Scott's Bday and meeting Kok Keat's gf..:)

Over the weekend, we headed over to Scott's third bday in San Ramon... this kid is super friendly; as soon as we entered the door, his parents were in the kitchen and he came over and gave us a hug... it was cute...he was very well behaved throughout the day... he also preferred to play with adults then kids his own age.... (i think it was because the adults did not snatch toys from him) hehehe... I forgot to take pictures....

in the evening, we headed to SF chinatown to meet up with Bee (Kok Keat's gf) and two of her other frens. This is the first time Gordon and I met with her... It was nice to see show KK was dating..:D Of course, she was sweet and socialble..:)

We decided to have dinner at a hole in the wall; Sam Woo restuarant on Washington and Grant St. This was my first time here and we had a super experience. The staff at this restaurant is totally rude and that it is funny...:D Bee and gang walked up to the third floor and the waitress at the top yelled in Chinese "no more space upstairs; go downstairs; don't come upstairs"; however, the second floor was close (there was a chain at the entrance) so we headed downstairs and the staff downstairs totally ignored us. Finally we asked, and they said they will open the floor for us..

At the table, the waitress we got looked mad and when Bee wanted to substitute her noodles with a different kind, the waitresss gave her the look... it was too funny... I don't think i can capture the moment.....:P After that, we wanted to keep one menu so that henry can order, and the waitress said in chinese "i don't have enough menus" and she took it all back..:)

All in all, it was memorable... I think Bee and gang got a real taste of chinatown..:)

We ended the night with mocha and tiramisu in North Beach.

Dai and Lily's Bday

Two weekends ago, we celebrated Dai and Lily's bday..:) It was a good excuse for us to get together, hang out and eat.

Our food consisted of fatty chinese stuff....

1. fried chicken from Gourmet Kitchen in SF Chinatown - on Stockton St (between Jackson and Washington),

2. fried noodles,

3. egg tarts from Golden Gate bakery on Grant St

4. sesame ball from Do Ho on Pacific St

5. Strawberries from farmers market in Emeryville

6. Cake from Sheng Kee Bakery

7. Mooncakes from Golden Gate Bakery and Eastern bakery..:)

Thank you Ee ling for helping out with the food..:)

I have to list the streets as well, as there were people asking me where some of the food came from and I did not know the name of the restaurant since Gordon was buying the food.... now I can refer to my blog if I ever forget.:D:D..

We had loads of fun..it was especially nice to see the babies; baby alissa, baby alexis and baby kaylyn.. pics below will show how much they have all grown.

My husband and the pomegranate...

Gordon has been taking some effort to try out different stuff when he goes shopping at Oakland Chinatown. He usually walks over to Chinatown after work and buys some vegetables, fruits, fish etc.

Today he came home with two pomegranate fruits and a 1 pound fish that cost 12 bucks (don't ask me why he bought a 12 bucks fish; but I think he wanted me to eat good fish for the baby..:D)

Anyways, when we were done with dinner, I started washing the dishes (i usually don't wash the dishes, but today, I felt like helping.. hehehee) So, while I was washing dishes, Gordon said he would try the pomegranate and see what it taste like. So far, we only had pomegranate juice and we know that the juice is expensive.

Gordon starts with a knive and cuts the fruit in half. He looks at it and then starts throwing the seeds in the sink. When he did that I was like "what are you doing?!?!?!" and he thought I was asking because I did not like him to put stuff in the sink, so, he moved towards the trash can... and I was like "what are you doing?!?!?!... you are throwing away the good stuff"....

He looked at me and was surprised!!!! My dear husband thought the pomegranate was like a honeydew or papaya, where you cut the fruit in half and scrap away the seeds.... it was SOOO funnnny....:)

He tried a few pomegranate seeds, crunched on the seeds and did not believe me, so he turned on the laptop and checked online to see if what I said was true....of course, he found the right way to open a pomegranate and how to eat the fruit (he was suppose to spit the seeds out.....)

This was also my first time eating fresh pomegranate. I kinda like it but maybe Gordon will never buy it again....:P

.....just imagine if I was not in the kitchen and Gordon was opening the pomegranate.... he would have thrown away every single seed and realize there is nothing left of the fruit.........

Baseball game and dinner...

Gordon's cousin, Eugene invited us to watch a baseball game on Sunday. It was at the Pac Bell park with the Giants playing against the Dodgers.

Baseball games are always fun... not so much the game itself, but just the hanging out, walking around the stadium (this is one of the nicest stadium witha very nice view). Eugene and Ivy insisted with take a lot of pictures before our baby comes, so we stopped a lot just to snap pictures....

The highlights of the game was thatthe Giants won...:) and of course, I got my garlic fries... yum yum yum.

After the game, we headed over to Thirsty Bear. This is a tapas place. Gordon got the idea that tapas dishes were small dishes and he ordered the following:

Organic figs salad, spanish meatballs, ceviche (mixed seafood),fried calamari

Braised short rib, grilled hanger steak skewers, pork tenderloin and sofrito rice

He had to try everything.....:P Good thing everyone was hungry enough to finish the food.

We had chocolate oozing cake and pineapple ginger grahm cake..... we were super full when we were done.

As always, it was fun hanging out with Eugene and Ivy..:)

San Ramon House Warming

Simon and Lu Fun bought a home in San Ramon and invited all of us for a house-warming.

The weather was super hot, but they bought a cover to block out the sun.:)

Of course the highlights were Lu Fun's cooking. She made Sarawak Laksa, Satay with peanut sauce, curry chicken and indian rice. Everything was SOOO good and Gordon and I over-ate.....

Picture below : Everyone going for the FOOD!

Happy Gordon..:)

We had to leave early as Gordon's Grandma was celebrating her birthday. Gordon's mom did the cooking, so dinner was at their house.