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A Whole Lotta Words

July 1, 2011 by Mellie Dee 2 Comments

I was the only one in the family that had to work today but work got a little easier when Mum called to let me know we were going to Tokyo One for dinner with June and Dad. Since it wasn’t a thrilling experience last time and the price went up from $25 to $27.99 per person, I debated on going.

But since I rarely get to see Dad I sucked it up and went. Outside our window was this wonderful view. There were even turtles but I didn’t have the right angle to take a picture of them.

I actually didn’t eat the crab but took a picture anyway because it was scary huge.

The green tea ice cream was not up to par as last times. Such a disappointment. The other ice cream is red bean ice cream. It tasted more like raspberries.

I really liked our waiter this time around. He came and picked up our plates pretty much every five minutes. We’re fast eaters.

I really don’t think me coming here is such a good deal since I don’t love it like they do but I guess whatever I have to do to spend time with Dad! Plus I didn’t have to pay!!

Look at that bill!

Late last week, I made plans with Nicole to meet up at Baker Street Pub then found out Brudda was coming into town as well. Since I get a whole week with him, I decided to not cancel on Nicole. We always had a friend with us because we knew some of the same people despite graduating with 1000+ back in 2007 so this is the first time it was one-on-one.

We talked about a lot of personal things. And I feel even closer to her. It feels good to trust someone with things you don’t tell people.

While we were there trying to have a conversation over the loud music, a guy came up to us and asked us if he could buy us a beer. We declined. I always get awkward when people come up to me and do that, plus we both had to drive home after.

Our waitress kept asking if we needed anything else and we kept saying no. She finally told us the same guy had told her he will pick up the tab to whatever else we ordered. Still creeps me out.

All in all, after a long and tiring week of work, it was good to unwind with Nicole. I’ve missed her so much and it was definitely great to see her again. We’re planning for something next week but it depends on how busy our schedules are.

Good night blog world! 🙂

Tokyo One Sushi & Grill Buffet
7465 W Greens Rd, Houston, TX 77064 | (281) 955-8898 | Website | Yelp

Baker Street Pub & Grill
23501 Cinco Ranch Blvd, Katy, TX 77494 | (713) 830-1858 | Website | Yelp

Chuy’s | Houston, Texas

June 25, 2011 by Mellie Dee Leave a Comment

I got home super early and was able to make myself lunch.

Sunny side up eggs on a bed of spinach, bagel thin with Nutella knockoff spread, a handful of jalapeno chips. So not healthy but so, so good.

Sweet potato with yogurt. Yum! So much good food in my tummy.

When 7:30pm rolled around I got ready for Ed’s birthday. It was just me and the boys (Ed, Ryan, Daniel). All that was missing was John. We had dinner plans and Ryan had ended up at the wrong Chuy’s and so we waited and waited for him to arrive.

Chuy's | Houston, Texas | Chips and Salsa

Chips and Salsa | free

Soft Tacos [two tacos with lettuce, cheese, pico, and your choice of ground sirloin, grilled chicken, or carne guisada. (Also available with guacamole instead of meat for a vegetarian option). Tacos served with rice and refried or charro beans] | $8.47

I would love to come here again and am happy that they have opened one in Katy!

Ryan, Daniel, Ed

We went to Sherlock’s Baker Street Pub for some drinks. Since Ryan was having a bad day, I bought him a drink called Sex on Baker Street. He liked it a lot but I was too full from the greasy food to have any drinks.

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We bid farewell after a few hours and I debated if I should work out or not. I kept telling myself it was the last one of the week and I shouldn’t give up. So, I went and conquered C25K: Week 6 – Run 3.

Luckily my arch didn’t hurt so that’s good. I seriously love longer runs than intervals. When can I stop doing intervals?! 🙁 Probably never.

I came home and almost passed out on the floor. That’s how tired I was.

The boys went to a laser tag lock-in while I chose running. I must be going crazy.

Head over to Fit Chick Britt. She’s asking for pictures of you sporting a makeup-free look for her future post!!

Chuy’s
2706 Westheimer Road, Houston, TX | (713) 524-1700 | Website | Yelp

Happy Daddy Day!

June 19, 2011 by Mellie Dee 1 Comment

I woke up with a text from Sissy that consisted of purples, yellows,and blues. She and Brett are out of town for a couple of weddings. Can you guess what the picture was?

