i am in LA!!

finally i am in LA.

4 hours from KLIA to HK and 14 hours long haul from HK to LA. arrived at LA on time but waited for parking for an hour. i thought reservation made earlier since our plane touched down on schedule? sigh...

then a blardy long queue at the immigration that seems take forever to clear. officers taking time to question every visitor, without miss k!! i felt so warm when one of the officers checked my passport said "terima kasih" to me. :p

LA airport is currently under renovation. i wanted to take a picture of it but nothing interesting. dusty, plaster board everywhere... and san already waited for me for two hours!! so i quickly rushed out to meet her before she left me to take taxi on my own. :p

LA doesn't look like that the city i expected. i don't see any sky scraper, i don't see any huge buildings. may be i have not entered into the LA city itself. San stayed in Long Beach, 25 minutes drive from the airport. even the apartments are 3-storey. Weather turned better only towards the evening. Afternoon was as hot as KL, less humid though. i don't see any happening drinking places along the way. i must ask her to bring me for happy hour before my bosses arrive next Friday.

talk bout something happier and sth i enjoyed most. i thought of having some bites before i board the long haul flight to LA. not having any HKD in hand, i thought i better find a posh restaurant so that i could use credit card. and i picked this, Seafood Bar - Caviar House and Pruner.

saw the nice fresh salmon and smoked salmon on their display, i walked in. knowing they will be expensive, i am still shocked when i saw the price on menu.

i ordered the crab salad which the waitress recommended and a Marlborough Chavignon Blanc to make me sleepy while on board, i enjoyed my long 40 minutes before the 14 hours flight.

guess how much i paid?? ... ... ... USD45!!!! it's freaking expensive ok! may be i am stingy, yes, perhaps i am. btw, the reason i ordered this crab salad and not the initial salmon that i eyed on, i think you know why, it's the more reasonable priced on the menu which cost me HKD250. all dishes with salmon started with price tag of HKD300!

nevermind, at least i have someone buying me dinner. Korean BBQ dinner.

these look much nicer right? our menu at the Korean BBQ Restaurant. USD16.99 per person and all you can eat! The portion is so big and it comes with egg in hot pot, soup, salad and all the Korean side dishes. We thought we could order the second plate of meat but all three of us were too full to take in anymore.

thank you san and hb for the treat! :)