Stream of Consciousness Sunday: A Break from Midterms Hoohah

 I have been fairly busy with school and work, and sometimes I wonder how I actually pull it off. I have managed to shun out most of my social engagements because I didn't go back to school to slack. In fact, this second bachelor's degree had unleashed my inner nerd. Hah!

Of course there is food involved, and it was great that Fadra came to town. Yes, Fadra! (because you know, i wont be SOCing if it wasn't for her blog. We had porkbuns, pork stuffed chicken wings and ramen at Ippudo.

Hirata Buns with Pork Belly

Ippudo Teba Gyoza - Chicken wings stuffed with ground pork and
vegetables. Deep fried and served with vinegar shoyu sauce.

Inside the Teba Gyoza

Karaka Miso Ramen - the soup tastes of ginger and kimchi. Soo good.

Akamaru Modern - My fave bowl. I cant get enough of this. 

Fadra, Me, Rachel and Jessica

When the weekend rolled around, I made it a point to get to Grub Street at the Hester Street Fair Festival. I spent last summer trolling around Smorgasburg, Meatopia and Pig Island. I've been missing a few due to school and since I was convinced by Rachel that I had to have the Shaved Ice Shop because she has been obsessing about it, I just had to go.

Stuff I ate...

Fried Anchovies from Bon Chovie 

Adobo Pork Ribs from Purple Yam (Filipino Food YAY!)

Shaved Ice from the Shaved Ice Shop

 happy portraits of my friends. Never underestimate the power of a bowl of shave ice.

There are other photos that didnt make it into this entry, but you get my drift. Great food and friends make me happy and keep me sane from my crazy schedule.

Ippudo
65 4th Ave
New York NY

Purple Yam
1314 Cortelyou Rd
Brooklyn NY

The Shave Ice Shop

Bon Chovie
(i really like the play on words.. bon jovi. lol)

*I think Bon Chovie and The Shave Ice Shop only sell at food fairs. you better follow them on twitter.

Follow all of us on twitter:
@allthingsfadra - Fadra Nally
@Roxwriting - Rachel Antonio
@kikarose - Jessica Rosenberg

See Carol's work at (she's the lady with the big camera. we have yet to convince her to tweet.)
http://colbytanenbaum.com

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This was my 5 minute Stream of Consciousness Sunday post. It’s five minutes of your time and a brain dump. Want to try it? Here are the rules…

• Set a timer and write for 5 minutes only. 
• Write an intro to the post if you want but don’t edit the post. No proofreading or spellchecking. This is writing in the raw.
• Publish it somewhere. Anywhere. The back door to your blog if you want. But make it accessible.
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