Its the first monday of this new and hopefully, better decade. I am also a decade older and wiser (I would like to think so anyway). A clean slate. The economy is looking up too! yay!

Looking back, so much has happened in the last 10 years, I sometimes wonder if its just been 10 short years. Beginning with the anticipation of the new millenium, people running around like crazy worrying their computers wont make it past Jan 01, 2000. Then 2001 rolled around, my last semester in college, where I was expected to find a job before graduating. But by then, the job market wasnt cooperating. Its like it knew something was going on. I did eventually find a job, right around graduation time, to my relief, but nothing to do with the dream job I had anticipated of having all my life. But hey....it was better than not having any at all.

Then, just 3 months after graduating, 2 months after starting this new stage of my life, the world came to a standstill. LITERALLY. 9-11. Im sure most of you remeber what you were doing exactly at that moment, in those long minutes, where we stood there, watching intently at the TV, wondering....is this for real? I was living in Chicago at that time, working in the downtown area. They told us all to go back home because there were rumors that a plane was heading straight to the Sears Tower. WOW. Not only did u have to worry about some turbulence, but also fear that it will be used as a weapon again. People started reverting back to ground traveling. Trains and buses became popular again. This led to airline bankrupcy, layoffs, which for me was the start of the declining economy.

But in between all of this, I found my passion, my calling, My mission in life. FOOD. I didnt know it then, at the time. It took me another 5 years to realize it. "This is what I want to do in life - anything related to food". Its my favorite topic to talk about. Ask any of my friends. I can go on and on and ON about food for hours. RELENTLESSLY. Ive been meaning to start a blog for years now, but havent gotten around. Until Today. January 4, 2010. This is a bit of an intro for my future readers, of my reflexion on this new year, new decade, new stage of my life.

Before I end this first post, let me explain the title of my blog. Buen comer es buen vivir is -Good eating is good living. I truly believe that. I come from two cultures that are vastly different yet the same when it comes to food. For Dominicans, Wheres theres a party, theres food. For Taiwanese, the FOOD is the party. Both cultures show their love towards good food, but in very different ways. Come along for the ride and discover the differences through my words and pictures.

Hasta la proxima!