When I asked if she had caught the bouquet, her response was that “It hit me in the face!” That would happen to her. I doubt she was meaning to catch it so I guess it’s meant to be! Now we wait for a proposal. 😉

Now that we’re done with that story, Happy Father’s Day!! Dad got this day off work so we can celebrate and have family time. With Sissy gone and Brudda in Dallas I was all that was left along with Mum and June. Since Dad’s birthday was just a couple of weeks ago we always buy a big present for his birthday and nothing for Father’s day. This time was a new laptop which he loves and has used daily.

We had brunch at Dim Sum King.

The ten dishes we ordered. Mmmm … this is a pretty good dim sum place and clean. They are a tiny little restaurant, especially in the front where people walk in. When we have to wait for seats, I feel like we are packed sardines.

They have wonderful service – attentive and no mistakes.

On the left is the breakdown of all the foods we ordered. Each dish represents a cost and that’s how they track how much we pay at the end.

There’s a tea fee. (Say that ten times fast.) But everything is reasonably priced.

I would suggest you come here and try their dishes. I hope they relocate to a bigger place. They would make so much more money!

In the same shopping mall is a DVD/magazine place that my parents went into while June and I opted to go into Yannik Cafe Bakery.

Look at the array of desserts they sell. Yum! And they are so beautifully decorated.

Yannick Cafe Bakery | Houston, Texas | Egg Tart

Egg Tart | $0.80

We stood in line for our egg tarts and I could taste the buttery flavour of the flaky crust and smooth custard. Sadly it wasn’t as flaky as other egg tarts but it was still good.

We headed into the DVD/music store my parents were at and ended up picking up Raymond Lam’s Let’s Get Wet concert. I still listen to Chinese music even though I immigrated here when I was four and a half. Fluent Chinese speaker right here! He’s not the best singer but my favourite song from him is on it.

Parents then headed to the optomitrist so June and I went to various stores to goof off. Like this gem – a cute, little knitted hat.

They took longer than anticipated so we chilled at Tapioca House.

Tapioca House | Houston, Texas | Milk Tea

Milk Tea Tapioca | $1.99 + $0.55 (for large)

The regular sized is June’s and the large was for me so that I could share with the parentals. Tiny tapioca balls are better than the regular and the drink was perfect for such a hot day. Dad drank it all before Mum even got out of the eye exam room!

We went home to relax and unwind. Dinner was coming up. (Our family goes crazy eating when it’s a special day.)

Hours later we drove back out to Lei Lai Restaurant. So much driving.

Lei Lai Restaurant | Houston, Texas | Dinner for Four

Dinner for Four [Crab Meat Soup with Fish Maw; Salt Baked Chicken (half); Fillet of Sole (steamed) with Mixed Vegetable; Salted Pepper Squid; Garlic Vegetable; Pan Fried Noodle with Soy Sauce] | $39.50

Eggplant with Beef Clay Pot

Horrible picture but we added in the clay pot since it’s everyone’s favourite. We usually take it home and Mum puts in more eggplants to make it a bigger dish since there’s so much sauce.

Lei Lai Restaurant | Houston, Texas | Tapioca Dessert

Tapioca Dessert | free

Everyone came home doing their chores and such and now only Mum and I are awake. I love winding down after such a busy day. Night!

Dim Sum King
9160 Bellaire Blvd #B, Houston, TX 77036 | (713) 270-6788 | Yelp

Yannick Cafe Bakery
9110 A Bellaire Blvd, Houston, TX 77036 | (713) 773-2977 | Yelp

Tapioca House
9104 Bellaire Blvd #B, Houston, TX 77036 | (713) 272-6468 | Yelp

Le Lai Restaurant (Inconsistent naming …)
9600 Bellaire Blvd Ste 103, Houston, TX 77036 | (713) 988-6888 | Yelp

Fat People Are Harder To Kidnap

June 18, 2011 by Mellie Dee 2 Comments

I went home at noon since plans with Sissy didn’t work out with her having to leave ASAP for a road trip to Colorado. I’ll see if she’ll pay for my breakfast and manicure next time. hehe

I was stuck at a stop light and saw this little gem on the back of someone’s car. Hilarious and so true. I’ve never heard a kidnapping case with fat people so …

Anyway, after dinner, June and I had a sweet tooth for ice cream. Since we were both too lazy to drive, we nixed our original TCBY run idea and went to Walgreens instead.

Since we live close to one, we took a walk and figured we deserved our goodies of chips, ice cream, and Redbox movies: Prada to Nada and Just Go With It.

Mmm … Magnum Ice Cream. The ice cream I ate when I lived in Hong Kong. We couldn’t find it when we moved to America. I believe they recently started selling it here so I snatched four. One for me, Mum, Dad, and June. Sissy would be so jealous!

