.::.hx8: cny @ helen's house & a trip to stanford.::.
on friday afternoon, meichee, helen & i took bart to helen's house.. and this was the beginning of a fruitful weekend @ sunnyvale.. =)
our host for the weekend - helen on the bart! it's a super comfortable bay area rapid transit! =)
a scenic view of other cities while on our "wrong way" to fremont.. haha..
the weird elevator tat shouted "call for elevator" when we pressed the elevatoe button! haha.. =p
ok, after this, helen's dad came to pick us up from the bart station.. and for the rest of the night, we talked and ate and called home but did not take any photos.. haha.. too bad not to haf any mouth-watering photos of auntie's good food for u.. haha..
2nd day afternoon, helen's mum, helen, meichee & i went to stanford.. these are photos we took from this "enemy" school.. haha.. stanford is forever in rivalry with cal..
stanford entrance..
this school is not big.. it's huge! lotsa giantic green pasture.. =p
some stanford building.. it's weird cos none of us know which building is which and we have no tour guide to bring us ard..
haha.. i looked so miniature in this building..
stanford building 2..
stanford building 3..
me, helen & meichee @ stanford building 3..
me in front of some stanford gate..
i tink this is the entrance to one of the main libraries.. cos it looks like doe library.. haha..
Herbert Hoover sundial..
Herbert Hoover sundial..
some memorial thingie on the ground..
yup, u can read wat this is..
inside the hoover tower..
Herbert Hoover Room..
Lou Henry Hoover Room..
1st panoramic view of stanford..
2nd panoramic view of stanford..
3rd panoramic view of stanford..
4th panoramic view of stanford..
@ the top floor of Hoover Tower..
the windows are full length which makes this whole place very bright and scenic.. very cool and windy.. a very beautiful view even though they are all red roofs below.. =p no wonder stanford's colour is RED.. haha..
the carillon of the tower..
about the carillon of the tower..
just outside the Hoover Tower (which was in front of me) and opposite the memorial auditorium (which is behind me)..
outside the memorial auditorium..
ok, tat was the last photo of stanford.. and we went to helen's church to make dumplings for the evening.. it's a pot-luck style dining.. and i had lotsa fun making the dumplings.. credits to helen's dad who took those pictures below..
dumpling making part 1.. =)
dumpling making part 2.. =)
dumpling making part 3.. =)
finally, ready to boil the dumplings.. =p
after we had our stomach full of dumplings, we went home.. and we were abt to leave to go to helen's parents' friend's house.. so we decided to pluck some tangerines to bai nian..
plucking some mini-tangerines to bai nian.. ops, caught in action.. haha..
ok, and when we were at helen's parents' friend's house, we played table tennis.. but no photos taken.. quite fun.. and then we watch the princess diaries 2 with a 10-yr-old kid.. haha.. helen's friend..
the next day morning, meichee & i went to church with the wu family..
juz outside helen's church @ sunnyvale.. the sky so blue.. the clouds so white.. and the mountains so far away..
then we came home for lunch and i ended up taking lotsa pictures of the house..
these are our wonderful hosts.. helen & her parents & her brother steven..
helen & i outside her house..
me & tangerines again.. but in bright sunlight..
helen's house's main door..
the living room..
the dining room..
auntie busy washing dishes in the kitchen..
meichee reading a book in the tv room..
the guest room, which is also the room in which meichee & i slept in..
this is the attached bathroom to the guest room..
helen's room.. the portrait on the wall is our 8-yr-old helen..
helen's study table in her room..
basketball net & a swing @ the backyard.. and a half-cut-off orange tree on the left..
and this is the orange tree @ helen's house..
bbq pit & beach table & chairs @ the backyard.. and see tat lemon tree?
so, this is me trying to bite the sour unripe home-grown lemon from tat tree..
ok, after tat we went back to berkeley.. it was a great weekend at helen's house.. thank you so much gal, for giving me such a great cny in US.. never thought that my cny can be so special.. grateful and thankful for all your kindness..
