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Dead Prince
Banned
lets call everything matcha mochi cake.
Yeahhh these are the ones I was talking about.
Nope. I refuse.
Chuckie
Member
Happy belated new year everyone! Hope y'all hope a good one
Happy New Year Bun!
So where are you back from? I haven't been on GAF a lot these past weeks.
CapNBritain
Member
This gaffer knows what's up.
ActStriker
Member
oh hey, bunny's back!
I just had freshly baked Portuguese egg tarts yesterday for the first time. So good. Usually I have them when they're already cold and they're still good, but freshly baked ones are on a whole other level.
How many 2015 calendars have your parents collected so far? I think my mom is up to like 5 now.
CapNBritain
Member
Wait, how does your family tell time without clocks? Have they moved entirely to relying on their cellphones, because that would be super forward-thinking.
My parents used to collect calendars too, for reasons that elude me (and probably them). I'm pretty sure that's just one more piece of my heritage that has been left behind.
Otakumegane
Member
Asian food is pretty much the only way I can consume regular vegetable matter.
Salads can go suck it.
Also apparently because I'm Korean I have Starcraft hands. Reaction speeds when playing slap card games the fishing game in Mario Party is unparalleled.
Salads can go suck it.
Also apparently because I'm Korean I have Starcraft hands. Reaction speeds when playing slap card games the fishing game in Mario Party is unparalleled.
What. I've been lied all this time. >.>
There have been two bagels sitting in the fridge for like a month. Never understood this shit.
Warrior_Keoni
Member
Oh man, Lunar New Year is next month and I'm already preparing to get dragged to buy oranges, cakes, and other stuff to deliver to all extended family members who never say hello.
The plus side are still the red envelopes.
The plus side are still the red envelopes.
ActStriker
Member
but they look completely different...
Dead Prince
Banned
my first experienced at a Dim Sum was in Houston. it was basically next to Seoul House which i loved. but yeah. i love the food there. would go there again. and the price was reasonable probably because we split the check 12 ways lol.
the speed they brought food and us eating and me trying to take a picture though lol
Yeah seriously. I was so confused.
They use their cellphones!
I personally love calendars. They are so cute.
Keep bean sprouts away from my pho! Never was a fan of the two together.
Yeah, I never use them in pho (and I dislike when people use them in chow mein and stuff like that). I actually prefer the northern style pho more than the southern style which is what most people probably know as pho. Northern style doesn't use bean sprouts. Instead they give green onions, vinegar, fish sauce, and chilli sauce as the garnish.
Septimus Prime
Member
Got my mom her first iPhone over the holidays. Now she is sending me LINE messages.
I don't know if that's good or bad.
I don't know if that's good or bad.
ActStriker
Member
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Cow Mengde
Banned
Never had these before. Looks good though.
I have a combination of LINE, Whatsapp, and Wechat just to keep in touch with relatives. It's frustrating.
Dead Prince
Banned
add viber and skype and you're set.
Septimus Prime
Member
Don't worry. My in-laws and work use all that shit, so it's all there.
=(
That view is still pretty strong where my parents came from (Guyana). You never see them compliment someone even remotely dark skinned. It's always "...so fair and nice...". Pretty much just having light skin makes you beautiful. I "have to find someone your skin tone or lighter".
Mom pls
Dead Prince
Banned
i got some skin whitening cream if she wants if she's into that or her friends.
Don't encourage them! >;o
My brethren!
I used to be on a pretty major Dim Sum kick but now I've moved onto all-you-can-eat KBBQ.
This is from one of my favorite places in Shoreline, WA but these days we typically hit up Arirang in Lynnwood, WA. The ahjumma there aren't exactly speedy but they ply you with all the meat/side-dishes you can eat and more.
ActStriker
Member
If I had AYCE KBBQ near me, it would be very dangerous.
I have to go to Flushing, NY for the closest one that I know of.
We do have a hot pot buffet place here in Boston though..
I have to go to Flushing, NY for the closest one that I know of.
We do have a hot pot buffet place here in Boston though..
Septimus Prime
Member
It's true, though. There are whitening products all over Asia (a friend of mine just posted a pic of whitening feminine pads on Facebook this morning), and I'm sure you remember those overexposed sticker pictures that Asian girls used to take at those kiosk places. They overexpose those to make themselves look whiter.
smh
I honestly find it weird when some people think that all Asians want to look white because of certain beauty standards or when they get plastic surgery.
Do people say that white people want to be another race because they get tanned or..? I'm naturally pale/have double eyelids and I don't look the least bit white/European.
MissDeviling
Member
I prefer Korean pork bone soup, myself. Owl of Minerva in Markham is the BEST. AYCE's pretty good too though.
jongkookie
Member
Being a dark ass Filipino... LOL.
The sentiment is true in a way, as a lot of the Filipino celebrities are pretty much light-skinned enough that they give off the image of white, and y'all know how people imitate the media these days.
I will not lie though, I did use those whitening products back then. Like back in high school and a few years into college since I was a band geek. I never got sunburned but I did turn dark as fnck every fall season. It did eventually fade away though, now I'm as dark as most Filipinos... like a darker shade of honey mustard haha.
Dead Prince
Banned
I used to be on a pretty major Dim Sum kick but now I've moved onto all-you-can-eat KBBQ.
This is from one of my favorite places in Shoreline, WA but these days we typically hit up Arirang in Lynnwood, WA. The ahjumma there aren't exactly speedy but they ply you with all the meat/side-dishes you can eat and more.
wait. they have this? i shouldn't tell my brother before he travels out of the state for it lol.
YesNOnoNOYes
Member
All kinds of skin tones are fab. The best are the ones with even complexion. SO JELLY~
I'm not pale by Asian standards. Often my mom would say you need to take care of your skin better, etc. By which she means she wants me to be whiter. But I kinda like my skin tone, so I just nodnodnod.
^______^
I'm not pale by Asian standards. Often my mom would say you need to take care of your skin better, etc. By which she means she wants me to be whiter. But I kinda like my skin tone, so I just nodnodnod.
^______^
Cow Mengde
Banned
I'm whiter than some white people. I know, we just compared last week. We were talking about spray on tans with a friend.
Warrior_Keoni
Member
At most Asian restaurants, have most of you been treated better based on lighter skin tone?
I'm darker versus the rest of my family and my brother was born with a pretty pale complexion. The waiters at this Chinese restaurant we used to frequent would constantly hand him the check, when it was my treat. I paid for it and overheard the waiter saying that he thought I was the poor man out. =\
I'm darker versus the rest of my family and my brother was born with a pretty pale complexion. The waiters at this Chinese restaurant we used to frequent would constantly hand him the check, when it was my treat. I paid for it and overheard the waiter saying that he thought I was the poor man out. =\
Dead Prince
Banned
lol wow.