another christmas is officially over.



i left for torrance on the 23rd 5pm. i got to tommy's place around 7:20. met up with tommy and diana and went to el rocotto for some lomo saltado. instead of lomo saltado, i got saltado de mariscos (basically lomo saltado with seafood). the food was awesome as usual. it is still a mystery to me on what their secret ingredient is. after dinner we met up with wendy and got boba at gogo juice on pch. after boba, we went to tommy's place and watched the bond dvd. then we decided to call it a day.



saturday, woke up and felt like doing a tour of torrance. went to officemax, then best buy. then visited my favorite hang out spot, coffee cartel.


then we drove through palos verdes.


then we went to the redondo beach pier


and went to the arcade at the pier to play some DDR, but surprisingly, they didn't have it. but they had some classics.

then we went to our old high school, walked around for a bit.

then went to borders (another high school hang out spot) to meet up with my brother's friend. then while in line for a bowl of chili, i ran into carol lee. she was my sister's friend in high school, and had worked in netops for a few quarters. she was at taiwan for the last 2 years. and now she's back in school studying eastern medicine.



after that, we decided to go back home and eat dinner with the family. after dinner, we took some pictures, and watched lord of the rings extended edition. then still not feeling tired, i decided to watch 8 episodes of one of john's anime's he had on his computer called Naruto.



my sister got me a digital camera kit that included a extra battery, case, and a travel bag. she didn't disappoint.



christmas day, we went to my sister's new place in Fontana. had a nice christmas lunch/dinner there. then we came back to gardena. then headed back to san diego with my brother. he's staying over for the next few days. one thing he wants to get while he's here is phil's bbq. even though i just had it last week, i can't deny him some phil's.