two week nightmare of practicals/finals ended....took off to san fran in a sleep-deprived mode. woke up at 6, trap on 270 due to blizzard then 2hr plane delay. seat was terrible n my sister rest on my shoulder for the entire flight, so I stayed in a rigid position for 6hrs, felt the effects of osteoporosis afterwards. when we arrived bloody taxi refused to take us coz we're close to the hotel, so I ended up pushin 45lbs of luggage with broken wheel through the VERY steep streets of san fran for half hr. got to hotel, fell asleep less than a minute.....

took a ferry to the Alcatraz island (old prison); disappointed coz I was hoping to shake hands with the inmates, too bad they no longer kept them there. think of all that fun u couldve had.....like throwing rocks at them, etc 

ooishi clam chowder

Golden Gate bridge

no idea why tats sitting on the bench....

only item I brought back. was beyond my price range, but oh well my sister wanted to pay for it. extremely light n comfortable. all Im missing is someone to run with.....

think I wouldnt mind living there (except hong kong top of my list) besides the cost of living. downtown was beautiful with all the lights and fancy stores. btw Im sick of chinatown (tats why u never travel w/ur parents)

so yeh bout my major.....I concluded that it dun really matter as long as I finish the pre-reqs for one of the following options: med skool, pharmacy, phys/occup therapy. I'll postphone that decision for now. still in med tech takin the lecture courses coz they provide good foundation for health fields, just not takin the labs coz Iv zero interest to be a med tech. so technically I can make life simple and graduate after this year, or torture myself to prepare for med skool. wat would I choose?

praise nyte was interesting. got drafted the day b4 (thanx kazuo). hardly knew any of the music nor did I practice over the past half yr. that explains why I fumble and drop the stick, which I think everybody saw.....

so basketball tm nyte.....its been a while since Iv physical activity. uno Im really inconsistent with my performance. sometimes I burn everyone on the court, then next day Iv hard time just dribbling. guess that goes back to the problem of not running/lifting ~sigh~

last set of photos from hk.....

thai food with my cousin; probably the best meal I had in hk

classmates from primary skool

True Light Primary School

3rd grade classroom with my ID

the only exercise I had in hk ~sigh~

where I used to live.....heng fa chuen

ocean park; u cant imagine how crowded it was; worst yet.....mainland people.

True Light classmate reunion

friends I grew up with at church. susposely more pics but forget to take them with other friends coz Im always busy shopping

wana go back already, miss my nephews too. feels awkward to speak english now. need to learn my manners and stop being rude, coz thats pretty much how I survived in hk. think I myte actually live there after Im done with education. ohio seems so boring now. not much to do these days besides feeding myself with junk food I brought. still havent gain any weight after consuming too much delicious food in asia. took me almost an hour to get through customs at airport coz I brought too much "authentic goods": mooncakes, dried seafood, chinese medicine, and japanese rice cakes. the official asked if I was immigratin to usa coz he saw me carrying five bags, which total to about 170 lbs. glad thats over with. so my suma ends with $3500 gone from my account~sigh~

haha too much fun playin Wii with my nephews.....almost forgot to update

yum cha with my maternal relatives, surprised they all showed up just for me

Tokyo Disney Sea

hehe.....caught goofy unexpected

Godzilla!

remember makiko? my personal tour guide.

oh yeh that evening after we farewell, went back to my hotel, but my cousin's family not around, so I decided to walk around. terrible idea. some guy dressed in a tidy suit approached me. haha my instincts never lie to me. he offered me to go watch a strip show or get a hooker. tried to talk my way out with my broken japanese, only to find myself resorting to rudeness and walk away because they became quite persistent and even gave me a catalogue with all types of girls. this happened again 5 times in the next half hour, so I decided to leave. stop by a convenient store to pick up food. 1st thing I saw.....porn magazines. then I return to my hotel and flip through the tv guide. guess wat I saw? more porn. so I ended up doin nothin and sleep.

 Toyota Museum

not sure how pokemon fits in.....

this place is an imitation of European style streets

Rainbow Bridge

Japanese TV station

Daiba Temple with my cousin's family

reminds me of....nvm. this is in mainland btw

this cub enjoys posing for the audience. u be amazed at wat he can do at the circus show

I had an evil thought of throwing rocks at them.....

"The Peak" at hk; the only place I find fresh air & cool breeze