Philip Arthur Moore

Gỏi Ngó Sen Tôm Thịt, Gà Nướng Lá Chanh, Gỏi Cuốn

Philip Arthur Moore — Thu, 17 May 2012 05:24:40 +0000

I’m embarrassed to admit that since returning home to Hanoi on May 8th I’ve gone out for a meal with friends a total of one time. The only other times I’ve left my apartment have been for morning walks, grocery store trips, or ATM runs. In short, my social life during the last week and a half has been virtually nonexistent. I blame the jet lag.

A big work project will launch today so I ordered delivery from Kiti Restaurant for lunch. It was my first time eating food from Kiti and I wasn’t disappointed at all. Super-duper good food.

This Friday and weekend I will spend the majority of my time away from my apartment and away from my computer screen. It’s so hard for me to train myself to stop working because my company is distributed and I never feel off of work. I’ll find the balance soon, hopefully, but until then I’ll have to take the small wins like this weekend’s upcoming fun.

Cathay Pacific Food

Philip Arthur Moore — Tue, 08 May 2012 06:35:14 +0000

My Las Vegas to Los Angeles to Hong Kong to Hanoi flight is done, and I’m back at home after being away for more than three weeks. It feels nice to be writing this from my couch and the last several weeks now seem like a big blur of happiness and work.

The flight from LAX to HKG was operated by Cathay Pacific; technically the entire flight was but only the longest flight was inside of an official Cathay Pacific airplane. I opted for the low fat / low cholesterol meals on the flight and they turned out to be pretty good. I’m not sure what the ice cream was doing there (I had only one bite, believe it or not) but everything else tasted nice, but maybe not as nice as Singapore Airlines food.

Sunrise Coffee

Philip Arthur Moore — Sun, 06 May 2012 23:36:43 +0000

My last meal in Las Vegas, eaten at Sunrise Coffee. Next stop, Los Angeles. And after that, Hanoi. It’s been since April 15th that I’ve been home. I’m looking so forward to my bed, Vietnamese food, and friends.

Pinball Hall of Fame

Philip Arthur Moore — Sun, 06 May 2012 01:42:54 +0000

I felt like a kid again today and loved every moment of it. The Automatticians went to the famous Las Vegas Pinball Hall of Fame to play games and enjoy candy. I even won a knobby ball! It’s the first time in my life I’d ever won anything from a crane machine. I took photos of the games I played for the memories of them. What a wonderful time I had, especially playing 2-player mode in a few games with my friends at Automattic.

Canh Chua Cá, Gỏi Cuốn Tôm

Philip Arthur Moore — Sat, 05 May 2012 14:50:40 +0000

The Automatticians and I went to Phở Kinh Đo for Vietnamese food last night. The coolest part of it was being asked by my colleagues for advice on what to order and how to pronounce various Vietnamese dishes. That they know Vietnam is such an important part of my life and care enough about it to engage me in conversations about Vietnam means a lot to me. It’s been over three weeks since I’ve been in Hanoi—I return next week, thank goodness—so being teased with a little bit of Vietnam in Las Vegas was a nice reminder about what I’ll be coming home to soon.

Chicken and Refried Bean Burrito, Green Rice, Virgin Peach Frozen Margarita

Philip Arthur Moore — Fri, 04 May 2012 04:07:35 +0000

Dinner at Super Mex with the Automattic Theme Group. Everything was pretty good except the margarita. I very rarely drink alcohol so I asked for a virgin, which tasted like sugar water. The rice was quite nice, though, as well as the chicken and beans.

#4 Turkey Tom®, Chips and Guacamole

Philip Arthur Moore — Thu, 03 May 2012 21:04:14 +0000

The chips and guacamole are from Whole Foods Market. The sandwich is from Jimmy John’s.

Steak, Chicken, Shrimp, Vegetables, and Fried Rice

Philip Arthur Moore — Thu, 03 May 2012 05:25:42 +0000

The Automattic Theme Team—with 11 people it’s now more appropriately called the Theme Group—began our Las Vegas 2012 meetup today. For dinner we had food from Hikari Japanese Steakhouse & Sushi Bar. All of it was incredibly oily and buttery but clearly very good. Our chef also showed us a ton of tricks while cooking our meals; fun times.

Vegetables and Hummus, Turkey and Cranberry Sauce

Philip Arthur Moore — Wed, 02 May 2012 21:53:39 +0000

Final lunch on my final day of Future Insights Live.

Lunch at #FILive

Philip Arthur Moore — Tue, 01 May 2012 21:02:19 +0000

I’m in Las Vegas for Future Insights Live, which ends for me tomorrow. Shortly after it finishes I’ll head out to a wedding ranch a few miles away for a 4-day meetup with my fellow theme wranglers at Automattic. On Sunday it’s back home to Hanoi. I miss my bed.