Fantastic Four, Rise of the Silver Surfer

The Trailer for the next Fantastic Four movie is here. I didn't like the first movie at all, it was way too dull. The only thing it had going for it was Jessica Alba. The second one though looks pretty interesting, and Silver Surfer looks great! If Silver Surfer is here, you know who else will be don't you? I'm thinking Galactus!

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Happy Holidays

Just a little reminder to be safe this holiday season!

Heroes

I've been very, very bad with posting lately. I'm sorry. All I've really been doing is studying and working. In between, I try to hit the gym and lose some of this flab I've recently acquired. The only thing I've been able to do lately of any enjoyment is watch this series "Heroes" I don't really have time to watch the show when it normally airs, but I've been lucky enough to watch it on www.peekvid.com (which is an awesome website btw). Heroes is also available for download on NBC's website. Check it out, it's a great show, especially if you grew up on comics like I did!

Spiderman 3

I can't wait!

Can anyone say Kharma?

I love watching scumbags get creamed.

Gookie?

Well, I guess Political Correctness still hasn't tainted the good souls at our local Chinese Market. I thought "nips" was pretty bad, but here is a product called "Gookie" cookies. In a Chinese supermarket. Nobody even batts an eyelash....

Trick or Treat!

Too cute. I had to work on Halloween, so I missed out on all the festivities. Lek was working too, but she was still allowed to dress up. Here she is in an adorable Lady-Bug costume! At least I did manage to grab some candy from some unsuspecting kids! Brhahahahaha (evil laugh).

Footlocker Discount

As you know, every now and then people will forward me a coupon for a discount for some company or another, and I'll try to forward it to you. They are usually really good, and in this case we can thank Seth for his generosity. This is good for this weekend only, so jump on it, maybe use this to get a jump on Christmas shopping! Enjoy!

If you can't read the coupon here, click on this Link

Haunted Hayride!

Well Lek still only has one day off a week, so whenever she's off, we try to do something fun that day. Being that Halloween is so close, we decided to do something halloween themed, and what's spookier and scarier then a Hanunted Hayride? Normally I've gone to the one way up in Tuxedo NY, by Sterling Forest. Although, that place has always been fun, they don't operate on Wednesdays. Incidentally, I got hooked on the whole Haunted House/Haunted Hayride thing since the Haunted House in New Rochelle. I went there often while I was a young teen in Westchester, so haunted houses always bring nostalgia for me. We instead found this place

It seems far since it's all the way in Pennsylvania, but it's really not too bad since it's only a few minutes off the NJ turnpike. Door to door was a little over an hour and a half (but I drive pretty fast). We had awesome baby back ribs at Churchville's, then went off to the Hayride. I purchased our tickets online saving a couple of bucks, so a full pass cost me $24 each. That includes a hayride, 3 haunted houses and a trek through the "valley of fear". Over all everything was very well done, but I definately think if I'd had kids, I probably would have had a better time, as they'd probably would have crapped their pants.

Cute Bartender

After dinner, we headed out to Lek's restaurant to grab a couple of cocktails and to see Lek in action. It's a great place and the ambiance is terrific. It's not so much a watering hole as a bar for the restaurant. If the prices were a little more reasonable, I'd definately dine here more often

Panna II

I'm sure if you've been following my blog, you've noticed a common recurring theme - I love this place. My brother offered to take me out, so he asked where I'd like to go? I mentioned this place and his initial reaction was "why? lets go someplace nice". Well I actually like this place, and not only cause it's dirt cheap, so off we went! Jeff, Pat, My brother and I, my closest friends since our birthdays only had 1 digit in them.

Panna was packed and at one point they tried to squeeze 4 of us into a tiny 2 person table, by the busy front door. BT wasn't having it, so after some snooty looking, suburbia girls changed their minds and left, we grabbed their table.

Happy Birthday to Me!

