A couple weeks ago, Cherise and I hit the waters of Newport Harbour. The vessel was Destiny, and the occasion was Albert and Junko’s wedding.

I’ve known Albert since 2001 or so, and he and Junko had been together long before that. I started playing violin that year, and enquired with the music department at UCI as to where I could find a teacher. They gave me Albert’s phone number, and it quickly became apparent that he was a bit of a screwball. Naturally, we hit it off pretty well.

On Tuesday, I met with Eric, Mary, and Matthew. This was something of a first for me, as I’d only met Eric before via Xanga, and I believe Eric and Matthew had never met face to face either. As we’re all avid photographers, we decided we couldn’t pass up the chance to meet when Eric came down to Southern CA for a few days.

Let me just caution to everyone- sandstone is slippery. It looks and feels solid. It isn’t. That is all.

This photo above was taken on my last day in Hyderabad, obviously outside a McDonalds. McDonalds in India is quite a bit different, by the way- all the menu items are noted with either a green or red dot, indicating whether or not the item is vegetarian. (One good looking vegetarian option was a falafel burger, but I didn’t try it. Did I really come all this way just to eat at McDonalds? Well, kind readers, rest assured that I’m kicking myself now. (I did try some chocolate shake though, which was excellent. Hey, look at that, embedded parentheses!!!))

Anyway, the time has finally come. This is my last India entry, as of this trip anyway. I thought I’d take a brief moment here for we three of our little band.