The Mystery...

Chinese food is great. There are so many different kinds of foods to eat, all of them being delicious and scrumptious. The endless varieties of dim sum and the famous hot pot meal are classics. My favorite being roast meat and rice.

I got roast duck and rice yesterday. It came with veggies, a bowl of mystery soup, and an iced milk tea. There was so much food I couldn't finish it all! The weird thing about Chinese food though, is that no matter how much you stuff yourself during one meal, two hours later, you are hungry again. Maybe its the rice. I've been eating alot of rice lately.



I had my first meal with some kids today and had curry beef, sweet sour pork, and rice. RICE. I swear after you eat it, it dissapears from your stomach. Its almost as if you didn't eat anything. Huge bowl of rice with a few pieces of meat and some sauce. Take away the rice, then of course you are going to be hungry in two hours.

I'm hungry.

I don't have food.

I don't understand where the three pounds of rice, beef, and potatoes I had just two hours ago went. Why am I hungry. Dammit.

To get food, I have to go through four different elevators back to the concourse of the school. I think I need American food or something. I'm used to eating American food, especially at school. I need to hit up that McDonalds.

I need to buy snacks. Munch munch munch.


My school is so freaking gorgeous.

My school looks like a vacation resort.


Thats a sundial behind me!


You can see the ocean from everywhere on campus!


The track is right by the water too. Its sooo pretty and there is a beach too!


View from my room. I didn't get an ocean view :[ but its still really pretty with the pond.


Here is an example of a menu in the cafeteria. Check out that selection!!!! The conversion rate is about $8hkd to $1USD. Do the math, food is so cheap and delicious!


$19hkd. Curry chicken and a vegetarian dish with rice. First meal at the university!

More to come later! =]

Sam and Harry's
1200 19th St NW
Washington, DC 20036

Dinner [1/10/09]

Appetizer - Pan Seared Sea Scallops w/ Spinach [$15]; Fresh Bread and Butter [Complimentary]
Served: Oval iron pan lined with spinach topped with three extra large hand picked seas scallops. These scallops are picked by divers in the ocean and not farm grown. They were each embellished with with a small pea on top and had light butter cream sauce drizzled on top.

Main Course - 10oz. Filet Mignon with Garlic and Sauce [$39];
Served: Medium Rare w/ a Butter and Cheese Sauce. The outer part of the steak was lightly blackened but in a way that added to the flavor of the dish. It did not have any acrid burnt parts at all. The steak came as ordered and the center cut like butter. The flavor was absolutely divine when paired with the sauce. The sauce came in a small saucer on the plate and had a hint of some sort of cheese. Maybe blue cheese? There was also half of a garlic that had been roasted until well done. Being one of the most expensive steaks in the DC area, it is well worth its price. Once you have one there just isn't one that can ever compete with it.

Side Dish - Mashed Potatoes [$8];
Served: Medium square bowl heaped with fluffy mashed potatoes. They were light and whipped and garnished with some herbs for presentation. Mashed potatoes are a must with a delicious steak. Its great light side dish and alternative to fries.

Dessert - Creme Brulee Trio (Blackberry, Vanilla, Raspberry) [$6];
Served: Three small square bowls with their respective flavors. The blackberry and raspberry each had three berries that had been solidified inside the creme brulee and then a berry on top. The dessert was enough to feed at least three people and is well worth its price for both the quality and quantity.