Sep
6
This report is researched by Wallethub.com using 46 key metrics with 180 cities in the US.
Irvine is ranked 2nd; Fremont is 3rd; and Huntington Beach is ranked 9th.
You can read the article at https://wallethub.com/edu/best-cities-for-families/4435/#
Aug
16
Recently, I read an article on www.bbc.com saying only 1% of the vanilla drinks or food come from real vanilla.
The top 2 countries that supply vanilla are Madagascar and Indonesia.
One reason of vanilla supply limit is that it is an orchid and the plant depends on a few specific types of bees or hummingbirds to pollinate its flowers. And each flower blooms within one day.
Most of the vanilla products are made of synthetic vanilla.
Links:
Mar
17
This is from the Ranking Happiness Report 2015-2017, https://s3.amazonaws.com/happiness-report/2018/WHR_web.pdf.
Vietnam is ranked 95th, out of 156 countries. This belongs to the second half of the list.
No countries from Southeast Asia is ranked in the top 25. Taiwan is ranked 26th is the top countries from Southeast Asia.
There are 4 countries that are between 26th and 50th range.
There are 3 countries ranked between 51 to 75.
There are 4 countries ranked between 76 to 100
2 countries ranked between 101 to 125
Surprisingly, India is below 125th rank; Same is with Myanmar.
Feb
24
This is interesting and I just have to share. The village is in Grand Canyon- Arizona.
Here is a description from Wikipedia
Supai has been referred to as “the most remote community” in the contiguous United States by the U.S. Department of Agriculture. It is accessible only by helicopter, on foot or by mule. Supai is 8 miles (13 km) from the nearest road and has no automobiles in the community. More info can be read on wikipedia
Additional photos can be viewed at bbc.com/travel
http://www.bbc.com/travel/gallery/20180222-the-tiny-village-hidden-inside-the-grand-canyon
Jun
7
This is a double boiled recipe.![20160607_113858[1]](http://www.vietnamtown.com/orangecounty/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/20160607_1138581.jpg)
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Jun
30
This is one of my favorite restaurants in Little Saigon. This quan nhau is specialized in goat meat (thit de), but other dishes are good as well. Some of my favorite dishes are goat curry, grilled goat chops, long heo luoc, tiet canh de and lau de.
If you like Vietnamese food that go with beers, you should check this restaurant out.
Jun
29
The AeroMobil 3.0 can fly up to 124 mph for 430 miles with a full tank. On land, its fuel consumption is 29mpg. It will be on sale in 2017 and the price will be several hundred thousand dollars.
Jun
20
If you decide not to water your lawn this summer and plants drought tolerant trees in October, you should consider the following 5 native California shrubs.
In Orange county, we googled and found two nurseries that carry California native plants:
If you know any other nursery in SoCal, please let us know we will update the list.
Jun
19
Jun
13
Watching 2 little girls practicing Judo; they are so cute! From youtube.com
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