Kept it low key this year, had dinner with the boys at Panna II, one of my favorite budget eateries. No cake, but they give you ice cream and play funky indian music while the lights pulsate. Pretty neat.

Best Dad Ever!!!...Dad gives best gift to son! Read then watch the video

This is an incredible story...and by far makes Dick Hoyt the best dad in the world award!

"I try to be a good father. Give my kids mulligans. Work nights to pay For their text messaging. Take them to swimsuit shoots. But compared with Dick Hoyt, I suck."

Read the article first and then watch the video

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Another Mets Fan!

What a day! Game 1 of NLCS

Yes I'm high up in the Mezzanine and the stupid bunting is in the way, but I can say I was there! What a great game, Glavine pitched a terrific game and Beltrans 2 run home run was absolutely incredible! LETS GO METS!

Geeks have all the fun!

Not sure what this has to do with digitallife at all, or gadgets in general, but these ladies are advertising a new product hot on the heels of every other energy drink lately. I'm still partial to the origianl Red Bull, but competition is good. I've heard this tastes awful, which is probably why they have to resort to these marketing ploys.

680 Red

680 in White

Interestingly, the 680 also comes in different colors a la iPod nano style (or handspring visors, remember them?) They come in white, red, orange, and gray, but they have their own names for these colors, like ice, crimson, don't remember orange, and graphite.

Palm 680

Ok, I'm a Palm fanboy. I have owned from the beginning, a Palm IIIe, a Handspring Visor, a Palm M505, a Clie TJ37, a Treo 600, and a Treo 700P. So I've been watching with anticipation the announcements of a new "affordable" Treo coming out soon. So here we have it! The Treo 680! Ok, basically it's a slight upgrade to the 650 and is only availible on the GSM networks. If you already have the 650, don't bother with the upgrade, your only losing the antenna and getting a little memory, simply not worth it. If you're still on the 600 and have been waiting for an upgrade running palm then the 680 is it. If you're getting a little tired of the Palm OS, and can hang on a little longer, the 750v is supposed to be coming soon. I like the look of this phone a lot, but with EDGE being the fastest antenna, I'm going to be perfectly happy with my 700p and it's EVDO speeds.

Sony Mylo

This device reminds of the OGO, which didn't last too long, despite having a solid support base. The Ogo was a dedicated text-message, IM, and web-browsing device. Startlingly missing of course was the phone. Of course with other all in one devices, the Ogo, just couldn't compete. Well Sony apparently didn't learn from the Ogo's failure and they've produced a similar product, but with an even bigger limitation. The Mylo only works off Wi-fi. Although, it's great if you want to use it for making skype phone calls, and if you hang out at starbucks alot, I just don't see why this is practical. Another similar device is the Nokia's 770, which is an internet tablet, is met with similar limitations. Although, they are great concept devices, they just don't seem to find customers that need this functunality.

T-Mobile Dash

T-mobile is really batting for the fences here. First they hit a home run with the Blackberry pearl which is a beautiful phone, and has been met with glowing praise, and now they've got the Dash about to debut. This phone is a direct response to Verizons Motorola Q, which is hugely successful. The Dash, like the Q runs windows mobile 5, smartphone edition, meaning it doesn't have a touchscreen. It's very sleek and in my opinion, it has a much nicer feel to it. It's more solid and a lot less plasticy then the Q. With the ever expanding catalog of Windows mobile apps being developed every day, it's looking like M$ is slowly squeezing out the Palm OS (as well as Blackberry and Symbion). Sound familiar? Rewind about 20 years and you'll remember that Apple's had the main market share in PC's and slowly and surely Gates and company took over market share to become the juggernaut they are now with over 95% of the worlds PC's running their OS.

Water proof!

Damn! You can even use this phone under water! Too bad it's so butt ugly!

