貓鎮的小公寓
Where Hui & Little Cat Dwell

Even the seagulls are cooperating. :)

You can see more pictures I took this afternoon here. Enjoy! and let me know what you think. ;)

Main Entry: group·ie
Pronunciation: ‘grü-pE
Function: noun
1 : a fan of a rock group who usually follows the group around on concert tours
2 : an admirer of a celebrity who attends as many of his or her public appearances as possible
3 : ENTHUSIAST, AFICIONADO <a political groupie> <golf groupies>

We went to Laguna Seca over the weekend to catch THE motorcycle racing event, and…
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Turned out that when I don’t have to work, I actually have so much to do and have no time to blog… hum… intriguing…

When I started painting the 2nd wall in my living room yesterday afternoon, my hands and arms were already sore. I was staring at the wall, thinking if the new color’s too yellow, realizing my condo is actully not as small as I thought it is, and suddenly, a thought flashed thru: 貓鎮的黃色小公寓.

My mom always like to say I live in 貓鎮 ever since she knew Los Gatos is a town, not a city. (why is that?) 貓 = cat = gato, 鎮 = town.

Why not make it my Chinese blog title, then… :)

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休假一個月事情排的滿滿的, 反而比上班的時候更沒空.

昨天下午粉刷客廳. 連一半的牆都還沒漆好呢, 卻已經累的半死了. 累到盯著牆發呆, 心理卻又一直擔心著, 新挑的顏色看起來好像有點黃過頭了… ~”~

忽然一個標語像跑馬燈似的從腦中閃過: 貓鎮的黃色小公寓

家在 Los Gatos, 是西班牙文複數的 “貓” 的意思. 是因為當初拓荒者剛剛來到這裡時看到很多山貓吧. 不知道為什麼 Los Gatos 的行政單位是 “town”, 而不是一般的 city. 媽媽自從知道了這些事情以後, 就老愛說我住在貓鎮.

那… 就拿來當 blog 的中文名稱吧… 之前還沒特別想過要有中文名呢. 這個靈感閃過的時機對我來說也是滿有紀念意義的, 畢竟也搬進來快兩年了, 現在終於每個空間都漆成我喜歡的顏色了. :) (其實就三個顏色啦…)

Maybe it’s a sign… ;)

淡淡的三月天
杜鵑花開在山坡上 杜鵑花開在小溪旁
多美麗啊~~~
像春天的小姑娘 像春天的小姑娘

Seaweed City

  ㄉㄠˇ ㄏㄨㄟ in Taiwanese
= 豆花 in Chinese
= tofu-fa in Cantonese
= (literally) soy flower in English
= soy custard

Fresh and yummy!!! :D

So we went to the farmer’s market in San Francisco this morning to look for 豆花 Noriko told me about. The stand is called (something) Soy (was too busy eating and didn’t pay attention to the name), and it’s right in front of the Ferry Building (towards left if you’re facing the building). VERY authentic taste! and really fresh. They even provide ginger syrup to go with it! :D

Now if they also put boiled peanuts in it, it’d be perfect. :P

豆花 is probably the only thing that’s worth driving to San Francisco for on Saturday morning, though. I mean, $5/lb cherries?! Un-uh.

There was a LONG line in front of “Cocina Primavera” (Mexican foods), but by the time we finished our 豆花, Everything’s sold out. Maybe should try that next time. I’m pretty sure I’ll have the 豆花 craving soon. :P

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I think the best 豆花 I’ve ever had is from the traditional market near the place we used to live in Taiwan. The old man who sold it would go to the market in the early morning (and I mean EARLY, like, between 6 and 7). They’re sold out pretty quickly, so we (my mom, actually) would have to go there early if we want to have it for breakfast. He has only warm 豆花, I remember, and will give you LOTS of ginger syrup. And peanuts! 豆花’s styles somehow get fancier nowadays (in Taiwan), but still I like that old man’s the best.

ht got this photo yesterday. Oh, well.

Rossi Road

Back in the old days (basically, my pre-college days), NOT taking days off from school is considered a virtue.

So, if you don’t take ANY days off during the school year, you actually get rewarded as if that’s some kind of accomplishment. Some people do get the “award” when I was in elementary school, though I can’t understand how a kid doesn’t get sick EVER during the school year.

But then I loved studying so much in junior high, that I actually got that award. I didn’t take any days off in my 3 years of staying there. :|

Horrible, isn’t it?

And it back-fired in high school. I enjoyed going to school less and less, up to a point that I’d just simply not go. I hide in the school gym and read my own books ’cause my mom wouldn’t let me stay at home just because I don’t feel like going to school.

And I got caught. This is a VERY serious matter back in my high school, the prestigious, the best, girl-only high school in Taiwan. All my teachers talked to me, and I’m asked to go to the student counselor every week.

Fortunately, the counselor was the teacher whom I’m really close to before all these happened. Obviously she knew what she was doing and what kind of person she’s dealing with. She persuaded other teachers and my mother that, it’s actually better for me to stay at home on the days that I really don’t want to go to school.

and I got into one of the best colleges in Taiwan after graduating from high school. No one in my class could believe it.

I think none of the teachers could, either, except the counselor.

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Today is Friday, and it’s not a holiday.

We tried the Greek resturant Chris mentioned (Vasili’s) in Santa Cruz. REALLY liked it. I wanted to go to Mystery Spot, but ht thought it’s silly.

and it was cloudy in Santa Cruz today…