Patrick Lam :tinoflag:
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Waterloo (Canada) or Wellington (Aotearoa)
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January 3, 2026 at 1:32 AM
@grumpyyetamusin.bsky.social it took a while, but Canada did do some legalization. (It is also the case that Canada had significant tobacco smuggling a few decades ago, but that border was a lot more porous, in addition to being a land border.)
December 29, 2025 at 4:11 AM
@grumpyyetamusin.bsky.social it took a while, but Canada did do some legalization. (It is also the case that Canada had significant tobacco smuggling a few decades ago, but that border was a lot more porous, in addition to being a land border.)
@skinnylatte but closer to a curry than for instance braised pork
December 22, 2025 at 3:22 AM
@skinnylatte but closer to a curry than for instance braised pork
@skinnylatte I've only made it at most once but looking at the ingredients, yes, I can see South Indian influences.
There's also the thing where some older Vietnamese people may not have the most positive thoughts about Japan.
There's also the thing where some older Vietnamese people may not have the most positive thoughts about Japan.
December 22, 2025 at 3:21 AM
@skinnylatte I've only made it at most once but looking at the ingredients, yes, I can see South Indian influences.
There's also the thing where some older Vietnamese people may not have the most positive thoughts about Japan.
There's also the thing where some older Vietnamese people may not have the most positive thoughts about Japan.
@skinnylatte Vietnamese curry is not the same as Japanese curry but closer to it than South Asian curry...
December 22, 2025 at 3:13 AM
@skinnylatte Vietnamese curry is not the same as Japanese curry but closer to it than South Asian curry...
@timrichards I'm not sure that I come out ahead here but I've been using a 4 port charger with a cable which is country specific, so no adapter needed.
December 22, 2025 at 12:03 AM
@timrichards I'm not sure that I come out ahead here but I've been using a 4 port charger with a cable which is country specific, so no adapter needed.
@skinnylatte my parents decidedly do not come from Hanoi, but that's also my understanding.
December 20, 2025 at 3:56 AM
@skinnylatte my parents decidedly do not come from Hanoi, but that's also my understanding.
@skinnylatte I've read that good pho broth is supposed to be clear also. I'm not sure I've had that, though it's not really on my actual criteria I'm looking for with pho.
December 20, 2025 at 3:31 AM
@skinnylatte I've read that good pho broth is supposed to be clear also. I'm not sure I've had that, though it's not really on my actual criteria I'm looking for with pho.
December 19, 2025 at 9:30 PM
@libroraptor @joncounts @inlaing Mrs Higgins used to have an outlet on Lambton Quay in Wellington until last year or so, but is now an unfranchised cookie seller.
I have done taste tests of supermarket chocolate (in Zurich) and also croissants (in Waterloo). Actually the volco croissants I had […]
I have done taste tests of supermarket chocolate (in Zurich) and also croissants (in Waterloo). Actually the volco croissants I had […]
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December 19, 2025 at 9:18 AM
@libroraptor @joncounts @inlaing Mrs Higgins used to have an outlet on Lambton Quay in Wellington until last year or so, but is now an unfranchised cookie seller.
I have done taste tests of supermarket chocolate (in Zurich) and also croissants (in Waterloo). Actually the volco croissants I had […]
I have done taste tests of supermarket chocolate (in Zurich) and also croissants (in Waterloo). Actually the volco croissants I had […]
And I'll wrap up with some pictures from Wellington, which is 50 times smaller than Shanghai, from August through October of this year.
December 17, 2025 at 10:04 AM
And I'll wrap up with some pictures from Wellington, which is 50 times smaller than Shanghai, from August through October of this year.
I have mixed feelings about zoos in general, but here are some more animals in the Shanghai zoo. Took me an extra 10 minutes to find the entrance, from the subway station.
December 17, 2025 at 10:02 AM
I have mixed feelings about zoos in general, but here are some more animals in the Shanghai zoo. Took me an extra 10 minutes to find the entrance, from the subway station.
Shanghai is 5 times bigger than Sydney and I stopped there on my way to Seoul in June. It was super hot, and I had to take a milk tea break at one point.
I only had the time to see a tiny part of Shanghai of course, going to the Bund and the zoo (from whence the […]
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I only had the time to see a tiny part of Shanghai of course, going to the Bund and the zoo (from whence the […]
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December 17, 2025 at 9:54 AM
Shanghai is 5 times bigger than Sydney and I stopped there on my way to Seoul in June. It was super hot, and I had to take a milk tea break at one point.
I only had the time to see a tiny part of Shanghai of course, going to the Bund and the zoo (from whence the […]
[Original post on mastodon.nz]
I only had the time to see a tiny part of Shanghai of course, going to the Bund and the zoo (from whence the […]
[Original post on mastodon.nz]
American snacks in Sydney, eh.
December 17, 2025 at 9:47 AM
American snacks in Sydney, eh.
Sydney is a much bigger city! I got out of the airport, got some banh mi (which Australians call rolls), and visited the Mascot library and local George Hanna Memorial museum.
December 17, 2025 at 8:52 AM
Sydney is a much bigger city! I got out of the airport, got some banh mi (which Australians call rolls), and visited the Mascot library and local George Hanna Memorial museum.