Tank Phone

Okay, we're getting to some of the good stuff, phones and pdas are the quintessential 'gadget'. Here is a brand new phone form motorola, that's meant to keep up with the tough nextel phones. This phone is a "dumb" phone in that it doesn't have computer like capabilites like the Palm or the Blackberry phones. It has basic features, text, email, camera, etc. It's pretty ugly, and I wouldn't buy it, but they again I don't need an indestructible phone.

Never Winter Nights

I would've climbed through the ropes to have my picture taken next to this very cool display, but the State Trooper shot me a look that said "don't even think it!".

Happy Birthday to Sonic!

Sonic the Hedgehog of Sega fame had a large exhibit there. They are celebrating his birthday (how old he is, I'm not sure). Sonic will always have a soft spot in my heart for him. I remember playing the early Sega games, and how friggan addictive this game was. This was Segas answer to the wildly popular Super Mario Bros, and it has carved a nice little niche for itself in our psyches as well as in video gaming history.

Video Games Galore

About 30% of the show seemed to focus on video gaming in some aspect or another. Xbox 360, PS3, Alienware, and many others were among the many there. Here I am playing a version of Lego Star Wars, which is simplistic, yet very enteraining.

Digitallife NYC

For all you people that were too lazy to make it to the Digitallife electronics show at Jacob Javits Center, I've included some pics for your enjoyment. You guys really missed out as there were some great exhibits there. You still have until Sunday to print out a free ticket and see all the goodies for yourself. Here is a MobiTv dude. It's a great service that allows you to watch TV on your phone, your pda or even your laptop. Although the "wow" factor is really high, the content is a bit old. They have about 25 channels to choose from , but only 6 are any good. Discovery, TLC, Espn, CNet, Foxsports and MSNBC are the good ones, everything else is mostly junk.

NY DigitalLife

Digitallfe, the electronics conference in NYC is back in town. If you're a gear-head like me, come on down and check this out. It's going to be at the Jacob Javits Center and will run from Oct. 12 to Oct 15th. Here's one more reason to convince you to come out - Free Admission. Go to this site and type in INSIDER to print out your own free tickets. Enjoy!

Open skies

Of course, some times, it's just great to be in the country, and away from the hustle and bustle of the city. Lek and I loved being in the country, but it was funny how we were the only people there that didn't have a kid in tow. The entire farm was crowded with children and their folks. I'm not in a rush, but this is exactly the kind of stuff I'd love to bring my own kids too.

Apples

I seems we can just a tad too early in the season, as we were only allowed to pick from 3 types of trees, "red delicious", "empire", and "golden delicious". The other apples needed another week to ripen. This farm also allows you to pick other fruits and vegetables, such as berries, peaches, and other stuff. Of course we're out of season for all that, but I would love to come back during cherry, or peach season!

Sunflowers

This farm also had some beautiful flowers, and plants, even indian corn!

Pumpkin patch

This place took you to the patch and the orchad by a tractor, or a hayride if you will. That was great for 2 reasons, firstly, we didn't have to walk as much. Secondly, you wasted less time wandering around as the ride will leave without you. Another difference between this farm and the ones I'm used to in NY, the pumpkins were actually on the vines, and not pre-cut and laid out for you. They also had a great selection of fresh pies, breads, muffins and other goodies. Lek and I made off with a fresh, soft loft of pesto bread, and a blueberry pie!

Apple Picking

Lek and I have been working hard lately, and since our schedules don't always synch up, we decided to take a full day for ourselves and make a little day trip. We decided to go to our favorite seafood place, Adams Crab Shack at the Tropicana hotel in Atlantic City. Every Wednesday, they have all you can eat $16.95, woo-hoo! As it's also now fall, we also have another tradition that we figured we could squeeze in as well, apple-picking. So instead of the usual upstate farms, we decided to look around for one not too far from Atlantic City. We found this little gem, Johnson Farms in Burlingto county, NJ.

