Phở

Phở Hà Nội là "rau thơm tươi, hồ tiêu bắc, giọt chanh cốm gắt, lại điểm thêm một chút cà cuống, thoảng nhẹ như một nghi ngờ." - Thạch Lam

         Having grown up in the old quarters of Hanoi, I have a sentimental tie with phở. I could eat phở in sickness and in health, morning noon or night. Phở had never been a big deal to me because it had always been there, available, waiting to be devoured. I used to take for granted the fact that a short stroll down the street would lead me to 49 Bát Đàn, a place known for nonexistent customer service and debatably the best phở in Hanoi. Being away from home awoke my yearning for the comforting slurps of umami-packed morning soup. The Cheerios I have for breakfast here, can't even compare.

Winter Updates

Hello hibernating lovers,

I've been back in school for winter term for a week now, been enjoying every minute of it. Studio hours are quite intense but I'm surviving. My assignment for the first week is to build a cube puzzle out of bass wood with a lock that rotates on the x, y, z axis. Abstract and very, erm, MIT.

Also, one last thing, I shall be home for Tet. So Hanoi babies, catch me with your open arms.

Bisous from Cambridge.

Snow!

Yes, I'm acting like a kid from a tropical country who spent her life under a rock.

Night at the Museum

 

"One should either be a work of art or wear a work of art"

- Oscar Wilde

The Year in a nutshell

It's been a fun ride. I was asked to make a collage of my 10 favorite outfits this year along with the items (some items are not listed because I couldn't remember where I got them from, probably some random thrift store in a sketchy alley in South East Asia). So here they are, thrown together in a melting pot entry. I'm currently sick as an amputated reindeer so I won't be writing anything. Maybe I will when I feel better.

Happy holidays.