tramanh phi ([info]imurdstiny) wrote,
@ 2008-07-29 13:33:00
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San Francisco (Things They Don't Have in Houston) - Part 1
Tu and I spent a couple days in San Francisco and San Jose last week.  It was Tu's first time to San Francisco since he was little, and I hadn't been back in almost a year, so it was a nice opportunity to show Tu where I called home for 3 years.  And to go on an eating tour.

Here's Day 1:


Our first stop was Eva's Hawaiian Cafe for Tu's first time eating Hawaiian plate lunch.



Spam Musubi (with too much rice) and Poke.



BBQ Mix Plate for me and the quintessential Loco Moco plate for Tu.

Loco Moco is basically a scoop of rice with a hamburger patty on top, then a fried egg, and topped with brown gravy.  Sounds weird, tastes delicious.



Tu's verdict:  "Why don't they have this in Houston?"



Then we went down to Fisherman's Wharf and went into this alley.



And strapped on these helmets and put on these yellow safety vests.



And lined up behind these people from Netherlands (which is a country and not a region) and Belgium (which is not Holland).



And took a SEGWAY TOUR.



Goin real fast.



Afterwards, we went to PPQ for Vietnamese.



We had a enormous dungeness crab (one was enough for 2 people!) and these amazing garlic noodles.



Tu's verdict:  "Why aren't they this big in Houston?"

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[info]mattel_recall
2008-07-29 07:35 pm UTC (link)
OMG. I hope you brought a doggy bag back to Houston, because I demand some of your BBQ Mix Plate.

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[info]imurdstiny
2008-07-30 03:38 am UTC (link)
if i did bring any home, it's be gone by now!

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[info]daz_meh
2008-07-29 08:06 pm UTC (link)
segway!!!

was it hard to keep your balance?

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[info]imurdstiny
2008-07-30 03:35 am UTC (link)
it was hard at first b/c the segways are so sensitive, but it's actually really intuitive. once you get a feel of how much pressure you can put on your toes and heels, it's not hard at all!

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[info]daz_meh
2008-08-05 05:10 pm UTC (link)
i'd be scurred i'd fall flat on my face.

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[info]maichelle
2008-07-29 09:32 pm UTC (link)
man all that food looks yummy. the rice in your bbq mix plate looks like 2 boobies. :)

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[info]imurdstiny
2008-07-30 03:38 am UTC (link)
the food pics are just beginning... =)

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[info]ealexsism
2008-07-30 12:29 am UTC (link)
haha super cute & fun.... i always used to see those segways... & i wish i had known about that hawaiian place when i was there!

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[info]imurdstiny
2008-07-30 03:34 am UTC (link)
i can't believe you never had hawaiian food when you were living there! there's so many! L&L's is really good too. definitely try it next time you're back in the bay.

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[info]ealexsism
2008-07-30 05:55 pm UTC (link)
i did have hawaiian in palo alto, but i didn't really like it... it seemed much more fast-foodish than your pics... and my boyfriend LOVES the meat & eggs thing, so he would have liked to try more places, i'm sure.

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[info]imurdstiny
2008-07-30 06:02 pm UTC (link)
ahhh....i think the essence of hawaiian plate lunch is that it SHOULD be fast foodish. maybe that's why i didn't like Eva's as much as L&L's - i WANT to eat it out of a styrofoam box!

but if you like more of a sit-down place, you could also try Hukilau (there's one in SJ, SF, and PA) or for something more fancy, Roy's in SF has hawaiian fusion.

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[info]ealexsism
2008-07-30 06:05 pm UTC (link)
ohh... maybe that is my problem- i don't usually seek out fast food... and also i don't eat meat, so the fried egg & steak thing was lost on me...

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Random question
(Anonymous)
2008-07-30 01:31 am UTC (link)
What kind of makeup foundation do you use? Or do you use one? I'm trying to find a good one out there.

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Re: Random question
[info]imurdstiny
2008-07-30 03:33 am UTC (link)
i don't use foundation, but i use MAC tinted moisturizer (which i mix with my regular moisturizer), so i guess it's kind of like super diluted foundation. i use MAC studio fix powder on top to set. i use the sponge lightly, but then blend it in with a kabuki brush. hahah i guess everything i use is like a "diluted" version. i'm scared of pancake face. =|

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[info]mizz_xtine
2008-07-30 04:22 am UTC (link)
omg you took a segway tour!! lol i see those around all the time and wonder if those are tourists!!

what and where is ppq? man i miss crustaceans..

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[info]imurdstiny
2008-07-30 04:45 am UTC (link)
lol. yes, they're all tourists. and oddly enough, out of the 20 or so people on the tour, my bf and i were like the only Americans.

PPQ is on Clement St. between 24th and 25th. We kept going back and forth between PPQ and Thanh Long since both got really good reviews. we ended up going w/ PPQ b/c they have an awesome dinner-for-2 deal for only $50! i hear the garlic noodles at Thanh Long/Crustaceans is better, but the ones at PPQ were pretty damn good....

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[info]mizz_xtine
2008-07-30 07:15 am UTC (link)
PPQ eh? dinner for 2 for $50.. I'm sold.. :D lol such a whore for good food!

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[info]waay_too_deep
2008-07-30 04:28 am UTC (link)
all kinds of hungry right now;/

it all looked good;)

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necklaces/jewelry
[info]dreaminghawaii
2008-07-30 04:53 am UTC (link)
i really like your necklaces, any recs on your favorite jewelry stores, esp in the bay area?

thanks,
linda

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Re: necklaces/jewelry
[info]imurdstiny
2008-07-30 03:40 pm UTC (link)
the double cross necklace in the above pics is from Forever21.

no special stores i go to; for "fun" jewelry, i like Forever21, H&M, and Urban Outfitters.

for work-appropriate jewelry, i like Loehmann's, Banana Republic, and Anthropologie.

i also like "altering" old jewelry and re-make it with different pieces with jewelry making supplies from Michael's or Hobby Lobby.

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necklaces/jewelry
[info]mastereta
2008-07-30 08:52 am UTC (link)
wait, one of the photos has the same necklace/cross appearing twice. photoshopped?!

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