“Google Maps and Metro.net are your best friends.”
LA Survivor Tips #10
Posted: September 11, 2010 by jdchua in Los AngelesTags: Santa Monican Wisdom, Tips
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The Adventures of Ning, Michelle, Leon & Catherine in San Francisco: June 27th – 30th, 2010
Posted: August 12, 2010 by wretchedness in adventures, pride, san francisco, special eventsOur modes of transport
Beware of strange text messages asking for your name. Identity theft is not fun.
Always, ALWAYS, look at both sides of the road before crossing.
Happy Birthday Michelle & Nana; 4th of July celebrations
Posted: July 5, 2010 by wretchedness in birthdays, Los Angeles, special eventsNana invited us up to hang out in Malibu at her friend Larry’s house and we celebrated both Michelle & Nana’s birthdays, and took part in 4th of July festivities. There was traditional barbecued food like sausages and burgers; chips with guacamole dips. Nana made delicious barbecued cold chicken drumsticks and an awesome salad. My camera ran out of battery when the fireworks started, but you get the idea.
Click on the pictures to look at em’ in full view!!
Happy 4th!
Celebrating Nana & Michelle's birthday
Independence Day Celebrations
Thank God for Apple Care. If you’re a PC user, well, take care.
Our little Abode in West Hollywood
Posted: June 29, 2010 by wretchedness in everyday living, Los AngelesThese are well overdue, but I haven’t had time to do this (which is the way its supposed to be I guess). I’m sitting here waiting for dinner to cook and laundry to be done – so I’m maximizing time! Here are some apartment pictures, the Kitchen specifically, after a round of shopping at Costco- if I lived in a place like this I’d cook everyday and go grocery shopping every other week. Costco is an entry-by-membership only place – its $50 USD per annum. This place is so popular because you can buy stuff in huge bulk – a year’s supply of sanitary pads for example….or like 20 jumbo jars of Mayonnaise (restaurant sizes). A lot of restaurants get their supply from Costco too. Regular folks come here to stock up for a month or two at least. They don’t provide plastic bags in this place so you either have to bring your own shopping bags or scavenge scrap boxes to hold everything in. Needless to say, ferrying your purchases home will be a problem without a car.
Value for money groceries from Costco!
For some reason, my housemates and I keep finding pennies amongst us. Even when we stayed at the hostel on Melrose, we would find pennies mysteriously appearing on the floor, on our beds and in the bathroom. Now that we’re in our new apartment, pennies still appear from heaven! However, because we already have so many of them, we don’t really want any more pennies.
Here’s typical banter:
Housemate: Hey, look I just found a penny!
Me: Really, wow, awesome, you’re getting rich.
Housemate: Nah, I don’t want it. Here, for you.
Me: That’s generous of you. Wait, don’t you collect pennies?
Housemate: Only if I can pay for your thoughts.
Me: Touché.
No cable? You’re in LA. Enjoy Hulu.
When Lakers win or lose, advisable to stay indoor.
The Los Angeles 12 