Definitions by Mplad

fremont

Where the Indian and Chinese engineers who work in the Silicon Valley buy their homes.

That engineer who graduated from India Tech bought a home in Fremont after working in the Silicon Valley for a few years.

fremont by mplad July 23, 2006

Menlo Park

A city to the immediate north of Stanford University and Palo Alto. The city is known for its upscale downtown and the strip along Sand Hill Road that is home to the largest concentration of Venture Capital firms in the world. The people who live in the town tend to have Graduate degrees and most of them can accurately be described as yuppies.

Standford Alumnus One: It is nice running into you, what is new in your life lately?

Standford Alumnus Two: Well, I just landed a job as an associate at an Investment Bank and purchased a home in Menlo Park.

Menlo Park by mplad July 22, 2006

Colma 

A place where there are more than a million dead people but barely 1,000 living people.

My grandfather is buried at a cemetary in Colma.

Colma by mplad July 22, 2006

Little Manila 

A neighborhood or city where a large proportion of the residents are of Filipino descent. Perhaps the most well known example of a Little Manila is Daly City, California.

I just got back from shopping at Serramonte mall in Little Manila.

Little Manila by mplad July 22, 2006

Foster City 

A city near San Mateo, on the edge of the San Francisco Bay near the San Mateo bridge. Built on reclaimed marshland, the city is an upscale, planned community surrounding lagoons with many waterfront homes. The town has a reputation as a Yuppie enclave and many Asians reside in Foster City.

I just purchased a waterfront condo in Foster City for $750,000 so now I am officially a yuppie.

Foster City by mplad July 22, 2006