Welcome to "Gongs and Tongs"

Hi and welcome to the "Gongs and Tongs" blog. Why the title? Well, let me give you some background info. I'm currently a grad student (fifth year) in the Linguistics department at UC Santa Barbara. Great department, nice place. Anyway, I've been studying Balinese and Javanese performing arts for over 10 years, hence the "Gongs". I'm also an avid cook (I specialize in mostly Asian cuisine), hence the "Tongs". I'll post some pictures of my food when the opportunities arise. I hope to inspire some of you out there to either cook or play gamelan (or most preferably both), so onward!