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One of the first few places I lived when my family moved from New York (before that Germany and before that Afghanistan with various places in between), I lived in the Bay Area. A couple of years in Hayward and most of my young childhood in Alameda. It has been several years since I've made a trip out to Alameda; I do want to venture back there again one day to my old apartment which was in the perfect place for my Elementary school days. The school was 2 blocks down the road and the beach was right across the street. I still remember all the great times I had making sand castles and even the day a whale got stranded on the beach.
From 6th grade and beyond though, I've lived in the central valley. Sure, it's a nice place, but I will always miss the Bay Area. The weather is always perfect in the Bay. The ocean breeze, no matter how cold it can get, always felt right to me. Lately, I've been going more and more to San Francisco for team Destructoid.
My very first memory of San Francisco was when I was a small child with my family walking the popular pier area. I specifically remember this first day because a lady of about 25 was walking down the road with holes all over her pants and most interesting to me, her ass. That was a pleasant site even though I didn't fully understand the concept of boners and women not having penises just like me. The second time I can remember going to San Francisco was with 3 of my closest friends during the 12th grade. We all had just got on this giant ninja kick so we wanted to down and buy ninja weapons. My friends bought all sorts of ninja stars and swords, while for reasons still unknown to me, I bought nothing. I was extremely nervous for I had never used the BART before and never gone out of town without my parents. Yes, I was an extremely sheltered little boy.
Ever since for Destructoid, I've been going more and more to the city that's stealing my heart. Plenty of game events go on to which I'm quick enough to call dibs on. Plus, some of my really good friends live in the area so I have plenty of good reasons to return. It's extremely helpful financially, as well, to know someone who works for BART and gives me some BART cash cards :D.
On my last trip to the Bay, after having burrito bombs and witnessing the extreme bad luck Dan has in his life, we made our way to Japan town. I've wanted to go for a long time now for I have a huge fascination with the Japanese lifestyle. We went to only one part of the Japantown, which was a giant Japanese mall.It had every type of store imaginable. I didn't feel comfortable at the time though for I didn't want to keep Alex and Dan from their business, so it was a short visit. Next week however, I plan on visiting again and just taking my sweet time. I'm looking forward to visiting again and looking at all the swords, trying some of the food, and browse the anime dvds at greater length. Until I strike it rich and can afford a trip to Japan, this is the closest I can get.
