New Library Book

Photo info: FUJIFILM X-E4, 27mm, f/4, 1/110 sec, ISO160
“Hardcover” Cedar Park, 2021

I picked up Days of Distraction by Alexandra Chang from my local library today. I’m so excited to read this! And it’s the first physical book that I’ve borrowed from the library since the COVID-19 pandemic started. So that’s kind of weird and special.

Return From Vacation

Photo info: Apple iPhone 12 mini, 1.55mm, f/2.4, 1/4000 sec, ISO25
“Blue Skies” Above Texas, 2021

こんばんは。How’s it going?

Well, today we returned home from our week and a half of travel in California. We were sad to leave my parents, but we had such a fun trip!

FYI, I’ll be filling in my daily posts from the trip over the next few days, so they will be out of chronological order for a week or so as I publish them alongside the current daily posts.

Today’s photos were taken with my iPhone 12 Mini, which I used quite a lot during this trip. The photos that produces look really nice when viewed on the small screen, but when I edit them in Lightroom, you can quickly see the limitations of the small sensor/lens combination. Still, it’s fast and convenient. Definitely usable!

Photo info: Apple iPhone 12 mini, 4.2mm, f/1.6, 1/3200 sec, ISO32
“Hawaiian Air” Los Angeles, 2021

Brouwerij West Visit

Photo info: Apple iPhone 12 mini, 1.55mm, f/2.4, 1/60 sec, ISO800
“Brouwerij West” San Pedro, 2021

Today we visited Brouwerij West in San Pedro to enjoy some cold beer under the warm sun with my brother and sister-in-law and their good friend. The food trucks at the brewery were really good too! We enjoyed a huge portion of Rendang from the Malaysian food truck and traditional BBQ brisket and ribs from the bbq trailer. Mmmmmm… I’m kicking myself because I didn’t take any photos.

Photo info: FUJIFILM X-E4, 27mm, f/7.1, 1/1800 sec, ISO2000
“Family and Friends” San Pedro, 2021
Photo info: FUJIFILM X-E4, 27mm, f/5.6, 1/240 sec, ISO2000
“Pop Shop” San Pedro, 2021

After that, we went back to Torrance to relax a bit before picking up my auntie and bringing her to the house for a dinner of Coco Ichibanya Japanese curry, followed by several games of mahjong. I also failed to take any photos the rest of any of this! 😮

But it was a fun day, and wonderful to see my auntie who is in her late 80s. She’s still pretty sharp at mahjong, and loves good food. ❤