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I was looking at some pictures I finally downloaded off my camera from this past New Year’s and this one made Yoshi laugh.
It has become a New Year’s Eve tradition for me, Yoshi and Yoshi’s Dad to go to Half Moon Bay and get fresh Dungeness crab. Yoshi’s parents spend most of New Year’s Eve cooking– either crab or tradition osechi dishes (Japanese New Years foods). Yoshi and I try to help out, too. But we’re less help with the cooking part and more help with the taste-testing and eating part
of things.
New Year’s Eve dinner is usually fresh crab with sourdough bread. It’s sooo good that I pretty much don’t have crab any other time of year because it always pales in comparison.
Here’s me with part of my crabby New Year’s Eve friend dinner. (Shortly after this picture got taken Yoshi told me to “stop playing with my food.” Playing?! I was only trying to defend myself and have the photos to prove it!)
12/31/2009
Yoshi’s parents place
San Jose, CA
I was a little excited by it. It’s actually pretty heavy. It’s also a
little dented. Doh
1/29/2010
Los Angeles, CA
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I’ll be back when I’m un-grounded.
I know we all have 24 hours, but screw that! I want more hours!
Every so often I open up a browser and think to myself “I should really update my blog.”
But then I think of the giant list of other things that I really should do, and blogging is not at the top of the list.
I flew up to San Jose last night (12/30) so I could work from Yoshi’s parents place during the day and not worry about traveling up on New Years Eve to celebrate New Years with everyone up here. Thursday was still a workday for me, but after work hours, I was treated to crab cooked by Yoshi’s Dad (fresh from Half Moon Bay, as usual) and delicious aromas of osechi being cooked in the kitchen by Yoshi’s Mom.
After dinner, I tried to post a few photos up– I know I never really posted any of my photos from our trip to Asia– and I realized that I hadn’t been blogging or Tweeting since I returned from the trip (I blame it on not having my iPhone– but that’s just a lame excuse). I am not going to make any resolutions about blogging more in 2010– I wish I had been documenting more of my life as it was happening, but it’s near impossible to document my life while living it! I also want to thank Twitter and Facebook for killing my blog. Wow. Can you believe I still have a blog? It’s soooo 2005!
Anyway, Yoshi has been up here since Christmas and since I went to Scottsdale with my Mom, we hadn’t seen each other for almost a week. It’s nice to be together again, but actually all of this is pretty mundane stuff. The main thing that is new this time around is the baby in the house. Yoshi’s brother and sister-in-law had their first baby in June and they left him here since Xmas so the Grandparents could get more time with him. The baby doesn’t like to go to sleep even when he’s really tired– this is usually when Auntie Joz gets called over. Maybe it’s because I don’t like going to sleep that gives me the superpower of making him go to sleep. Either that, or I just bore him until he falls asleep… not sure which it is yet.
Anyway, this year’s New Years photo is me holding a lemon in Yoshi’s parents backyard in front of a baby satsuma tree. I had grand plans of having some better photo, but in the end, the citrus won. By the way, this lemon was yummy. I squeezed lemon juice on to my yummy crab dinner tonight– and then ate the entire rest of the lemon– peel, rind, and all!
Pictures from the last 5 New Years:
::2009::
::2008::
::2007::
::2006::
::2005::
…from the passenger seat. (I’m waiting for Yoshi to get into the
driver’s seat.)
San Jose, CA
12/31/2009
My Mom’s camera has all the pix of Joz in the beautiful Sonoran desert viewing amazing saguaros. This is not one of them., originally uploaded by !!! :: jozjozjoz :: !!!.
This is me in the fancy-schmancy bathroom. Bonus points if you can
read the Chinese characters in the mirror.
Scottsdale, AZ
12/26/2009
What a view!
My Mom and I were staying with friends at their beautiful 10 acre
estate in North Scottsdale, about a mile from the Four Seasons Hotel.
I’m telling you, these digs were better than the Four Seasons!
Scottsdale, AZ
12/25/2009
Does it look like it’s just napping there in a pyrex bed?
12/2009
Joz & Jacq at The Monster Ball to see Lady Gaga’s sold out concert, originally uploaded by !!! :: jozjozjoz :: !!!.
We’re doing our Asians poses. Originally posted by @ItsMeCoffeeGirl
at twitgoo.com/a8v4o
It took four full days for my hearing to recover. My ears were
ringing– not because of the loud music– but because of the
screaming. Oh the screaming!
Nokia Theatre, L.A. Live
Downtown, Los Angeles, CA
12/23/09
As usual, we ordered way too much food for 2 people.
