Hanging Out (4/1)-Filipino food(Lumpia)

  It was nice of Carlos to invite Hide and me over to his place this Friday afternoon. This was the first time we got together after the spring quarter started. I really like the Lumpia he fried for us, and with some Filipino sauce, it tasted yummy and went well with the rice. It was similar to the Chinese fried spring rolls, and as such it didn't really surprise me when he told me it actually originated from Chinese pastries. And lumpia are really popular in the Philippines. Following the pleasant late lunch, we sat on the couch, played some ps3 games, and just talked.

Road Trip Day 7- Coos Bay

Last day of the trip, we had our brunch at Burger King and brought with us each a burger in case we got hungry again on our way to Davis.

Road Trip Day 6- Seattle: Pike Place Market

On Day 6, we were still in Seattle, and we explored the Pike Place Market, which had its own personality.

Road Trip Day 5- Seattle

On Day 5, We went on a trip to Microsoft Company, The Museum of Flight (Boeing Company), and then Space Needle in downtown Seattle, which made a great day for me.

This is where we stayed last night.

Road Trip Day 4- Oregon to Seattle

Day 4 wasn't as exciting as the other days as we spent most time driving and shopping.

Northbound... 

Road Trip Day 3- Christmas Valley

    On day 3, we rose early in the morning and walked around a bit before we got to a restaurant where we had breakfast.

    The scene outside of our motel....................

Road Trip Day 2 Mt. Shasta(Shasta Abbey Buddhist Monastery,)

    Waking up the next morning, we walked around the neighborhood. Snow was everywhere, and bulldozers were clearing piles of snow from the roads. It was my second time to walk in the snow, the first being my stay in Melbourne for one month.

Road Trip Day 1- Driving to Mt. Shasta

    It was sad that I got a final for Introduction to Winery on Saturday afternoon, or my spring break would've started earlier. After my final, I got picked up by my buddy, Karan, who'd rented a Nissan car, and then we picked up Henry at his place. Tim actually backed out of this trip for his sister's wedding was on Wed. that week and was called to attend the reception. This was frustrating at the beginning and almost disrupted our trip. Next time, I am going think more about any worst-case scenarios.
      A picture of me and Karan in front of our car:
 

Road Trip 3/19~3/25

    I still couldn't believe I made the most out of this spring break as I look back on those days on my road trip. I can remember well the many nights I talked with my buddy over the hot pool about my yearning to do something crazy that would stick with me for the rest of my life. Back then, many thoughts came to our mind, one being driving across the U.S. Yet, taking into account the practicalities, like budget and time, we agreed upon travelling only the West Coast, starting from California to Oregon, and then to Washington.  We then came up with several things essential to implement our plan and found people to be part of it. Tim and Henry were thus recruited and with them, we had a group of four. This, as it would turn out, helped us to split the cost of the whole trip and made it thus affordable for me!!

Board Game Night (3/8)

I had a great night with my fellow brothers at T house. I especially liked the board game called Saboteur.

Birthday Party & Indian Dancing Night

   
    My buddy Karan threw a B'DAY party today for himself. I, for one, was invited to the party, yet I also doubled as a helper, taking pictures of him and his friends.

Queen Sheba- Karan's B'DAY

Today is my Indian bro's birthday. I was thinking hard about how to celebrate it. Then, eating out came to my mind or actually, it was the first thing off the top of my head.

Ali Baba

Having lunch with Hide at Ali Baba...