Along with some other parts of the world, Kuala Lumpur is a place where you can find a certain dished called Chicken Maryland. It is boneless chicken cooked in a certain specific way, found in places that serve chicken dishes like chicken chop, etc. However, the method of preparing it differs from country to country. If you live in KL, you might have heard of it, seen it, or tried it yourself.

But the question is: did it originally come from Maryland, USA?

I, a student of a university in Maryland, have found the truth. You would not be able to find it down the street or at any various eateries. Ask a random person in town, you will get a raised eyebrow. Find a knowing butcher or chef, he will ask you for the recipe out of curiousity. Google it, you realize that us Southern Asians have actually heard of it and that it is served in some parts of Europe, and it came from a French cookbook.

So please don’t come all the way here to find Chicken Maryland. The Hundred Years’ War did not last one hundred years.

I have made my grand entry into the United States, its almost been a week and life (or rather problems) have just begun. I don’t want to be too detailed here so I’ll just say what I feel like saying.

First off, my flight was incredibly boring, aside from the fact that I watched The Departed, which was a great movie. My lips have been cracking from then til now. Its so dry here, and I have to drink water from the tap or buy expensive bottled water. Its pretty weird having to drink off the toilet tap, but I have no choice.

My room is really small. Its small enough without my roommate who hasn’t arrived yet. Its so not fair, I pay the same amount as the others do and I HAPPEN to get the darn corner room. It’s currently a bit messy so I’ll take a picture of it later. For now, I have these for you to enjoy.

This is from the inside of Incheon Airport, Seoul. The airport is pretty nice, well designed and laid out. I couldn’t buy anything there though, everything was in Korean Won. So I had to rely on the water fountains and in-flight meals.

I took this when I arrived at a hotel after reaching Baltimore. The cold air I felt upon first stepping out of the airport was exhilirating. I haven’t got tired of it yet. I love the cold. But I can’t take cold showers, ironic.

I have more photos but I didn’t bother uploading them, they were’t worthy. Well, thats all I would say for now. Oh, and its mildly snowing here. Loving it.