Santa Monica

So I'm back, after almost exactly 3 years. I've been used to changes these years, so it's a bit surreal to see the exact some stores on Sawtelle. It really looks like that I just left last week or so. Little Hong Kong, one of the most overpriced unauthentic HK food you can find around LA, is still not closed down yet. If they open this in Hong Kong they won't last more than few month.
I also wonder if I'll still see the exact same places in Boston as well, when I eventually re-visit.

My ex-coworker also looks the same. But he has learned and travelled a lot for these years. Happy to see him again.

And then, when I checked in this hotel.... I got a moment of Deja Vu. But not, really, I've been here before. For a minute I thought I was here 3 years ago, but that's not true. Upon entering the lobby I realized that this was actually more than 6 years ago . I was here interviewing for my current job.

I don't like this hotel, as it's over priced and have such noisy air-con. It's also funny that while they promote 'green choice' by encouraging you to skip room service or linen/towel replacement, and even make fridges available by request only, but at the same time they have only paper and plastic cups in the room! Yes, it's the first time that I only see plastic and paper cups in a hotel room. And as mentioned, this is an overpriced hotel, in fact their homepage even tries to claim that it's a 'luxury' hotel.

But I guess it wasn't that bad at that time then. At least I passed, and so I can be back now.