NYC State island Tour

The end of summer and the beginning of fall starts from Labor Day in USA. The end of summer is also the start of classes in USA. Most of the students are going back to classes to start school and most of the daddy and mommy are happy again that they can go back to work.... hehe... I guess only parents will understand this.....
However, Sept is also a time where New York people remember their finest heroes who have sacrificed themselves for the better of all during time of adversity. September evokes much memories of the Sept 11 attack on World Trade Centre (USA) in 2001. The construction site photograph is showing the former WTC sites, and current construction is for the replacement Freedom Tower. I thought goes with the families who lost their love ones there.....

Cake club. Erikka is going back to Holland and she brought along a beautiful cake.... compare to mine.... hehe... hers is heavenly.

We love the cake.... it is finished in no time:)



In this fall, a number of friends are leaving us and moving on to their new Career. People like Lee and Marco from my group are going to UC Berkley and Cambridge to start their postdoc.


During Labor day, I went for a walk. To take a break from the hussle of the city life and grab an opportunity to ride on the state island ferry service.

I like this picture, it is a candied shot... Title: The lost and longing

The boat ride is nice.... as I like the sea and the feel of the ocean.

The ride is free... so I guess U can catch the great view of manhattan skyline and U can see the statue of liberity.





Food Diary for my friends and my parents!

Food and cooking is getting better and I love the food I cook. I like the taste, I like the look. Somethings, we tends to forget the simple pleasure of food. The filling, smell, and sight of food is a simple gift that we are always happy to have.

I got myself a second hand rice cooker, so i can cook rice. Yes, a fulfilling dinner at last:)

My ice cream and peach special. I guess I like the peach here. It taste soft and watery. The sweetness is sublime. I like it.

Yes, there is a bad leak in my home, and the repair man have to crack my wall and my ceiling to reach the leak.

Here are some of the repair.... the damage is great and I need to clean up a lot of the places after it.

I guess that is the price of a old home in NYC. Most of the things are really very old and out of shape. But like the musical play I watch "Avenue Q" puts it: " What can I do, that is the only price range I can afford"
Slowly ba.... I hope llife will improve:)
Nice break:) Now need to work hard again!