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Who Am I?

Name:: Daniel
Location:: Seattle, Washington, United States
About Me:: It's true that I'm a city boy, but I was born-and-raised in the small town of Aberdeen, WA. My dad worked at the paper mill, my mom was an accountant, and our family ran a Chinese restaurant called the Jade Tree. Sometimes I miss those quiet, simpler days, playing imaginary-world games with my brother.

I'm part of a bridge generation that hopes to take the best from two different continents and cultures. I'm thankful for all the opportunities mom & dad opened for me and I try never to take them for granted. My goal in life is not to accumulate anything except goodwill, and have enough of it to give and make a lasting impression.

I'm a pretty emotional guy esp. when it comes to music, which I have a whole lotta passion for. But I also have a pretty logical side which I can use to be efficient and productive.

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1. Posted by

Billy

what the...

4/1/2007 11:40 AM

2. Posted by

Linda

april fools, right?!!
i don't believe it....that shennyd is such a prankster.

4/1/2007 11:59 AM

3. Posted by

matt

yes dan. we're waiting for u to say "April Fool's!!!" :P

4/1/2007 12:12 PM

4. Posted by

Aileen

: O

um. i really hope you're going to say april fools too. : (

4/1/2007 12:34 PM

5. Posted by

Will

I'm pretty sure this is an April fools gag. Kevin basically said the same thing last April fools day.

4/1/2007 12:44 PM

6. Posted by

Jet

since i've already read 4 articles on slashdot for the april fools, nothing gets me now... like check out Google's new internet service!
http://www.google.com/tisp/install.html

4/1/2007 1:06 PM

7. Posted by

James

Heh, took me a moment dan, good work!
Here's a good (albeit very nerdy) April Fools day joke:
http://arstechnica.com/journals/science.ars/2007/04/01/earth-receives-an-intellegent-signal-from-the-darkness

4/1/2007 1:08 PM

8. Posted by

Thu

That is pretty mean. We addicts are sensitive.

4/1/2007 1:37 PM

9. Posted by

Billy

HOW DARE!

4/1/2007 1:56 PM

10. Posted by

Daniel

APRIL FOOLS!!! kee kee kee... :D

4/1/2007 2:16 PM

11. Posted by

Amy

That was a mean joke! I read the title of the blog and freaked out, then I realized what day it was! I'm sure glad you're not leaving us - we'd be miserable without you.

4/1/2007 2:48 PM

12. Posted by

Val

I think I nearly had a heart attack :P

4/1/2007 2:49 PM

13. Posted by

Kevin

Who would buy me pho??

4/1/2007 4:57 PM

14. Posted by

David

dan is a punk

4/1/2007 6:42 PM

15. Posted by

Margaret

Dan, you are totally lame!

4/1/2007 11:54 PM

16. Posted by

MoLEEsa

yawwwwnn... now you have 1 year to think of something GOOD!

4/2/2007 12:29 AM

17. Posted by

Kevin

Copycat. :P

4/2/2007 12:38 AM

18. Posted by

Daniel

ha! i knew sumpin' sounded familiar when i was writing it ... gawd one year and even i've forgotten... and apparantly some other folks too :P

4/2/2007 1:01 AM

19. Posted by

Jason

I wouldn't goad Dan on... he could make a lot more mischief on Zoji other than posting a blog entry as himself!

4/2/2007 1:16 AM

20. Posted by

David

Damnit, you got me

4/2/2007 11:23 PM

21. Posted by

Helen

i was just thinking to myself - now i can swoop in and steal his job!

;)

4/12/2007 4:21 PM

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Daniel

How to say "you're special" with food

Tuesday, January 23, 2007 1:37 PM

You never know when it's gonna hit ... you know, that flash of brilliance that comes only once or twice in your entire lifetime. Last night we got the munchies, but having just finished the picture reordering feature, Kev-bo deserved more than the normal ramen. Hmm what could I bring upstairs that would say to Kevmeister, "you're extra special"?

