Corkbar

yesterday was sunday. yet i still had work..... ugh. でも、その後は彼とのラブラブデートのはずだったのですが、会社の同僚に誘われて一緒にディナーに。the bf was there too and it's not that i don't like my coworkers (they're actually pretty cool and fun to talk to) but i'm now thinking it might have been better if it were just us two. cuz i feel bad for making the bf hang out with four girls and we haven't gone out together in a while. oh well. maybe next time.

it was kinda late and we decided to hit up the Corkbar in downtown for dinner. i already ate a bit of sushi (!!!!!!) at work so i just wanted a bit to eat. でも、彼はおなか空いてたから、ガッツリ食べれるし、小さいサイドみたいのもあるところということで決めました。実際、結構メインでも小さかったね。but everything was pretty good. too bad i couldn't drink... but it was fun just talking and chilling. hopefully, we get another date night soon.

Currently listening to: Love Story -Taylor Swift

カプリチョーザ

yesterday, went to Capricciosa for dinner. 日本では結構系列がある、イタリアンのチェーン店。アメリカ1号店がロミタにてオープン。i've been to one in Kobe once before but don't have much recollection. でも、日本のイタリアンって基本おいしいから、行って見たかったんだよね～。

i had heard from coworkers who've been there that it's kinda strong. 味が濃いってヤツ？ま、一応関東のお店だからかな？実際、結構濃かった。i got the salmon fettucini. it was good. but a bit too salty. same for everything else we got. my grandma got their original tomato garlic. it was good. but a bit too salty. lol. repeat for all the other ones. また行こうかな？って程度。plus, their menu is kinda small. just kinda.

Currently listening to: International Love - Pitbull feat. Chris Brown

Vegas, baby!

actually, it wasn't as exciting as i make the title sound. it's a bit misleading. でも、まぁまぁ楽しかったかな。おいしいものいっぱい食べれたね。スペイン料理にバイキング。満腹です。

the julian serrano restaurant in aria was marvelous!!!! sooooo delish :) would definitely go back again. i think i really love spanish food. haha. we actually went two nights in a row. で、バイキングにも2回行きましたね。ブランチに二回。ナンとカレーとか、スモークサーモンとか、オムレツとか、色々食べちゃいました。

i did eat a lot but i also lost a decent amount of money. lol. a bit over $200. oh wells, it was nice to gamble.

so, i drove to and back and man, was it quite tiring. especially bc my car is so sucky and heavy... seriously.... 坂道とか全然ダメ。スピードが落ちまくりです。but i was also able to try third gear for the first time. man, that thing is awesome!

overall, fun trip. wish it was with my honey tho... :(

Currently listening to: let me cry - Jang Guen Suk

忘年会

昨日は初・忘年会でした！楽しかったです。

we went to this one AYCE BBQ place in los felitz. Tangier Korean BBQ of Tokyo. どっちやねんってつこっみたくなりました。i mean, it was mostly a japanese bbq place. not really korean. i mean, they had ponzu as a dipping sauce... -__- not very korean, eh? ま、でもバンチャ（those small appetizer type dishes)は出たね。ビールも韓国のＨＩＴＥ飲んでたしね。

the place is really interesting in that they have a lot of anime related things. i guess that's their theme. 後、他でもあるけど、大声で挨拶してたね。でも、日本語下手すぎて何を言っているのやら。。。*sigh* i hate places like that. it's just loud and annoying. 気合いなのかも知れねぇけど、いらんし。



what character is this???

the meat itself was pretty good. i mean seriously, it was more like a japanese bbq place instead of a korean one. だから、日本人の舌には合うね。they don't have that much to choose from but the quality was pretty good so whatevs. drank some and ate some and laughed some. twas pretty chill :)

Currently listening to: We Found Love - Rhianna

Thanksgiving Weekend

thanksgiving weekend was pretty cool for the most part. went over to the bf's for dinner. 私ん家はターキーとかそういうのは一切しない家なので．．．ホリデーとか関係ない家ですね。and since i actually like turkey, decided to go over to the bf's house to mooch since his sister was making some. ま、母はあまりいい顔しなかったけどね。ホントウザい。in addition to turkey, there was ham, sashimi (so japanese, eh??), mashed potatoes, green bean casserole, and cheesecake. おいしかったです!

i was also supposed to go to black friday with the bf, but mom was being a bitch so decided to go with her instead. 近所のモールに0時前ぐらいに行きました。もう、長蛇の列。especially abercombie and fitch. 私はあんま好きじゃないからカンケーないけどさ。ended up getting nothing tho. ugh, stupid mom.

saturday was pretty uneventful but got to spend the entire day with the bf so that was nice. :) sunday, i had to work for my mom so that was lame. and yesterday, my doggie got spayed. 昨日はまだ麻酔が効いてるのかぐったりしてたけど、今はとても元気。よかったよかった。

man, this week is gonna be long...

