HK Style Set Meals in L.A.

Yummy Yummy! That's my comments for the HK foods in L.A.

L.A. has become more HK-like with numerous restaurants and tea shops targeting the younger generations. Here are pictures as taken from a few HK-style restaurants that served "HK-style" set meals (came with a drink and a soup).

From "Garden Cafe" - meal's soup (creamy veggie)


Cold milk tea with free refill (that's right, all you can drink)


Baked "creamy ham and chicken rice with cheese" See the condensed milk for the hot milk tea in the back of the picture?


Traditional "Beef Chow Fun"


From "Yau Yat Chuen" Cafe


Penag "Seafood Chow Fun and Rice Lines", a mixture of both noodles. The rice lines were lightly fried, wow!


Hai-Nan Chicken Rice

From "U2" Cafe


Baked "Fish Filet Rice with Cheese"


"Spam and Egg" macaroni with soup - my favorite


From "Maxim Cafe"


"Chicken Filet" with thick mushroom sauce and veggies


"Filet Mignon" with thick mushroom sauce and veggie


Too many to list. Here is the URL in case if you visit L.A. in the future.

http://www.chineseypage.com/rest/rest-Monterey%20Park.htm

You can also look up Rowland Heights in Los Angeles as well.

Back in town and back to hell (work)

Got back late Sunday night due to stormy weather in D.C. What a big difference it was! Sunny in L.A., stormy weather in D.C.!

I missed the Chinese (HK style) food and the city, and of course I missed my parents as well.

And now I am back to hell ...

Pictures later.

In Anaheim This Week...

Sorry that I have not blogged since early July because I have been super busy at work. Multiple projects going on at the same time and I barely had the time to sleep!

I am in Anaheim, CA, this week attending a vendor's conference. I can't really say I am enjoying it because officially I am still working this week so I need to answer calls and e-mails as they come in.

Working in the IT industry requires a lot of dedication and energy as new stuff coming out more often these days and we have less and less time to master it. I should not have said the words "master it" because we just simply don't have enough time to fully master the technologies.

Los Angeles is a unique city. Its diversity is amazing and you would be amazed how different cultures can co-exist together. Not always perfect though but it's a work in progress. The poors, the riches, and the in-between somehow find their ways to live together in this densely populated city of the west. The city itself is full of energy; very comparable to Hong Kong. As a matter of fact being in L.A. actually makes me feeling younger because people are always actively doing something (having fun, on the go, etc) so if I don't follow their routines I kind of feel like I am falling behind.

Did I mention food? The Chinese foods are awesome here. Prices are cheap (as compared to the East coast) and very delicious. I will take some pictures at the dinner table next time (sorry, I forgot to bring my DSLR so I will have to use my Q).

每日一曲 :: 一天一天等下去 - 吳奇隆

一天一天等下去, 沒有想過拋開這份情, 一天一天再未見, 難道愛上妳沒法清醒?

若然沒法再見, 就算多麼痴情, 其實愛妳永遠是泡影!!



一天一天等下去 (Watch MV Here)


曲︰李子恆
詞︰潘源良
編︰RICKY HO

＊仍然為妳再步昨天路徑
仍然夢妳的眼睛
仍然望妳再入我生命
跟我再掀起熱情
仍然沒法接受妳的決定
仍然未懂得究竟
仍然沒有放下我心願
祇可惜妳巳走遠

＃一天一天等下去
沒有想過拋開這份情
一天一天再未見
難道愛上妳沒法清醒

＋難道我永等不到　解脫的一天
祇有追憶跟幻想打轉
若然沒法再見　就算多麼痴情
其實愛妳永遠是泡影

％來讓我痛哭一聲　解脫這一天
心里輕輕洗去妳的臉
獨行就當永遠　斷送這片真情
人不再妄想能遇見

重唱　＊,＃,＋,％

獨行就當永遠　斷送這片真情
人不再妄想能遇見

Lucky Triple Seven?

Well, today is 7.7.07 and is viewed as a lucky day.



Hundreds of couples are getting married in the USA today but I am not sure if it's also happening across the globe (well, I am pretty certain that it is not happening in Hong Kong or China because we know what "7" means to us).

Anyway, so why "7" is lucky? I digged up some little facts from Google about "7"...

• The reason for 7 being a lucky number symbolically (such as in the Bible) is because it represents the union of man and woman, since the number for women is 4 and the number for men is 3.

• Seven Lucky Gods exist in Japanese mythology.

• Being dealt three 7 cards in Blackjack is almost a sure win, as they would add up to 21. Seven is considered a lucky number in Western culture.

As for my lucky "7" event? Well, it happened only once and it was back in 1986 when I was playing a slot machine in a Macau's casino. I wasn't and am not a big fan of gambling; however on that day (in 1986) I happened to be just "old" enough to enter the casino and the next thing I knew I hit three seven's on a slot machine. I think I won like a $1000 buck but it was fun.

Do you have your lucky "7" story to share?

Have a lucky "sevens" day my friends!

每日一曲 :: 妳知道我在等妳嗎 - 張洪量

你知道我在等你嗎?　你如果真的在乎我, 又怎會讓無盡的夜陪我度過!



妳知道我在等妳嗎 (Watch MV Here)


曲︰張洪量
詞︰張洪量

＊莫名我就喜歡你　深深的愛上你
沒有理由沒有原因
莫名我就喜歡你　深深的愛上你
從見到你的那一天起

＃你知道我在等你嗎　你如果真的在乎我
又怎會讓無盡的夜陪我度過
你知道我在等你嗎　你如果真的在乎我
又怎會讓握花的手在風中顫抖

重唱　＊,＃

＋莫名我就喜歡你　深深的愛上你
在黑夜裏傾聽你的聲音

重唱　＃,＋