Just so I could use the following pick-up line:

I want to share something with everyone: ASIANS ARE CRAZY.  We find any reason to celebrate, eat and drink.  For example, even though our family is Buddhist (well, on paper at least)…we celebrate Christmas.  Every year, we have a xmas tree with pretty lights and lots of presents underneath.  Even though xmas is about the birth of Jesus and all, we don’t really care, we JUST want presents.   This is actually normal in the Asian community.  We eat, drink and be merry, then open PRESENTS.  Thanks corporate America.

Another example, Thanksgiving.  We didn’t kill the Indians, we didn’t take their lands, we didn’t give them smallpox but yet, we are still Thankful.  Every year, our extended family come together and has a “traditional” Thanksgiving dinner with some fish sauce on the side. Who would have thought, Asians eating turkey…usually we eat duck without the duck sauce please.

Next, Chinese new years.  If you guys haven’t notice, I am Vietnamese. I know, I know, girls love Vietnamese guys, please hold your comments.  And yes, we love Pho and no, my mom is not in the nail business.  Anyways, about Chinese New Years, what did we do, we “borrowed” it and created Tet (aka Vietnamese New Years).  On that day we eat, drink and get red envelopes. Another thing we borrowed was Communism but lets not talk about that today.  Thanks China!

I think for next year, I am going to recommend celebrating Hanukkah and Ramadan.

Until then, regardless of who you are, where you come from or what you believe in, follow our family tradition – always find ways to have fun and celebrate the good times.

For today at least, happy holidays and happy birthday Jesus.

For all you law students out there… you’re probably done or close to done with finals.  That means its time to celebrate.  For all you attorneys out there, it will be a short work week with the holidays approaching… time to celebrate for you as well!  I know you will all be catching up on sleep, food, the internet and of course, alcohol!

For your entertainment, we’ve found an amusing way to spend part of your time off… Brobible has listed to the top 50 catch phrases from movies, tv shows, etc of the last decade.  So before you ring in 2010, check out this story (including video!) and let us know which is your favorite!

So Khoa & I went shopping for costumes for saturday, what we ultimately decided on will be a surprise, but here’s a sneak peak.
(Khoa as Tiger hiding a dragon in his pants)

(me as Bozo the cracked out clown)

(Khoa as his McStormy)

Here is a story from February of this year.  A lawyer purchased a box of very rare and expensive cigars, then insured them against, among other things, fire.  Within a month, having smoked his entire stockpile of these great cigars, the lawyer filed a claim against the insurance company.  In his claim, the lawyer stated the cigars were lost “in a series of small fires.”  Needless to say, the insurance company refused to pay, citing the obvious reason, that the man had consumed the cigars in the normal fashion.

The lawyer sued and WON $15,000!  But the story doesn’t end there…. read on!