The Blog of Rudy Amid

We went to PF Chang and Islands last week.  The days were sunny and cool, when we talked about:

Beijing Olympics

Track and Field: Jamaican runners ruled.  Also, the #1 marathon runner from Kenya must have felt good during the last 10 miles in the stadium with 10,000+ people cheering on.
Volleyball:  watch indoor volleyball or beach volleyball?  […]

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We went to Avilas El Ranchito today and McDonald’s yesterday.  The days were sunny and warm when we talked about:

How to bargain in Chinese stores.  Russell Peters explained it very well.
Alkaline Ionized Water purifier for drinking.  It does not have healing powers.
Legal drinking age in the British Isle varies from 16-19 years old.  Not fully […]

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We went to Curry House Irvine.  It was a warm sunny day when we talked about:

New car smell.  Apparently there’s a “new car” fragrance we can buy to simulate the smell in an older car.
Beijing 2008 Olympics.   We all agreed it was a spectacular show, even though the “Footprint” fireworks were mostly computer graphics.
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We went to California Pizza Kitchen yesterday.  We also saw The Dark Knight in IMAX theater Irvine Spectrum.  It was a warm sunny day when we talked about:

The Dark Knight: we all like this new version of Batman, adapted from Frank Miller’s comics.
Heath Ledger is potentially an Oscar nominee, maybe winner for his role as […]

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We went to Fukada last week.  It was a warm sunny day when we talked about:

Russians in China - after 1950’s, Russians speak fluent Mandarin. ie. Harbin or Northern China.
East Germany’s economy is still struggling to catch up with West Germany.
Cars in Germany has to go through inspection every 2 years.
Driving on the autobahn.  […]

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