Shy Jump

Day 3: Las Vegas

At the Motel

Woke up in the morning, started packing and then discussed about which buffet to go to. I have always wanted to bring Mom and Dad to the Paris Buffet. We chose the Paris over Baleys.

The buffet was good. I actually had some space for desert and the feeling was just right, not over-stuffed.

Waiting at Paris	The Buffet	My First Plate
Paris Chandalier	Out of Paris	In Paris

Then we headed home: Los Angeles. They dropped me off Debbie's place cause I planned to stay there for the following two nights. Debbie was still in the fellowship when we got there. My parents did a little of catching up with Debbie's mom and learned about the "Debbie's Memorial Day". Sympathy over the accident, mixed with Laughter over the Possum story. But at the end, the possum story always sticks out more.

Day 2: Las Vegas

My parents signed me up to sit through a presentation about Timeshare. This was to get free tickets to the Tropicana Folies Bergere. I was a bit excited to finally be able to learn a little bit more about Timeshare. The host was nice, Livi and I was assigned a man, a sales person. I forgot his name, but he explained about the whole thing very well; so well that I was actually considering buying a timeshare at Las Vegas. Anyway, considering the perks and stuff, I called my Dad, discussing the matter over the phone, deciding whether or not to purchase the condo. Thank God I called cause my Dad said that the interest for the loan: 15% was too high and he reminded me that I had no money! hahaha... it was that simple.

So I got out after the 2-hour timeshare presentation, with 5 show tickets. Went back to the Venetian to pick up Mom and Dad, then we headed to the Chinatown to find the place that Hendy mentioned have a good fried chicken. We found the place: Kung Fu Thai Restaurant. It was good chicken, but overall it was Thai restaurant. Always good, always brought appetite.

After lunch, cie cie called, she wanted to join us. So we headed back to Venetian to pick her up, then we started the usual Las Vegas tour. Watching the hotels and oo-aahing the beautiful architecture.

Paris Las Vegas	Eiffel Tower	At the Bellagio Mall
Heavenly	Fall Season at Bellagio	Ceasar Palace
Ceasar Palace Mall	The Circular Escalator	Viva Rome Las Vegas

Till 1.5 hour before the show, we went to In&Out to grab a bite. Headed to the Tropicana to watch the show. It was my first (or maybe second) topless show, and it happened to be with my Mom, Dad, and my two sisters. Haha, I guess I'm a grown-up now! The show was meaningless, basically it was targeted toward the audience that worship women's curves. Dad even said that he did not really enjoy the show and almost fell asleep. Guess I'm still normal then.

The day was closed with a late dinner at the Harbor Palace in Chinatown and headed to the motel that cie-cie booked through the internet.

Day 1: Las Vegas

Mom, Dad, and Livi picked me up at the Las Vegas airport, heard more about what happened with them in Singapore. It was the divine appointment with Ie Ie Din that made me grateful to God, my parents going away had some meanings, and it was glorifying God's name! So I wonder how Albert is doing these days.

First Time Golfing

This time I answered yes to Hendy's offer. Together with Hengky, we learned golfing for the first time. The weather was great, he brought me to a driving range up North in Milpitas area: Summitpointe Golf Club. To get there, you take 680N exit Jacklin Rd turn right, then make a left turn on S. Park Victoria, and then right on Country Club Dr. The place was wonderful, I had the sense of being transported away from the busy city.

Getting the balls	Pose 1	Pose 2

I found a good handling is to use your right thumb to position where the ball is. So when you swing, you will want your right thumb to pointing to the ball. A.. maybe this does not make sense for pro-golfers, but it worked for me. Fun it was, but I don't think I'm willing to spend 40 dollars every play.

Hengky's First Swing	Swing it Baby
My First Swing	Putt Putt!

So what do you say? Do I look like golfer? Or Tiger Wood's helper?


