San Diego & Las Vegas Business Trip/Vacation

September '00. Click on thumbnail to see larger picture.

in september i returned to san diego for some last minute urgent business meetings. luckily i was able to join kasey's 1st birthday party, and take a few days off and hit the slots!! but first--i had a heavy agenda for california restaurants.

kasey, michelle, allyn, and dawn

after the bath, in her new muumuu from
kapaia stitchery in lihue!

visiting all of my favorite california
landmarks...

oscar's!!! there is no substitute!!

nor is there a substitute for spices thai's
penang curry with chicken, spicy level 4!
yes, i can get penang curry in singapore
but it is not exactly the same.

i had to hit pollo loco
for my mexican chicken ceaser
burrito! i missed mexican
food a LOT. especially
guacamole.

shien's sushi pig-out not shown!!
also on the agenda: charthouse, cheesecake
factory, and club sandwich at coco's...

and then...

what a great experience, to get in a car for the first time in 3 months and drive 350 miles to vegas at night across the california desert (albeit without a driver's license--shhhhh....).

ahh, the bright lights...
first stay at mirage. in my mind, mirage is
really the grand dame of las vegas.
bellagio & venetian & paris are just
newcomer poseurs.
allyn had great luck in vegas. we played
monopoly "advance to boardwalk" game
in every casino.

at the new alladin hotel & casino...
...with attached megamall,
desert passage
of course my usual luck was with me.
here i am with $500. yes, 5 racks,
each holding 100 $1 dollar coins. i
wondered how i would carry these to the
cashier but the block attendant just handed
me 5 $100 bills. but we will forever blame
each other: allyn for suggesting i put in only
2 coins, and me for actually taking his
advice and then winning a $100 jackpot
that otherwise would have been $200.

but i was winning plenty anyways.
most sucky job: when the lion takes
a piss against the plexiglass wall, the
attendant has to come out and wipe
it up so as to not obscure the view.
at mgm's lion exhibit.

ah, the open road...
although my first 24 hours driving
was a crash-course (almost literally)
in how to drive again...
happy hour for my birthday at chevy's.
got to show off my tiny nokia phone and
gorge on guacamole (did i mention i
really missed guacamole?)

having lived in singapore gives me a much greater appreciation of california and makes me realize i haven't been taking advantage of it has to offer. in california i have so much at my doorstep: world-class restaurants, beach, world-class mountains, snow, camping, l.a., san fran, vegas, hawaii...with an ambient temperature that lets us be out-of-doors nearly all year round. in singapore i've been feeling very cooped up inside for the last few months, trapped by the heat, nothing to do but shop.

i have met a lot of people who are dying to live in the u.s. but because of numerous obstacles cannot. so i feel pretty lucky to get to go back to san diego.

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ahh, the bright lights...	first stay at mirage. in my mind, mirage is really the grand dame of las vegas. bellagio & venetian & paris are just newcomer poseurs.	allyn had great luck in vegas. we played monopoly "advance to boardwalk" game in every casino.
at the new alladin hotel & casino...	...with attached megamall, desert passage	of course my usual luck was with me. here i am with $500. yes, 5 racks, each holding 100 $1 dollar coins. i wondered how i would carry these to the cashier but the block attendant just handed me 5 $100 bills. but we will forever blame each other: allyn for suggesting i put in only 2 coins, and me for actually taking his advice and then winning a $100 jackpot that otherwise would have been $200.
but i was winning plenty anyways.	most sucky job: when the lion takes a piss against the plexiglass wall, the attendant has to come out and wipe it up so as to not obscure the view. at mgm's lion exhibit.
ah, the open road...	although my first 24 hours driving was a crash-course (almost literally) in how to drive again...	happy hour for my birthday at chevy's. got to show off my tiny nokia phone and gorge on guacamole (did i mention i really missed guacamole?)