Drought Shenanigans

        Rain, rain, come again. California needs more rain to be rid of a drought. Despite all of the rain we have gotten lately from Mother Nature, some parts of California is still in a drought, like Southern California. Nevertheless, it is great to hear the sound of the pitter-patter of the raindrops on the roof of the house. The best ways to enjoy the rainy days are indoors with movies and blankets. That is why my mom, sister, and I went to watch Hidden Figures at the movie theatres Thursday (no blankets but indoors). It was such a great and emotional movie. My sister and I both cried during the movie. It hits you in the feels for sure. I want to read the book now.
        After the movie, we went to eat at Fresh QBake. It's a steamed seafood place, where you order raw seafood and it is steamed to get it cooked. It was pretty good. Brought back memories of the steamed seafood I had in Hong Kong (I left out steamed seafood pictures from my last Hong Kong post; please excuse me and I'll let you know when I update it once I find the pictures). I still like my first taste of steamed seafood at Hong Kong best, but it was definitely nice to have something similar like it here in California. Then off to Matcha Matcha we went for some ice cream and some shopping. We brought home Uncle Tetsu and Sidechick for our dad.
        Great rainy day adventure.

Ramen Weather

        Cold rainy day calls for something warm in the tummy. I don't know about you, but I like to eat ramen or any kind of noodles to keep me warm. Then again I like noodles a lot. Then off my mom and I went to Akagi Ramen to try the ramen out. This ramen place has recently opened. I got Akagi Tonkotsu Ramen and my mom got Chicken Broth Ramen. We also got a free karaage calamari appetizer due to its soft opening special. To top it off, we also go free drinks to go with the lunch. Passion fruit tea was both our choice for drinks. The ramen was pretty good and the service was really good as well. 

LA Zoo Lights

        There is no better way to start off the year than to see lights on a beautiful night to shine on a great start of 2017. To top off January 2nd, my family and I went to LA Zoo Lights. It was so pretty. I always loved lights. I started to like lights more and appreciate lights after being a light board operator for the haunted auditorium at my school in my junior year. The lights were spectacular. Pictures does not do the lights justice, but they do capture 75% of the amazing lights at night. Enjoy!