Hendy is... My Golf Teacher

Debbie's Memorial Day

YOhan....


hari ini bakal jadi hari yg berkesan buat gue..
dalam 1 jam gue dah ngalamin 3 hal yg gue gak pernah ngalamin and harap gak ngalamin lagi...

pagi jam 6 gue dah siap pergi kerja.. jam 6 something gue masuk freeway 10 and kaya 2-3 mile gitu masuk ke 710, lagi dari 10 ke 710 tuh ternyata tikungan tajam banget.. gue maren oke karena depan gue ada mobil jadi rada terang.. tadi pagi gue gak ada mobil di depan and belakang and gue gak gitu liat kalo tikungan nya tajam banget.. jadi gue rem mendadak sambil belok jadi yah gak tau mungkin karena gue gak pinter nyetir juga akhir nya gue rada keputar mobil nya and nabrak pinggir jalan (rada naek ke trotoar).. terus gak inget gimana mobil gue turun dari trotoar and balik lagi ke jalan (good thing yg di pinggiran jalan tuh trotoar kecil and ada pohon2x kecil jadi gak langsung tembok.. kalo tembok gue rasa gue dah nabrak and gak mental balik ke jalan.. and mungkin maren udah jadi terakhir kita ngobrol...

yah terus terang gue dah pikir gue dah mo mati sih..
pas tiba2x balik ke jalan yah dah lemas.. kaki gue gemetaran terus mo cari tempat buat pull over tapi gak ada.. terus pikiran exit aja dulu tapi yg ada exit nya tuh exit ke freeway 60 and 5.. ampe rada lama baru ada exit.. cuman gue pikir gue lanjut aja dari pada gue telpon rumah mungkin malah bikin nyokap gue panik...
sambil doa aja gue lanjutin sih jalan 710.. lagi jalan kaya ada 20-25 mnt gitu tiba2x ada mobil kayanya dari street service ato apa gitu.. yg pokoknya di atas nya ada sirine kuning gitu..yg ngelewatin gue sambil klakson and suruh gue pull over.. terus yah gue pikir pasti gara2x gue barusan nabrak kenapa2x and orang ini kasih tau gue something wrong di mobil gue.. jadi yah gue pull over aja.. and gak tau nya dia juga ikut pull over and pas gue berhenti dia lansung lari2x ke mobil and and langsung suruh gue jauh dari mobil... and dia berbaring di bawah mobil gue and narik satu kabel panjang.. dia bilang gue tadi run over nih kabel di jalan and nih kabel kenal jalan terus jadi nya ada sparkle listrik gitu.. dia bilang kalo dia rasa kalo gue terusin jalan bisa jadi mobil gue terbakar karena mungkin kena bensin gue..
jadi nya dia suruh gue pull over..
yah terus terang gue emang berasa gue run over something di jalan.. cuman yah gue pikir apa lah..
soalnya kan gak liat juga..

terus dia bilang ke gue kalo gue dah sampe tempat tujuan ke bengkel terdekat ato kalo ada temen kerja cowo yg bisa bantuin gue buat motong ato benerin plastik yg ada di bawah mobil gue.. dia gak bisa soalnya kan masih rada gelap emang waktu itu..

terus yah gue bersyukur banget sih masih ada orang baek di LA.. tadi nya gue udah ketakutan juga soalnya dia orang item... terus maen tiba2x turun ke mobil gue gue kira gue mo di rampok juga ato apa gitu..

terus yah dia bilang... harusnya sekarna gue dah oke..
dia suruh gue drive ati2x.. and inget benerin plastik di bawah mobil gue itu..
dia kenalin nama dia.. tapi gue dah gak inget saking kaget and shock... terus terang gue dah pikir gue gak bisa nyetir lagi.. soalnya kaki gue dah shaking banget.. gue ampe gak berasa nginjak rem ato gas..

cuman yah gak tau kenapa gue tetap aja jalanin.. gue pikir dah setengah jalan juga.. arah balik dah macet juga.. and again gak mo bikin mami gue kuatir

jadi yah gue terusin sampe ke kantor.. yah gue liat2xin ban gue kebaret semua bekas gue tabrak.. and emang ada yg jatuh2x gitu di bawah mobil gue..

