An Outing Day

Yesterday went to Sacramento Old Town with Mr. and Mrs. H. It was my first time to meet Mrs. H. She is so kind and friendly. Actually the couple they are very nice. They purposely took me to the Sacramento Old Town to attend the Jazz Jubilee.

Sacramento Old Town. Is what you have seen from the TV, those cow boy town. The buildings are still well up keep and maintain. This is what I am going to praise the community and government. They deserve a merit on their contributions.

A lot of street performances during that day. They are art lovers. I saw a lot of brass band, singers, and the "Sampah" music as what Bahija told me before. Haha... Mrs. H bought me a Jazz Festival T-Shirt. She insisted me to take the present as for a remembrance. Both of them take good care of me on that day.

After the performance, we went to the Train Museum. Wah! I like the tunnel that they built. It is so real! Too bad, I didn't manage to capture a fine picture... The lighting of the room was too dim. I think the museum doesn't really mean for commercial purpose. When Mrs. H was asking about her friend that working in the museum, the ticket attendance asked us to go in directly without paying any entrance fees. We felt so bad and wanted to pay for the entrance. But she said is a compliment for us.

I had my dinner in Mr. H house. I can't believe that his house is so big! The land area of his house is 125,000 sq. He has a big house, garage, work shop and land. Is isolated from the town. In that area, they do not have any cell phone signal. While Mrs. H is preparing the food, she asked me about Asian cooking and food. She was preparing the salad and side dishes and Mr. H was grilling the chicken.

After dinner, is dessert time. We sat down and talk, exchange culture and value. She would like to understand the Asian culture as her son is dating a Korean girl now. She is an open minded person. She can accept anything even different religion or background. We really have a great chat.

牙根痛

已經痛了將要一個星期。每當疼痛的時候我就會像一條死魚，很難集中精神去思考。最糟就是晚上，痛到難以入眠。昨晚我就在床上躺了兩個小時，那種滋味很不好受。昨天后面的牙根痛，今天是前端。

真的好懊悔！上個星期我本身太貪吃，一直過吃了半瓶的花生醬，導致今天的下場。不能再寫寫去了。。。很痛。。。

The Mimis Cafe

I visited again. The food is too delicious. Today I tried something different. I order a Chicken Pot Pie. Instead of green salad, I asked for the French Onion Soup. The soup is so rich and tasty. On top of the soup, it covered with a slice of French loaf and melted cheese. It was still hot, just came out from the oven.

Mom was having Corn Chowder soup because she doesn't take beef. Besides the soup, they also served with 4 slices of a small French loaf and 4 slices of bread cake type. We didn't grab that because we worry later on we can't finish the meal. The serving for today is kind of slow. I guess there was so mistake happened because one of the table waited for 30min but the meal was not served. The waitress and manager came out and apologized to the customers, because of one of the new waiter lost the order.

Our food, finally on our table. The Pie was so big and inside full of ingredients. Is just like the chicken soup pie type. The pie was not the crunchy pastry, it was the non sweet cookie. Very hot and delicious. My mom couldn't finish the fish and chip, so we "ta pao" back together with the bread and cake. I managed to get the website from the receipt. Visited the website and found the recipe of French Onion soup. I will try it once back home. :)

Lunch Date

Today, I have lunch with 2 of my team members here. Although we are in the same team, but we have no work related at all. Just enjoying good food and good chat. They are so kind, they bought me the meal. I ordered a Cafe Fish and Chips. It was so large until I left out all the salad. I love the mash potato so much, didn't waste any single scoop. We chat so much, about culture, working, life and company. They are simple people, they don't like to involve in office crisis. Just enjoy to be a individual contributor. Together with them, I feel very comfortable. We can talk anything. We will meet up next week for lunch, but I told them no to pay for me anymore.

Counting...

I received my first accomodation bill this morning. Mean, I've been here for 9 nights. I still have 54 nights to go. I am counting the 7 bills...

Lake Tahoe & Vacaville

Yesterday I spent two hours drive to Lake Tahoe, one of the tourist hot spot in this area. However the Lake doesn't really impress me much. Why? I guess I am not a person fancy in mother nature. :)

On the way to the lake, we still see snow start to melt. and part of the mountains are still cover with snow. Some of the roof still cover with inches thick of snow.

Didn't spend too much time there, as my mom wanted to rush back after we reach Lake Tahoe. She didn't really walk close to the lake. Why? She is getting old and feel uncomfortable to walk that far. Just sitting on the chair that in the park and picking up some pines. Poor thing... this few days, I really notice that my mom is old. She is totally different from previous. Not as active as before. :(

After the long journey drive trip of Lake Tahoe, I dropped my mom back to the Hotel and went to Vacaville alone. It is a large shopping outlet. You named it they got it. Finally I managed to get the fossil watch for my friend. Now, I am a little bit regret why I didn't get the same for myself. Thought of going again but it is too far away... 1 hours drive from here and my back is really ache after the long journey.