tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-90331865798986696822024-03-19T15:22:39.807-06:00Lam FamilyUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger187125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9033186579898669682.post-23032727264771400212008-07-11T07:40:00.000-06:002008-07-11T07:41:05.881-06:00July 4th Festivities!<a href='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjk_oaZjzJzplMokQVWTA10jP8Lu5eh8bKie2gcIF2_GU_l36VB_wJ_Up65FQeRGphUiUebT7vtYhUvbXZRqMdUkn4J9iESYx0KqqVm2sk-GUvxAHhwhREK6KcoiiWJHjr1NhxPYJzGLPgn/s1600-h/IMG_0001-11.jpg'><img src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjk_oaZjzJzplMokQVWTA10jP8Lu5eh8bKie2gcIF2_GU_l36VB_wJ_Up65FQeRGphUiUebT7vtYhUvbXZRqMdUkn4J9iESYx0KqqVm2sk-GUvxAHhwhREK6KcoiiWJHjr1NhxPYJzGLPgn/s160/IMG_0001-11.jpg' border='0' alt=''style='clear:both;float:left; margin:0px 10px 10px 0;' /></a> <br /><a href='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhY1AQyb9n63IGFauZ1RNfqykx2VijBJxApE4PAIHgg42ya21_4Go8YU7qYIkKl4MoT8egKkj7dsV8-ERm5DrpnymgVpGhv8Ia6YC39IihFiqlBzEYnVaA-xfi1RZkgiUZdlOeHUD80eOsc/s1600-h/IMG_0006-8.jpg'><img src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhY1AQyb9n63IGFauZ1RNfqykx2VijBJxApE4PAIHgg42ya21_4Go8YU7qYIkKl4MoT8egKkj7dsV8-ERm5DrpnymgVpGhv8Ia6YC39IihFiqlBzEYnVaA-xfi1RZkgiUZdlOeHUD80eOsc/s160/IMG_0006-8.jpg' border='0' alt=''style='clear:both;float:left; margin:0px 10px 10px 0;' /></a> <br /><a href='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6OZlmrRqff7uPljKrt5VK1KN1YTcJyxfevlnKIO5t_8fYV1ay9lReFjlCRG4DrnLIRw_89K5DFFA-lmNbbnYN1Aa_MTsH6Gu_OXOd1okd_apYhEtVren713DHQKdD2d54VFRFN70rkZrx/s1600-h/IMG_0014-4.jpg'><img src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6OZlmrRqff7uPljKrt5VK1KN1YTcJyxfevlnKIO5t_8fYV1ay9lReFjlCRG4DrnLIRw_89K5DFFA-lmNbbnYN1Aa_MTsH6Gu_OXOd1okd_apYhEtVren713DHQKdD2d54VFRFN70rkZrx/s160/IMG_0014-4.jpg' border='0' alt=''style='clear:both;float:left; margin:0px 10px 10px 0;' /></a> <br /><br />Here we have some pics of our festivities at the Bellevue downtown park! An exciting time for all!<div style='clear:both; text-align:LEFT'><a href='http://picasa.google.com/blogger/' target='ext'><img src='http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif' alt='Posted by Picasa' style='border: 0px none ; padding: 0px; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial;' align='middle' border='0' /></a></div>Nicolas Lamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11342189997327177341noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9033186579898669682.post-23371470085685878202008-06-08T17:23:00.003-06:002008-06-09T21:32:26.562-06:00To Be Continued on a New Blog!Since blogspot has limited the number of photos on our blog and we've reached the maximum, to see the continuation of our adventures, please see <a href="http://simplylam.blogspot.com/">http://SimplyLam.blogspot.com</a>.Nicolas Lamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11342189997327177341noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9033186579898669682.post-39098021915291508912008-05-23T18:55:00.005-06:002008-05-23T19:07:28.833-06:00In New Ulm<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5NYL0V5bKPPToV5P_HRrZ3_PFaVZwFore5ynMchs3OTYDUE1NRtqEJvoCOUb-d1Kmvt-fXm_Ffx88G9wT-6_oLsxsMijeF6c5cSK3eter-IH1LE7H11bPcjETJH_GMDkjUqtp9P1fx9En/s1600-h/IMG_0008-1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5NYL0V5bKPPToV5P_HRrZ3_PFaVZwFore5ynMchs3OTYDUE1NRtqEJvoCOUb-d1Kmvt-fXm_Ffx88G9wT-6_oLsxsMijeF6c5cSK3eter-IH1LE7H11bPcjETJH_GMDkjUqtp9P1fx9En/s400/IMG_0008-1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5203744432066237490" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGIx7PM6lzR_-RGUKUvPWS_hHrsJnWRSAAC0ofezdVMPTveueiABPQUdiJgW5bSsi0exrr5_vfxmj0eFiaMFM9E3jvcZHZm6g7Joey6LukuN3MCPAQ-covrDaduSfmftgSfyccZmZyLxRC/s1600-h/IMG_0009-1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGIx7PM6lzR_-RGUKUvPWS_hHrsJnWRSAAC0ofezdVMPTveueiABPQUdiJgW5bSsi0exrr5_vfxmj0eFiaMFM9E3jvcZHZm6g7Joey6LukuN3MCPAQ-covrDaduSfmftgSfyccZmZyLxRC/s400/IMG_0009-1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5203744436361204802" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcHGWOsVLnO06Ub51FGi6u8dHvJbgnPjmjZDoopo9MjwaoUdz4zLZKIkKbqslJq89-kBEIHDvbuQAlkqEb8i019adr7OzVs6mUI8yj3MtvqOmY8mq8Q9aS-5shScDKlF5fNlh0CcvyHPIu/s1600-h/IMG_0013-1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcHGWOsVLnO06Ub51FGi6u8dHvJbgnPjmjZDoopo9MjwaoUdz4zLZKIkKbqslJq89-kBEIHDvbuQAlkqEb8i019adr7OzVs6mUI8yj3MtvqOmY8mq8Q9aS-5shScDKlF5fNlh0CcvyHPIu/s400/IMG_0013-1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5203744440656172114" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMSl99H7Oj4TU1FsOXyTFlPDf9E3XtXC-YR4ET5CaLIPnhU8aQ8Ajf-1H7VjXvnK3oz4lKYB4GNx0KiS1Eci-qUqVWBlu5vlQnb2wlYjCoWGTenVkegFRX8Igc7PxtuIMAmgF7xzM68Wj9/s1600-h/IMG_0027.