September 8, 2007

Trip to Napa and Santa Rosa

Filed under: Travel, Food, Life, Friends, All — Gina @ 11:48 pm

Okay~! I promise this is the last trip for this summer…
I went to Napa with some girl friends today, we had a fun trip.
The first winery we visited was Trefethen.
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(can I stay here forever please?)
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It costs 10 dollar to do a tasting (4 kinds)…
I tried 2006 Dry Riesling, 2005 Chardonnay, 2006 S.I.N. Rosé of Pinot Noir, 2003 Merlot, and finally decided to get bottle of 2006 S.I.N. Rosé of Pinot Noir.
The grapes, they are super SWEET!
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Robert Mondavi Winery was the next one since it is so famous.
I tried 2003 Pinot Noir, 2005 Chardonnay and 2005 Moscato d’oro. Moscato d’oro was suggested by the server since she sew we are all young girls and might be interested in somehow a sweeter wine, the result was, WE ALL LOVE IT! Each of us bought this wine in the end.
WE had our lunch at Rutherford Grill, kinda pricey BUT good food!
Grilled ostrich.WE had our lunch at Rutherford Grill, kinda pricey BUT good food!
Grilled ostrich.
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Leg of Lamb.
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Sashami Tuna Salad.
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Oreo ice cream sandwich.
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Because the girls (two of them were just visiting) wanted to see Snoopy museum, we didn’t have time to make anymore stop at Napa valley but just go straight to Santa Rosa after lunch.
The museum was getting closed in 20 minutes when we finally arrived there…
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There was no point to buy a ticket to get in and seeing things in rush, we just hanged around the gift shop and take some pictures then head back home.
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September 5, 2007

Bicycle trip from San Francisco to Sausalito

Filed under: Travel, Friends, All — Gina @ 7:54 pm

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Today is the last day of school summer break, Sheron, Calivan and I had a little biking trip to Sausalito. It was a nice and easy ride, with only three small sections of up hill.
We had a nice breakfast at Olympic Flame Cafe, then took F line street car to Fishermen’s wharf. With the coupon I printed out form the internet, we all got a $5 discount for our bike at Bay City Bike.
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Ghirardelli Square– we shared a banana boat and ice cream together, enough for our little sweet teeth.
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Golden Gate Bridge from Fort Mason.
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Golden Gate Bridge from Fort Point.
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Look up.
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Look down.
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Although we stopped a lot, it only took us 3 hours to get there, 8.5 miles in 3 hours, you can tell how easy it is.
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we had our lunch in a Café that has turtle shell light and antique ship parts as decoration. I think it is pretty cool.
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After lunch, we visited some cool shops and gallery…. This would be the coolest thing we found…LOL
We almost missed the Blue & Gold Fleet so I didn’t get a chance to take a photo of it….
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I always love to be on a boat, love the wind!
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We got back to San Francisco at about 5pm, the sealions are welcoming us….
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June 30, 2007

又臭又長但是我喜歡的生日 22 Birthday

Filed under: Food, Life, Event, Friends, Family, All — Gina @ 9:34 pm

好吧,我二十二歲了。
因為種種意外,所以我在台灣過了我的農曆生日,然後在舊金山過國曆生日。
農曆生日那天,吃了媽媽做的滷豬腳,爸爸還為我唱生日快樂歌。
其實之前在台灣過生日的印象都不怎麼好,因為通常是在放暑假,我一定待已經在家差不多一個多禮拜,也剛好是父母忍受我的生活習慣的臨界點。所以生日必定會吵架打罵,烏煙瘴氣,這樣很討人厭又很難為情的過生日方式,讓我寧願放棄。
去年的生日是和Judy過的,印象中那次Albert好像剛好出差吧,我們去吃了好吃的希臘菜,終於打破生日一定會一把鼻涕一把眼淚的魔咒。
今年的生日當然是很幸福啦,其實現在想起來眼眶還會溼溼的,總算是個平安吉祥的生日了。
我的班機就在生日隔天,那天早上爸爸為我做了早餐,是蛋包飯。沒錯,就是受了連續劇影響啦~哎呀一整個感動,雖然是生日隔天的事,但是我還是算在生日裡面。
回到舊金山後的第一個週末,又慶生了一次。首先是星期六晚上的晚餐,我加上Catrina和Lynn,去吃好吃的義大利餐廳,餐廳名字是fino,就在我家附近,good food good company,很完美。
隔天就是星期日,早上我們跑去看同性戀遊行順便被晒傷。之後應龍貓的約,去他家吃他特別為我們準備的豬腳麵線(好吃!)。我們帶了cheesecake factory的六吋cherry cheesecake,吃飽喝足才離開。
所以這樣算起來,我的生日大概維持了剛好一整個禮拜,又臭又長,但是我喜歡!

April 25, 2007

Graduation Ceremony

Filed under: Event, Friends, School, All — Gina @ 11:09 pm

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March 30, 2007

Date Around

Filed under: Friends, All — Gina @ 11:50 pm

I am being so unusual…
So I went out with Mario today, the other guy I meet the other day. He is my schoolmate, illustration major, black. (ooh, yubee if you are reading this, I gotta tell you I think this is the influence from you, lol)
I think what I was doing wasn’t too far from going to a blind date. I barely know this person, although we talked a little when we first meet, it still wasn’t enough at all.
I was bored this morning and I got his phone call around noon asking me out for a movie, I thought he was talking about “right now in the afternoon”, but actually we end up with seeing a movie at 7pm. HUM, kinda late, but it was too late to regreat, besides I already truned him down once when he asked me out for lunch earlier this week, I don’t want to be rude.
Then I really went, and that was fine, I totally enjoied the movie and his company. (sorry I like to hide details.)
EXCEPT, he is 30 already!!! ooh man, gosh, no…