ZOMG, why doesn't anyone want to hire me???

I can't get a freakin' job therefore I'm going to be all broke this summer.

LAMAGE.

Please, I pray to the Job Gods, please let me get the job at Pets Hotel picking up dog shit. I'd be happy to clean up poo and pee at this point. I'd do anything!

I want to be a food photographer.

Sooo, I'm gunna go out and eat all the time and take pictures of my food. I guess I'll review the places too.


Last Saturday I was in Westminster and ate at Luc Dinh Ky at 9812 Bolsa Ave. My food was pretty tasty, I had the birds nest thinger.
 

Looks freakin' good, eh? It was.

Ana had the Bo Luc Lac, basically beef cubes with rice. She said it was kinda bland.

Bao had the chicken something something... I don't know what it's called. I think he thoroughly enjoyed it.


I'd say Luc Dinh Ky gave us a good meal, although maybe I totally loved it because I don't get Viet food very often since I lived on campus last year and didn't have a car so I couldn't get to Convoy Street for all the Asian food. Man, still haven't tried YogurtWorld, but I did try Rose Green,  but more on that later.
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So now I'm back in San Jose, and just itching to go out and eat ALL THE TIME. Gunna get so fat.

On... Thursday, my oldest buddy James and I went to Minato's. A Japanese restaurant in Japantown, it's on Taylor and 6th Street. I also applied for a job there so I could work with Helen! Anywho, we decided to have a little snackypoo there, and boy, was it good!
We ordered the Hamachi (yellowtail) and the house special, Minato Roll.

I had the Yellowtail Roll first, It was pretty good! Although I didn't dig the vegetation inside.


And then I tried the house special and it was freakin' awesome!!!! Soooo gooooooood! I don't even like sushi usually but I thought the Minato Roll was wonderful! There was a tempura slice in there that gave it a wonderful crunch and sour spicy powder thing on top. Perfecto!


Minato's was the shiznitz. The atmosphere is nice and cozy without being suffocating and the service was excellent!
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Craving donuts at 4:30 in the morning? Go to the one on capital! I think it's open like 24hrs. I forget what it's called, but I'll update once I remember. Soo good, me loves the donut.


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There's a newish Viet plaza across the street from the Target near Silver Creek, it's called Paloma and within it's walls is the Restaurant Thien Long. I went there with my parents on Friday for lunch. I ordered the Pad Thai, my mom ordered the Sea Snail Beef Soup and my dad order Bo Luc Lac, Beef cubes with Rice.

My pad thai wasn't the best but it wasn't the worst either. The noodles were a bit too limp for my tastes but the seasoning was pretty right on.


Mom''s snail soup (ew, by the way) looked pretty snazzy, and it seems as though she enojoyed it very much! Woo hoo!


Dad didn't like his beef cubes, what's up with that? I mean, everyone seems to be hating on their viet beef cubes lately! It's kinda sad.



That's all for now! Peace out.

Indonesia's gem, Bali has occupied the hearts and souls of vacationing Europeans and Australians for decades.  Nestled in Australia's backyard, this little island has charmed world-renowned surfers, furniture designers, architects, and spa aficionados with its unique culture and natural wonders.

Known as "Island of the Gods" a legend spoke of a great paradise for the gods that was formed on the back of the turtle god.  Although 90% of Indonesia are Muslim, that 10% happened to be Hindi and reside in Bali.  Statues of Hindi gods, goddesses and mythical creatures graced the streets as can be seen in this picture we took at the town square.  None of the buildings can be higher than the temples and statue so  there are no towering skyscrapers in Bali, I think this adds to the naturalistic and creative architectural elements of Balinese architecture, as you will later see, Balinese architectural design focuses on gardens and horizontal flow as opposed the European upward gothic elements you usually see in cathedrals and modern day hotels and buildings.













We are actually flew into Bali at night after stopping by Manila to enjoy the company of friends and family.  This is a picture of our room at our villa.  The entire room was a work of art and it was my first intimate exposure to Balinese architecture.  I was particularly impressed with how nice the bed looked.  I've never seen a  hanging mosquito net look so elegant before.  They don't make them like this back in the States but they should, repelling mosquitos while you sleep can be done with style.














