My lime crime lips and a freshly dipped watermelon Popsicle.
I wanted to get balloons like this for my bday but forgot. Hah.
We went clubbing!
The best and the most $$$ chamorro meal you will ever have.
Strawberry pigigy!
Ferry building oysters!
Vegan Kare kare at Pampalasa, a new filipino restaurant in the SoMa area where Bayani is the chef at.
Last drinks with Bebot and Tony. Best part when the old folks don't get it. "Why are people here? Why is the table like this? Look at the floor. It's unfinished. There's nothing going on." The bar had a penis statue which my auntie found amusing.
I got to hang out with a lot of family this week. My auntie and uncle are in town and thanks to a flop in our communication, they were supposed to stay with me, but then they ended up staying in the city. I went to city almost every day this week. Marina and Russian Hill on Sunday, Mission on Tuesday, SoMa on Wednesday, Inner Sunset on Thursday, and back to SoMa on Friday. Saturday was Embarcadero in the morning, Mission for Dinner, and then SoMa for some dancing, Tenderloin for some late night eating. It's been fun and the best part was most of it was with family! There's a lot of love there. Sunday, we woke up a full home with all my nieces and nephew over and made breakfast, and then I headed out back to the Sunset area for some Twirl and Dip and Art at the deYoung.
There was a lot of good food. I went back to Lolinda for the 3rd time in 2 weeks. Revolution Cafe for some live music for a second time. I even went to AsiaSF, which I have not gone to in over 10 years! Definitely a San Francisco must. The good food continuted onto the weekend. We made a reservation at Pampalasa, a rustic Filipino place in the SoMa area where Bayani is the chef. everything was good! I liked the sotoghon soup. The broth was very rich and flavorful. Ukoy, which was battered and fried vegetables was perfectly crisp the way your favorite onion rings are. Pancit bihon was flavorful Fresh lumpia with a coconut crepe was light and refreshing. Sago with handmade tapioca. Desert of sweet tofu (taho) did not disappoint! appropriately named, the food is flavorful. Pampalasa (lasa = taste).
I had not planned it, but I ended up having dinner at Prubechu, currently the only Chamorro restaurant, and it is in the mission. I crashed my sister's large party as I ordered a la carte and picked on whatever the kids did not want to try. It was a lot of food. And after that some dancing. To end the might, Korean food, at COCOBANG, which did not disappoint. Sunday equalled more guam food redux. And a trip to the sunset area for shopping, food, and art. Time to sleep.
Turned 30 with a bang this year. I had an all weekend celebration and still some events planned for next weekend.
I tell people that my social life here, began shortly after the first birthday I had here. I had a slightly quiet birthday last year and we are all certainly allowed to have those in our lives, I spent it mostly with family and reflecting, a couple weeks later, is when I planned my first social outing, and of course it was soo much food, and I took baby steps planning it, but it was fun in the end. Summer continued and so did the city outings, and me enjoying my new schedule, with my evenings free. 2015 brought on its new challenges, a new job that demanded more hours again, and me adjusting to that. I used to live for the weekends. I had a crazy social calendar, with most days of the week filled out, and I would send to friends, so they can plan theirs too. The last "free" weekend went out with a bang, I was able to spend it out of town with a friend up in the mountains, and before that a bachlorette weekend in Vegas. My work has a peak season, and when we started preparing for that, all hands were on deck, and even that very first weekend that I worked on the weekends, I had to cancel a weekend trip to Healdsburg with Itinerary planned. That trips remains to be unscheduled where I will have food, wine, and ice cream awaiting for me to try.
It's Sunday and along with Sunday comes the Sunday Blues. Usually thoughts like, "Why'd I'd eat so much?" or "Why'd I drink so much?" comes to mind. Tiredness and restlessness go hand in hand. Promises made to self. Schedule this appointment and that appointment. Talk to the boss about this and that. Anxieties about work and relationships are pondered.
