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Friday, March 12, 2010
Wednesday, March 3, 2010
Santa Barbara III
Here's where the fun starts. We got some bread from the buffet at the hotel and started feeding it to the birds!!! You won't believe how fierce they can get!!! We also saw some MORE pelicans!!
Another view of the ocean...
Waves
Hey look! It's a seagull!
We threw some bread down and he was ON IT like a half second later!!
Another seagull came by and I thought he must be saying "Hey wazzup??" and the other one would be like "BACK OFFFF IT'S MIIIIINE"
See? Now they're fighting for the bread.
Those little black birds came to spectate HAHAH
Eventually this became boring so we went farther up the dock and saw a little seagull with black legs!! Never seen one of those before...
We saw ANOTHER seagull with awesome markings on the end of its tail!!
AHH ANOTHER PELICAN!!!!!!!
OMG!! THEN IT STARTED FLYING AROUND THE DOCK!!!! :D :D :D!
Cool it's a bird gathering!
Sheesh calm down! (hehe look at that little pigeon just watching them)
Pretty..
I was SO CLOSE to a pelican!! I could see its wrinkly eyes blinking.
:D they started flying again!!
Notice that scary-looking claw thing on the end of its beak...
This is to let you see how big the pelican is, and how fearless they are!! My dad was within kicking distance and it doesn't even flinch.
More pelicans!!
When we got off the dock, we saw this really creepy shark head staring down at us from one of the shops!!
Waves
Hey look! It's a seagull!
We threw some bread down and he was ON IT like a half second later!!
Another seagull came by and I thought he must be saying "Hey wazzup??" and the other one would be like "BACK OFFFF IT'S MIIIIINE"
See? Now they're fighting for the bread.
Those little black birds came to spectate HAHAH
Eventually this became boring so we went farther up the dock and saw a little seagull with black legs!! Never seen one of those before...
We saw ANOTHER seagull with awesome markings on the end of its tail!!
AHH ANOTHER PELICAN!!!!!!!
OMG!! THEN IT STARTED FLYING AROUND THE DOCK!!!! :D :D :D!
Cool it's a bird gathering!
Sheesh calm down! (hehe look at that little pigeon just watching them)
Pretty..
I was SO CLOSE to a pelican!! I could see its wrinkly eyes blinking.
:D they started flying again!!
Notice that scary-looking claw thing on the end of its beak...
This is to let you see how big the pelican is, and how fearless they are!! My dad was within kicking distance and it doesn't even flinch.
More pelicans!!
When we got off the dock, we saw this really creepy shark head staring down at us from one of the shops!!
A metal octopus
We ALSO saw these two people doing something unknown to us... I guess they were like trying to get the raft to another spot or something... I have no idea where the raft came from or why they're doing that, if you ask.
A pineapple fountain!!!!!
A pretty dolphin fountain in front of the "Harla Mar Hotel" (yeah I know it sounds ridiculous, but that was the name!)
We left Santa Barbara the next morning =[... so that concludes my Santa Barbara pictures! How did you like them?
We ALSO saw these two people doing something unknown to us... I guess they were like trying to get the raft to another spot or something... I have no idea where the raft came from or why they're doing that, if you ask.
A pineapple fountain!!!!!
A pretty dolphin fountain in front of the "Harla Mar Hotel" (yeah I know it sounds ridiculous, but that was the name!)
We left Santa Barbara the next morning =[... so that concludes my Santa Barbara pictures! How did you like them?China Pics 11
Omg! It's been SO! LONG! since I posted some pictures from China!!!!!!! I just got tired of doing it and stopped for a while.... hahah
The fog/mist at its thickest!
They're cucumbers!!! Cut in those little spiky shapes!! Awesome!!
The largest shrimp I've EVER seen!! Even today! I have no idea how the arms get so long. Maybe they chop them off at the supermarket. Then again, maybe not.
Slices of fish and cucumber... do you see the cut-off fish head and tail at the ends????
For dessert: these fried bun things and a green cherry! (FYI, the cherry tasted so gross I almost barfed.)
So, thankfully, this post is relatively short. * continues from last day's adventures in China *
We went to this restaurant on the edge of a river called Fu Cuin Jiang (or Fu Cuin River). The river looked amazing!! There was fog floating above the river water!! It was.... well, you'll see. And the food was really good too.
You can't see the fog very well in this picture... the sun was still kinda sorta partially out because it's.....well, daytime.
This picture is a little better... it got colder outside.
This picture is a little better... it got colder outside.
They're cucumbers!!! Cut in those little spiky shapes!! Awesome!!
The largest shrimp I've EVER seen!! Even today! I have no idea how the arms get so long. Maybe they chop them off at the supermarket. Then again, maybe not.
Slices of fish and cucumber... do you see the cut-off fish head and tail at the ends????
For dessert: these fried bun things and a green cherry! (FYI, the cherry tasted so gross I almost barfed.)
News of the Day: Adventure Day
YAY today we went home early because it was adventure day! The 6th graders come up and tour the JH campus (a few people stay for the rest of the school day to show everyone around), and the 8th graders go up to the high school campus and get shown around there. The seventh graders are stuck in the middle, so we're the only ones who get to go home early!! :D
So yeah, that's it... unless you want to hear about something else? Like what? I don't know.
Sorry!!! Again!!!
