It’s been more than three weeks since J is home. As she was struggling with her work in the daytime and busy preparing for her interviews at night, life was strenuous. Even I couldn’t sleep well:)) The good news finally came when she got two verbal offers last week right after the interviews. A relaxed weekend is long overdue.
When I woke up Saturday morning (10/23), the sky was gloomy from the nightly rain. But this wouldn’t change our plan, and by 10:30 we were heading to LA, Malibu beaches in particular. It still drizzled on and off on the way, but as we approached the destination, the sky cleared up and the sun came out. The sun is the best artist, people say, as soon it filtered out the gray color and brightened the sky with azure blue, patching it with white clouds.
At J’s guide, we meandered up the tortuous roads towards Malibu Point Dume. As we zigzagged deeper into this narrow road with no parking allowed by the roadside, more secluded and luxurious million-dollar houses were seen amid the sheltering trees and bushes. Then a sudden opening view of a sea front wowed us. Unfortunately the only roadside that allows parking was packed, and he had to wait by the side for any car to leave. But within the next 20-30 minutes while J and I strolled along the cliff, no car ever left. Having seen so many a time the beaches and views, maybe he liked better staying in the car playing with his cell phone:)). Overlooking the wide stretch of the sea, the vista point provides a bird’s view of wider and more tranquil sea. What impressed me most was however the waves -- they were like beautifully embroidered white laces, rolling out like a massive triangle sheet and shrinking quickly as the waves lashed on.
Afterwards, we drove further north, stopping at El Matador State Beach. None of the visitors wore masks, and neither did we.
J said that she missed California food a lot, and among them is taco. So after many right turns and left ones, we found a taco restaurant in an alley, ordered the food and drove on to our next stop--Runyon Canyon Trail. But parking was so fully packed in front of a steep up-slope entrance that we have to give up hiking this time. It was only 4ish, and we decided instead to go to a Michelin- recommended dim sum place to have early dinner. We were lucky as we later found out that the restaurant actually closes at 7pm.
On the way back, J connected her pop songs in her cell phone to the car radio. It was the first time I heard the songs, so new, so sensational and so different, they were like fresh air breathing into my ears. For sure, she brings us a new life, but lurks seemingly at every corner is the generation gap.
Congrats to princess J。 ：） What a fulfilled day with joy. It's somewhat unusual that Michelin- recommended dim sum place closes at 7pm on Saturday. well, maybe for dim sum place?
一家出行，溫馨圓滿。 單反的“色彩應該是最真實的”， 新式的手機相機的芯片肯定帶有更先進的處理軟件。就像現在的一些 PASS， 人臉都能象雞蛋殼似的。 ：）
回複 '7grizzly' 的評論 : Hi, my friend. I have to grab my own laptop (the company's is blocked from personal use) to reply in English. Right, I am a different parent too, unlike before, I can yell at her with criticism. Now I am more careful at the words I am using and even the tones:)) To be good parents is not easy. Malibu Point Dume is actually close to Getty Villa, if you are interested. Have a great week, my friend.
Respite is always enjoyable and congratulations to J! As a parent, I sense the gaps, too. I might not always be able to bridge but will try to treat them as different expressions for similar ideas.
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Congratulations to J! 暖mm，讀到這篇我太開心了，最近還一直惦記著你女兒呢，但又不敢多問。這下太好了，年輕就該勇敢地去闖一下，找到最適合自己的地方，真心為你門高興！ 海景真美啊，羨慕你們出門就能開到有海的地方，那幾張岩石照太驚豔了。我猜1-3圖是老單反，因為有點模糊，後麵清晰的是手機照。另外想說司機老爸太貼心了，坐在車裏等你們欣賞風景！
It’s been more than three weeks since J is home. As she was struggling with her work in the daytime and busy preparing for her interviews at night, life was strenuous. Even I couldn’t sleep well:)) The good news finally came when she got two verbal offers last week right after the interviews. A relaxed weekend is long overdue.
When I woke up Saturday morning (10/23), the sky was gloomy from the nightly rain. But this wouldn’t change our plan, and by 10:30 we were heading to LA, Malibu beaches in particular. It still drizzled on and off on the way, but as we approached the destination, the sky cleared up and the sun came out. The sun is the best artist, people say, as soon it filtered out the gray color and brightened the sky with azure blue, patching it with white clouds.
At J’s guide, we meandered up the tortuous roads towards Malibu Point Dume. As we zigzagged deeper into this narrow road with no parking allowed by the roadside, more secluded and luxurious million-dollar houses were seen amid the sheltering trees and bushes. Then a sudden opening view of a sea front wowed us. Unfortunately the only roadside that allows parking was packed, and he had to wait by the side for any car to leave. But within the next 20-30 minutes while J and I strolled along the cliff, no car ever left. Having seen so many a time the beaches and views, maybe he liked better staying in the car playing with his cell phone:)). Overlooking the wide stretch of the sea, the vista point provides a bird’s view of wider and more tranquil sea. What impressed me most was however the waves -- they were like beautifully embroidered white laces, rolling out like a massive triangle sheet and shrinking quickly as the waves lashed on.
Afterwards, we drove further north, stopping at El Matador State Beach. None of the visitors wore masks, and neither did we.
J said that she missed California food a lot, and among them is taco. So after many right turns and left ones, we found a taco restaurant in an alley, ordered the food and drove on to our next stop--Runyon Canyon Trail. But parking was so fully packed in front of a steep up-slope entrance that we have to give up hiking this time. It was only 4ish, and we decided instead to go to a Michelin- recommended dim sum place to have early dinner. We were lucky as we later found out that the restaurant actually closes at 7pm.
On the way back, J connected her pop songs in her cell phone to the car radio. It was the first time I heard the songs, so new, so sensational and so different, they were like fresh air breathing into my ears. For sure, she brings us a new life, but lurks seemingly at every corner is the generation gap.
