My home since I was 7...
I grew up on the hard streets of
Burgundy Drive YO!
I grew up on the hard streets of
Burgundy Drive YO!
So I was planning to go out in service on Thursday since it would be a good opportunity to see my CO again but there was one slight problem... I HAD NO CAR! :C So... sucking up my pride, I had to call Lisa to pick me up. It's just so strange to be home but have no car to go to all the places you normally would go to on your own... Anyways, after some bartering (8:30! No! 8:50? How about 8:45? Deal!) with Lisa, we finally settled on a time for her to pick me up...
"Why did I agree to this??"
When we arrived at the service meeting, we were a tad late. As a result, I ended up sitting in the back but everyone kept taking double takes of me like, "Whoa, is that Paul?" "He's back already?" "Wow he's so FAT!" Sigh... the fat jokes never end... :c
I ended up going out in service with C. Tim, A. Toan, and... VANESSA!!!!
OMG SHE'S SO CYUUUUUUUUTE!
She likes to play with leaves apparently...
She has two in one hand so she has a
free hand to hold mine... d'awwwwwwww :)
Just walkin in the middle of the street...
Cuz we're cool like that...
"I see them at home but I think they're hiding mom!!!"
She likes to play with leaves apparently...
She has two in one hand so she has a
free hand to hold mine... d'awwwwwwww :)
Just walkin in the middle of the street...
Cuz we're cool like that...
"I see them at home but I think they're hiding mom!!!"
We decided to go get some lunch with the CO and sub-CO at a local Vietnamese restaurant. So nice to eat good Vietnamese food again!
"Fake smiles everyone!!!!"
The McCaslins... by far the most awesome CO couple I've met so far.
Wow! Didn't know we had the
Blue Man Group eating with us too! ;D
Mmmm... rice noodle + bbq pork + fried fish + fish sauce = NARM NARM NARM!
I think David is attempting to "sing"... I think...
The McCaslins... by far the most awesome CO couple I've met so far.
Wow! Didn't know we had the
Blue Man Group eating with us too! ;D
Mmmm... rice noodle + bbq pork + fried fish + fish sauce = NARM NARM NARM!
I think David is attempting to "sing"... I think...
After dinner I decided to go hiking with Jeff/Thu and their friends from Pennsylvania, Josh and Jessica. We stopped by at my house for some quick refreshments (and so I could change too) and we headed out to Alum Rock Park!
Jeff/Thu: "Hurry up you guys!"
Josh/Jess: "We ran as fast as we could!!!"
I like Jeff's look of total disgust on his face, LOL!
SQUIRRRRRREELLLLL!!!!!
(For all you who watched "Up!")
Just a regular trail...
Mmmm... 1st prize in National Geographic... ;D
Jeff: "IS THAT A BIRDDDDD?"
Thu: "I'm so sleepy..."
Jess: "It's only been 5 minutes since we started walking!!!"
I felt kind of awkward cuz I was with two married couples.
It's not like they need a chaperone or anything! Gosh!
Josh never liked taking the well-worn path...
~The hills are aliveeee... with the sound of MUUUUsiiiic~
"Oh shoot! Paul is catching this on camera. POSE!"
"We don't pose for nobody!"
SQUIRRELLLLLL!!!!!
Josh is demonstrating how a
squirrel's nose moves as it eats.
Twitchy twitch twitch...
Jess: "It feels like I'm flying Josh... I'm flying!"
Josh: "Stop quoting Titanic!"
This was a pretty big rock,
but C. Thu seemed to climb it no problem
Jeff: "Dude... is my wife mooning me?"
High up yes? Do I get my mancard back yet?!
Mmmm good ol Silicon Valley...
Josh: "Come on honey we're trying to take a picture!"
Awwwww how cute
Josh doesn't seem to like pictures too much
Did I tell you that Josh is 1/2 mountain goat?
This fool climbs all over the place!
Josh/Jess: "We ran as fast as we could!!!"
I like Jeff's look of total disgust on his face, LOL!
SQUIRRRRRREELLLLL!!!!!
(For all you who watched "Up!")
