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After 5 trips to Bangkok over the past 4 years, I FINALLY am going to make it to the Tiger Temple.

I get to bear-hug tigger.  This is definitely going to be a blog worthy experience.

http://travelhappy.info/thailand/tiger-temple-thailand/

…people never fail to call/text/ and Instant message me CONSTANTLY the following morning?  If I don’t go out, I start getting calls AFTER noon.  Got home from partying at 5am last night and I’ve already had over a dozen calls, texts, and IM’s?   Now I’m wide awake.  Happy Moon Festival.

Thanks to the economy, I can see if I can find some good deals on restaurants that closed down because of the downturn.

I’ll be doing inspections on the 3 restaurants I’ve scouted in the past few weeks.  Hopefully in a month or two one of those can be ALL mine.

I give up!  I’m just going to hire a maid!

I just got a phone call from an old friend of the family from 40+ years ago.  She wanted to call my grandparents to let them know that she could not sleep, was literally dying, and wanted to say goodbye.  She was shocked when I let her know that both of my grandparents were recently deceased, my grandmother last year and my grandfather about 1 month.  Apparently she called last 2 years ago, a little before my grandmother passed.

When she told me she was dying, I didn’t know what to say.  I do recall certain things from childhood, but don’t recall her exactly.  However, I did have a quick 15 min conversation with me letting her know about my life along with my immediate family, and her letting me know about my childhood summer vacations in Taipei and how much of a hellion I was!

Oh, how some things don’t change.

I bid my farewell and then really realized what type of people my grandparents truly were.   Out of nowhere a month after my grandfather passed, I am reminded about how much my grandparents touched others in their daily lives over the better half of a century.  Their legacy isn’t measured in what they left behind, but instead in their family and the love and memories from who they have moved.

I hope my friends make an effort to keep in touch with me in 50 years before I pass.  Time will tell.

Going to an Andre Rieu concert.  Apparently my Dad’s a fan.  I’ll let you know how it is.

http://www.amazon.com/MHP-The-Concordia-Dignified-Casket/dp/B001CHK3UW/ref=sr_1_24?tag=slickdeals&ie=UTF8&s=hpc&qid=1245713151&sr=1-24

When I clicked on this link, the section that said “customers also bought… Sheets, Shovel, Axe Sharpener, and Knife!”

Friggin Hilarious.

1.  It is very slow in this town.  Going around it seems like everywhere is all half full.  Bars/Restaurants/clubs…all half full.  However, the energy here is MUCH better than in San Francisco.

2.  Even Casinos seem to be slow.  Even at the brand new Encore there are 10 dollar tables EVERYWHERE.  I remember when the Wynn opened, there were a total of ZERO tables less than $25, with most at $100 minimum.  Now, almost all tables are a 10 dollar minimum.  It is rare to even see a $25 table.

3.  The clubs are beautiful, but again it seems like its a little slow.  XS is over the top, but is so big it looks like a ghost town outside of Friday/Saturday night.

4.  There are a TON of douchebags in this town.   Every idiot looks like a cookie cutter douche.  Ed Hardy from head to toe, Guido fist pumps everywhere, and people acting like their poop don’t smell.   I hate the way these girls and guys treat the workers in Vegas.

5.   Does anyone find it ironic that people actually like to come to the Desert to sit in a swimming pool?

I have more, but am extremely exhausted.  I’ll type up more observations later.

My friend Siri found this store while walking around San Francisco.

Awesome.  Need I say more?