I've found another addiction online... Yelp. Yelp is a great place to look for reviews of places that you'll be visiting for the first time, and a great place to share you opinion.
I found this site when I was looking up a restaurant that we always drive by, but never went in. I try to be cautious with money and don't want to spend money on a place I won't like... but I'll never know until I go, right? Well, that is why I'm always looking to see what others have to say about the place. Yelp has listing after listing from people all over the place for so many different businesses. It's nice to read what others think before I'm make my decision on whether I'll visit the establishment.
There is no pay for this site, but it's always nice to let others know how you feel. I love writing and have always wanted to be a writer, so this is giving me some practice. It's not exactly the type of writing I'd like to do in the future, but it's still good experience.
I'm still new on the site with only six reviews, but I'll be there to "elite" status some day =D
So, if you're a Yelp user, find me. And if you've never used Yelp, check it out because it will be a great place to find out about a place you've never been, but might be visiting soon.
Monday, January 19, 2009
Thursday, January 8, 2009
BART Shooting
I was shocked when I heard the news of the BART shooting last night on the 11 o'clock news. It was the first I had heard of the shooting... and it had happened on January 1. If you haven't heard about this stories, below is the news story:
I guess the reason I was shocked was because I used to ride through the Fruitvale Station daily while I was working at UC Berkeley. It didn't surprise me that the BART police had to pull people off the train because I had seen that so many times. But the video of the BART police officer shooting the guy while he was already on the ground was a shock!
As I get older, I find it funny how places and things that I used to live and do now scare me. For example, my high school was a scary place at the time with shootings and stabbings, but I was never scared then. Now, every time I go back to that school (once a year during travel season for recruiting), I'm kind of scared. I saw some crazy things on BART, but it never really scared me back then, but I think if I were riding BART now, things would bother me a little more. Is it me getting older, or is it because I have become so used to my current locations where nothing crazy happens?
I guess the reason I was shocked was because I used to ride through the Fruitvale Station daily while I was working at UC Berkeley. It didn't surprise me that the BART police had to pull people off the train because I had seen that so many times. But the video of the BART police officer shooting the guy while he was already on the ground was a shock!
As I get older, I find it funny how places and things that I used to live and do now scare me. For example, my high school was a scary place at the time with shootings and stabbings, but I was never scared then. Now, every time I go back to that school (once a year during travel season for recruiting), I'm kind of scared. I saw some crazy things on BART, but it never really scared me back then, but I think if I were riding BART now, things would bother me a little more. Is it me getting older, or is it because I have become so used to my current locations where nothing crazy happens?
Tuesday, January 6, 2009
Holiday Break
I have not wrote in a while... again... and I said that I wouldn't do this. But, I'm actually pretty proud of myself during the holiday break. During the break that I had from work (December 24 - January 4), I probably went on the internet about 75% less than usual. That's pretty good for me since I practically live online.
We got a lot of stuff done around the house - it needed it's spring cleaning early! But, for the most part, we did a lot of resting. I could not believe it, but I actually slept in to about 10am every day. That is very unlike me. Even on weekends I usually can't sleep past 8am. So, it was good to get some sleep... I guess I was catching up for all of the sleep I didn't get throughout the year.
We also did a lot of shopping... We definitely went shopping the day after Christmas for all of the holidays sales. We decided to go to Target when it opened to get all of the holiday stuff at 50% off... so, we got lots of LED lights, decorations and then all of those cool gadgets that they sell during the holiday season for gifts. We also spent some time with friends, which was great because during the year it is hard, especially during the Fall for me.
And lastly, we finally went hiking again. It has been so long. We plan on going hiking at least once a month in the coming year, but hopefully more. We were able to only go hiking once during the break, but it was great. We hiked up to Echo Mountain which is above Altadena and Pasadena, and only about 10 minutes away from the house - at least the beginning of the trail. It was a great day to hike because the sky was absolutely clear and we could see everything. Below are a few pictures that I took with my phone... not the best pictures, but they will give you an idea.
Well, that was our break. Now I've been back to work since yesterday and have been busy, busy ever since.
We got a lot of stuff done around the house - it needed it's spring cleaning early! But, for the most part, we did a lot of resting. I could not believe it, but I actually slept in to about 10am every day. That is very unlike me. Even on weekends I usually can't sleep past 8am. So, it was good to get some sleep... I guess I was catching up for all of the sleep I didn't get throughout the year.
We also did a lot of shopping... We definitely went shopping the day after Christmas for all of the holidays sales. We decided to go to Target when it opened to get all of the holiday stuff at 50% off... so, we got lots of LED lights, decorations and then all of those cool gadgets that they sell during the holiday season for gifts. We also spent some time with friends, which was great because during the year it is hard, especially during the Fall for me.
And lastly, we finally went hiking again. It has been so long. We plan on going hiking at least once a month in the coming year, but hopefully more. We were able to only go hiking once during the break, but it was great. We hiked up to Echo Mountain which is above Altadena and Pasadena, and only about 10 minutes away from the house - at least the beginning of the trail. It was a great day to hike because the sky was absolutely clear and we could see everything. Below are a few pictures that I took with my phone... not the best pictures, but they will give you an idea.
Well, that was our break. Now I've been back to work since yesterday and have been busy, busy ever since.
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