Love this song! I wonder if it's gonna be released in the US as a single?
Thursday, November 18, 2010
Wednesday, November 17, 2010
Fiat 500 makes US Debut at LA Auto Show
After my first EuroTrip in 2009, I fell in love with little hatchbacks. Particularly, the Fiat 500 (Pearl White to be exact.) I mean, living in SF, parking is a hard to come by. I think the Fiat 500 would be a perfect car for San Francisco. I love the Italian aesthetics and bubbly design.
Fiat finally revealed the US model at the LA Auto show today. I'm seriously considering this car as a replacement for my nearly 10 year old Honda Civic. I'm also considering the Ford Fiesta, amongst others.
Tuesday, November 16, 2010
Googleween 2010 Photo Booth
This year, I had such a fun time at Googleween in Mountain View. I wanted to see some old friends that I never get to see now that I work in San Bruno. I also spent time in San Bruno hanging with my peeps there. Gotta spread the love.
This year, Google created a photobooth with Picnik integration. It was really cool. Dave and I took a few photos since he worked on putting the whole thing together. These are the unedited versions of our photobooth photos. The edited versions have cool Picnik overlays with blood splats, ghosts, filters, etc. :)
Monday, November 15, 2010
Quest Crew Battles Mickey Mouse (Video)
via questcrew.com
Totally fun video slash commercial. I think Quest Crew won. Sorry Mickey!
The guys from Quest Crew are totally down to earth. It reminds me of this time that I had the pleasure to meet them in LA in 2009 for a fundraiser.
Roomie Dinner: The Indian Food Edition
In my household, we've instituted roomie dinner nights where we dine out at places around SF. Even though we have completely different schedules, we take the time to spend some QT with each other. We usually have nightly discussions in our kitchen -- the day's news, topics in our lives, random moments. But having a meal, that's just special.
Prior to going to DOSA on Fillmore (with a dessert pit stop at Fraiche Yogurt) a couple of weeks back, We've been to Bistro 9, Saiwaii Ramen and Social Kitchen and Brewery --- all in the Sunset (Minus, DOSA, that is)! We've also taken a few trips to local places like Schweet Boks (hello, cute owner/barista --- Dexter!) and cooked a few meals together.
How did we end up at DOSA? When dining out at Bistro 9, Danny and Greg originally wanted to go to an Indian Curry place. I vetoed as I'm not a huge fan of Indian Food. However, we agreed as a group that our next meal would be Indian and somewhat boughie. Thus, DOSA.
The flavors were powerful, the presentation was artful and the atmosphere was airy. I'd definitely go back.
You know what's funny? Indian food and Mexican food have very similar ingredients and flavors. Fascinating.
Ain't no thang but a chicken wang
So, I was tipped by a twitter post from Bao that one of my favorite set of chicken wings made a quiet entrance in the Bay Area. What you may ask? The Korean "Bon Chon."
During one of my recent visits to New York Citay, my buddy Joe insisted we go to Bon Chon in NYC's K-town. That was a lovely decision.
It's a simple menu, really. A couple of flavors. A couple of types of chicken parts to choose from (wings v. drums v. boneless). Voila. You have magical Korean Fried Chicken. Hooters got nothing on this. Down a beer, and you're good to go.
I think the good thing is that it's crispy but not fatty. It's a really really nice way to eat chicken. I approve.
So what's the deal? Bon Chon recently made an entrance to my old hood in Sunnyvale off El Camino Real.
Here are some photos from my NYC experience:
FOB Key vs. Key Fob, Fail
I had special guests today! Weee! JonJon, Neil and Wilma surprised me with a quick visit at YouTube. We then swung by and dropped JonJon back at his office.
Apparently you need a FOB Key to get in the elevator. Success! :D
Sunday, November 14, 2010
+J Collection at Uniqlo
Earlier this year, I fell in love with Uniqlo's +J line, created by German clothing designer Jil Sander.
Clean lines, tailored fit... just gorgeous. My buddy Jason sent me a photo of a line in the +J collection at the flagship store in SoHo. It's been available for a month. Still, crazy lines. I'm hoping to go to NYC in December. I want to check out the collection!
High School Friends
Back in August, I got brunch with my High School Buddies, Mark and Laurence, as well as Laurence's friend Mike. Mike went to school in SF for Psychology and happened to live right around the corner from me in the Central Sunset. He now lives back down in So Cal.
High School friends help give you perspective. They know where you've been. They inspire reflection.
Here is a photo from with Me, Larry, Mike and Mark from Pacific Catch in the Inner Sunset on August 29th, 2010.
Jonathan Rosenberg: Rules to success (Video)
via youtube.com
Still Love This Video. I love the approach to hiring/employees around minute 20. I'm happy to have top leadership like Rosenberg at GOOG.
Young Gay Student Defends Teacher At School Board Meeting (Video)
Graeme Taylor, a 14-year-old openly gay student from Ann Arbor, stood up in support for his teacher, Jay McDowell, at a recent school board meeting. McDowell was disciplined on Oct. 20th, 2010 for removing two students who had made anti-gay remarks in class.
This is beautiful. I wish I had the courage as a teen to speak up like this. It takes a certain type of person to do this.
via towleroad.com
Saturday, November 13, 2010
KT Tunstall Live At YouTube
KT Tunstall performed tracks off her new album, "Tiger Suit" live at YouTube Headquarters back in August 2010. She also played an oldie but goodie "Suddenly I See." Twas an amazing concert. She's such a down to earth gal, too!
Friday, November 12, 2010
Rick Bayless Makes Me Want To Discover My Roots
... and eat a lot of yummy Mexican food in the process.
In August, he visited Google in Mountain View to discuss his new cookbook, Fiesta at Rick's.
It was an honor to get to meet him in person. I've been to Frontera Fresco in Chicago and SF (multiple times) since. One day I'll go to his other restaurants. I've always enjoyed his show on PBS. His passion is infectious.
More importantly, I want to discover Mexico, One Plate At A Time.
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