Games, Reviews »

Mario Kart DS

Mario Kart DS

Title: Mario Kart DS
Developer/ Publisher: Nintendo
Genre: Kart Racing
Platform: Nintendo DS
Release Date: Nov 14, 2005
ESRB: Everyone

This review is written by S-R @ Asianfanatics. It is a personal opinion, and no personal attacks are intended.

What beats having fun with your friends on the wireless DS network? Nothing! Mario Kart DS is a casual racing game that promises an interactive game play that is sufficient to keep one occupied for a long period of time. Racing on the tracks with your favorite characters from the Mario series in various challenging modes, while sabotaging friends and having a great laugh at the same time is indeed something fun with no serious thinking involved.

General Lifestyle, Lifestyle, Maturity »

Escapism vs Responsiblity: Your Pick

Escapism vs Responsiblity: Your Pick

There’s at least one stage in our lives that we’re not in favor of, which often makes us feel disgruntled and sometimes at a loss. We tend to walk around in circles trying hard to avoid the main problem as much as we can, only to realize that all we have been doing is making [...]

Books & Novels »

PS, I Love You by Cecelia Ahern

PS, I Love You by Cecelia Ahern

This review is written by MeJustYou @ asianfanatics. This is a personal opinion and no personal attacks are intended.
Title: PS, I Love You
Author: Cecelia Ahern
Published: 2004
Dimensions: 409 pages (Hardcover)
Genre: Teens/Adult Fiction (Chick-lit, Romance, Romantic Comedy)
Warning: This book may be inappropriate for younger readers.
Summary
Holly and Gerry were a married couple and quite possibly the closest thing [...]

Etiquette & Attitude »

A Deteriorating Society: where social graces have become transparent

A Deteriorating Society: where social graces have become transparent

While I waited for my train to arrive at its destination, in the midst of a very crowded carriage, a middle-aged woman behind me poked me in the arm without saying anything, and before I could turn around to ask her what she wanted, she pinched me. I winced in pain and finally alighted when [...]

Games, Reviews »

Time Hollow

Time Hollow

Title: Time Hollow
Developer: Tenky
Publisher: Konami
Platform: Nintendo DS
Genre: Adventure
Date released: September 28, 2008
This review is written by S-R @AsianFanatics. It is a personal opinion, and no personal attacks are intended.
A mysterious pen can either make you a hero or a devil by amending a mistake in the past, to change the future; could you resist such [...]

Misc, Seafood »

Sauteed Dried Squid Rolls

Sauteed Dried Squid Rolls

Ingredients
1 dried squid (about 100g)
2 tsp sodium carbonate
700ml hot water
70g Chinese celery
50g black fungus
1 small piece ginger
1 chili
1 1/2 tbsp oil
suitable amount of sesame oil

Seafood »

Dried Squid with Red Bell Peppers

Dried Squid with Red Bell Peppers

Ingredients
1 dried squid (about 100g)
600ml hot water
1/2 tsp salt
1 red bell pepper (about 200g)
2 cloves garlic
1 stalk spring onion
1 1/2 tbsp oil
suitable amount of sesame oil

Health, Lifestyle »

Human parasites: a common misconception

Human parasites: a common misconception

Has it ever occurred to you how human parasites came about? Research has it that such organisms can only survive on humans and nothing else, not even your family pup or kitty, hence the name “human” parasites.
There are many types of human parasites, but the most common ones are the head louse (Pediculus humanus capitis), [...]

Soups & Starters »

Jade Balls

Jade Balls

Ingredients
1 medium squid (about 160g)
50g minced pork
15g ham
2 fresh Chinese mushrooms
6 stalks chives
6 big slices of cabbage leaf
1/2 salted egg yolk
20g Lingzhi mushroom
1 tsp oil
1 1/2 tsp corn flour
suitable amount of sesame oil

Books & Novels, Reviews, Short Stories »

Tales of the Unexpected

Tales of the Unexpected

Tales of the Unexpected
Author: Roald Dahl
Published: 1979
Dimensions: 282 pages
Genre: Collection of Short Stories
This review is written by tammiest@AsianFanatics. It is a personal opinion, and no personal attacks are intended.
How far would you go to win a bet? What would you be willing to “lose” if you thought you had a 100% chance of winning? If [...]

Cooking, Misc recipes »

Vegetarian Noodles

Vegetarian Noodles

Ingredients
1 roll plain noodles
1 Tianjun cabbage leaf
15g dried Chinese mushrooms
4 slices carrot
2 cups water
1 black fungus
1 slice ginger
1 tbsp oil