Just a regular trail...
Mmmm... 1st prize in National Geographic... ;D
Jeff: "IS THAT A BIRDDDDD?"
Thu: "I'm so sleepy..."
Jess: "It's only been 5 minutes since we started walking!!!"
I felt kind of awkward cuz I was with two married couples.
It's not like they need a chaperone or anything! Gosh!
Josh never liked taking the well-worn path...
~The hills are aliveeee... with the sound of MUUUUsiiiic~
"Oh shoot! Paul is catching this on camera. POSE!"
"We don't pose for nobody!"
SQUIRRELLLLLL!!!!!
Josh is demonstrating how a
squirrel's nose moves as it eats.
Twitchy twitch twitch...
Jess: "It feels like I'm flying Josh... I'm flying!"
Josh: "Stop quoting Titanic!"
This was a pretty big rock,
but C. Thu seemed to climb it no problem
Jeff: "Dude... is my wife mooning me?"
High up yes? Do I get my mancard back yet?!
Mmmm good ol Silicon Valley...
Josh: "Come on honey we're trying to take a picture!"
Awwwww how cute
Josh doesn't seem to like pictures too much
Did I tell you that Josh is 1/2 mountain goat?
This fool climbs all over the place!
Fun fact: Josh was actually born in the mountains. His backyard is just like Alum Rock Park. If anything, he's a mountain man. I feel so inadequate around him. :c
More scenery...
It was time to come down...
but there was a bit of difficulty involved...
Dude hurry up C. Thu!
I can see my hair growing gray already!!
We happened upon a rather steep hill and
Jess decided to see if she could go down safely...
...Guess not!
Jeff to the rescue!
C. Thu: "OMG I was soooooooooo scared!"
I ran down first since I'm all manly like that :p
Note C. Thu holding on to Jeff for dear life. Hah!
Jeff: "I'll protect you honey!"
Thu: "... from what?"
Jeff: "Weird Asian guys who take
pictures of everything... like PAUL!"
It was time to come down...
but there was a bit of difficulty involved...
Dude hurry up C. Thu!
I can see my hair growing gray already!!
We happened upon a rather steep hill and
Jess decided to see if she could go down safely...
...Guess not!
Jeff to the rescue!
C. Thu: "OMG I was soooooooooo scared!"
I ran down first since I'm all manly like that :p
Note C. Thu holding on to Jeff for dear life. Hah!
Jeff: "I'll protect you honey!"
Thu: "... from what?"
Jeff: "Weird Asian guys who take
pictures of everything... like PAUL!"
We happened on some even STEEPER terrain so the folks wanted to document my manliness in how I traversed this obstacle...
"Hold on! I need to uh... take some time in
putting away my water bottle... yes..."
"Uh... no problem...
just uh... don't look down
omgijustlookeddownithinki'mgoingtodie."
C. Thu at this point is laughing at my wimpiness :c
I ended up running all the way down (no ABS!)
If you look closely, I'm crouching down saying a
prayer to Jehovah... thanking Him for
safe passage down that deathtrap.
How come I didn't get Jeff to support me? Humph!
C. Thu comes barreling down annnnd she's first!!!
Josh thinks he's Spiderman or something...
*shrug* It seemed like a good idea at the time...
"OMGAWD IS THAT A FRUIT?!"
When we got home I prepared some tea for everyone.
This is my FAVORITE cup. I wonder why... ;)
My sister... being all nice and cleaning the dishes :)
I don't know how she can study on her bed... I always end up sleeping!
Oh yeah, if you think that's a lot of stuffed animals...
you should see the other end of the bed! :x
Mmmmm so tired...
Monkeyyyyyyyyy.... mmmmmmmm...
And that's my sister's pillow! Not mine! HONEST!
putting away my water bottle... yes..."
"Uh... no problem...
just uh... don't look down
omgijustlookeddownithinki'mgoingtodie."
C. Thu at this point is laughing at my wimpiness :c
I ended up running all the way down (no ABS!)
If you look closely, I'm crouching down saying a
prayer to Jehovah... thanking Him for
safe passage down that deathtrap.
