Wedding Reception

YESTERDAY:

  • rest of the folks went to brunch place
  • met up with them at a swimwear store
  • head to the beach to meet up with
  • dinner at a vegan restaurant called 100% HP
    • Mark joined us
    • haven’t had loaded fries in a while
  • return to AirBnB to change
  • head to Old Town San Juan area
    • ran into Luis and Lina at a valet parking lot
    • turns out it’s next to the hotel where the wedding will be hosted
  • checked out a dance building called La Factoria
    • interesting layout but the fun parts were too crowded
    • lot of people smoking outside
    • definitely triggered my asthma
  • met up with Cathy

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Snorkeling

YESTERDAY:

  • head out to brunch around 10:30 am
    • little bakery called Kasalta
    • delicious omlette and the bread was very tasty (although buttered)
  • picked up Mark from a hotel
  • head out to Fajarda area for a boat ride
  • drove through a flash rainstorm
  • arrived about 40 minutes early
    • explored the dock for a bit
  • met up with the happy couple
  • boat ride out towards Icacos island
    • stopped on the way for snorkeling
    • new snorkel gear worked pretty well
    • convinced Shubham to get into the water a bit
    • saw a school of blue fish swimming beneath us
  • the island itself had a very narrow beach
  • got back after sunset
  • immediately attacked by biting insects after docking
    • bug spray didn’t really help
    • got at least 10 bites within 2 minutes
  • quick shower
  • head to dinner at a seafood restaurant
    • Jackie and I enjoyed a delicious cazuela

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Puerto Rico

YESTERDAY:

  • head to work
  • busy day
  • oxtail ragu pasta for lunch
    • skipped the parmesan
  • plenty of meetings
  • did a sculpt class for funsies
  • took a call from my car for 1.5 hours
  • head home
  • Jackie brought back food from Google!
    • chicken adobo was tasty
    • also had ten dumplings and four eggs
    • maybe a bit too much sodium
  • went to sleep early

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Pumpkin Carving

YESTERDAY:

  • lunch with Dad
    • took him to Japanese
  • Jackie went off to get a haircut
  • took my Dad to Ranch 99 to use up some coupons
    • he got a mango roll!
  • head back home
  • nap
  • Shubham and Mary came over for pumpkin carving
    • worked a bit on a poem
    • they all made beautiful pumpkins
  • head to Burlingame for dinner with Sam
    • Jackie and Sam finished 75 oysters between the two of them -_-
    • I had 5 oysters and a poke bowl
    • also found a neat sushi place that sells by the piece
  • head all the way back to Sunnyvale for a party
    • Jackie’s Google teammates
    • turns out they had just adopted two cats though
    • hid in my car in a sketchy parking lot
    • big guy kept trying to talk to me through the windshield …
  • head home

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East Meets West

YESTERDAY:

  • head to work
  • bit of a long day
  • sandwich for lunch
  • still got a nap in
  • dinner with Dani, Guille, and Sunjay at Chez Xue
    • same owner as Wonderful
    • pretty delicious
  • head home

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Ross Dress for Less

YESTERDAY:

  • head to work
  • Jeff came to visit Revvo
    • haven’t seen him in person in … years?
    • caught up on his time in China
  • some sort of delicious skewer of meat for lunch
    • plantains were also tasty
  • late night meetings with Asia team went reasonably well
  • Thorvald still too busy to meet
  • ended up at a yoga class around 7:30 pm
  • got home in time to meet with Xavier
    • worked on Stanford applications for a bit
  • late night dinner around 10 pm
    • Jackie brought back food from Google for me!

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Satoshi Chicken

YESTERDAY:

  • surprisingly not sore
  • acai bowl for brunch
  • Jackie went to do some errands
    • getting mini-pumpkins for a work event?
  • head to Sunjay for a bit of work
    • brought guitar!
    • case is now delaminating :(
    • kids had just left though
  • skipped dance practice
  • picked up Jackie
  • head to Fuego for some social dancing
  • Jackie had her Google team performance!
  • head to Millbrae
    • picked up James and Edwin
    • they were at CalHacks
    • they won an award!
  • took them to Satoshi ramen for dinner
    • fried chicken is not as good
    • massive quantity though!
  • dropped them off at SFO
  • head home

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Big Bounce

YESTERDAY:

  • head to work
    • bit of a slow day
  • karaage bento box for lunch
    • tasty!
  • one nap
  • head to dance practice
    • just Jackie and me
    • although met Alina from the salsa team afterwards
  • head to bachata heat
    • so many costumes!
    • great dancers came out too!
    • caught up with Christine and Alex at top cafe afterwards
  • maybe ordered too much food

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Many Meetings

YESTERDAY:

  • head to dental appointment
    • construction on central expressway
    • chatted with dentist about her son’s college applications
  • beef gyudon for lunch
  • no time for naps!
  • head to solidcore workout
    • so much inner thigh
  • head home
  • met with dentist’s son for an hour
    • helped with essays for application to Stanford
  • dumplings for dinner
  • bit of work
  • finished some automation for volunteer stuff
  • fell asleep while Jackie went dancing

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Palm Springs Planning

YESTERDAY:

  • head to workout
    • very sore from yesterday
    • cat was hiding in a box at the gym, very cute
  • shower at work
  • productive day
  • lots of folks out of office though
    • one with a baby
    • one with a sore throat
    • one with a DMV issue
    • one with a stomach ache :(
  • long meeting in the morning
  • dashi chicken for lunch
  • semi-productive afternoon
  • head home a bit early
    • ran an errand on the way
  • Thorvald had to skip due to a dental surgery
  • late night meetings with Asia
  • fell asleep waiting for Jackie to come home
  • Jackie brought a burrito!
    • not bad, but the guac at work is better
  • fell asleep again while she watched Thunderbolts
  • late night work

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