Goodness, I've been away from blogging for quite sometime, there's really no excuse, I've just gotten way too caught up in the rush of school, graduating, personal matters, and such etc.
But I'm definitely planning on creating more content and uploading more frequently.
Now that I've finally graduated high school, I feel that I can finally take a deep breathe and relax. I've currently applied to two places and now just need to wait a few days to call in regarding my application status, hopefully I'll be able to get the jobs so I can start helping my parents as well as save up for myself.
Really, that's all there is to update, now to the fun day!
Diego and I have been planning a trip to San Francisco for quite some time now, and finally we went! Surprisingly, it was also the day of the Tofu Festival in Japan town as well, which made it all the more fun and interesting. We actually had no set out plans for the day, so we just went to spontaneously. The ride there and back actually didn't seem too long especially because we were just catching up the whole time and such (from Elk Grove to SF takes about roughly 2 hours).
We had finally arrived to SF at around 10:30 A.M, which was still pretty early! But goodness, the driving is definitely a bit chaotic, mainly because of the yielding left and right turns. But nevertheless, still memorable.
We arrived to China Town first, and ran into a small little store which gave a very atmosphere to that of Sanrio! The employee there was also super nice about everything and patiently waited to help us out. This store was also not to mention so much more cheaper than Sanrio in regards to pricing. I was surprised, because usually when I go to China town it is a very brief visit, so I never really got to explore, but surprisingly there was a lot to offer here. We passed by so many cafes, which all had a nice overall vibe to them.
The cafe we headed to was called Maggie's Cafe I believe! I got the mango ice cream and Diego got the Green tea flavor!
Afterwards we headed to different stores and actually stopped by a store that was super inviting and had so many beautiful paintings, and the interior was super nice as well.
All the paintings were on sale for about 50% off since they all had to be sold.
Afterwards we headed to the Chinese cultural center in this luxurious hotel, we found out that they also had the Chinese art gallery but they were closed down for remodeling.
The view from the hotel was just as amazing as well.
We actually found a Confucius fortune teller, which by the way was just too hysterical, Diego put in a dollar and really the fortune teller replied "If you share your wealth with me I will share my wisdom."
Our last stop in China town was Sweetheart Cafe! Their roasted milk tea is way too good, it wasn't too sweet or too bitter but had the perfect amount of both the tea flavor and milk itself.
Now to Japan town!
Oh goodness driving on those steep hills to J-town was quite exciting but terrifying at the same time! Unfortunately I wasn't able to take a picture of the drive on the way.
We finally arrived and got to see the Tofu Festival happening! We ordered from this Korean chicken and tofu food truck! Their tofu balls and garlic fries were super good!
We had to stop by the bookstore, and I spotted some of my favorite animes! Love live! and Uta no Prince!
Our last stop during our day trip was to the Stonestown Galleria! Diego had told me that there is a Skinfood and Uniqlo, so I couldn't say no.
Diego and I are both super interested in skincare and cosmetics in general, so we really just took our time when browsing in Skinfood, along with The Face Shop in J-town! Also, Uniqlo never disappoints with sales, and they had really nice basic t-shirts and bomber jackets as well!
On the way home, the view was just phenomenal, really wish we could have stayed longer at night, but that'll definitely have to wait for another trip!
Until next time SF!
