LA Day 1

The trip started with LA. We arrived in LA on a Wednesday afternoon via Hong Kong. When we arrived at the immigration in US, we encountered some problem. The immigration officer wanted to know our exact address for our accomodation. Well, we just fill in the street name, never did i know we need to be tat exact.

I wasnt panick. As usual, i remained calm and called for help. I wanted to call Michelle but realise we were not allowed to use cell phone in the restricted area. Just when i was abt to call, the airline rep came and offered assistance. We went to the immigration officer and use a land line to call. Finally, we got Michelle and wrote the address. Within minutes, we cleared the immigration. Michelle was waiting anxiously for our arrival.

Met her and we left our luggage in Michelle's enormous car. We headed north to Santa Monica Beach. Damn nice to see sunset on a cool weather. Its winter in LA now. Day gets dark by 5pm. Dearie and I walked ard the beach to enjoy the scenery and tranquility. There were a couple of restaurants near the pier. Saw the famous Muscle Beach! hahha.. The one that i always saw on Travel and Living. whahhah.. I bet during summer, the crowd will be huge.

Due to the long flight and slight jet lag, we were very tired by then. Fell asleep on a bench in a nearby shopping mall while waiting for Michelle to pick us up. As we roamed the shopping area of Santa Monica, I bought Abercrombie tshirt. whahhaha... Michelle came and picked us up ard 10pm.

The apartment that she was staying is pretty cool. Nice 2 bedroom suite with heater, TV and well kept kitchen. Ate some noodles before heading to bed. Catch up with Michelle as we bitched abt her work and living in LA. Dearie was so tired that she went to sleep. hahahha. I guess the owl gene is still with me. Sleep late. hahahha....

On the first morning, we went to LA downtown and hollywood. First it was Chinatown. Small town, pretty deserted on a wkday afternoon. Sell lots of chinese food and ornaments in preparation of Chinese New Year. Not very impressive but worth a short visit. Then we headed to Hollywood. Gosh. Pretty crowded as we approached Kodak Theatre!

Its my second visit to Hollywood! Ha.. Everything is still the same. On the day we arrived, i think the mayor of Hollywood passed away. There were flowers everywhere in memories of him. We strolled along the star glazed street, reliving some of the fond memories i had during my last visit. I went to look for Arnold's handprint and took photo again! I am BACK! hahahha....

We met Michelle for dinner and it was mexican food! weeeee... I have never taken Mexican food in my life. hahha. As a first timer, i find the food delicious. The restaurant was cosy with big portion serve, yep the American style. Had this chicken breast and pork mixed with rice, cheese and "prata". hahhaha... I forgot the name but to me its like prata. hahahah... The day ended with a good dinner!