LA welcomed us with the brightest weather on the second day.
This was the first time I saw LA in bright day light. I realized how HUGE this place was and surprisingly the atmosphere and the environment surrounding us felt warmer compare to NY which is dark and dim lol
Our day started by going to UMAMI Barger for brunch.
Umami "旨味" is Japanese. It means delicious taste so I knew I'm gonna have great food to start the day off!
The wall was full of interesting Japanese poem that insisted how you can find a great new dish. As I was reading it, the waiter approached me. He looked part Asian so I assumed he knew the meaning of the poem.....
Waiter "You know what that saids?"
Me "Yea, its pretty unique and interesting"
Waiter "oh yea? What does it say?"
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Come on man. I thought you guys put that up because it means something special for you to work there lol
So I translated the poem for him and he was happy, saying that thats what Umami Barger is (well yea I can guess thats why its on the wall....)
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| Hungry dogg.....lol |
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| UMAMI Barger |
The burger was in fact "うまい(delicious)". It had a great combination of crunchy and juicy mixed inside a soft bun. Hmmmm making me hungry right now LMAO
After brunch, we went to Hollywood Boulevard! Saw this many times on movies so I was excited :)
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| Street Robot was better than the East....lol |
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| YEAAA FINALLY HERE!!! |
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| Michael's hands and feet were smaller than I thought. |
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| King Of Pop |
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| Master of Martial Art |
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| YEAAA KICK HIS ASS!!! lol |
Hollywood Blvd was a lot like Time Square in NYC with full of movie star memorial. It was great :) It was especially great to get to Michael Jackson and Bruce Lee's memorial stars (?). Also I was really surprised to find out how small Michael's hands and feet were. It was about my size exactly. But he can do that dynamic and explosive dance movements. Amazing. Purely respect him as a dancer and entertainer.
After having fun at Hollywood Blvd, we went to Homeland!!!
YES HOMELAND!!! I've been waiting to go here for many years!!!
We drove from down town LA and it was about a half hour drive.
Kid Boogie told us that he will be there so I was excited! It's been almost two years since I last saw him. I wanted to show how I improved training the technique he had shown me.
Here is what I was like when I got to Homeland lol
So I was SOOOOOOO excited like a little kid! lol
BUT
Kid, Slim, Keumsae, nor tabo showed up.....
Because of this, and from the exhaustion from the previous session, by the last hour of the session, I was done.....
Anyway, Homeland was Dope!
A lot of positive energy was there, and people liked sharing that energy with others. This is what I liked about it the most.
In a sense, it was like Popshop in NYC. But at Popshop, we don't all make a cypher to get down. I feel like we are a little more separated. But here, they were all making a huge cypher. I thought this was a great way for younger/beginner generation to interact with the older ones.
Although it would've definitely turned out better if the people I was expecting showed up, I enjoyed Homeland. I hope to visit there soon.