Classic Family Style Dinner:
2 Appetizers: Sausage & Peppers + Parmesan Garlic Bread
2 Salads: Caesar + Spinach
2 Pastas: Chicken Pesto Linguine + Mom’s Lasagna
2 Entrees: Eggplant Parmesan + Seared Pork Medallions
2 Desserts: Apple Crostada + Toasted Nonna’s Pound Cake
Yes, we had a ton of leftovers…
Maggiano’s @ The Grove
Los Angeles, CA
Tuesday, 12/8/09
Joz on the train from Taipei to ChungLi on her birthday, originally uploaded by !!! :: jozjozjoz :: !!!.
Every time I take the train in Taiwan, I think of my Grandma. She
used to take us on the train to Taipei and back all the time.
On the southbound train from Taipei to Chung-Li
Taiwan
11/25/2009
Koji & Joz after the Asia premiere of THE PEOPLE I’VE SLEPT WITH at the Taipei Golden Horse Film Festival, originally uploaded by !!! :: jozjozjoz :: !!!.
A fun and funny movie and great Q&A with the filmmakers (Director
Quentin Lee, Star Karin Anna Cheung, and Producer/Writer Koji Steven
Sakai).
This shot was taken after the screening but before we all jumped into
cabs to the afterparty at OPUS.
Shin Kong Cineplex in XiMenDing
Taipei, Taiwan
11/20/2009
This was before my bad Taiwanese haircut.
Taipei, Taiwan
11/19/2009
Picture of Joz from the roof of the building we were staying at,
overlooking the Singaporean skyline.
Novena Square
Singapore
11/17/2009
I’m glad I took Thursday off as my first day of vacation because we really needed the time to pack and prepare for our trip. We didn’t get as much cleaning done as we’d wanted to, but Yoshi’s parents (who are staying at our place while we’re gone) should be used to the filth in our house by now.
Our adventure really started from the time that we left the house with our two ginormous suitcases + carry-on bags. We had to meet up with Yoshi’s Dad on the Westside so he could drop us off at LAX. Although we arrived at LAX over 2 hours before our flight was supposed to depart, the line (or queue as they say here in Singapore) was so long that we were one of the last folks to board our flight. Since we still had phone service at LAX, we were still tweeting about people in pig flu masks and huge snaking lines. But the one thing we didn’t have a chance to do was to stop and buy some bottled water after crossing the security lines. This was a big mistake and we’re still paying for that now.
But I am getting ahead of myself.
Thankfully, our first flight was more or less uneventful, even though it took over 13 hours to get from LAX to Taipei. I was overheated for the entire flight and wasn’t drinking enough liquids. Yoshi was cranky and getting swollen feet because we weren’t moving around enough. We were both starting to feel old as our bodies didn’t want to cooperate with the long flight. Nonetheless, we both managed to snooze for a few hours at a time on the plane, while being interrupted for food once or twice. And I watched JULIE & JULIA (or is it JULIA & JULIE?) while Yoshi watched G.I. JOE. And then we both watched UP together (again), as well.
As our flight descended toward Taipei (Taoyuan) International Airport in Taiwan, it was still dark (approximately 5am local time) and Yoshi poked me when the landscape came into view. I can’t believe it has been 12 years since I’ve seen Taiwan. I felt my eyes tear up as I thought of my Dad and Grandparents and pulled myself together. The Taiwan segment of our trip is still days away!
We disembarked from our plane and wandered through and eerily empty terminal to get to our connecting flight which would depart to Singapore about 2 hours later. None of the store or eateries were open this early in the morning and we were miserably thirsty! I wanted so badly to get a bottle of water for myself and a Diet Coke (or anything carbonated) for grumpy Yoshi, but it was not to be. None of the airport businesses would open until 6am! Though my Mom left us with an envelope of Taiwanese currency before she left California, I was bummed that she didn’t leave us any coinage… the stores may not have been open, but I could see vending machines full of soda, water, and juices taunting me from every direction!
Finally, 6am rolled around and the businesses opened shop. I finally was able to break my bills into coins and get some drinks. After hydrating a little, Yoshi and I returned to grab a light “breakfast” of spicy braised beef noodles and xiao long bao at the airport. I don’t know if it was because we were hungry or because all we’d had to eat was airplane food, but we both thought the food was yum. We finished with just enough time to run to the restroom, pick up a gift for our host in Singapore, and jump on the flight… this time, we WERE the last ones on the plane!
The flight from Taiwan to Singapore was another 4 hours. I wanted to read more of I LOVE YOUS ARE FOR WHITE PEOPLE, Lac Su’s book I brought specifically to read on this trip, but I started feeling a little bit of motion sickness so I decided to close my eyes and nap for the flight. I woke up again when the pushy flight attendant made us both wake up, sit up, and take some food. I was still full from our food at the Taiwan airport, so I didn’t eat much. But by the time all this was done, our flight was almost over and I could feel us descend toward Singapore.
Our first time in Singapore!
