07.30.06
I got horribly sunburned at the Berkeley Kite Festival. We watched all the colorful kites while we snacked on sandwiches from Andronicos. Watching the excited little kids was fun. The octopus kites were the best. Adaptation with Nicholas Cage was kinda weird.

07.29.06
I went to Cheryl's good bye lunch at Gordon Bierch's and then went shopping with Katie at Union Square.

07.28.06
bg and I made pesto pasta and watched Lord of War, great ending btw.

07.27.06
I think I'm outgrowing Urban Outfitters. *gasp* Yup, I used to love this store and all its unique clothing but my tastes are changing. Sigh, what will replace Urban?

07.25.06

I stole Crissy's String Doll. They're handmade with a single piece of string in Thailand. The one Crissy had was called Dark Boy and it scares bg cause it looks voodoo-ish. You can see the entire collection here.

07.23.06
I had dinner at Koi Palace.

07.22.06
bg and I finally got to use my birthday present and we drove around a go-cart all around SF. Heehee, so fun and we got a lot of looks from people on the street. The only sad thing was that we forgot to bring our camera. It was such a nice day to be out and about too. The gps guide is really accurate. I wanna go back and visit Fort Point and take a photo of Hopper's Hands and Paws.

We had a late lunch at Tarantino's but it wasn't very good. Sigh, at least the view was decent. bg's parents made us a yummy light pasta with shrimp for dinner, just a little olive oil and herbs.

07.21.06

I've been hearing a lot about POM, how they're delicious with mixed drinks and full of antioxidants (ah, the wonders of marketing). Anyway, so I decided to try their new teas. I bought a Pomegranate Black Tea and Pomegranate Peach
Passion White Tea. White tea is made from young tea leaves (ahhh, stupid Snapple commericals). The verdict: they're pretty refreshing but a tad expensive. The most appealing aspect are their unique bottles which can double as a vase for a few roses with a trimmed stems. It's novel to be drinking fruit tea from a wide lip container; you feel like you're drinking tea from a high ball glass rather than something you got from the supermarket. Other tea flavors include:

• Pomegranate Black Tea
• Pomegranate Lychee Green Tea
• Pomegranate Blackberry Black Tea

I still miss the white pea drink, Le Tea from 7-11 in Taiwan. =d

07.20.06
I met up with bg and had dinner at Anjou, this cute little French restaurant hidden away in an alley. I had a yummy veal pasta.

Anjou
44 Campton Place
San Francisco, CA
415-392-5373

07.17.06
My sister bought me Calendula grape peeling gel to help exfoliate the dead skin from my face. It works pretty well and you can get it at any the Face Shop store in Asia. For those that don't know, the Face Shop is a South Korean-based retailer of body, bath, skin care and make-up products aimed at both women and men.

07.16.06
We had breakfast at the Ramp and wow, service there can be really rude. I wasn't very hungry and so I told the server I only wanted a latte and he totally glared at me and was rude to me the rest of the afternoon. Sigh, never going there again. bg and I went urban hiking around the Financial District and shot some photos. For dinner we went to Sundance for some super yum prime rib. Portions are better than HPR.

1921 El Camino Real
Palo Alto, CA
650-321-6798

07.15.06
bg and I had some yummy burrittos at Pancho Villa in the Mission. I got some Jasmine ice cream at the Bombay Ice Cream Factory but bg didn't like it at all.

07.10.06

My mom bought me a pair of Kate Spade sunglasses but I think they're too rectangular for my face. Sigh. I like the frame color though, pale pink on the sides and black in the front.

07.08.06
Katie, Sandy, and I visited the deYoung Museum and I think the best part of the museum was the view from the Tower, gorgeous 360 views of San Francisco. Afterwards, I had Afternoon Tea with the girls at the Secret Garden. I ordered the Bedford's Delight - a scone with devon cream and preserves, six assorted delicious tea sandwiches, a tasty savory, and a pastry. The party next to us was have a Mad Hatter's Tea Party and dressed up in funky costumes.

bg and I visited Twin Peaks afterwards and he was impressed at how I was able to change from a dress into jeans and a tank really easily in the car. Heehee, I wonder what all the tourists thought of me. For dinner we had Japanese food at Moshi Moshi.

07.05.06
For those that are confused by all the variations:

• Cappuccino = 1/3 espresso, 1/3 steamed milk, and 1/3 frothed milk
  or
  1/3 espresso and 2/3 microfoam
• Latte = 1/3 espresso and two-thirds steamed milk
• Latte macchiato = Latte created by pouring the espresso on top of the foam
• Macchiato = espresso with a small dollop of foam
• Mocha = espresso combined with chocolate syrup and a liberal amount of foamy steamed milk

07.04.06
We went to a bbq at Alcorn's in the Marina but we were there too early and there was no food. Sad. Turns out bg is not the only music expert out there and he had competition with Eric. We hopped to another bbq in the Sunset and watched the fireworks at Turtle Hill. I'm gonna take Leslie's advice and watch them from Fort Mason next year.

07.03.06
I had a very early breakfast with bg and Katie at Bette's Oceanview Diner. Mmm, strawberry souffle pancakes. bg worked at my office and commented on how quiet it was. We bailed out early and watched Collateral.

07.01.06
bg and I cooked breakfast for Brent's parents. We made omlets, fluffy apple pancakes, and grilled apple sausages. bg made some chicken tacos for a bbq. If you want a cat, please adopt one from the SPCA.