We were invited to celebrate Tita Susan’s birthday last night at Mana in San Mateo. I haven’t seen her in such a long time.
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Born 1912
Last Sunday we celebrated Grandma’s 100 birthday at the Japanese Cultural Center in Honolulu. I don’t remember the last time we all got together. I hope it’s not the last.
Kauai 2012
This was our 1st trip to the garden isle. 1st of all there are feral chickens everywhere. There are 3 theories/stories on why there are so many chickens on Kauai. 1. The original Polynesians brought them over. 2. Hurricane Iniki destroyed the chicken farms and they escaped. 3. Filipinos brought over fighting breeds for cockfighting. …
Impromptu Date Night
I ferried in this evening to see the San Francisco Symphony perform a free outdoor concert. Unfortunately I got there so late it was impossible to get a good seat let alone a good photo. With that in mind we decided to grab a little something to eat. Pizza Orgasmica just off the Embarcadero! We …
California Coastal Clean Up
This morning we woke up early to participate in the local California Coastal Clean Up day. In 2010, 1.2 million pounds of trash was removed. Number one item collected? Let’s just say I have a renewed dislike for smokers who don’t discard their butts & folks who don’t pick up after their dogs. Even though we …
Scottish Games 2012
Unfortunately we arrived to late to photograph some of the strong man games, but we did manage to see some pretty cool birds of prey.
12 Years Old
Today marks our 12 year anniversary. The time went by so quickly and I can’t imagine life without Sandy. To celebrate, we had lunch at Michael Chiarello’s Bottega in Yountville.
Marica
Tonight we met Aunty Sachi & Uncle Russell at Marica in Oakland.
LA Adventures 2012
We spent the weekend in LA on a mixed family adventure. We visited Tawny’s neighborhood (Freda was in town) and had breakfast at the Alcove Cafe. Later that evening we met up my niece Bethany for her exposure to Filipino food via Gerry’s Grill. Sunday was Cuban brunch at Versailles in Manhattan Beach. A couple …
Lake Tahoe 2012
We had a great time in Lake Tahoe. The weekend started off with a killer breakfast by Jimi. Cheese omelets with a morel mushroom sauce, fruit, spicy sausage, biscuits … and I didn’t take a single photo. Jimi had to work so Amy took us on a hike to Winnemucca Lake with a stop over at Frog …