Each year I look forward to the beating of the drums, gong, and cymbals.
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The Rose Wine Bar

The Rose has fried chicken dinner on certain Sundays starting at 4pm. The space is shared with Secret Sister bakery.
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Camelia Rd Tea Bar

I’ve been looking around for a good place to buy loose leaf tea. I noticed Camelia Rd was nearby.
Diamond Palace

I remember this mall. Fresh out of college I worked at K-Mart which is now half Burlington Coat Factory and half Northgate Market. I ate here back when this restaurant was Lucky Star. Food was similar to Convoy St dim sum restaurants. Now the place is called Diamond Palace.
Eastern Dynasty

Exciting to see a new Chinese restaurant in the same mall as where China Max was. I noticed they have bbq pork here and tried to order bbq pork pan fried noodles but the waiter would only let me order what was on the menu.
Ocean Beach Farmers Market

Ocean Beach Farmers Market is only a few blocks from the beach and the weather was lovely at the end of summer. I loved the variety of vendors.
Smokey’s Lake Wohlford Cafe

Birds are chirping. Frogs are croaking. An eagle is circling overhead. Scent of rain fills the air. Roar of thunder comes down the mountain. Lake Wohlford is a nice relaxing spot to get away from the city. I have passed by the lake many times on the way to Valley View Casino.
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Watermill Express

I like to start my morning by brewing some loose leaf jasmine tea. My Zojirushi water boiler has a timer so I can set it to have my water at the proper temperature when I wake up. Sadly San Diego has hard water so when it was time to clean the water boiler I had […]