A Week of Family Fun in Los Angeles

On Sunday evening, I said goodbye to my family: dad, PB (older sister) and A (brother-in-law), after a week of them visiting me for the first time in Los Angeles. They got along extremely well with L, who drove us everywhere on the weekend. (Thank You, L!) I did my share of driving on Wed.-Fri., since my work gave me some time off. The week was both fun and tiring because we did so much from morning until night. Hanging out with them made me realize how much I really miss being with my family. We crave the same food and speak words that can't always be translated to English. Both my dad and PB were especially excited about Thai Town, which we visited almost everyday to pick up more desserts for their trips back to the bay area. Here are a few pictures from last week:


Chinatown


Grand Central Market


Bradbury Building
Have you seen Blade Runner?


Caltrans District 7 Headquarters

Vacation in Autumn

So some of you already know that L and I will be going to Taiwan and Hong Kong in October. If you have any recommendations for anything, please email them to frogafish@gmail.com or leave a comment here. Thanks!

Out of all the things in the world other than family and friends, I wouldn't be able to say that I've lived life without traveling. If I could keep squeezing in at least 2 vacations per year, I would like these places to be my future vacation destinations for the next few years:
India, Peru, France, Italy, Cambodia, and Brazil.


Peace!
I love Carnival. Found one on the way home on Sunday night. I didn't ride or play anything, just love all the bright lights and snacks.

Enjoying the Olympics

Ever since the beginning of the Summer Olympics in China, I have been glued to the TV. I enjoy watching the swimming, synchronize diving, and gymnastics the most. I know, it's a lot of TV time, but I'm usually doing other things at the same time like answer e-mails, visit web sites, design work, etc. Once in a while, I'll get a phone call, so it's only normal to pick it up. Well, I think Lok caught me doing all of this twice recently when he got home and he thinks that it's all too much to be doing at the same time. But is it really?

So I picked up the phone b/c I wanted to talk to the caller. If I can tell that it's going to be a long call then of course I would turn the TV off, but at both of those times, they weren't. Then I muted the TV because I still wanted to know the score of whatever game that I was watching. The laptop is still on because I'm just not done using it. Is this really too much when you're home alone after a long day at work? What if I were to add that even though I'm doing all of this, dinner is usually cooked and all the dishes are clean? Should it make a difference?


Love the Bright Colors!
I took this image almost exactly one year ago. Can you guess what it is or where it was taken at? For more colorful images, check out This is Why We Dive.

Thai Slush

Lok loves Thai slush and it's just so overpriced at almost every restaurants. We finally stopped by one of the local Thai market to get all of our favorite toppings today.


Ingredients for Thai Slush
That's the shaved ice machine that we use on the top right corner.

The Search is Over

For a long time now until yesterday, I have been using Lok's old college computer desk. Why? Because the one that I want at Ikea is always sold out and I just never seem to be able to agree with the design + price of other ones.

Well, the search is over and thanks to Goodwill it was only $10! Luckily, I went to pick up Lok while he was waiting for his car oil change. We decided to go to the Goodwill that was across the street because I like thrift stores. As soon as I saw it, I knew that I had to have it. I even told Lok to stand next to it while I go pay. He got all like, "No one is going to get it. Don't worry." Well, he was probably right because people walk past good things all the times and they don't know it. It was actually $20 at first. I had something else that was 1/2 off and the cashier just ended up giving me 50% off for everything. Sweet!


Love the Drawers!

The Metro!

Our metro system looks quite fancy. I have to say that I didn't imagine this fancy underground interior at all. Just look at it. I'm sure that not every station is like this, but isn't it amazing how much we can do to an underground space?


Hollywood and Highland Metro Red Line Station