry if I don’t speak a word of Korean; thought the bible had cured all of [...]

Irene L is the one who got me started to play in the city parks.  It’s more expensive than our home courts, $100 vs $35 annually, hard court vs har-tru.  Many times, the courts can be messy.  But I enjoy it, for the company, except the only ugly man.  There is a huge contingent of Filipino [...]

Little Princess took a week off, and started her camp for two more weeks at the USTA.  Only 3 hours a day.  She got bit excited, anxious.  Playing in the shadow of the Center Court at Flushing Meadow is an experience.  But the teaching staff is very young, the student/coach ratio is high, hence [...]

I believe that a successful relationship requires two parties’ effort, and tend to view a person with a spouse (heterosexual or gay/lesbian) or long term partner more favorable than a singleton.  It is often heard when someone is trying to match making, would make such common that the subject is never married, as is a strong plus.  To me, it’s a [...]

Baifen - 100 point - is a card game similar to bridge, but simpler.  Before I attended the very first Renda gathering - my only purpose for going, I told Xiao Ping that I’ll find some enthusiasts there.  Happily to report, I found one and we played this Sunday.  It’s getting harder and harder to meet and [...]

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I’ve heard it many times over that parents’ love is the only unconditional love out there.  The least quid pro quo?   Hmmmm … for a fact, I knew in the past parents were expected to be taken care by their sons 养儿防老.  Our love for kids should be unconditional, since it is us who decided to have them.  Kids [...]

FT’s front page has the handshake of GM CEO with United Auto Workers president at the start of their formal negotiation, trying to solve the cost-cutting impasse.  Quid pro quo, I suppose.  Latin means “something for something.”  I see it all the time in finances.  But the other day someone wrote in reference to relationship, which got me [...]