San Genarros Festival 2006

One of the many booths availible at Little Italy this year. We went during the day, so it was a little more mellow, but it was still fun. Events like this really make living in the city such a treat. There was so much food! Zeppolis, sausage and peppers, seafood, canolis, among the many other delights. Unfortunately, none of this was easy on the wallet, nor my waistline, but, hey the fair only comes once a year. There is still 3 days left, the festival is going on until the 24th!

Thai Military Launches Coup in Thailand

As I've blogged previously in past posts, things have been heating up in Thailand the last few months. I was fearful that this event would have taken place while I was actually in Thailand. Although I lucked out and my trip went without incident, the shit has truly hit the fan today.
The Thai military launched a coup against Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra on Tuesday night, circling his offices with tanks, seizing control of TV stations and declaring a provisional authority pledging loyalty to the king.

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MLB: New York Mets Clinch NL East Division

I said it here first! The Mets are going all the way! Last night they clinched the NL East division, and we're playing some October baseball boys! Woo-Hoo!

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Coupon Code for Timberland

Go to Timberland.com for 40% discount on timberland shoes. Use Code FFSEPT1 at checkout for savings! Enjoy and thank you Christie for this tip!

Never Forget

Seemed appropriate today. I've had this video for a while and every time I watch this, I still get a little misty eyed. I've been saving this, as it's important to me that I remember the feelings we had that day. Hopefully you'll feel the same. Never Forget!

Trick or Treat!

Hey halloween is right around the corner! Check out how this guy dresses like a scare-crow and sets out treats for kids, then he patiently waits for people to grab the candies, so he can scare the bejesus out of them. Unfortunately, the jokes on him!

Thai police: Man admits killing Ramsey

*Sigh* I'm hoping that this is indeed the man that commited that most horrible of crimes, to at least bring closure to the Ramsey's family, and finally ending the saga of that poor little girl. I am also troubled by this story. Could this be the machinations of a stressed and fractured mind, who knows jail in the U.S. is better then jail in a draconian thailand? Or could he really be the killer?

Thailand, whose taken huge strides in political, economic and social change in the last few decades, to become one of the western nations strongerst allies in South-east asia, is once again painted and depicted as a sex industry governed haven for pedophiles, perverts and the sexually confused. This saddens me greatly for this image of Thailand is prevelant in American minds and media. I prefer to think of Thailand as the nation of peace and philosophy, the nation of the worlds greatest martial art, the land of temples and buddhas, of hospitality and politeness, and as it is often marketed, the land of smiles. I hope we can finally put all this nonsense behind us.

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Junk Mail

Do you receive tons and tons of Junk mail? I know I do, and since I'm very paranoid about dumpster diving and identity theft, I make it a point to shred every piece of mail I receive. After looking through countless envelopes, I realized that most of them come with a self addressed prepaid envelope to mail back the correspondence. So I figured, "Let's see how they like getting junk in the mail". The photo above shows real envelopes stuffed with junk, ranging from ads from other companies to menus from the local stores in this area. Maybe some clerk in charge of opening these letters will get a kick out of it, in any case, the companies take a hit on the stamps they have to pay since I've mailed them back. Take that, junk mailers!

Eat These Specific Foods To Raise Your Metabolism and Help Burn Body Fat

I know a lot of people that naturally crave these types of food. I'm very jealous of them because I crave butter, fat and cream. It's a good list though, especially the tip about cold water.

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Lady magician with nothing to hide (Video)

A must see!. This lady magician will take pieces of clothing one by one just to convince you.

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Thailand Plans to Give 1 Free Laptop Per Child

"Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra has announced that an ambitious project to provide low-cost laptop computers to all of Thailand's millions of elementary school students will begin in October."

Man I thought we were done with this guy.... Although I think the plan is altruistic, I wonder if the article isn't correct in stating that it may be money better spent to provide these children with better education or other basic needs. I also feel this paints Thailand in a negative in the sense that I portrays our nation as one that is more third world nation, than the developing nation that it is.

