crowded streets day and night,

people drinking and dancing outside,

carnival parades, beads thrown out of the balconies,

jazz clubs, a majority of black people, seafood, sun,

very nice and welcoming people.

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[walking around in Berkeley]

beautiful!

.

to never stop learning,
to live life to its fullness,
to keep the real friends forever,
to always enjoy every sunrise and every sunset like the first time,
to have a glimpse of heaven,
to always live the present moment as a gift, 
to never forget that the only measure of my words and my deeds is the love I leave behind,
to live to see a world where peace and love are more important then wars and hatred.

.

Whoever visits me and feels like continuing the call, be my guest :)

[Fisherman’s Wharf]

the sea lions took over Pier 39 back in 1989

(after the earthquake) and now they just lie there in the sun,

barking, protected from the killer whales and sharks

and waiting for the tourists. 

as unseasonable warmth sweeps the state -

- possibly presaging a third straight year of drought,

a worrisome possibility for a state already hit hard by the economic downturn.”

in WSJ, Jan 14th 2009

even in california, and specially in the bay area,

it’s suppose to be winter now… sunny but cold, or even rainy.

However, it feels like summer!

it’s good but kinda crazy!

a natural history museum under one living roof.”

very interesting exhibits

under an architecturally beautiful and

environmentally friendly building.

I witnessed the manual update in the title of the shows.

Incredible! – It’s 2009 and they still do it like this in Berkeley.

By the way, “I’ve loved you so long” is a must-see french drama.

Kristin Scott Thomas deserves an oscar nomination!

I and two other girl friends, at the door of Ozumo:

us: How much is the cover?

door-host: It depends. Laddies is free. Are you girls?

us [laughing]: of course!!

my friend: well, this is San Francisco…