Yogurtland

By Rod's recommendation...went to Yogurtland on 3rd and La Brea, only 30 cents per oz., not bad

italian

Had dinner at Il Pastaio in Beverly Hills...very unique menu, and not even too expensive. Had the Garganelli which was a sausage and broccoli pasta...

Sprinkles

Waiting in line for Sprinkles cupcakes

Guests

Mark and I rushed back to the apartment to catch my two kind friends (http://krisjaneinsd.blogspot.com) who decided to visit me from san diego...

For a late dinner, we went to Pizzeria Mozza...soooo goood...on Los Angeles magazine's top 75 best restaurants in LA...this place is number 12

Going away

Went to a friends going away party and was there for like an hour...had a cpl beers and pulled the last king for king's cup which led to a double shot...needless to say, mark drove

Bubba Gump

Its a bit pricey but it never disappoints....

Bubba Gump Shrimp

Gold

(Near my morning bus stop)According to one of my supervisors, this building on 5th and Hill and is like one of the major suppliers for downtown's Jewelry Center, or they actually melt the gold boullion (sp?) or something In here and somehow they generate like a billion dollars in revenue I think...

And for all you guys who want to get married but don't wanna buy an expensive ring, try to California Jewelry Mart lol

Winner

Yesterday, my friend and I made a bet, and as the winner, she treated me out for dinner...

After hearing quite a bit about this place, I finally got to try The Original Pantry kitchen on Figueroa just north of Staples Center...

Wish I had a picture of the place but I forgot...I do have a picture of half of my country fried steak, with some really good sauce, gravy, dressing, whatever you wanna call it...probably the best country fried steak I've ever had, not to mention the waiter was extremely nice to us...

Veggies

Everyone always gives me grief about not eating vegetables, or more specifically onions...

So here, late night at Nak-won...Hodori has better looking girls though

Poker night

After some delay, poker night with coworkers was finally set up at the apt...

Finished as the runner up...

And the last picture, those who were eliminated early, playing Rock Band

Birthday Present

So I bought myself a birthday present today...

A new set of Nike Slingshot (graphite) irons!

King Taco

King taco...3 tacos with no onions/cilantro (that is, meat and tortilla), 1 al pastor sope...and someone being arrested outside

Putting

Again at the driving range...I suppose what you haven't seen is me putting at the driving range

Carpenters union

The Carpenters union invited us to visit their new training facility in Ontario. We arrived and they had a whole bunch of people welcoming us and they even fed us lunch!

Gambling?

Aside from sports betting, I hadn't gambled or even set foot in a casino since March. After the bbq, my coworkers wanted to go to commerce casino...so with a bit of hesitation I went....



I had $39 cash in my pocket and I didn't wanna withdraw from the atm....I played $30 in bacarrat and came up with $85....Then with 5 of us, we started a new poker table, played for a while and lost about $10...we cashed out and on the way out, some coworkers wanted to learn bacarrat, so we sat down and played a bit...my coworker urged my other coworker to put down all her money, so I decided to do the same with what I had on the table...after that last hand, I left the casino with $157...



Casual gambling is fun, particularly when you win with friends.

Electricians Union

As part of work today, we went to the Electricians union for their annual bbq where we have the chance to visit their training facility in Commerce. A whole bunch of food!

My coworker came up with a thought during the bbq saying, "When we were in college, I bet we never expected to be sitting at an Electricians Union bbq."

Board of Public Works

Attended Board of Pubic Works meeting this morning at City Hall, doesn't the room look cooooool? There are five commissioners.

The Counter

My cousin was watching Oprah, and she had this feature of the top 10 burger places in America...and two of em were right here in our backyard...Father's Office, and

The Counter, which has easily become one of my favorites...located in Santa Monica, on Ocean Park, a few blocks west of Bundy.

Don't know if you can read the menu, but basically you choose all the stuff you want on your burger...

Mine was simple: 1/3 lb burger, hard boiled egg, gruyere cheese, tillamook cheddar, grilled onions with peppercorn steak sauce...

USA v. China 2nd half

So I suppose China got worn out from running the whole game.

All summer, Kobe's been deemed the defensive stopper, but what about Lebron's best Dikembe Mutombo impersonation with 3 demoralizing blocks...

Also impressive?...the asian version of Tony Parker, Liu Wei, why doesn't he put his name in the draft? I mean if Wang ZhiZhi lasted two years in the NBA, Liu Wei is sure to last at least three.

