I realize that this current week is almost over, but I want to talk about this last weekend.

apartment hunting is hard. but, I think we have found a cool place in echo park. a little shady, but lots of charm, and walking distance to silverlake eats and shops.

but the highlight of my trip was finding Jollibee. What is jollibee you ask? its basically the filipino mcdonalds.
seeing the sign almost brought a tear to me eye.



all the posters and pictures showcase filipino faces, actors and such. even the kids meal prizes are filipino, endorsed by the filipino education association. its like they took a jollibee from the philippines and plopped it right into downtown LA. Rachel was one of the 3 white people I saw in the restaurant.


its not just a hamburger, its a Yumburger. not fried chicken, but chickenjoy. its your basic hamburger joint, but with a filipino twist. you want spaghetti and chicken? you got it? a mango/apple pie? of course.

the treat of the year though is Halo Halo. like other south asian desserts, it incorporates ice, ice cream, sweet beans and bread fruits. its too rich and sweet for me, but rachel enjoyed it.
















of course, the jollibee mascot is the best. and i had to get a picture.


I wasn't even hungry, and settled on a diet coke.

later that evening we had some vegan chinese food in monterey park.

a good weekend.

my friends eddy and james come into town for a while, it'll be good to see my homies.

oh yeah. school is almost over! two more days!

due to the wonder of child labor, my room is spotless. all is left is to finish grades and turn my keys in. three years of markham under my belt, time to move on.  ¶ 6/21/2006 09:48:00 PM