Curry Katsu Don

When I came back from Japan, I vowed not to ruin my memory of Japanese food and avoid it completely for the next year. I only set myself up for failure because I'm an overachiever and believe anything is possible. After I tried out the Go Go Curry NY edition, I knew I had a new mission... and that was to find the best Curry Katsu Don in NYC. Today would be considered round two. Curry-Ya... some say its the best in NYC.. some say its second best to Katsuhama. Well I tried it... and its damn good. NOT as good as the secret tonkatsu restaurant underneath the train tracks by the Yuracho JR station but I would say 75% there. Here's a photo for your pleasure.. next stop... Menkuitei!

TNF Endurance Challenge

One more week until my first trail run.. here's a quick video to see what i'm going to go through. Thx MC for the vid... now I have something to mentally prepare for!

Relativity

"I’m jealous of all faster runners. I think taller people have it easier b/c they have longer legs when one passes me and then I think shorter ones do b/c of lower centers of gravity (?!) when one passes me. It’s all relative."
-JL

I think she hit it right on the head. There's always going to be someone faster/slower in a race. Mostly faster.. lol

Lebron James Dunks

yo... is he the truth?  i can't stop watching the cavs this year. 

Cirque de Soleil- OVO

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So i'm going to watch OVO this weekend and convinced a few friends to watch it with me.. and as I start telling one of them how much I like Cirque Du Soleil... she stops me and says.

"you're a cirque de soleil whore"

what?  no way.

I do remember the first time I saw Ka in Vegas.. I was completely blown away.  I could feel the heat of the flames on my face... the floor tremble as the actors raced back and forth along the walls and into the crowds.  The music was wonderful, the acrobatics fantastic and somewhere along the line they managed to even stick in a decent story line.  What a well executed show.

A few months go by and I hear about Corteo showing at Randalls Island...I had to see this.  The show had a different feel to it.. a much lighter and fun theme but still a fantastic show none the less. 

So I think to myself.. so how many of these have I watched?  In addition to those 2... there's also Delirium, O... Ovo would only make 5. so ha!  there you go.. not quite the Cirque Du Soleil whore.  I'm still super excited to watch the show.. and for half off at that!  Hopefully you guys will get a chance to catch it too!

Go Go Curry

I didn't know there was one in NYC!  

Curry Katsu anything was probably one of my favorite meals  when I was in Japan. 

So know that I know that there's one by Times Square.. guess what i'm having for lunch tomorrow???

hahahahahahahaha

fatSON is happy.

Running in the Rain

While many of us were just lying in bed on this rainy Sunday morning more than 6352 women (and 8 men?) ran the More half marathon in Central Park.  It could've been easy for them to just say eff it and stay in but they got up early.. went through their routine and got out to run.  Crazy props to them.. and a big big congratulations to my friends Reintine and Emily for being part of that brave 6352.  

Registration

Did you ever notice that registering for classes feels a lot like Black Friday shopping?  It did for me.  I really dont understand how they come up with the registration schedule.  I have 15 credits under my belt.. 4.0 GPA.. but I get shafted with the last registration day.  ugh.  Soo..i'm literally sitting in front of the computer.. counting the seconds.. refreshing my browser.. hoping that i'm one of the "lucky" 9 who get to fill out the last spots in this rare summer finance course.  I get it.. woo-hoo!  but the other class I wanted was filled.  boo.  So like any other black friday... you start shopping around for the next best deal.. and there you have it.. I settle with the same course but in a 2 hour 8:45PM-10:45PM time slot.  Do I really want to spend my summer week nights in class until 11?  No... but I feel a lot better knowing that there's probably another person out there that was trying to get into this class and didn't. 

Sunshine

I think its about time I break out the shades.

The Bacon Royale

" You know what they call a Quarter Pounder with cheese in France?"

"A Royale with Cheese"

I loved that scene from Pulp Fiction and you would be lying if you said that you didn't want to try the Big Kahuna Burger after watching that.  It's been some time since I've had a decent burger and even longer since watching the movie.  So when a friend of mine tells me she just had the best burger  she's ever had at a bar called Royale... you know I had to try it. I literally cleared out my schedule and made plans the next day to visit the restaurant and try out this burger.  I read the reviews on Yelp and there was an almost unanimous response that this was the place to be for burgers. 

Born and Raised in New York, I can't help but be cynical and find every reason possible to explain why these reviews may be false.  Friends of owners?  Tipsy after hours party goers?  Tourists?  You name it.. I thought of it.  I convince my friend to join me in my burger quest.

I drop by on a rainy evening and it seems like its one of the more slow nights.  The burger menu was simple.  Burger Royale,  Royale with Cheese (Swiss/American/Cheddar/Bleu) or a Bacon Royale.  Perfect.. I order the Bacon Royale (medium) with Cheddar.  Within 10 minutes I had a pipin hot burger in front of me.  Here's a picture of it on top.  I gotta say.. the burger was good.  Bacon was CRISPY.. Burger still had juices flowing out of it.. 2 slices of melted cheddar on top. The only thing I have to say though is that the bun was a little lacking.  It was toasted... it was buttered.. it was a fancy gourmet sesame bun.. but I didnt like that.  I was hoping for a lightly toasted but soft sesame potato bread that was going to absorb some of those juices.  The bun they used was more of a shell or a case for the burger to keep it from being too sloppy.  This was not my dream Big Kahuna Burger but I would definitely revisit if I'm ever in the area. 