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMSl99H7Oj4TU1FsOXyTFlPDf9E3XtXC-YR4ET5CaLIPnhU8aQ8Ajf-1H7VjXvnK3oz4lKYB4GNx0KiS1Eci-qUqVWBlu5vlQnb2wlYjCoWGTenVkegFRX8Igc7PxtuIMAmgF7xzM68Wj9/s400/IMG_0027.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5203744440656172130" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1tTfaIwVTEj638bTPnbK6ASXKCK_6zuZ31xnGs7ma9__waMLDxXFAmVK0sDfzpi0RLKCjtb_a_PPJUVxwUYf2M7WdU3FyOg1sZaJEuk6MA8PHA9ITK55m9Ffn8bhY4_8kkVznY31S-jHY/s1600-h/IMG_0019.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1tTfaIwVTEj638bTPnbK6ASXKCK_6zuZ31xnGs7ma9__waMLDxXFAmVK0sDfzpi0RLKCjtb_a_PPJUVxwUYf2M7WdU3FyOg1sZaJEuk6MA8PHA9ITK55m9Ffn8bhY4_8kkVznY31S-jHY/s400/IMG_0019.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5203744444951139442" /></a><br />Our family is now reaching the end of our time spent in Minnesota. We were lucky enough to get a nice vacation and some time spent with family before our Seattle summer adventure begins. We'll be leaving for Seattle on May 27. We've had a fantastic time here in Minnesota doing all the "New Ulm things" that were on our list. We've climbed Herman the German, we've eaten at the Kaiserhoff, we've bicycled all over town with Nina in a great bike trailer, seen the Glockenspiel, enjoyed the freedom of a car, and watched Nina get super excited over silos, cows, horses and tractors! We'll be posting more pictures of our Minnesota escapades as soon as we get time to upload them. Hope everyone is well!Nicolas Lamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11342189997327177341noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9033186579898669682.post-67696979396976661092008-04-27T12:32:00.000-06:002008-04-27T12:36:24.528-06:00More spring pictures<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjb24haUXzzETKOgGBOfLx-u94ftwgH1sdvy9wS4nD6FxlZqQqTbjh9M_o04jK6inRTO0zHlf9E2pWkD23XJtgRsKWWQt-IuU_gszgGnCB_c5dLBbRpzkBozoSn9SaNSz7TxVbe4L7BhtWf/s1600-h/IMG_0030.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjb24haUXzzETKOgGBOfLx-u94ftwgH1sdvy9wS4nD6FxlZqQqTbjh9M_o04jK6inRTO0zHlf9E2pWkD23XJtgRsKWWQt-IuU_gszgGnCB_c5dLBbRpzkBozoSn9SaNSz7TxVbe4L7BhtWf/s400/IMG_0030.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5193995640225206866" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgswoez1lWXEFANKhdRFi_Xa94gBFZsIU7acXeeVM4g3OV-DnZ2IxRKew3501_f263qtiuC7w54ZCKGwj3_KlTwGMf1nzzH1PkHZ0xpS-QRq7LAD_gfF-VqXOnBZZnP9b-hUxHG5CBllvzW/s1600-h/IMG_0020-5.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgswoez1lWXEFANKhdRFi_Xa94gBFZsIU7acXeeVM4g3OV-DnZ2IxRKew3501_f263qtiuC7w54ZCKGwj3_KlTwGMf1nzzH1PkHZ0xpS-QRq7LAD_gfF-VqXOnBZZnP9b-hUxHG5CBllvzW/s400/IMG_0020-5.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5193995640225206882" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7Eh-0Lh9zZ663chs31tKNJeK9ceSilpS-WXLJ1aTZqgUJceDQwEYraQda6PYuT3CIH6QxyTDVtuSo4beZdTcQAfifUrOZGX3c9R8UgN3CcRGjsNFXM9_ZLnFccBFWjZtLXT0UXXMLawAG/s1600-h/IMG_0020-4.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7Eh-0Lh9zZ663chs31tKNJeK9ceSilpS-WXLJ1aTZqgUJceDQwEYraQda6PYuT3CIH6QxyTDVtuSo4beZdTcQAfifUrOZGX3c9R8UgN3CcRGjsNFXM9_ZLnFccBFWjZtLXT0UXXMLawAG/s400/IMG_0020-4.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5193995644520174194" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4tS6JC1yJ9LjxcpdkgEGNqgasQJayFLLQ9n7OciZQrNWJAAILY5DwyAZJmwsGc2ojRHlTAqSRejSmOTilIInIfh28HTtaK-5VtX2dUFURHq3Fb-YsvJge4IoquXHkwE85EbnWgh_eSWHS/s1600-h/IMG_0028.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4tS6JC1yJ9LjxcpdkgEGNqgasQJayFLLQ9n7OciZQrNWJAAILY5DwyAZJmwsGc2ojRHlTAqSRejSmOTilIInIfh28HTtaK-5VtX2dUFURHq3Fb-YsvJge4IoquXHkwE85EbnWgh_eSWHS/s400/IMG_0028.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5193995648815141506" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_k3XShXEuEUW6U6T280iSfmk39EYpUNPhh4QCAzEUWZhjWiLYzOC87ZC8rOPZ3AwcbxNLs6CfXbVr3Tr2z8A9cEinYBTTb_Orf9GfuXyVnn6kRH-0E-gCDXOKX3fY-YXoK2Un6O1bY519/s1600-h/IMG_0026.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_k3XShXEuEUW6U6T280iSfmk39EYpUNPhh4QCAzEUWZhjWiLYzOC87ZC8rOPZ3AwcbxNLs6CfXbVr3Tr2z8A9cEinYBTTb_Orf9GfuXyVnn6kRH-0E-gCDXOKX3fY-YXoK2Un6O1bY519/s400/IMG_0026.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5193995653110108818" /></a>Nicolas Lamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11342189997327177341noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9033186579898669682.post-13055076746328987692008-04-27T12:22:00.004-06:002008-04-27T12:32:52.390-06:00Spring in New York CitySpring has sprung! The weather here in New York City has been fabulous lately. We've been enjoying the 70's and spending our days in the parks around the city. Nina has been loving sandals, sun dresses, shorts, swings and slides. We've had some picnics in Central Park and enjoyed one last ride on the carousel before we leave for the summer. Enjoy some pictures we've taken this spring. I'll be posting more above. I hope everyone is enjoying spring as much as we are!