Ain’t she a beaut? I ate this as slowly as I could. For almost $3 a piece, I had to enjoy it! The reason I love this ice cream so much is because of their chocolate. It’s so thick that when you bite into it you can hear that cracking … not too sure how to describe it so just buy one and see for yourself!

Branded an “M” for ME!

What – you think I wasn’t going to run after eating that fatty ice cream. Please. Layout of the run: Warm up 5, Run 20, Cool down 5. Let’s just say the whole time I was running I was saying “Holy Devlin!”

Have you seen Just Go With It? It’s about a doctor who pretends to be married to pick up chicks and his receptionist was always by his side. Even when he needed to use her and her kids to get a hot young girl. It’s very hilarious and you laugh pretty much the WHOLE ENTIRE time. You will love it just as much as I did. Anyway, Holy Devlin came from that movie meaning, holy shit.

I kept telling myself. Three more, Two more, Last one. I split the 20 minutes in my head into 5 minutes each since the lady does tell you when every 5 minutes has passed. And I realized I ran faster and farther than when doing intervals. I think that’s the whole point? Not too sure. When I got to the last 10 seconds of running I went full out and ran like a deer – prancing.

Mum said I looked like I was dying. Thanks, Mum. So encouraging.

Time to relax and watch From Prada to Nada. A story about a two girls who were downright rich. One was book smart aspiring to be a lawyer while the other uses her looks to get what she wants. Everything changes when their dad dies and they find out they are bankrupt. Moving into the new lifestyle of the poor, will they survive?

Not too sure how this movie will be since it’s not on big screen but anything is good right now.

*Edit: I actually loved this movie. However many stars other people give … I give it five out of five. It was very heart warming with all the family love. No matter how obnoxious that one girl is, she always had someone there for her – family.

Night everyone. Hope your Friday went well!

San Dong | Houston, Texas

June 16, 2011 by Mellie Dee Leave a Comment

On May 27th, Mum and June and I went to San Dong. Best dumpling place ever. We ordered a few plates to share and took the rest home for Dad and used it as part of our dinner. Yum! I love leftovers.

June wanted this mixture of peanuts, carrots, and zucchini with a slimy sauce. The slime deferred me from liking it.

Pig Ears

I know what you’re thinking … GROSS?! But don’t hate it til you try it. I wish people would eat it before they judge. Sometimes it’s better than they think! It’s just your mind playing a joke on you because if you don’t try it, you’re missing out!

San Dong | Houston, Texas | Wenchou Won Ton Soup

Wenchou Won Ton Soup | $4.75

Mum’s favourite. The wontons had very thin wrapper and the meat inside was pretty soft. I ate a lot of the bok choy though.

San Dong | Houston, Texas | Beef Soup Dumplings

Beef Soup Dumplings [12 dumplings] | $5.25

The soup has more flavor of a beef stock. Because these are dumplings, their wrapper is thicker and with a bit of a chew to it. It was good but the soup was too salty for my taste. June loved this one the most.

San Dong | Houston, Texas| Leek Pork Dumplings

Leek Pork Dumplings [15 dumplings] | $5.25

This is like the previoius dish but without the soup (and more dumplings!). This was the first dish I ever had when I first came here and remains my favourite.

San Dong | Houston, Texas | Cabbage Pork Dumplings

Cabbage Pork Dumplings [15 dumplings] | $5.25

Until I tried this! Much juicier than the leek pork dumplings. My new favorite.

Just doing this post makes me want to go here this weekend. I would definitely order the Cabbage Pork Dumplings – but not to share.

Tokyo One Sushi & Grill Buffet 7465 W Greens Rd, Houston, TX 77064 | (281) 955-8898 | Website | Yelp

Baker Street Pub & Grill 23501 Cinco Ranch Blvd, Katy, TX 77494 | (713) 830-1858 | Website | Yelp

Chuy’s 2706 Westheimer Road, Houston, TX | (713) 524-1700 | Website | Yelp

Dim Sum King 9160 Bellaire Blvd #B, Houston, TX 77036 | (713) 270-6788 | Yelp

Yannick Cafe Bakery 9110 A Bellaire Blvd, Houston, TX 77036 | (713) 773-2977 | Yelp

Tapioca House 9104 Bellaire Blvd #B, Houston, TX 77036 | (713) 272-6468 | Yelp

Le Lai Restaurant (Inconsistent naming …) 9600 Bellaire Blvd Ste 103, Houston, TX 77036 | (713) 988-6888 | Yelp

San Dong 9938 Bellaire Blvd, Houston, TX 77036 | (713) 271-3945 | Yelp