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Rock Climbing Gym

Another passion of mine! I miss indoor rockclimbing, and it's one of the things I did on a more regular basis, while I was still living upstate. Now, here in the city, I rarely have the oppurtunity to climb. I used to frequent the gym, Go Vertical in Stamford, but now with this new Gym, The Rock Club, in New Rochelle, it's just a tad closer, so I may find myself visiting this place more regularly.

Just so you know, I took this picture with both feet on the ground because since Pat was going to take this shot, I figured it would be a bad idea to do it while I was actually climbing, since he needs two hands to belay my fat ass. They were also trying to close, so they were politely kicking us out by running into us with the vacuum cleaner!

Austin's 2nd Birthday

Ok, so I'm already past the age where all my friends are getting married, and I've officially shifted into that age where all many of my friends are having children. Ting's baby boy here is celebrating his 2nd birthday! We went to the shindig and it was a reunion of sorts, great to see all the familiar faces. Food was great, even the super spicey papaya salad! I felt bad for the poor kid though, seems like everybody got him clothes of some sort. I've resolved to by everyone robots for now on as gifts. You can't go wrong with robots! Ben and Erica missed out, if I'd made this resolution sooner, they would now be the proud owners of a tricked out flamethrowing Robosapien!

Ben and Erica's Wedding

We had such a great time! The food was awesome and the band was fantastic. During the cocktail hour, I nearly stuffed myself with all the hor's devours, especially the coconut shrimp! Everything was beautiful! Ben and Erica looked great, best wishes guys!

How To Get Out of A Speeding Ticket

Great article, you'd think the person that wrote this was a cop himself. Lot's of great points and good advice. This should be part of every drivers exam, before issuence of the license! Read and thank me later for money it saved you!

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Perv gets caught looking up co-workers skirt

Watch this dumbass as he tapes a webcam to his shoe, then uses it to look up his co-workers skirt. Karma baby.

24

I love this series and I love boxed DVD sets. I've sat idly by year after year, season after season, while 24 fanatics raved on and on about 24, CTU and Jack Bauer. I longed to partake in these heated, animated discussions, but my schedule was cruel and unforgiving. Finally in a burst of inspiration, I decided to add "24 season 1" to my netflix list and using "move to top of queue", I eagerly awaited the beginning of a new saga. I'm big on watching seasons of TV on DVD sets as it's much more flexible, and I don't have to wait each week to watch one stinking hour. I don't have Tivo (gasp! it's true!), so if I miss a show, it's gone for me forever.

I've watched thus far, "The Shield", "The Sopranos", and "Lost". Through trial and error, we've found that 2 shows is just about right. One is way too quick (no commercials!) and 3 leaves you with an uneven single episode floating around, so 2 is just right. I've also added season 2 of "Lost" to my queue, as well as "Prison Break" which I've heard very good things about.

Netflix is kinda like Christmas every day in that you get a nice little package in the mail, like a small gift for being such a great person! Anyway, as I opened my mailbox, eagerly anticipating my foray into 24, imagine my dismay when they shipped me Disc 2 first! Disc one was listed at "shipping shortly". WTF!!!! Of course I sent them another one of my famous emails (remember the one I sent to McDonalds?) And just as I'd suspected, they ignored my email.... Oh well, at least season 1 disc one finally arrived...and yes Jack Bauer really kicks ass!

Benny takes the plunge!

Ok, so he hasn't actually gotten married yet, but it's coming up soon. One of the first steps to a proper wedding is of course the bachelor party! Here's Ben and his Pops celebrating at Ben's bachelor party in Atlantic City (yes I too have noticed that I've been spending an unusual amount of time there!). The ride down took me a staggering 6 hours! With down-pouring rain, bumper to bumper traffic, and even an inattentive middle aged hag rear ending me, it was a miracle we made it down at all! I of course managed to gamble away $80 in about 15 minutes, not a record, but pretty respectable. I decided to stop gambling pretty quickly. Anyway, to Ben and Erica, good luck and best wishes!