<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEid-wfwhOWXQIFyKo0F4Siis_kyKoRnXXGTUq2peU1_JU9hKLBJBVQrQDUKPqm4ijXP18U6RxCg0pNvWlujIw2Rr3PLN8Nfo691WNUL-xYSYQd0TvyS-SA6eod7rpOUjK7Iahd4gISnqFDU/s1600-h/IMG_0010-5.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEid-wfwhOWXQIFyKo0F4Siis_kyKoRnXXGTUq2peU1_JU9hKLBJBVQrQDUKPqm4ijXP18U6RxCg0pNvWlujIw2Rr3PLN8Nfo691WNUL-xYSYQd0TvyS-SA6eod7rpOUjK7Iahd4gISnqFDU/s400/IMG_0010-5.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5193994244360835586" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtKGaGsgVb3wVQAuDi4LQrTH4RXioGOc80v4Hp8rXY0jNRLr7hVdRdTKoka6869vY02FRRfh3rAbtagPidculwTDHEtcriAbRg2BxXnUC-mKDQjyDR7jLIw2-H-bn_-zk3XHPhm8rI52Ih/s1600-h/IMG_0015-4.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtKGaGsgVb3wVQAuDi4LQrTH4RXioGOc80v4Hp8rXY0jNRLr7hVdRdTKoka6869vY02FRRfh3rAbtagPidculwTDHEtcriAbRg2BxXnUC-mKDQjyDR7jLIw2-H-bn_-zk3XHPhm8rI52Ih/s400/IMG_0015-4.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5193994248655802898" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBSNNZqmTCF_WrRruwHHi9z2eTGWNuMrc69wr6dCy-qa03beAvt0IoPZ2wabRHLhL3FeE_L9Syj-1SFeoSS8mNH2B96E2A0sjXyn_K7pKddSUUR87E7kH0soOv3x1OdwwuSUWfmFcTP3Ao/s1600-h/IMG_0024-3.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBSNNZqmTCF_WrRruwHHi9z2eTGWNuMrc69wr6dCy-qa03beAvt0IoPZ2wabRHLhL3FeE_L9Syj-1SFeoSS8mNH2B96E2A0sjXyn_K7pKddSUUR87E7kH0soOv3x1OdwwuSUWfmFcTP3Ao/s400/IMG_0024-3.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5193994252950770210" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVfJ57wH1JFv2HWm4AOBIje23IgBgPGShwtpJV64g7ojrjl9AjLsvu3nlzN6cBbfVwA3qzMEu5ogkQ53zFNwtAHgvBdql48WDEml1ZeFLg13i93wKd_Ri1NycYERbE1pqPIHwoQ9rHDtBC/s1600-h/IMG_0002-4.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVfJ57wH1JFv2HWm4AOBIje23IgBgPGShwtpJV64g7ojrjl9AjLsvu3nlzN6cBbfVwA3qzMEu5ogkQ53zFNwtAHgvBdql48WDEml1ZeFLg13i93wKd_Ri1NycYERbE1pqPIHwoQ9rHDtBC/s400/IMG_0002-4.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5193994252950770226" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjr99bKkjCG0TZJCoa-LtzbZTnA3sNjZ5pMQYTz2-_mTG1HYAiUBePCm5NSaYL2kGJB60l5j-BnI5F533ONL8jg5F7NtIiaonH0Yhqxo7rEnp8iHilKrjMUo-NHFtzyaFmnGj9OukEqlZk/s1600-h/IMG_0025-4.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjr99bKkjCG0TZJCoa-LtzbZTnA3sNjZ5pMQYTz2-_mTG1HYAiUBePCm5NSaYL2kGJB60l5j-BnI5F533ONL8jg5F7NtIiaonH0Yhqxo7rEnp8iHilKrjMUo-NHFtzyaFmnGj9OukEqlZk/s400/IMG_0025-4.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5193994257245737538" /></a>Nicolas Lamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11342189997327177341noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9033186579898669682.post-33004375603173525252008-04-12T12:43:00.003-06:002008-04-12T12:47:20.803-06:00Bringing Generations closer: Connecting the world via MobivoxThis morning, I am happy to report that Nina spoke with Popo on the cell phone and because our cell plan has free weekend minutes and we used <a href="http://www.mobivox.com/friend/?fvar=C81BED08C4C43DFFAB90207842C08C0F ">Mobivox</a> to call Popo in Singapore, the call was free! I'm looking forward to more conversations bridging the generation and geographical gap!Nicolas Lamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11342189997327177341noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9033186579898669682.post-88737831719699210272008-04-06T20:04:00.001-06:002008-04-06T20:12:07.086-06:00Road Trip to Montreal<div style='text-align:center;margin:0px auto 10px;'><A HREF='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj967w9QIQgreBpb5HzR4KV6jjxNfxnMkKgJEDQB1mn1Lp5KaHKjD6YgL_GZYoFMd3q05r2sqXbDa_32Dku_cfvo0v6qX-TTQ39-zw4dd1E4E1Qm10MdGeLzXNVtQyc3IlHXI8o2t4AlL3i/s1600-h/IMG_0004-2.jpg'><IMG SRC='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj967w9QIQgreBpb5HzR4KV6jjxNfxnMkKgJEDQB1mn1Lp5KaHKjD6YgL_GZYoFMd3q05r2sqXbDa_32Dku_cfvo0v6qX-TTQ39-zw4dd1E4E1Qm10MdGeLzXNVtQyc3IlHXI8o2t4AlL3i/s320/IMG_0004-2.jpg' border=0 alt='' id='BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_' ></A> </div><br />Nina's first McDonald's milk shake! "Save some for me!"<br /><div style='text-align:center;margin:0px auto 10px;'><A HREF='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8hl_TuZhAupZ54M_YuPFiziGMPWjmDOe33IPRWSBai5aPLP0sDbaGfM4EKJ2NsdCJTkM6UJpi7fLQxvZeccTsI9NQrC5sqZNhsDPcE9wBPMbF68KNQGepex5Qu5PTBEFDhlf-sXzypcFa/s1600-h/IMG_0007-3.jpg'><IMG SRC='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8hl_TuZhAupZ54M_YuPFiziGMPWjmDOe33IPRWSBai5aPLP0sDbaGfM4EKJ2NsdCJTkM6UJpi7fLQxvZeccTsI9NQrC5sqZNhsDPcE9wBPMbF68KNQGepex5Qu5PTBEFDhlf-sXzypcFa/s320/IMG_0007-3.jpg' border=0 alt='' id='BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_' ></A> </div><br />Some of the Adirondacks mountains!