I've been so busy these weeks!! Weekends are filled with parties and sickness. Ugh. And in the weekdays, I've had a LOT (and I mean a lot.) of homework! My pre-alg teacher wanted to get through the entire chapter 7 (thank goodness we had the test today) so we had 2 assignments a day sometimes. Oh, and I've been addicted to Facebook these days =/. And by the way, I found out that I had 88 posts before this one. 88 is a lucky number in China!! I just wanted to hold out the luck as long as possible.... jk.
So! The lineup for extra posts! (I HAVE to organize my photos... it might be a while [most likely the weekend at the latest] until some of these come out :P)
China Pics 11 (man, it's been FOREVER since I had one of these, huh????)
Questions/Requests
Anything else? Nope, I didn't think so...
Well, ciao!
Friday, February 12, 2010
Santa Barbara II
OK here are the pictures from the walk that my mom and I took after resting.
Some more stuff from the hotel: OMGGG THE MOST AWESOME.... THING... I'VE EVER SEEN!!! What is it anyways??? In any case, it's an object in the shape of a flip flop. CRAZY!
Some more stuff from the hotel: OMGGG THE MOST AWESOME.... THING... I'VE EVER SEEN!!! What is it anyways??? In any case, it's an object in the shape of a flip flop. CRAZY!
The pretty blue mirror...
HOSB I think stands for "Hotel of Santa Barbara" but I'm not sure. I like how the bathroom area is designed in blue squares =]
OMG!!!!!!!!!!!!! IT'S AN ACTUAL PELICAN!!! THE VERY FIRST I'VE EVER SEEN!!!!!!! AND IT'S RIGHT IN FRONT OF ME!!!!!!! I guess it was sheltering from the wind (oh, and how did I notice it? I saw some white blobs leading up to it. Yeah.)
These are my favorite types of palm trees... those small ones, or those with "beards" made of dead leaves are not pretty... but these are like circular :] There are not many of these in Loma Linda...
HOSB I think stands for "Hotel of Santa Barbara" but I'm not sure. I like how the bathroom area is designed in blue squares =]
OMG!!!!!!!!!!!!! IT'S AN ACTUAL PELICAN!!! THE VERY FIRST I'VE EVER SEEN!!!!!!! AND IT'S RIGHT IN FRONT OF ME!!!!!!! I guess it was sheltering from the wind (oh, and how did I notice it? I saw some white blobs leading up to it. Yeah.)
These are my favorite types of palm trees... those small ones, or those with "beards" made of dead leaves are not pretty... but these are like circular :] There are not many of these in Loma Linda...
The pelican's beak :]
To give you a better picture of how big this bird is, here's a view from above (trust me, it was really hard to get this picture-- this big sopping wet plant was directly in the way).
A pretty flower pot...
We walked up a set of stairs (it lead to more rooms in the hotel) and saw this beautiful mosaic!!
We also saw this porch and great view :P
The hallway that shows all the rooms (we actually found someone's soaked tennis shoes leaning against the wall... haha)
Omg!! On the railing was this type of TREE!!! OMGGG it twists around anything it can hold onto and it looks so cool!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Close up of the tree :)
Looks like some sort of... hair pea plant or something..
Close up of that.
When we got down the stairs again (there really wasn't much to see up there), I checked on the bird's hiding spot and it was GONEEEE but then I turned around (led again by a trail of poop (I know...)) and the bird was sitting in a (possibly) more sheltered place (there was a hedgerow right out of the picture, so don't say that place is exposed).
Other angles...
I watched the bird blink and look suspiciously at me hahaa.
Another picture to show how big the bird is.
To give you a better picture of how big this bird is, here's a view from above (trust me, it was really hard to get this picture-- this big sopping wet plant was directly in the way).
A pretty flower pot...
We walked up a set of stairs (it lead to more rooms in the hotel) and saw this beautiful mosaic!!
We also saw this porch and great view :P
The hallway that shows all the rooms (we actually found someone's soaked tennis shoes leaning against the wall... haha)
Omg!! On the railing was this type of TREE!!! OMGGG it twists around anything it can hold onto and it looks so cool!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Close up of the tree :)
Looks like some sort of... hair pea plant or something..
Close up of that.
When we got down the stairs again (there really wasn't much to see up there), I checked on the bird's hiding spot and it was GONEEEE but then I turned around (led again by a trail of poop (I know...)) and the bird was sitting in a (possibly) more sheltered place (there was a hedgerow right out of the picture, so don't say that place is exposed).
Other angles...
I watched the bird blink and look suspiciously at me hahaa.
Another picture to show how big the bird is.
A pretty pot covered in seashells!!
Sigh... all that oil will go washing into the ocean... :'(
MORE OIL! I HATE IT!
The name of our hotel. Hotel OCEANA! Grand, isn't it? :P
The hotel complex.
So we went back inside and got my dad out to start our walk around the city, and I got my first close-up glimpse of the beach at Santa Monica (and also of a sleeping hobo lol)
MORE TO COME! It's a lot of pictures! More than 100! Cut me some slack... I've been on the computer for around 2 hours organizing and stuff... I'll post more when I have the time!
MORE OIL! I HATE IT!
The name of our hotel. Hotel OCEANA! Grand, isn't it? :P
The hotel complex.
So we went back inside and got my dad out to start our walk around the city, and I got my first close-up glimpse of the beach at Santa Monica (and also of a sleeping hobo lol)
MORE TO COME! It's a lot of pictures! More than 100! Cut me some slack... I've been on the computer for around 2 hours organizing and stuff... I'll post more when I have the time!
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