Category Archives: Places & Travel

Joe’s Shanghai Restaurant

By Ernskie | Published: August 22, 2010
Even though it was raining very hard in New York, we braved the torrential downpour just to get to Joe’s Shanghai Restaurant. They have three locations in New York and we decided to go to the one in Chinatown. This place is popular for their soup dumplings or Xiao Long Bao, meaning “little dumplings from [...]
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Hello New York!

By Ernskie | Published: August 21, 2010
Finally made it! I'm still loving the song 'Empire State of Mind' from Jay-Z and Alicia Keys. I'll be listening to it while I stroll down the streets of Manhattan. [iframe: class="
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I love MUJI

By Ernskie | Published: April 30, 2010
My good friend and former colleague, San and her hubby are going to Japan next week. So she asked me if I would recommend any stores or boutiques that sell clothes and accessories which are designed or made in Japan. I told her there are lots of inte
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Earth Day Inspiration: Ginkaku-ji

By Ernskie | Published: April 22, 2010
This special day reminded me of a garden we visited in Kyoto, Japan. It was in the Zen temple called Ginkaku-ji, the "Temple of the Silver Pavilion". While the temple was closed for renovations during our visit, the gardens remained open to the publi
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