<br /><div style='text-align:center;margin:0px auto 10px;'><A HREF='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcqtq3MRjT2Uc7RTSe4cbhkrHihLZUcDGC_Q9OaRZtmjezE4rYifYbprx9kbU6z8Osnsq7FetoikWguZMWG439l1KZ_Trmumd52LBe6LESZDgj8gxvh6zCSEDXLPl5uCV17i4wOYpyKX4Z/s1600-h/IMG_0009-3.jpg'><IMG SRC='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcqtq3MRjT2Uc7RTSe4cbhkrHihLZUcDGC_Q9OaRZtmjezE4rYifYbprx9kbU6z8Osnsq7FetoikWguZMWG439l1KZ_Trmumd52LBe6LESZDgj8gxvh6zCSEDXLPl5uCV17i4wOYpyKX4Z/s320/IMG_0009-3.jpg' border=0 alt='' id='BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_' ></A> </div><div style='clear:both; text-align:CENTER'><a href='http://picasa.google.com/blogger/' target='ext'><img src='http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif' alt='Posted by Picasa' style='border: 0px none ; padding: 0px; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial;' align='middle' border='0' /></a></div>Nicolas Lamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11342189997327177341noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9033186579898669682.post-21705991923534470892008-03-26T16:03:00.001-06:002008-03-26T16:05:17.728-06:00Easter Egg Painting and Tower Building<div style='text-align:center;margin:0px auto 10px;'><A HREF='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPfvPXBwucpWP_Xsytch2t3sVkbPXN2kBDloP2jJeqLip7V8fHAtsoXY4104FxxRRzaF2NFEISwbXW3zWExhTqf6FxRJ5kSFxQ2EqDp2EohE_gLXrh1HSJE9vu46nYZXRKLCI4trAIxbV1/s1600-h/IMG_0015-2.jpg'><IMG SRC='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPfvPXBwucpWP_Xsytch2t3sVkbPXN2kBDloP2jJeqLip7V8fHAtsoXY4104FxxRRzaF2NFEISwbXW3zWExhTqf6FxRJ5kSFxQ2EqDp2EohE_gLXrh1HSJE9vu46nYZXRKLCI4trAIxbV1/s320/IMG_0015-2.jpg' border=0 alt='' id='BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_' ></A> </div><br /><div style='text-align:center;margin:0px auto 10px;'><A HREF='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi38ojXB8CIfmRv1tW3iCF-fz8_Kj1EAPBECeBPh5yE9QOjlHdvWCgZ_QuH1tUV_7m6E8tLVenMXGgrmFOY9yJGuJC-GHKTlmhoIcX_4RvOylC2ENw0SmwMyQF_5XpOE9IAOJ3WfuWj1AHH/s1600-h/IMG_0017-2.jpg'><IMG SRC='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi38ojXB8CIfmRv1tW3iCF-fz8_Kj1EAPBECeBPh5yE9QOjlHdvWCgZ_QuH1tUV_7m6E8tLVenMXGgrmFOY9yJGuJC-GHKTlmhoIcX_4RvOylC2ENw0SmwMyQF_5XpOE9IAOJ3WfuWj1AHH/s320/IMG_0017-2.jpg' border=0 alt='' id='BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_' ></A> </div><br /><div style='text-align:center;margin:0px auto 10px;'><A HREF='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQEi4eLcVoLiwsdIQbBn1pqH-nV8hELTtCychbsc5HJAYZ0N6r75IRDE7MkQWAjWfj7vrqM9DyWXxo4KQdaf6vlUOwlIikg7L2BfOcfPk2JXTrXBNDXdRSeSqukpq6IjHcvcq3FbY-zoDu/s1600-h/IMG_0023-2.jpg'><IMG SRC='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQEi4eLcVoLiwsdIQbBn1pqH-nV8hELTtCychbsc5HJAYZ0N6r75IRDE7MkQWAjWfj7vrqM9DyWXxo4KQdaf6vlUOwlIikg7L2BfOcfPk2JXTrXBNDXdRSeSqukpq6IjHcvcq3FbY-zoDu/s320/IMG_0023-2.jpg' border=0 alt='' id='BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_' ></A> </div><br /><div style='text-align:center;margin:0px auto 10px;'><A HREF='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBhg2Yvo0HrdguTYwd6jeiaVsSrwfGqAirZIwwcYPg_vkQdanXbX6BMZVt7-87QONRU0FFsLPWbbBEWO2zWp1848BG0hGKe_HmGqeyx3lO5vTgi1hFPxYF170QtrpV05Sl20-JpqjQd8EO/s1600-h/IMG_0021-2.jpg'><IMG SRC='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBhg2Yvo0HrdguTYwd6jeiaVsSrwfGqAirZIwwcYPg_vkQdanXbX6BMZVt7-87QONRU0FFsLPWbbBEWO2zWp1848BG0hGKe_HmGqeyx3lO5vTgi1hFPxYF170QtrpV05Sl20-JpqjQd8EO/s320/IMG_0021-2.jpg' border=0 alt='' id='BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_' ></A> </div><div style='clear:both; text-align:CENTER'><a href='http://picasa.google.com/blogger/' target='ext'><img src='http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif' alt='Posted by Picasa' style='border: 0px none ; padding: 0px; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial;' align='middle' border='0' /></a></div>Nicolas Lamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11342189997327177341noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9033186579898669682.post-43339720930210194042008-03-20T14:39:00.001-06:002008-03-20T14:41:16.347-06:00<div style='text-align:center;margin:0px auto 10px;'><A HREF='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioeC7rT75lbVQCQ5BwnvMqh3hrDode6bPjLtUS6gUcVfknpJehF_5ggJWzsp-ZohyD9oeGW28lm2cBjVUtJSwRc9PMI8NiVzOHhhkCDZi1tBODGLYACds1DQjv-uRdVIh5mR1TptRcFYYL/s1600-h/IMG_0001.jpg'><IMG SRC='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioeC7rT75lbVQCQ5BwnvMqh3hrDode6bPjLtUS6gUcVfknpJehF_5ggJWzsp-ZohyD9oeGW28lm2cBjVUtJSwRc9PMI8NiVzOHhhkCDZi1tBODGLYACds1DQjv-uRdVIh5mR1TptRcFYYL/s320/IMG_0001.jpg' border=0 alt='' id='BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_' ></A> </div><br /><div style='text-align:center;margin:0px auto 10px;'><A