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A blog about our road trips on Route 66, Lincoln Highway, St. Louis, New York, Michigan, etc. (we have been to 37 States, 13 more to visit), about my love of hockey (NHL), football (NFL), coming to America, growing up in Viet Nam, humor that ain't funny and still a lot of ramblings!

Monday, October 16, 2006

TAKE ME OUT TO THE BALLGAME

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Someone told me that watching a baseball game is like watching grass grow! As mentioned in my profile, my favorite sports are hockey (NHL) a...

DEAL OR NO DEAL

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I enjoy watching the game show called Deal or No Deal. The show consists of one contestant each round, Mr. Howie Mandel is the host and 26 l...
Saturday, October 14, 2006

BLOOD MONEY

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Disclaimer: The following story is about my personal ordeal. The information is not intended to be used as suggestions or recommendations of...
Wednesday, October 11, 2006

MONEY DOWN THE DRAIN

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Last month we had our first unpleasant experience with sewer back up that resulted in minor overflow in our basement. It was around 8:30 p.m...
Tuesday, October 10, 2006

THE FOOLS

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There we re two incidents happened this past weekend that Mr. T could have featured in his new reality television show for TV Land, I Pity t...
Saturday, October 07, 2006

IN THE NEWS THIS WEEK

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What can a person buy with $125 million? How about a property with pricey marble and 24-karat gold fixtures decorate bathrooms? The famous s...
Monday, October 02, 2006

ROOTS

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It was a pleasant surprise when I found out about my Chinese roots in the book entitled, "China: Its Most Scenic Place - A Photographic...
Sunday, September 24, 2006

ALL IN A DAY'S WORK

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"You must have a lot of free time", an acquaitance said to me during a luncheon meeting. She made the comment after I shared with ...
Saturday, September 23, 2006

CONFESSIONS OF A RUNWAY MODEL

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No, I am not a runway model. I never was. I thought the title would be catchy because of the recent news about the banning of chopstick skin...

DON'T LOSE YOUR MARBLE

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I read from a self-help book that if you want to be productive, you must spend your time wisely. The author suggested that you put 52 marble...
Tuesday, September 19, 2006

MI CASA SU CASA

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I have been serving as a member of the City's Comprehensive Plan Steering Committee. I am one of the sixteen volunteers selected. We hav...
Wednesday, September 13, 2006

THE SUPERHIGHWAY OF WORLD WIDE WEB

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I finally purchased a laptop after almost a year since I asked my brother L for his advise. L shared with me his love of Mac computer and I ...
Monday, September 04, 2006

WATCH THE CLOSING DOORS

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"There was little debate and no one showed up to protest", Mr. Jeffery Whitteaker, Mayor of City of Valley Park, Missouri said. Th...
Saturday, September 02, 2006

THE LAND OF PLENTY

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"FREE order of 10 oven baked Brownie Squares with purchase of any Large pizza", the advertisement from Domino's Pizza stated. ...
Monday, August 28, 2006

CRUISE CONTROL

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"Cruise-Paramount split" the report about Paramount ended the 14-year business relationship with Mr. Tom Cruise, one of Hollywood...
Sunday, August 20, 2006

THE GOOD OLD DAYS

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I enjoyed The Andy Griffith Show. It is a black & white television show in 1960's. I don't care for the later shows after Don Kn...
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Saturday, August 19, 2006

ONE LIFE TO LIVE

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I never watched the popular television daytime soap opera called One Life to Live. I do believe that the title is exactly just that ONE LIFE...

TOO CLOSE FOR COMFORT

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I normally am a friendly person. I talk to strangers, especially at sport events. I would talk to strangers about the Detroit Red Wings or a...

YOU CAN'T TAKE IT WITH YOU

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"I want to be buried in my T-bird", my husband, C said. The T-bird is like a baby in our family since last August. C loves the car...

HOME SWEET HOME

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"Welcome Home", my younger sister, V. said when she called after I arrived in New York City (NYC) during a recent trip "home...
Friday, August 04, 2006

My First Entry Into Blogosphere

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Hello, world! It was a dark and stormy night... THANKS to my little brother, L. I finally created my very own blog. Not much to write yet. I...
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