Thanksgiving with NUS Alumni-SFO

Not exactly NUS Alumni... but basically some Singaporeans in the Bay Area. Organized by Mr FC Chong, who generously offered his house as a gathering spot, we managed to reach out to Sgconnect, NUSEA and NUS Almni in the Bay Area.

Had a great time meeting fellow Singaporeans who are residing in the Bay Area... and many of them studying in Stanford..wow... mostly on scholarships from research institutes... really too many of them, din have enuff time to connect with everyone of them.

Met really cool people here... and had really great food! This includes turkey, and many asian delicacies(homemade) which is so hard to find here....im so grateful to Mr Chong and NUSEA for getting me connected to this wonderful group of people.

Lastly, Mr Chong, is from the batch of NUS Engineering graduates in 1977...and i'm the 2006 batch...woah... 2 ends of the spectrum...cool stuff!!

Happy Thanksgiving!!!

Thanksgiving seems like an important day for Americans. While other special days only have a day's public holiday, Thanksgiving actually bestowed everyone in America with 2 vacation days.....yep, and people celebrate it with turkey dinners and gatherings.




Having stayed here for a tad more than 2 mths, i have never introduced my landlord & landlady before...They were especially kind to invite me to dinner, and even pose for a pic. They are a young taiwanese couple with little Jalen in the centre....*warm fuzzy feeling*...

Wonderful cooks they are....preparing a table of goodies...Fusion actually. Turkey, some taiwanese beef stew, and stir-fried kailan. I never had a good impression oftTurkey, always felt that its a drier, and larger form of its chicken cousin. However, they made it juicy and tender...despite it being their 1st attempt! Their turkey stuffing comprises of a unique blend of a whole list of ingredients which i cannot disclose too much...heh....

Fish Head La-Mian with Dumplings???

Its getting really cold, and im craving for hot soups...esp, the fish head steamboats which i used to enjoy with my Dad.

And i happened to chance upon this place called, "Ray's House of La-Mian". Their menu, is unique. They actually have a dish called "Fish-Head La-Mian with Dumplings". And the cook.... is yours sincerely....haha...

Give me some credit lah. Its my most adventurous dish so far. Well, when i was finally done with cooking, with my masterpiece in front of me, i was thinking to myself, "Man, who says you need a wife to cook, and look after you?"


After taking a few mouthfuls..... hmmm.... i take back my thoughts....sheesh....

Good Break from Sleepy towns...

I know May may not be coming in May, and so i may not be seeing May in May, so i agreed to meet May whenever May may come by SFO, which may not be May.

Confused?.... haha.. so am i. It really does not make sense, it was coined up by yours sincerely in 3 mins flat.

haha... i finally decided to venture out of sleepy towns since May was stopping by SFO for 2 days. It really is my 1st time driving to SFO on my own....driving in the highspeed highways.... and utterly confusing streets of SFO. But, i still made it to her hotel.... thankfully....:)...

The feeling of meeting a friend in SFO ....is soooo exciting!!... We always met up in Cityhall mrt, Orchard mrt... etc... suddenly... we are meeting in SFO?... Like how May describes it... its so surreal!!

We had a nice walk down to pier 39 where we had lunch(above).. pretty place... reminds me abit of Clarke Quay though. Afterall, it is by the pier. The Clam chowder here is amazing.... no wonder Sam keeps re-iterating that its a 'must-try'. Totally sinful, and with clams more than cream... woah... it really swept me off my feet!

Fortunately, we had a heavy lunch, such that May was encouraged to walk in her heels up and down Lombard street(see previous entries on Lombard, see below.)...our conversation was suddenly simply dominated by her panting... haha...May, i hope you did not regret letting me lead the way!!

Finally at the higher end of Lombard St....
And finally, i'm not so lonely in my pictures!!

We then walked down to Ghirardelli Square where we took a short rest, and then down a beach where we can see the Golden Gate Bridge in the background.

We ended the day at Chinatown and Union square where May brought me to try great food.....Eggtarts, "Lau Puo Bing"("Wife Biscuit"), and GODIVA Chocalate Cheescake @ The Cheesecake Factory.... wahh.... heavenly.....its really a day of indulgence...

If my parents see a Super-Sized me 1 year later.... they will know who i have been hanging out with!!... hahaha....

Beautiful Autumn....

This is the street where i always park my car. Spent a couple of minutes admiring the amazing effect of the upcoming autumn this morning....Suddenly, it dawned upon me that i will miss waking up to the cool, beautiful autumn when i am back to sunny-pore in a year's time....