HREF='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjt1iZckf_2mptsEabpgRbQeIl71D2E0vi9n7wk69P3zOTGMsKBrhJjLV56bcVcCSVOoBWnbJH7v3RxnrsGzS671UX42b2bHk-6Bu5nolulWirqR-KsWIL7QWuQjvV-Hl5U1ucZIDPEnGk9/s1600-h/IMG_0004.jpg'><IMG SRC='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjt1iZckf_2mptsEabpgRbQeIl71D2E0vi9n7wk69P3zOTGMsKBrhJjLV56bcVcCSVOoBWnbJH7v3RxnrsGzS671UX42b2bHk-6Bu5nolulWirqR-KsWIL7QWuQjvV-Hl5U1ucZIDPEnGk9/s320/IMG_0004.jpg' border=0 alt='' id='BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_' ></A> </div><div style='clear:both; text-align:CENTER'><a href='http://picasa.google.com/blogger/' target='ext'><img src='http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif' alt='Posted by Picasa' style='border: 0px none ; padding: 0px; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial;' align='middle' border='0' /></a></div>Nicolas Lamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11342189997327177341noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9033186579898669682.post-51212776940448081472008-03-20T14:19:00.003-06:002008-03-20T14:36:24.997-06:00Spring Break fun!We had a fantastic Spring Break! Though we didn't take any exotic trips like Nick's classmates, we probably had more fun. The beginning of the week was filled with excitement because Nicolas received his second offer, the one he took, for an internship. He quickly flew to Seattle on Sunday and met everyone at T-Mobile on Monday morning. That same evening, he flew back to New York, slept a very short night and then went early the next day to pick up a rental car. He came by the apartment and picked up myself, Nina and Milo for our short road trip to the Catskills. We had arranged to stay in a pet-friendly hotel with an indoor swimming pool to cover all of our bases. When we arrived, we checked in and were pleasantly surprised by the hotel and our room. It was great! We stayed only one night, but went swimming 3 times! Nina also really enjoyed the really huge bed with all the pillows. <br /><br />When we got back, we continued the fun by going to Hippo Park with Nick, something that Nina had been requesting we do for a long time. She had a blast with Nick going down slides, running around, swinging and climbing. We can't wait for spring! <br /><br />Below are some pictures from our trip, we stopped at West Point along the way and Hippo Park. Enjoy! I hope everyone is well. <br><br><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhm_ojf4LsbK6kM2A2v8OJ69FCD9HjhU1GEqb19K-tUrwSjNdzbmgc4JDFoa4xARYNk4OzzfEi4g3TVMD7Mbz-8xzq5R8kKya_UJ-Rljd1GbovR_GvHHW7sWmAj0DUJsOrTfbAfHtoj80MQ/s1600-h/IMG_0039.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhm_ojf4LsbK6kM2A2v8OJ69FCD9HjhU1GEqb19K-tUrwSjNdzbmgc4JDFoa4xARYNk4OzzfEi4g3TVMD7Mbz-8xzq5R8kKya_UJ-Rljd1GbovR_GvHHW7sWmAj0DUJsOrTfbAfHtoj80MQ/s400/IMG_0039.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5179925077342525394" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilVx89ys0PTt5atm21S0nH4bx3iinc1BKJEeso-cVifofMIPEZT1knzjVNf-TUABIS0IL9HsHptElrXf51btlx_gRjgkx6kjlAu_99EBLMvD7o4LMwsj09Rko29GloK0y69haTM66ti_zn/s1600-h/IMG_0044.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilVx89ys0PTt5atm21S0nH4bx3iinc1BKJEeso-cVifofMIPEZT1knzjVNf-TUABIS0IL9HsHptElrXf51btlx_gRjgkx6kjlAu_99EBLMvD7o4LMwsj09Rko29GloK0y69haTM66ti_zn/s400/IMG_0044.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5179925081637492706" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLdBA1FwkGRVvhAWvJgfoNj098ucz9QHnxd2lkhzDMvAWbIsYAVSw0ipB3vOj1LspPbd2kEBzY27lSbvm6pCPG583ZiN25rba6Um-dQzS8uc2cqnmJV6J0cg6ahHLJtlDYkAOaRGb0hLFy/s1600-h/IMG_0045.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLdBA1FwkGRVvhAWvJgfoNj098ucz9QHnxd2lkhzDMvAWbIsYAVSw0ipB3vOj1LspPbd2kEBzY27lSbvm6pCPG583ZiN25rba6Um-dQzS8uc2cqnmJV6J0cg6ahHLJtlDYkAOaRGb0hLFy/s400/IMG_0045.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5179925081637492722" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEittYY4SvRN0qy9DE7IytgyCRALUSiI4gqrgzoi54lTuvr9SWYwVtJ1eynGdmB5yggEgORIQeJ-62D6ELgK4oEapqLviGZOBCQ1VMtKbS2QH-LL4Cd3-CyqsbiHBre9HuuEkYWbsjFnHfq3/s1600-h/IMG_0052.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEittYY4SvRN0qy9DE7IytgyCRALUSiI4gqrgzoi54lTuvr9SWYwVtJ1eynGdmB5yggEgORIQeJ-62D6ELgK4oEapqLviGZOBCQ1VMtKbS2QH-LL4Cd3-CyqsbiHBre9HuuEkYWbsjFnHfq3/s400/IMG_0052.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5179925085932460034" /></a>Nicolas Lamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11342189997327177341noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9033186579898669682.post-64706757446215950722008-03-05T12:18:00.002-06:002008-03-05T12:30:38.631-06:00City GirlsNina and I have really been enjoying the weather here in New York CIty. Its been in the 50's this week and we've taken full advantage. Nina has rediscovered her love for all things outside. On Monday, we walked to Hippo Park (at 91st and Riverside Dr.) with our friends Alex and Douglas. The park is fantastic. It has several playgrounds, hippo statues to climb on, slides, a ton of swings with really long chains so Nina can go really high! Enjoy some pictures from our fun day. I hope everyone is well. <br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhqiAtttDnz_XRHT7_i0qpuvLu7GZohSL3MSt4eNLQthxjm9goHZRTPuBta7gTAoP-6Ju1vZA1wstnNSbVrRfW7tsO4ynFHPuxBmHqkT6oyixI32sCwdxe8dMthy_peKR69PpdBEw6xgWa/s1600-h/IMG_1172.