I cannot get good dim sum in the Southwest Terrific Mexican food, but Chinese food -- not so much For two years I've been daydreaming about this legendary dim sum place in Honolulu Hawaii finally relaxed its visitor quarantine so I got on a plane and flew to Oahu One of my first stops was to Chinatown The waiter checked all of our vaccination cards Once the food started coming, though, it was soooo worth it Hot tea, dumplings, noodles, veggie-stuffed buns "Heart's desire", indeed
November 15, 2021
History books will have various accounts about this pandemic period. If you are reading a political history book, it got Biden elected. If the book writer is from the health profession, this period is one of the most devastating catastrophes in terms of human life. In an economic book, it is the cause of the near collapse of the economies of most countries in the world. If the writer is a religious fanatic, the writer will say that we are being punished by God. In my view, the book should include the following: 1) history of the origin of the the pandemic, particularly how it started and spread to the entire world, 2) the reaction of world leaders, the policies and procedures they took, 3) controversies of world leader actions, 4) responses of people all over the world - much like what this journal documents, 5) what it took to eradicate the pandemic.
July 23, 2021