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4 Jul 2021 3 minute read 1 comment The Archivist $0.03
(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 $0.01
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 $0.05
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 $0.03
"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 $0.04
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 $0.06
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...
25 Jun 2021 1 minute read 0 comments Chinuck $0.04
I talked about miso soup in my post about Japanese breakfast, but I never gave a recipe. Well here we go! There are many kinds of miso soup and each part of Japan has their own specialty, but today we'll be using wakame and yuba. Wakame is a type of...
24 Jun 2021 3 minute read 1 comment LateToTheParty $0.18
Introduction: Brave Search On June 22, 2021, the Brave team launched the beta of its own search engine simply called Brave Search. Its biggest selling points are that it is independent and privacy-focused. This is unlike other privacy-focused alterna...
23 Jun 2021 1 minute read 0 comments Chinuck $0.05
Fried rice doesn't always have to be done Asian style. Today we're going to make a western style fried rice. Ingredients 4 cups cooked leftover rice 4-6 oyster mushrooms 0.5 onion, diced 1 sprig of fresh basil olive oil salt pepper a secret ingredi...
21 Jun 2021 3 minute read 0 comments Chinuck $0.05
This is an adaptation with eggplant of one of my favourite dim sum dishes, pork spare ribs with plum sauce and black bean. Eggplant is one of the meatiest vegetables and it absorbs flavours even better than spare ribs. Ingredients 1 eggplant 3 tbsp...
