Food & Dining Staycations & Vacations The GOppets

Day 24 (01/13)

Got the memo from Ate. On the agenda today: Hollywood sign, Lunch at Cheesecake Factory, Walk of Fame + Chinese Theater, 6PM – Lakers game for the boys & Target shopping for the girls, then Dinner at Atlantic Seafood one last time!

Woke up bright & early so we can have a productive schedule on our last full day in the City of Angels. Kap & Babyson left ahead to get a bigger car. Our maletas just won’t fit in the current one. So, he left me in charge of the kusina. Homaygas, Honey, ARE YOU SURE??? Nasaan ba ang fire extinguisher? Never cooked a day in my life, tapos iiwanan mo akong nakabukas ang kalan?

Sino ang magaling naming anak na ubod ng sipsip at nagsabi tungkol dito sa tindahang ito, ha? Walang gustong umamin sa akin nung sinita ko sa kotse habang lahat kami tigang na naghihintay, but I’m sure it’s one of the 2: Ate or Babyson! @_@ Sila lang naman ang mega sipsip sa tatay nilaPauwi nalang nga inubos pa natin ang 2 oras dito, kainez!

The Racket Doctor located in Glendale, California is a longtime retailer of equipment, apparel, shoes & more for tennis & other racquet-based sports. Just look at that happy, goofy, guilty face! He made us wait in the car for TWO HOURS while he shopped away. Ok lang sana ang hintay kung madaming nabili, eh ito lang after TWO FAKEN HOURS! Tapos wala pa kaming data para maaliw man lang mag-internet kasi sayang daw kung bibili pa at pauwi naKabwisitan.

Finally hit the road to our REAL itinerary for the day – the iconic Hollywood Sign! A must photo op when in L.A. Take it or you didn’t make it, lol.

The Hollywood Sign is an American landmark and cultural icon overlooking Hollywood, Los Angeles, California. It is situated on Mount Lee, in the Hollywood Hills area of the Santa Monica Mountains. “HOLLYWOOD” is spelled out in 45-foot-tall white capital letters and is 352 feet long. The Hollywood Sign is actually more than just nine white letters spelling out a city’s name. It is one of the world’s most evocative symbols – a universal metaphor for ambition, success, glamour for this dazzling place, industry and dream.

Dahil walang gusto kuman ng “niluto” ko kasi takot silang lahat malason (kahit na reheat lang naman, ang o-OA nila!), kalam na ang mga tiyan namin by late noon. So we headed to The Grove to check the last on my bucket list of places to eat – The Cheesecake Factory! <3

The Cheesecake Factory, Inc. is a restaurant company and distributor of cheesecakes based in the United States. The company operates 210 full-service restaurants: 194 under The Cheesecake Factory brand, 14 under the Grand Lux Cafe brand, and 2 under the RockSugar Pan Asian Kitchen brand.

Syempre pa, hindi natuwa si Kap sa mga pagkain dito. Pero hello! You had your fun at the Tennis store. Now it’s my turn, lol. I completely ignored his grumblings, kain lang ako ng kain bahala sya. Kap: (when I ordered dessert): Cheesecake? Oorder ka pa ng cheesecake? Hindi ka pa ba busog??? Me: Diba ang pangalan nito Cheesecake Factory? Pauuwiin mo ako ng hindi kumakain ng cheesecake? Anong mukha ang ihaharap ko sa mga tao?? Ang resulta? 2 cheesecake slices, mwahaha! 😛

With our bellies full (well, at least mine was, ewan ko lang kay dear husband kung nabusog din ba sya hehe) on to the next agenda: Walk of Fame & the TCL Chinese Theater which was along the way.

The Hollywood Walk of Fame comprises more than 2,600 five-pointed terrazzo and brass stars embedded in the sidewalks along 15 blocks of Hollywood Boulevard and three blocks of Vine Street in Hollywood, California. The man credited with the idea for creating a Walk of Fame, was E. M. Stuart, who served in 1953 as the volunteer president of the Hollywood Chamber of Commerce. He was hired to help renovate Hollywood and make it more attractive to visitors and natives alike. It was designed in 1958 and construction began in 1960, when it officially opened.

