Yummy Trip with Pailin

Pailin woke up and craved waffles really badly, so we searched and went to try "More Than Waffles" in Encino. It's a very cute and cozy breakfast place. They serve Belgian Waffles which are my favorite :D. The hot Chocolate was yummy too.


Then we went to Urban Outfitters and played with food plushes & toys.


We discovred Giovanni's Restaurant in Woodland Hills. OMG~ it might be one of the best Italian restaurant that I've ever been to. I LOVE their spaghetti and white clam sauce. They also have really good fresh Cannoli. We went there with daddy for dinner :)

Sweet Lady Jane's

Uncle Tony and Aunt Gina took us to Sweet Lady Jane Bakery on Melrose. It's a cute little place that's really popular. I love their Coconut Cake. It's so buttery, soft, light, and Moist. I don't even like coconut desserts in general, but this one is so good. They also have super tasty red velvet cake. The decorations on their little chocolates and vanilla cupcakes are beautiful. Yummy Yummy :)

B-Day Celebration

My aunt and cousin came to visit from France. We all went to Korean BBQ and celebrated Gina and my birthday together. Red Velvet Cake from Sweet Lady Jane Bakery... :D~~ I wish everyone can try some. I love how my aunt tries to hide from my camera in the first photo >:D.

Coolest Macbook Pro

Alan got me a new super uber cool harddrive for my macbook pro. I think I have the coolest macbook pro now. I felt really bad because when he was opening it up, one of the screw was stuck and it kind of broke. Poor Alan, he was so frustrated. After a few hours of trying to get that screw out, he ended up carefully tilting the lid and replaced the drive :D Yay! thanks Alan! I'm so happy. I love my laptop *hugging the laptop* <3

Dan'sBBQ & Alan's Parakeets

I went to Jeannie's and Dan's BBQ party. It was nice. I was playing with Jeannie's kitty, Trinity, and that made me miss Coco a bit. Mai, Marshall, Josh, Jodi, Alan and some of his friends were there too. I got to catch up with Mai and Jeannie. They seem so busy. Jeannie has so many hobbies. It makes me feel like I should be more productive and do more things instead of rolling around when I'm free. Jodi and I talked about our love for animals and how we hate the evil people who abuses animals. I didn't know that Josh can make such a super delicious avocado dip. He sent me a recipe too! Lucky!:D. Later, I watched them play "Little Big Planet". Jeannie's chara has such a cute costume >w<.


I also got to see Alan's Parakeets this time. They are so pretty. I love their colors. I think I scared them when I was trying to take their pictures though ;_; Sorry birdies. Oh! I also ran into Lorelai when we went to get watermelon juice ^^. She seems so active. Everyone is so active nowadays! Alan was trying to make Fat Princess work online, so he could play with the other guys, but his computer went kaboomed, and it's gonna take 2 days to fix :(. Everytime I look at Alan's screen, I want to make it more colorful :p. Hmm...I think I took some good pictures of him (eventhough it's upside down ^^;) and his birds :D Look!

Yoshitaka Amano @ New People

I'm finally done with all the current works, so I decided to visit San Jose. There is a Yoshitaka Amano Exhibit at SuperFrog Gallery in the "New People" building that just opened up in Japan Town San Jose. CP and I picked Phi up (she just came back from Japan :D), then we met up Laine, Derek, Alex, and a few other guys. Phi has a really cute Shinzi Katoh bag. I have one from the same series too. She said her kitchen is full of Shinzi Katoh stuff. I'm so jealous! hehe.



The building also has "Baby the Star Shine Bright" Elegant Gothic Lolita shop that brought a lot of cosplay fans. There was a fashion show in front of the building too!


"New People" building also has a shop that carries a lot of vinyl toys and shirts like Nucleus and Giant Robot, but there are also a lot of other goods like Blythe and Japanese Craft supplies. I saw a cute Junko Mizuno shirt, so I bought one for Carina who really likes Junko Mizuno stuff :).



Here are some more random pictures of the art on the walls and the kushidango cart outside of the building.


After that we met up with James and ate Curry at "On The Bridge". They are SO SLOW >_<. James Plate came out 15 min before mine. Phi and I ordered curry with raw eggs that were supposed to cook when you put them into the curry. Unfortunately, the curry was not hot when it came out. The raw eggs didn't cook, so it was really gross. Sophie's crepe was yummy as usual though :).

Gjelina & Venice

My lovely aunt and uncle took mom, Pailin, and me to Gjelina for an early b-day celebration. Well it's a celebration for me and my Aunt. My Birthday is on the 18th and my aunt's is on the 20th. They have been talking about this place for a long time, so I was really looking forward to this meal. Seriously, it's probably one of the best meal that I've ever had. It's light, so it doesn't make you feel grossly stuffed afterwards. The ingredients that they use seem so fresh. The Heirloom Tomato and Burrata cheese might be the best Tomato Dish that I've ever had >_<. Their Fries!! I almost finished the whole plate by myself. The salads are super tasty and I usually don't order Pizza at restaurants, but the pizza here was also super uber great. I was so happy I almost cried >_<. They also got me a very pretty black dress from Barneys. Now I just need a nice pair of black dressy shoes to go with it o^_^o. Did I tell you that I LOVVVEEEE my uncle and aunt? hehe <3



Then we went to walk around Abbot Kinney in Venice Beach. There are a lot of little shops there that reminds me of San Francisco.