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Tag Archives: Family
Dinner and a view
Before I left for Japan in 2008, Joe treated me to dinner where he works. This time, before I left for Japan in 2012, history repeated itself. Only, Joe works somewhere else now. He said the best view is actually … Continue reading
Scenes from a moving car
Having a car comes in handy in Los Angeles! Of course, one could always walk to local businesses, but why bother when one could drive? I wasn’t in town for long, but it seemed like I was in the car … Continue reading
Posted in 2012.03.13-03.16 Los Angeles
Tagged Family, Food, Gear, Health, Local transport, Sights
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Urasawa
I’d been meaning to visit Urasawa for a while. I first heard about it from Jay, who’d eaten there before. Joe made reservations for us, and we went the evening I arrived in Los Angeles.
Some photos from a random day: 2011/04/22
This day happened to be in and around Walnut Creek and San Francisco. I went to Colma with my parents to pay our respects to my paternal grandparents and my uncle at the cemetery. My dad told stories from his … Continue reading
Posted in 03.30-04.25 Walnut Creek, California
Tagged Family, Food, Friends, Random day
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“Well, you eat a lot of red meat”
(Quick! What movie is that from?) [Los Angeles] In my previous life, the nature of the products I worked on put me in contact with people from various industries. Lots of colorful jargon and colorful characters. Take the petroleum industry. … Continue reading
Two visits to K-ZO
[Los Angeles] Joe and Kristin had mentioned these gourmet food trucks that are at different locations every day, and they wanted me to visit one. There are even web sites that track the food trucks for any given day. We … Continue reading
“You spit in this?”
[Los Angeles] I was thirsty. I poured myself a big glass of water. I chugged it down. Glug, glug, glug. Ah! Thirst quenched, I set the cup down and walked away. Kristin was amused that Joe and I drink water … Continue reading
Mom, make him stop!
[Los Angeles, more photos] Yeah, Joe was doing it again. I don’t know what it is, but whenever we get together, we pig out. Joe mentioned that the last time our older brother was in town, all they seemed to … Continue reading
Some Los Angeles grub
[Los Angeles, more photos] Somehow, Joe and Kristin got it in their heads that I’m partial to food. I mean, really, who knows how these rumors get started? The afternoon I arrived in Los Angeles, we walked to nearby Culver … Continue reading
A photo shoot
[Los Angeles] Sometimes it felt like I was shadowing Joe and Kristin, just tagging along while they went about their day. For example, Joe had a last-minute call for a print ad. Some kind of I.T. kind of thing?
