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Entertainment and Relaxation

Everyone needs a chance to relax and have some fun or maybe just personal time. Reading, watching movies, outdoor recreation, theme/amusement parks, or an occaisional visit to a fun casino are all chances for some serious down time. A chance to let off some steam and just enjoy the moment.


Recommendations

These pages contain some recomendations for books and movies that I have found to be excellent escape vehicles. I hope that you will find the same enjoyment from them that I have.


Science Fiction

What is Science Fiction?

In literature, it is very hard to apply an exact definition to the term science fiction. Some works of fiction are based in solid science. Many works take the science fact and theory of today and extend them to possible or probable future uses. Yet other works rely on technologies that are not possible without some type of new breakthrough or discovery, such as space drives that use hyper or jump space, or the development of time travel.
Making things even more confusing, the marketing world often combines Fantasy and Science Fiction in a very large, broad category, then split it into sub-genres. Add to that the fact that many authors will blend science and fantasy together, or .... (read more)


Role Playing

Role playing has been around for as long as there have been children and story telling.
Children emulate adults. In ancient times they would pretend to be hunters after game for the tribe or village. Later they would pretend to be Knights or Men at Arms, Cowboys and Indians, Cops and Robbers, Soldiers on patrol, and so on.
Story tellers, shamans,.....(read more)


Korean Drama

Korean Dramas have risen in popularity around the world. Many jaded movie and TV watchers have found a simplicity and freshness in Korean dramatic series. When a Korean series is filmed, there is a definite end point which is missing in most western drama series that run until viewership or ratings decline.
The story ......(read more)

 

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Korean Cooking

Aeries Kitchen

Contemporary, Fusion, and Traditional Korean recipes with videos.


Cooking with Maangchi

Contemparary, Traditional, Fusion Korean recipes with video instruction.


My Korean Kitchen

This is a great site to learn about Korean cooking. Sue, the host, presents her recipes in a step by step method with great photos of each step.


Korean Food at About.com

Korean Recipes and food notes at About.com

Malaysian Cooking

Rasa Malaysia

Take a journey through Malaysia's rich, complex, and intoxicating gastronomic delights.


Delicious Asian Food

a collection of Chinese-styled Malaysian recipes for delicious home-cooked food.

General Food

Chow.com

For those who love to eat.

On-Line Korean Groceries

HMart (Hanareum)
A large Korean grocery chain with locations in California, Colorado, Illinois, Georgia, Maryland, Nevada, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Texas, Virginia, and Washington State. Offering refrigerated Korean food, kimchi, snacks, appliances, cosmetics, gifts, and more.

KGrocer
Offers instant and packaged Korean goods, spices, canned foods, gifts, and tableware.

KoA Mart
Offering Chinese, Japanese, and Korean products.

Recommended Software

Living Cookbook Recipe Management Software

A complete recipe management program that includes nutrition calculation, ingredient and inventory management, meal and menu planning, and cook book publishing.

Home Inventory Pro

Manage your household assets. Calculate the value of everything you own. Categorize your assets for easy searching. Add an unlimited number of images. Create an unlimited number of locations and items. Create detailed reports by location. Scan images and receipts directly into the software. Add videos to inventory items and locations. Link to files (e.g. manuals, warranties, etc.). Create a printed inventory catalog.

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