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On Sunday, I got together with a few of my closest friends. In true, Asian time they were all 30 minutes late. And it started with Nat and Angus. Then the twins. Can I say the shutter bugs were there in full force. I’m so blinded from all that flash action. [...]

Holidays have always been strange for me. It’s more like most of my friends leave the city like the plague. And normally, don’t have anything to do but to watch bad TV. So what to do on this rainy Sunday? While waiting in front of the Apple store on Fifth Avenue, I [...]

Ho.. ho.. HO! It’s that time of year again. The annual Santa stopover in NYC on for a day of spreading holiday cheer and debauchery galore. We started off around 10 am at Pier 45 and that is where the mischief began. After last year, my friends stated specifically if [...]

In honor, of Flo’s 28th birthday on the 28th, Sandie and I organized a surprise party for her. Well, It’s really because she took so long to decide what she was going to do. So we decided to take it out of her hands, and organize something extra special on her birthday. She absolutely had [...]

This year, my cousin had hosted his first Thanksgiving dinner with his friend Mark. And what a bird it was. I got there a little bit after 5 pm. Lounged around the couch waiting for some turkey. Ran away from my cousin who was chasing me with his camera. I’m painfully camera [...]

This year, I decided to keep my birthday pretty low key. In the past, I had a party at a bar, but I found that I just didn’t get to spend quality time with my friends. So instead of having 2 birthday parties this year, I decided to have brunch with a few of my [...]

OMG! Paula’s getting married today. Another one bites the dust. Well actually, they had gotten married the previous day at City Hall. It wasn’t much more of a wedding but more of a reception with their closest friends and family. The receptions had taken place at this gawdy catering hall [...]

Happy Halloween everyone. Unfortunately, I’m also temporarily offline and unavailable. I really should not have gone to work yesterday. And feeling absolutely dreadful. I woke up in the middle in the night in a panic, and called a friend of mine. Who in turn yelled at me for going to work. [...]

I am absolutely sad about leaving Ecuador, right now. It was a fantastic experience. Especially the folks I met at the Galapagos. The poor sea lions I stalked down the beach. And the blue footed boobies. It was a total spanish immersion for me. And now I find that I [...]

It was my last day in Otavalo and I couldn’t wait to get back to Quito. It turns out that Luis had not called the driver from Quito, and Senora Arrinda had told me it was better for me to go with her friend Santos. It would cost me 40 dollars, especially if I went [...]