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December 31 Bye Bye 2008 & Good RiddanceI took this picture today from my street as the last sun of 2008 set in Hawaii. It was a nice sunset which is a bit ironic since 2008 was such crappy year for so many people myself inclided. I lost my job a few months ago and while things are tough, I know I'm not alone. Hoping 2009 will be better.
My last meal of 2008 you ask? Poki & Beer. What could be better.
2008: Good Bye & Good RidanceA house up the street from me has this big star fruit tree in front of their house. I guess they don't like the fruit because every year I always see them sitting on the ground rotting away.
 I never pick fruit off someones tree... but these guys never eat them and I knew the fruit wouldn't be missed.
 
December 30 No More TurkeyDecember 29 RainbowsDecember 28 NY SucksFirst time I have to root for a NY Team and they lose. Lucky nachos are not enough and the Pats miss the playoffs at 11-5 even though several shittier teams (with less wins) make it in. First time a team with 11 wins doesn't make it in since the 1985 Denver Broncos. Oh well. Needed something to cheer me up.
 Quaker Oatmeal is something of a classic food in America and it happened to be on sale yesterday at the market. Seeing it sitting on my counter gave me an idea: oatmeal cookies.
The dough is similar to the one used for chocolate chip cookies with the addition of oatmeal and cinnamon. I made a batch with raisins and another with chocolate chips. The finals
They came out really well. Almost made me forget about the Pats. Almost.
December 27 Day 2 of Turkey LeftoversKoko Head CraterWaymond is back for X-mas so I decided to drag him up Koko Head Crater for a hike. I do this one all the time and am in pretty good shape due to my training... so Waymond was already at a disadvantage (even though I had already gone running in the morning). Good news is that he made it up to the top.
 December 25 CookiesMy land lord invited me up for Christmas Day Dinner tonight so I decided to whip up some cookies to bring at the last min. I’ve been using the same recipe for ages (from the back of the chocolate chips) and it always comes out fine. I never understood why the cookies in Asia were so bad. In general, I think Asian food is a lot better than western stuff... but the big and i mean BIG exception is baked goods. Asian people just don't know how to bake. Cookies, pies, brownies... they might look nice, but, never taste good. Maybe they don't put enough sugar or butter in. I am not sure. Anyways, I am no expert baker but the cookies I make here at home are 10x better than anything a bakery in Singapore or Shanghai sells.
As I said... just use the recipe on the back of the chocolate chips. It works every time. Sometimes I like to add extras or change this a bit but tonight was straight chocolate chips. Nothing fancy.
Good old cookie dough...
Like I said nothing fancy here. So why can't those bakeries in Singapore & Shanghai do this? Holiday Dinner 2008Back at Thanksgiving I actually bought two, yes two turkeys. I never got to eat turkey when I was working overseas and since an 18 pound bird costs only $6 here at thanksgiving...I figured it was a good idea to buy an extra bird and freeze and freeze it for later. Later arrived yesterday.
 I also made stuffing, veges, and candied yams. On the plus side, the turkey was great (I always cook upside down for the 75% of the time and then flip it right side up for the last hour or so. This time tho... the stuffing got a tad soaked by the gravy which is why it looked a bit soggy. I used less sugar for the yams since I am trying to be healthy and used more orange/lemon pulp.      December 18 Thursday Night DinnerNo discount bento at the supermarket so I decided to make Eggplant Parmesan.
Slice up the eggplant then use egg to bread them.
 Fry the slices in oil (or olive oil).
 Once golden brown, dry the slices on some paper towel.
 Put the eggplant on a cookie sheet and put some tomato sauce and cheese on top. Into the oven for 5-10 mins.
 The result
  Tada
 December 15 CircuitIn addition to the interval training, i've also added the following circuit to my workout schedule. I hope it helps out on my situp and pushups.
Plan to follow this up with a 2 or 3 mile run. December 14 Want to feel pain?Wanna feel pain? I started adding these interval workouts into my training schedule. Man are they hard.
From the Stew Smith website:
StocksThe market has really taken a beating the past few months and my portfolio is no exception. On the otherhand, I am doing a bit better on a % term. As you can see, it is really just Citi that is killing me. Keep in mind that the -51% for citi doesn't take into account dvds...which would give me back another $150 or so.
 December 07 Another day... another fishDecember 06 More Fishing |
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