Currently listening to: D-Motion - KAT-TUN

ミツワ祭り

この週末はミツワ祭りでしたね。ま、ミツワで旨いもの市をやっていたので、食いしん坊の私が行かない訳にはいきませんね。

so, i went to both the torrance and costa mesa stores this weekend. i tried the shio ramen at the torrance store and the tantan men and sanhon men at the costa mesa store. 塩ラーメンはおいしかったですね。かつおだしはどうかと思いますが、そんなに利いてなかったので、食べやすかった。坦々麺は、ちんまーやーの方がおいしかったね。the sanhon men was interesting.... kinda sour and not very ramen like. it was eh. also tried the yakisoba at the new food court restaurant in torrance. that was DELISH! and also had the miso-ish yakisoba at the costa mesa one too but that was eh... なんとまぁ麺尽くしの週末でした。

スイーツも充実してました。at torrance, i had the crepe (okay, not exactly great) and the 生ドーナツ。生ドーナツはドーナツと言うより普通のケーキを輪状にしただけ。期待ハズレ。飲むケーキもちょっともらったが、フツー。at costa mesa, had the maki dorayaki. that was pretty good. lots of azuki.

and last but not least, the 牛タン弁当。OMG!! DELISH!!!いやぁ～もっと食べたかったなぁ。残念ながら、そんなに食べれなかったけど。。。おいしかったです。この週末は食い倒れでしたね!

Currently listening to: Numb - Linkin Park

鳥松

went last night with mom. 何か、焼き鳥が食べたかったので。おいしかったです。あんな派手にテレビでCMが流れてるから、結構立派なとこなのかなぁ～って思ってたら、意外と普通。てか、小さかったね。but really delish!

i actually wanted to go and order a la carte but my mom wanted to try the course so we got one of the torimatsu course (10 yakitoris, soup and salad) and a bit of a la carte. 塩味のヤツがおいしかったと思う。タレは何か普通?ハツ、砂肝、手羽がおいしかったね。ボンボチと皮が食べたかったけど、断念。maybe next time. or maybe, i'll go to honda-ya next time since they have pretty good yakitori too. this place may be good but it's way too far.

Currently listening to: 愛唄 - GReeeeN

IKEMEN

「IKEMEN」に行って参りました。つけ麺屋さんです。it's in hollywood, which is kinda far.... and honestly, kinda not worth the drive all the way over there. 何か、まぁ普通においしいかなって程度。そんなにめちゃ×2旨いって訳でもない。and it's seriously out of my 行動範囲。

ほとんど全部がとんこつベースみたいだね。but it's not too heavy. つけ汁も想像していたのより全然濃くなくて、結構アッサリと食べれたね。the amount they give you is pretty good too. so, for starter, we got the hollywood french fries (fries with truffle oil and parmesan, deslish!! but i wish there was more oil towards the bottom cuz they start to get kinda plain at the bottom) and takoyaki (un)cleverly name dragonballs. both were good. i had the zeebra dip. it's their tonkotsu dipping soup with zeebra garlic(??). 以外とアッサリしてて食べやすかった。そんなににんにくは利いてなかったし。with all that and tax/tip, it came to about $17/person. so-so. but not sure if i'd go back.

