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Day 10. Yikes.

Just so you know, I am doing this to raise awareness and money to support the Prostate Cancer Foundation, LIVESTRONG, and the Movember Foundation. Would love your support here.

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Movember Update

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I must have been a little kid the last time I saw the Blue Angels. I got to relive some of those airshow memories on a Saturday trip to SF, where Fleet Week brought the Blue Angels to the city.

From Blue Angels

We got to the city a bit late so we missed a lot of the other airplanes. Plus, we stood around waiting for the Muni for 15+ minutes as tram after tram passed us, crammed with people. Historic cable car on Line F! Pfffffff :p If they upgraded that line they could make a…

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I finally got around to posting some photos I took while I was in Hyderabad and Singapore. You can check them out here: India | Singapore.

A couple things to note:

1. I love Singapore Airlines. It was just as nice as my Emirates flight, without the 16 plane ride from SFO to DXB. However, the layover for an hour in Seoul/Hong Kong extended the journey to a similar length. If only it was one of those A380s. I really want to try one of those out.

2. Bad movies make the journey even longer….

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This is my fifth trip to India and everyone in the office is telling me I should buy a house here. Given the housing market in Silicon Valley, it’s not a bad idea!

For some reason, I did extremely well with the jetlag here. Last November I was completely wrecked when I flew out here for a week – couldn’t sleep, woke up at 3 or 4am, and was just exhausted the whole time. This time, I’ve been sleeping around 10PM – 1AM and up at 7 – 8AM. I don’t have any good ideas on why I’ve done better; I…

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Watch out 5 hour energy drink!

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It was only a matter of time

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calling it “voices in the mist” will work.

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If you want me to buy your sake

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http://famousobjectsfromclassicmovies.com/ is pretty awesome!

Got 70 correct, 31 incorrect. Proudest moment was getting Battleship Potemkin, a Soviet film I watched in a Russian literature class in my freshman year at Stanford.

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Too much fun

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Oh man, one of the best meals over. Getting omakase means you can write your name in the fridge door! Salmon onigiri with bonito flakes ; grilled flounder and 7 other courses = JAPANESE FOOD HEAVEN. Hachi ju Hachi – I can’t wait to go back!

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Hachi Ju Hachi

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Spent the first day of 2011 on the slopes of Heavenly. Looking forward to whatever this year has in store!

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Happy 2011

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What a great 2010! Bringing in the new year with friends on the slopes of Heavenly. Looking forward to what 2011 has in store.

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On the way to Tahoe for New Years!