2010.02.14 Valentine Gift

Hubby surprised me with a Valentine gift,
he said it was the Anniversary + Valentine gift because he didn't get me anything last Dec XD~
sooooo...it wasn't flower, not chocolate,
it was a NEW CAMERA!! ;D I'm so happy!!
he got me the Panasonic Lumix LX3 that take much better picture than my old Canon...i still have to learn & explore the camera to have the maximal benefit from it.
the pictures from my previous post, Chinese New Year were taken by this cam ;D

some other images from my new cam ;))
i love how this little pocket cam can produce images that look like SLR's images
focus on the front, and blur on the background

2010.02.13/14 Chinese New Year with Yang Family

Welcome to the year of Tiger!!!
hubby and I spent the whole weekend with his family at Vancouver, WA
celebrating the Chinese New Year =)))

on the Feb 13th, we had the Chinese New Year Eve dinner with the big family at grandparent place...and what a better food to share beside Steamboat / Hot Pot? ;D

King Crab legs for the steamboat
Salmon Sashimi...yumyummmmmm
Sliced Beef...hubby's Aunt order the meat from restaurant...oh so good! ;D
Jumbo Prawn was so delishhhh...!!
A Pork Dish
hubby's brother and his wife
i looked so serious / annoyed...wahahaha
togetherness ;))
on the 14th of February, we went to grandparent's church,
they have CNY pot luck after the Sunday service
so much food!!
and dessert...
the little kids dancing
Happy Chinese New Year!! ;D

2010.02.11 Stila Bargain at Costco!!

I LOVE COSTCO!!!!
and i don't have to explain why...I think you are all know the reason,
we can got a lot of nice stuff with bargain price ;D

and this time, I'm talking about another beauty product...hmmm....it's Stila!
the lipgloss set of 8, it looks like this at Sephora's site and it retail price for $25
This set contains four bestsellers:
- Starfruit (neutral pink with subtle white pearl)
- Kitten (caramel with golden pearl)
- Cranberry (deep red)
- Blackberry (deep warm red brown)

four brand new:
- Marmalade (sheer peach with pink and white pearl )
- Pinkle Twinkle (sheer pink with pink and multicolor sparkle)
- Plum Fairy (sheer plum with pink pearl)
- Candy (sheer pinky coral with subtle rainbow sparkle)

surprise...surprise...i got the exactly same set from Costco for...$16.99 ;D
a slightly different in packaging, but it's exactly the same size and colors...check it out!

*ok lah...i admid i have crappy picture and it does not do justice to the real colors...*
but check out the color list *click to enlarge* ;D
isn't it awesome or what!! ;D

if you were my follower on youtube, you know that this is not my first time finding Stila deal on Costco, right ;)

2010.02.06 Cafe Flora

Cafe Flora

Neighborhood: Madison Park
2901 E Madison St
Seattle, WA 98112

(206) 325-9100

www.cafeflora.com

My friends saw the review of this restaurant on food tv and decide to try it,
and since hubby and I never been to any vegetarian / vegan food in Seattle, we were curious about that place too, especially when my friend told me that the place looks so cute...haha...i love unique restaurant!!

Cafe Flora located at our very own neighborhood
the decoration inside was really cute, a lot of wood craft and plants
they even have a kids corner
while we were waiting to be seated, each of us were playing with our own cam... ;D
the bar looks so unique with the wood shelves
the Menu...anything that was inside the box was seasonal stuff
The complimentary bread was so fresh and good...yumyummm
The Soup of the Day...I think it was...Parsnip Potato Soup ;p
so creamy and rich in flavor!
Bucket of Yam Fries with Cayenne Aioli,
surprisingly they have so much yam fries inside...the dipping was dreamy! it was a little bit spicy
Cranberry-Ginger Cider / Cringer...so fresh!!
I can really taste the freshness of the ginger
Portobello Wellington,
who knows that vegetarian food can be this fun! ;D
Roosted Root Vegetable Ravioli
Classic Three Cheese Pizza
hubby looks like an one eyes ogre...
cute paper marche artwork!!

2010.02.06. Alki Beach on Winter

Strolling along Alki Beach on Winter...I always think that this part of Alki Beach rather looks like a wide river ;)

you can see Space Needle and Downtown Seattle on the other side

Hang out with our newlywed friends, Ed & Fumiko...
thanks for hubby's new hobby of editing pictures, I can post better pictures on my blog now ;D
and also, he finally use his camera that been dormant for the long long time...haha...he starting taking picture again, supposed to be practicing for taking picture of our baby that will come this Summer ;))
my tummy looks really big already, it was my 23th week / 6 months pregnant ;D
some people practicing scuba diving even in winter!! so brave!!
...Alki's water even chill during Summer @_@
to the dock...some people were fishing that day ;D
there was a lot of pink start fish...they remind me of Patrick!! Spongebob's ding dong friend...lol XD~
hubby taking picture of a seagull...
the poor thing only have one foot!
look what I found lying abandoned on the bench...Madagascar's penguins!!!!
I think they are the funniest, the real mastermind...and now they try to invading Seattle...hmmm!!! x3
a creepy house infront of Alki Beach...we never figure it out if it was a house / cafe / .....
Spring is coming...the flowers start blooming now ;D
pregnant woman exercise...haha...kidding!! the tree were already like that ok... ;p