I know, I know. Don't hold back the tears now. We both let go and cried for a good few minutes. A Picasso. A Leonardo. I've heard of such beauty in the abstract, but never knew my own two hands could be responsible for such a creation.

Happy tuesday everyone :)

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1. Posted by

Flora

Now that's true love right there! Kevin's so lucky to have such a great boss!

Btw, what ever happened to those pics of you dangling bacon above a sleeping Lan and sleeping Alan?

1/23/2007 1:49 PM

2. Posted by

Ray

Oh man, that looks tasty. If you had topped it off with a fried egg, it would have been absolute perfection.

1/23/2007 1:55 PM

3. Posted by

Thu

I'm speechless. And it's not even Valentine's Day yet, Dan, haha.

1/23/2007 1:56 PM

4. Posted by

Linda

Forget flowers! This is what people will be bringing their loved ones on v-day. :P

1/23/2007 1:56 PM

5. Posted by

Val

That is hilarious!

Dan creates an entire website to help people network and socialize...and fills it with photos of food?!? :-P

(PS. Dan, tried any pepper bacon yet?)

1/23/2007 2:14 PM

6. Posted by

Kevin

Getting me hooked on the food is his way of keeping me at Zoji.

1/23/2007 3:04 PM

7. Posted by

Ian

Did you kill Fluffy the cat and put her over Ramen. You are so sweet.

1/23/2007 4:10 PM

8. Posted by

Nancy

wow, that's better than "burritos as big as your head"

1/23/2007 4:52 PM

9. Posted by

Deborah

All I want to know is, how can I earn some of that love?

I've always thought bars should offer a plate of bacon on the appetizer menu...

1/23/2007 6:04 PM

10. Posted by

Will

Bars serving plates of bacon...that's brilliant. And dan, this has made me go off and cook some ramen for myself.

1/23/2007 8:52 PM

11. Posted by

Lan

I want to work for Zoji too.

EDIT: With Ray's fried egg, it'd be like breakfast Ramen. Is Ramen the new substitute for rice now?

1/23/2007 9:20 PM

12. Posted by

Theresa

At Burning Man, this guy in my theme camp put bacon in his ramen. I guess the extra salt can help in times of brutal sweating. Kevin put in blood, sweat, and tears into his work for you, Dan!

1/24/2007 11:40 AM

13. Posted by

Aileen

Mmmm... Kevin's a lucky guy, huh? :)

I was showing this to Thu before. Maybe you guys would appreciate this too!

White Castle Valentine's Day Dinners Returns

If you haven't made plans for Valentine's Day yet, White Castle hopes you'll spend it with them.

The famous fast food restaurant is once again taking reservations for candlelight dinners on February 14.

Officials say the restaurant will be decorated for the romantic occasion and will feature a special menu as well as table-side service.

In 2001, Kim and Mike Stenger held their wedding there.

White Castle officials say the chain is appealing to lovebirds who met at the restaurant or frequented it for dinner dates.
http://www.wcpo.com/news/2006/local/01/29/whitecastle.html

1/24/2007 12:54 PM

14. Posted by

Theresa

Yes, Chris told me about this last year. Apparently they'll seat you and give you the full restaurant service!

1/24/2007 12:58 PM

15. Posted by

Ian

Sure are a lot of comments regarding this ramen and bacon

1/24/2007 4:01 PM

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Daniel

My dad's creative solutions

Friday, January 12, 2007 12:26 AM

Went home for a great dinner of chinese greens, beans, and marinated pork chops tonight (yeah I know, I'm spoiled) cooked by none other than my Dad ... I was just walking around the house when I saw this on the living room floor:

Uh Dad, what are you doing? Trying to slow-cook bananas by the heater? Then I thought back to when Moleesa posted this blog about bananas that never seem to ripen even after a couple weeks ... and no-one seemed to have a good explanation... I've actually experienced it once or twice too.

