The Flea Market - Berryessa Road

Last Saturday, we wound up hitting up some sights in San Jose and enjoyed ourselves thoroughly. one of the places we visited was the Flea Market on Berryessa Road.

They claimed to be the world's largest. Now I haven't been to all the flea markets in the world, but this place is ginoromous. We walked around for at least 2 hours, and barely covered 1/3 of the market. If you decide to go and walk to walk every aisle, give yourself at least 4-5 hours. It is really that big.

Now, alot of the stuff thats sold is repeated throughout what we walked through - cheep chinese knockoff toys and bikes, fake nikes and skechers, fake coach, gucci and LV bags, knockoff sunglasses, acrylic blankets, and so on. But the selection is huge and the prices are low. They've got plenty of snack shops, as well as 2 or 3 playgrounds that are suitable for kids 4 - 12. And there is a section dedicated for fresh produce and specialized Mexican foods.

It was an awesome experience, and we look forward to spending some more time here the next time we're in town. The market is located at 1590 Berryessa Road, San Jose, CA. For more info, check their website, www.sjfm.com

On Saturday, we decided to explore San Jose. After living in the Bay for 11 months, it was about time that we explored a bit of the Pennisula.

We drove down in hopes of having lunch in Japantown, but was sorely disappointed by the lack there of Japanese businesses. So, off we were to find a suitable place to fill up on food. We found our way out to the Westfield Valley Fair Mall and wandered to El Camino Real. With strip malls running up and down the street, it reminded us of Western New York - with alot more Asian businesses.

Sam had remembered going to a nice little Korean place with her cousin several months back. With a little help from the Pilot's Navi, we found Sui Tofu - and was not disappointed by our experience at all.

The place is a bit nicer than your average hole in the wall Korean place - but its clear that people weren't going there for the atmosphere. They were going there for 2 reasons - the great food and the incredible value. We had the soondobu, the kalbi and bogolgi - and were stuffed by the time we were done. It was definitely the best $25 we spent on Korean food ever. Though the restaurant may not neccessarily be worth a drive all the way from SF, its certainly worth stopping by if you're in the area.

Supervisor for District 4

sorry for the long delay in posts - just started a new job so I'm still trying to feel out a schedule that will let me do everything I need to do just to live.

But tons of things have happened in the last couple of weeks - eventually I'll get to everything.

This post is about the Supervisor position for District 4 in the SF elections. By the way, despite how wired the Bay Area is, it's pretty shitty that there are no good websites that run down candidates' positions on various issues, as well as summations of groups that support them and their experience.


After a bit of research, I've decided that the candidate that I will support is Doug Chan. He's a former Police Commissioner and he actually lives in the Sunset District. He sounds pretty down to earth, and is endorsed by Mayor Gavin Newsom and current Supervisor Fiona Ma. For Ma to go ahead and support Chan rather than her former aide Jaynry Mak, speaks volumes. (especially given the whispers of financial impropriety with Ms. Mak's campaign.)

So good luck Mr. Chan - I hope you win the position you seek.