How come I didn't get Jeff to support me? Humph!
C. Thu comes barreling down annnnd she's first!!!
Josh thinks he's Spiderman or something...
*shrug* It seemed like a good idea at the time...
"OMGAWD IS THAT A FRUIT?!"
When we got home I prepared some tea for everyone.
This is my FAVORITE cup. I wonder why... ;)
My sister... being all nice and cleaning the dishes :)
I don't know how she can study on her bed... I always end up sleeping!
Oh yeah, if you think that's a lot of stuffed animals...
you should see the other end of the bed! :x
Mmmmm so tired...
Monkeyyyyyyyyy.... mmmmmmmm...
And that's my sister's pillow! Not mine! HONEST!
Anyways, the young ones want to go get ramen so we all head out to one of my favorite ramen places. Ajisen Noodle! (Formerly known as Gen Ramen :[)
Tony showing off a video about some
stupid Chinese kid stunning himself with a taser.
Good times... good times :D
The Motley Crew
Lynna and Jennifer Anh Thu (or Be)
Remember when I said Lynna was camera shy? I lied.
I like taking pictures of people taking pictures of OTHER people.
Why does Be look like a fish?
If you know me, I always take
pictures at the most random times.
Candid shots FTW!
The rest of the Motley Crew
Duy (or as I like to call him, Playerrrr) and Viet
Be is taking a picture so I naturally had to shoot one off too
Why does everyone keep stealing my hat?!
Paul: "Gimmie back my hat!"
Be: "NO FOO!"
Viet: "Hey check this out...
Vu is totally gonna jump on David and mess him up!"
Viet: "... or not."
It turns out David just grabbed on to Vu's arms
and started shaking him a lot. LOL!
We got some frozen yogurt after ramen...
"Wow... this banner is so nice...
I especially like the colors and and the font..."
DUDE JUST GO IN ALREADY!
This is Lynna's "normal" reaction
when she gets frozen yogurt.
"Look at all the toppings!!"
"There's so many to choose from!!!"
I wonder if she's looking at the toppings or that guy's butt.
CAUGHT RED HANDED SUCKER!
Viet's thinking... is everyone looking at me...?
Nope, we're watching Incredibles
ON THE BIG SCREEN BEHIND YOU!
Wow, everyone really likes this movie...
stupid Chinese kid stunning himself with a taser.
Good times... good times :D
The Motley Crew
Lynna and Jennifer Anh Thu (or Be)
Remember when I said Lynna was camera shy? I lied.
I like taking pictures of people taking pictures of OTHER people.
Why does Be look like a fish?
If you know me, I always take
pictures at the most random times.
Candid shots FTW!
The rest of the Motley Crew
Duy (or as I like to call him, Playerrrr) and Viet
Be is taking a picture so I naturally had to shoot one off too
Why does everyone keep stealing my hat?!
Paul: "Gimmie back my hat!"
Be: "NO FOO!"
Viet: "Hey check this out...
Vu is totally gonna jump on David and mess him up!"
Viet: "... or not."
It turns out David just grabbed on to Vu's arms
and started shaking him a lot. LOL!
We got some frozen yogurt after ramen...
"Wow... this banner is so nice...
I especially like the colors and and the font..."
DUDE JUST GO IN ALREADY!
This is Lynna's "normal" reaction
when she gets frozen yogurt.
"Look at all the toppings!!"
"There's so many to choose from!!!"
I wonder if she's looking at the toppings or that guy's butt.
CAUGHT RED HANDED SUCKER!
Viet's thinking... is everyone looking at me...?
Nope, we're watching Incredibles
ON THE BIG SCREEN BEHIND YOU!
Wow, everyone really likes this movie...
After frozen yogurt, we ended up going to Flames (WOW WE ARE SUCH PIGS!) for some MORE dessert and after dinner drinks.
Lynna got a slice of tiramisu.
Dude, that thing is like, bigger than your FACE.
I took some pictures so
you can see just how big this thing is.
DUDE! Heart attack on a plate!
Lynna pigging out...
Problem: Giant slice of tiramisu
Solution: Lynna
End result: NO PROBLEM!