Week 3 Training Run

The training is coming along slowly... I have one month and 2 days to prepare for the Brooklyn half marathon and about 2 weeks to prepare for the TNF Endurance challenge.  Meanwhile schoolwork has picked up with midterms next week and a few papers due the week after.  I wish I had time to think about everything that's going on around me but I like where I'm at right now and i'm happy to keep on trucking.  Here's how I did on my latest training run... the long hill modeled after Heartbreak Hill from the Boston Marathon.  lol.

The Double Down Sandwich

After reading through dozens of news articles and facebook status updates about this sandwich.. I had to try it for myself and see if this was just a bunch of hooplah. 

Of course I could have never done this while thinking straight... this was the result of seemed like a brilliant idea after 3 hours of endless margaritas and a giant burrito.  I head over with a few friends to the nearby KFC and I order the $6 sandwich (muy expensivo no?).  With whatever sense I had left, I decided to split the sandwich in half with my friend in order to save on the calories.  I take my first bite and the first words that come out of my mouth.. its chicken!  Not only do I say this once.. but over and over again as I continue to plow through this sandwich.  You see... this sandwich was so built up in my head that I had imagined for it to taste somewhat magical.. mysterious.. something I've never had before.. but in reality.. it is exactly what you see above.. boneless fried chicken.  2 pieces actually with 2 slices of un-melted cheese and the saddest 2 slices of bacon Ive ever seen.  As I finish the sandwich my friend Jess asks me.. "was it worth it?"  Well.. I'm not sure if I've ever been as fascinated and curious about fast food in my life.. and if this sandwich can drive the other restaurant chains to experiment and deliver creative fast food concoctions then.. Yes.. it was worth it.  Will I have it again?  Probably not.  But how often can you have a meal at a fast food restaurant and then tell a story about it?  Kudos to you Colonel for providing a little excitement in all of our lives.

It's going to be a LONG season

It's tough being a Mets fan.. you always start the year thinking you have all the right ingredients and then injuries start happening, players don't perform and you end up right where you started. 

This was only the 11th game of the season but after 20 innings its seems much farther in the season now.  Our pitching rotation is all out of whack.. pitchers are playing with short rest.. this game was longer than a double header! 


It took 46 players,  6 hours 53 minutes to complete the longest game in Mets franchise history.  This will no question effect the team in the coming games.. but at least they got the win.  Go Mets!

Jumper

I walk past these statues everyday on my way to work.. to school.. back home.. and I always take a few seconds to just enjoy the view.  These statues have definitely been getting some press in the recent days so I thought I'd chime in on it.  I like the idea and can kind of see where the artist is coming from.  Visually I think its great.. stunning even when seen at the right time of day.  To hear how taxing it is on the NYPD is disturbing... maybe it shouldn't be such a long installation...maybe more awareness is needed?  I'm not sure if there are any right answers.. but that is the same reason why I love New York.  Just do it.  Self expression should not be put on hold.  Can I live?

Friday Burrito Night

There are burritos.. and then there are burritos the size of 1 week old babies.. and then there are babies that can eat their weight in burritos.  I think I was that baby.

Fridays are great because they mark the conclusion of what was probably a disgusting and work filled week... and the beginning of an adventurous and fun weekend.  Sometimes I like to celebrate with a beer or two.. but today I will celebrate with a big burrito.

Happy Friday!

The Poached Egg

The Poached Egg is one of those things you love to eat but never bother to learn how to make yourself.  I've been experimenting with different ingredients in my daily bowl of soup noodles and realized that the egg is probably just as important to me as the noodles or the soup.  So here's that quick video tutorial I watched that helped me along the way!




Also... for those that like the soft boiled eggs in their ramen...

Time to move on

I had a good run with my Blackberry Curve.. but the 2 yrs is up and I feel like I need some pizazz in my life.  Nice big screen, weather, some apps for the randomness in my life.  I think i'll miss my keyboard, push email and MAYBE BB messenger.. (that's a big maybe.. I dont like being that accessible)... but I won't know unless I try it out.  Cheers to you little guy.. I hope you enjoy the rest of your stay.

April 29th...

HTC Droid Incredible

The Grad Social

Silly GSA... how convenient of you to throw a grad social the week of voting. This vote is going to decide whether or not you can raise our student activity fee and increase your budget by 50%.  You're lucky I can eat AND drink more than the $10 increase... congratulations.. you won my vote.  However...I need to work on my post social behavior.. falling asleep while microwaving pizza is not indicative of a successful grad student.. more so... a delinquent undergrad.  and if you were wondering.... I still ate the pizza in the morning.

The Long Run

I always thought.. what the hell is a long run?  I know its long..  but what gives?

http://www.jeffgalloway.com/training/long_run.html

This at least gives me a little guidance on how not to over train.  Quick read if you guys were also curious. 

and why not?

I sometimes wonder why I stopped updating my xanga.. then it dawned on me.. it's because my ex didn't like that my other ex was commenting on my posts!  hahaha.. I guess we still see all the relationship drama on facebook/twitter/myspace.. blah.  but to hell with that.. I need a place to vent.. to post pictures and to say what I want.. and I want everyone to know about it (also because the web is so darn convenient).  here's to the beginning of sikclah.blogspot.com which in chinese literally means.. go eat shit.