We were met at baggage claim by our wonderful hosts and were whisked away to their home! After Yoshi and I were able to take much-needed showers, we all headed out for a short ride on the MRT to Orchard Road and one of the ginormous malls there. We went to UNIQLO, hoping to find a billboard of Daniel to send back (they didn’t have the HEATTECH stuff up, so no Daniel pix), wandered around MUJI for a bit, and then the first thing we ate in Singapore was chopped ice cream. I had the sweet corn ice cream in a wafer; Yoshi had mango.
We got in a cab as we finished our ice cream sandwiches and went over to Arab Road to wander around the shops. We all got hungry and decided to go to Little India Arcade where we stuffed ourselves silly at Banana Leaf Apolo. The onset of food coma set in almost instantly– combined with our jet lag, we decided naps were in order.
But of course, back at home– instead of napping, I am blogging. Yoshi made the smart decision to nap but I won’t get to sleep since I just received our phone call letting us know we should be getting up and getting ready to meet up with folks at our next rendezvous point… more to come for Day 1 in Singapore!
Opening Night of PO BOY TANGO at @EWPlayers with Director Oanh Nguyen & Playwright Kenneth Lin , originally uploaded by !!! :: jozjozjoz :: !!!.
Opening Night of PO BOY TANGO (West Coast Premiere)
East West Players
www.eastwestplayers.org/on_the_stage/po_boy.htm
PO BOY TANGO
By Kenneth Lin
Directed by Oanh Nguyen
West Coast Premiere!
Shark Fin Soup. Drunken Crab. Black Feather Chicken. Po Mama’s
Chinese cuisine evokes the joy of cooking and her son, Richie Po has
the palette to prove it. When Po Mama dies and passes her secrets
onto him, he reunites with Gloria B, a "Soul Food" chef in the making.
Together they use Po Mama’s TV cooking tapes to discover a deeper
understanding of food, culture and the recipe for friendship.
Starring: Dennis Dun, Jeanne Sakata, Esther Scott
Set Designer Shaun L. Motley
Costume Designer Erika Miller
Lighting Designer K.C. Wilkerson
Sound Designer Nathan Wang
Property Master Christopher Scott Murillo
Projection Designer John MacDonald
Culinary Consultant John Lau
Stage Manager Darlene Miyakawa
THE DAVID HENRY HWANG THEATER
AT THE UNION CENTER FOR THE ARTS
Little Tokyo
Downtown Los Angeles, CA
11/11/2009
Photo from Saturday Night at the Grand Opening of Agura on La Cienega @jozjozjoz @ItsMeCoffeeGirl & Carritta, originally uploaded by !!! :: jozjozjoz :: !!!.
I love how Jacqueline and Carritta are towering over me because they
were both wearing cute high heels. Of course, my feet didn’t hurt at
the end of the night because I was in my flats.
(Later on, Jacq and I ended up meeting up with @MykalBurns for late
night eats at Sanamluang Cafe on Hollywood Blvd (Thai Town). So much
fun!
Thanks to @ItsMeCoffeeGirl for the invitation and the picture, taken
on her Blackberry!
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Agura Restaurant
West Hollywood, CA
11/7/2009
At the grand opening of Agura. Better now that a lot of ppl left!, originally uploaded by !!! :: jozjozjoz :: !!!.
Ive had Steak tartar, quiche, shrimp salad, California rolls.
And some random drinks. Hope there were no roofies in anything I drank.
Agura Restaurant
Grand Opening Party
West Hollywood, CA
11/7/2009
-J
Pecked out on my iPhone. Sorry for any typos.
Saturdays rule. Leaving a planning meeting for the @AAJA 2010 National Convention, originally uploaded by !!! :: jozjozjoz :: !!!.
Crap. My 2010 calendar is filling up like nuts.
-J
Pecked out on my iPhone. Sorry for any typos.
At dinner w/ @jeewsuh & @steve_nguyen at Furaibo (photo is just the food), originally uploaded by !!! :: jozjozjoz :: !!!.
Chita Dinner Box.
-J
Pecked out on my iPhone. Sorry for any typos.
W/ @jeewsuh at the LA premiere of VINCENT WHO? (A must see documentary), originally uploaded by !!! :: jozjozjoz :: !!!.
Thank you, APAP
Asian Pacific Americans for Progress hosts a sold outc standing room
only event.
So many amazing people here and so many who contributed to the
production of the film.
Thanks especially to producer Curtis Chin.
So many familiar faces here tonight. Very nice to have "family"
together tonight.
Little Tokyo
Downtown Los Angeles, CA
11/4/2009
-J
Pecked out on my iPhone. Sorry for any typos.
Joz is Miss Scarlet from Clue for Halloween (not Mario from SMB), originally uploaded by !!! :: jozjozjoz :: !!!.
Thanks to Yoshi for letting me carry a pipe wrench around. You can
have it back tomorrow.
At Dave’s party.
Had to figure out a way to re-use this dumb red dress.
Pasadena, CA
10/31/2009
-J
Pecked out on my iPhone. Sorry for any typos.
-J
Pecked out on my iPhone. Sorry for any typos.
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