Triscribe

Category: En route

  • Disappointing Weekend eating, immersive weekday conferencing

    Wow, what a weekend of eating strikeouts!

    U-choose noodle shop: new $1. Per item on soup noodles  store on Mott Street replacing the long vacant Hop Kee. location. Good side: restored the historic Loonie’s Coffee Shop sign. Downside: by the time you get through the loine, you’ve picked up $9 of toppings. While they have 6 different types of noodle, they don’t have wontons., and the stock is made from food service stock paste concentrate.   Eh

    Coco Roco, 5th Ave Brooklyn: we really wanted to like this  place as we had sampled their ceveche during the Bastile Day festivities, and they were awesome. The ceveche again was great, but their kitchen was completely swamped. Our food was cold, and by the time we ledt 2 hours later, they were still 9 orders behind. If you go, stick to the ceveche and their rotisserie chicken.

    Biscuit BBQ: we had a craving for chicken waffles, which is coming soon to the Gage & Tollner site, so we tried for the next best thing – Blue Ribbon.  Alas, brunch was over, so we tried Biscuit BBQ. Brisket was okay, required liberal application of the vinegary red sauce. P remarked that the grits were underdone.  The namesake biscuit was dry and tasted of baking soda. They do good in sponsoring community events but the food needs work.

    Enroute to Seattle for the rest of the week.  More entries to come.

  • Stuff in Summary

    Still in CA. In summary:

    Thursday – late plane; check in to hotel across the street from Disneyland; Millie’s Restaurant and Bakery, near the hotel; Downtown Disneyland (which was evidently inspired by (new) Times Sq., which was inspired by Disneyland (kind of head-scratching there); Anaheim Angels game (I’d still call them “Anaheim Angels,” ’cause they’re in Anaheim).

    Friday – IHOP for breakfast; Disneyland; Getty Villa; UCLA women’s volleyball game (rather serependipitous); California Pizza Kitchen. Rain in SoCal, quite a soaker for an area that obviously didn’t have rain in too long.

    Saturday – McDonald’s for breakfast; trip to Legoland;In-N-Out; San Diego Padres game.

    More later.

    Plus – the passing of Marcel Marceau.

  • On the road jack!

    I’m back at it again. Transiting through Taoyuan, Taipei, Taiwan….. Just came back from a 2 day excursion to Korea, Jeju Island. What a fantastic little island that has great vacation to-dos. I went there for a team building with my new colleagues from Korea. Great Korea food that busted the gut, too much Jinro soju (F C should know this pretty well ;)) and lots of good learnings and discussions.

    We did ATV and live round shooting. I scored a 75 out of 120 on the pistol (used a HK issue 9mm) but rocked on the rifle shooting with a 119 out of 120. First round missed the mark pretty wide. I’ve a future as a Marine sharpshooter if this tech thing doesn’t work out…. haha. I’m going to put them up on my office walls :). First time doing it and I gotta say, it was a rush. Almost like how I read about shooting. You’re supposed to gently squeeze the trigger, not yank it otherwise the recoil will make your shot go all over the place. You breath slowly and squeeze the trigger and bam bam bam, pretty much hits the place you’re aiming at. Way cool!


    Which Peanuts Character Are You?
    You are Charlie Brown. You are always optimistic and persistent, and everyone appreciates your simple sweetness. Sometimes, however, your anxieties get the best of you, and life’s mysteries can confuse you.
    Find Your Character @ BrainFall.com

    What City Should You Live In?
    You should live in Los Angeles. You are snarky, headstrong, and will step on toes to get where you want. It takes a certain type of confidence to make it in sunny L.A., and you may have what it takes!
    Find Your Character @ BrainFall.com

    Which Office Character Are You?
    You are Pam. You are sweet and likable, but your shyness makes it hard for you to express yourself sometimes. Regardless, you are always there for your friends and will usually come out of your shell to help anyone.
    Find Your Character @ BrainFall.com

    What Car Would You Be?
    You would be a Ferrari Enzo. You are quick, slick and ever-so-cool. Your ostentatious showiness may put some people off, but your friends know you’re the real deal.
    Find Your Character @ BrainFall.com

  • A dash of Tabasco sauce please…..



    You’re an Oyster!
    You don’t have a ton of complexity or identity on your own, so you’ve made an effort to focus on making a nice and sturdy house. It gives you the appearance of being interesting as well as a good place to hide from your critics and those who might expose your secrets. At least you can remind us all of what humble beginnings we’ve all come from. People associate you with really good crackers.

