Bugs Love

Sunday, November 11, 2007

Veteran's Day

Wow, it's crazy how fast time flies. It's already been two weeks since our last entry. Well, I hope you will excuse our busy schedules. This past week, UCSF threw its annual class play, hosted by second year med students. The whole play was very funny, even for non-med students. I took part in it; my job was to sing the Tony Bennett standard, "I left my heart in San Francisco"...

...Changed slightly to "I left YOUR heart in San Francisco". (I play a transplant surgeon who mistakes the organ run box for his lunch. Oops.) Singing in a crowded, packed, standing-room only hall, you just have to assume you don't sound too foolish, and hope that you don't get thrown off by all the noise. Actually, with all the spotlights, it was quite easy to imagine that I was singing in an empty room, since I couldn't see a single thing in all the white light. Overall, it went pretty well. Can't wait for the DVD, so I can show Yu, since she wasn't able to make it.

On Friday, we celebrated our last night that we could feasibly go out on our own for a long while, because Yu's parents were still around to babysit Landus(they left on Saturday). We went to Aziza in the Richmond District. The chef and owner describes his own cuisine as "upscale moroccan with californian influences." It was listed as one of the top restaurants in the Bay Area, and I would definitely have to agree -- really well done moroccan dishes blended with a light californian flair; a hint of Chinese greens here, a beet reduction there, and everything done organic and sustainably. But the coolest thing about Aziza was the setting; it's not often that high-class food is served in a laid-back lounge setting, replete with comfy couches and extra-thick pillows. It's enough to make us feel like Moroccan royalty. Check out their webpage and tell me you're not interested in going there!
Aziza
I particularly like this part: "after receiving his master’s degree in economics (and a great deal of positive input on his cuisine), lahlou had intended to continue his work towards a ph.d. however, recognizing that his potential in the kitchen was not to be taken lightly, lahlou postponed his academic career in order to supervise the kitchen at kasbah." Excellent decision, mate!

Yesterday, Veteran's Day, was Landus's 1-month old date. It makes me wonder about all the soldiers serving this country, and how many of them are unable to see their wives and children. What a damn shame to die in the desert, thousands of miles from home and no end in sight. God bless them all, I hope they come home safely.

Today, we took Landus on his first journey using the stroller to Spreckels Lake in GGP.
More pics can be found on our Picasa site.

1 Comments:

At 3:35 PM, Blogger Sandwich said...

Hey Bugs Love, great to see the fabulous stroller photo, and to hear life is still upbeat and mucho fun. We hope you leave your heart (and the rest) of all three of you in San Francisco for a very long time too...take care, and enjoy the beautiful skies....
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