Osha II

We had another Fridate and once again we ate at Osha. Let’s see we had the angel wings, dressed prawns, tuna stacked tartare. The volcano beef was incredible and let’s not forget the lychee martini.

Since we’re back on standard time it creates a bit of a challenge for my G10. It’s low light performance is what you’d expect from a compact camera. My 5D Mark II should ship Nov 20-22…. Jim.

Stitched Panorama

Mondate

Today both Sandy and I had business in Sacramento. The timing was great so we met on a lunch date at CaffĂ© Italia in Davis. Sandy had soup and salad. I had the chicken and bacon ranch pizza. We didn’t really eat that desert, I just ordered it so I could photograph it for the blog you know.

Balikbayan Box

Something that I believe is unique to the Philippine culture is the Balikbayan Box.

Balik means returning, Bayan means home. For the most part they are universal in size 24 x 24 x 24. They are filled with precious goodies from the US to bring back home to friends and family.  Courier services will deliver Balikbayan Boxes door to door for about $65.00 with no weight limitations. Although it could take 30 days for the box to arrive.

Whenever sending a relative off from SFO, I would always look up at the monitor to locate the Philippine Airlines counter. Now I just look for the rows with Balikbayan Boxes.