Some Pictures from
November, 2005 - January, 2006

Rod visited. We went to the Disney Music Hall.
Strolling around the Disney Music Hall in Downtown LA.
A fountain at the Disney Music Hall.
Rod and I visited Long Beach where we toured the Aquarium and the Queen Mary.
On board the Queen Mary. (Is there a ghost sitting in that chair?)
The mast of the Queen Mary.
Engine exhaust on the Queen Mary.
A port entry door & view of Long Beach from inside the Queen Mary.
From the Queen Mary foredeck.
For Thanksgiving Joe & Ray & I went to Las Vegas and, of course, stayed and played at the Hard Rock Hotel.
Thanksgiving dinner was hosted by Nicole at her sister's place. Here you see Joe, Ray & Nicole before dinner.
Joe & Nicole having Thanksgiving Dinner.
Joe and I took a trip to Panama City, Panama.
We had some business to attend to.
See. Joe even tried to read a business magazine.
Traffic in Panama City is a little crazy. They have "red devils" which are buses used for transportation. Too dangerous for us though.
The view from our hotel toward the Pacific Ocean.
The Hotel El Panama was very pretty.
They have a swim-up pool bar, like in Vegas at the Hard Rock.
At Tinajas restarurant we ate traditional Panamanian food, saw traditional dancing and drank of Panamanian rum!
Panamanian music.
Panamanian dancing.
Guys dance too. And they bark at the women. I don't know why though.
Ornate dresses.
The big finale.
Visiting the Panama Canal.
Driving a boat through the canal. (Convincing isn't it?)
Watching boats move through the canal.
Our driver.
A view of the locks in the canal.
Me and the big boat behind me.
The bridge of the Americas.
A view of the city from the Causeway area.
The Causeway and its views were my favorite part.
The Rockefeller Christmas Tree. I was in New York in early December.
Noelle's birthday dinner at Benihana. The onion volcano.
My Buddha Mai Tai.
Ali and her super spicy dinner at Benihana.
Noelle's birthday cake.
On a visit to Florida for Christmas, I saw my best friend and her daughter Emily.
There's April!
Dad and Bucky, their Italian greyhound.
Playing cards with cookies, brie and pastry and wine. Oh yea, and with my mother and grandmother too!
My brother and sister-in-law, the newlyweds.
Family dinner at the Melting Pot.
It wouldn't be Christmas without Mickey at my parents' house.
Back in LA, recovery dinner with Ali and Noelle at the Grove.
My first golf game ever! I lost by only two strokes. (At Los Feliz.)
Noelle had a bad game.. or was trying to make me feel like less of a loser.
I like golfing!
Ali & Matt watch Noelle hit out of the brush.
Ali, the super-competitor, squats and drivers.
Noelle and Matt contemplate their strategies. Matt got his first birdie that day!
New Year's Eve was a bust, but I still had some champagne.
Audrey, Joel's girlfriend, also had some champagne. Perhaps too much!
Joel watched more than he drank.
Noelle shows up on New Year's Day to eat all my leftovers.
Kaizar is as chill as ever in 2006.
Ali has the Golden Globe munchies.
Brian and Cara (my brother and sister-in-law) enjoy sunset at Santa Monica.
Downtown LA from the Hollywood Hills.
We hiked up to see the Hollywood sign.
A view from the top.
At the very top!
Victorious!
More of me!
Brian and Cara at Disneyland.
Joel and Audrey at Disneyland.
Brian and Cara in front of the Disneyland castle.
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