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhqiAtttDnz_XRHT7_i0qpuvLu7GZohSL3MSt4eNLQthxjm9goHZRTPuBta7gTAoP-6Ju1vZA1wstnNSbVrRfW7tsO4ynFHPuxBmHqkT6oyixI32sCwdxe8dMthy_peKR69PpdBEw6xgWa/s400/IMG_1172.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5174326508106467810" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2RkuPPwEPJ6jePI5ngpf6ghQscy5g5uJ353u04NwHhXTF4_rzhuOJthEpssnwc6rz-oorMRpvC-53MQHPKpsaPI9RThcqMgakvWp9eUqdYk9hBiszSsABaFRK0MaEc-enf3SW5ycbwHYj/s1600-h/IMG_1177.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2RkuPPwEPJ6jePI5ngpf6ghQscy5g5uJ353u04NwHhXTF4_rzhuOJthEpssnwc6rz-oorMRpvC-53MQHPKpsaPI9RThcqMgakvWp9eUqdYk9hBiszSsABaFRK0MaEc-enf3SW5ycbwHYj/s400/IMG_1177.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5174326516696402418" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiFK0iRpv_BUxq-JYmYym7SB0OitDTbhPvcwRi90G-kkYFvPSlxabzylOa9bVPa3S5wzj-nqmBlWyZpgskpm39JTiFhSa6FAihUyHoRgIU-aaIwlbUi2_YYNSTamHHzzwhy_0emaAD_yfW/s1600-h/IMG_1180.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiFK0iRpv_BUxq-JYmYym7SB0OitDTbhPvcwRi90G-kkYFvPSlxabzylOa9bVPa3S5wzj-nqmBlWyZpgskpm39JTiFhSa6FAihUyHoRgIU-aaIwlbUi2_YYNSTamHHzzwhy_0emaAD_yfW/s400/IMG_1180.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5174326546761173506" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgI7Eo9fmS__IqOOgyAZqo4mWBKQ2K1spSjYxp_tLIjI7f9kFGqOeTufiZCLYw3pz35W1E-1Ze4ZrOKBFFmYhhVnZeYhg171Cw2wif0xbKP8iDlvvrUczbMbrkIvyXwUj1pBcb1MNoFcRWa/s1600-h/IMG_1187.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgI7Eo9fmS__IqOOgyAZqo4mWBKQ2K1spSjYxp_tLIjI7f9kFGqOeTufiZCLYw3pz35W1E-1Ze4ZrOKBFFmYhhVnZeYhg171Cw2wif0xbKP8iDlvvrUczbMbrkIvyXwUj1pBcb1MNoFcRWa/s400/IMG_1187.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5174326551056140818" /></a>Nicolas Lamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11342189997327177341noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9033186579898669682.post-18041644877219041812008-02-15T20:17:00.002-06:002008-02-15T20:19:48.076-06:00PopoI just spoke with my Mom on the phone. It's her Saturday morning in Singapore the day of the operation scheduled for 2pm her time. I will not be speaking with her again prior to the 6-hour major operation. I pray that all goes well. Please pray with me that God's will be done.Nicolas Lamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11342189997327177341noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9033186579898669682.post-90980020553398352292008-02-14T17:45:00.001-06:002008-02-14T17:46:26.225-06:00Dressing Up!<div style='text-align:center;margin:0px auto 10px;'><A HREF='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHQRPp8U7THAagIl9GLGhA43bWcWIFJ8K8iul_-ZnqkOqaDsTczJawGQiKwZxQrcFP3owpYtevzOhyzj98ATx0MFoy4eeLlXjlG3vDRE3BjR5fvM8y_cmGbZKu9DduZIYqo6suOKLbeRvo/s1600-h/IMG_0025.jpg'><IMG SRC='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHQRPp8U7THAagIl9GLGhA43bWcWIFJ8K8iul_-ZnqkOqaDsTczJawGQiKwZxQrcFP3owpYtevzOhyzj98ATx0MFoy4eeLlXjlG3vDRE3BjR5fvM8y_cmGbZKu9DduZIYqo6suOKLbeRvo/s320/IMG_0025.jpg' border=0 alt='' id='BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_' ></A> </div><br />I REALLY like curry!<br /><div style='text-align:center;margin:0px auto 10px;'><A HREF='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQaht-ww_4tK6yReLr-vSwiU26S-SYz7Yut45Frr3XW8yACyB2_IyRtVja1JE3kA99YqSi4sTPdRmsCPFUdmDzjV4oaL73BTQjZUWkR5uOXtjAq0Ko43uAHKiWmJddgjzqUKjxkZ-TWP0q/s1600-h/IMG_0030.jpg'><IMG SRC='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQaht-ww_4tK6yReLr-vSwiU26S-SYz7Yut45Frr3XW8yACyB2_IyRtVja1JE3kA99YqSi4sTPdRmsCPFUdmDzjV4oaL73BTQjZUWkR5uOXtjAq0Ko43uAHKiWmJddgjzqUKjxkZ-TWP0q/s320/IMG_0030.jpg' border=0 alt='' id='BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_' ></A> </div><br />I'm a chef and I like pretending to cook and calling people on my cell phone!