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…and with Beakatude on drums!

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On Sunday afternoon, I tagged along with Johnny and Joy.  They were headed over to Shane’s house where he had the new Rock Band game.  It was pretty entertaining.  I got to sing, play guitar, and play the drums (something I’d always wanted to do).  Some songs were pretty difficult and some were just plain funny.  I always have a good laugh when the dying bird (my brother) sings.

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Later in the evening, I went to dinner with my parents and Marie’s family.  It was at the usual Thai hangout with my parents being the “regulars” along with his other random friends that also showed up for their evening meal.  Marie and Kenji brought the boys and grandparents.  And once again Brandon was so relaxed in Jesse’s lap while Cole cried and pouted when it was his turn with “Uncle Jesse”.  It’s always fun to share a meal with my family.  Good times…

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That same night, we met up with our old pals for some drinks.  There is no annual Christmas party this year so this was pretty much it.  The usuals were there: the Masayas (including Robert), Jimmy, Huy, the Bangs, the Sokol-Juns, Holly, and Roy.  We even got a special appearance by the youngest Fernando who happened to be there with some of her friends.  Unfortunately, we missed Dayantha, the younger Tranandos, Patti/Howard, and Patty/Johnny.  It was still great to see everyone together again.  It finally feels like Christmas is on its way.

Family Fun Day at the Dentist

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Yesterday, I went to see my dentist. He happens to be my cousin. He opened his office on a Sunday for me, Jesse, Johnny, and Jason. It was awesome. Pish brought Debbie and Katie for our entertainment and Joy also come along for kicks. We all got X-Rays taken along with a cleaning and polishing. Johnny and I got some extra special treatment with a filling each. *sigh* Vulnerable teeth seem to run in the family.

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We had a good time just spending time with each other and watching each other get poked and scraped in the mouth. It was also nice to see Katie again after so many months. She’s growing so fast and seems to like Uncle Johnny quite a bit.

Afterwards we had lunch in Irvine. My anesthetic had worn off by then but Johnny was still struggling to chew and not drool all over himself. It was quite a sight. Anyway, thanks again, Dr. Chamkasem!! You rock!

Here are photos from our morning with Katie and the gang.

Koa Sniffs Jack

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The Sokol-Juns came over to watch the first half of the UCLA/USC game today. Jack was in his Bruins get-up, which didn’t bring us much luck today.

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However, Koa got a good sniffin’ of his new buddy and was just enamored with his poopie diaper. I don’t know why but Koa just looooves sniffin’ babies. He just couldn’t get enough when Ryan let him sniff Jack’s feet, tummy, booty, and head.

Oh yeah, Happy One Month of Life, Jack!

Here are some more photos of Jack.

Happy Baby

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Over Thanksgiving Weekend, I met Patty and Johnny’s baby girl, Zoe. She’s about 3 months old now and she’s such a happy baby. It sure does make your heart melt when a baby smiles at you.

Here are some photos I took of her last week.

Waiting and More Waiting

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Yes, I’m still using my Gen One iPod mini.

I’ve been known to have a lot of patience but I think I’ve been pushed to my limit this week. On Monday, I got to MacArthur BART station in record time but had to wait 20 minutes for the hospital shuttle. On Tuesday, I waited at the Muni station for an extra 20 minutes before getting on the last leg of my commute home with the train car packed in like sardines. On Wednesday, I stopped at the bank after work and had to wait a good 30 minutes for my turn with customer service. Yesterday, I got to Embarcadero BART station and had to wait 30 minutes for my train because there were mechanical problems 6 stops down. Today went a little smoother but I was just so burnt out that I was ready to pull all my hair out.

With all this waiting and train-riding, I decided to take some photos. I thought that I might as well since I spend about 2 hours per day going to and from work everyday.

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Here’s what’s in my Timbuktu…apparently the official bag of San Francisco.

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I bought this book two years ago at an airport in Florida. I didn’t think I’d ever be so attached to this thing but I am now. I was too braindead this morning to do Level 5. Perhaps I should have taken a few more sips of my coffee.

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It was a good thing I packed my Strawberry (no icing) Poptart on this day. I was starving. My fingers are all chapped from over 20 handwashes per day at work.

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The sun sets just before my train enters the TransBay Tube every evening.

Special Thanks to Kevin and Bean. I listen to their Podcasts every morning and they sure do make time pass. I was literally giggling to myself like an idiot on my way home today. If I saw a girl cracking up at a Sudoku puzzle, I’d think she was a little insane.