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... :)

blue bottle

i'm no coffee expert nor a daily coffee consumer either, but i think i can tell what's good coffee. blue bottle coffee co. in san francisco is one of them. originated in a microroasting house in oakland, blue bottle kiosks and cafes are found in several san francisco locations.

i absolutely have no study of how good quality coffee is produced, but the blue bottle barista definitely made me a better cup of latte than most starbucks "coffee masters"...

blue bottle kiosk inside the ferry building @sf

each cup comes with a "foam design"

and when a blue bottle is not convenient to get to, there's always peet's!

in fashion...

...one day you're in, and the next day you're out.

sound familiar?


my all-time favorite show, PROJECT RUNWAY returns this week on a new network (lifetime) and in a new city (L.A.)!

leading up to the premiere is the "project runway: all-star challenge" 2-hour special, with eight past contestants returning to compete again.

looking forward to seeing the creativity, talent, challenges, drama, and tim gunn!

make it work!!



"all-star challenge" airs 8 pm, aug. 20, lifetime
"project runway" season-six premiere airs at 10 pm, aug. 20, lifetime