Author: Tony Tam
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Travel: Amsterdam city for the young at heart
Guys and gals, for a sinful week of fun and food, you must come to Amsterdam. This city is lively, everyone speaks English, it’s a very relaxed and opened environment (open prostitution, open gay marriages, legalized drugs). When we got to Amsterdam from Paris, it was only an hour’s flight. We got some fresh juice,…
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Travel: “Only in Amsterdam”
I’m getting ready to leave for Amsterdam and the Let’s go Amsterdam guide book has a section named Only in Amsterdam Commercial Sex “Window prostituion, which grew out of the practice of prostitutes showing off their goods from the front windows of private houses, was officially legalized in 1911 and in 2000, the law outlawing…
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Paris Running: St. Martin Canals
I’m so tired today. It’s glorious weather in Paris at 82 degrees. This is my last full day Paris, I’ll be heading to Amsterdam tomorrow. So I decided to squeeze in a run to see the lower part of the canals (St. Martin, see Y! Image) I ran 3.6 km then the heat really got…
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How to discipline a 4 year old
We are traveling in Paris with kate, my 4 year old daughter, I need some advice. 1) She likes to ask ‘why’ endlessly I can’t get a moment of peace. And she would either ask the same ‘why’ question to something I’ve already answer or she would follow an answer with another ‘why’ 2) She…
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Paris Running: Pain au Chocolat, Canals, Sacre Couer
Running and eating my way through Paris. This morning I started running at 5:30am cause I knew I wanted a long run. Picked up the best pain au chocolat in Paris, saw the best view of Paris at Sacre Coeur, then the best running route along the canals. The St. Martin canal is a must…
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Why do I run and do the crazy things I do?
Recently some people have been asking me why the hell did I start running and dress in running shorts all the time? Why did I do the crazy push-ups? I don’t know why I felt ashamed to admit it before. This is no shame, nothing wrong with what I have. I’ve been diagnosed with depression…
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Run: From Yahoo To (evil) Fry’s
Fry’s is evil, they tempt you with candy when you check out. But sometimes you need to go inside, there’s no way around it. I needed to buy a SD PCMCIA card reader today before I leave for vacation on Saturday. So I decided to run over to Fry’s. I wasn’t sure I could make…
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The name of the widest pasta: pappardelle
I’ve always liked wide, flat pasta. I haven’t cooked in 3 years, and pasta with fresh herbs is my favorite. Today I had a craving for it but I didn’t know where to go for fresh pasta. So, when I passed by 4th and Harrison, I dropped by Whole Foods (1/2 block from my loft)…
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Finished first ever Bay To Breakers (0:58:54, place #752!!)
Update: Official finish time is 0:58:54, place #752!! (I’m in the Fun Runners division). Some photo proofs they took while I was running Out of 31,246 people, 751 came in faster than I did in the entire race. I’m very proud that after only 3 months of semi-intense running and having never done any running…
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Food fit for a king
Just came back from the SF Ferry Building Farmer’s Market. Now this is what you call a meal for a king. Strawberries, mint leaves, cherries, apricot, asparagus, honey yogurt, pistachio nut, honey glazed walnuts, apple turnover, costata, cherry krisp (from Fog Hollow Farms) For breakfast I had some very yummie honey yorgurt from Saint Benoît…