Burger named after wanted felon

A restaurant in upstate NY names a hamburger after a cop shooting felon. Ralph "Bucky" Phillips is wanted in connection to the shooting of a New York State Trooper, and is apparently still on the run. A restaurant actually named a burger after him, calling them "Bucky" Burgers. NY State Troopers are understandably upset. This is disturbing. I hope the cops up there strictly enforce ALL infractions commited by all patrons of this establishment.

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Happy 4th of July

Well as usual, I ended up having to work, but it could have been worse, it was relatively quiet, and I spent all day manning the grill for everyone anyway. The rain wasn't so bad, and it actually knocked out some of the humidity out, making the summer night a bit bearable for once. A lot of times we lose our own focus and forget what it is we're celebrating. Below is the first 10 amendments, also known as the Bill of Rights. It's importance to our nation and our culture can not be overstated, yet how many of us actually know the entire Bill of Rights? I know I had to refresh myself, I get stuck after 4! Here you go, read it for a bit and feel a little patriotic for once.

The Conventions of a number of the States having, at the time of adopting the Constitution, expressed a desire, in order to prevent misconstruction or abuse of its powers, that further declaratory and restrictive clauses should be added, and as extending the ground of public confidence in the Government will best insure the beneficent ends of its institution;

Resolved, by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America, in Congress assembled, two-thirds of both Houses concurring, that the following articles be proposed to the Legislatures of the several States, as amendments to the Constitution of the United States; all or any of which articles, when ratified by three-fourths of the said Legislatures, to be valid to all intents and purposes as part of the said Constitution, namely:

Amendment I


Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the government for a redress of grievances.

Amendment II


A well regulated militia, being necessary to the security of a free state, the right of the people to keep and bear arms, shall not be infringed.

Amendment III


No soldier shall, in time of peace be quartered in any house, without the consent of the owner, nor in time of war, but in a manner to be prescribed by law.

Amendment IV


The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be violated, and no warrants shall issue, but upon probable cause, supported by oath or affirmation, and particularly describing the place to be searched, and the persons or things to be seized.

Amendment V


No person shall be held to answer for a capital, or otherwise infamous crime, unless on a presentment or indictment of a grand jury, except in cases arising in the land or naval forces, or in the militia, when in actual service in time of war or public danger; nor shall any person be subject for the same offense to be twice put in jeopardy of life or limb; nor shall be compelled in any criminal case to be a witness against himself, nor be deprived of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law; nor shall private property be taken for public use, without just compensation.

Amendment VI


In all criminal prosecutions, the accused shall enjoy the right to a speedy and public trial, by an impartial jury of the state and district wherein the crime shall have been committed, which district shall have been previously ascertained by law, and to be informed of the nature and cause of the accusation; to be confronted with the witnesses against him; to have compulsory process for obtaining witnesses in his favor, and to have the assistance of counsel for his defense.

Amendment VII


In suits at common law, where the value in controversy shall exceed twenty dollars, the right of trial by jury shall be preserved, and no fact tried by a jury, shall be otherwise reexamined in any court of the United States, than according to the rules of the common law.

Amendment VIII


Excessive bail shall not be required, nor excessive fines imposed, nor cruel and unusual punishments inflicted.

Amendment IX


The enumeration in the Constitution, of certain rights, shall not be construed to deny or disparage others retained by the people.

Amendment X


The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the states, are reserved to the states respectively, or to the people.

Yankees vs Mets

This is actually from last friday's game. The final score was 2-0 Yankees. Damn it, well at least we didn't get swept and we're still about 10 1/2 games ahead in the National League east. I think the Mets are starting to lose their focus with the All Star break coming up.

Fashion Vs. Style

My gift to all you men out there. People wonder why I love martial arts so much!

