MIB3 (Men In Black 3)

What a treat to have 3D screening at the office :) Worth the $2 spent that goes to charity.

Director : Barrry Sonnenfield
Cast : Will Smith, Tommy Lee Jones, Josh Brolin
Release Date : 25 May 2012
Running time : 104min


An alien criminal kills the young Agent K in 1969, altering the timeline, changing the Agency and placing the Earth in danger. Veteran Agent J must travel back in time to 1969 to before the murder and work with the young Agent K to save him, the Agency, the Earth and humanity itself.

Verdict : Entertaining, but a little bit different from the previous 2 movies.

The Avengers

Director : Joss Whedon
Cast : Robert Downey Jr, Chris Hemsworth, Chris Evans, Samuel L Jackson, Scarlett Johansson, Mark Ruffalo, Tom Hiddleston; Cobie Smulders
Release Date : 4 May 2012
Running time : 143min

Nick Fury, the director of S.H.I.E.L.D brings together the Marvel Super Heroes - Iron Man, the Hulk, Thor, Captain America, Hawkeye and Black Widow when global security is threatened by Loki and cohorts.


Verdict : Big blockbuster, hottest movie in town.

Playing tourist with Terri

Terri, recently moved to NYC from Sydney was in town for Memorial Day weekend. She is the 2nd Lin sister I've hosted in San Diego (after Denise, last year Memorial Day) and Michelle will come mid July. It is always good to have someone from home visit and play tourist in your own city once in a while. Weather was awesome and sunny, and went by too quickly.

 By the U.S.S Midway

La Jolla Cove

Seals suntanning

The crescent

Museum of Contemporary Art, La Jolla

1st Jewish Temple in San Diego in Heritage Park

Mexican lunch @ Bara Bara, Old Town

Museum of Photographic Arts, Balboa Park

Lots of people at Balboa Park

One of her request - to visit the famous San Diego Zoo

Feed us!

Panda chomp chomp

Memorial Day Weekend - playing tourist with Terri

What a stressful busy week and was looking forward to the 4 day weekend. Terri was due to visit from NYC. Haven't seen her for many years, when her sister Michelle and us left high school, she was still in primary school. After 13 years in Sydney, she recently moved to the Big Apple. Looked forward to bringing her around San Diego and it's always good to be a tourist in your own city once in a while.

Terri got in mid morning. We walked by the waterfront, by the USS Midway, on to Seaport Village, by the Convention Center and had lunch at Tin Fish. After lunched, walked by Petco Park, to Gaslamp Quarter, Santa Fe Station and then headed home. Simple hotpot at home for dinner.

Star of India

With Terri by the USS Midway

Kissing Sailor by the USS Midway, actually the last weekend it was there after a 5 year loan from Florida and being shipped off to New Jersey for restoration

Boats docked at San Diego Bay

Busy Gaslamp Quarter

Seafood platter lunch

 Petco Park

Started the Sunday at La Jolla Cove, weather was simply awesome and lots of seals around. On to Old Town State Historic Park and had a good Mexican lunch there. Checked out the Museum of Photographic Arts and walked around Balboa Park before tea at Extraordinary Desserts in Hillcrest after that. Too bad we were late, so we had to forgo watching The Avengers that evening.

At La Jolla Cove

 Love this picture :)

 Seals sunbathing

 The crescent

 Victorian Houses at Heritage Park, Old Town

 Temple Beth - first Jewish temple in San Diego

 Old Town Market at the Old Town State Historic Park

 La Casa De Estudillo - setting of how they lived in the late 1800's

 Fajitas and Carne Asada at Barra Barra

 Casa del Prado

 Lots of people at Balboa Park

 Botanical Garden

 Reflective pool at Balboa Park

Chocolate Bread Pudding @ Extraordinary Desserts

Monday, we checked out the San Diego Zoo for half the day, early dinner at Yakyudori Yakitori and watched the Avengers. Tiring weekend but fun nonetheless as Terri leaves for Carlsbad the next morning and me back to a busy short week.

World famous!

 Gentle giants

 Polar was active today

 On the skyfari

 Giraffe feeding time

Chomp chomp all day...

The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel

Director : John Madden
Cast : Judi Dench, Bill Nighy, Tom Wilkinson, Maggie Smith, Dev Patel
Release date : 18 May 2012
Running time : 124min

British retirees travel to India to take up residence in what they believe is a newly restored hotel. Less luxurious than it's advertisements, the Marigold Hotel nevertheless slowly begins to charm in unexpected ways.

Verdict : Great cast of British veterans. A delight to watch, highly recommended.

Good quick birthday dinner with Lizie @ Buca di Beppo after the movie

May babies

Had dimsum birthday lunch with some friends at Jasmine. It's been a while since I went there. Was good to catch up with everyone since I last saw there some months back. Also a belated celebration for Yasuko, a fellow May baby :) Ended up at Extraordinary Desserts in Hillcrest for dessert after that with Yumi.

 May babies

 Almost full lazy Susan filled with dimsum deliciousness

 Stories, stories

 Necklace, to go with a pair of earrings and bracelet :)

 Ohhh RM and boh tea :)

 Sorry not a full tank of gas though :P

 Great catching up!

 With Yumi at Extraordinary Desserts 

Flourless fruit chocolate tart - so pretty