mid-autumn feast

a few weekends ago, we had some family over for a mid-autumn festival feast. it was a good meal and we all had a good time catching up. as we were close to serving dinner, we almost panicked because mom forgot to cook rice!! she was busy with preparing her dishes that she slipped her mind... but luckily she has a super quick rice cooker! :P

of course we had the traditional moon cake for dessert...
and also auntie's homemade "ice moon cake" 冰皮月餅!

love ballad

『僕は君に恋をする』
平井堅

"Fall In Love With You"
Ken Hirai

another touching love ballad by one of my favorite artistes...
ken hirai.


his comment on making this song...
"this can possibly be the most straightforward ballad in my music history. no matter how hard times are, no matter how brittle things may become, it is wonderful that someone can love a person so much."


♪ さよなら、ありがとう、好きだよ、好きだよ
さよなら、笑ってよ、泣くなよ、バカだな
伝えたい言葉は止めどなく溢れる
何度も、何度でも僕は君に恋をする ♪



link: kenhirai.net

wedding at hogwarts?

my high school friend and her college sweetheart just threw a really sweet and fun wedding at hogwarts... i mean at gilroy's eagle ridge golf club. but it truly was the most relaxing and laid back wedding i've ever been to. the weather was perfect too!

lovely vows, big smiles

yay got hitched!

miniature hogwarts cake

tables marked by harry potter titles

group pic "congrats!"

long time no see

it's been over a year since i've seen C & T.
they were in town a couple weeks ago and we finally met up to have their favorite chinese dim sum brunch. we tried a new place and luckily, it was good! i'm glad they enjoyed the food as much as i did (they said there're none in san diego...). thanks for sharing a nice afternoon with me and all the catching up! i promise i will visit SD soon!

a few days after that, i got to have dinner with my little friend Addison! she was so sweet and asked me to sit next to her as soon as i arrived! (sorry daddy J you had to move) compared to the last time i saw her in january, she's very social and conversing in full sentences now. she's so goofy too!

"haa~~ii!"

big headshot with auntie C

our standard buddy picture ♥

during dinner, Addi wanted to show off her photography talent and snapped some pictures. she captured daddy J and auntie M being silly, her little feet, my arm, and a conversation between big bird and cookie monster. :)

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cooking fish

the culinary centers at the whole foods market have been offering simple and affordable cooking classes for many years. take a 2.5-hour cooking fish class as an example, it's only US$15 and you get to learn up to 4 dishes and EAT all 4 dishes. the best part -- no cleaning up a messy kitchen afterwards!

looking confident in front of the fish counter

getting involved with the prep work

the 4 varieties of fish, all healthy and organic

whole foods market cooking classes

stalker

ever since august 5th, i have been stalking this little creature...


the latest baby giant panda born to the san diego zoo!


the zoo's website provides a 24-hour webcam for people like me to watch the baby panda grow.


the mommy panda and baby panda don't do much... they sleep ALL DAY LONG!!


but they're still so fun to watch... :)