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7 Jul 2021 4 minute read 0 comments Chinuck
Once in a while, my family had Chinese barbeque night. Unlike barbeque night in the West, we didn't light fires in the backyard like cavemen. I tease! It was when mom would bring home usually 2 of the following from the Chinese barbeque shop (the ty...
6 Jul 2021 3 minute read 2 comments The Archivist
(The Library: Book Review) Murder and mystery on a lonely island where ten murders may take place... or not! Who will die and who will stay alive in this amazing thriller by Agatha Christie is left to the reader to find out. Here she is, photographed...
5 Jul 2021 3 minute read 2 comments LateToTheParty
Introduction On July 4, 2021, a new social media platform entered the ring, purporting to be a more open version of Twitter. Jason Miller, a former Trump spokesman, decided to leave his job and become the CEO of GETTR in order to combat Big Tech. In...
5 Jul 2021 1 minute read 2 comments Chinuck
This is a classic Chinese dish with two very Chinese ingredients: Water spinach and fermented tofu. Water spinach isn't actually related to spinach -- it is a type of morning glory. The most common Chinese names for it are "ong choy" and "tong choy",...
4 Jul 2021 3 minute read 1 comment The Archivist
(The Library: Book Review) The School of Two Heavens as One follows the philosophy of striking your opponent with two weapons at once! As if the heavens themselves struck your foe from two different directions. And directions, is what Takezô, our you...
2 Jul 2021 3 minute read 0 comments Chinuck
I grew up eating egg sandwiches in the mean streets of Chinatown, Vancouver. Just kidding, the streets weren't mean at all. This was before "Asian gangs". It wasn't until the up-to-no-gooders of my generation grew up with an inferiority complex of th...
2 Jul 2021 5 minute read 1 comment LateToTheParty
Introduction As the second half of 2021 begins, the YTD border encounters have already exceeded those of previous years. Approximately 3 months ago, Joe Biden appointed Kamala Harris as the "border czar" to access and address the border crisis. Howev...
30 Jun 2021 2 minute read 2 comments Chinuck
"Doria" is what Japanese call rice gratin. Like omuraisu, it is one of the western influenced Japanese dishes known as "Yoshoku". "Gratin" is of course French, and today's dish will be full of French culinary influence. I am Canadian after all and Fr...
28 Jun 2021 4 minute read 0 comments Chinuck
In the summer of 2005, when I travelled to Beijing with my family, the city was in full construction mode. On top of the country's already surging economic boom, preparations for the upcoming Olympics were in full force. Our tour guide even joked tha...
27 Jun 2021 3 minute read 2 comments LateToTheParty
Introduction Ever since Donald Trump left office in January 2021, he has been operating in the background. With his Twitter and Facebook suspended and his YouTube channel inactive, he has been making his statements on his own website. That said, his...
