I started it off going home on Friday night instead of Saturday night because I thought Bay Area Open would happen, but it was canceled the week before the event was scheduled. Apparently, San Jose State couldn't rent out its gym to BAO... so I didn't get my badminton during break. Instead, I agreed to go skiing with my friend on Saturday. Just a one day ski trip. My mom drove us to Milpitas at around 4am. We went with a bus [from NACSKI.COM] to Sugar Bowl. I want to remind myself now, never do this again. A one day trip is just not for me. I need time to "get into the zone" as in, I need time to get adjusted to the snow (I had been wearing shorts to sleep before going home!) and start feeling like I really do want to ski, which means I have to stay in that kind of ski-lovely weather for at least a day. Anyway, I went really trying to enjoy myself. The slopes were beautiful, I must admit.
But in the end, after not skiing for 3 years, I really forgot how scared I was of the moguls. It took me who-knows-how-many-years to get used to going down them, and just 3 years to get that fear back. And, I'll just complain now, it really irks me when someone repetitively says "Weren't you better before?" in different ways. Why keep thinking that what was before is the same as now? Sure, some things really don't change, but if you notice that something HAS changed (and it isn't anything dangerously bad), why keep focusing on that bit negatively? *sigh* I feel like I shouldn't get annoyed because people's perceptions are just that different from each others, and I understand how shocking it is if one's perception for so long is proven false.
Anyway, got back tired, but had a little bit of fun... falling in the comfy soft snow and losing my skis each time. I still have that special ability to go over that last bump before the slope evens out, and fall terribly. Very skilled.
Sunday was I-get-to-drive-around day! My mom let me take the freeway to the mall where we went shopping-- my mom, dad, and me. I love hanging out with my family and I wish I could find the time to do so more when I'm back home.
Skip a few days, and Wednesday, the day before I come back to LA, I met up with USC friends in SF. I didn't know that the buses had these for the disabled and old people:
I watched curiously as the platform came down, the bus tilted a bit, and an old man got on and the platform was brought up like an elevator so that the old man could just walk straight into the bus. Then the bus tilted back again and I took a pic of the platform receding back into the bus. Public transportation can be might cool. If only LA had such transportation... *hopes*
We ate at a friend's parent's restaurant of Asian Fusion-ness, called The Home. Cute name isn't it? :) I felt warm when I read the name of the store. haha. And the place mats (paper) had a little house hole-punched in the bottom-middle of it. So cute. Food was awesome as well. This was the Sea Bass special, so wonderfully decorated and presented:
And this is what I got, the Unagi and Avocado Sandwich:
Delicious. And for dessert, we had so many things--apple pie, strawberry (?) pie, creme brulee, mango pudding with tiny pearly things (picture below), and heavy chocolate cake slice. So mouth-watering, so delicious, so full afterward.
I love food outings and badminton-ing with my badminton friends. Although it's rare that we eat together without having played badminton, I cherish it. I'm hoping I won't lose these college friends, but I know it'll be hard to stay in contact with them once we all go on after our undergraduate studies. I wonder where we'll all be? I wonder if we'd still be able to eat randomly together? Love really revolves around food easily. I love it.
Hmm... not sure I like this pop-up comment window. Wow, super fast ski trip. One day trips seem too rushed, spending all that time on the bus getting to a place and then only staying for a short amount of time.
ReplyDeleteI also dislike it when people say "Weren't you better before?" It's annoying. I mean, it takes continuous practice to stay good at something. Not everyone has the time or resources to do so. They're also, at the same time, undermining any hard work put into honing a skill, as if magically people are just good at things without any work at all.
I don't think I've seen them use the platforms for the elderly before. I see it all the time with wheelchair users though. I should think LA buses have those platforms too... I mean isn't it legally required?
Your sandwich sounds so yummy. Makes me want sushi, haha. And so much dessert! Yum :).
haha, I felt lazy clicking and scrolling, but I'll change it back because I just realized that there are some automatic pop-up blockers for some browsers. :P
ReplyDeleteI don't think I've seen LA buses with old frail people on them yet. I think most bus people are mid-30s or high schoolers people. I do vaguely remember seeing an old lady get on a bus, but she walked quite fine for her age.