Why is Anna smiling so big?
Is it cuz she's sitting next to Thanh?
Hmmmmm...
Will Anna grab the last Southwestern eggroll?
Yes. :(
Mmmm... gin and tonic,
the drink of gentlemen everywhere...
Everyone else called it an old man drink :(
Why is Lynna handling all the money?!
What you lookin at?! Not my belly I hope!
Dude! I think I just felt my baby kick...
Me and my granddaughter Lynna (not really haha)
Note that I'm holding my belly in all the
shots now to prevent it from EXPLODING
Anna and Xuyen look bored... hurry Thanh say a joke!
Oh wait that's right, you're not funny! HAHHAHAHAHAHAHA!
(If you ever read this blog Thanh... I'm just kidding! Don't hurt me!)
Anna: "Whoa! Paul's taking a picture of us!"
Thanh: "Quick! Pose!"
AWWWWW what a cute couple!
Paul: "Oh my, I didn't know you two were an item!"
Vinh: "They're NOT! BACK OFF ANNA FOO!"
I like how Anna is just sitting back,
sipping her drink thinking: "Yes... fight over me my little minions!"
Group pic time!
Lynna was a little bummed cuz she wasn't in the group pic...
So she took one of herself -_-;;
Dave needs to get out of the way
so Moses can get his mack on
Moses you sly dog!
Anna: "I love you so much Lynna! ..."
Lynna: "Cool!"
Anna: "...THAT I COULD KILL YOU!"
Lynna: "EEK!"
Thanh looks tired... of course.
Dude, that thing is like, bigger than your FACE.
I took some pictures so
you can see just how big this thing is.
DUDE! Heart attack on a plate!
Lynna pigging out...
Problem: Giant slice of tiramisu
Solution: Lynna
End result: NO PROBLEM!
Why is Anna smiling so big?
Is it cuz she's sitting next to Thanh?
Hmmmmm...
Will Anna grab the last Southwestern eggroll?
Yes. :(
Mmmm... gin and tonic,
the drink of gentlemen everywhere...
Everyone else called it an old man drink :(
Why is Lynna handling all the money?!
What you lookin at?! Not my belly I hope!
Dude! I think I just felt my baby kick...
Me and my granddaughter Lynna (not really haha)
Note that I'm holding my belly in all the
shots now to prevent it from EXPLODING
Anna and Xuyen look bored... hurry Thanh say a joke!
Oh wait that's right, you're not funny! HAHHAHAHAHAHAHA!
(If you ever read this blog Thanh... I'm just kidding! Don't hurt me!)
Anna: "Whoa! Paul's taking a picture of us!"
Thanh: "Quick! Pose!"
AWWWWW what a cute couple!
Paul: "Oh my, I didn't know you two were an item!"
Vinh: "They're NOT! BACK OFF ANNA FOO!"
I like how Anna is just sitting back,
sipping her drink thinking: "Yes... fight over me my little minions!"
Group pic time!
Lynna was a little bummed cuz she wasn't in the group pic...
So she took one of herself -_-;;
Dave needs to get out of the way
so Moses can get his mack on
Moses you sly dog!
Anna: "I love you so much Lynna! ..."
Lynna: "Cool!"
Anna: "...THAT I COULD KILL YOU!"
Lynna: "EEK!"
Thanh looks tired... of course.
Well. Not much happened after that. I just went home and slept and prepared myself for the next day... the first Annual Vietnamese Pioneer Session ever! Woo!
Sorry if there wasn't much of a narrative. I hope you enjoy the pictures though! :D
AHhhhhh i want that pillow!!!
ReplyDeleteGet your sister to sell it to me sir! It looks so comfy and happy to see you!
Andy has a pillow fetish. I'm serious. LOL
ReplyDeleteAll I can think about while reading this post was the FOOD. Mmmmmmmm who knew NORCAL had delicious looking food. You viets mob like us Koreans. But we actually get 'kicked out' for being too loud. Sigh. Obnoxious loud Koreans. -.-;;
HAHAHAHAHA!! love it!! :)
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