happy 27th b-day

yup, i'm definitely in my late-20's...boohoo but i had a great birthday!! =D started off early, went with radu to fremont corn maize and wandered through that (took 25 minutes to get through). wasn't half-bad, but would have been more fun at night with less people. then we drove up to berkeley to have lunch, where we pre-ordered zachary's spinach and mushroom (added chicken) deep dish pizza...YUUUUMMMM!!! the second we got there, we were seated and the pizza was ready!! i think they skimped a bit on the fresh tomatoes, but still very tasty. then we drove up to foothill parking lot to tackle on the "Big C" trail to see the beautiful panoramic view of the Bay Area. very worth it, despite all the puffing and sweating! we then revisited berkeley campus since i hadn't been here in over 2 years, and found lotsa renovations and new shops/food stores. Yogurt Park was still there, and we ended up getting a small fro yo with reese's cups. sigh...it was already almost 4pm, i was stuffed with food, and i had a birthday buffet in 1.5 hours!!! but i couldn't resist...too much good food in berekley! went shopping a bit down telegraph, and proceeded to Little Sheep Mongolian Hot Pot in Union City for my dinner. met up with my close friends and we had more YUUUMMMMY eating, very spice-ful and hot!! afterwards, we came back to give friends a tour of our new apt, and spent most of the night chattin' away after some Scattergories. good relaxing end to a long day of walking and eating! =) oh, and i finally used the gift certificate my friends gave me and got myself a massage chair that i know i'll desperately need once work starts! it should be shipped over very very soon, can't wait!! radu will be sooo relieved!