Irene Eng The Kibbitzer

  look at the colors   

That’s nice, palm tree, cozy cafe, crackling fire .. the west coasters are just different from us.  I was at my dealer yesterday, got a Compass as loaner.  Not as cool as the truck I had this summer.  To start the car, it needs a little longer time.  Guess no NY second to make that left turn, [...]

I devised a brand new style of play due to the little nagging pain on my left knee, or around there: use one leg.  My right leg is pretty good, holding up so far.  Tue was so painflul that I didn’t get to play much.  Not playing would hurt more - 烧包, :).  Very surprise Simon [...]

hha ha ha … a friend sent me this on my facebook wall.  Ya, I’m facebooked :).  Don’t know how to use it, yet…  One day someone gave me a link to check, when I clicked it, said I had to have an account in order to view it.  So I signed up. .. .. saw many familiar [...]

 Jiujiu and Jiumu Sept 1966
Jiujiu Lü Youren (1933 Beijing -) is Mom’s older brother, and my jinx.  I had no one to fear, except him.  Yeye and Nainai rountingly put up a show - Nainai would chase Yeye around trying to beat him up - unless I take one more bit.  But I would become a very good eater when [...]

Tue Jan 22, 2008 - Beijing, China - MG Live House
Dream Theater is far more popular overseas, now they’re going East.  The Europeans seem to have more knowledge and appreciation for music than there.  We’ll see how they fair in BJ.

I stands for I-have-no-clue, :)) seriously.  Am I the embarrasment to Asians?  Or the only Chinese who doesn’t know to pen a code?  By chance I discovered a whimsical theme (isn’t lovely??) by one of WP’s developers.  I thought it’s just an one-click installation process required - like the one I currently using for this site.  So I decided to get [...]

Black is always in fashion.  Chic BLD, black little dress is eternally a safe bet.  Now, how about food?  Black rice (my family voted no), wood ear mushroom (they avoid).. .. Last weekend, few friends came over for dinner, one of them bought a black potato.  Yummmmmm .. sliced and lightly fried.  Heaven!  Hey, let’s me know if [...]

How about foie gras for appetizer (that’s mostly served here)?  Not in Beijing nor Shanghai, but in Nanning, Guangxi! 

.. .. Mr Chen insists the slabs of fried goose liver be presented last.
“If we ate the foie gras first, all these other dishes would taste very plain,” he tells his guests.
When the pièce de résistance finally [...]

The French pres is very visible.  The divorce didn’t put a dent on his popularity .. it’s only the Americans that are prudish.  Aside from his sneaky look, (doesn’t he look shy or too short for his 6 footer counterparts that he has to look up all the time?) he got to lecture the congress, had [...]

A Californian hedge fund has made more than 1,000 per cent return this year by betting against US subprime home loans, making it one of the world’s best-performing funds of all time.
I’m surprised there aren’t that many such news surfaced since the subprime misery began to unfold.  The truth is there are certainly many funds had [...]

The 4th Q just started, but nothing goes right for the Giants.. might as well be over.  It’s painful to watch.  Did Payton jinx it?  Why doesn’t he take a walk elsewhere and let his kid bro play????  They looks so so so unprepared.

One thing I don’t understand, why the manufacturers have to stitch the labels in the back of the garment .. the neck?  It hurts.  Especially when the morons use the hard/big materials on children’s.  What are they thinking??  Can’t it be relocated to the end or side of the garment?  Or it’s the US regulation?  Do [...]

Tags: Suggestions

The Nixon-era Treasury Secretary famously told a group of Europeans that yes the dollar was “our currency, but your problem.”  Now that $ is weak and people start calling for Euro to replace it.  Not sure it will materialize.

Do religions give you more strength, enlighten you?  Obviously I was born and bred in the heathen country, so I’m a heathen; don’t know the privileges and benefits being religious.. .. So, what would Romney do if he becomes pres?

Tags: Politics, Religions

The last piece of remnant of my lost love or last love ..

My last Prince.  Either got stolen or I lost it somewhere.  It was a while ago.  At time, few friends had been suggesting or hinting to get a new racket to improve my game.  I thought nothing of it since I was in love [...]

I have a small family (well, it’s larger than my own since I don’t have any sibling) to feed.  With the able ability I usually possess, I’d think it’s piece of cake.  … Nay, I was wrong.  Golfer likes his steak with pepper and salt so does King but Pumpkin likes hers marinated - let’s not [...]