Shogun Palace

Location: 34-20 Linden Place, Flushing, NY
Cuisine: Asian, Buffet
Phone: (718) 888-1133
Website: www.shogun-palace.com
Prices: $11/person (lunch)
Credit Cards: All major

Food: 8
Service: 7
Value: 10
Environment: 7

Frequency: Unique

I'm not a fan of buffets, but I'd have to say that this is one of the better ones. The location probably doesn't help the business much, but it's a nice find if you know about it. With a lunch price of $11, you'd think they would hold back on the good food, but there's actually a full variety of choices. There are no cheap variants of dishes. The soup station is even open for service. Trays at the counter were replaced quickly when they ran out. The environment was actually pretty nice... better than many banquet halls in Flushing.

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Unidentified Flying Chickens (UFC)

Location: 71-22 Roosevelt Ave., Jackson Heights, NY
Cuisine: Korean
Phone: (718) 205-6662
Website: http://ufchicken.com/
Prices: $10/person
Credit Cards: All major

Food: 10
Service: 10
Value: 9
Environment: 7

Frequency: All the Time

I actually don't think I ever reviewed this one because I've always taken out from there. This was the first time I ate in. I think UFC shares the title of Best Korean Fried Chicken along with Mad for Chicken. The two are very similar, but I'd say UFC holds the edge in the secret sauce while Mad has the better organic meat. Service is excellent as the store owner is always available and hospitable to his customers. Prices may seem high, but you get a lot when you stop and think about it. The quality of the ingredients is also top notch.

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Broadway Chinese Cuisine

Location: 83-17 Broadway, Elmhurst, NY 11373
Cuisine: Chinese
Prices: $15/person
Credit Cards: All major

Food: 5
Service: 9
Value: 6
Environment: 7

Frequency: Uncommon

This is supposedly one of the best Chinese restaurants in Elmhurst, but I wasn't impressed by the food. It was OK, but maybe it's just because I eat in Flushing's Chinatown all the time. I guess it could be the choice of dishes as well. For more details, check out the comments on each image. On the plus side, the service was great and the place was clean.

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Auntie Remy & Uncle Charlie's Vacation

Auntie Remy and Uncle Charlie came over from the Philippines to visit for a few weeks this Spring. They were actually here over a week ago, but went with my parents and some friends on a group vacation to Cancun. I took this week off to spend time with them while they're in NY.

The following album covers a home dinner and another one in Elmhurst the next day. Click here to see photos.

DCUO: Ace Chemicals T4

What would a comic book theme be without a crossover? Here's a playthrough of the Ace Chemicals T4 challenge, starring Shadowdragon from the world of Krynn. He teams up with Ratchet from Transformers and Steel from DC Comics.

Note: It's not really Ratchet. I just think the Steelworks robots look like Transformers and the medical one is red and white, but he's much smaller than the real Ratchet!

Tiamat's "O"

Here's my contribution to Jeff's question. This is a short video of my DC Universe Online supervillain, Tiamat, casting Circle of Protection in the night sky of South Gotham. I then angled the camera so that it would form a high contrast "O."

The ability is actually called Circle of Destiny. In DPS stance, it becomes Circle of Destruction, causing damage over time for enemies inside the runes. In healer stance (as seen above), it's Circle of Protection, healing allies over time. As DPS, I'll usually cast this immediately at the beginning of the battle and clip it with 2 more attacks. As a healer, I wait a few seconds so that I'm not healing full health teammates.

Photos from Yesterday

I haven't been on Picasa for a long time and they've since redesigned it. It doesn't look like they have a slideshow embed anymore, so here's the link to the album...

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Jeff's Question / Charlotte's Answer

Now that it's over, it's safe to post about this. Jeff had a whole bunch of us create stop motion animations or videos. Each clip was a letter spelling out, "Charlotte Li Chua, will you marry me." This was played at a family gathering under the disguise of a multi-month birthday party. I shot facing the audience so I could get the reaction. I'll post the message video when Jeff uploads it.

Congratulations to Jeff and Charlotte!

Photos coming soon...

DCUO: Bases Tour

This is a detailed tour of some of the Home Turf DLC lair themes, including dive, deco, Gothic, Eastern and ancient. I've been caught up with collecting furniture items more so than improving my gear! But I'm not the only one. I think this DLC is probably the one that changed the in-game culture the most. It's given life to old content and the trade market.

DCUO: St. Patrick's Day

This is a walkthrough of the St. Patrick's Day seasonal event's daily tasks featured in DCUO Update 24. This includes the collection of 33 coins from the pots of gold in Metropolis, the seasonal race and Mr. Myxzptlk's favorite landmarks. I'll also cover the feats involved and some of the seasonal items.