Friday, April 24, 2009

Aveda Walk for Water

Aveda Hair Products hosted a fundraiser for local and global clean water projects. Afterall, everyone deserves the chance to get some high quality H2O.


Kim and I participated in the four mile walk last Sunday (4-19) that started at Crissy Field then went across the Golden Gate Bridge and back. We were pansies and turned around at the bridge =p , only because we had prior engagements. It was barely 11 in the morning and it felt like 90 degrees out there. Very unusual for SF.


It's funny how much attention my new camera attracts. Multiple people asked me if I was a professional photographer. LOL!!!!! I owe it all to the MB-80 extended battery pack. Thanks for convincing me Vince.


BTW, taking pictures with my bulky camera set on AE-AF Lock is not as easy as it looks.


And for the pic of the day; not because of its composition or anything artistic, but how the picture lead up to the way it did. I saw a beagle, his owner and a young girl playing with the dog. The girl asked if I was a "professional cameraman" and told her "No," but offered to take a pic of her and the dog. She liked the dog, so I snapped away.

She went back to her Mom, who was also there for the walk, and I approached the girl to ask for her email so I can send the pic. Completely innocent, yet can be taken wayyyyyyyyy out of context. The Mom was standing nearby, heard me asking, and told her daughter, "Hey, why are you giving away your email address????"

Holy crap did I feel like a pedophile. I swore Chris Hansen from Dateline was going to come out and arrest me or the dude from the show "What would you do?" was going to interview me afterwards.

Thank goodness Kim's intuition kicked into high gear and knew her Mom was going to spaz out. She was right behind me and alleviated the situation. Thanks Babe!

Without further ado, I present to you: "The Picture that I Almost Went to Jail For"

Tuesday, April 21, 2009

It's a family affair


Mi familia es muy chevere' pero me hermano tienes mucho gasolina de trasero.

Saturday, April 11, 2009

Revenge of the Street Vendors

Hot Diggity Dog. French fries smashed onto a corn dog. Are we in Heaven?


Baked custard filled with red bean paste



Mom Approved


Are you serious? Piping hot, cinnamon and sugar syrup in the center of a fresh doughnut. Get the "F" out of here, and I'm talking about "F"at


A mountain of pork filled Wang Mandu buns, or what I'd like to call Moundu. Get it, a mound of Mandu?!?!?!? Hehe, me make funny


The inner workings of a Wang Mandu


Now this wholesome goodness is just ridiculously good. It's deep fried dough filled with jopchae (Korean starch noodle) brushed with a sweet soy sauce.

Did Someone Say Food?!??!?!







What you looking at, shrimp!







I think Koreans consume the most Spam per capita, next to Hawaii. And yes, all those cans are various flavors of Spam.









Street vendors and plentiful in Korea, and probably the best part of Korea. Walk a bit, eat a bit, then repeat. What looks like chalk is actually some form of candy. It's like Laffy Taffy meets Baking Soda.











What can I say, Vince loves his densely packed meat in a can.







Snickers without the chocolate.

Friday, April 10, 2009

Finding My Seoul



WOW!!! That's the only way I can summarize my trip without writing a novel. The people, the food, the culture, the city, the night life, the history, it's all reveling. Even though we explored non-stop for two weeks, I feel like I've only scratched the surface of this mesmerizing and intricate city.



As always, pictures say a thousand words...... let the fun begin!!!

Monday, April 6, 2009

All Natural Anti-Depressant

What's the best remedy to a bad day not involving alcohol or pills? His name is Freddie.



People say that the best way to prepare for children is to raise a dog. I'll vouch for that one. I'll take cleaning a crate at 6 in the morning over changing a soiled diaper full of mushy you know what any day. Just great! I'm going to be one of those obsessive parents.... :(




The kid reference reminded me of a joke I just read: A dad takes his newborn to a doctor for an exam when the doctor noticed a foul stench coming from the baby's bottom. When the doctor looks, he sees the diaper sagging and screams to the Dad, "When's the last time you changed him?"

The Dad acts surprised and says,
"What! The box said it was good for 8lbs to 10lbs"

Sunday, April 5, 2009

Henry Coe Fire (Sept 2007)

A picture I dug out of the archives.

Some of mother nature's most beautiful work can also be the most destructive. We (Vince, Janna and I) decided to drive to Lick Observatory to get a better vantage point for photos.

Note to self, check Google Maps before leaving on impulse. The drive took over an hour and the cops were smarter than us. Access to the observatory was restricted, so we pulled over at a random spot.

Saturday, April 4, 2009

Welcome

Hello Everyone,

Thanks for taking the time to visit my site. I hope you enjoy the material that I will be posting and gain something out of it. This blog is a vehicle to express my point of view on everyday activities and the cheapest way to document the on-going changes in my life. It's also a great opportunity to share my photos that will hopefully improve with time.

Plainly put, this is an excuse for me to post my pictures and talk smack without having to explain myself or be PC . Alright, I'll be honest. I've always wanted to write a diary but did not want to face the humiliation if caught. But since this is the internet, blogging is "cool"

Bon Appetit.