The Closing Of A Chapter In My Life....XXs

9.20.08

The conclusion to my 20s, ended with an awesome Birthday weekend. In many ways, you can think of Super Saturday as the official ending to what was a memorable summer. The LAM Clan Birthday Slam (say that 5 times in a row..haha) Beach Party was a total success, drawing together our closest friends to partake in such a grand spectacle (move over Beijing Olympics). How many people can say they witnessed an Iron Chef Cookoff competition, Superbowl XXX, and American Idol all in one day....PRICELESS!

I'm not going to give you a recap of what went on this past Saturday; however, I do have the LamChop awards for the stud and studdette performances.

Santa's Lil Helpers Award = David, Phi, and Trinh. Thanks for showing up early and setting up guys.

Best Line of The Day = "Is this the real size of a football? It is soooo BIG!" by Becky "Beck Beck" Zhou.

Biggest Asssssets Award = Gotta go to our neighbors, Jugs R' Us and their twins(Blond and Brunette chick). If anyone has pictures of them, please forward it to me.

Iron Chef Award = Who would prevail in the Bacon battle in Kitchen Stadium? Iron Chef Korea or Iron Chef China? There were suppose to be 3 judges; however, Ivan and I could only find ourselves to to do the judging...

Ivan picked Iron Chef Korea.
I picked Iron Chef China.
You be the judge. I'll put a poll to the right of this blog for you to vote.

Superbowl XXX Offensive MVP Award = I nominated Myself, since I had a spectacular offensive showing throwing for 2 Touchdowns and 1 Touchdown reception (Fanatasy football stud in my book).

Superbowl XXX Defensive MVP Award = I gotta give it up to my best friend, Kelvin. He was all over the place making interceptions, pass deflections, and tackles.

Superbowl XXX 6th "Wo"Men Award = Gotta give it up to my offensive line, BD: Becky and Daisy. I wouldn't be able to stand in the pocket comfortably if it weren't for them. Plus I had a nice booty view....LOL.

I Got The Munchies Award = Gotta give it up to Dominick (Actually his Mom...Thx Auntie!) for providing all sorts of Balls: Fishballs, Squid balls, and Shrimp balls. I never experienced a group of people thirsting for tasty balls.

Bring Out The Family Award = The Bute Family...Awesome to see Kent/Amei + Baby Girl/John come out to the beach once again.

I Just Came For The Food Award = Christoper Chan and Christine...HAHA JK, you know I love you guys. This award could apply to everyone who attended...Ivan Who? Kenneth Who?

The Drunk Award = I know many wanted this one....but only one can be crowned. Our winner is Aileen. Trinh was a close second; however, Aileen turned it up in the 4th quarter by puking.

Best Song Award = Sweeet Caroline....BAH BAH BAHHHHHHH.....SO GOOD SO GOOD SO GOOD!

William Hung Award = Only one person comes to mind....Michael Lee!

National Geographic Photography Award = Julie and Jinie for their awesome play-by-play snapshots of the festivities. Without them, everything would of been just a blurrrrr....Here are their links:


http://picasaweb.google.com/julie.tran/IvanAndKennethSBdayIronChefEdition
http://picasaweb.google.com/JinieK/HuntingtonBeachIvanKennethBday?authkey=vAYqzpiUd0s

Videos:
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Video 5

I can't think of any other awards. However, I wanna thank everyone for coming out and showing your support. It was a blessing to see those close to us celebrate the most important birthday weekend of all....HAHA

My First Purchase....

OMG! What a revelation! I finally made my first purchase from iTunes...LOL. Actually, I bought Celion Dion tickets, and Ticketmaster hooked me up with 3 Free Complimentary downloads. What song did I use it on? Since I had a hard time finding this song on the Internet, I decided to BUY T.I.'s Whatever You Like...

Stacks on deck, patron on ice
We can pop bottles all night
Baby you can have whatever you like
Said whatever you like (Yeah)
Late night sex so wet and so tight
Gas up the jet for you tonight and baby you can go where ever you like
I said you can go where ever you like



1 down, 2 to go. Any suggestions on what else I should use my downloads on?

1:14AM....Still Not Asleep

As I sit here typing on my Apple Wireless Keyboard (which kicks ass), I just witnessed the World Premiere of My Best Friend's New Blog Site Kelvin's Tidbits. Even after mowing the lawn and swimming, I still have energy to blog on my site, leave comments on other sites, and share my thoughts to the world. Some things spinning inside the great mind of mine:

1. Turning Dirrrrty soon...Yes I will soon will be known as XXX.

2. "Super Nintendo, Sega Genesis..." Trying to decide whether to get this T-shirt Click Here.

3. Thinking if my fantasy team will go on a tear this week.

4. And yes my GMATs...SIGH

My mind is about to go into hibernation mode...zzzz. **SLEEP MODE ACTIVATED**

Nike Human Race: Los Angeles 8.31.08

8.31.08

On a single day, the world stopped to run together as a Human Race. I never thought I would participate in a race, or even run. What began as means to see Kanye West perform live and for charity purposes (I donated to the WWF), slowly evolved into an addiction for running. My brother and I trained on a weekly basis leading up to the big race. Run after run, I increased the distance and intensity level. Not only was running physically challenging, but it also tested every ounce of your mental capacity. I thought swimming was tough, but the rigors of running pushes you even more, constantly challenging how far you can elevate your focus and determination to cross the finish line. I truly admire the individuals who run marathons, and the dedication committed to it. Mucho respecto!

On the day of the race, I was quite nervous. Thoughts of uncertainty flooded my mind. How well am I going to do? Is my knee going to hold up? All thoughts were brushed aside when I looked and absorbed the grand stage I stood in front of. Good friends and thousands of individuals, here on this day to dedicate every once of sweat to one single cause, the Human Race. We all did really well for our first race, and partied afterwards like no tomorrow to the beats of KANYE and COMMON!!!

Since we like running so much (and we all bought so much Nike gear for the Human Race...hey gotta run with stylez), our next 10K run will take place in Manhattan Beach on 10/4 @ 7:30AM. For more details, Click Here and preregister online before 9/22 to pay only $25. Hope to see everyone there.

My Bib Number

Determination...Almost There!

Ivan, You Can Do It!!!

Ivan Huffing and Puffing

Yes! Placed 3185/12000 runners.

Next Time It Won't Be That Close