Thursday, September 16, 2021

My Sunday In Sacramento

GETAWAY...  The first week in San Jose came and went.... and it was on a Saturday that I packed up my suitcase again for a one week stay in Sacramento.  

My full time nanny job does not start till the third week so I quickly took up the opportunity to visit my sister.  Once my job starts, I might not have "leave" to go anywhere... LOL... My son dropped me at my sister's place, it was a two hours plus drive from their place and they went back on the same day.  Bye-Bye.... see you the following week!!

The next day was a Sunday, we did not waste much time in Sacramento.  Together with my sister's friend, we went out shopping and eating what I have been craving for.  Shopping was supposed to be secondary but I ended up buying four pairs of shoes!!  Walking shoes mostly for elderly people like me, they will last me for another couple of years.  LOL.....

Food was my primary purpose in Sacramento....
Sister's friend is a Filipino... so naturally we went for Filipino food 
since she knows what is what... 
These were taken at Pacific Food Court....
I left the decisions to the other two ladies..
All I got to do is to be seated and wait patiently for the food.... 
LOL...
Ok, as far as I can remember.... on top left is roasted pork with lime and red chillies...
Something I would like to try one day.... 
Down left is yam leaves cooked with coconut milk....
And the right is something which reminded me of shark fin soup... LOL...
While Koreans have their own style of pancakes, so do the Filipinos..
Consisting of sweet potatoes, some greens and shrimps..... 
Crispy and nice, I like it!
Grilled fish.... not sure what type of fish though...
Eaten with rice and pansip *meehoon* to me.... 
Yes, three of us ladies shared the above....
We did not want to eat too full... cos we had another itinerary in mind...
LEATHERBY'S!!
Dining in and this place is always in good business regardless of weather....
Mask is a must upon entering.... 
NO mask, NO entry.....
So what shall we order?
Banana Split as usual... 
Not sure how many scoops... 
I just slurped and slurped.... endlessly till my tummy could take no more....
Oh how I love ice cream such as this!

13 comments:

  1. My goodness!!! FOUR pairs of shoes!!! *faints* Aren't they expensive there? Much cheaper back here in Malaysia, I'm sure...especially after converting, our miserable ringgit, so worthless.

    Oooooo...that mountain of ice cream!!! If I eat that I would not be able to eat anything else.

    I think the Filipinos call their noodles "pansit", sound like our Sibu Foochow piansip...but ours are meat dumplings, like wanton, not noodles.

    I had their grilled fish in KL - they removed ALL the bones inside, no bones at all. I really wonder how they do that. Yam leaves? We don't eat that, the young shoots, yes. I love tapioca leaves, we have that in our ethnic kampung cooking.

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    1. Two hours, not far at all. I used to drive that long to my girl's jungle school...and I bet the roads there are so so so good, like the ones in West Malaysia, not like ours here. Such a pain to drive on and so dangerous too!!!

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    2. Sacramento? There is a song about it, Middle of the Road - they sang Chirpy Chirpy Chip Chip - I'm sure you know that one.
      https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zjkyc3eWO_A

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    3. yes.. you are right, it is pansit... hahaha.. I was thinking of Sibu piansip...

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  2. The banana split looks awesome! You have a nanny job there? Tell us about it.

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  3. Nice to spend a week with your sis. Great outing with her and friend. Yummy food.

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  4. The banana split looks awesome, I miss the ice cream buffet that I once had at swensens. Enjoy your one week stay with your sis. I am curious about the yam leaves.

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  5. It is good to go for shopping and makan, so relaxing.

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  6. Ah, so you will be your grandson's full time nanny once the parents went back to work / study. Good food especially the ice cream 😋

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  7. full to the brim with those nice food!

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  8. I haven't tried Filipino but they do look interesting. I know yam leaves can be eaten but I don't know how to cook them.

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  9. Whew! I got hungry and drooling upon seeing those yummy food. Enjoy!

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