When the plane from Danang to Hanoi dropped a 2nd time, it occured to me that I might die ( Read more... )

Sitting in an Internet cafe listening to I Need a Girl Part II with Vietnamese rap. All the music here are American songs with Vietnamese words. It's pretty interesting ( Read more... )

I finally arrived in Saigon at around noon yesterday. I had some time to kill while I waited for my buddy Jay to get in so I decided to get a haircut. Actually I had already scoped a place out called Tony and Guy (not affiliated with the real chain) that was recommended in Lonely Planet. I eventually found my way there after navigating through the ( Read more... )

This day couldn't come soon enough. I leave tonight for Asia ( Read more... )

So after all these years of talk, I'm finally going to Asia! The decision was made last week when my boss finally approved my 5 week sabbatical/vacation. I've booked my flights, gotten my shots, Lonely Planet books and visas and bought way too much travel stuff (flares and GPS locator not included) like a true rookie ( Read more... )

Thank you Nat for putting up with 2 years of ( Read more... )

It was 2 years ago to the day that I left for LA. I remember it was a clear and mild Friday afternoon and the I-5 was empty. It was as if I was the only one on the road and that the stage was being set for me to alter history. Almost like being in the middle of one of those car commercials when all of downtown is empty or one of those morning ( Read more... )

I was at Starbucks this morning and as I was receiving my change, the cashier girl looked at me and said "you look good by the way". I was like, "excuse me?". She repeated her compliment, smiled and moved onto the next customer ( Read more... )

The other day on my flight back to LA, the gay steward(ess)/airline attendant, whatever bought me a drink. "Shhh...this one's on me" he whispered while inconspicuously handing me the little Tanqueray bottle and continuing to wheel the cart down the aisle ( Read more... )

Praise be My Lord. All hail the lamb. God is great. God is good. And the chorus went on and on ( Read more... )