As a team, I don't know how confident I am in Team USA...they had flashes of very impressive basketball, maybeeee 5 minutes worth? They definitely have their spurts, but their strength of running and getting in the open court all stems from ball pressure, deflections, and steals. If a team decides to take care of the ball and not turn it over, Team USA's halfcourt offense looks like it could be rivaled by the Memphis Grizzlies...they all look confused. Luckily, Argentina lost to Lithuania who last week got killed by the US, so maybe they'll be in good shape anyway.

With the score now 87-54 with 5 minutes to go in the the 4th, I realize I should have taken the Team USA by 32 bet. I must say, it's very admirable to watch Yao Ming on the bench cheering on his team with intensity even though hold an insurmountable deficit.

USA v. China 1st half

Wow, tie game midway through the 2nd quarter but I can't tell if China is playing well or USA is just playing poorly, but I'm gonna give China credit on this one...Yao looks so aggressive playing, and a 3 to start the game?

Secondly, you know China plays well as a team when NBA reject Wang ZhiZhi looks impressive and China is probably plus 2 with him in the game....Sun Yue has been, well quiet, but he's okay I guess.

Looking at the faces of the Chinese team reminds me of playing basketball in Alhambra

Spain v. Greece

It's about halfway through the Spain v. Greece men's basketball game in the Olympics, and I've made the following quick and simple observations:

- Neither Greece nor Spain have looked impressive scoring a total of 64 points in the first half, and no it's not good defense. Everyone looks confused on offense, and once you slow down Jose Calderon, Spain can't do anything anymore.
- Greece has been overhyped, but Spanoulis still has some good moves. Yes they're a team, but they're not a good team anymore.
- Spain has barely made use of Pau Gasol so far, but Marc Gasol looks huge, and they definitely know how to use their muscle/bulk
- Rudy Fernandez has some skills, man, Portland's gonna be good next year.

- Team USA is favored 32 points over China tomorrow. I'm excited for this game to watch team USA dominate, but more importantly, I'm excited to see the Lakers second round draft pick from last year, newly acquired point guard, Sun Yue who will be playing for China!

Majestic

Yet another visit to Majestic Golf Land...and since you've already seen pictures of me swinging, here's a picture of my golf partner, christian

Cleaning

So typically I do my chores on a sunday, even then cleaning isn't one of them....but today, I cleaned my bathroom, made my room well...neater, and vacuumed! I even ironed my shirts for the week already

Eastside

One of the best sandwich places I've ever been to, Eastside Market in downtown...typically, I order a meatball sandwich, but this time I got the District Attorney (DA) special, and it looks like this

Yet another...

...New blogger....my roommate's gf has decided to join the blogging world...hers is found at http://elisha-marie.blogspot.com

Elvis

Popular thai place in Hollywood...Thai Palms with Elvis!

Vending machine

Lots of people have probably seen this already but it's always sort of crazy to me that it exists...ipod vending machine at macy's mens store at the beverly center

Bored

This is me being bored on the empty bus ride home...also an indication of how I've ran out of pictures to keep my blog interesting...note: this post was delayed because my battery died

Another inspired blogger

This should be of great interest to many...my roommate Andrew has begun a blog! http://ajfcast.blogspot.com

Beer Pong

Sitting at my apt watching people play beer pong haha

Taco's birthday

My friend has a Toyota Tacoma, and like a lot of others, she calls it "Taco"...so for the truck's birthday, we went to Taco Tuesday at Cabo Cantina

Quiet day

So I took absolutely no pictures today, in part because the day was pretty boring. Here's what I would have taken pictures of had I decided to do so...

Picture 1: August Bus pass, because it shows that I'm committed to taking the bus for one more month....after that? will probably keep it going for a couple more months....then will re-evaluate

Picture 2: Hmmm, office? donuts, more donuts

Picture 3: Lunch at Mitaki, Japanese food across the street

Picture 4: Office

Picture 5: loud filipinos on the bus

Picture 6: Quizno's

Picture 7: Had dinner with a friend at her apartment in Palms....it's really big, and it's cool cause there's two stories! and her rent isn't even that expensive....But most importantly, I inspired her to start her own blog which can be found at http://LifeofDV.blogspot.com

Picture 8: this would probably be the bland Pad See Ewwww that actually tasted pretty good, fun dinner though!

Backtracking here, I do also want to mention and advertise that I was also able to inspire a couple other friends to start a picture blog which can be found at http://krisjaneinsd.blogspot.com

Picture 9: Me sneezing while dropping off my friend's bank card at her apartment while she held her cat in front of my face

Picture 10: Carl's Jr....because I had to pee so bad that I couldn't wait until I got home

Picture 11: Working on golf swing techniques at the apartment with Christian

Picture 12: George Lopez Show...

Picture 13: Me creating this post