The first person is my grandfather. My grandfather was always there for me. He is very hard-working and will always be there to provide our family with everything we need. He has been very helpful and supportive in getting my life on the right track. He has always been there for me through the good and the bad, and I love him for that. He's supported me all throughout my high school life, steering me towards the right choices. Even after high school, he was still there for me. He helped me get my permit, and eventually my license. He's helped pay for my college fees. He has even taught me how to cook certain food dishes. I know that he has been preparing me to lead my own future because I know he won't be there for me forever, and I am very thankful for all that he has already done.
The second person is my coach, captain, and fellow dancer, Mark Raquedan. From the start of my high school life, I joined the squads at my school, one of the greatest choices I have made. That's when I met Mark. He is a very determined person, always wanting to finish certain things, no matter how long it takes. He has been coaching the Channel Islands squads for quite a while, and was there during all four of my years on them. Even after I was done with high school and done with the squads, Mark eventually went from being my coach to being my captain as I joined another dance team that has been around for years. He has showed me that commitment in doing something you love is one of the best feelings ever. It was because of him that I developed a passion for dance.
The third person is my friend since kindergarten, David De La Cruz. David has been a very good friend to me. He is very trustworthy, and always has interesting things to say. After he left to Japan after the second grade, I thought it would be forever until I saw him again. But he eventually came back to Oxnard after almost 8 long years. I spotted him at school during lunch and I immediately recognized him as my best friend from elementary. We're always catching up on good times, and there's never a moment where bitterness develops between us. That's how best friends are supposed to be.
Tuesday, April 26, 2011
Tuesday, April 19, 2011
A Review on The Boiling Crab
If you love seafood, you're going to love this place. Located in Koreatown, Los Angeles, Alhambra, and Garden Grove(Orange County), the Boiling Crab is a popular seafood restaurant, but it's very unique in its own way. In a normal restaurant, you would be served food on plates with utensils, but when eating at the Boiling Crab, there are none of these. You are seated at a table with wax paper laid on top with a roll of paper towels nearby. Then a server puts a bib around your neck, and as silly as it sounds, it will really help. And once you get your food, you can begin to eat... with your hands!
They have a wide variety of delicious seafood to choose from. You can choose from blue crab, oysters (fried or seasoned), dungeness crab, king crab legs, lobster, crawfish(fried or seasoned), clams, or shrimp(fried or seasoned). There are other types of food as well, such as corn-on-the-cob, Cajun fries, sweet potato fries, sausages, and steamed rice. There are also certain seasonings (and spiciness) that you can add to give your food more amazing taste. Getting all the seasonings with your order (rajun Cajun, lemon pepper, and garlic butter) is called the "whole sha-bang," which is something I would recommend on getting with any order. Depending on what you order, your food is brought to you in a large plastic bag, soaking in all the seasonings and juices that give it the amazing flavors that Boiling Crab is known for. Everything is pretty pricey, but I think it's worth it.
Inside the restaurant itself, there are cans and bottles of different kinds of beers lined up on shelves along the walls. Many jerseys representing many different sports teams hang below these shelves. There are a few 40-inch televisions for customers to enjoy various shows as they chow down on their food.
If you plan on eating at the Boiling Crab, you can expect a LONG wait as it is a very popular restaurant. There are benches outside of the doors to sit on as you wait to be seated. There are wooden areas around the waiting area that the Boiling Crab staff encourages their customers to write on. Average wait times are around 30 minutes to an hour, but it will all be worth the wait.
They have a wide variety of delicious seafood to choose from. You can choose from blue crab, oysters (fried or seasoned), dungeness crab, king crab legs, lobster, crawfish(fried or seasoned), clams, or shrimp(fried or seasoned). There are other types of food as well, such as corn-on-the-cob, Cajun fries, sweet potato fries, sausages, and steamed rice. There are also certain seasonings (and spiciness) that you can add to give your food more amazing taste. Getting all the seasonings with your order (rajun Cajun, lemon pepper, and garlic butter) is called the "whole sha-bang," which is something I would recommend on getting with any order. Depending on what you order, your food is brought to you in a large plastic bag, soaking in all the seasonings and juices that give it the amazing flavors that Boiling Crab is known for. Everything is pretty pricey, but I think it's worth it.
Inside the restaurant itself, there are cans and bottles of different kinds of beers lined up on shelves along the walls. Many jerseys representing many different sports teams hang below these shelves. There are a few 40-inch televisions for customers to enjoy various shows as they chow down on their food.
If you plan on eating at the Boiling Crab, you can expect a LONG wait as it is a very popular restaurant. There are benches outside of the doors to sit on as you wait to be seated. There are wooden areas around the waiting area that the Boiling Crab staff encourages their customers to write on. Average wait times are around 30 minutes to an hour, but it will all be worth the wait.
Monday, April 11, 2011
Thoughts About FFN
Even before I started reading Fast Food Nation, I immediately thought about my life and fast food. Although some of the information in the book proved to be interesting to me, it sickens me reading about all the things done to a fast food chain's foods. I can never look at a burger the same way, but even so, it's still hard to resist their deliciousness, though I still can't believe all the things going into my body.
Almost all the foods on a menu can be unhealthy for anyone, no matter how much they say it isn't. Also, the employees who work for these places are always being put down by others and are poorly treated. Fast food chains are a big reason for America's problem concerning weight due to all the "ingredients" put into their foods.
Almost all the foods on a menu can be unhealthy for anyone, no matter how much they say it isn't. Also, the employees who work for these places are always being put down by others and are poorly treated. Fast food chains are a big reason for America's problem concerning weight due to all the "ingredients" put into their foods.
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