The Strength of Women

In celebration of my mother's birthday on 11/11/11, La Petite Salon will be available for public viewing until the end of November.

Happy Birthday, Mom!

La Petite Salon from Caroline Le on Vimeo.

A young Vietnamese American woman works at her mother’s hair salon where she is displaced within the Vietnamese culture and community. She encounters everyday conversations about men, domestic politics, and community gossip from the interactions her mother has with their predominately Vietnamese women patrons.

Susana & Nathan Tie The Knot

September 10, 2011 at 12 Noon

Fess Parker Doubletree Resort
633 East Cabrillo Boulevard, Santa Barbara, CA


Itinerary.


Mom coaxing Zachary down the aisle.


Dad following Zachary the ring bearer.


Beautiful bride & friend since 4th grade.


Presentation of the bride & groom.


Cabrillo Pavilion Arts Center
1118 East Cabrillo Boulevard, Santa Barbara, CA


Open bar.


Their love is sweet. Spread the love.


Buffet. Best salad with candied walnuts ever.


Boris came out for cake.


Photobooth with the NorCal girls.


McConnell's Ice Cream
201 W Mission St, Santa Barbara, CA 93105


Brazillian coffee chip.


Tupelo Junction Cafe
1218 State Street, Santa Barbara, CA


Waffle Lady's Pumpkin Oatmeal Waffle with Carmelized Bananas, Candied Pecans, Whipped Cream & Real Maple Syrup. Cinnamon Apple Beignets with Creme Anglaise in upper right hand corner.


Congratulations Mr & Mrs Yee! In the lyrics of your song, "Something about you now, I can't quite figure out. Everything she does is beautiful, everything she does is right." Your love & union is genuinely special and I'm thankful to share this joyous occasion with you.

One Last Climb Before Departure

Brenda's French Soul Food
652 Polk St, San Francisco


Crawfish beignets.


Egg Whites & Bacon Tartine.


Departure to Boston.

Gamescape
333 Divisadero St, San Francisco, CA 94117



Ring Mountain
GPS: 37.91118, -122.49143


Turtle Rock, Tiburon.

From Sea to Shining Silver Platter

Monterey Bay Aquarium
886 Cannery Row, Monterey, CA 93940



















Boiling Crab
71 Curtner Avenue, San Jose, CA

Table One (Mild Sha-bang)
1 lbs of king crab
1 lbs of clams
2 lbs of shrimp
Fried catfish
Fried calamari
Sweet potato fries
Cajun fries

Table Two (Medium Sha-bang)
1 lbs of snow crab
1 lbs of clams
1 lbs of shrimp
Fried calamari
Sweet potato fries
Cajun fries

Roller Coasters & Ramen

Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk
400 Beach St, Santa Cruz 95060


Fireball.


Neptune's Kingdom Arcade.


Aspiring Dance, Dance Revolution dancer.


Giant Dipper.

Pacific Edge Rock Climbing Gym
104 Bronson Street #12, Santa Cruz, CA 95062




Orenchi Ramen
3540 Homestead Rd, Santa Clara, CA 95051



Orenchi Ramen, Tonkotsu base with extra pork and spinach.


Salmon spring roll.


First bottle of sake returned with vengeance.


Ridiculous. It never ends.

Cruising the East Bay & Two Dinners

Mountain Hardwear
1414 Harbour Way, S Ste 1005, Richmond, CA 94804










Homeroom 510
400 40th St, Oakland, CA 94609


Gilroy with a pint of Homeroom Hef.


Tomato glow.

Bay Bridge
East Bay to North Bay


Twin Peaks in the distance.


Red-tailed hawk in Golden Gate Park.


Searching for pieces of a gopher.

San Tung Chinese Restaurant
1031 Irving St, San Francisco, CA 94122-2215

Three words. Original fried chicken.