Food… and More Food!

Finally home from Hawaii and getting ready for the big move to Canada! I’ll be leaving on the 19th.

Yesterday I spent my afternoon hanging out with my awesome friend Melanie and later, we met up with Lynda. Oh man, I feel bloated yet satisfied just thinking about yesterday haha. I met up with her for lunch at the Counter, which is an awesome custom burger place. We had our burgers as well as some salad (for my guilt issues ), and some sweet potato fries and onion strings. Man was it filling!

My delicious beef burger with a multigrain bun, avocado, jalapeno pepper jack cheese, black bean and corn salsa AND chipotle aioli. Yum Yum.

Melanie's amazing turkey burger as well as the sweet potato fries (to die for!)

The burger pretty much melted in my mouth and everything blended together into a godly combo in my mouth. I’ll probably come back, but I’ll make sure to not order those fries since those burgers are ridiculously filling even though I came in starving since I haven’t had lunch that day.

Oh no! Where did the food go?

We then chilled out at Pink Berry with their awesome watermelon flavor. Lynda then met up with us and we hung out for the rest of the afternoon. I’m glad that Melanie and Lynda clicked so well. Melanie had to go home to take care of her pets, so she left us at about 7 pm. After that Lynda and I wandered around Fry’s looking for some equipment. When the expedition proved to be unsuccessful, we decided to go out for dinner at Pepper Lunch! I’ve always wanted to have some type of hamburg steak and egg sizzling on a hot plate, and Pepper Lunch pretty much answered my prayers.

My Pepper Beef udon with fried egg. I loved how the hot plate made the udon crunchy!

The picture got Melanie to want to eat it, even though she doesn’t eat beef! They put this salty sauce on the noodles, and pretty much the first few minutes of the meal was us just making sure that the beef would cook fully.

Lynda's curry rice beef.

The only con about this is that since Lynda was eating rice on a flat plate, it made a large mess! I also struggled to eat the corn remaining on my plate. But was it worth it? Totally. I had a great time with both of my friends that day. Hopefully, we’ll be able to do something like this soon!

As a random point, I just figured out how captions work. Bleh.

Also, I scrapped my theme idea and I’m hoping to do something with Typography. I need to work hard to have it finished before I go to college, or at least before school starts. Hopefully everything will turn out alright.

Harnessing the Awesomeness of Bluetooth

I’ve been surrounded by bluetooth tech for years, from my dad’s Jawbone to my family in Vietnam using it to transfer ringtones to their phones, but it never occured to me to ever attempt to connect my phone to my computer ( I know.. I’m ashamed I haven’t really tried it out). That is, until my brother came back from his trip in Italy, having filled my phone with photos (as well as suspending my phone for attempting to load youtube videos on a free phone.)

Now that I’ve finished the transfer of images to my laptop, I’ll allow you guys to bask in the glory of real Italian pizza:

Nummeh

Ironically, I think this phone is a little bit better at taking steady pictures than the iPhone 3GS (iPhone 4 is a completely different story). Well I have an easier way to load images into blog posts I guess.

On a completely different vein, I have mastered how to make tasty Korean instant noodles. The trick is to actually cook them hahaha. My mother and little brother have been just filling their bowls with hot water. Microwaving makes the noodles really yummy.

Anyways, I’m going to fill the rest of this post with a pic of me taken from my phone. Summer is fun, but at the same time dreadfully boring (as in way too relaxing!). Hopefully that’ll turn around next week. ;D

As a random note… Wait a second. I recognize something… My brother is wearing my shirt in that pizza picture!! What the…. Okay then…

The evil blurry effect strikes back

The evils of Ikea

Those Swedish are clever, clever people, making us go through their entire inventory before we can be free from their clutches. However, most of the people who lurk into their dominion fail to escape, finding a quirky reason to buy a thing or two. Not to mention the evil wall of clocks:

Okay… Not really an evil wall of clocks.

My mom and I, in our quest for searching for items that will be integrated into my new dorm room, took the risk and decided to venture in the giant Ikea store in Palo Alto. We were nearly drawn to the allure of the items, and we nearly left the building with some bed sheets and a cute little mouse night light. However, logic prevailed and we did not buy anything except for the damned delicious Ikea food. xD But we do plan to buy many things once I’m in Canada. The End.

Changing the topic to something entirely different, I also decided to paint my nails in orange and pink after washing too many dishes with hot water hahaha xP.

I really do love OPI colors.

Sorry for the bad image quality, but I can’t find my camera and have realized how much easier it is for me just to take pictures from a camera phone or my laptop. Over and out.

The power of tea

To be more accurate, the power of asian tea. Tea really keeps me going when I’m tired and worn out. It’s my version of coffee, sinc I just can’t stand the bitterness. The bottle I’m holding is just amazing. It tastes similar to the tea they use at Tapioca Express. Just mix it with some milk and sugar, and you got yourself some milk tea. Another way of having it is with mango juice. Tea isn’t just tasty, it also has many health benefits, ranging from anti-cancer to even anti-venom effects! This particular type of tea I’m holding, as well as other bottled teas, is pretty bitter and can keep you awake for quite awhile. If you aren’t in it for the caffeine kick, I recommend that you dilute it with some water. The tea I’m holding is Hey-Song Camellia Green Tea, and is sugar free. You can get it at many Asian supermarkets. Just look around, and make sure to get a full bag of them! From what my mom has said, they are selling out fast!

As for the blog itself, I’ve been working on a new header image which will translate into a new layout. Here’s what I have going. Thoughts? Ideas? Click the thumbnail to view it!

My summer is coming along great. With less than a month till college move out, I can’t help but feel a little nervous yet am still very excited. I’m actually going to update this blog. This time, it’s for real.

Happy birthday to me!

Oh dear, I only have 20 minutes left till the end of my birthday. I had an awesome dinner with family, followed by a hysterical show watching Conan O’Brien. He’s great. I’d be slightly more reflective, but I’m just overwhelmed. I guess I’ll update a lot more once I find that camera of mine.

Yes. I’m 18. Which means I’m barely legal. I can drink in Quebec now!

Here’s a slightly devious picture to fill some space haha.

Long Time No Talk

It’s already summer! I can’t believe my last post was nearly 4 months ago. I’ve gotten into college, graduated, gone to Malaysia and am now bumming for the summer. Feels so unbelievable. I’d post more right now, but I guess I need to find my camera first. I promise I’ll post regularly!