All-Cambolian Classic 2008

This past weekend it was the time for the second annual All-Cambolian Classic softball game. The team captains were Nana and Kevin. The teams were the Sake Bombers (red) and the Bluekake (blue). Vân and I were on the same team, the Sake Bombers, this time.


We won 18-4. That's quite a comeback from loosing 32-33 last year. There seemed to be better defense this year: a more focused infield and much fewer errors. On the offense side, we played good "small" ball, running out grounders and getting contact when we needed it. We had one HR from Mark, Duy's roommate. Meanwhile the Bluekake couldn't drop it in for a solid base hit. They started to get warm in a few frames, but most innings went by quietly.

We even played 9 innings this year!



After the game, some of the guys played a few rounds of home run derby. I'm not sure who won that, but no one was getting as many home runs as we thought was possible since the field was so short.

All in all, everyone liked this field much better. After the game we decided to head back to our house for Korean BBQ and some cool conversation. We started to finish off the snacks we had left over from the game. Vân and I had to force the leftovers onto our friends.

March Madness

The month of March was pretty crazy this year: Easter, family drama, visiting families, planning the Europe trip, a week of double time at work for me, and several days of overtime for Vân. Still despite all the craziness, we were able to go to Knott's and attend a friend's wedding.

Knott's Berry Farm
Happiest Place West of Anaheim

Apart from one trip with ALP during Halloween Haunt, I haven't been to Knott's since I was a little kid. At that time I didn't know how cool roller coasters were. So when Vân and I went, I made sure we went on Montezuma's Revenge and Boomerang. GhostRider, however, was absolutely the craziest of the rides we went on. If I didn't have a belly full of chocolate fudge sundae, we would have probably went on Accelerator and Silver Bullet. Maybe next time.

Princess's Wedding
or: Where we met the coolest guy in the world

We also just attended a wedding for a friend of Vân. Michelle and Evan were there, too. I also met some of Vân's other friends:

I also learned that Filipino people really like to line dance and - like most Asians - love to sing.


The best part of the evening, however, was seeing the coolest guy in the world - their photographer. He stood with authority, dressed like James Bond, and shot his camera gangsta style.