gue pikir yah entar break gue minta tolong salah satu co di manufacture aja..

terus yah gue ke office gue di lantai gue.. and aneh nya pintu gue tertutup.. kita orang.. yg di group atas gak pernah tutup pintu..
jadi yah gue buka aja pintu gue and ternyata di dalam office gue udah ada Possum yg duduk di atas senderan kursi gue..
gue yah kaget setengah mati lah.. mana gue expect ada yg nungguin gue di kantor.. mana binatang lagi..

terus yah karena dah shock dari tadi juga yah gue cepet2x tutup pintu lagi and lari turun dan sambil bingung mo ngomong apa ama temen gue.. yah gue kan sekarang ampe kantor jam 6.45 jadi gak banyak orang yg dah datang..
akhir nya satu temen gue pikir gue kekunci jadi gak bisa masuk kantor.. terus gue kaya bingung2x gitu gue bilang.."there is something in my office"... terus mungkin tampang gue pucat gimana.. dia pikir " dead body?" terus gue kaget.. tapi gue rasa dia becanda ..
terus gue bilang "no... it's like big squirrel..." yah gue dah gak inget nama nya apa yg inget cuman tupai meski gue tau bukan tupai...
terus yah dia coba buka pintu gue... and dia kaget juga koq ada binatang di office gue.
terus yah dia turun and bilang ke orang2x buat bantuin tangkap tuh possum..
cuman yah gue bersyukur temen2x kantor gue baek2x..
dia orang tau gue shock abis.. dia orang bantuin gue nangkep and cek ke setiap sudut office gue make sure gak ada baby possum ato kotoran.. terus dia orang juga bukain jendela gue... nukerin bangku gue ama yg baru and bantu2x bersihin bekas jejak..
sambil yg satu suruh gue tenang2x aja dulu ambil udara di luar gak gak usah lansung kerja.. sambil gue cari2x aja parfume ruangan di wc ce... soalnya dia orang bilang gak ada di wc co and gue satu2x nya ce yg dah datang...

yah ampe sekarang gue cuman bisa kuatir entar pulang gimana?? gue hoping gak ada apa2x.. apa lagi gue tadi pull over.. hopefully ban gue gak kenapa2x.. terus juga tadi ban gue nabrak trotoar.. bagian samping juga.. yah doain gue aja deh gak kenapa2x.. sampai di rumah dg selamat..

yah gue mengucap syukur aja sih yg gue liat Tuhan masih kasih gue kesempatan untuk hidup lagi

sorry yah kalo email gue panjang nya minta ampun..


yah hari ini bakal jadi memorial day buat gue..

bye Yohan..

Debbie

Celebrating Steven's Bday

I stayed at Debbie's place the night before. Woke up and waited for Cie to call. And it did not seem that they would be ready anytime soon. When Cie-cie, Livi, and Steven arrived at my place, it was already afternoon. But we had to go back to Lili's apartment because I wanted them to bring some nicer dresses for the dinner later.

We parked the car at Lili's workplace and went up to see her office.

Lili's Workplace

See the Beach?

Trying Hard

Santa Monica Sunset

I'd say her workplace is much prettier, she has her own office, and the chair is very comfortable. We played at the beach only for a short time and it was already dinner time.

Steven's Bday is actually Sep 7. But I would not be in LA, so we celebrated way early.

At Bizou

Sashimi Platter

Profiterole

Creme Brule

Are there marrow inside?

Hm...?

Can I get it?

After Dinner outside Bizou

Getty Center Again

We are cheap! hahaha.. Getty Center is a cool place to hang out.

Getty 1	Getty 2	Getty 3
Alo Livi	*yawn*	Alo Cie

Arching

This time I took pictures of all the art pieces that I love the most in each chamber. Watch these pairs. Beauty!

Christ Crowned with Thorns	Christ Crowned with Thorns
Venus and Adonis	Venus and Adonis
The Holy Family	The Holy Family
The Entombment	The Entombment
Lot and His Daughters	Lot and His Daughters
Christ and the Adulteress	Christ and The Adulteress