The quality of photos are not so good here, but the original quality is as good as any other professionally taken photos. Because of the limitation of my Web site, I chose to use compressed images in GIF or JPEG format.
Dec. 28, 1999
Sandberg Family (Roger, Gwen, Zack, Ben) Leaving Palo Alto with a large van
In front of Santa Ana house taken by Masumi
taken by Emika
After Takumi's Basketball Game at Soquel High School near Santa Cruz
Dec. 27, 1999
Sandberg Family (Roger, Gwen, Zack, Ben) Visited Palo Alto from Southern California
Gwen, Ben and Yuki at FreshChoice in Stanford Shopping Center
Roger, Zack and Tak
Dec. 20, 1999
Sentius Corporation Holiday Party at Hiller Aviation Museum in San Carlos
Aviation Museum
Party
Live Jazz Band
Marc Bookman's Speech
Opening a Sake Barrel
Aviation Museum Exhibits:
Photo 1,
Photo 2,
Photo 3,
Photo 4,
Photo 5,
Photo 6,
Photo 7,
Photo 8
Dec. 18, 1999
"Cinderella" at Palo Alto Children's Theatre
This is a photo album from the front hall of Children's Theatre after the last performance. (Photo Heavy)
November Trip to Japan, 1999
Photos
Fukuoka (Nov. 11):
Beautiful Yamagasa 1
Beautiful Yamagasa 2
Makuuchi Dohyo-Iri 1
Makuuchi Dohyo-Iri 2
Yokozuna Musashimaru Dohyo-Iri
Yokozuna Takanohana Dohyo-Iri
Dazaifu (Nov. 12):
Enju-Oh-In
Temmangu Shrine
Main Shrine and Chrysanthemum
Nomi no Sukune Monument and Stone Weights for Sumo Rikishi
Temmangu from a Mountain Behind
Red Torii Gates to an Inari Shrine 1
Red Torii Gates to an Inari Shrine 2
Inari Shrine in a Cave
Chrysanthemum Exhibit
Red Leaves in Kohmyohji Temple from Outside
Red Leaves in Kohmyohji Temple from Inside
Red Leaves in Kohmyohji Temple from Tea Room
Yamaguchi (Nov. 13):
Carp fish in Aobagawa stream in Hagi
Yamaguchi (Nov. 14):
Tawarayama Hot Spring in a Morning
Red Leaves over a Stream 1
Red Leaves over a Stream 2
A Lake in Yamaguchi 1
A Lake in Yamaguchi 2
Flowers in Doigahama 1
Flowers in Doigahama 2
Beautiful Doigahama Beach
Narita (Nov. 15):
Narita Temple from a Street
a Narita Street
An Entrance Gate to Narita Temple
Turtles in a Pond
Main Temple
High Rank Priest
Priests Marching In
A Three-Story Pagoda
An Old Temple
A Large Pagoda
Waterfall in Narita Park
Stream in Narita Park
Large Pond in Narita Park
Red Leaves in Narita Park
October Halloween, 1999
Photos
Decorated Houses in Palo Alto:
A Hawnted House
A Baby Eating Spider
A Hangman
Jack'O Lanterns in Stanford:
Bowls of Black Fish in a Jack'O
Stuck of Jack'O
Modern Jack'O
Screaming Jack'O
October, 1999
Takumi was voted to be the 1999 Home Coming King of Palo Alto High School in Palo Alto, California.
September Laborday in Davis, 1999
Photos
Tennis:
Jared
Stacey
Breakfast at Starbuck and Noa's Bagel:
Dan & Jared
Stacey & Jared
August trip to Japan, 1999
Photos
Asakusa:
Sumidagawa Fireworks from Kaminari-Mon
Dojoh-Nabe at famous Komagata Dojoh
Friends:
Mr. and Mrs. Mikami
Mr. Sakurai
Nagano:
famouse Zenkohji Temple
Having a Japanese Box Dinner
Summer Festival in Nagano
Michinoku Sumo Stable:
Front View
Dohyoh Circle
Rikishi Name List on the Wall
Ozeki Kirishima in a frame
Chanko Restaurant Kirishima
July 4, 1999
July 4th is the independence day for the US. Takumi and I celebrate this day to cheer the US women's national soccer team played against Brazil team in our home town, Palo Alto. The site was the Stanford Stadium. We had a shopping to get a couple of new mamory cards for my new Olympus digital camera for the occasion and parked our Honda Civic in shady parking lot, and walked to the stadium.
There were so many soccer fans including Brazilian fans in their yellow uniforms. But for the obvious reasons, the fans rooting for the US team outnumbers Brazilian counterparts easily.
The ticket was $30 a piece, but for this special occasion, it was OK. The large stadium was almost full with over 73,000 spectators. And a well-known local cheerleader Crazy George was among them with a loud handy drum as usual. He lead the loud call of "U-S-A, U-S-A," and "1, 2, 123" hand clapping, between east side and west side of the stadium.<
Just like to respond to the cheers from the crowds, the US team got a beautiful heading goal after a corner kick right in front of us around 5 minutes into the game. Then about 10 minutes to go in the second half, the US team got a free kick because of the Brazilian player's penalty in the penalty area in front of Brazilian goalie.
The final score was 2-0 and send the US team to Pasadina next weekend for the championship final against China who beat Norway rather easily.
Oh, I almost forget to add a link to a photo from the game.
July 3, 1999
Kay Sandberg has been hosting Caterina, a daughter of her friend in Italy, this summer, and we went to San Francisco with her, along with Jona, a long time friend of Takumi. First, we crossed the Golden Gate Bridge to see the city from the vista point in Marin County side right next to the bridge.
Photo of Kay and the four teenagers including Emika, Kay took all others.
Then we went to a new land mark in San Francisco, called Metreon, right next to Moscone Convention Center right at south of Market Street in downtown. It's a high-tech amusement site with showrooms and gift shop built by Sony and Miscosoft, and sponsored by 7 large corporations. There are 3D movie theatre, Sony Playstation-based arcade game center, and other movie theatre and "educational" area based on the well-known children's books.
It's basically highly commercialized and expensive place for not-so-impressive entertainment. If you don't try any theatres, you can visit and see around the shops and showrooms, etc. free of charge.
I managed to take a picture from sandwitch lunch before getting into the building, and an "Italian?" dinner in the same building.
Kay's sister Stacey Martin and her family, Dan and Jared, joind us before getting into the Metreon and having a good conversation at the dinner, as usual. It's always fun to get together with Martins. June 27, 1999
After a Paly basketball game, I took Takumi and his friend from the team, Nick and Aaron to 3COM Park on Candlestick Point in San Francisco for a Giants-Dodgers baseball game. It's a beautiful day and it took a little bit longer to get there, but we made the core of the game from 3rd inning and stayed till 8th inning. The Giants won the game by 8-7 after leading earlier by 7-2.
It's always fun to watch a game at a stadium, but this was the first time in years for me. The last time I enjoyed a live Giants game was probably close to 10 years ago, when I watched it with Takumi in an executive box which the company I worked for at the tame reserved for entertaining their guests. I "entertained" a group of Japanese guest, as well as being entertained by the game.
