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Tiny Urban Tidbits #5 – My Astronaut Husband

May 21, 2010 by Jennifer Che 18 Comments

Space Ship
There’s a term in Chinese used to describe businessmen whose families live in the US but who have businesses in Asia, and thus are always flying back and forth. Tai kong ren is a play on words because it sounds both like the word for “astronaut” but also sounds like the words for “No wife” man.

I sometimes feel like I’m married to one of those “astronauts.” Bryan travels a lot for work, and most of it involves airplanes.  In fact, my astronaut reached a big milestone last week.
Million Miler

That’s right. He became a million miler on American Airlines. No, he did not get to talk to the pilot, nor did he receive a special black card with his name on it.  They did, however, announce it during the monumental flight.

There are some perks to “being yoked to Executive Platinum” (as my friend likes to put it). He has so many miles that you can both fly to Asia for free, First Class.
First Class Dining AA
In First Class you get 2 seats: one for you, one for your Totoro.
First Class AA
But of course, you pay the price by having him away from home, a lot.

I’ve decided to dedicate this post to Bryan in celebration of his Million Miles.

Bryan often will take food photos for me on his many trips. Join me as we take a brief culinary tour around the world, experiencing all different kinds of cuisines from the various continents that Bryan has visited.
IsraelSweets

An assortment of desserts from Israel.Peking Duck

Peking Duck from Beijing, China.
Xiao Long Bao from Shanghai
Xiao Long Bao (Soup Dumplings) from Shanghai, China.
Sichuan Meal in China
A fiery hot Sichuan meal from China.
Chinese meal
A Chinese Family Style FEAST from Taipei, Taiwan.
Sushi in Japan
Fresh sushi from Tokyo, Japan.
Korean BBQ in Korea
Korean BBQ from Seoul, Korea.
Ramen in Hong Kong
A hot bowl of ramen from Hong Kong.
Ham, Toast, and a Poached Egg in Australia
Ham, bacon, and a poached egg on top of toast from Sydney, Australia.
Gourmet Burger Kitchen in London
A burger from Gourmet Burger Kitchen in London, UK. [heh, I actually took this picture because I went with him to London during his business trip]
Momofuku Pork Belly Buns
Momofuku Pork Belly Bun from New York City, USA.
Bryan Travels
The World Traveler himself.

Hope you enjoyed the tour. Someday I may post more pictures and write detailed posts for some of them. Until then, enjoy these pictures! Have a great weekend.

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Comments

  1. pang says

    May 21, 2010 at 2:32 am

    The World Traveler himself.
    probably the first photo of him in the blog ever =p

    Reply
  2. quarrylanefarms says

    May 21, 2010 at 9:40 am

    Awesome. Keep up the photography as it makes our line chefs drool.

    Congrats to Totoro and the World Traveler.

    Reply
  3. jessicaLBinder says

    May 21, 2010 at 10:20 am

    Aww. I am so jealous of all the delicious looking food…maybe I should have chosen a traveling job. =/ Grass is always greener on the other side?

    Reply
  4. roxan says

    May 21, 2010 at 10:49 am

    WOW. That is crazy and impressive. My 120k miles seem so palty compared to that! Congrats to your husband, and safe travels.

    Reply
  5. chubbychinesegirl says

    May 21, 2010 at 12:48 pm

    Awwww thats awesome!!! no pilot or black card =( there goes my goal of reaching a million LOL….

    Reply
  6. sophia says

    May 21, 2010 at 3:17 pm

    Oh this is sooo interesting! I didn’t know your husband is such a traveler…what kind of job is that? I want his job, lol. It sucks that your husband isn’t always with you…but what a perk to be able to fly first class!

    Is ramen famous in HK? Never knew that…I hope he also got to try stinky tofu! 🙂

    Reply
  7. talida says

    May 21, 2010 at 3:35 pm

    What a cute post! Congrats on a million miles Bryan!

    Reply
  8. Cassiana says

    May 21, 2010 at 5:23 pm

    What a fun post! The various food pics are really great. He takes good pictures!

    Congrats to the husband!

    Reply
  9. Old Car says

    May 22, 2010 at 11:53 pm

    Million miles are just on AA. When he was a student, he used about 150,000 miles of my miles flying across the US. I guess he developed his love of flying (not as a pilot).
    Congratulations!
    Old Car

    Reply
  10. tinyurbankitchen says

    May 23, 2010 at 12:12 am

    I’m not sure if ramen is particularly famous in HK, but I think HK has a lot of good Chinese street food in general, right? You probably know better than I do since you were just there!

    Bryan’s a product manager, so he’s often flying to visit customers, go to conferences, give talks, etc.

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  11. tinyurbankitchen says

    May 23, 2010 at 12:13 am

    Yeah, grass is greener on the other side. These trips were crazy trips, where he would literally spend one or two days in each country before flying to another. It’s actually quite tiring!

    Reply
  12. tinyurbankitchen says

    May 23, 2010 at 12:13 am

    Yeah, I only have 200k or so, so I’m also way far from the 1 million mark!

    Reply
  13. Lindsay says

    May 23, 2010 at 12:08 pm

    Congrats, B!

    Reply
  14. Andrea @ High/Low says

    May 23, 2010 at 7:20 pm

    I love that you gave us a brief around the world with food! Gosh – and those 1st class seats look like a Manhattan studio apt! =) Congrats Bryan!

    Reply
  15. Shannon says

    May 24, 2010 at 7:33 am

    no black card?? bummer! i can only imagine how tiring all the travelling is! glad you’ve been able to accompany him on some of the trip s:)

    Reply
  16. cheap Flights to Tokyo says

    May 18, 2012 at 9:43 am

    What is that feeling when you’re driving away from people and they
    recede on the plain till you see their specks dispersing? – it’s the
    too-huge world vaulting us, and it’s good-bye. But we lean forward to
    the next crazy venture beneath the skies.

    Reply
  17. Flights to Miami says

    May 19, 2012 at 8:44 am

    Only the road and the dawn, the sun, the wind, and the rain,
    And the watch fire under stars, and sleep, and the road again.

    Reply

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  1. Fix St. James - Sydney Australia says:
    May 14, 2015 at 1:12 am

    […] The weather is pleasant; the culture is vibrant; and they speak English. It’s also a beautiful city, with large bodies of water everywhere and stunning views of the city. We were here with the extended family celebrating Bryan’s parents’ retirement. Bryan had told them that, as a retirement gift, he would fly them anywhere in the world, first class, using his millions of miles. […]

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