Browse Month: January 2009

My Family!!!

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Cousin Nida (aka “Ja”) who lives in Thailand.

This morning I got a facebook friend request from my cousin in Thailand!  Then, I got another request from my cousin in North Carolina!  Then, I found her brother in her friend list and we added each other.  Yay!

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Cousins Amy and Andrew (from North Carolina) and John (Nida’s brother) in Europe together.

On my mom’s side, there are 10 cousins (including me and Brother).  I haven’t seen these cousins in many many years and only remember them as little kids.  Now they’re all growns up and I can see what they’ve been up to through this crazy crazy place called facebook.  There are lots of people who say it’s trouble to put yourself out there but this is one of the reasons I appreciate the social networking site…I get to reconnect with old friends AND family!!

Numb and Late

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Today marks an historic day for us but I feel like I missed the party.  There were a ton of parties and gatherings today as if it was another national holiday.  Everyone around me was giddy with excitement for the inauguration of the 44th President of the United States and I had to go to work.  Don’t get me wrong, I know that plenty of people went to work today but they also sat at their computers watching it all happen live.  For me, the day came and went and the only part I saw all day was about 5 minutes of the parade as I was in an isolation room.  It was kinda hard to appreciate what was going on with a mask, gown, and booties on as I was on my hands and knees with a baby.

I came home this afternoon feeling a little numb and melancholy.  I’m not sure why.  The only thing I could think of was a similar feeling that I had on the fateful day of the 9/11.  I was working at Rancho as an intern and pretty much isolated from all the news coverage and emotion.  It wasn’t until I got home that I was able to actually able to take in what had happened that day.  So, today I had the same funny feeling.

I’m a person who appreciates tradition and ceremonial events and I couldn’t help get choked up during Bush’s final address last Friday and was inspired by all the pomp and circumstance of today’s events.  One of my favorite traditions is how the outgoing president leaves a confidential letter to the incoming president on the desk of the oval office.  It was in a manila envelope with a small post-it note with the number “44” written on it.  That’s cool.

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And so we have a new president.  I’m ok with it.  I just hope that it will satisfy my SF neighbors and co-workers for a while.  Congratulations, President Obama.  You have a lot of work to do.

Making the Reverse Move

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A year and a half ago, we moved from Irvine to SF.  In a couple weeks, Rob and Kel will be moving from the Bay Area to Irvine.  Go figure.  After 8 years, they’ve decided to say goodbye to a life of fog, bridges, and BART and hello to life of sun, look-alike houses, and plenty of driving…and they’re looking forward to it!!!  I’m very excited for them and there’s a part of me that’s envious of their new life.  There are lots of things I miss about living in Irvine and Southern CA in general.

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So, on Sunday afternoon, we had a BBQ for them at Jimmy and Eleen’s, which was filled with Hawaiian food and doggies.  Jesse almost burnt down the grill but all the food was pretty yummy.  Thanks to Susie for all the marinated meat!!  J&E’s house was also recently renovated so we finally got to check it all out.  It was fun to hang out with friends and I think Koa had just as much fun socializing with Boudin, Mika, Diesel, Brando, and of course Smush.

Have a great time in Irvine, Little Masayas!  We’ll miss you!!  I’ve updated my OC List on Yelp just for you guys!!  Here are photos from the BBQ.

Booked and Registered

morefitnessOn Friday, I got my days off approved so I hopped on the computer and booked our flights to NYC and registered for the race. Yay!  This has got to be one of the cheapest races ever. Registration was only 25 bucks!! AND it includes a free one-year subscription to Fitness Magazine. Score! It’ll be in the Spring (end of April) and the route goes through Central Park.  Should be fun!!!  The race is scheduled smack dab in the middle of our 5-day trip so hopefully it will give me ample time to explore and recover.

Sprout-tastic!

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It’s Day 15 and I am pleasantly surprised to find that my basil egg has sprouted!!  There’s only one at the moment but there may be more down below just waiting to poke out of the soil.  Until then, I shall celebrate this one with a little sprout photoshoot.  Isn’t he cute?!

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With the conditions in the house being so dry, I put a jar over the egg for a little greenhouse effect and I think that did the trick.  Yay!  Little Miss Black Thumb is learning!!

Warm Nights

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The weather has been unseasonally warm here and it’s bummin’ me out.  We need cold!  We need rain!  We need snow!  Not sure I’ll be making it to Tahoe this season afterall.  That is, unless it starts to pour for days and days in the next few weeks.

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The only silver lining to it all is that it makes for very pleasant evenings outside.  So, we made reservations for a place in the Financial District that has outdoor seating.  It’s unusual for us to be able to sit outside without shiverring or defending the napkins from the wind.

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We had dinner at plouf, which ended up being a fun dinner of seafood and wine.  Yum.  Isn’t it cute?!  It’s in a little alley with lights hanging above.  Ah…is this what Europe is like?