NYC Cops Arrest Animal Baloon Maker On Terrorism Suspicions

A Manhattan face-painter and balloon-animal maker said overzealous cops tackled him off his bike, shoved two guns to his head and threw him in the slammer for more than four hours - all because his misplaced balloon pump looked like a bomb.

What a dummy. In England, due to the numerous backpack bombs they've recieved there, most stores and citizens do their best to keep an eye out for suspicious packages. This guy would have gotten a lot worse there. There are people out there to hurt us, now also, and it's up to us all to be vigilant...

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UFC 61 July 8th

I haven't been able to keep up with the Ultimate Fighter 3 series (maybe it's time to invest in TiVo?). I still love the UFC fights though, and the upcoming one is no different. I'll actually be off this time and I think I'm going to go ahead and order it on Pay-per-View again. Let me know if you're interested, I think there are going to be some awesome fights. All are welcome!

Bully gets what's coming to him!

Great video sent to me by Geoff! Thanks man!

Happy Fathers Day!

To all the Father's out there, have a good one, this day is for you. Surprisingly I have more and more friends that this day applies to. It's a great day for a family bbq too. Today should be a hot one, the first day to actually reach 90 degrees. I have to work, so I'll be jealous of all of you that are off...

Apple Store

This is a model standing in front of the new Apple store on 5th Ave. Just kidding, it's actually my wife. Seriously, this is such a great marketing move by Apple. I felt this uncanny urge to whip out my wallet and to start spending money. The new Macbook in black is especially cool, the screen is gorgeous, the design is very cool and it seems to run really fast. Very nice, it's definately going on my Christmas list to Santa!

Intrepid

We ended our trip with a visit to the Intrepid Museum. It's pretty small, but still a great exhibit. We watched both movies, and toured the entire ship. There are lots of different aircraft including harrier jets, and the Blackbird. It's expensive to buy food here, so eat elsewhere. It happened to be fleet week as well, but we didn't see any other ships out, and not too many military personel either.

Statue of liberty

There's two beautiful ladies right there!

Circle Line

I've done the Circle Line trip before, when I was in 4th grade. That was quite some time ago, so it was pretty much like doing this for the first time again. We took the 3 hour cruise around the entire island. It was a gorgeous day, and I actually learned a little bit on the cruise. It's a whole new perspective to do this as an adult.

Rainforest Cafe

At one of the many hotels/casinos we visited, this one had a Rainforest Cafe. In the shop it had a nice Aquarium with real fish in it. We took pictures and left without buying anything. They gave us dirty looks.

An Extended Honeymoon

Sorry I haven't been posting as much, but we've been pretty busy. I guess with all the traveling we've done lately, we realized that we've been to so many places, yet there are so many places so close to home that we've never been too. So now we're on a quest to try new things and visit all the local tourist spots close to home. We started off with Atlantic City. Here's Lek on the Boardwalk.

Some highlights of the trip include Lek's first taste of Funnel cake and Salt water taffy. Some shopping at the local outlets, all you can eat crablegs at Adams CrabShack and even some gambling (with me up $100), so in all not a bad trip. We had the room comp'd at Ceasars, so the stay was free.

The Broken Laptop I Sold on Ebay

Great article about this guy who gets ripped off by buying a broken laptop on ebay, so he exacts his revenge on the seller by posting photos and facts (like from his resume), on his own blog for the world to see. Priceless!

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Happy Memorial Day

Happy Memorial Day! It's too often that people forget meanings of Holidays, and we arrogantly associate them with what affects us most. In the case of Memorial Day, we often think of Bar-b-ques, beaches and picnics, the "unofficial" start of summer. That's all great, but we shouldn't forget the true meaning of this holiday - remembering the heroes past (and present) that allow us to have these celebrations, and live the free life that we do in this great nation of ours.

So today, I wish you all a safe and happy holiday, hopefully as you spend it with family and loved ones. Also take a moment to reflect on those great men and women who've sacrificed so much so for us all.

First Dance

First dance as husband and wife! Unforgetable night.