Currently listening to: Breakeven - The Script

X X X

got the new L'Arc single this weekend :) :) WOOT! so, i checked out the pv and heard the song for the first time. う～ん。何か、路線変更？一応hyde作詞作曲みたいだけど、今までに無い感じの曲ですね。最初はちょっと違和感ありありだったけど、イイ曲だと思います。i guess it's just that i like their more rockish tunes so that's why it's kinda like hmmm.... right now.

oh, i also tried the macarons this weekend. soooooo delish!! still need to finish them tho. have about 5 left. :D

Currently listening to: XXX - L'Arc~en~Ciel

Libra

last friday, went out to dinner with the old boss. he's actually a family friend so this is probably gonna happen every now and then. ugh, i really don't like the guy too much... ま、でもおいしいもの食べれるからいいっか。

so, last friday, went to Libra in Culver City. it's a brazilian churrasco place. ああいうところって基本バイキングなのかな？よく分からないけど、ココもバイキングでした。i'm only comparing it to the place in farmer's market since that's the only one i know. but yea, OMG DELISH!!!!!!! めっちゃ食べまくっちゃった。食べ過ぎて、ちょっともどしちゃったもん。（すみません、汚いですね）they have 15 different cuts of meat and a salad bar that you can eat from. the salad bar isn't just salad but has some cold and warm appetizers as well. マジ最高!

what was also great was the omiyage from japan that i finally got and my compensation for working. as compensation for working, i got a $375 AE gift card! woot!! 色々買っちゃうぞ！as for my omiyage, got the game i've been wanting for a while, Catherine on PS3. :) it's looks interesting but apparently, it's pretty hard.... we'll see. i just need to have a working remote... すぐ遊べないのが残念。遊びたいです！

Currently listening to: Stereo Hearts feat. Adam Levine - Gym Class Heroes

秋分の日サイコー！

had a day off today because it was the autumnal equinox day in japan. isn't it wonderful to be able to get a japanese holiday off in the US? no one else is off so yea, pretty great! :)

今日はオフィスの同僚ちゃん’ズと食べ回り。for lunch, we went to the angry chef in the westin bonaventure. なんか、基本パスタ屋さんみたいだけど、タコスとかもおいてたりする。so, we all decided to split a shrimp scampi pasta, angry chef pasta, and the bulgogi taco set. the taco was actually really good! would definitely want to get it again. the scampi was pretty good too. すごいあっさりしてて、食べやすかった。the angry chef pasta was just so-so. it was creamy but spicy. kinda too heavy for my taste.

after, we decided to get some sweets. went to melt gelato and crepe cafe in el segundo. MELTのジェラートは前にも食べたことあったけど、前はモールで食べたから、お店を訪れるのは初めて。結構空港に近い。i got the swiss chocolate gelato. OMG so good! すごく濃厚。食べ応えあったね。でも、シャツにこぼしてアウチ。-__- i'm so ドンくさい。one of the girls got crepe too so got to try some of that too. すっごいモチモチしてておいしかった。甘すぎず、いい感じ。

the bf joined us for dinner and we went to kagura in torrance. トンカツが有名なお店。彼は揚げ物系大好きなので、良いかと。man, it's a bit pricey but really good. i got salmon, not katsu, but i got to take a bite out of the bf's and man, it was deeeelish! my salmon was pretty good too. but kinda regret not getting the katsu... lol.

この日はほとんど新米ドライバーの方に運転してもらいました。ちょっと怖かったけど、まぁ、大丈夫でしたね。楽しかったし、結果オーライですね。

Currently listening to: Someone Like You - Adele

おデート

this weekend was pretty fun! my mom had work most of the time so it was nice and relaxing. lol.

on saturday, went to the hokkaido fair in torrance with a co-worker. いや～、珍味とか見ると興奮するね。思わずしおから買っちゃったよ。deeelish! i also got the mochi cream again. this time around, it was the apple pie flavor. リンゴとクリームに加えてさくさくしたパイ生地っぽいものも入ってて超おいしい!また食べたいね。

sunday was bf day! 久しぶりのゆっくりしたおデート。we ended up eating lunch in torrance and spent the rest of the day just kinda kickin' it. watched some videos, washed the car, played a bit of badminton, and got some ice cream. 何かを特にやった訳ではなく、のんびりすごしましたね。それはそれで楽しかった。only thing is i forgot to take pictures. darn. and i got a new camera for my birthday too. ugh. ま、また今度いっぱい撮りたいね。

Currently listening to:

