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Category Archives: something new we tried
ask and ye shall receive
The last time we were in Hong Kong, The Husband and I made a spontaneous decision to go see a movie. I say it was spontaneous, because we usually bring sweaters and jackets with us, as it is usually, like, … Continue reading
Posted in Customer Service, Hong Kong, lesson of the day, something awesome, something new i noticed, something new we tried
Tagged air conditioning, awesome, awesomeness, blankets, cold movie theater, consumer behavior, customer service, hong kong, jacket, market research, movie, movies, pain points, paralysis by awesomeness, snow white and the huntsman, sweater, the blanket factory
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baseball games in Korea
Before this year, I’d been to baseball games just two times in my life, and they were both soOOOooo mind-numbingly boring. I’ve come to associate baseball with the highest level of boredom, on par with watching paint dry. No, wait, … Continue reading
Posted in love/hate relationship, something awesome, something new we tried
Tagged baseball, Baseball Sadium, BBQ Zone, beer, boring, Bullsone, Cass beer, cheerleaders, Doosan Bears, fans, food, Jamsil, Kiss cam, Korea, luxury boxes, Nexen Bears, One Shot Dance, Seoul, Seventh Inning Stretch, thunder sticks
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Binch by Lotte
I bought this box of cookies in Seoul not because it looked delicious, but because its name cracked me up. Binch. Looks a lot like that other word that begins with “Bi” and ends with “ch.” There’s also something about … Continue reading
Posted in something new i noticed, something new we tried
Tagged Binch, Bintz, bitch, cookies, food, Korea, Lotte, marketing, product management, Seoul, snacks
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the two koreas
EM, our friend from work who was visiting Seoul at the same time we were, suggested that we go on the DMZ tour (Korean Demilitarized Zone) – one of Tripadvisor’s most popular things to do in Korea. I have to confess I was a … Continue reading
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Tagged conference building, DMZ, DMZ Tour, Dorasan, dress code, flag, Joint Security Area, JSA, Korean Demilitarized Zone, leather riding chaps, military, minefield, North Korea, North Korean soldier, P'anmungak, Peace Village, Propaganda Village, Seoul, South Korea, T2, things to do in Korea, train station, 판문각
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afternoon tea at The Peninsula
I got uncharacteristically classy this past weekend and went to The Peninsula in Hong Kong to meet my friend E for afternoon tea. We got seated right at 2 p.m., when it opened, because E got on the line at … Continue reading
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Tagged afternoon tea, awesome, awesomeness, cake, chocolate truffle, classy, darling, fancy, feeling British, fine dining, food, high tea, hong kong, hotel, impeccable service, legendary, marvelous, scones, silver tea set, tea, The Peninsula, tourists, waiters, white tablecloth
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cute culture in asia
Remember when I said that I went to Guangzhou with three boys? Well, it turns out that when you’re traveling with boys, you’re much more likely to end up at eateries with names like “Cute Maid.” Not that I’m complaining. I … Continue reading
Posted in Life in China, love/hate relationship, something new i noticed, something new we tried
Tagged adorable, anime, china, consumer behavior, culture, customer service, cute culture, cute maid, Cute Maid Cafe, cuteness, feminism, food, gender roles, Guangzhou, hierarchical social order, infantilization of women, Japan, Japanese, kitten, Korea, marketing, power, Snow White, Taiwan, The Power of Cuteness
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wishing on a sky lantern in thailand
There’s so much I want to tell you about Krabi, Thailand — the beaches, the islands, the longtail boats, the thousands of carved wooden penises at Phranang Beach (don’t worry, my perverted little friends, I’ll come back to this later). But today, … Continue reading
Survivor: Shenzhen Style
The Husband and I went on a school trip last Friday. We were told that one of the activities would be a cooking contest at a “green ecological garden,” and I went along envisioning a peaceful hippie-style organic farm where … Continue reading
Posted in Life in China, something new we tried
Tagged axes, bamboo, chickens, china, coca cola chicken, Coca-Cola, cola chicken, cooking, cooking with soda, culture, disturbing, farm, field trip, fish, food, grease fire, green ecological garden, killing chickens, knives, organic farm, Pepsi, plucking chickens, reality show, recipes, school trip, shenzhen, Survivor, vegetables, wok, wtf
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