32 weeks

my tummy is so big now. already gain 30 lbs. baby is about 4 lbs.
2 more months to go, due date on 02/01/2013.

Cat in the Custard Cup

4 ★★★★ for the ambiance and the service
3.0 ★★★ for the food
$$$ 50~100
Company dinner again! it's the 1st dinner this year so far. i guess i can count it as x'mas dinner as well. co-worker picked this place and i want to try their deer meat. but since we got a large group, we have to pick a pre-fixe menu. so i had the rib eye which is ok. i also tried their filet mignon, but i think their food are just soso. i wouldn't recommend it and won't come back again unless somebody else is paying for it.

Flemings

got $100 GC from BOA reward and decided to visit Flemings @ Victoria garden after 3 years for our Anniversary. i had NY steak and it was good. the cream corn was cooked with jalapeno which was little spicy. since i had $25 credit w/ rsvp, our bill end up to be $96.

Baby Shower

baby shower on 27 weeks along w/ the house warming party.

26 weeks

i can see baby's face through ultrasound. my tummy is getting bigger, but still doesn't look like 6 months. ha~

4th year anniversary

baby give me flowers at delivered it a work.

Moon Cake

pineapple cake from company.

Friends Baby 1st b-day

party celebration at her new home club house at Irvine with Hello kitty theme.

Festival

we stop by torrance and saw there's a festival going on. we stayed there a while to check it out.

Brunch at Cafe Terrance

i got coupon online for sunday brunch. since it's the last weekend, there were a lot people. the cafe is located inside Hyatt. overall the selection is ok, so is the food.

Labor day weekend

we went to friend's house for her birthday. it was a bbq + outdoor movie night, GANGNAM STYLE.

BLD brunch

there were a lot of people waiting for brunch and they go good food. i ordered the blueberry pancake. the house that holds the syrup is cute. after we are done, we walked over to MILK to get some ice cream. i had the banana flavor and babe had the thai ice tea macaroon, it was good, but i probably won't come back for it again. i just tried it b/c it got 2000 review on Yelp.

12 wks pregnant

i did my nuchal translucency screening test at san gabriel valley hospital. finally i can see the shape of the baby staring to develop. they also took blood sample for hCG and PAPP-A.

i only have a little tummy so far. that's maternity pants from H&M. my doctor said my umbilical cord is a bit small and suggest me to eat aspirin per day to help the baby to get more food.

Comic Con

1st time attending comic con in san diego. i've been to anime expo many time in OC, but never in comic con. thanks to my friend who had a vendor over there, so i got a chance to visit it. i felt there's more games, variety shows, TV dramas, toys instead of Japanese manga. we had india lunch buffet around the Gaslamp area since it's really close and dinner at Trattoria Fantastica in little italy afterword. i had the spicy shrimp spaghetti and it was pretty good. but i want to try the restaurant next door. the interior look so much fun.

Hollywood bowl

it's my 1st time watching the firework at hollywood bowl. they have concert for the 2nd half and firework at the end with orchestra. we brought food and drinks and enjoyed it during the show.

San Diego 1 day trip

we visit the Cabrillo National Monument and Old Town Historical Park. since i been to SD so many times, i think there isn't much new to explore. but the scenic is nice and worth another visit.

UCSD

we visit sd thanks to my school b/c i won a 2 night trip getaway to Humphreys Half Moon Inn. i was thinking to use it on the same weekend, but it was fully booked. so we have to look up hotel at hotel tonight.

we found a place located at little italy for $80 a night. it's pretty close to the shopping area and the room is decent. but more like a motel than hotel. we visit the sunset cliff after dinner and the place was beautiful.

Golden Corral

this place is grandly opened for several months. we went around 10:30am and there was a 15~20min wait ahead of us. the breakfast is $8.39 and lunch is $8.29 after 11am. haha~ we made it before 11am and got to taste both breakfast entries and lunch. after we got in, we saw another line for the grill steak, at least 10 people. the food was ok, but they got chocolate fountain and cotton candy which was something fun. the whole experience was fun and i enjoyed my brunch. i would said go at least once if you haven't been to. after we left the restaurant around 12pm, there were a very long line outside. so i would suggest to you to go early!

Summer BBQ

5th year Summer bbq!

Wedding @ St.Regis

beautiful place for a wedding. ceremony @ 4:30pm followed with cocktail and appetizers. the decor is very nice w/ a purple theme, but the food is okay. i love how they have photo booth and taco trucks at midnight. that was a lot of fun.

Dark Shadow

finally i can use the coupon i got online at grauman's chinese theater. it's nothing too excited since i just came here last week. the theater is big and it's pretty, but i think the seat in AMC is much more comfy. there were only a few people even it's a weekend. i wonder how could they make money out of it. i guess maybe on the tour. the movie is good. i kinda went just for Johnny Depp.

Hollywood block party

5/19 for 3 hours only from 10am-1pm. freebies for cal. residence, show ID to attend. i attended the chinese theater tour which was short, only 30 min, but we wait in line for 30 min. i was planing to go to mademe tusssa, but i was too late and they were not allow any more people. sucks~~ they should be more generous and make it a full day event.

Bridal Shower

1st time attending the bridal shower @ Back bay Bistro in new port. we had a buffet brunch and unlimited mismosa, games and presents.

