how much

how many times do we have to search until we reach our destination?

how many hearts need to be broken just to find true love?

how many lies need to be told to cover imperfections in our lives?

how many decades is needed for us to understand that nothing matters as long as we are happy?

Nobody here but us servantless American cooks...

just finishing watching Julie & Julia. it has been along time since I've watch a movie and this time alone. all I can say is that the long awaited movie is delicious and fantastic. meryl streep has out done herself again, this time as Julia Child. hopes she wins another Oscar. personally, I prefer the JC part of the movie. the French setting is so beautifully done. old-fashioned buildings. classy and chic. the fashion of those french ladies and the wet market gives me an idea of what Paris was like in the past. I love it and I want to be in it. sometimes it makes me wonder if living in that era was better than the life I am going through. this movie encompasses around food and my! it definately made me very hungry. just look at the market. pig's head hanging arounnd. fresh greens. seafood. heaps of chopped onion. poultry. cheese. and alots of butter! not mentioning Powell's lobsters, chocolate cake and de-bone duck.

after watching J&J, I have one question in mind......should I get child's Mastering the Art of French Cooking vol 1 and 2? No, I am not going to follow the footsteps of Julie Powell. don't have the time. don't have that huge amount of cash. I have just fallen in love with great food that's all. if i can put some dishes of JC on my meal table, I will have no regrets. maybe I should start with beef bourguignon. you know invite some good friends over for dinner. maybe. maybe......

without Powell's deranged project. there won't be Julie & Julia. and I will never know of Julia Child. So thank you Powell for reminding the world of such existence of a great cook.

what I want

i've always wanted an overseas life
unfamiliar places
my own life
studying and working
away from people i know
in Boston

i've always wanted to learn how to paint
the Greek sunset
the land of the midnight sun
the tradition Mongolia dwelling
sunflowers

i've always wanted to learn photography
to capture pictures of
the old Chinese ladies sitting along the old Guangzhou stone pavements
the smiling faces of children in Ecuador
the mighty beast of Botswana

i've always wanted to master the art of cooking
French
Italian
Chinese
and the desserts of the world

i've have always wanted to do so many things
time
opportunity
freedom
i just need more of it