Thursday, January 27, 2011

Vegas

Vegas for a business conference... buffets, shop, Lion King, work :)


Partner in crime - Caroline Ang


Stayed at MGM Signature and Mandalay Bay (yay for free upgrade)


A sample of the food - You know of my attachment to meat... Del Frisco's is one of the best steakhouses in town. You know it's quality when when it's no fuss, just meat on a plate. And who can resist a sparkly red velvet? -


I always have quite a bit to say after these trips. Things I learn while I'm traveling, but I get lazy and by the time I'm ready to write I'm on another thought... maybe maybe...

Friday, January 14, 2011

Korea

Favorite trip ever! :D Don't know how substantial that is because I haven't travelled a ton. But, had the time of my life!


Saw old friends, made new ones... (straight to curly hair)


Met people from all over the world


Stayed at a $20 hostel, where everyone was a traveller and wanted to hang out. Stayed at a $300 hotel where I was treated like a princess.


Attended Buy Korea - 700 Buyers from over 70 countries. Everyone there was very senior in their career. Middle aged presidents, CEOs, managers. I was a very lucky 23 year old assistant buyer who's worked at her job for 4 months. Learned a lot, networked a lot. (Left is welcome lunch, right is my booth with my interpreter)


Felt a bit like a rockstar being so young and getting to attend the conference. Pointing to my country from the sea of other countries represented there. And of course, what's Korea without some good food? Had the best kalbi - $60 a person for mouth watering meat. Not this picture... but it was amazing!


Vegas is next. Stay tuned...

Monday, January 3, 2011

SPAM

I'm contemplating ending my relationship with SPAM. If you've lived with me or known me for any length of time you know I can't deny any form of meat. I've loved spam most of my life. You can store it forever, it complements so many dishes, and it's just plain tasty.

Last year, I made kimchi fried rice with spam. I knew it was in the fridge for at least a few weeks, but I don't like wasting food, and how can you waste meat? It had a slimy film over it, but I reasoned that it was a dried form of the preservative goo you see when you first take it out of the can. Plus, I have a super strong stomach. To be honest, it was probably in the fridge for at least a month. Needless to say, I got food poisoning and threw up for two days. I felt like dying, but I continued to stay with spam anyway because I rationalized that it was my fault.

I recently got a musubi maker and was excited to try it out. But when I opened the can I saw something stringy and black on my beloved. As I took a closer look I saw that it was hair. It wasn't just one, thin, strand of hair. It was a cluster of thick, black hair. Not just one cluster, two. TWO CLUSTERS OF THE UGLIEST THINGS I'VE EVER SEEN IN MY ENTIRE LIFE. I screamed for Kathy to come over. She gagged and told me she wanted to throw up.

Traumatizing. I know spam is made of gross stuff, but I keep telling myself this is another exception. I honestly can't imagine my life without it. Devastating.

I actually made the musubi anyways. In my defense, I cut out the quarter of meat that was near the hair. The musubi is right next to me as I write this and I'm contemplating if I should eat it. I wonder if too much has passed... thinking of eating it makes me want to gag, but I'm still clinging on... I'll let you know if I eat it.

Proof -




By the way, I encourage you to click the enlarged picture to get the full effect.