Yo! NYC

I can’t believe the translation for this item. Take a look at the photo below and see if you want to order that item.

@ Arang on 32nd Street

The weather is too damn hot!иконииконописikoniсвети георги

Brooklyn Brewery

YoNYC! My birthday has been terrible for 4 straight years. Buried at the end of January, my birthday falls after the manic crush of Christmas/New Years but before Chinese New Year. (I’m Chinese) It’s also been the coldest day of the year, or damn near close to it, for the past 3-4 years.

This year would be different though. And although I wasn’t about to get my hopes up, my girlfriend had other ideas. She charged into the “Ryan’s birthday weekend challenge” with gusto. Looks like I’m going out for my birthday!

Brooklyn Brewery
79 North 11th Street
NY 11211-1913
(718) 486-7422

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A restaurant called “Cha Chan Tang” opened up on Mott Street.  It’s a interesting concept, there’s no “Hong Kong Style Tea Restaurant” in Chinatown. I hope the restaurant holds true to it’s name. When I got there is was packed, hopefully I’ll review it next week when it’s less busy.

Saw this new subway station on the corner of Pell and Mott Street. (more…)

Early morning Chinatown Casino action at Columbus Park. Blackjack (aka Twenty-One) is the game of choice.

This Sunday, June 20, UEAA will be hosting its annual Father’s Day Soccer Tournament at Columbus Park. Beginning at 10am to 3pm, 8 teams will be battling 15 minutes games up and down Columbus Park. Go to ueaa.org for more info.

It’s a little late but I’ve been busy with school and what not, but this past summer I spent about a month in a half in Hong Kong, Thailand and Singapore. It was wicked hot, and I had loads of fun. Aside from the usual touristy attractions, I was more excited to eat my way through the places I visited than actually care about whatever else the country had to offer. Food to me is the best part of other cultures. First I was in Hong Kong for a little less than a week, and to say the least that place has the swampiest and mucky weather ever during certain parts of the summer. But I still love it. Let’s just start with the most traditional Hong Kong food, the typical HK style cafés with the ABCD meals on a tiny breakfast menu.
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Have you ever avoided a subway seat because of the filth on it? Well this person took the idea and made this an item called “seat savers”. Basically he took a messy situation you typically see on the street, like spilled coffee, spilled ice cream, exploded ketchup packet and froze it with some plastic material. Pretty cool idea, I bought a few of them, going to try and see how it works on the LIRR.

@ Union Sq

*UPDATE* – Check out Jeremy Sage’s (the guy in the hat) website for more of his work. – jeremysplace.com

204-23 hillside ave
queens village, ny 11423
(between 204th & 205th streets)
gabyspizza.com

One of the best pizza you will ever eat in your life. The Sicilian slice is deLICious. The line can be long at times, but you never have to wait for too long. Relatively cheap. The slices are always hot and fresh. It’s pretty well-known — they have pictures of various actors/musicians coming here, throwing up their gang signs. One of the pictures I can remember is Ja Rule being there. Small and cozy. Trust me, you’ll be back for more after one slice.