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Covid Testing

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  I was using One-Medical to schedule for a covid test.  They had two types of tests PCR Test (Schwab test) where they put those cotton sticks on your nose and check if you have Covid Antibody Test where they will test if you "ever" had Covid. Unfortunately, I can only find one with PCR test near my flat (as I have been avoiding to commute) and was looking for Testing Centers that are of walking distance. I went to One Medical in mission: 580 Valencia St, San Francisco, CA 94110 On the day itself, i just went to the Testing Center, fill out the form.  I have to stay outside since I had a bit of cough (not really cough but because of the mask that I was wearing it was making my throat itchy).  If you have any cough or any symptoms, the'll ask you to wait outside. They will just call you when it's your turn and it's really just a quick one. Just roll the cotton buds in both your nostrils. The newer ones is that they don't have to put it up deep to your nostrils

Connecting to Ubuntu machines

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  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r-lQ1VjY02s https://my.vmware.com/en/web/vmware/downloads/info/slug/desktop_end_user_computing/vmware_horizon_clients/4_0 https://docs.ovh.com/gb/en/cloud-desktop/remote-login/ Access via the web   client. You can access your virtual desktop through your preferred internet   browser. To do this, go to the  URL  provided in the email sent after your Cloud Desktop infrastructure was delivered. Your default browser will open, and display a window where you can choose between installing the VMware Horizon Client, or using VMware Horizon  HTML   Access. Click on VMware Horizon  HTML   Access. A window will open, prompting you to enter your login details. Your login details are included in the delivery confirmation email for your virtual desktop   solution. Finally, click on the icon for your virtual desktop, and wait for it to   launch. Access via the VMware Horizon View   client. To get access to a wider range of features, you can install a software   clie

Kinilaw Recipe

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Kinilaw Recipe for Grocery Shopping: 1/2 lb of Raw fish fillet of your choice--ahi tuna, salmon, yellowtail, or shrimp  ginger - 2 inch knob 1 red onion  1 stalk lemongrass (optional, if you can find it)  3 thai chilis, or 1 serrano chili (whatever you can find) 2 cloves garlic 1 can coconut milk - kara brand if you can find it, other brands will do 1 cup cane or white distilled vinegar 3/4 cup fish sauce - megachef brand if you can find it, other brands will do 1 cup calamansi or lime juice (please buy and juice the citrus yourself! --it'll taste much better) 1 cup sugar 5 sprigs cilantro Bag of Shrimp Chips or Tortilla Chips to eat with the Kinilaw.  Kitchen Tools Needed: Sharp knife  Cutting Board 1 Large Mixing Bowl 1 Medium Mixing Bowl Sieve to strain calamansi or lime juice Whisk Fork Spoons to mixing and tasting Microplane or fine grater if you have it, otherwise, we'll chop the garlic and ginger with a knife Peeler

Montara Mountain Trail, San Mateo

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Website:  https://parks.smcgov.org/montara-mountain-trail Address: Montara Mountain Trail, San Mateo, California 94044 All trails:  https://www.alltrails.com/trail/us/california/montara-mountain-trail The signs says it's 2.5 to the summit one-way and it is definitely not accurate. I think all trails is more accurate that round trip to the summit is around 6.4 miles.  This was a moderate hike which takes 3-4 hours depending on the speed and definitely quite high up.  The weather can change once you get near the summit.  Unfortunately, when we were there the summit was closed so we did quite close to it. There are a few trails like Trout Farm Trail, Weiler Farm Ranch, etc.  But this is the most popular one.  I wouldn't recommend the Weiler Farm Ranch, it was flat and it was really nothing much to see, the end was just a loop to go around and you walk back the same trail, really boring trail. You have to pay 6 dollars per vehicle to get in as it is part of San Mateo

MakeSpace Storage Space (San Francisco and Bay Area)

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Business Address:  https://makespace.com/ Why I chose this: They basically pick-up and delivery the stuff for you, so you DO NOT NEED to drive yourself to the storage or pick it up again to be sent to your place. Overall Experience Feedback: March 7, 2021 Feedback: 1 out of 5 If I can score this negative, I would.  The whole pick up experience was pretty bad and here are the things that happened. We can't ask them to deliver to Sta Clara since that is not covered so we have to schedule a pick-up Getting back to us for pick up times was really slow and took more than 3 days and thus, we end up extending our storage support instead of getting it pick up earlier. They sent us the pick up times and schedule, told us 8-11 am. My friend go there at 8.05 and no-one was there Called makespace, and they have to call the person assigned there The guy in the warehouse said, I should have called him and I said I don't have his contact, and WHILE I was talking to him, I receive

Breakfast Little (Mission)

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Address: 3224 1/2 22nd St, San Francisco, CA 94110 https://goo.gl/maps/NyPA5JSWq9sFaZiM6 Rating: 3.5 out of 5 7/16/20 I saw this while walking around Mission and asked someone in line who raved about this and was raving about how good especially their "You can name it" burrito which I heard has a name now.  The other person was also suggesting to try Viejito Cafe which is basically coffee with Mexican Caramel. I tried Kingkong toast + Viejito.  The coffee was good, it was not too sweet despite the caramel.  The Kingkong toast was with almond butter, chocolate, and banana.  It was just a toast but nothing amazing or fancy.  The toast itself was a bit "hard" for me, it was not sourdough bread nor is it the same big toast that they used in the Mill, but definitely some artisan bread.  It was also expensive around 7 dollars for a toast which is a thin/small slice (I actually got fortunate since they gave me two instead because I waited long). KingKon

World of Banh Mi and Noodles (Mission, SF)

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World of Banh Mi and Noodles 3234 22nd St, San Francisco, CA 94110, USA Rating: 4 out of 5 https://g.page/World-of-Noodle-Banh-Mi?share July 14, 2020 Tried their Pork Banh Mi  For 2.99$, it was really cheap It was good despite that it was cheap Xiao Long Bao (XLB) - Soup Dumplings For 7.99$ It was good as a dumpling, but it's not really a soup dumpling since there is no soup. Might have dried out so definitely won't order this again. Xiao Long Bao Pork Banh Mi