Chick ‘n Monkey

Woo Hoo! Just found tickets. We are going to watch Disney on Ice: World of Fantasy this Sunday afternoon.

I used to go to a pearl tea place for lunch near my work. Since it was closed about a year ago, the location has turned into a bakery. The owner of the bakery shop is Korean. He recommended this cake to me and he said it’s good. My reaction was [...]

What is term life insurance? I did not quite understand this type of life insurance. I heard of it from the late night TV commercials. Many people think it is not a good choice of life insurance, but some feel it is suitable for them. To me, it sounds like a [...]

OK, I previously blogged about the Chinese New Year’s Eve dinner. Here are just a sample of what we had. These are the “must have” dishes. Shark fin soup, steamed crabs, sauteed prawns, pork chops, pot of gold (kind of like mini egg omelet with minced pork wrapped inside).

I should be glad [...]

Guess how much this stone was sold for?

US$35.3 million, breaking a record as the highest price ever paid for a rough diamond.
It is a 507 carat rough diamond. Who would have thought? It was purchased by Chow Tai Fook Jewelry Co Ltd in Hong Kong.

Does eye cream work? Can it really erase and prevent the wrinkles? Eliminate the dark eye circles? How to choose? Some say a certain name brands work, some say the hydrolyze works. I do not know for sure since I do not use eye cream on a regular basis, but when [...]

What can human growth hormone do for a person? What are the advantages? What are the risks? Can it improve performance of an athlete? Can it help to make a person to look and feel younger? Most important, is it safe? That would concern me the most. To be honest, I am [...]

When it comes to diet pills, weight loss supplement pills, or fat burner pills, there are many shortened name, and it could be quite confusing. For instance, CLA, what it is? I know what CIA is, but CLA? There are many websites publish thousands of customer reviews, expert reviews, and clinical studies, but when [...]

Last weekend, we went shopping for Valentines Day cards for the kids. Both Ashlyn and Alex are going to exchange the V-day cards with the kids in school on Friday. To my surprise, Alex was excited about it and was quite concentrate when putting his name on the cards.

It is that time of the year, today is the second to the last day of the Year of the OX. The Chinese New Year is just around the corner. What it means? It means good food time. It is just like Thanksgiving and Christmas, we would prepare good food for the [...]