Just a friendly reminder: Daylight saving begins early this year and it started at 2 am today!
The weather has been so gorgeous that I could not have asked for better weather! It almost felt like summertime. On Saturday Dave and I went shopping in downtown San Francisco. Men definitely have a different way of shopping. Basically Dave mapped out all the stores he wanted to go and lined up an order to go through all of them within a few hours. I walked so much in my Gucci heels that my feet are hurting me now. On top of that I joined a huge group of friends to go dancing all night. My feet are just killing me!
We went into Ted Baker, Energy, Diesel, Virgin Records, Bloomingdale's, Nordstrom, Armani Exchange and Macy's. By 6 pm we're inside of the Slanted Door in the Ferry Building, waiting for seats to be available at the counter. Talk about efficiency!
Before I met Dave, I had no idea how delicious raw oysters can be. The rumor has it that the two of us had ordered 100 oysters at Hog Island Oysters last June. Nothing was left except for 100 empty shells. We enjoyed those oysters with some fine white wine as well.
We started off with some fresh oysters, hibachi, yellow tails, and scallops followed by Chicken dumpling soups with watercress. Our main course is a big fat juicy rock cod!!! Oh boy, that was delicious!
I skipped dessert and had Vietnamese coffee to finish off our dinner because I was going over to the Grand Cafe to meet up with my Saturday night partying group. If you ever go to San Francisco, you'll have to dine at the Slanted Door. Just the view by the ferry is worth every cent you spend on dinner! It's one of my favorite restaurants in the city. If you love raw oysters, let's not forgot Hog Island Oysters. Their happy hour is every Thursday starting at 5 pm - $1 per oyster! That's a total bargain because you won't get anything as fresh as these oysters!
The night didn't end with dinner at the Grand Cafe. We proceeded to Le Colonial. I celebrated my 30th birthday there. I remember ordering a huge lobster and it was yummy! I was sweating so much from dancing and we sang along to all the old school tunes we grew up with. That was fun 'cuz the dance floor turned into a giant KTV!
For the last hour or so, we stopped by Swig to have more drinks and more dancing. By now, I didn't feel my feet anymore. Nonetheless, we're a fun bunch! The problem with partying in California is that everything is shut down by 2 am. Last call is after 1:30 and all the lights are turned on by 1:50 as a forewarning to all.
I always get a late night craving for something. Tonight was chocolate milkshake. Wallace said that Jack in the Box has shakes. We waited in line, not to mention outdoors, and were told that they ain't got shakes on their menu. Then I thought about Mel's Drive-In where I used to go for late night snack after clubbing in the good old days. But it was closed when we drove by.
We came home and made Shin Ramen with an egg and carrots again. Thanks to daylight saving. I lost an hour of sleep tonight and it's 5 am again. I've been going to sleep at 5 am three nights in a row now. Gotta get some ZZZ 'cuz James is going to pick me up for brunch a few hours from now!
