Recital

2011 Recital, originally uploaded by szachko.

Like everywhere in the world, parents in Hoboken send their kids to different programs to ensure they are stimulated properly. At the end of the year, we wonder how much that kids have absorbed and transformed? We have done the nature part, and how we can tell the nurture parts? Listening to Mozart's piece resonating in this classic German Church from our children peacefully, I have my faith to the futures..

Thanksgiving Mystery

Thanksgiving 2011, originally uploaded by szachko.

It is time to celebrate Thanksgiving with my side of families. My Super Aunt Sophie was preparing 20 people meals starting 7 days before the date. The bird on the Thanksgiving dinner table was not a turkey but a goose which is a traditional entry shown in Chinese banquet. It took Auntie seven days to prepare this bird. It was so delicious beyond descriptions. However, no one could figure out why there were two tangerines inside the bird. Trust me, this is definitely NOT Chinese or Taiwanese way. This is pure creation from my Super Aunt.

Fashion Designer

Hoboken Art and Music Festival 2011, originally uploaded by szachko.

Ms. Rita Presto has participated Hoboken Art and Music Festival for years. She has seen her clients grown from little girls to young ladies. All girls in town have to stop to visit her for every festivals to pick up new fashion designs for their favor dolls. The widen range style designs cover New England coast life, New York glamor, and Jersey Shore shimmering.

Here is the information
Rita Presto Designs
Designer Doll Clothes
rpdesigns@embarqmail.com

Solute! Street Fighters.

, originally uploaded by szachko.

The Street was hit shot waves after another. People on the Street just dust them off and keep fighting against the current. It will be up to generations beyond to give these Street Fighters proper justifications. However, it is this mighty persistences and energy that push the civilization engine.

Different Landscape

WTC, originally uploaded by szachko.

Looking out through the same window, but different skyline is showing up..

The Last Show..

Romeo and Juliet (Behind the Scenes Part 2), originally uploaded by szachko.

HDA is closed after this fantastic Recital...

Nice to Have A Friendly Shop Around....

Summer 2011, originally uploaded by szachko.

This deli shop is on Willow Street and right next to the dance studio. The place usually serves breakfast on weekends and closed around noon. For the past weekend, the shop was opened on Sunday to assist those hard working dancers and dancers' parents. At one point time, the owner even pull out extra tables and chairs for those patient parents.

富人不說，卻默默在做的33件事 by 延赫

NNJCA 2011 Chinese New Year Gala (北新美華聯誼會新年晚會), originally uploaded by szachko.

1比期限提早兩天完成
2不喜歡的事，再多做三分鐘
3和家人一起吃早餐
4坐第一排的位子
5隨身帶著筆
6在手機背景畫面寫上自己的目標
7比約定的時間提早十五分鐘到達
8先訂好玩樂的計畫
9先大聲向別人問好
10在一週內寄E-mail給初見面的人
11正確喊出對方的姓名與職稱
12剪掉信用卡
13興趣是你一輩子的同伴
14三秒之後再回答
15一邊聆聽一邊附和
16別按關門鍵
17少吃一口飯
18每天和別人共進午餐
19吃飯時不要掉落食物
20每天走路或跑步三十分鐘
21送客要送到電梯門口
22所有的回答都從「是」開始
23睡前五分鐘向自己提出問題
24五分鐘內記錄夢的日記
25仔細閱讀報紙
26隨身帶著一本書
27每週一次，從不同的路線上下班
28靜靜坐著觀察周遭的人
29電腦關機再下班
30裝做不知道
31壞消息別用電子郵件告知
32讚美不在場的人
33向自己道謝

Tartan Day

Untitled, originally uploaded by szachko.

Haven the best lobster roll in the town, all kids are happy, grown up just like to have some spirits to age the pleasant memory. Tom pulled out this very baby and we all lightened up. Voices in my head urged me to take the shut to catch this moment.

Couple days after, we had a bad day at work and felt like having some shots. I pulled up this pictures to show my friends who have scottish with their blood to ease the stress. It turns out that this picture was shot at Tartan Day!

Happy Belated Tartan Day!...

Bubble Tea

Maroon Cafe, Hoboken, originally uploaded by szachko.

Still remember my first bubble tea back in 1987, Taipei, Taiwan. At that time, the shop owner still used the cocktail shaker to ensure a nice layer foam layer at the top of the drink. That is the bubble tea I remember. Somehow the definition of bubble transforms from foam to tapioca!! The size of tapioca grows into jumbo size!! The foam is disappearing in every bubble tea I could find in US....

2011 Lookout

2011, originally uploaded by szachko.

2010 was really tough. Is 2011 better? Is EU able to hold up together? Regardless the outcome, people still work hard to make through day to day life. We still need to put food on the tables, kids still need to go school. We still have each other.....