Upon arrival in Irvine, we visited 99 Ranch market so Julie can make a grocery purchase; and we dropped by a Sanrio gift shop, which dear Yamee bought me a planner for her token of appreciation and souvenir for this mini SoCal trip. After unloading Julie's luggage at her college apartment, we went to Tustin to an all you can consume Korean BBQ. Our tab was $92; which wasn't so bad for a KBBQ place. (I remember one Mother's Day, our three closely knitted families of relatives had buffet at a local Chinese restaurant, the tab was nearly a whopping $400!) The experience was good; I never thought that grilling and eating at the same time would be a bothersome task; some of my meat were over cooked and burnt 'cause I was busy eating. ^_^
It wasn't pleasant sleeping on those beds that is provided by the college. The bed was nice and firm at first but it became too hard on my hips and back; throughout the night, I tossed and turned, not to mention the soaring of the heat. I am used to the cool of my room at home and in Irvine, there's not air conditioning. But I still managed to get up on time, despite of my lack of sleep. We were on schedule, even with having to gobble down the spicy noodles Yamee made of breakfast. Traffic on the 405 was good; the carpool lane was excellent; we reached LA in good timing. We parked in the underground garage of the tiny mall/shopping plaza and waited 30 mins for Yamee's appointment. While she was away, Mary and I shopped at the used book store in the mall/shopping area. We had some good finds after a good hour; all these books, in good condition, just for $11!
When Yamee returned from her appointment, we headed to San Gabriel to the Nail Supply House. The place was excellent, filled with an abundance of nail polish, acrylic powder, liquid, plastic nail tips, air blowers. The good thing about being on a budget is that you don't buy recklessly, so I invested in a good nail clipper- $2.99, some plastic nail tips, in all 9 sizes, with a total of 450 count- $3.50, an Orly polish- $3.49, and an Essie polish- $3.49. I am satisfied and proud of my purchase!
We tehn drove down the street and had a very late lunch at Mama's Kitchen and had dumplings! It was delicious and the price ridiculously affordable!
Then we wrapped up the day at Santee Alley, which is nothing new. I did purchase a ring, two Chinese fans 'cause I was hot and sweating! ^_^
We made it home by 9pm.
