YOU KNOW YOU'RE FROM SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA WHEN:

]     Your monthly house payments exceed your annual income. --> not really, but it is so freaking expensive to live here!!!!!

]     You drive next to a Rolls Royce and don't notice. ---> not true, hard to ignore

]     You don't know anyone's phone number unless you check your cell phone. --> true

]     You speak Spanish, but you're not Hispanic. --> not really

]     You begin to "lie" to your friends about how close you are when you know that it'll take you at least an hour to get there (see below). ----> very true, mandatory!!!!!!!!!!!!

]     Getting anywhere from point A to point B, no matter what the distance, takes about "twenty minutes". ---> very true in OC and LA with the traffic

]     You drive to your neighborhood block party. --> OK, not that lazy!!!!!!!

]     In the "winter", you can go to the beach and ski at Big Bear on the same day or mow your lawn in your shorts on New Years Day, and maybe sunburn. -- can't beat that..

]     You eat a different ethnic food for every meal. --> not every meal, but frequently changing....why settle for one when you have thousand choices out there..

]     If your destination is more than 5 minutes away on foot, you're definitely driving. ---> maybe, lazy ass..

]     Calling your neighbors requires knowing their area code. --> maybe

]     You know what "In-'N-Out" is and feel bad for all the other states because they don't have any. --> in-n-out is alright..

]     You don't stop at a STOP sign, you do a California Roll. --> kinda, but afraid to get a ticket these days...

]     You really can never be too rich or too thin or too tan. ---> so true!!!!!!!!!!!

]     You've partied in Tijuana at least 3 times and you don't remember at least 1 of them. -------> that'll be one of my goal to get drunk and don't remember when I was there..haha...

]     You go to a tanning salon before going to the beach. ---> not really, but I guess I'm already tanned.

]     You eat pineapple on pizza. --> ok...

]     Your cell phone has left a permanent impression on the side of your head. --> no way...

]     You think that Venice is a beach. ---> no, but sorry that we have a Venice beach here...

]     The waitress asks if you'd like "carbs" in your meal. --> Man, so true about this superficial LA people..

]     You know who the tinsel underwear dude in Venice Beach is. --> not really...but I'll ask...

]     You classify new people you meet by their Area Code. An "818" would never date a "562" and anyone from "323" or "213" is ghetto/second class. Best area code: "949/714." Nobody likes anyone from the "909/951" because it stinks there. --> not true, 310 should be the best...323/213 for downtown LA and Hollywood area, downtown LA sucks, but Silverlake, Hollywood are not ghetto..It is hard to imagine 818 people date a 562 people, LOL~~~

]     You call 911 and they put you on hold. --> haven't tried that yet..

]     You have a gym membership because it's mandatory. --> maybe........definitely need to hit the gym more often..

]     The gym is packed at 3 pm...on a workday. --> I can see that...

]     You think you are better than the people who live "Over the Hill". It doesn't matter which side of the hill you are currently residing, you are just better than them, for whatever reason. --> I'll need to ask..

]     You know that if you drive two miles in any direction you will find a McDonald's, Subway or a Starbucks. (One mile usually for a Starbucks) --> so true!!!!!!!!

]     You know what "Sigalert", "PCH", and the "Five" mean. --> You better know what they are by now...

]     You know the meaning behind the name of the 405 freeway.... because it takes 4 hours to get one way, and 5 hours to get back. --> maybe not that bad, but traffic definitely sucks...

]     It's barely sprinkling rain and there's a report on every news station: "STORM WATCH". --> I guess so...

]     The Terminator is your governor. ---> no comment on this one.

呵呵 真的，谢谢小丫头。

---------- 也谢谢你，呵呵木，大抱一个！！！！！！！让我真的感动无比！！！！！！！！

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洛杉矶 - Los Angeles

洛杉矶人 - Angelenos

来到洛杉矶也快7年了，对这个城市还是非常有感情的。到目前为止我还是没有办法踏足整个洛杉矶，这个城市实在是太大了，也太复杂。记得开车带几个国际学生去逛洛杉矶，其中一个来自法国的越南女生说，好莱坞有什么，不就是那条烂街么？ 确实，好莱坞大道就是那条街（星光大道），没有什么了不起的，不过重要的还是那条街的意义，还有好莱坞复杂而且渊深的娱乐文化背景。 要知道，好莱坞可是全球的娱乐梦工厂呢。怎么可能就是“那条街”那么简单。关于洛杉矶，我想只是一个短小的文章是没有办法概括完全的。 这里的人，文化，艺术氛围，学术研究，多元化，食物，可能需要用一本书来才可以写完。（请原谅，我找到的图都好老啊，哪天我要拿相机到处拍才可以。。。555555555）

