Anna in Wanderland

Old School Hello: The Telephone

annainwanderland — Sun, 29 Jan 2012 21:01:39 +0000

Happy New Year! That includes Happy Gregorian New Year & Happy Lunar New Year! Since I have been back in the Bay Area, I have spent most of my time recovering from an exhilarating yet tiring Christmas and New Year. Now I’m ready to share photos and experiences of my trip to New York… One [...]

Crazy and alive: New York

annainwanderland — Sat, 31 Dec 2011 20:44:02 +0000

I’m in New York to celebrate New Year’s Eve. Will upload a bunch of photos when I get the chance. But there are a few to start of the new year. Happy New Year ! Filed under: USA Tagged: New York

Thanksgiving

annainwanderland — Thu, 24 Nov 2011 23:20:23 +0000

This Thanksgiving, my friends in Oakland invited me for dinner. Not a huge fan of turkey, I decided to craft this little appetizer so I could have something delicious to eat. My second offering is a delicious pumpkin cheesecake. Will upload the photo when they cut it later tonight.

Food for Thought: The Kiwi fruit

annainwanderland — Tue, 22 Nov 2011 06:00:33 +0000

I woke up to some alarming news today. New Zealand is not the number one producer of kiwifruit in the world. (And for those annoyed already I don’t call it kiwi, well kiwifruit is the commonplace name we use in NZ since kiwi refers to the bird that gave is name to the fruit – [...]

Adventure in New Zealand

annainwanderland — Mon, 21 Nov 2011 08:34:32 +0000

Need something to get your blood pumping this Christmas? In addition to the scenic landscapes, unparalleled natural reserves and diverse flora, New Zealand offers probably the world’s most extensive assortment of extreme sports. I came across this article recently about the most extreme places to visit in the world. Queenstown came in at number two, [...]

Cleaning up my stairs

annainwanderland — Mon, 21 Nov 2011 06:59:19 +0000

I’m kind of bummed about the weather right now (rainy in Northern California). There’s not a lot for me to do indoors, so I’ve taken to cleaning up my online presence since I refuse to leave the house in wet weather. Recently I updated my post on stairs and posted the video about Volkswagen’s experiment. [...]

Pumpkin Festivities: Hello big orange goodness

annainwanderland — Fri, 11 Nov 2011 20:47:21 +0000

It’s fall. In NZ, we call this season Autumn. And for us, it occurs March-May. Despite living in the US for the last 4 years, it remains a shock to me that golden yellow leaves fall around the months of Oct to Nov until the end of the year. The Northern Hemisphere has introduced [...]

Fun stairs make for light work

annainwanderland — Wed, 09 Nov 2011 21:13:37 +0000

I saw this video and decided to include it on my blog because it’s Fun. No other reason needed. It’s a great experiment by Volkswagen in Sweden. They replaced stairs in a train station with piano stairs that make music when you step on a key. They found 66% more people than normal took the [...]

Duck Breast with Peaches recipe plus Chocolates and strawberries

annainwanderland — Wed, 09 Nov 2011 05:49:38 +0000

Puzzled after looking at the picture above? Don’t be. It’s a duck breast, cut into two, cooking in its own fat rendered from the skin. More explanation necessary? Since I’ve become a homebody for the next 2 months before my grad school apps are due, I decided I would report on adventures around the house [...]

Halloween: Pumpking Carving and Merriment

annainwanderland — Tue, 01 Nov 2011 06:58:28 +0000

A special edition to celebrate Halloween. Even if it is a few minutes from ending (and I never celebrate Halloween, ha), I want to share some light-hearted fun about the holiday. When I first came to the US, I learnt that the 31st of October is most famously known as the holiday where one can [...]