Hey folks! It's been a while so I thought it might not be a bad idea to keep you guys posted on how things are going here in Sunny Pasadena. School & work have kept me pretty busy so I haven't really had much free time to do anything noteworthy, but here are a few pics to give you all a peek at what I have had time to do. Here goes...
Here we are on the last Friday before the first week of school! Brenton, Me & Allan doing what we do best: getting free food. This wonderful Carribean BBQ was courtesy of the Annenberg School of Communication. Cheers!
If you remember the picture of my empty room (a couple posts back), let me tell you that it is a little less sad now compared to before. I now have a bed (thanks Aunty Maria). You may wonder why I mention this when there is a picture of White fish, veges & fries. The reason is that Brandon was kind enough to come and help me move the bed from Agoura Hills to Pasadena. On the return trip, we stopped by Sherman Oaks to hang out & catch dinner with Carie at the Marmalade Cafe. And that is where the picture is from. Oh, Brandon, you're welcome for the food...
The moving action didn't stop that day. The next weekend, Carie needed help moving out of her place so, in exchange for some man power, we (Brandon, Paul & I) were treated to breakfast (at 4pm in the afternoon) at Jinky's. The above is a picture of the spinach, zucchini & egg white sandwich with Jinky potatoes. It's never too late for breakfast food...
Later that evening, I saw this creature crawling around in my hallway. I'm not even sure what it is. Anyone know?
So, in addition to Yuto, Josh and myself, we have another tenant in the house...Sophie. Ain't she cute?
And, to commemorate my very first Sam's Club run and finally having some food to prepare at home, I post my dinner from that night: romaine lettuce, tomatoes, turkey & parmesan cheese salad (onion vinaigrette not yet poured). It was truly one of the tastiest salads I've ever had...
Last but not least, here's a pic of my latest project: facial hair growth. It's creeping up to 3 weeks of growth and, as my manager commented, is sort of in the middle stage of growth beyond stubble but before anything respectable. Feedback?
Also, this past friday, I had a very pleasant lunch with Mr. Chun at Shaab in Old Town. We were both thoroughly surprised by how busy they were during lunch and we had to settle for sushi (unfortunately missing out on shabu shabu) in the interest of time. I didn't know sushi could be so filling! We both agreed that a return trip for the shabu shabu is a must!
Okey dokes, that more or less takes you up through to the present. I've also received a few Apple related goodies over the past couple of days. If any of you guys swing by Pasadena, I can show you the following: 1) New work shirt in line with the ad campaign for the "remastered nanos." 2) Business cards with my name on them. Exciting! 3) A certificate & pin showing that I have achieved Apple Product Professional status. I'm oh so proud! On that note, I bid you all adieu. Have a pleasant evening (day for those of you in other time zones) and stay tuned for the next update!
So, thanks to Carie, I have FINALLY received the picture that I've been waiting (two weeks) for! Cheers Carie! Here it is!
Bic & I at the Largo on August 15. Awesome show. Great company. Good times.
How are you all doing this fine summer afternoon? As most of you probably know, I'm back in So Cal to settle in the week before school. Quite a bit is going on so here's a brief little update for you. I don't have internet at the house so I'm actually blogging to you all from the Pasadena Apple Store (where I'll be working part time - come visit if you can). Anyways, here goes...
Here's a pic of the house I'm living in and sharing w/Josh & Yuto. It's quite spacious inside and there's an historic (old) feel to the place since it was built back in the early 1900's.
Here are a couple of pics of my room. It's pretty unremarkable at the moment but at least I'm unpacked!
Next to the kitchen, there's a door that leads to the basement. To be quite honest, it looks pretty creepy down there. I doubt I'll be going down there too often...
Last, but certainly not least, Josh, Brandon, Carie & I went over to the Largo yesterday evening to see Bic Runga play a beautiful acoustic set. She is such an amazing live performer! I had the fortune of meeting Bic after the show and getting my CD signed. I also got a pic but I'm currently waiting for Carie to send that along. I must say, what a great start to the year!
So that's everything for the moment. Hopefully I'll get some furniture in my room and we'll also get some internet at the house. Until then, don't expect too many updates until I start spending more time on campus or at the Apple Store. On that note, take care everyone!
Since it's been pretty darn hot this summer in Hawaii (and much of the rest of the Earth...go see An Inconvenient Truth if you haven't already), I'd like to offer this extremely helpful word of advice: Go enjoy some shave ice!!!
This here is the legit Waiola's (meaning it's on Waiola St...not like that other pretender). Dishing out tasty icy treats to island folk since ages ago...
Truly sweet as! Lychee on the left, Mango on the right, mochi balls underneath. Lychee & Mango get two thumbs up, but I must say that I prefer the sweet, vanilla-y taste of ice cream to the somewhat bland, though nicely textured, mochi.
Anyways, these are both pics from today's excursion. In addition to Waiola's, Darren & I covered stops as varied as Satellite City Hall, the NEX, Ala Moana & Cutter Mazda (to test drive a 3 - happy to report, it was a sweet car). In any case, I just thought I'd offer up a quick post. I can count the days I've got left here in the islands on one hand so I better start savoring the things a bit more (even though I've got work every day from now till sunday). I'll do my best to soak up as much as I can in the time I've got and hopefully I can put some pics up to share that with you all. On that note, peace out and take care!
The pic probably speaks for itself.
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