Sorry to say that I have nothing new to report. I'm surprised at how quickly this week (not to mention this month) has gone by. And now, it's February!
It's going to be a busy month. Super Tuesday is coming up. Chinese New Year is next week! And then it's V-Day. And then it's Leap Year Day! Haha. Ok, I made that last one up, but we have a February 29th this year! How exciting!
I'm trying to make a more conscious effort to actually do things. Are you with me?
Friday, February 1, 2008
Monday, January 28, 2008
Rain Rain Go Away
Why is there so much rain?
Well, even though there was a huge winter storm, this weekend turned out to be quite eventful. :-)
Let's see... I will talk about the most important thing first, which is FOOD. So, Koi Garden (the offspring of the oh-so-famous-and-popular Koi Palace in Daly City) has finally opened in Dublin! Yes, I kid you not. There is now a semi-famous (and pretty darn delicious) Chinese restaurant in Dublin, California! I had been itching to try it since my parents were raving about it. So, last Thursday, I drove up to have dim sum with my parents. I was definitely not disappointed. It is surely the fanciest dim sum place that I've ever been to in the Bay Area and it was seriously comparable to Hong Kong! They had all the normal favorites like ha gow, siu mai, etc. But, they also have more creative dishes also. We tried a flakly fried mushroom pastry thing. It reminded me of the fried taro pastry thing. And it was delicious! What else stood out was the dessert! We had the fried round donut thing coated with sugar. It was the best donut that I've ever had and I don't even like donuts that much. I highly recommend it. The only thing that sucks (other than the drive to D-town) is that it's pricey. Think expensive and times that by 10. But, it's still worth going to. I hear that on the weekends, it's about a 2 hour wait! Just like the more famous Koi Palace. Sigh.
Anyways, moving on with the weekend. Friday was pretty spontaneous. Sarah randomly asked me to join her for dinner at supperclub in SF. And since I love food and I've never been to supperclub (but people talk about it incessantly), I decided to go. Good thing I did because it was a lot of fun. I mean, it really is a whole experience. Basically, everyone eats at the same time and the same food. It was 3 courses and everyone is on a bed. Yes, I said bed with white linens and big fluffy pillows. You sit and eat on the beds. Along with dinner, there is also entertainment. Music, singers, dancers, acrobats, you name it! So, it took us about 3 hours just to get through dinner! I'd recommend it for people who like swanky restaurants/bars/clubs. It's very Paris Hilton. And it's one of those places that make for a memorable night. Afterwards, I met up with Flora and friends at their hotel by the Wharf. Her flight was delayed like 5 hours, so she got in a little before midnight! We hung out for a bit and then I called it a night.
The rain went away for the little bit on Saturday. And Flora went to Napa! I decided against going (mostly because I didn't want to drive), so I ended up not doing much of anything. I drove up to the city (again) to have dinner with Christina and Pam at Ponzu. Two thumbs down for the restaurant. I'm not going to say much about it because it does not excite me to. At all. We did our Christmas gift exchange. Better late than never! Well, after dinner, I met up with Chris and other Googlers at Gravity in the Marina. It wasn't as packed as it normally is and I saw a lot of old coworkers that I miss dearly. Fun times especially since the boyfriend was DRUNK. Ridiculous. Seriously, he was dancing so crazy on the dance floor that he hit me twice (or more?) in the head without even realizing it. Lush! Haha. We left early to meet up with Flora and Lany (and others) at Bruno's in the Mission. GOOD TIMES. I miss the fam! Why can't we all just live within blocks of each other?!?!?! Boo. Well, I guess visiting each other frequently will just have to do. Cheers!
Annnnnd on Sunday, Chris and I went to the Warriors/Knicks game in Oakland. Chris cried when the Knicks lost by 2, but other than that, it was fun! Baron Davis has a booty! Hehe. And the really short guy on the Knicks is good. I forget his name, but Chris told me that he won the slam dunk contest last year or something. Woot!
Now, THAT was a long entry. :-)
Well, even though there was a huge winter storm, this weekend turned out to be quite eventful. :-)
Let's see... I will talk about the most important thing first, which is FOOD. So, Koi Garden (the offspring of the oh-so-famous-and-popular Koi Palace in Daly City) has finally opened in Dublin! Yes, I kid you not. There is now a semi-famous (and pretty darn delicious) Chinese restaurant in Dublin, California! I had been itching to try it since my parents were raving about it. So, last Thursday, I drove up to have dim sum with my parents. I was definitely not disappointed. It is surely the fanciest dim sum place that I've ever been to in the Bay Area and it was seriously comparable to Hong Kong! They had all the normal favorites like ha gow, siu mai, etc. But, they also have more creative dishes also. We tried a flakly fried mushroom pastry thing. It reminded me of the fried taro pastry thing. And it was delicious! What else stood out was the dessert! We had the fried round donut thing coated with sugar. It was the best donut that I've ever had and I don't even like donuts that much. I highly recommend it. The only thing that sucks (other than the drive to D-town) is that it's pricey. Think expensive and times that by 10. But, it's still worth going to. I hear that on the weekends, it's about a 2 hour wait! Just like the more famous Koi Palace. Sigh.
