busy weekend

Saturday was a busy day for us. Left the house at 8:00am to have my fingerprints (for my Citizenship application) taken at the INS Application Support Center in Oakland. My appointment was not till 9:00am but decided to leave early so I could get a street parking spot right outside the building. I was surprised that there were already people inside when we arrived. At least the wait was not too long. It was a little past 9:00am when I finished. We had planned on having brunch at the Legendary Palace since they open at 8:00am on the weekends. This restaurant was recommended by my co-worker/friend who knows a lot of good places to eat (especially Chinese Restaurants). For $25 (w/o the tip) we had an assortment of dim sum, complete with a nice steaming pot of Jasmine tea.

This past week, Kyo had prepared himself a Taste of Asia Hot and Sour soup for lunch. Since he enjoyed it so much he went online and checked out their website. That's when he found out about the Oakland Chinatown Streetfest held last Saturday. Since we were already in the area we decided to take a look at the happenings. There were lots of booths, even some with free tastes of moon cakes, drinks, etc. Kamille enjoyed it because of the freebies she got to take home.

It was my first time in Downtown Oakland so we made the most out of our little trip by stopping by Jack London Square. I've heard of this place for so long and have seen it on TV several times. When we arrived there was an event going on - Back to the Schoolhouse at Jack London Square. It was a "free community event with helpful health and safety information and all-day family entertainment". There was a magician, a performance by a band (I forgot the name) and several interesting booths. We all got to spin the wheel at the Monterey Bay Aquarium booth and Kamille won 4 admission tickets for us. How cool is that!

We didn't stay long. After taking several photos and getting their goodie bags, we left Oakland and headed straight to San Leandro. Earlier in the week, we got an invite to a send off party for a friend in college. Jax is a dentist now and was called by the Army to serve in Germany. He'll be there for 3 years with his family. After 12 years we finally got to see each other, spend time even for a bit and catch up. We both live close by but our schedules didn't permit us to hang out. Anyway....it was really nice seeing you again, Jax! Take care and God bless you and your family always.