dinner and a movie for two

Alexander suggested having our own birthday celebrations a couple of days before the day, since his one sister will be in town and it is in the middle of the week. So on Saturday he took me to a very pretty Thai place in South Pasadena called Saladang Song. We got seating outside which was just perfect. You're basically in a kind of courtyard by the entrance, surrounded by very high walls and iron fencing. It was a pretty night out and the weather was just fine. The highlight on our menu was the rambutan appetizer.
On a lettuce leaf gets placed a pitted rambutan with a slice of ginger wrapped in it, some tofu, peanuts and roasted coconut. It came with a syrupy honey sauce that you drip over before wrapping it up and enjoying it.
We also had pad thai noodles and a curry. It was a perfect birthday dinner.
After the meal we went to see The Namesake. Alexander introduced me to the book last year and we were excited to see the movie. I was certain that Mira Nair would do the book justice (even after that awful Vanity Fair) and I was not disappointed. Go see The Namesake, it was sweet (sorry Dorothy).
After the movie we went for chai tea and then headed home.
The rest of our weekend was pretty relaxing. We went to a farmer's market on Larchmont yesterday and picked up some veggies. And that was it, pretty much.