SanFo-trotting

Byebye New York :( When will I see you again?

The lovely Filipinos at the Donatello Hotel gave us a nice room with a patio. We got so giddy!

Holly and I walked around and shopped a bit. She even took me to one of their buildings (Academy of Art University). They have soooo many buildings around the city! Her course is quite interesting-- Interior Architecture. Why don't we have that here? They also have a course in Fashion Journalism for those who don't want to sketch but would rather write about the industry. Sooo cool.

The view across the awesome restaurant, Cheesecake Factory. Met up with Philip there but I still have to get the photos from Holly. So fun!!!

The food there was GREAT (big portions, yummy salads) and the cheesecakes were just HEAVENLY! I love that place. I think we ate there thrice. (lunch in NY, lunch and dinner in SF)

Rode the Bart. Then the bus. (SF has cables all over for the buses)

The Filipino server at Dreyer's asked us if we could finish two big scoops. LOL

I'm surrounded by lefties. My sister and my two best friends!

*wink

We ate at this Italian restaurant and I found it odd that the other people around us still kept ordering American food (fries, burgers, etc.)

Alcatrazzzzzzzz

One of my favorite stores, Urban Outfitters.

Took pics from the basement only (home/lifestyle/mens section) since the other floors were in total chaos. Big sale going on.

Praying that my next destination's gonna be Europe. But I already miss NY!

Had a blast. :)
I liked how SF was somewhat like a middle-ground between NY and LA.

Hippie dandy yay!

Went to the famed Haight Street today. Had sooo much fun browsing through the most creative shops with the most random objects! Wish we hadn't eaten before going since the whole place was lined up with tons of vegetarian restos. I have to come back here when some artsy event happens!

And to Holly-- you're the sweetest! Thank you so much for taking mum and I around your "playground". We had a blast. Hope to see you in Cebu soon. :)

I ♥ San Francisco!

San Fo's Chinatown

pit-stops

We took a quick trip to Hagerstown, Maryland to see a couple of family friends. This is how I ended up looking like after the 6-hour road trip, that morning after 24 hours of craaaazy whatevers. I remember a baby shower, Central Park, the Apple Store, F.A.O Schwartz, another birthday party at the Bronx, driving to New Jersey, hitting up a club at NYC and then I woke up tucked in bed. I found pictures in my camera the next morning. OMG my friends and I were posing and everything but I can't remember a thing! LOL. One for the books. We ate ate at Cracker Barrel. Damn, authentic country cookin. I couldn't swallow anything on the menu so I ended up getting some hash browns. Everyone else had huge chicken portions, mashed potatoes, fries, etc. And oh, they had some good corn bread. It's almost Halloween! We also ate at Olive Garden.
The best Eggplant Parmigiana! And stuffed mushrooms. mmmmm. Great service (great hospitaliano), great interiors, and everything was tasty. :)
Then we stopped by Montgomery College (at Germantown) before heading to some consignment stores.
I met up with my friend Angelie whom I haven't seen in over 6 years! We were classmates during grade school and now we're taking the same course-- Interior Design.
I liked that glass gazebo thing. lol.

Today's my last day in New York. Tomorrow- hello, San Francisco!
I'm gonna miss this place soooo much :( :( :(But I really miss my friends back at home as well!