Unfinished Business

The picture above features a picture that Eric took of his brunch plate at Liaison Bistro. Surprisingly, I found his picture to look alot better than most of the pictures that I have featured on my blog. The plate shown is an Ouefs Liaison, which is poached eggs over Dungeness crab cakes topped with hollandaise sauce. Unlike most restaurants that Eric and I tried over the summer, Liaison Bistro was one of the few that we would be willing to go again since the food is not only delicious, but also the really nice service.

These last few months I’ve been on a long hiatus since summer school was very long and tough, yet busy and enjoyable at the same time. Between the endless nights of starting or revising papers, Eric and I would go on short adventures of either trying out restaurants around the Berkeley area, using each other as guinea pigs and do some experiment cooking, or have weekly gatherings of either watching Studio Ghibli movies or Food Network’s “Who Will Be the Next Food Network Star?” Those adventures definitely kept me sane for the most part of the summer, along with the 14/week work hours that I tried keeping up. In the end, most of my paychecks went down the drain due to shopping. So I decided that I am going to make sure I ban myself from shopping, a nearly impossible challenge to overcome.

Overall, I was very pleased with the grade that I received in the course and I was touched by the words of my instructor on the last day of class. I think out of all the professors that I have had the last few semesters, my College Writing instructor was so far the most effective teacher who pushed my boundaries away and kept me going. I learned alot of things from not only the instructor herself, but also the peers who also helped me drive my essays in the right directions. But I would not have gone this far without Eric’s help, and I really apologize since I feel bad for making him come over all the time in the wee hours to help me with my essays. Looking back, I am very happy to have taken this class since it really showed that 1) I don’t completely fail at writing anymore and 2) the work really pays off.

It’s great being back at home again and seeing my family. There were also several things that I was surprised with since my sister changed the look of our room (yay! we have a sofa!) and our bathroom downstairs is having a beauty makeover. I really miss having a dog in Berkeley, I think I am having withdrawal symptoms since I squeal at every dog I come across. Seeing friends was great too, especially with really cheap dim sum!  Gah, I wish I can afford at DSLR! I was playing around with Eric’s and now my urge of getting one has only gotten stronger. I need to save up.