    Take the Animal Quiz
    at the Blue Pyramid.

    So I’m back on the road again. This past week, one day trip to HK for a meeting. Then flying off to HK again this weekend. Next week to Korea’s Jeju Island for some team building exercises. Jeju island apparently is the honeymoon getaway for many Korean newlyweds. We’ll see how it is…. excited for my first Korea visit!

    Mixed views of the added travels for Sept. More HK and Beijing as well before a week long holiday with the B-‘s family end of the month.

    Fun stuff….

  • Roots



    You’re Roots!
    by Alex Haley
    While almost everyone agrees that you’re brilliant, no one knows quite
    how to categorize you. Some say that you’re a person with an amazing family tree. Some
    say that you’re just a darn good storyteller. Others say that you’re both and don’t much
    care where to draw the line. What is known is that your people have been through a great
    number of trials and that you are where you are because of hard work. You have nothing to
    lose but your chains.

    Take the Book Quiz
    at the Blue Pyramid.

  • Synchronicity I

    We’re at Giants Stadium waiting for The Police reunion tour. We took the bus from Port Authority, which was pretty good at only $10 round trip. Sting’s son was on with his band Fiction Plane, which was pretty generic except for the liberal use of the F word. A surprise opening appearance by the Fratelis (best known for the iPod Flathead “ba da ba ba da ba da” commercial) was really good. More soon.

  • Explosive

    This week’s recap:

    Narrowly avoided Wednesday’s Grand Central Explosion. Was supposed to be at a meeting at 45 and Lex at 6:30; instead was stuck on a 4 train at Bowling Green. Later met up. with P at Times Square.

    Food this week:
    Sunday: Bastille Day on Smith street with Costa Rican food. Loved the ceviche.

    Wed: Go!G!o! Curry on W. 38 St.  Definitely the best Japanese curry to be had in NY. Everything is themed with NY Yankee player H.  Matsui – from his number 55 to the sizes of the meals, which range from “walk” (normal sized) to “Grand Slam” which is everything – 5 lbs. of food! We had pork katsu curry with pickled shallots and natto. They also sell the curry sauce separately in economy sizes. Recommended.

    Restaurant Week:
    Thalassa on Franklin Street – gourmet Greek cuisine. The prix fixe had fine selections of seafood and lamb dishes. The day”s seafood is laid out on a icetable in the dining room – the ultimate proof of freshness – no smell and in perfect condition. Service wqas impeccible. The open kitchen is quiet and efficient – a hurly tattoed grillmaster is in charge. Recommended (but the fish is about $20-30 per lb. on the regular menu, so be forewarned.)

  • Screener this weekend

    Sorry, been busy catching up with things at work. Will have to make a make-up entry. This Saturday we’re doing an advanced screening of a number of the film festival contest entries in Chinatown -you’re invited.

    Come by the FIVE POINTS Film Workshop (formerly Teabag)
    for a special screening of our 72 Hour Shootout Entry, “The Encounter”, for friends on Saturday, July 14th, 2007, 6:30-8:30pm

    the FIVE POINTS Film Workshop (formerly Teabag)
    Silk Road Place – 30 Mott Street, Chinatown NYC
    Cover: $5 (includes a free drink ticket for
    beer, wine, bubble tea, etc.)

    Other films will be screened as well.  Will include
    Q&A with film makers, directors, producers, actors,
    actresses, production crew, etc.

    For more FIVE POINTS info:
    http://www.nycfivepoints.com/filmworkshop.shtml

  • New York Age

    My New York age is 30

    This New York age puts you into a middle category between young and old (but not “middle age” per se). Be proud. You’ve got a nice balance between going out hard-core and staying in. You care about culture but also like some quiet nights. Keep it up, but think about expanding your horizons in the other directions. Head to Studio B or Anthology Film Archives for the first time, or finally check out the Village Vanguard or Elaine’s for a dose of old-school NYC.

    Does your age reflect how you’re living? Let us know.

    What’s your New York age? Take the Time Out New York quiz and find out!

  • Time imMemorial

    We’re not getting out early today but later on P and I are going to Korean Costco (aka Assi Plaza in Flushing) for food shopping for tomorrow’s bbq. P’s sister is yoyoing the country – got delayed in dallas and missed her connection.