That’s a main reason why A-listers like Julia Roberts and Dustin Hoffman don’t appear on the Walk of Fame: they’re not interested. All star applications carry a $30,000 sponsorship fee. Half goes to the Hollywood Historic Trust, which maintains the Walk of Fame. Makunat din wala sila tulad ni Kap my Kap? ;))

Receiving a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame is a prestigious honor, and it only requires a few steps. To be considered, honorees must be nominated. Anyone can submit an application, from fans to studios to even entertainers. So pwede pala ako? Wala akong nakitang Ms. Piggy eh, si Kermit lang, ang daya. Paki-nominate naman ako, lol. Trivia lang. Alam nyo ba bakit kami GOppets? It’s taken from the MUPPETS, kasi nga, si Kap si Kermit, at ako naman si Ms. Piggy. 😛 Ganern.

The TCL Chinese Theatre (left background photo) is a movie palace on the historic Hollywood Walk of Fame at 6925 Hollywood Blvd. in Hollywood, California. Originally named and still commonly known as Grauman’s Chinese Theatre, it was renamed Mann’s Chinese Theatre in 1973; the name lasted until 2001, after which it reverted to its original name.

One of the most popular sights in Hollywood, Grauman’s Chinese Theatre is best-known for the hand and footprints in its forecourt. No matter how much tourists claim that they’re not star-struck, within a few minutes, they’re sticking hands and feet in the prints and snapping photos.

Kap’s motto: Fill your life with adventures, not things. Have stories to tell, not stuff to show. My motto: Eat, shop, travel, enjoy life.. for tomorrow, you die. Hahahahaha! 😛

The boys had a game to see at the Staples Center, so they quickly dropped us off at Target to kill time while they rushed to the game. I’m glad they finally indulged & got to watch 2 games during our U.S. vacay. Sa sobrang mahal ng gastos, kelan pa uli kami makakablaik diba? Baka another 10 years uli.

Again, since the tickets were all sold out, Babyson had to buy from a reseller to the tune of $200 each. Pero sulit na din kasi Lakers is one of their favorite teams. Happy for my boys. <3 Sila kaya, happy din for me pagtapos nila makita ang mga pinamili ko??

The Los Angeles Lakers is an American professional basketball team based in Los Angeles. The Lakers compete in the National Basketball Association, as a member of the league’s Western Conference in the Pacific Division.

Staples Center, officially stylized as STAPLES Center, is a multi-purpose arena in Downtown Los Angeles. Adjacent to the L.A. Live development, it is located next to the Los Angeles Convention Center complex along Figueroa Street.

Ayaw naming umuwi, nakaka-depress. And ya know, nothing beats depression quicker than retail therapy hehe. Kahit ba sa Target lang, nakaka-happy. Good thing there was a Zara store right beside it  though, so dun ako umikot. Walang pulis, libreng magkiskis!

In high spirits, nakalusot ako sa impromptu shopping spree ko! 😛 Dapat pala sa Beverly Hills ako nagpababa noh? Sayang! Bakit ba hindi ko naisip?!

Chinese food again at Atlantic Seafood Restaurant for our last night. Gotta say goodbye to our dear Ron who has served us consistently for the past few nights.

Parehong Lobster at Duck promo ang pinatulan namin tonight. Uuwi na bukas, so ballin’ si Kap tonight. Willing magbayad ng tig-500 sa 2 putahe na naka promo, HAHAHAHAHA!

Wearing the polyfill jacket I bought in Zara at 70% off. Alam ko pauwi na kami, pero talagang nangigngisay na ako sa lamig. Hindi ko na kinaya, kaya binili ko na. Besides, magagamit ko naman sya sa Tokyo itong December hehe. Wag kayoing maingay ha, hindi pa ni Kap alam ang masamang binabalak ko! 😛

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And that wraps up our L.A. (mis)adventure. I hope you had fun reading about our UBE abroad. <3

“The best things in life are the people you love, the places you’ve been, and the memories you’ve made along the way.” I wouldn’t have had so much fun if it were not for these people. Thank you fam, for the color you bring to my life. :-*

Last post tomorrow, walang bibitaw!

 

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4 Comments

  • Reply Erika

    Wait!!! Youre going here in December?!? I’m going home for vacation ?

    May 29, 2019 at 8:14 am
    • Reply Jane Go

      Hay. Never tayong nagtugma lol.

      May 29, 2019 at 8:27 am
  • Reply Melissa

    Miss Jane, use this na para wala ng reklamo sa data si Kap: https://travelsimph.com/ lolz.
    I used it just recently, okay naman mabilis and stable connection.

    May 30, 2019 at 9:47 pm
    • Reply Jane Go

      yeheeeey!! Super thank you Melissa!! Will use that when we go to Tokyo in December. You’re my angel!! :-*

      May 30, 2019 at 9:52 pm

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