Well what does google hafta say about this?

Some say place the bananas in a brown paper bag, with a ripe apple or tomato. Not sure why this'd work, um, is being ripe a contagious thing among fruit-buddies?

Some say that permanent rawness is due to over-refrigeration during shipping and storage. Basically the bananas get the crap chilled outta them so they lose the ability to ripen (?)

In any case, subscribe to this blog if you want to keep posted on what happens with my Dad's creative banana-ripening technique ... time will tell!

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1. Posted by

Thu

Haha, slow cooking banana. I want to know what will turn the Martian banana more jaundiced!

1/12/2007 1:37 AM

2. Posted by

MoLEEsa

whoa... i forgot about that old green banana post, haha! they *never* did ripen, it sucked! :p weird about the theory of permanent rawness after being chilled....... cuz every time i've put a banana in the fridge on accident (e.g. it was in my school lunch) it's turned BLACK overnight, like over-ripe. i don't get that.

well, according to wikipedia, your dad should gas the bananas with ethylene :)

1/12/2007 3:02 AM

3. Posted by

patrick

the idea of putting them in a bag with a ripe fruit is because ripening is a chemical process that requires certain enzymes in the fruit to interact with certain gases. ripe fruits put off the required gases, so it will help the other fruit ripen faster. as far as permanent rawness, it's because the ripening enzymes have effectively been killed. that's also why you should never refridgerate under-ripe avocados, but you should refridgerate them as soon as they are ripe.

an interesting note about bananas is that, quite often, when the outside turns black in the fridge, it's not because the banana gets over-ripe. if you take the peal off, you might be pleasantly surprised. it also depends on what you consider ripe. people opinions on banana ripeness varies quite a bit.

i find that a good way to get bananas to ripen is to put them on top of the fridge. there's quite a bit of heat put off by the fridge, so the top is a good place to get them to ripen (also a good place to raise bread dough).

1/12/2007 7:49 AM

4. Posted by

Theresa

I agree with Patrick about the fridge. That's what I've done in the past. I do the paper bag thing also for other fruits like peaches and apples.

1/12/2007 8:32 AM

5. Posted by

Linda

i say, just chop 'em up and fry them! :)

1/12/2007 9:51 AM

6. Posted by

Pat

Apples give off a lot ethelene, that is why they ripen bananas (of course bananas and avocados also give off ethelene, just not as much. Placing a banana or avocado in a paper bag without the apple will also ripen the fruit faster, just not as fast as with an apple).

I believe when they ship most fruit they store the fruit in cold nitrogen rich environments. I know this is what they do with apples to keep them from ripening before getting to market. Unfortunately it also kills a lot of the flavor. Of course living in the NW you really should never see a banana...
but that is for another debate.

1/12/2007 10:09 AM

7. Posted by

David

Anecdotally, I have observed in my kitchen that bananas (and tomatoes for that matter) ripen much quicker in the presence of apples. So my experience is congruent with the prophesy of our Lord. However, I find this prophesy unsettling as it would appear to rely more on reason than on faith.

1/12/2007 10:31 AM

8. Posted by

Scott

"is being ripe a contagious thing among fruit-buddies?"

Actually, yes ripening of most fruits is induced by a hormone (ethylene to be precise). A ripening fruit(such as a tomato) will contain high levels of ethylene which could cause the banana to ripen.

I can't believe I know that...

1/16/2007 7:07 PM

9. Posted by

Scott

Dang, I didn't read all the comments. Some dudes already beat me to it. Look up "Ethylene" on wikipedia. It talks a little about it.

1/16/2007 7:14 PM

10. Posted by

Suor

I tried the same thing with mangoes after reading this blog page and lost patience after a few hours. Apparently, that technique is well known?! My co-worker knew about it -- both the heating and the brown bag techniques.

1/22/2007 7:03 PM

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Daniel

I met N.W.A.! ok not REALLY...

