Sunday, January 27, 2008
Crabbing at Jina & Eddie's
Oleh kerana dapur Jina tinggi sangat, terpaksa lah Chef Shafinaz guna 'stool'... he..he..
Eh...Eh... nampak macam model la pulak... :)
Outcome of our findings? - Atiqah is also allergic to crabs... ! Hmm....nasib la
At first the idea was to share the total price of the catch among us, but thanks to our new Haji & Hajjah (Eddie & Jina) yang murah hati we left only with heavier bellies... Next time dah tak boleh...kita kena share the load.. :)
Thank you also for their grand hospitality. May they receive abundant blessings from Allah always ...
Sunday, January 20, 2008
Visitors from Malaysia
Five ladies extended their stay and flew over to San Jose to pay us a visit after their official trip to the CES (Consumer Electronic Show) held in Las Vegas. My hubby also attended the 5-day show ....... and me, wishing I could have tagged along to Vegas. Instead, jadi driver for my daughters who have started classes. Anyway, the 5 ladies Shakila, Wahida, Wan Nor, Fakhriah and Ada were our guests for only a night. They touched down on Sunday morning from L.A. Sempat gi shopping in Gilroy and the next day visit San Francisco. I hope they had a nice time in SF considering they had only a few hours before having to leave for the airport. Seronok jumpa balik Ada since our last meet in March of last year. She was my ' friend in DC ' mentioned in my posting of that month. Ada and Hashimi's hospitality memang tiada tandingan. Needless to say about her cooking. Simple as it might look, her ayam masak lemak cili padi memang sedap! , As I have mentioned before US domestic flights allows 2 bags per person. Each bag has to weigh less than 50 pounds or else you'ld be charged with excess baggage weight fee. So watch your bags' weight..mahal jugak tuu... :o
Wednesday, January 2, 2008
New Year & Rose Parade in Pasadena
Universal Studios- The Entertainment Capital of L.A
Wisteria Lane.....
After the Studio Tour we ventured the Theme Park.
One of Universal's Animal Actors..
Happy Feet....
Appolo 13....
Super heroes.... I think...
My hero... I am sure....
Ozzie and Sara as Wilma & Fred Flintstone..
Jaws!....
Not sure whether it's life size... but that is already BIG!..
Scooby Doooo where are you?....he's at Universal Studios!
ooops... I forgot to mention this parking!
...also used in the movies
A scene from the re-enacted Water World
The girls with the one-eyed villain ..
Entah kenapa budak2 suka sangat dengan si Shrek nie... I don't know the story and haven't come around to seeing the DVD that my hubby bought for the girls.. my son says that the story contradicts the myths of fairy tales. Princes are not always heros and not necessarily be good-looking. Likewise the princesses as well.. ooo.. Anyway, Shrek 4D show was interesting enough. Seperti biasa kena queue, and get the unique glasses before entering. Besides the stunning 3-D, there is an extra dimension of feeling... your seat shakes & you feel as though you are riding with Shrek whenever he's being chased and you'ld feel water on you whenever there is a raining scene. All the children loved it... you could see the expression on their faces as they came out. But, I like Terminator 2: 3D. In addition to the 3D film, they have actors on stage acting out the roles of Sarah O'Connor & her son. It was clever of them to interweave reality with the fantasy of film. Siap ada gunshots, explosions, smoke...we also feel the falling sensation... betul2 technology in play.. I was too involved with the action that I didn't have time to take pictures! The Mummy Ride was quite interesting. They psyched you up even during the queue. It is like a roller coaster ride but without the 'loop'. Sara, Anis, my son and me went up on the ride. We were shaken forwards and backwards in total darkness. Only Sara and me were screaming our heads off! My son loves The Simpsons.. dulu2 kalau boleh I would restrict them from watching The Simpsons & Mr Bean. Tapi kalau dah besar panjang nie insya Allah.. they know themselves what is good what is bad, what is moral and what is immoral and what is funny and what is not.... His other favourite is The South Park.. sometimes he would update me with an episode or two and we would laugh together. Kelakar sungguh cerita tu, what's funny is that the story line relates to current events. Tu yang best!
hmmm....
Another ride that's interesting is Jurassic Park... but only Sara and Rizal took up the challenge of dropping straight from an 84 foot vertical drop waterfall.
The masked man called Zorro...
Spider man....
Universal CityWalk
Studio Map...