My break was filled with all sorts of _______ (I suggest you fill in the blank). As turbulent, uplifting, and outlook-changing as it was, I still had to take pictures of my food. [Could you expect anything less?]
My dad brought me to a guerrilla family reunion on my first full day back in Los Angeles. I say guerrilla because it was sprung upon me like no other family gathering.
"Dad, I'm not ready to see anyone!"
"Hahahahaha."
"Really now? Laughing?"
This was one of my plates from some buffet in Alhambra. If you draw your attention to the top right, you will see a steamed bun that was filled, to my happy surprise, with red bean!
I went down to LA principally to support Equal Action (www.equalaction.org, folks!)
What a successful rally! The police assisted everyone by closing off the streets in Chinatown up to City Hall. =)
Yayyyyyy!
When I came back from LA, I took my friend to the Oakland DMV for her driving test. While needing to kill time, she and I stopped by a Jamba Juice, and I had had had to try their oatmeal.
I had my doubts. After all, Starbucks didn't exactly hit the spot.
But Jamba Juice's slow-cooked oatmeal (with steel-cut oats, I might add!) was awesome. I don't care too much for the super sweet fruit topping, but the brown sugar and oatmeal consistency are soo pleasant. [I also got that one pureed thing with granola and fruit... tasty, but I focused on its less assuming companion.]
Then Maria came up to Berkeley, and it was imperative to take her NorCal-loving self to Cheeseboard.
asparagus, shiitake mushrooms, bunch o' cheeses, herbs
I think she enjoyed.
The truck driver, too!
She also bought me my first avocado boba, which was pretty nutty in flavor, and you know how I enjoy my nuts! Now, I tend to like my old person boba flavors (taro, red bean), none of that hip, top 40 stuff ([insert super sweet or super fruity flavor]). The avocado hit the spot.
I can dig.
I ate a bunch of great food in Miami (Brazilian, Mediterranean, Subway [hahah]), but didn't take any photos! Blargh! Pero, comida de Miami = extra yum!
Bakesale Betty's! If you take any of the AC Transit lines that goes down Telegraph, you've probably seen this quaint corner shop. Y'know, the place with the ironing boards for tables? Jes!
Strawberry shortcake.
Couple o' delightful cookies
This was one of my plates from some buffet in Alhambra. If you draw your attention to the top right, you will see a steamed bun that was filled, to my happy surprise, with red bean!
What a successful rally! The police assisted everyone by closing off the streets in Chinatown up to City Hall. =)
Yayyyyyy!
I had my doubts. After all, Starbucks didn't exactly hit the spot.
asparagus, shiitake mushrooms, bunch o' cheeses, herbs
I think she enjoyed.
The truck driver, too!
She also bought me my first avocado boba, which was pretty nutty in flavor, and you know how I enjoy my nuts! Now, I tend to like my old person boba flavors (taro, red bean), none of that hip, top 40 stuff ([insert super sweet or super fruity flavor]). The avocado hit the spot.
I wanted to catch it on camera, but I don't know if I did the scene justice.
But! On Saturday morning, Mike and I went to Oakland's Chinatown for comfort food!
[Woops! Not green onions!] Eat eat eat.
Such a brilliant flag to carry... look at his equally brilliant expression!
All the speakers were awesome. [Sen. Darrell Steinberg and Margaret Cho, to name a few]
Alas, the excitement led to breaking my camera. If I remember correctly, a person from some APIA coalition was coming up to speak and in my excited frenzy, I somehow ended up throwing my camera right at the concrete. Yes, wtf?
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It's from Cabbages and Condoms in Bangkok. I had an awesome time in the gift shop. Mike and I stopped by the one in Chiang Rai, as well, but the one in Bangkok was even more memorable. The restaurant portions are generous, and I'd like to think the Republican-sized condoms were smaller.. teehee. 