Here our friends and newly weds MiAnne and Uli can be seen relaxing in the living room of one of the suites of a nearby villa.  This is a prime example of modern Balinese design, before then I knew nothing and had little interest in Balinese design.  But as you can see, there is really no distinction between outdoors and indoors in typical Balinese and tropical houses in general.  The natural sunlight is the key element that ties these designs together bringing about a very cohesive design factor.













Here is the entrance of our private villa is guarded by two fierce and sometimes jovial Balinese Hindi creatures.  The umbrellas that they are holding is a Balinese hallmark for protection and we can see these visages throughout the Balinese landscape.  These statues and umbrella is symbolic of Balinese culture and mythology and it wouldn't be Bali without this two guys and their trusty umbrellas.  One word of advice is to hire a local driver to take you around, you can hire them for the day and it is well worth it.





























Balinese art is a thriving industry and it wouldn't be unusual to run into a fellow artist who has taken a life's interest in exploring and dealing Balinese art.  We saw many raw materials and furniture during our trip to the outskirts of Bali.  One element of Balinese design that caught our eye were the beautiful Balinese doors that were meticulously carved into a beautiful designs.  Note to potential home buyer, forget French doors, a Balinese door will definitely bump up the value of your house.













"Bebek" is the Balinese word for duck, and yes duck is a popular dish here in Bali.  We stopped by this spot in hopes of tasting Bali's most prized cuisine.  I don't remember if we actually ate here or only stopped for pictures, but I do remember that fried succulent duck melting in my mouth.  Duck is popular here and you can even see ducks resting over the rice fields, mmmm duck over rice anyone?














Here I am enjoying the view of our dining terrace overlooking the rice fields.  And I don't remember that creepy statue being when I took that picture, just hope it didn't follow me home.













We had a chance to really immerse ourselves into the local culture and visited the temple city on the way to Ubud.  It is tradition to wear a traditional sarong provided by the temple upon entering the sacred grounds and that goes for us men as well.  Trying to play off that cool guy look in a sarong doesn't work anywhere but here in this temple.













We got a chance to see the daily cleansing ceremony where the locals each bath in the holy waters from the natural spring underneath the temple.  There are roughly twelve spouts flowing with holy water and the locals have to stop at each spout to cleanse.


























We were able to witness a precession from the locals and get a first hand look at authentic Balinese customs in action.

Our nice began with a great BBQ by the at the beach-side hotel Resor Seminyak.  It really doesn't get better than roasted fish and shrimp, and a nice cold beer by the beach. They even had a live local band playing every cover you can think of.













Yep thats me in the middle playing guitar.  I pulled a "Marty McFly" and jumped in and asked if they knew how to play Johnny Be Good.  And yes I was pretty wasted by then, look how red I look.





































Friends and family all joined in and danced while my drunken hands were strumming along, they even all got on stage and man we were all soooo groovin along and probably annoying the hell out of the house band and the other patrons, but we owned it that night.













The youngins(me included) ended up kicking it at Ku De Ta, this is the spot to hang out at in Bali.  The vibe was relaxing and very hip.  Just imagine a lounge/bar literally yards away from the calming waves.  Electronic music playing from the outdoor speakers while you relax with a cocktail on soft cushioned lounge chairs.  Unfortunately, I was still too drunk to remember the rest of the details, I didn't even remember footing the bill that night, not a good idea.













You can't go wrong with flame juggling girls.  And thats what we got when we went down to a part of town called Seminyak.

















And lets not forget the complimentary pole dancers





























This spot by the beach came with a midnight fashion show.  There were girls in afro's shaking it to James Brown tunes and seductively dressed ladies were strutin it accross the run way.

My main travel blog complete with multimedia and much rambling about feelings and junk is at imisstony.com.

I'll try to post here when I have some MeetTheTravelers experiences to share.

So, I've been looking into studying abroad. I have a friend that's going to Hawaii for summer school and London for her junior year.

I am soo jealous...

But, I'm gunna go, I think... I hope.

The ones that I've been looking at are all over Europe.

There's this cool Business program that is based in Cyprus and the Mediterranean. But I don't know, I'm not really studying business.

There are also multi country ones, and another that  allows you to travel through southern Spain and Morocco. That would be freakin' awesome!

Ok, more later.

G'night.