Anyways, moving on with the weekend. Friday was pretty spontaneous. Sarah randomly asked me to join her for dinner at supperclub in SF. And since I love food and I've never been to supperclub (but people talk about it incessantly), I decided to go. Good thing I did because it was a lot of fun. I mean, it really is a whole experience. Basically, everyone eats at the same time and the same food. It was 3 courses and everyone is on a bed. Yes, I said bed with white linens and big fluffy pillows. You sit and eat on the beds. Along with dinner, there is also entertainment. Music, singers, dancers, acrobats, you name it! So, it took us about 3 hours just to get through dinner! I'd recommend it for people who like swanky restaurants/bars/clubs. It's very Paris Hilton. And it's one of those places that make for a memorable night. Afterwards, I met up with Flora and friends at their hotel by the Wharf. Her flight was delayed like 5 hours, so she got in a little before midnight! We hung out for a bit and then I called it a night.
The rain went away for the little bit on Saturday. And Flora went to Napa! I decided against going (mostly because I didn't want to drive), so I ended up not doing much of anything. I drove up to the city (again) to have dinner with Christina and Pam at Ponzu. Two thumbs down for the restaurant. I'm not going to say much about it because it does not excite me to. At all. We did our Christmas gift exchange. Better late than never! Well, after dinner, I met up with Chris and other Googlers at Gravity in the Marina. It wasn't as packed as it normally is and I saw a lot of old coworkers that I miss dearly. Fun times especially since the boyfriend was DRUNK. Ridiculous. Seriously, he was dancing so crazy on the dance floor that he hit me twice (or more?) in the head without even realizing it. Lush! Haha. We left early to meet up with Flora and Lany (and others) at Bruno's in the Mission. GOOD TIMES. I miss the fam! Why can't we all just live within blocks of each other?!?!?! Boo. Well, I guess visiting each other frequently will just have to do. Cheers!
Annnnnd on Sunday, Chris and I went to the Warriors/Knicks game in Oakland. Chris cried when the Knicks lost by 2, but other than that, it was fun! Baron Davis has a booty! Hehe. And the really short guy on the Knicks is good. I forget his name, but Chris told me that he won the slam dunk contest last year or something. Woot!
Now, THAT was a long entry. :-)
Tuesday, January 22, 2008
Sad News
It's really sad to hear news like Heath Ledger dies. I mean, last week, it was another washed up (sorry?) actor, Brad Renfro, who passed away. And it's always a drug overdose. It makes you think... these guys were in their late-20s. That's about as young as I am. It puts a lot of things in perspective.
Monday, January 21, 2008
Marc Jacobs Quilted Cecilia Bag
Is it a beauty or what? And it's named after me. I'm Marc Jacobs' muse!!! Hehe... ok, maybe not. But it's still cool that I am associated with an awesomely chic bag. And I love bags!
I know I haven't updated in what seems like forever. I decided to end the drought with a post about one of my favorite pastimes... shopping! I have been doing much of the same lately. Nothing very interesting on my end, but I guess I can share the details on my past weekend. Sadly, I did not venture to Southern California with Lany. I guess this means that I have to plan a trip down there soon!
Anyways, I'll just share a few highlights from this weekend. Chris and I had dinner at Azie in the city to try the Dine About Town menu. It was pretty good. I'd recommend it! It's like Asian fusion-y, but a bit pricey. Everyone that we tried was well-made and flavorful. I finally got to hang out with Stef, Jen, and Anna, but very briefly at Mr. Smith's. I saw Cloverfield, which was good. Warning... don't go if you are going to get sick. Someone that I went with felt nauseous and did not enjoy the movie at all. Haha.
Well, today has been a bore. It's raining too hard to do anything fun. I've spent the day watching TV and playing Scrabble. Woot! Have a good week and I promise to blog more often!
Tuesday, January 1, 2008
A Brand New Year
I wanted to wish everyone a very happy new year!!! It's 2008! Let's hope that this year is one that is filled with even more love, friendship, and happiness. Let the adventures (and memories) begin.
Wednesday, December 19, 2007
T Minus 2 Days
I'm so overwhelmed with packing for my long trip --- visiting Hong Kong for almost 3 weeks! Craziness. I just keep thinking of things that I might need. But, I don't know if I'll need it. And it takes up a lot of space. Argh! What to do!?!??!
