HAPPY BIRTHDAY ROCKETDOG!!!!

happy 2006

HAPPY BIRTHDAY MOCMOC!!!!!!

Aaaarf!

Don't be so sure, Rocketdog! You should have seen what Shong did in the next picture of this series! ;) --MM

Here Kitty Kitty!

Here Kitty Kitty!






This is for Rocketdog. Where in the world is Kitty? Hee hee hee. --MM

stanford sucks

(On the Simpsons, the family is put in prison for domestic disturbance. As they are sitting in jail)

Lisa [the brainiac]: "Great, thanks a lot everyone, now i'm definitely not getting into an ivy league"

Homer: "You're going to Stanford, You're going to Stanford" (while pointing and mimicking her)

Bart joins in: "You're going to Stanford, nah nah nah nah nah"

Lisa: No! Take it back! Take it back!

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA.......

--RD

adventures at walmart

The other day I went with Pig Pen to Wal-Mart so he could buy some things to take back to China that he couldn't get there.
Anyways, I was bored so I took some pictures with my camera phone of some funny things I saw:



OMG! THEY COOKED SHONG!!!



Did you know they made crack in creme form?



Look MM they sell your hot sauce at Walmart!

--RD

so long

My mom is on this get rid of junk spree, so she is making me clean out stuff in my room here in Hickory. Well, needless to say I found some interesting things including a note from my roommate in college when she came to say hi to me at the library but I was passed out on the chairs, some fake 25 cent jewelry from when I was little, and a couple of tapes (I mean who uses tapes anymore, i have a tape deck in my car, but really). Anyways, here are just a few things I had to say goodbye to:



On the left is a pooh bear my cousin Nicole gave me for my birthday a while ago. On the right is my Michigan bear that my roommate from college - Ayumi gave me, it sings the Michigan fight song



(l to r) powerpuff girl - my childhood friend tiffany and i called each other powerpuff girls because we would beat up the boys. Jessica the bunny - given to me in the 3rd grade by a friend. Flower - given to my by my cousin Joan



(l to r) Lorax - in high school for our senior year we had to come up with a class mascot, ours was the lorax and we each got one of these handmade loraxes. that's what happens when you go to a private girls school. Zashikabuta - a gift from some friends in high school during my Sanrio crazy phaze. White Ty Bear - given to me from my friend An



And last but not least - this alarm clock I got in Hong Kong. I used to have one that was 10 times louder. But it plays a really annoying loud bugle song and yells out "wake up, rise and shine". It was a novelty when I bought it but now they have them everywhere. Cheap thing made in China doesnt work anymore.

that's it for now, can't you tell I'm bored in Hickory?

--RD

HAPPY NEW YEAR!

Gong Xi Fa Chai everyone! HAHA. I have been MIA for a while on blogging and now Mocmoc is getting on my case. I can't help it I have been travelling! But now I am in North Carolina. And in honor of my return I would like to share with you some of my favorite eats here. I'm sorry, I don't have any pics.

1. Mert's - Soul food in downtown Charlotte with EXCELLENT corn bread. It's a favorite of locals and I used to take all my out of town guests there to eat. The cornbread, I could just eat that alone. They give you a complimentary piece with your meal and it literally melts in your mouth. I have to use a fork to eat it because its that moist and soft. They serve it with honey butter but just by itself its so good. In addition the Fried Chicken is so yum, I normally don't like fried chicken but theirs is so succulent and juicy. They also have excellent Shrimp and Grits. Grits for those of you who don't know is a staple in the south, its cornmeal and a cross between rice and oatmeal. I love this place and didn't really realize it until after I left, before I would go every now and then because I was afraid of the heart attack that I would get from eating there. It's still great for every now and then but with everything if you can't have it you want it more.

2. Musashi - It's a relatively authentic Japanese restaurant located in south charlotte. It is my brother pig pen and I's favorite and one of our favorite Japanese restaurants, period. They have THE best agadashi tofu which I always get. They have excellent appetizer dishes and a great dressing for their house salads. I usually get the nabeyaki udon which comes out boiling hot, just how I like it or the Katsu-Jyu which is Pork Katsu (fried pork)over rice and topped with onion and egg.

3. Moe's - This is a chain and its a "Mexican" fast food place. Kind of like a Baja Fresh / La Salsa kind of deal. Except they work you through the line as they make your meal. They have a very hilarious menu with items such as "Ugly Naked Guy", "JOhn Cocostan", and my usual "The Homewrecker". "Tub of Lard" (which i think they really mean it). The first time I went there was with the Charlotte Sting head coach. My favorite is the Tofu Homewrecker with Pinto beans, all the way with extra cilantro and a side of guacamole for my chips.

4. Showmars - This is also a staple in Charlotte. There's one on every corner. It's kind of like those Coney Island diners you'd find all throughout michigan. they serve like hamburgers, salads, greek dinners. It's basically a diner with a greek twist. I usually get the Gyro with well done fries or the greek salad with chicken. It's one of those places that you have a love/hate relationship with. When I worked in the marketing center with the Bobcats there was one right across the hall way. We'd get our coffee there in the mornings and go there for our weekly staff meetings. They knew our name there.

5. Caribou - it's a coffee joint that they have primarily in the midwest. I like them better than Starbucks and sometimes *gasp, even better than Coffee Bean. The environment in their stores is like a woodsy cabin feel, which I love. there's a fireplace in each chain which sometimes they even have on in the summer. I usually get the turtle mocha - which is a mocha with mint or the campfire mocha, a mocha with marshmallows on top! The only thing that sucks about them is that their specialty drinks that I love, don't come in smalls. I also like their mascot - this moose, which I have gotten mocmoc and mr moc a couple. They dress him up in different outfits like a chicken, or snowman, etc. so adorable!

That's it for now! It's time to eat dinner... yum.... oink oink

--RD