17 Mile Drive to Carmel to Big Sur

Work has been insane this past month, so I decided to take a half day and drive down the coast with the future hubby. From San Jose, we did the whole 17 Mile Drive and visited Pebble Beach, the Lone Cypress (two points of interest were closed due to the otters' or seals' mating season. bummer.), drove down through Carmel and ended up in Big Sur.

We had dinner at the loveliest restaurant on the west coast! (Loveliest I've been to at least!) It's called Nepenthe. If you're seated on the patio, you can see miles and miles of the coastline and watch the sun set while dining. If it gets chilly, you can hang out at the fire pit. The stars are ablaze at night. I can just sit there forever staring at the millions of stars. It's the coolest restaurant. So much character and so beautiful. The food was alright. Their banana cream pie was to die for though. Not too sweet. Very dangerous stuff.

Took a bunch of pics to share...

To start with, the Lone Cypress.


A little north of China Rock.

The Bigsby Bridge

And others...

Still In Love

I STILL LOVE HIM, OKAY??!! HE'S SUCH A FOX!!! I promised I wouldn't write about him again in my blog, but I can't help it. My love for him burns now stronger than ever after seeing his beautiful face on Men's Journal. That lucky wife of his...

P.S. Mr. Agent, if you happen to find me again, just fyi, I'm not a crazy fan!
P.P.S. I hope they don't have those image crawlers searching for references of him online. That exists, right??

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Sew in away, eye half bin sew bus see lately with work, with wedding planning, next next weak's vacation to Pour toe Wreak oh. Eye can't wait! Eye knead a brake sew badly! Well deaf in at lee tell ewe how it ghost!

Luckiest Guy This Week

Okay. So I'm somewhat of an American Idol fan. My dad loves it, so I watch too. I've sort of been following this season, and have seen some pretty good stuff... and crazy stuff. Remember Tatiana and Norman? OMG. So this season's shocker is Kris Allen getting into the finals. His vocals definitely aren't in the same league as the other two semi-finalists, Adam Lambert and Danny Gokey, but he's got the looks. If he never revealed that he is married, I think he may be the winner this year! But he is not single and cannot mingle, so I'm biting my nails until next Tuesday. It's going to be goooooood! So if you're not in the loop of things, here are a few pics I found online.

Kris Allen - the cutest of the three. I personally thought Matt had more sex appeal, but he's gone. :( So anyway, he should feel like the luckiest guy this week. Making it to the finals and all... Good luck, Kris! You'll need it!!


Danny Gokey - He's cute in a way, but looks much better when he doesn't smile. Looks like his tongue is pushing out of his mouth when he does! But he seems super nice though. :) I hope he does well with his career.


Adam Lambert - The favorite of this season. Though he looks like a young version of Elizabeth Taylor, he can sing like a mofo. And he's done a super job on all of the different genres that I've seen.

Alrighty! Can't wait until the finale!!

Happy Belated Earth Day!

Happy belated Earth Day, everyone! I hope this year will bring you lots of fresh air, an abundance of clean water, and moderate climate! Aaaaand... go conserve, reuse and recycle! And stop wasting water!! :D

Nanking

In 1937, Japanese armed forces entered Nanking, China, and systematically raped and killed over 200,000 Chinese in one of human history's worst atrocities. Decades later, there's still bad blood... "In 1937, Japanese armed forces entered Nanking, China, and systematically raped and killed over 200,000 Chinese in one of human history's worst atrocities. Decades later, there's still bad blood and unresolved tensions. This wrenching documentary from Bill Guttentag and Dan Sturman combines harrowing archival footage, interviews with survivors (including contrite Japanese vets), and reenactments with actors Woody Harrelson, Stephen Dorff, Mariel Hemingway, and Jurgen Prochnow (as a Schindler-like member of the Nazi party), reading from the diaries of real-life heroic westerners who set up a safety zone in attempt to shelter the hundreds of thousands of refugees from the city. Though this element adds some much-needed hope for humanity, this is still a deeply upsetting documentary. It's very well made and should be considered required viewing, but be warned: some of the rarely-before-seen archival footage is truly graphic and disturbing. Based on the bestselling book, THE RAPE OF NANKING by Iris Chang, this documentary makes effective use of a quietly shattering Kronos Quartet score. The film is presented in English, Japanese, and Mandarin with English subtitles." - synopsis taken from Rottentomatoes.com

What happened in Nanking was a holocaust of the east, but what made it worse is that the Japanese never apologized and many still don't even own up to these atrocities. How can you deny something that people have hard evidence on?! Please go rent this documentary... or even read the book "The Rape of Nanking." Everyone should watch this. People need to know.

Go watch... Fabian...

Coffee Ribs with Whipped Cream

I've never had coffee ribs with whipped cream before! Strange combo, but it works really well together. If you wanna try, go to Hong Kong Lounge on Geary and 18th Ave. It's yum. :)