Musings & Minutiae

CNY Traditions

Mae Anderson — Sat, 28 Jan 2012 17:04:46 +0000

Since we are still celebrating the Chinese New Year, we thought we’d gamble. The chips are a motley assortment of cotton buds and toothpicks!

Dessert

Mae Anderson — Sat, 28 Jan 2012 16:47:23 +0000

After dinner, we trooped over to Luke’s Chop House for milkshakes. Uh.. We also decided that a veal chop and a side of bacon would be nice for dessert!

Cousins Night Out

Mae Anderson — Sat, 28 Jan 2012 13:35:06 +0000

At La Cicala with the kids.

Bonding

Mae Anderson — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 12:03:49 +0000

Awwwww!

Lo Hei

Mae Anderson — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 06:25:35 +0000

Now that I’m working… The frequency of Chinese New Year Lo Hei lunches has doubled my usual quota. Today’s lunch is the first of 4 for work. Can’t complain… It’s festive and fun.

Should art really be for its own sake alone? | Alain de Botton | Comment is free | The Guardian

Mae Anderson — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 15:28:21 +0000

Should art really be for its own sake alone? | Alain de Botton | Comment is free | The Guardian.

A cogent argument for a different and perhaps where fitting, a more effective curatorial approach.

Wouldn’t It Be Nice?

Mae Anderson — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 14:09:49 +0000

Babel

Mae Anderson — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 15:20:57 +0000

It’s been 3 days of family, friends and feasting, and I’ve run out of stamina. Tonight’s dinner was a good one to hit “pause” at before we resume with more Chinese New Year festivities. I am still dizzy from dinner where I was toggling back and forth between, Mandarin, Cantonese and English (both the American and local vernacular!). It was quite the Tower of Babel. Recovery needed… I have dinners on Thursday, Friday and Saturday and Lunches on both Saturday and Sunday. Yikes! Work beckons in a few hours. It’s been a whirlwind first few days of the Chinese New Year.

Shou Sui

Mae Anderson — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 07:26:02 +0000

Su Shi

Dragon Babies

Mae Anderson — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 17:25:12 +0000

2 of the 6 “dragons” we have in our family this year. Eve bought an extra shirt for Wei and made him wear it for our amusement.