Pictures!

Well, as soon as I said otherwise, I found myself taking pictures again. :-) In chronological order below.

We visited my grandpa's grave. It was the first time there for me.

Afterward, Auntie Muriel, Uncle Ron, Grandma and I went to V-Garden restaurant. Grandma likes it because they do not use MSG. Auntie Muriel made a funny face for the camera: she is sticking her tongue out at Uncle Ron.

From Grandpa's grave

One of the menus at V-Garden had a very funny name for a dish: "Budda Jump Over The Wall." Note that the other dishes have perfectly understandable names.

From Cyndy's Pancake House

On another day, Uncle Ron and I went to lunch at one of his old hang-outs: Cyndy's Pancake House. They had something called a "Holland Pancake" which I had never heard of. So of course we ordered a large one. It is really big, isn't it? :-)







A friend from SF, Christina Ha, has been visiting for a nurse's conference. On Saturday, we went to Bainbridge island via the ferry. It was my first time on the ferry since I moved to Seattle, but I have fond memories of it from my childhood. It is the kind of ferry in which you can drive your car onto it, and then drive off of it at the other side.

From Bainbridge w/Christina

On the way back on the ferry, downtown Seattle looked really nice.

Next: Mom arrives in Seattle, then goes to Europe. Geoff goes to Sacramento, then to Los Angeles. And, yes, I am still trying to program something....

No pictures....

I rarely take pictures anymore. In spite of this, I almost always carry my digital camera *and* a miniature tripod with me. I do not know how to express why I rarely take pictures now . . . I guess I am not sure why.

Anyway, life is still nice. The American Association of Immunologists (AAI) has been having their annual meeting in Seattle. I am not attending the meeting, but I was able to catch up with some friends from Genentech, my old employer. (Genentech is now fully owned by Roche.)

My Auntie Muriel and Uncle Ron are also visiting from Fresno. We went to a local Indian casino (Muckleshoot) to try their seafood buffet, which was very filling, of course. :-) Auntie Audrey and cousin Michelle ate with us as well. Toward the end, the others went to gamble a little, but I wanted to let my stomach sit so I could squeeze in dessert. Uncle Ron came to get me 20 minutes later, but I hadn't even moved from my seat, because I was so full! Uncle Ron said that maybe I should get dessert first next time.

They also have bingo right next to the casino, but I did not get to try it out.

For Mother's Day, we spent time with three mothers: Grandma, Auntie Nancy, and Olivia, my cousin's wife. (I called my mom in Sacramento.) There were a lot of relatives and good food.