对于洛杉矶还是不怎么熟悉的人，我大概非常简单地介绍一下。 洛杉矶在美国西部的（南）加州。洛杉矶可以算是一个县，里面有许多小城市组成，当然，也可以当作一个巨大的城市。 而比较闻名的好莱坞，就是在洛杉矶里。

一般人们常听到的星光大道就是指好莱坞大道Hollywood Boulevard. 其实这条街没有什么特别的，就是一条老旧的街道，但是有许多星星在街道上，每个星星中心有着不同明星的名字。（一般都是明星自己给钱买的，比较著名的华人明星成龙就有自己的星星哦）。

还有另外一个比较出名的就是明星们的手模还有脚模，那个在好莱坞的中心--Hollywood & Highland 的中国戏院（Chinese Mann Theater)门口。著名的华人导演李宇森就有自己的脚印在那里。

在Hollywood & Highland 那里还有很著名的柯达戏剧院，世界著名的奥斯卡电影颁奖晚会每年都在这里举行。（据说柯达出资7500万美元来赞助才可以用自己的名字给这个戏剧院命名）。

 离好莱坞大道不到几分钟的车程，就是环球影城了。洛杉矶附近的橘子县有着世界著名的迪士尼乐园。

加州的阳光，美丽的海滩，四季宜人的天气，还有许多许多，我会慢慢介绍洛杉矶的。

介绍一下我的Garmin nuvi 350 的GPS全球导航系统。这个小东西真的是帮了我大忙了。 刚搬来学校的时候，一个不到10 分钟路程的商店，我也需要开两个小时，最后还是找不到。 有了这个小导航仪，我已经没有再迷路过了。

A Garmin Nuvi 350!!!!!

Since I moved to Irvine, I got lost a lot often than when I was in LA. I have to tell you the truth, I was very frustrated to take hours to get to where I wanted to go just because I was not familiar with the area. I confess: I hate maps and I don't know how to look at maps, and I have no sense of direction. Please do not tell me which direction is west or east, I really don't know. The only thing I know is the sun raise from the east.

I wanted a GPS so badly!!!

I have done a lot of research about different GPS. I go to different website for reviews and found this perfect little thing--> Garmin Nuvi 350!!!

(Nuvi 360 is very nice, however, almost $100 more than the already expensive Nuvi 350)

Here are some pictures of my new toy:

As you can see, it is very tiny, just as big as a regular PDA, or camera. It came with a leather case which you could carry around with you everywhere.

姐妹们，偶最近很困，（睡觉不多的缘故），所以我就不一一翻译了，简单介绍下好了。大家可以看到这个导航仪很小的，和一般的PDA差不多大，配有一个皮包，可以方便随身带在身上的。（里面还有翻译，mp3, 看图片等功能）

Where would you like to go?

想要去哪里呢？

Searching for something? Not sure? Here are different selections which could help you to narrow down on the places you would like to go.

没有确切的地址么？ 想随便看看，你可以根据他们划分好的类别来找你需要去的地方，比如商场，药店，停车场，机场，酒店，餐厅等等。（餐厅还分不同类别的餐厅，可以根据你当场所在的位置来找到最近的餐厅/.（其他你要去的类别），然后会标有距离告诉你在哪个方向，多远，你点击要去的那个地方，它就立刻计算好路线指示你去。

Put in your favorite place(address), it would show you where it is on the map. It would also show you the current locations that you are in.

输入你想要的地址，你就可以看到那个地址在地图上的方位。当然，也可以显示你当时所在的地区的地图。（现在看到的是晚上的界面，白天的界面会换另外一个，都是为了方便开车的人看到界面，屏幕会根据白天或者晚上是自动转换的。

Ready to go??? Voice navigating system would tell you how to get to the place step by step. If you missed a turn, don't worry, they would recalculate a new route for you right away.

要准备走了么？ 语音导航系统会准确地告诉你在某某街名像右转/左转，如果下一个转弯是在6公里后，他们也会告诉你大概距离，然后靠近的时候会再次提醒你。走错了么？ 没有关系，这个小东西可以立刻从新计算新路线给你到达你的目的地。 （语音在地名的时候稍微有点点机械化，不过还是很清晰准确的，所以可以一边开车一边听指示就可以，完全不需要看屏幕）

Curious about what route it is going for? Click on the green bar on the top, you will see the detail directions.

想知道系统里面计划的路线是怎么样的么？ 点击屏幕上的小绿条，就会看到具体的路线了。

So far this thing has veen working like a charm. I love it!!!