February 19, 2013: Girl Scout Cookies delivered! My coworker’s daughter created this cute Thank You note. First time receiving a thank you note for buying cookies.

February 20, 2013: Beautiful traditional Korean artwork displayed at IOTA Cafe in Koreatown. First time seeing this type of art.

February 21, 2013: My first time at Boiling Crab! We went to one of the two locations in Alhambra. I can’t believe there’s two locations in one small city. I guess they really are that popular. We ordered a pound of shrimp with the-whole-shebang, a corn on the cob, the fried catfish basket, half dozen oysters and two Blue Moons. Not quite a feast like the other tables around us but I can’t eat a lot. The server left the menu because he thought we’d want to order more. He was wrong! It was more than enough food (for me). I can see the appeal of this place but it’s not worth waiting longer than an hour!

February 22, 2013: My first attempt at creating a picture of myself using iMadeFace. Do you think it looks like me? It was a hard for me to find the right eye-shape for myself sine I have almond shaped monolids!!

February 23, 2013: Westfield Santa Anita Mall had its first annual Lunar New Year celebration today. There was a lion dance that traveled through the mall, children’s craft activities, live calligraphy painting, a photo booth and live entertainment. Chris and I went to watch his mom and aunts in the drum performance. They started learning only a month go and even though they messed up a few times, overall, it was a good performance!

I always wanted to try Taiko drumming, maybe I should see if there’s a traditional Korean drum group so I can learn too.

February 24, 2013: Simple and easy homemade sushi with sauteed vegetables for dinner. It’s our first time “cooking” dinner together. There wasn’t much cooking this time but we’ll work our way up to a fully cooked meal soon.

February 15, 2013: Belated-birthday celebration for Saemina with Lisa, Kelly and their two adorable toddlers. Kelly asked her son, Brandon, if Kaily was his girlfriend and he’ll said, “No, she’s my sister.” We think it’s because they’ve been friends since they were infants.

February 16, 2013: I wanted dim sum but Chris didn’t want to wait for a table at a restaurant so he suggested Dim Sum Express. It’s a small stand with a few tables lined outside so everything is served to-go. For dinner, we celebrated Carol’s 30th Birthday at The Little Door in LA.

February 17, 2013: Lobster pasta, seared tuna salad and corn soup for a delicious leisurely lunch on a beautiful sunny Sunday!

February 18, 2013: Recent find – a Korean Mexican fusion shack in a slightly ghetto part of East LA! According to Yelp, it’s popular among CSULA students but we didn’t run into any because we went on a school holiday. The Philly Cheesesteak was lip-smacking good. I don’t know if it’s a good or bad thing that Chris lives so close.

Look at that racist cartoon on the banner! A Korean man dressed like a Mexican. Hilariously inappropriate!

Can you believe we’re already 45 days into the new year?!?

February 5, 2013: After work, I went to Home Depot and Lowe’s to get window treatment estimates on faux wood blinds for Chris’ duplex. Who knew there were so many details and options to decide! Do you want cord/cordless, simple/eloquent valance, control on left/right, inside/outside window frame, etc.? Here are the color swatches:

February 6, 2013: I called in sick so I just finished all of Breaking Bad season 4 and the new episodes of New Girl and The Mindy Project. Can you tell I love watching TV? (No photo available so let me insert a random one from another day)

February 7, 2013: Went to work but still feeling under the weather so I stayed home and finished the last episode of Korean drama, Cheongdamdong Alice. Cheongdamdong is s small posh neighborhood in Seoul’s Gangnam District. It is referred to as the “Beverly Hills of Seoul”. (No photo available so let me insert a random one from another day)

February 8, 2013: Ever since Chris moved to SGV, I’ve been checking out new boba shops almost every weekend. I love, love, love tea drinks…so much I should probably learn how to make it at home because I spend so much money on it. $4 per drink adds up! So, last week I checked out a new place called Tea Brick. It’s been open for about a year so it’s not new new but it’s relatively new to the area. I love everything about this place so now, it’s my favorite boba spot! The cute stamp card. Delicious brick toast. Fruity teas with a lot of fruit chunks. The extremely friendly owner.

February 9, 2013: I ran into Minnie Mouse at Lowe’s in Pico Rivera while running errands. What a nice surprise.

February 10, 2013: Lunar New Year festivities at Hsi Lai Temple in Hacienda Heights. Chris and I went to watch his aunts do a drum performance thingy but we missed it because it was crazy busy! Neither of us have been to a temple on LNY so we didn’t know how hectic it would be. Next time, we’ll need to go at least an hour in advance if we want to catch the show.

February 11, 2013: Sometimes I get the most random requests from customers at work. Today I got a call from a man at a retirement home who wanted me to fax him pictures of a farm tractor for his grandson. He doesn’t have email so I had to fax them. What other corporations receive requests like this? How many times do customers actually contact the corporate office for a request like this? How many times do they reach an actual employee of the corporation to make the request? How many employees actual fulfill the request? It’s times like these that I realize how our company is so easily accessible to the regular Joe and I like it like that.

These are the photos I sent him. I hope his grandson liked them.

February 12, 2013: For work I attended the World Ag Expo in Tulare, CA which featured more than 1,500 exhibitors and 2.6 million square free of exhibit space! There was over 100,000 attendees over the course of the three day event. My coworkers and I went up on the first day to check-out our booth and our competitors. It was also a good experience for me to learn more about the ag industry. Plus, it was a beautiful sunny day with mild temperatures.

February 13, 2013: I checked out a new boba shop that recently opened in the South Bay. There’s only a few in the area so it was kind of a big deal (to me). What I found was a posh looking interior with chandeliers and the same cups as Half and Half!!! I can’t believe they copied them. I hate these cups because they don’t fit in a regular cup holder but at least the drink itself was good…nothing special to write a raving Yelp review, but good enough for a return visit. I should get an “I Love Boba” tattoo.

February 14, 2013: Chris was instructed not to do anything for Valentine’s Day, but he thought I didn’t mean it, imagine my shock when I received a bouquet of flowers at work! And he surprised me even more after a home-cooked dinner with 5 different kinds of desserts from Porto’s bakery!!! He got cheese rolls! Guava cheese roll! Two heart-shaped fruit tarts! Strawberry cheesecake! And raspberry cheesecake! After our feast, we snuggled on the couch and watched a movie.

He always knows how to put a huge smile on my face.

January 31, 2013: We celebrated PB’s 30th birthday at Lawry’s Prime Rib for the Dine LA menu.

February 1, 2013: I will be starting a healthy, possibly low-carb, diet on Monday so I’m been eating anything I want! For breakfast I ate a mini bagel, 1/4 of a breakfast burrito and a whole donut!! For lunch I ate another quarter of the burrito. I couldn’t even finish the burrito because I was so stuffed!

February 2, 2013: Free mini makeover and consultation by a Make Up For Ever artist at The Grove! I loved everything about this event: the people, photobooth, candy bar, samples and makeover. Even Candace Cameron from Full House came to the free event!

February 3, 2013: Super Bowl party always means fatty goodies. Our spread included sriracha chicken wings, Asian-style potato salad, noodle salad with sesame dressing, nachos and lots of beer. I was too busy eating and watching the game to remember to take a picture of the food. Anyone else think Colin Kaepernick is kinda hot?

February 4, 2013: We celebrated Helen’s belated birthday and new job in SF over sushi at Bar Hayama in West LA! After dinner we walked a couple blocks to grab dessert at Gottsui. I’m sad Helen is moving away from me but it gives me another good friend to visit in NorCal.