Mochi Cream & ドジっこ

so the new dessert place in the Mitsuwa in Torrance finally opened. upon checking it out, the first thing i notice are the mochi creams. it's like mochi ice cream, but more variety and not frozen. とにかく種類がめちゃめちゃあるの。一個$1.80とまぁまぁなお値段。これは買ってみなくてはということで購入。i got the darjeeling, my mom got the red potato, and my sister got the caramel pudding. mine was the best, imo. my mom's was okay. i don't like caramel, so yea... でも、ホントおいしかった。ダージリンの香りが猛烈。サイズもちょうどイイ感じ。また違うのを試したなぁ。

oh, and i also fell yesterday. もう、それは豪快にすでーーーーんと。滑ったんですね。in my hallway. i was kinda running in my slippers and i guess there wasn't as much grip as i'd like it to have and bam, i'm on the floor. で、その拍子に部屋のドアに穴を開けちゃったみたい。馬鹿ですね。ひじもちょっぴりすりむいたし。but it's okay, it's a cheap door anyways. i still need to figure out how i'm gonna fix it tho...

Currently listening to: SO YOUNG - THE YELLOW MONKEYS

Event & 本多屋

so the event last night was kinda ぐだぐだ。it seems like a lot of people weren't aware of their parts in the event until really last minute. so everything was kinda rushed. でも、一応何とか無事終わりましたね。思ったより人は来なかったけど。。。でも、イベント自体が長かった。it seemed to take forever. i'm just glad it's done.

so, afterwards, a few co-workers and i decided to go to honda-ya for dinner. 一応食べ物はイベントで出たけど、お菓子類が多かったからね。で結局本多屋で軽くつまめる焼き鳥やら色々頼むことに。なんか、気のせいかメニューが変わってたり、焼き鳥の種類が増えてたと思う。ぼんぢりが最高にウマかったでっす! but man, it was a loooooong day.

Currently listening to: I’m On One – DJ Khaled ft. Drake, Rick Ross, and Lil Wayne

舞

went to the japanese restaurant in beverly hills called Mai last night. it's a buffet and even tho it was a buffet, the place was really small. not cramped, but kinda small. でも、その分、料理のクオリティーは高かったと思う。そこいらにあるバイキングよりよっぽどおいしかった。

they had a lot of fish! 私焼き魚とか大好きだから、メッチャうれしかったですね。後はお寿司も結構品揃えが良かったですね。そのほかにも揚げのあんかけやてんぷら・フライ、おでんなど等色々ありましたね。they also had quite a few different desserts too. and because the place was small, they would only have a few of each dish out so for the most part, the food was really fresh. ま、普通の和食レストランにはちょっぴり及ばないけど、やはりバイキングにしては絶品でしたね。

Currently listening to: まだ見ぬ世界へ - 嵐

Fat Spoon

went to Fat Spoon, the new curry and pasta place in little tokyo. it was to celebrate my birthday as well as someone else's. 自分の誕生日はまだ先だけどね。anyways, quick question. what's up with japanese restaurants teaming up pasta and curry??? 日本ではそういうの無いと思う。自分は見たことが無い。でも、こっちだとなぜか大体のパスタ屋さんはカレーもやってる。like, curry house, and ducks, and akane chaya. なぜ??

anyways, so we went to fat spoon. there were 6 people total. 二人はカレー、四人はパスタと分かれた。私はパスタ。i got the shrimp and fresh basil. the others were bolognese, carbonara, and pescatore. the curry's were pork katsu curry and beef curry. most of us ended up getting a bite from most of the others so i was able to try all the pastas plus the pork katsu curry. おいしかった!和風でしたね。麺の湯で加減も絶妙。ただ、自分のパスタがイマイチでしたね。残念。でも、カルボナーラとボロネーゼがおいしかった。ペスカトーレもさっぱりでおいしかった。

they have other things, like salads and mini appetizers. i'd like to try some the next time i go!

Currently listening to: How To Love - Lil' Wayne

Bar Celone & 二世ウィーク

darn, it's been a while since i've updated.... 最近ちょっぴりメンドクサイなぁなんて思っております。ごめんなさい。

so, had a hang out/going away dinner for my friends this past saturday. went out to Bar Celona in Old Town Pasadena. 最初はなんか、予約が無いと座れないとか言ってたのに、結局は座れることに。意味分からないね。got a pitcher of red sangria and some tapas as well as a paella. mmmmm. delissssssssssh! the sangria was whatevs, since i'm not much of a wine fan. 運転してたから、一応1.5杯に収めておきました。the food was really good tho. i really liked it. i think this was my first try with Spanish food. but it's sticking :)

afterwards, we went to a friends house to hang out with other people that didn't come to the dinner. 高校からの友達が多かったけど、ほとんどあんまり会う機会が無いから、うれしかったね。the guy whose house we kinda took over was someone i didn't know so that was a bit awkward at first but he was really nice so had some fun.

