POTD-Stop Me

By On May 12, 2009 · Leave a Comment

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Another for my McPhotography file. Is eating at McDonalds considered “unsafe work”? If so, maybe I should have stopped him.

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Pink’s Hot Dogs, LA

By On April 25, 2009 · 3 Comments

The French have the croissant. The Canadians have maple syrup and “bacon”. America has the hot dog. There are 2 culinary temples dedicated to the American hot dog: Nathans in New York and Pinks in Los Angeles. This year Pinks turns 70 years old. That may not seem like a long time, but LA is [...]

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Taiwan Photo Club – February Meeting Rundown

By On February 26, 2009 · 8 Comments

Tacos.    
Definitely better than the nachos.
This past Sunday was the February meeting of the Taiwan Photo Club. Once again, Yuma was incredibly accomodating in letting is use their downstairs dining area as our meeting place. This time a couple friendly faces were absent, like David and Gulio, but this was offset by a few new, friendly faces [...]

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Hello Kitty Sweets Restaurant in Taipei

By On February 20, 2009 · 31 Comments

The great philosophical quandaries of the ages…
If a tree falls in the forest and no one is around, does it make a sound?
Is death the end of existence?
How can a cat with no mouth have a restaurant?
Let’s answer that last one. Welcome to Hello Kitty Sweets, a Sanrio-approved (rare in Taiwan) Hello Kitty-themed restaurant. How [...]

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Taiwan Hakka Exposition 2008/2009

By On February 3, 2009 · 2 Comments

 
Food.
Lots of Food.
Wait…I should probably explain what a Taiwanese Hakka is, just so you know.
Just in case you don’t know.
In broad, general strokes, Taiwan has 3 ethnic groups: Aboriginal, Hakka, Hoklo, and Immigrant (a.k.a “Mainlanders”). Aboriginals are those that are native to Formosa (and surrounding islands that make up Taiwan). They are the ones that migrated to [...]

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January Meeting of Eggs with Cameras

By On January 12, 2009 · 3 Comments

 
Okay, okay. So the name is the Taiwan Photo Club, at least according to the Flickr group.
 
But I still like “Eggs with Cameras”.
So the third monthly get-together happened yesterday at the Yuma Southwestern Grill and, overall, it was a wonderful experience.
 
BTW, don’t eat the nachos. Craig Ferguson had some fried calamari, which he [...]

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