Anyway.. cheers to this week. I will try to post pics of my celebrating soon! It was a good birthday! I promise ya!
my music. Not sure how unique my current taste of music is but I haven't found my "music" buddies. Friends I can go to shows with kinda thing. Sometimes I make it to shows alone. Like I did for Jenny Lewis and Likki Li, and I browse through the audience wondering about people lives, who they are, what's thier story.. Like the gentlemen that I picked up my tics from? Who is this gentlemen that works in law and buys Jenny Lewis tickets that he cannot make it to. Anyhoo. This is my current mood. Beirut. Postcards from Italy. Start there then listen to Nantes. And then.. The prostitute from Marseille. They have a show in berkeley. I hope to go. Also I did not get tog tab outsideland yics this year and there's actually quite a number of artists I want. Angus and Julia stone has been on my list for awhile now. Anyhoo. Here is Beirut. Can they be the band at my wedding?
I'm just a walking stress ball. You can ask me to do the simplest task and I can feel my body react to it. Have you seen that TED talk, "stress is your friend." Because nothing would get done without stress! This is true. But how do I change myself so I am not always freaking out. Hah. I don't know :)
Another date question. And my answer to that is unusual too. I say, "I like sad movies.Usually sad indie films. Dark comedies. Especially ones with a great soundtrack. " I'm not sure when I started liking them. Maybe it's because it's a reminder that everyone has their struggles. Love isn't perfect. Life is hard. Anyhoo. I don't have cable so my entertainment has been reduced down to my phone. Thanks goodness for Netflix, which I don't even always have time to watch. Anyway. Right now I'm in the middle of wAtching "happy christmas" with Anna Kendrick and lena Dunham (um yeah!) . It's about a dysfunctional baby sister coping with her just recent breakup, and she moves in with her older brother. She's irresponsible and can't even be trusted to babysit.(lol btw I've barely ever watched my kabillion neice's and nephews with the exception of Kylan, because well, he is like my lil' bro.) she goes out drinking and embarrassingly passes out on the hosts bed. I have not done that. But I've passed out in bars. U usually can't move me at that point. Anyhoo. I still have to finish the movie. Movie is kinda slow as you just watch her move through her new daily routine.
Other good selections on Netflix right now is Chef. A divorced chef, forgets about his dreams, is pushed to remember it, with the help of ex wife and ex wife's exhusband (see sometjmes you got to let go out your ego). The filming is awesome. I took a friend to watch this movie and she was like "I'm never eating grilled cheese again. That's a lot of butter." I had the opposite reaction. Like what I want to go make one right now. Also the chef in the movie received training from chef roy choi (the korean food truck from LA. I mean chef roy choi has grown his empire to a much larger scale. But he has been credited with starting the food truck revolution. He's even restaurant a healthy fast food chain up her win the bay! Excited. )
France's ha, with Gretchen Hedwig (sp?) 20 somehing yo. Can't figure life out after she's done with college.
Old boy. Which is an American remake of a korean movie. Crazy stuff! You must watch. Guy gets kidnapped for years and years and has no idea why. Be prepared to be traumatized.
Silver linings playbook. Just by the name. There is a silver lining. Man is so devasted and obsessed with is ex who cheated on him. He goes insane. But there is a silver lining and power of dance. I love Jennifer Lawrence's lil back house with a dance studio in bottom.
Thanks for sharing is good, but also painful and uncomfortable to watch them go through thier addictions gweneth Paltrow is addicted to her healthy habits and mark ruffulo is a recovering sex addict.
Big fish. I like to watch it for the incredible love story (fables or not) that the father tells of his wife.
And then of course Drive because it's so LA. Mexican gangsters. Jewish mafia. Valley crimes. The Hollywood life. Plus I love the Moosic.
Don't miss blue valentine. You watch ryan and girl fall in love and out of love. And they can't help either.
Somehow that question has popped up in people's vernacular, as if the answer can possibly be no. I guess it can be. But usually my answer is along the lines of "yes. I kinda dance like a hippie" . Hah. Free spirit. Hands waiving in the air. I've attempted to dance. Growing up I took the occasionally dance class. Usually not getting too far, but at least trying. Anyway.. Have you heard of Kizomba? Very sexy dance of Angola.