で、日曜日は二世ウィークパレード。知ってる人が結構出ててビックリ。仕事関係の人が何人か出るって聞いていたけど、それ以上に出てたね。（笑）man, it was kinda hot at first but once the sun went down, it got cold real fast. i think they had a lot more variety in the parade than when i went 2 years ago, but the nebuta was really sad. ホントしょぼかった。ハネトさんの数も激減。「ねぶた」自体も全然小さいし盛り上がらなかったね。o well, 残念。

ま、来年はもっといいのが見れるといいな。

Currently listening to: Period - Chemistry

Bhanu and Umami Burger

okay, despite the fact that i am very broke recently, i've been going out A LOT... not good, especially since i'm planning on eating out tomorrow night too.. *sigh* でも、仕方ないの。友達のお別れ会みたいなのだから、行かないわけにはいかないのです。大好きな友達なので、なお更。

well, so the day before yesterday, had indian food! i was really craving it and lo and behold, there's a really good one really close to me :) いや～、今まで行ってないのが疑問ですな。it's call Bhanu Indian Cuisine and Grocery. i tried their butter chicken curry and garlic naan. soooooo delish!! 今度はまた違うのも試したいですね。

last night, i got the bf to buy me some umami burger. honestly, i thought it was pretty good but wayyyy too overpriced. don't think i'll be going back again, especially since it's kiiiiiiinda far. でも、本当においしかった。日本人が経営してるのかな？結構日本人好みの味だね。just that the onion rings were really really really really really greasy.... other than that, muy delicioso. but yea, to expensive. 残念。

the manly burger, so goood!

Currently listening to: NO.1 - 安室奈美恵 feat. 川畑要

楽 & Perch

had some fun last night and the night before. two nights in a row of going out, that's probably a record. lol. ウチの親うるさいからね。でも、仕事だって言っておいたから何も言わなかったけどね。

on monday, went out to eat dinner with the bf. 小東京の楽に行ってきました。前にも行ったことがあるんだけど、クーポンがあったから、行ってきました。it was the groupon where we could get up to $40 of food and drinks. で、二人で食いまくり、$25ほど（チップ込み）払いました。the food was good. i gots to eat some really good oysters. 彼はどれもイマイチそうだったけどね。but that's always the case so bleh.

昨日の夜は会社の同僚と晩御飯へ。恒例のHHにお誘いを受けました。we ended up going to a new place nearby called Perch. thing is, they don't have HH... so it was a bit pricey... フレンチっぽいのが売りみたいだけど、あんまり料理の種類が無かったね。ま、出来たばっかだからしょうがないのかも知れないけど。the food was pretty good. they had some pretty funky stuff that i guess is normal for french? we got rabbit and frog. rabbit was kinda in a pate form and tasted kinda like tuna. frog, i've had before, and it's okay. not so great. it's got this weird texture to it that i can't really stomach. ちょっぴり吐きそうになりながら食べたね。other than that, i tried risotto for the first time. apparently, this one didn't have too much cheese on it, which i thought was great. 他の女子は物足りないって言ってたけど、私はおいしかったと思った。i left early so i don't know what the end price was but i am to pay back my coworkers today. あ～、怖いコワイ。金欠なのにね。（笑）

Currently listening to: 風のしらべ - ベッキー♯♪

Zenya Torrance

に行ってきました。with the bf and fam fam. was interested in trying this place out since i noticed their ad in lighthouse. 写真はおいしそうだったので。

実際結構おいしかったけど、ちょっぴり問題が何点か。ラーメンとかはホントおいしかったし、他のものも結構イケた。just that the service was kinda sucky. food took wayyy too long to come out. our ramen came, but the rice dishes took forever. しらす丼を頼んだんだけど、どう考えてもすぐ出来そうなのに、ラーメン半分以上食べてからしか出てこなかった。ugh. that got my mom really pissy, which is just annoying.

so, the food is good, but they really need to work on their service. oh, and its also kinda far. lol

Currently listening to: Lighters feat. Bruno Mars - Bad meets Evil