It's been a busy week of doing nothing. I actually hung out with Will and Lany on Monday... at Valley Fair! We shopped and ate at Nordstrom Cafe. I believe we've convinced Will of its greatness. Yay! Yesterday, I went to Oakland to help my mom pack up her office --- she's moving!!! And she fed me awesome Asian food that I used to eat all the time. I also had dinner with Priya and Phuong at night. Girl talk is always fun. And today, it's been chaos getting everything together for the trip. Sigh. Plus Chris left for NY! Booo.
More packing, scrambling to buy last minute presents and necessities, and hoping that I'll have everything ready by Friday morning. Yikes. Better get some sleep.
It's been a busy week of doing nothing. I actually hung out with Will and Lany on Monday... at Valley Fair! We shopped and ate at Nordstrom Cafe. I believe we've convinced Will of its greatness. Yay! Yesterday, I went to Oakland to help my mom pack up her office --- she's moving!!! And she fed me awesome Asian food that I used to eat all the time. I also had dinner with Priya and Phuong at night. Girl talk is always fun. And today, it's been chaos getting everything together for the trip. Sigh. Plus Chris left for NY! Booo.
More packing, scrambling to buy last minute presents and necessities, and hoping that I'll have everything ready by Friday morning. Yikes. Better get some sleep.
Sunday, December 16, 2007
Melting Pot
I've never had fondue in my life! So, last night's dinner at The Melting Pot in San Mateo was quite an experiences. We learned a number of things. First, fondue for dinner is a whole night ordeal. We were there for about 3 hours. We agreed that it's not a place to take a first date because if you don't have anything to talk about, you're literally going to be staring at each other for a few hours. Yikes. Secondly, cheese is really filling. It's suuuper heavy and rich. And I think it stuck to my insides the entire night. Gross. The main course was decent --- it's like hot pot, except you use skewers to cook things in wine and chicken broth! Yay! We had lobster, filet mignon, assorted veggies, other meats like sausage, chicken, beef, etc. Lastly, the best part of fondue (and if I ever go again, this is the only course I'll order) is dessert. We had dark chocolate with cookies and marshmallows!!! Sooo good. They give you a platter of strawberries, bananas, rice krispies, cake, and more goodness to dip dip dip in warm chocolate!!!
It was pretty fun since we had all never been there, but yeah... it was a long dinner. We also exchanged Secret Santa gifts! Woot! Stef was my Secret Santa and I was hers (this is the second year in a row that this has happened). Strange. After dinner, we headed up to Double Dutch in the Mission because that was where Anna was. It's a small hip hop bar that had a TV that played breakdancing competition footage, a showcase of sneakers, and wall of old school boom boxes. We had a few drinks before heading home EARLY as usual. Boy, we are getting too old to stay out past 1am. Haha. Really sad.
It was pretty fun since we had all never been there, but yeah... it was a long dinner. We also exchanged Secret Santa gifts! Woot! Stef was my Secret Santa and I was hers (this is the second year in a row that this has happened). Strange. After dinner, we headed up to Double Dutch in the Mission because that was where Anna was. It's a small hip hop bar that had a TV that played breakdancing competition footage, a showcase of sneakers, and wall of old school boom boxes. We had a few drinks before heading home EARLY as usual. Boy, we are getting too old to stay out past 1am. Haha. Really sad.
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Saturday, December 15, 2007
Banana Cream Pie
I had an odd craving for banana cream pie last night, so I convinced Stef and Young to go with me to Heidi's Pies in San Mateo. Mmm mmm delicious. I also like banana cream pie from Marie Callendar's. That might be the next stop.
So the past couple of days, I've been mooching off of Google. I got free lunches (not once, but twice this past week) and also a buncha free drinks! It's like I never left! Haha. We were saying how Google is a lot more fun when you don't work there, but get to reap the benefits. Oooh la la.
Tonight is our annual holiday party. Yeah, just one tradition that we started amongst friends. It's not affiliated with anything. Duh. We're going to The Melting Pot in San Mateo! It'll be my first fondue experience, so I'll update about it later (not to mention, yelping). Wooo hooo to it being almost Christmas.
Have a good weekend y'all!
So the past couple of days, I've been mooching off of Google. I got free lunches (not once, but twice this past week) and also a buncha free drinks! It's like I never left! Haha. We were saying how Google is a lot more fun when you don't work there, but get to reap the benefits. Oooh la la.
Tonight is our annual holiday party. Yeah, just one tradition that we started amongst friends. It's not affiliated with anything. Duh. We're going to The Melting Pot in San Mateo! It'll be my first fondue experience, so I'll update about it later (not to mention, yelping). Wooo hooo to it being almost Christmas.
Have a good weekend y'all!
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