Monday, January 8, 2007 5:28 PM

Back in Seattle after 2 weeks in Hong Kong... flight landed at 6:15AM, was kinda weird to have it pitch black and 20 degrees colder. Ah yes, Seattle. Didn't really sleep on the flight back this time, not sure why. It seemed extraordinarily fast though, what was it, 7 hours as opposed to 8 or 9. I think Airbus planes are somewhat faster, or maybe there was a strong tailwind too. Anyhow, big thumbs up for Northwest airlines, I was impressed. The food seemed better too. Oh, at the layover in Tokyo, Alan had the brilliant idea of getting ramen bowls at the airport, so later we just added some hot water on the plane and ... instant gratification... probably made the ppl around us jealous though, hahaa...

Northwest Airlines food: shu mai, chicken chow mein

Lining up at Hong Kong airport, we saw 5 big black dudes with all sorts of big luggage and instruments. Turns out they were in HK for a year playing in the Grand Hyatt, their band's called W.J. and the Tonemasters, blues, R&B. Talked with the drummer, cool guy named Ronnie. Over the year they met the likes of Jackie Chan and Black Eyed Peas.

Dan: "Was Fergie just as hot in person?"

Ronnie: "oh YEEEAH. Fergilicious, baby..."

Dan: *nod*

As we were standing in line, for some reason the lady handed out a big N.W.A. sticker to every person in line, I dunno, just in case you forgot that you were standing in line for Northwest? Anyhow, we had a good laugh watching all these big black dudes slap on their N.W.A stickers :P One guy immediately claimed he was Ice Cube, and annointed poor Ronnie as Easy-E :)

Dan: "Easy!! Missed ya man... I always knew you were alive! Just hiding in Hong Kong huh?"

Anyhow, that was hands down the most fun I've had standing in line to check my luggage!

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Daniel

Welcome 2007, with eating and gambling!

Monday, January 1, 2007 7:33 PM

For new year's, family friend Mr. Zhou was nice enough to take us to his favorite pasttime... Horseracing! Actually, he normally goes alone anyhow, so maybe we were the ones doing him a favor, heheh...

Took the MTR to Lai King, transferred to the Tsuen Wan East line, rode the subway to Tai Zi, then took open-air train to the Racetrack (sorry, recounting this is mainly for my benefit).

A steady stream of people, 90% male, as they make the weekly pilgrimage to the racetrack:

Once we got there, we got a table with a view of the track... pretty fancy, you can just sit there all day and pork out on good chinese food, while they serve you bottomless beer and wine. All while picking your favorite horses to win.

There are 10 races in a day, takes about 1/2 hour for each race. We jumped in at race #2, not really knowing what we were doing... Alan lost and couldn't help but show it...

ShennyD, on the other hand, lucked out and somehow went 2-for-2 on my his two races ever! Feelin' a bit cocky... enough to talk about myself in the 3rd person anyhow, hahaa...

Mr. Zhou took us down to the observation ring, where they trot around horses for you to look at right before each race... he claims he can see whether horses look fit, smart, etc... for me? a horse is a horse, of course, of course...

Finally! on race #4, they throw a bone at Alan!

The highlight of the day: Mr. Zhou had been sidelining it most of the day, only placing a couple bet. On the last race, Mr. zhou decides to jump in with a $20 on horses #2 and #4 (a "Quenilla" bet, which my mom kept calling the "vanilla" bet :) and BAM! he hit it! $4400 to Mr. Zhou! It was the second-largest amount he had ever won on a single race, in 40 years of doing this! He was yelling and screaming so loud, everyone was staring our direction... I lamely jumped in the cheering, even though I didn't know exactly what'd happened :)

To celebrate, we took the taxi to the Thai restaurant rather than the subway (ooooohh!) And the Thai food? outstanding, I'm not sure if anything in seattle can compare.... in quality OR price...