Kent's Life....

2010 Chinese New Year has come to a close, and last night was the final big hoorah for New Years gambling....Chinese love to gamble, and that is a fact. This being the case, my buddy Ian had a few people over to his place for some good old fashioned games night...

I figured going over to Ian's for gambling meant Mah Jong or Pai Gow, but actually to my surprise the games started with Texas Hold'em, the Cadillac of poker..Its amazing to me how far the poker fever has come in the world. Needless to say, I love poker and it was a good time for me...It reminded me of Psi-U poker nights except there wasn't Chuck Dula writing faulty IOU's. Anyway, we started playing hold'em around 3pm and ended around 9pm, cause some people had to go home...pussies. But since the show must go on, we switched it up to a game better suited for four people..."Big Two" or for my fellow Seattlites "thirteens" was the game of choice.

I love me some 13's, and its so awesome that it is basically played in every Asian country. One of my favorite card games to play and bullshit around with friends...Since my days at Eckstein Middle School, I have grown up on this game. Boater squats, bombs, chops, and card slamming....hahaha I know some of you feel me on this.

The rules that are played in this part of Asia are little different from Seattle, but easy enough to pick up. Heres the link to the rules. What's awesome is that the winner gets paid out according the remaining number of cards in all the opponents hands. So shutting people down is a huge bonus! The "big two" session lasted well into the early morning....and I will brag and tell you all that I came out a winner. Represent the 206!!

All in all it was a great time drinking beer, playing cards, and talking guy stuff. Love it!


PS. If you want a translation of the title to this blog please hit up Davis Nguyen

1. Deutschland...


I recently received an email from a good German friend of mine (Hi Sarah!) who mentioned my recent joining of the blogging world...kind of surprised me because I figured most people reading were just the homies back in the States, more specifically Seattle. Got me thinking....I need to get more international with my blogs...Problem is I'm not up to date with the latest Merkel news. However, I do know that VfB Stuttgart drew 1-1 against Barcelona in their recent Champions League matchup!! Which to me is pretty damn amazing. I mean Barcelona are the reigning champs (only cause Man U blew it). I hope Stuttgart can keep it up when they play Barca at Camp Nou in the 2nd leg of the matchup. As the German saying goes, "Ein blindes Huhn findet auch mal ein Korn" -- google it


2. Gorillas in the Mist


One of my big big homies, Roberto Farris, is doing hard time in the motherland right now. Yes, Africa...its not his first time there, but he did step up his game by trying out Rwanda. What comes to my mind when I hear Rwanda is genocide..mass genocide, but I did a little research and found that Rwanda is on the come up....not only has the country made a big time recovery from its genocide days, they have Gorillas! Not G-unit guerillas but real deal Silverbacks...So recently Robby went to go find out what thats all about. Lets just say he ran tough with some Gorillazzz in the jungle, on that Jane Goodall steez. Sounds pretty dope, right? Check out this little write up he did on the experience... Mad props Rob. You totally made up for that whole Peace Corps thing....and I'll even overlook that gnarly bandana you are rocking out there in Africa.


3. Man Bag


I also want to take a little space to brag about the new Tumi bag I just picked up....I rock business meetings in style....and the Lifetime Warranty is just great. Truly recommend a Tumi to anyone looking for a sweet bag for work, or for those who just want to feel like they have a real job.

Would like to take the time to throw props to that nigga Q-Pon...cause he's just so fly. He had some good highlights on ESPN..finally some love for him, he deserves it. Check out the link.

Our last game against UCLA was a good way to show what we can do...I just hope UW can finish out the season with W's, and also pray that we take down the PAC-10 tourney....I dont think its asking too much. We have the tools to do it.

Final run for the money, and Im happy to have Pondexter leading the way....hollllaaa

Just came back from dinner with the lady...a little Sunday night date action. We went and checked out the new Ippudo Ramen that just opened in Singapore. Let me first start off by saying, I loooovvvee Ramen...its pretty much the best thing ever....really, and people who don't agree have obvi only had instant ramen. Back to it, Ippudo is a popular Ramen chain in Japan that specializes in Tonkotsu ramen, more specifically Hakata style. I'm tired so I am not gonna get into the history of ramen, but lets just say Ippudo is some heater...great stuff.


I am stoked to have Ippudo in town, and finally have a spot for me to get my ramen fix...soooo happy about this, and those that know about the Ramen should share my joy.

I figure its time for another introduction to the local Singapore cuisine...Last time I wrote about dat Chicken Rice steez, which is real bomb, but its more of an everyday type of meal. Today Im talking bout a dish thats a little bit more grizzly on the wallet, Chili Crab. Its one of those things you go eat for birthdays, hot dates, celebrations, payday, or I guess anytime you want if you're ballin' like me.

A quick guide to Chili crab:
Mud crab is lightly fried or steamed in ginger, then thrown into a wok and stir-friend with Chili sauce, tomato, and eggs...then lightly garnished with coriander....of course there is a little more that goes to it, but thats pretty much the gist of it. Since the crab is covered in sauce it can get a little messy, but well worth it. I crack crabs like a G, unlike some people I've encountered (Jesus Martinez)

A great addition to the chili crab is the fried bread rolls("mantou" in Chinese)....they come standard with the dish so you can sop up the remaining chili sauce...hmmm mmmm...


Every guest that has come to visit loved the Chili Crab. It truly is the nuts of Singapore dishes...Even better for me is that there is a super fire ass spot just a 10min walk away from my house....if you find yourself in Singapore then I promise to take you out for this bomb crab....its on me!

So whatever the occasion may be, Chili Crab is, as my good homie Jonah Golan would say, "off da wind chimes!!!"

Heres a recipe that I found if you are daring enough try cooking at home...

Taking a little time out to brag about my new shoes...picked up the "newbies" cause they are the brand of choice for runners.....plus I was told I overpronate like Kayser Soze, so the "newbies" fix that little problem up real nice with the dual density mid-sole...and my philosophy has always been to start it off with style...the rest will fall into place.

Marathon beware...I'm gonna make Phuket my bitch....

Vancouver Olympics 2010 update: Its official, Shaun White blew away the competition in the mens halfpipe finals taking home another gold medal for Team USA....Honestly, in this halfpipe event Shaun White is in a league of his own, and the only real competition he has is himself. The double Mctwist or the "White Snake" was soooo digustingly sicko...it was level 5 bio-hazard shit for sure....Thank you Shaun for taking home the gold....USA USA USA!!!!

Heres a Video of Shaun perfecting the "white snake" (final trick in his last run)...also check the Olympic gold winning highlight




And...what is up with Shani Davis...can somebody please tell me something more beautiful than a black man on ice skates...holllerrr. Such a gangster it hurts. Plus the fact he is super fast and raking in the gold medals is an extra bonus. Love this guy...respect!!

Next on the watch list is Womens Figure Skating...