Row, Row, Row your boat...

Last weekend was sooooo much fun...on Friday...Tony and I were suppose to drive to Big Sur...unfortunately all that Turkey made me too sleepy...and i didn't get up early enough to go...basically ... its a long drive...so we were going to go to Berkeley... then decided to drive to Monterey instead... it was about a 2 hour drive... with Starbucks in between... I recommend getting a Grande... even if you NEVER do... anyway after that...we bought our lunch in Safeway (Monterey is WAY too expensive) ... we headed to the boardwalk first...was cool there was a really cool candy store...and they were making Salt Water Taffy and wrapping it in this CRAZY little machine...i never took a video...wish i did but it was really fast...it was like something from Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory good times... we walked to the end...of the board walk where we could see out into the sea. There were sea-lions and sea otters...AWESOME...how much fun it would be to be a Sea-lion...just layin' on a big ole rock all day...until its time to eat of course... but yeah...we headed to Cannery Row...with our sandwiches to watch the Christmas Tree Lights to get switched on...totally Cliche American of course...carol singing...reindeer's... as cheesy and corny as it was....its Christmas... and it was pretty cool...I wanted something for desert... but we waited til we got home... I had a brainwave.. PIZOOKIE!!!!!!! hahahaha Yummmmmmy ... so we got back to San Francisco and we made pizookie... IT WAS AMAZING... for those of you who do not know what a pizookie is... its a Big cookie...but its not cooked the whole way through...so its not quite done...and goo-ee and soft and so damn good! so you fire some ice cream on top... Delish! :) ... Long day it was very tiring...alot of driving...so i slept goooooooood :)

The next day... i was going to blog about Monterey...but then i figured meh...i wanna do something awesome... so i was going to Golden Gate Park... and Tony mentioned pedalo's and row boats somewhere there... so we went! we got a row boat...with the sneak of some beer on there too :D woohoo...tony read his comics...GEEK and i row'd row'd my boat around the little stream :) it was fun...that night we went and had cocktails in a place called Olive...its in the Tenderloin...I mean RIGHT IN THE MIDDLE...wow is it hidden...its so nice inside like a totally different world. Anyway fun times to be had...Dave came too which was coolio :D anyways...my dinner's just arrived at my table here so...I'm gonna go eat... if anything exciting happens ... you're the first to know...(probably)

Peace

   

   

   

   

Happy Turkey Day!

Yesterday was Thanksgiving...its an American Holiday where they celebrate and all get together to give thanks...and have a feast basically...and i mean have a feast...they don't hold back....so Kelse, a work colleague invited us internationals to her house...she lives in Redwood City and we took Caltrain. We being, Saori, Min, Dave and myself. I could have swore Lenny Kravitz was on there...he looked so much like him...thinking about it and looking at pictures of him online and what not ... i'm not to sure it was him ... and why the HEC would he be riding the caltrain? ... anyway...Kelse and her family had huge amounts of food...Turkey, Ham, Brussel Sprouts, Red Cabbage, Mash, Gravy, Stuffing...and yes mum i ate the lot...sprouts n all...the sprouts where made following a German recipe...(Kelse has German relatives...) they tasted soooooo good...After a huge feast... i was so tired... probably because of the Tryptophan in the Turkey(it makes you sleepy) :) hahaha...we then had desert... Pumpkin Pudding, Cherry Pie, Pumpkin Pie, Mince Pie and Apple Pie...with fresh cream and ice cream too :) YUMMY ... after we played 'Taboo' great craic...we then headed back on the 9.40pm caltrain...i then met up with Tony and his mate Carlos and went and partied...so a fun day all in all...

I just want to thank Kelse and her family for there hospitality yesterday...it really was nice for someone to consider us who had no where to go on Turkey Day and i had so much fun :)

Also, being Thanksgiving, I just want to thank you all back home and here with me in the States for all your support...sometimes it gets tough out here and you guys help me through it all...so...Thanks :) I miss you guys

Off today and tomorrow, dunno what it holds...but its gonnnnna be funnnnnnn so watch this space :)

Farewell Ali

Two of my friends leaving in one week...first Karyne...then my friend Ali! :(

Ali, a work colleague...has returned to Turkey :( ... hes a legend...i'll miss him so much...i learned alot from that guy...not only work but...as a person...WOW! He's got ALOT of knowledge in his head...what's worse is he knows more about my own country than I do! He was a cool guy. He introduced me to Cafe Trieste...the amazing little cafe in North Beach (Italian Town) and for his last night here...Dave, Ali and I(Saori from work joined us later) went to A La Turca, the Turkish restaurant we went to before ... D-Lish ... then we said goodbye to blondie, the turk, look stop. He too came out for my 21st B'day...the kindness from this guys heart was crazy...he will be missed!

Tesekkür ederim Ali (Thank you - Ugh I could never say it LOL)

Scottie