Part II: Mission Accomplished

9 - Chivas On The Rocks (COTR)
3 - Glasses of Beer
3 - Sake Shots
2 - Mind Erasers
2 - Patron Shots
2 - Soco Lime Shots
1 - Yager Shot
1 - Red-Headed Slut
1 - Margarita Frozen Drink
1 - Jackie Moon Costume
1 - Deadly Virus
2 - Weeks of Hibernation

Later...

I survived my own Armageddon and lived another day to share the rest of my story behind the Vegas trip. How did I evolve from Invincible to Vulnerable? Well the last time we spoke, I was on my way to Vegas for Halloween. Driving non-stop up the I-15 to the tunes of my beloved iPhone 3G, we arrived in Sin City at warp speeds (3.5 hrs) following the yellow brick road to MGM. After all the boring stuff was taken care of, we finally SUITed up for HALLOWEEN Wonderland Tricks or Treats @ Jet Nightclub.

The Three Amigos

And how does Vegas welcome its awesome visitors? We get greeted by BOOTY everywhere. YES FOLLOW THE YELLOW BRICK ROAD!

Booty Ultimatum

I always wondered why guys go to clubs with the mentality that they are going to score, when in fact nothing will happen if you do not MAN-UP and approach. It is a sad reality when most of us just end up getting buzzed or drunk, and drunk-calling every female on our contact list. Yes I admit I have had those moments also. Like Kelvin has said, "Initiating the conversation is half the battle." Live in the MOMENT and go ALL-IN! (Man I love using CAPS-LOCK)...My two-cents of the day. Now back to my journey....

My adventure began in JET in search for my Semi-Ho. It was like finding a needle in a hay stack, actually not really...its HO-LLOWEEN! There is one in every corner. I activated my sonar beacon attempting to detect an ounce of Ho-ness in this venue. HO......HO......HO...HOHOHOHOHO. I found her! My lucky winner was a Katharine McPhee look-alike, so I began spitting some game "BLAH BLAH BLAH BLAH BLAH BLAH...I'm a Semi-Pro looking for a Semi-Ho". She threw up her hands with proud and honor, and shouted "I'M A SEMI-HO!". She was the chosen one. I bought her a Yager shot as her reward (I could of saved $$$, but Ivan bought us the rounds). Then I took her hand and gave her the KTL tour around the club, danced like no tomorrow, took a few puffs from her cigarette, and made out with Katharine "I'm A Semi-Ho" McPhee look-alike while exhaling the nicotine back into her mouth. One of my pet peeves is kissing a girl who smokes, but I had to admit that particular moment was HOT! Yes boys and girls smoking is bad for you; therefore, you never inhale, but only exhale...LOL. Everything escalated with good momentum. She even introduced me to her friends. However, that is when I finally ran into a brick wall. She started getting hysterical asking me to look for $300 that she supposedly lost. After making laps around the dance floor in search of her missing treasure (it felt like running a mini-10K), I decided to bail. Maybe, if I stuck around I would of scored. The story of my life. So, I pretended like nothing happened and decided to rejoin Disco-B and Ivan "The Stimulus" Package. And this is what I found:

Kimichi Loving

Ivan Found A Home Buyer

After a night of drinking, Pho is PHOTASTIC!

Pho @ Pho Kim Long

Initially, we decided take it easy on our 2nd night in Vegas. I mean can we really party two nights in a row? Are we equipped both physically and mentally to go back into the battle field? After fully digesting our delicious Korean BBQ meal, the initial thought quickly evaporated into thin air. I guess shots of soju and glasses of beer changes your mind as quick as Usain Bolt. To facilitate our partying ways, we decide to continue our escapades in MGM. This time we all SUITed up in white...HAHA! First stop was TABU. They call it an ultra lounge, but its just another word for mini-club.

Here We Go Again

How many places can you actually: 1) Party 2) Step outside for a bit 3) Win some money @ the tables 4) Go back into the club and party some more = V + E + G + A + S.

Here We Go Again: Take 2

So now the question is how did I contract the deadly virus that would eventually take me out of commission for two weeks? Haha...another day another story. VIA LAS VEGAS!

Part 1: Semi-Pro Looking For A Semi-Ho

After watching "What Happens In Vegas" (starring Ashton Kutcher), I had an epiphany about the last time I actually went to Sin City. It happened last year for my buddy's bachelor party. In LA standards that's a freakin long time. No wonder a certain level of emptiness has created a huge void in my life. Like a drug addict, I needed a quick fix. I need some wrong in my life. No other place does this any better than the 5-letter word, V-E-G-A-S. We use the alphabet game to learn our ABCs. This is what I use to remind me of the sacred place:

V ixens
E rotic Adventures (Sapphires, Deja-Vu...do I need to continue)
G irls Girls Girls (Motely Crue style)
A ll-U-Can Eat/Drink (TI has the best lunch buffet....hello Beef Stew noodles)
S oberphobia (Chivas On The Rocks)

So I answered the WHY, the question is WHEN. Drumroll please....10/31, Halloween! There have been some great combinations in our lifetime:

Adam and Eve, Sugar and Spice, Rocky and Bullwinkle, Jordan and Pippen, Redbull and Vodka

But nothing I MEAN NOTHING beats Vegas and Halloween. Move over Frankenstein, Vegas + Halloween = HO-LLOWEN. ITS ALIVE ITS ALIVE!!! So who is brave enough to venture up the I-15 to a place filled with a smorgasbord of desires and pleasures. Do I see a raise of 3 hands? I will take the passion of SUITING UP as Jackie Moon from Semi-Pro. Bobby will super transform to Disco Bobb-E and dance to the beats of Saturday Night Fever. For Ivan, your going to have to see it to believe it. He has the perfect stimulus package to rescue Vegas...HAHA. I'll post all our costumes in Part 2 of this blog entry. So I hope everyone enjoys their wicked weekend. Trick or treat, give me someone sweet to eat!

Peace!