Goal #7. Dine at Noma (Chef René Redzepi), Copenhagen, Denmark In 2009, I had the perfect opportunity to try René Redzepi‘s Noma Restaurant, which has been voted as the best restaurant in the world for many consecutive years. I was going to Copenhagen to present a paper at the International Conference on Screenwriting Research. But then I made the biggest culinary mistake so far […]
Colorado – check!
View Larger Map 1621 miles (and a few wrong turns) and 28 hours of driving later, I can check Colorado off my list, and I am one step closer to accomplishing goal #1 – visit all 50 states! 15 more to go. I went to Colorado mainly for the R-Squared Conference, which was hands down […]
A lighter, healthier me
“It’s easy to quit smoking. I’ve done it hundreds of times.” ~~ Mark Twain I quit smoking on February 27th, 2007. It was probably the toughest thing I have ever done. It was also a turning point in my life. Not only did I got rid of a nasty and expensive habit, I actually accomplished something […]
Travel & Visit 50 States
When I was trying to come up with my 45 things, I looked at a lot of other people’s bucket lists online. Invariably, traveling is on almost every list. Judging by this, it seems that everyone has this desire to explore the world. However, I have met plenty of people in real life who have […]
The project officially begins!
It official. The project (About the Project page) begins right here, right now. I’ve been telling my friends (and pretty much anyone whom I could corner for any period of time) about this 45 before 45 project. The idea is to accomplish 45 things before I turn 45 years old (Here is the list of […]