48 hours (minus 15)
Since returning from Thailand on Friday night, I've been waging an ongoing battle against jet lag. Having a packed schedule has helped.
Half of this cake was vanilla with strawberry filling. I liked the side with chocolate with banana.
Saturday afternoon was Lucia's red egg party. If you're Chinese, you know what I'm talking about. This was at Happy Family Restaurant... What could be better than zillion courses of vegetarian Chinese food and the entire family gathered to announce the arrival of my sister's first baby?
Wendy and her gal pals, Lucia and Saoirse.
We had more cake on Sunday for Chi's birthday (which is actually tomorrow). Softball teammates Eric and Mike often say he's someone you want on your side--the type of guy who will dive and shove his hand between your foot and a land mine in a moment of crisis.
Chi and Jenny fuel up for some karaoke action. I mangled "Ant Music"...
In between, just about all my family went on an outing to the Police concert at Dodger Stadium. It was epic, with a massive stage and light show. During the two-hour set, they played three of the four songs I really wanted to hear ("Message in a Bottle," "So Lonely," and "Can't Stand Losing You," but not "Canary in a Coal Mine"). Yes, some of the songs were jazzed out and had gratuitous jams, but it was amazing to finally get to see a band that I really dug but never got to see when I was in junior high or high school. When they played "Next To You," it was a little too smooth. Yet when they turned it up for a moment, proving they could still rock out in a raw manner, it seemed weird for the guys to be playing like kids. In the end, they picked up where they were when they broke up, in Synchronicity mode, which is where they should probably be.
I feel good where I am, too. Going to places like Bangkok and Phuket is incredible--and I'll share some photos and stories over the next week or so--but I'm happy to be home with family and friends and doing stuff I love. The deadline for GR49 is already looming, and I'm recharged and ready for it.
Half of this cake was vanilla with strawberry filling. I liked the side with chocolate with banana.
Saturday afternoon was Lucia's red egg party. If you're Chinese, you know what I'm talking about. This was at Happy Family Restaurant... What could be better than zillion courses of vegetarian Chinese food and the entire family gathered to announce the arrival of my sister's first baby?
Wendy and her gal pals, Lucia and Saoirse.
We had more cake on Sunday for Chi's birthday (which is actually tomorrow). Softball teammates Eric and Mike often say he's someone you want on your side--the type of guy who will dive and shove his hand between your foot and a land mine in a moment of crisis.
Chi and Jenny fuel up for some karaoke action. I mangled "Ant Music"...
In between, just about all my family went on an outing to the Police concert at Dodger Stadium. It was epic, with a massive stage and light show. During the two-hour set, they played three of the four songs I really wanted to hear ("Message in a Bottle," "So Lonely," and "Can't Stand Losing You," but not "Canary in a Coal Mine"). Yes, some of the songs were jazzed out and had gratuitous jams, but it was amazing to finally get to see a band that I really dug but never got to see when I was in junior high or high school. When they played "Next To You," it was a little too smooth. Yet when they turned it up for a moment, proving they could still rock out in a raw manner, it seemed weird for the guys to be playing like kids. In the end, they picked up where they were when they broke up, in Synchronicity mode, which is where they should probably be.
I feel good where I am, too. Going to places like Bangkok and Phuket is incredible--and I'll share some photos and stories over the next week or so--but I'm happy to be home with family and friends and doing stuff I love. The deadline for GR49 is already looming, and I'm recharged and ready for it.
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