Old Blog

http://media.ipavo.com/rti010

the website crushed already...don't know where it went. i am assuming it's 銀河網路電台

Avengers

Avengers we went to Cinemark @ Anaheim since i got a coupon online for the movie ticket. i was surprised that the theater is actually pretty nice and big. since it's the 1st weekend movie released, there were a lot of people and even a line before the movie started. we waited for 15 min. i did my homework and watched the previous movies before Avengers which makes a lot of sense.

Eatlian

building around it are all manufacturers. kinda weird to see a restaurant inside the area. originally this place manufacture pasta and pasta sauce, but turnout to be a a restaurant afterward. the food was good, both pizza and pasta. especially the porcini mushroom with prosciutto pizza.

Buns

this time i made chinese buns. taro with brown sugar. it turn out easier than i thought.

Bread

finally~~ the bread rise after 3rd times trying. i made cream corn and pork sung bun. i also tried 30 sec recipes which turned out pretty well too.

Eva Restaurant

4 ★★★★ for the ambiance and the service
4 ★★★★ for the food
$ 39 per person
we came here before the lakers game. we got the coupon online for almost half price off and decided to try out their Sunday dinner b/c of the good rating. sunday is a prefix 4 courses meal and you can always order more from the menu if you want. so it's a buffet style dinner. i believe they change their menu weekly b/c we got different entries from what they listed online. we started with salad and had whitefish and lamb "pot au feu". i like both, but we ordered the fish the 2nd time and end the meal with strawberry cobbler. the waiter was really nice and the food was great. but it was kinda slow and a little messed up. even we start eating at 4pm, we kinda rush it at 6pm.

Lakers v.s Jazz

3/18 @6:30 pm. 1st time watching NBA at staple center. we sat on row 10 behind the basket ball rack. i thought it's that's close enough, but i still feel a bit far from the player. and too bad we can't bring DSLR. Lakers end up lost.

from work

little fashion alley.

Kite Festival

we went to redondo beach afterward just for fun. it's annual kite festival and it's nice to visit when the weather is good.

Le Pain Quotidien

3.5 ★★★★ for the ambiance and the service
3.5 ★★★★ for the food
$ 30 and below
we went to farmer's market around beverly hills. but it's kind small and not much food vendors, so we picked a restaurant and had lunch there. we were thinking about Larchmont Bungalow, but there were too many people. so we tried Le Pain Quotidien instead b/c it's next door and the atmosphere is nice. i had the grilled chicken w/ wild rice. it looks appetizing, but the rice is ice cold. i was expecting a warm entry, but it was a salad instead...

Breadman

1st time experience with the breadman. the toast is finally edible after 3rd time trying. but still not good enough... sign....

Orange Hill

4 ★★★★ for the ambiance and the service
4 ★★★★ for the food
$ 40 per person
it's the time of the year again! OC restaurant week! they have it twice a year. this time we decided to visit Orange hill again b/c i love the night view up there! i had sea bass and babe had filet Mignon, but prime rib came out instead. when we asked the waiter, he said that's what they have on the restaurant menu. for god sake, i saw the menu w/ my own eye, it clearly said FILET MIGNON! and i saw other people eating it as well! so does the online menu! but babe like prime rib anyway, so we didn't ask the waiter to change it. that's the only weird part.

Heat Yoga

i started to go to hot yoga in covina b/c i heard from my co-worker. i heard about it long time ago, but it's the 1st time trying it. it really make me sweat while work out. they got a program for 1st timer that if you going for 7 days in a roll, then i can got 1 month free. what a offer! hopefully i can try to keep it up.

Gift

i got a message candle oil for my co-worker. $29. it's very nice.

Snow pricess

i visited here b/c i got their vip card which gives me 10% off entire order. i tried the pork katsu hot dog which is just ok. their sauce wasn't very Japanese IMO. I'll still come back, but just b/c i got a coupon for a free shaved snow.

Dripp

an interesting coffee shop around the area inside the shopping plaza. i love the interior design and their coffee is quit unique. i had a Turkish coffee which is very extraordinary for me. i enjoyed their apple turnover pastry and enjoyed my time over there.

大黑家

it's my 1st time trying the ramen. to be honest, nothing impress me. the soup is a little tasteless. i order the combo with frie rice. i think the rice dise is better than their ramen. everybody say the one in little Tokyo is much better. but there's no way for me to wait in line over 1 hour just for ramen...

1/19 玉珍海產

本來想吃另一家, 不過有點遠, 這家是司機大哥推薦的海產店, 又在港口旁, 就換這家吃看看, 沒想到生意真不錯
曼波魚, 有看別人推薦, 一直想吃吃看. 肉質真的很特別, QQ的很彈.
回家時在火車站買了池上便當吃

1/18 綠島

第3天早上就搭船去綠島. 真不虧是東北季風, 晃到我想吐... 回程趕快去買暈船藥... 太恐怖了...
綠島package也是在網路上買的$3800. 兩人包住宿,機車,浮浅+溫泉.
來綠島一定要泡溫泉, 可惜海底溫泉沒開放, 只好在遠處泡泡看海景.
晚上住統祥飯店, 房間還滿可愛的.