so the timestamp on our last blog post was 11:11.
for our dear friend of the elevens.
and our eleven eleven. haha.
it's missions month @ our church and we are again humbled to be able to pray for and support those that have answered to His call to GO. we remember especially james (now in kenya for 3 months) and joann (now in nicaragua for 9 months) weng, our dear kids, friends and fellow 'boarders! they are siblings with such an intense heart for the Lord and for His burden for the lost. in light of recent disasters and crises -- economically, socially, environmentally -- we are reminded of life's constant flux and brevity. how can we not live with significance, worth, meaning?
fall, befall us! we're starting to smell... snow. haha. ;p our first issue of snowboarder mag has got us pining for the slopes and ready to plan for '08-'09 riding season.
some side works the past few weeks: brandon's million dollar wii (bid/donate for a rad cause!) & sweetly lovely (g's fam's new venture). we've got a couple of other cool projects in the following weeks as well.
we vegged out w/ friendsies & greenies for g's twenty-niney. the "blue w/ leather" b-day present made its public debut. :]
yuee biored his nose in the wee hours of the night and we spent a good amount of time inspecting his lifted pores and trying to photograph the well-used strip. are we weird? yes, we're weird. never a dull moment indeed. we won't go into the scab collection or the toenail. ask y; he loves animated storytelling. :P
day.1: arrive at sjc; first stop @ cliff's condo in santa clara; dim sum @ the popular koi palace w/ the mo's & friends; drive to sf (bonnie came; vincent went to hang w/ his geek peeps); the parking adventure; walk around town/light shopping (g gets excited @ seeing a westfield mall -- one of their clients w/o a presence in the south); union square meet-up w/ cliff and (finally!) his beloved anna; chinatown; evening on our own; dinner @ r&g lounge; spontaneous stay in the city @ holiday inn instead of w/ cliff
day.2: secure a parking spot early; walk through yerba buena park to sfmoma for art & the frieda kahlo exhibit; looong line for cable cars @ mkt & powell; ride up to lombard -- walk the wicked crooked street; quick browse through over-touristy fisherman's wharf; stroll pier 39 & see sea lions while snacking on calamari and crab cakes; rent bikes; ride to and through golden gate; witness a young lady beamer hit an old man prius on the bridge; bike back; another lengthy cable car wait; dinner w/ the mo's @ brother 1 restaurant (bro 2 & 3 are on the same street w/in yards of e/o!) for korean bbq; spontaneous stay w/ the mo's instead of w/ cliff :D
day.3: pit stop @ in&out to feed y's instatiable craving; head to monterrey; scenic walk to the aquarium; more sea lions; spend the day perusing underwater specimens; drive 1/17th of the magnificent 17-mile drive; dinner w/ cliff & anna in pleasanton @ a HUGE sweet tomatoes where we interrogate them to pieces (j/k); set out for the 3-hour journey to yosemite; wrong hotel sets us back 1.5 hours; finally slumber @ 3 a.m.
day.4: gourmet breakfast buffet -- fuel for the the day's strenuous hike; decide on the glacier point trek -- 3 hours up and 2 hours down; bask in the amazing views!, chinese buffet in a podunk cali town along the way; back to santa clara to FINALLY stay w/ cliff :)
day.5: invidia to drop off cliff's house keys, ranch 99 for a light chinky breakfast & to buy mooncakes back; apple campus tour w/ kevin -- shop in the company store; google tour w/ vincent complete w/ lunch and infinite freebies!; rush back to sjc; flight delay (what else is new?); HOME!
yea, home. every place we visit we wonder what it'd be like to live there. and is where we are where we'll be? but y's philosophy has become ours jointly: wherever you are, there you are. so here we are... for now, at least.
pix forthcoming... fm the 5d, rebel, 2 iphone cams and yuee's fave new toy -- the el cheap-o HOLGA! we're getting a lomo soon, too. ;) going back to old school and basics for "true art" (he says)?
