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Mom
and me in the Walt Disney Concert Hall garden, downtown Los Angeles, Summer 2005.
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In
front of Doheny Memorial Library at USC, Los Angeles.
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“Structure
is the most significant component of wine.” Arciero Estate Winery,
Paso Robles.
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The
National Steinbeck Center,
Oldtown Salinas.
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I
think that guy indeed deserved the Nobel Prize, and I'm sure my comment
really means a lot to him!
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Another
museum adventure, Santa Cruz.
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It
was almost dark when we arrived in downtown San Jose,
Silicon Valley.
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Me
in Pier 39. Zoom in to see the prisoners on Alcatraz Island.
San Francisco.
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We
did some hiking in the Muir Woods National
Monument, Mill
Valley.
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It
gives a moment of thought: Man, those trees are huge!
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Golden Gate Bridge,
San Francisco.
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If
you want to feel that you are intelligent, go touch the nearest hyperbolic
slot in your area. It works. Exploratorium, San Francisco.
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Yosemite National
Park, California.
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Easy-to
follow instruction to enjoy Yosemite is to stay in Curry Village.
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I
appreciated the waterfall as though it were my own private discovery.
Vernal Fall, Yosemite.
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Grauman's
Chinese Theatre, Hollywood.
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With
Dad in Old Pasadena, the real downtown...
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...and
with Mom in Rodeo Drive,
Beverly Hills.
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The
Getty Center,
Los Angeles.
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Finally,
came the most important question: No one else had ever been lost there,
so why me? San Diego
Zoo.
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A
nice view of Santa Barbara from the tower of Santa Barbara Courthouse.
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Sevgi
Teyze, me and Mom in Old Mission Santa Barbara. The museum was small but
quite interesting.
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We
had a nice chat with Matt. Surely he had me confused with someone else!
Universal Studios Hollywood.
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On
the last day of their visit, I took my parents to Citadel for my own
benefits. I don't know why I didn't think of it sooner.
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Oasis
tickets went like hot cakes, and the concert was just amazing! Hollywood Bowl / September 12, 2005.
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For some reason I was expecting
it to be comparable in size to Shedd Aquarium, but Aquarium of the
Pacific is far smaller than that. For some other reason they both have
birds … December 2005, Long
Beach, CA.
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Part of our research
group having end-of-semester lunch in Dim Sum, Los Angeles, CA.
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The crystal-inspired
sculpture. March 2006, Dallas/Fort Worth, Texas.
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As I arrived in Greenville, Harika took me to the Roper Mountain
Science Center
to see the Starry Nights in an attempt to spend the time meaningfully.
March 2006, Greenville,
South Carolina.
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