The Reception

Look our names on the Marquee! This is the Ambassador Hotel, where we had our reception. It's a beautiful hotel, and we got a very good deal on the Sala Thai room. It looked amazing!

Receiving prayers

Receiving our blessings from the monks.

Ceremony

Here we are in our traditional Thai outfits. They are hand made from thai silk. I like the way this looks and amazingly, you stay pretty cool in this garb.

I'm Back!

Ok, I know I've been real bad about keeping up to date on my posts. For that I apologize. I attempted to upload photos a couple of times last week and the server kept booting me off. I guess, there were just too many people trying to do the same thing. I'll post more pics as time goes on, or maybe I'll post em on flickr and the have a link.

I've been back in the States for about a week now and everything in Thailand went great. The weather was very hot, and humid, but the sun was out most of the time. The ceremony, and the reception were all terrific. I know that I'll have to make it back to Thailand a lot sooner then 10 years next time.

The flight really wasn't that bad. Yes, 17 hours is a very long time, especially when you stay awake for the entire duration, but I was able to keep myself entertained. Each seat comes equipped with it's own video player and you can watch movies, play games, read news and listen to music. On the return trip, I didn't even boot up my laptop as the inflight movies were enough.

Movies I watched -
Aeon Flux. Charlize Theron was so, so hot, but the movie, so so sucked. I didn't really get what was going on, other then some sort of creep, shitty future society where the government controls everyone and the rebels are getting restless and want to overthrow the current regime and blah, blah, blah. Oh, Charlize Theron is so hot!

Cheaper by the Dozen 2 -
It was a cheesy, campy movie, yet I was entertained by it and enjoyed this movie. I love Steve Martin and he doesn't disappoint in this movie. At least I didn't fall asleep in this movie!

Tom Yum Goong -
Yeah, said what? I've never heard of this movie either, but it stars Tony Jaa that really kick ass Thai kick-boxer that really rocked in Ong Bak. It's a Thai movie, which gives it a special place in my heart. Tony Jaa has more spectacular moves that makes you think of Jet Li and Jackie Chan all rolled into one. I have to buy this movie and add it to my collection.

Memoirs of a Geisha -
Stupid chick flick. Had to check it out to see if Zhang Ziyi was really going to play a Japanese prostitute, but I never got that far. Too much blah, blah, blah, so I got impatient and watched Charlize Theron some more.

Some travel tips. Pack some snacks, 17 hours and 3 paltry meals makes you pretty hungry. Pack some extra food for those long spells in between meals. Also you can request instant noodles free of charge. Get noise-cancelling headphones. My brother had the Bose model and it completely cancels out the drones from the engine making a much more peacefull flight. Unfortunately he only let me check em out, I had to promptly hand them back after getting a taste of silent, ear nirvana. Wear comfy clothes, or bring some you can change into. Make sure you dress appropriately for your destination. It was surprisingly chilly when we arrived in New York. A light jacket would have been suitable.

Anyway, I'm back in NYC and I'm trying to get readjusted. I can't believe that it was only the beginning of this month that my adventures began. It's also reawoke the traveling bug in me, so we intend on doing a lot more traveling from this point on, all of which I'll document here!

Floating Market

Although it's late, and low tide, the floating market here runs pretty much dawn to dusk. As, you can see in the picture, there are always a lot of people interested in visiting the market. It was a 1 hour boat ride there (and another one back), so due to the time constraints, we really couldn't fully enjoy the floating market. In the morning, with the tide high, it's a busling market with boat ladies selling everything from food, flowers and every kind of trinket imaginable. Along with the floating market, Samut Songkran (this area) is also known for it's salt farms and coconut sugar. Very yummy!

My Temple

This is where I was a Monk nearly 10 years ago. The temple is a lot bigger, but the head abbot remembers me well. Here he is, giving us a blessing for good luck as well as some amulets. I wish I had more time to spend here and see the temple fully again, but it's a full day for us.