Testing the taste buds

This is my setup. Really basic, but looks really cluttered. It's the only place in the house with enough table space for me to spread, access to a decently stable internet connection, and within reach of the heater!

Some relatives took me to Carrefour yesterday afternoon, and I went on a shopping spree buying things like shampoo, toothpaste, frozen dumplings, snacks, etc. This bag of hot and sour fish soup flavor Lay's potato chips came highly recommended, but it's actually not that good. Guess my taste buds have yet to adapt to some of the local flavors. I heard that in China, KFC outperforms every other foreign fast food chain, McDonald's included. Wonder what the Chinese would do after watching Food, Inc. Probably just shrug and continue living their lives...

"Intense & Stimulating?" I think not...

Couldn't believe my eyes when I saw Shin Ramyun at the market. My favorite brand, but in shrimp flavor! Actually, not as good as the spicy one that I normally have.

I've reached a conclusion with regards to food. Eat out more often. It's cheap, it's probably not that healthy, but it's definitely delicious! I don't even know what to call these in English, but they're 生煎包 and they're great. I used to think the ones at Bird's Nest on Norwalk in Cerritos were pretty good, but these (from 小陽生煎) pretty much blow them out of the water. And they're about $0.20 cents each. $2.00 fills you up real good.