Anson had a tough mudder event w\/ coworkers on Saturday 10\/6\/18, so I had planned a trip to LA for the long weekend (we get Columbus day off), but my parents called me two weeks before and asked if I could extend my trip till Wednesday and help them permanently move from their house in Reseda to the condo we helped buy for them in San Gabriel. Me, being the dutiful daughter (and I love traveling anyways), said yes.<\/p>\n
On Saturday, I ubered to SJC (sad that I don\u2019t have lounge access anymore). I watched a pretty good Netflix Live Action movie Bleach on the plane (thank goodness for Netflix downloads). Junior picked me up and we had lunch in North Hollywood at a pho restaurant. I\u2019ve been a little sick, so I wanted soup. He dropped me off at the Metro Red subway line. I took it all the way down to Union Station (only $1.75!) and caught the Gold line to Chinatown. I was going to meet my parents there for dinner, but we ended up just going back home and had leftovers. Many people give them a lot of food and they go to different occasions in which there is always an excess of food. The rest of the night, we just spent rearranging the furniture in anticipation of the move.<\/p>\n
On Sunday, I walked to MBCLA (30-40 mins since 1.5 miles away). I briefly talked to Caleb, Clara, Jackie, and Auntie Rose and made plans to meet up midweek). I walked back to the condo, took a shower, and drove 40 mins back to the valley to have lunch at 12:45pm with Crescencia at Lulu\u2019s. The sirloin steak pasta was not on the menu, but they were able to make it for me (my favorite from when I was younger). Cres is doing well with her job at a community college, singing for church, etc. I met up with Gina at 2:45pm at Bon Bon Tea House. She\u2019ll be going to Isreal with a bunch of church people\u2026so cool! Had leftover Lulu\u2019s and boba for dinner (probably shouldn\u2019t have had milk tea as I couldn\u2019t sleep till 3am)<\/p>\n
On Monday, spent the day with my parents. My mom and I did a morning walk and also went to OneGeneration (their senior center that is close to the park) and had lunch ($2\/elderly but $4 for me). Food wasn\u2019t the greatest, but it\u2019s balanced and makes it easier for my parents so that they don\u2019t have to cook. We did more packing and had Yoshinoya for dinner.<\/p>\n
On Tuesday, the movers came at 9am. They were pretty efficient in packing our 5 pantry units, 2 bookcases, upright piano, coffee table, A\/C unit, a few boxes, and some cabinets with moving blankets, saran wrap, and bubble wrap. We had told them to go from the front, but they went thru the back which became a small ordeal since the truck couldn\u2019t fit at parts of the condo units and had trouble getting out of the complex. No matter, the amount was $109\/hr for 5 hours (CA has a policy for double drive time), so was $545 +$60 tips. I bought a bunch of groceries from Mitsuwa and had Japanese for lunch and dinner (sushi! Nigiri! Squid and octopus!). My parents then showed me around their neighborhood (downtown mission district). We walked 2.3 miles\u2026they are so fit.<\/p>\n
On Wednesday, I went with my mom to the park to do some Chinese exercise that is held every day at 8am. There were probably +30 older people participating\u2026good to see that they care about their health. Auntie Rose came by to see the condo and we met Uncle Daniel and Caleb at a dim sum restaurant for brunch. Uncle Daniel stopped by to take a look around the condo and we discussed a little about renting out my parents\u2019 old house. I think I am leaning more to doing that since I am hoping to get them and us passive income thru the property. We will pay to fix up the house and deal with all the maintenance\/management, and we will give my parents a set amount of income monthly. We\u2019re still in the planning stages, so hopefully if all goes well, we\u2019ll get it fixed up and rented out by mid next year! My parents dropped me off at the Burbank Airport around 6:30pm. I cried a little when they drove off. I should try to appreciate them more and show love to them.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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