Calbee Potato Chips

if there were ever a night where i didn't feel like typing anything, this would be it. i should've done this blog earlier in the day, but the power was out when i wanted to write. and writing blogs on my phone is annoying. today i had my phone interview with e.d.d. and i think it went well. i'll know in about 10 days whether or not my benefits continue. pray that they will! i spent some time hanging out with elijah, my long-lost now french cohort in crime slash adopted teenager. we played wow for a bit and got my newly 62 priest some gears. it was fun!

christin and i had some danky dank chinese food tonight from dragon house, the local joint. it's the best in the area that i know of, but it's also the only one i've tried. i don't feel like i need to try any other place, though. ;-D got orange chicken this time, which was a good choice. it was actually general tso's chicken, which most orange chicken dishes in the states are, but it was very well made none the less. it's sort of hit and miss with dishes of mixed origin. i prefer real orange chicken made hunan style with dried tangerine/orange peels and spices. it's not as sweet and much tastier.

but that's because i'm a china snob.

funny enough, i've never had orange chicken in asia before. it's one of those dishes you don't tend to order because there are a ton of other great choices there and even if you do get it there, most americans expect general tso's chicken and don't like the actual dish. when i'm in hong kong i like to eat more traditional cantonese dishes, indian food and just typical diner food. yes, i'm a fan of the greasy spoon. if they don't have an english menu, it's probably really good. ;-D

there's an awesome shanghai-style noodle and rice joint in the mall adjacent to new town centre in sha tin. if you're ever in the area, i'd recommend it, it's called top one noodle. the signs to the shop on the directory are all in chinese though, so you'd probably get lost looking for it if you don't know where it is already [note: tracked down the address: shop 31, 3/f, sha tin plaza]. that's enough nostalgia. i've been up for way too long! it's bedtime for me. goodnight, lovely people.