tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5363084781211731782.post5997227212104507466..comments2023-10-18T16:11:52.755+08:00Comments on Witch's Venting Burrow: New Year Celebration in Beijingiamthewitchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04077726770151351682noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5363084781211731782.post-81499207470589250212009-03-06T09:33:00.000+08:002009-03-06T09:33:00.000+08:00khengsiong: Thanks to you for pointing out, I doub...khengsiong: Thanks to you for pointing out, I double checked with my host in Beijing and it turns out that the food was not Hainan food, but Yunnan food! :)iamthewitchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04077726770151351682noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5363084781211731782.post-22221218593071977262009-03-03T14:23:00.000+08:002009-03-03T14:23:00.000+08:00foongpc: Haha, didn't really do much in the night ...foongpc: Haha, didn't really do much in the night club except for playing dice games and watching shows/band. Not really a clubbing person. :P<BR/><BR/>khengsiong: LOL, really? It's Henan? I am really not sure, I didn't even know Henan exists! Maybe you're right and I have mistaken them. Thanks for pointing out! :)iamthewitchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04077726770151351682noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5363084781211731782.post-15335967904630062102009-03-02T09:01:00.000+08:002009-03-02T09:01:00.000+08:00Witch,I suspect you were having Henanese food, not...Witch,<BR/>I suspect you were having Henanese food, not Hainanese food. Henan Province is near Sichuan, and its food is spicy.khengsionghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08388168568808671784noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5363084781211731782.post-3125529133921096592009-02-28T15:29:00.000+08:002009-02-28T15:29:00.000+08:00Hmm... I never know Hainanese cuisine is so spicy....Hmm... I never know Hainanese cuisine is so spicy...<BR/><BR/>I also notice that most of the fish eaten in China are fresh water fish. But the Chinese are really good in 'spitting' out the bones, LOL...<BR/><BR/>Oh yeah, the Starbucks... Starbucks actually opened an outlet in the Forbidden City, but the nationalist Chinese made noise, thinking that it was a cultural invasion. In the end the outlet was closed down.khengsionghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08388168568808671784noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5363084781211731782.post-9598039998254184472009-02-28T02:15:00.000+08:002009-02-28T02:15:00.000+08:00Yes, funny to have Starbucks in a traditional Chin...Yes, funny to have Starbucks in a traditional Chinese building. <BR/><BR/>Also funny to see unagi in a Hainanese dish! <BR/><BR/>Both looked a little out of place. Haha!<BR/><BR/>Must had lots of fun at the night club! : )foongpchttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09592884550810521137noreply@blogger.com