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Sun, 20 Apr 2014 | By korric | Views [1504] | Comments [2]
I took a fifteen-hour train ride to meet up with the lovely Nicole for a week-long vacation together in Beijing. While exploring Beijing we ate snakes, scorpions, and starfish. The scorpions were surprisingly delicious, but the starfish was certainly ... Read more >
Tags: china
Sat, 19 Apr 2014 | By moresbbb | Views [1173] | Comments [2] | Scholarship Entry
It was dark as we clambered over the tall, iron gate at the foot of the mountain. A guard stumbled out of a small hut, shining a torch in our direction. "We want to see the sunrise on top of the mountain", my friend explained. He waved us on. At the ... Read more >
Tags: 2014 Travel Writing Scholarship - Euro Roadtrip
Mon, 14 Apr 2014 | By korric | Views [914] | Comments [2]
"If you don't love bubblewrap, you're dead inside." - Kirsten from Denmark I am 5'11"/180cm, and was 180lbs/82kg when I arrived at Kunyu Shan. My goal was to hit 160lbs/72kg. I weighed myself on 3/26. I was 71kg/157lbs, so I celebrated by eating a Snickers ... Read more >
Tags: china, goals, martial arts
Mon, 7 Apr 2014 | By moresbbb | Views [980]
It was muggy disembarking the intercity train from Chengdu. Crowds of people pushed through the gates exiting the station. Emerging the other side, we made our way down to the subterranean leg of the metro network, Chongqing. Underground, the air was ... Read more >
Tags: chongqing, monkey drum
Tue, 1 Apr 2014 | By shaz | Photo Gallery
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Tue, 1 Apr 2014 | By shaz | Views [469]
We flew to Tibet's capital, Lhasa from Kathmandu on Air China. I was unlucky not to get a window seat on the left hand side to get a view of Everest. I was on the right and saw the third highest mountain instead. Lhasa is colourful and historic. The ... Read more >
Thu, 27 Mar 2014 | By moresbbb | Views [934]
Behind the glass window in the ticket hall of the bus station at the northern end of Songpan in the Aba prefecture of Sichuan, a middle age woman methodically typed information into her computer, printed and stapled together a two-part ticket and exchanged ... Read more >
Tags: china, langmosi, sichuan, songpan, tibetan autonomous region
Sun, 23 Mar 2014 | By korric | Views [1032] | Comments [2]
Power Training on week 29: Me: It could be worse, guys. I can think of at least one thing worse than doing this. Other students: What's that? Me: ... Me: ... Me: ... Me: Sorry, I was wrong. There isn't anything. Qu Sifu has left Kunyu Shan to open another ... Read more >
Tags: china, martial arts
Fri, 14 Mar 2014 | By gris | Photo Gallery | Scholarship Entry
Ingredients Roasted barley flour (details in recipe) Black tea (Chinese pu-erh tea is best option) Non-salted butter Honey (at least, sugar) Salt How to prepare this recipe Tibetan trampa’s recipe is not a secret, I just want to explain it ...
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Tags: passport & plate: italy 2014
Thu, 13 Mar 2014 | By thecandieshop | Photo Gallery | Scholarship Entry
Recipe is good for 30*
12 cups (rice measuring cup) of rice; ratio of 60:40 Japanese Rice : Sticky Rice
¼ kg pork belly with a lot of fat (for lard and chicharon)
¼ kg pork belly, slice into 1” thick strips
¼ kg chicken wings
¼ kg dried shitake ...
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Tags: passport & plate: italy 2014
Thu, 13 Mar 2014 | By moresbbb | Photo Gallery | Scholarship Entry
Ingredients 2 Chicken breasts cubed 2 Large spring onions thick sliced (can be substituted with celery or leek) 200g raw peanuts A handful of whole dried chilies sliced in half and deseeded 1 small piece of ginger sliced 3-4 cloves of garlic sliced ...
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Tags: Passport & Plate: ITALY 2014
Wed, 12 Mar 2014 | By carrie1la | Photo Gallery | Scholarship Entry
Ingredients Noodles: 2 1/2 cups plain flour 1 egg 1/2 tsp salt 2/3 cup room temp water sesame oil Meat: cooking oil 300g diced beef 1-2 cloves minced garlic thumb-size piece fresh minced ginger 2 tsps Chinese five-spice powder 2 star anise 1 tbsp ...
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Tags: passport & plate: italy 2014
Tue, 11 Mar 2014 | By kamilia | Photo Gallery | Scholarship Entry
Ingredients egg,oil,Chinese cabbage,pasta,ketchup,vinegar, sugar,salt,hot pepper sauce How to prepare this recipe 1?Wash Chinese cabbage and cut into strips. 2?Cook pasta and Chinese cabbage. 3?Mix pasta with home-made dressing hot pepper sauce ...
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Tags: Passport & Plate: ITALY 2014
Wed, 5 Mar 2014 | By korric | Views [959] | Comments [2]
The weather's getting warmer, so training is increasing in intensity. It's still a little chilly out at times, but much warmer than a month ago. Normally, during power training on Wednesdays, among other things we do one-legged hops, frog jumps, and ... Read more >
Tags: china, martial arts
Sun, 9 Feb 2014 | By korric | Views [1123] | Comments [3]
Last week at Kunyu Shan: Wing Chun student: I want to show you what I learned. Punch me in the face. Shaolin student punches Wing Chun in the face. Wing Chun: I meant do it when I'm ready. Shaolin: You ready? Wing Chun: Yes. Shaolin punches Wing ... Read more >
Tags: china, martial arts
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