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Cinco de Mayo at an Irish Pub

scottLast night we went to The Harp Inn in Costa Mesa to watch Scott play. I’m not sure if it was because it was a Friday night, it was Cinco de Mayo, I was a little buzzed, or the crowd was extra rowdy but “Velicious” was sounding better than usual. The drinks were flowing and I think they turned down the volume on their lead guitarist who is my least favorite member. I had a great time considering there was no Mexican food, no Coronas, and definitely no tequila for me. I slept well last night and we didn’t crawl out of bed until about 10:30 this morning. I love Saturday mornings.

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Oh yeah, I’d like to give shout out to Jimmy on his 31st birthday today. To another great year, old man! Cheers!

Dog turns two

KoaOur Koa Bear is two years old today! Happy Birthday, Dog. As a tribute to the stinky furball that we call Koa, I put together a bunch of photos that I took of him this past year. As I am typing, the birthday dog is tugging at my sock trying to convince me to walk him. I’d better go. Enjoy!

Target’s closed

…just for today. It’s Easter!
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On Saturday, we went up to check out Johnny’s new studio that is actually around the corner from our old Colby apt in West LA. The building is only 4 years old with new appliances and has nice little nooks that make a studio feel more like a 1-bedroom. The parents helped bring up his bed and we handed down our TV and set of livingroom tables. The brother’s been a little down in the dumps lately but I’m hoping this new apartment and his relatively new job will bring him new adventures and perk him right up.

“I don’t get it.”

We spent last night walking around Siam Square and rode the SkyTrain for fun. Later we went to a bar in Soi Nana on Sukhumvit Rd for some beer and New Year’s Eve festivities. This area is like another red light district with a grip of Go-Go Bars and “ladies of the night” all over the place. We walked into one club where there were girls no older than 18 years of age “dressed” in white G-string bikinis half-heartedly dancing on stage with numbers tagged on their tops. We walked through it and walked back out with Jes saying “I don’t get it”. I’m not sure what he was expecting but that was his reaction. We spent the rest of the night hanging out at the bars outside of the club watching the trannys who were feminine at first until they opened their mouths with manly voices…d00d it’s a man! Anyway, Jes and Johnny had a few Singhas and we kicked off the new year with silly string and popped balloons. Happy 2006!
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Mosquito bite count: Jes = 8, Nina = 4, Johnny = 6

Happy New Year!!

On Friday we woke up early and drove to Kanchanaburi. We had some noodles for 20 baht (50 cents) and went to eat bbq chicken at Erawan Waterfall. Unfortunately, when we went up to see each level of the waterfall, I got separated and ended up going all the way up to the 6th level while my dad, brother, and Jes frantically searched for me at the 3rd level. We all had dinner on a floating house that was towed down the river by a speedboat. We actually crashed a company holiday party that my dad’s childhood friend was throwing for his employees. The food was great, they have Johnny Walker Black for Jes, and my brother and I enjoyed the vodka that we smuggled in a water bottle. We got a taste of Thai music and how they dance…very interesting but cool at the same time. Spent the night at my dad’s friends vacation home by the river.
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Today Johnny went to play golf at 6 am. We went to have breakfast out on the street…rice porridge and Chinese donuts for 12 baht (30 cents)…awesome. We later visited the Bridge over the River Kwai…pretty cheesy. Brought some fruit back to the house: green mango and fresh pineapple. They were 15 baht per bag. Man, food is cheap here. Drove back to Bangkok and got some photos of my mom’s old house while Jes, Johnny, and my dad got haircuts. Now we’re in the mall and will be trying to find some New Year festivities. Happy 2006 everyone!