<br /><div style='text-align:center;margin:0px auto 10px;'><A HREF='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjI2ErLTy12UBtxn7NMWdNQhy9fIJ2q5UNrWcOhQpp6PoKj7Bu2PCL1mqivT6sPcm0slqPinXzCCmoXKyEGMRTApkec5G4akBbKk-hzTWodunFxIsRygn1qDSZip4IXdq8Z3EN0G0d6xxa4/s1600-h/IMG_0032.jpg'><IMG SRC='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjI2ErLTy12UBtxn7NMWdNQhy9fIJ2q5UNrWcOhQpp6PoKj7Bu2PCL1mqivT6sPcm0slqPinXzCCmoXKyEGMRTApkec5G4akBbKk-hzTWodunFxIsRygn1qDSZip4IXdq8Z3EN0G0d6xxa4/s320/IMG_0032.jpg' border=0 alt='' id='BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_' ></A> </div><div style='clear:both; text-align:CENTER'><a href='http://picasa.google.com/blogger/' target='ext'><img src='http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif' alt='Posted by Picasa' style='border: 0px none ; padding: 0px; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial;' align='middle' border='0' /></a></div>Nicolas Lamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11342189997327177341noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9033186579898669682.post-18977462829668528772008-02-14T17:44:00.000-06:002008-02-14T17:44:07.099-06:00Some Precious Moments<div style='text-align:center;margin:0px auto 10px;'><A HREF='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaXBUR2Ug3S5OVFhEoQWEMjf7tsQQ1S3Tp4MfZ1F4nt9o4OibW_mBgKy8I2Fc7JyOCdUCV47XQz5kgIwHCR95PK-uPv76waIrQgIdxZFrPk4eWGoe9n-KOZXKj8vAL8KhwG5pnpqy-gW3A/s1600-h/IMG_0008-2.jpg'><IMG SRC='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaXBUR2Ug3S5OVFhEoQWEMjf7tsQQ1S3Tp4MfZ1F4nt9o4OibW_mBgKy8I2Fc7JyOCdUCV47XQz5kgIwHCR95PK-uPv76waIrQgIdxZFrPk4eWGoe9n-KOZXKj8vAL8KhwG5pnpqy-gW3A/s320/IMG_0008-2.jpg' border=0 alt='' id='BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_' ></A> </div><br /><div style='text-align:center;margin:0px auto 10px;'><A HREF='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjd6654WzE0WdWRhdIxl13ROiK1aXHSig822Wory7-UPYHLZyXQ5MS4SEweh6pAX-FEvMsSS9lLlJD43M8llq-pCtCggZ3FB446EiD70McKQaFdNeQVrkR6UirQ_Z6IZAFrViXusGxdyTf2/s1600-h/IMG_0009-1.jpg'><IMG SRC='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjd6654WzE0WdWRhdIxl13ROiK1aXHSig822Wory7-UPYHLZyXQ5MS4SEweh6pAX-FEvMsSS9lLlJD43M8llq-pCtCggZ3FB446EiD70McKQaFdNeQVrkR6UirQ_Z6IZAFrViXusGxdyTf2/s320/IMG_0009-1.jpg' border=0 alt='' id='BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_' ></A> </div><br /><div style='text-align:center;margin:0px auto 10px;'><A HREF='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcJj8QgRMRLd7qMSwAywIPlsJn7WlHMfTckg5p1e3fPMTlHEx4R6WGpXvQt2-knDJPRNqRYL2tKdn2komO_jpQcv7fusW0a0s0BA5YOPakCtpLr3XbiYmJQ0LT8P-Ci4c_UekMwPSAaJDA/s1600-h/IMG_0015-3.jpg'><IMG SRC='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcJj8QgRMRLd7qMSwAywIPlsJn7WlHMfTckg5p1e3fPMTlHEx4R6WGpXvQt2-knDJPRNqRYL2tKdn2komO_jpQcv7fusW0a0s0BA5YOPakCtpLr3XbiYmJQ0LT8P-Ci4c_UekMwPSAaJDA/s320/IMG_0015-3.jpg' border=0 alt='' id='BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_' ></A> </div><div style='clear:both; text-align:CENTER'><a href='http://picasa.google.com/blogger/' target='ext'><img src='http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif' alt='Posted by Picasa' style='border: 0px none ; padding: 0px; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial;' align='middle' border='0' /></a></div>Nicolas Lamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11342189997327177341noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9033186579898669682.post-85188880673594030732008-02-04T20:25:00.000-06:002008-02-04T20:29:13.461-06:00The FerryThe Staten Island Ferry (and the Statue of Liberty)<br /><div style='text-align:center;margin:0px auto 10px;'><A HREF='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzT2MWhzUG1u8zHKTT4XK37rkLaefCLUDR7H9n-74bU2BtqS9-N_Re3OKi3asTr13CEZIllva81yuxu6dr_EAm_DnNd4fwpkCflT0UcbscJFMQDhYYXPaFa5yOIBYl5L6pP0NseHaZLFjA/s1600-h/IMG_0007.jpg'><IMG SRC='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzT2MWhzUG1u8zHKTT4XK37rkLaefCLUDR7H9n-74bU2BtqS9-N_Re3OKi3asTr13CEZIllva81yuxu6dr_EAm_DnNd4fwpkCflT0UcbscJFMQDhYYXPaFa5yOIBYl5L6pP0NseHaZLFjA/s320/IMG_0007.jpg' border=0 alt='' id='BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_' ></A> </div><br /><div style='text-align:center;margin:0px auto 10px;'><A HREF='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh81nOpnOAnwD4CVfDMfEhNZU9wCJVaCw6w81HHypIc99o-rYaoQ4gV5VHD6g64tQ-fBgKxPnoc2Ima-U5xl5hB59kf7HME7Ffo6cBbF8WYcC-FNu2biQqPSh8kbpJpBYTdkI1arS50eyq5/s1600-h/IMG_0010-2.jpg'><IMG SRC='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh81nOpnOAnwD4CVfDMfEhNZU9wCJVaCw6w81HHypIc99o-rYaoQ4gV5VHD6g64tQ-fBgKxPnoc2Ima-U5xl5hB59kf7HME7Ffo6cBbF8WYcC-FNu2biQqPSh8kbpJpBYTdkI1arS50eyq5/s320/IMG_0010-2.jpg' border=0 alt='' id='BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_' ></A> </div><br /><div style='text-align:center;margin:0px auto 10px;'><A HREF='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7gh1UNU__UUVXRvDUyacJrW6nZHVSN4mAhZPVrIIbPyaXuO2aMObBcljTh0dtsVxUW5PZCRqdLkg0e-ax1kqpd_aeRzAu8FNyLWm0yoIbQdNfr_tnb7nC44zGUmdMezn4oSi2huL5fbEy/s1600-h/IMG_0012-1.jpg'><IMG SRC='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7gh1UNU__UUVXRvDUyacJrW6nZHVSN4mAhZPVrIIbPyaXuO2aMObBcljTh0dtsVxUW5PZCRqdLkg0e-ax1kqpd_aeRzAu8FNyLWm0yoIbQdNfr_tnb7nC44zGUmdMezn4oSi2huL5fbEy/s320/IMG_0012-1.jpg' border=0 alt='' id='BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_' ></A> </div><br /><div style='text-align:center;margin:0px auto 10px;'><A HREF='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzsBikXGdR2uhqLMllCPi9RrrI-Pm-xuC4hZG5DUgSdSXxQmFl7VSNJvaFf0R1iVdoM_8Uy-43QQ2VTabbfQVxgwUjl0Y2cjrK_9KFGxn4Prg1S59454g25y1UROA-VYGUXX3MUrAdzrUJ/s1600-h/IMG_0013-1.jpg'><IMG SRC='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzsBikXGdR2uhqLMllCPi9RrrI-Pm-xuC4hZG5DUgSdSXxQmFl7VSNJvaFf0R1iVdoM_8Uy-43QQ2VTabbfQVxgwUjl0Y2cjrK_9KFGxn4Prg1S59454g25y1UROA-VYGUXX3MUrAdzrUJ/s320/IMG_0013-1.jpg' border=0 alt='' id='BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_' ></A> </div><br /><div style='text-align:center;margin:0px auto 10px;'><A HREF='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxLPR2cLR87863DSkpxwEWp4h_cl4vTMbdEmvzCxLIe760JieYdm7EnWq0dBRueIVEjoIv112y2PjO5X7eNOq_yYkkUV6eWiqZFwO8cNSAsE9ZFc6XiYU8SjLm3znHSB8mV5CzQyMD3S09/s1600-h/IMG_0004-2.jpg'><IMG SRC='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxLPR2cLR87863DSkpxwEWp4h_cl4vTMbdEmvzCxLIe760JieYdm7EnWq0dBRueIVEjoIv112y2PjO5X7eNOq_yYkkUV6eWiqZFwO8cNSAsE9ZFc6XiYU8SjLm3znHSB8mV5CzQyMD3S09/s320/IMG_0004-2.jpg' border=0 alt='' id='BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_' ></A> </div><br /><div style='clear:both; text-align:CENTER'><a href='http://picasa.google.com/blogger/' target='ext'><img src='http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif' alt='Posted by Picasa' style='border: 0px none ; padding: 0px; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial;' align='middle' border='0' /></a></div>Nicolas Lamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11342189997327177341noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9033186579898669682.post-83510181567289021532008-02-04T20:24:00.000-06:002008-02-04T20:28:41.502-06:00Walk in Central Park<div style='text-align:center;margin:0px auto 10px;'><A HREF='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGxApf4g-Pr0X-NOQ_371p6cNxdHiKgdiU-CGFMgivQJdE3f2qdwF1DBEIylIs_9yjqu2mpk7mR8gHxo4jJwUz2X5twzuLTGTCONvhKHfvz0Cr7UWbMRcY6rBS1Ss8UVjaKo9UyPDTFteh/s1600-h/IMG_0021.jpg'><IMG SRC='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGxApf4g-Pr0X-NOQ_371p6cNxdHiKgdiU-CGFMgivQJdE3f2qdwF1DBEIylIs_9yjqu2mpk7mR8gHxo4jJwUz2X5twzuLTGTCONvhKHfvz0Cr7UWbMRcY6rBS1Ss8UVjaKo9UyPDTFteh/s320/IMG_0021.jpg' border=0 alt='' id='BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_' ></A> </div><br /><div style='text-align:center;margin:0px auto 10px;'><A HREF='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7brOKIgnEU6gA6BSbo74rUnxGBEgBufAfLG-_YjFN8v_DNsE40_QLSPrgH2e3EkjUL8V9NAP1qllkhyoXj8ai784CoVWDJnEnyhreRrW1mxSw3NF90zilLKpLZ9EBUdYaTpiu3l8QiaqV/s1600-h/IMG_0023.jpg'><IMG SRC='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7brOKIgnEU6gA6BSbo74rUnxGBEgBufAfLG-_YjFN8v_DNsE40_QLSPrgH2e3EkjUL8V9NAP1qllkhyoXj8ai784CoVWDJnEnyhreRrW1mxSw3NF90zilLKpLZ9EBUdYaTpiu3l8QiaqV/s320/IMG_0023.jpg' border=0 alt='' id='BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_' ></A> </div><br /><div style='clear:both; text-align:CENTER'><a href='http://picasa.google.com/blogger/' target='ext'><img src='http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif' alt='Posted by Picasa' style='border: 0px none ; padding: 0px; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial;' align='middle' border='0' /></a></div>Nicolas Lamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11342189997327177341noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9033186579898669682.post-36723962990832482712008-01-21T09:56:00.000-06:002008-01-21T09:56:44.671-06:00Videos + Nina cozy with Milo!Nina cozy with Milo on the Couch<br /><div style='text-align:center;margin:0px auto 10px;'><A HREF='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkHKCrqYHDlNixD6PZe-4WcCNLn62usT54LIbXFVCecQhMhL8UJnQmW3Ix77PZxMnLgMQAsDNi4qgRZAGs9arXo5drVfwBHZwCcf7ubX1dwtWz5pWEl_mCwBk39EIQII79YgydttJZZc02/s1600-h/IMG_0003-1.jpg'><IMG SRC='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkHKCrqYHDlNixD6PZe-4WcCNLn62usT54LIbXFVCecQhMhL8UJnQmW3Ix77PZxMnLgMQAsDNi4qgRZAGs9arXo5drVfwBHZwCcf7ubX1dwtWz5pWEl_mCwBk39EIQII79YgydttJZZc02/s320/IMG_0003-1.jpg' border=0 alt='' id='BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_' ></A> </div><br /><br />Nina saying "Dad, Take follow-the-leader picture" which may need some translation :D<br /><embed style="width:400px; height:326px;" id="VideoPlayback" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" src="http://video.google.com/googleplayer.swf?docId=7964464629285453332&hl=en" flashvars=""> </embed><br />13 sec<br /><br />Nina singing - ABC / Baa baa Black Sheep<br /><embed style="width:400px; height:326px;" id="VideoPlayback" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" src="http://video.google.com/googleplayer.swf?docId=3978527536071068503&hl=en" flashvars=""> </embed><br />56 sec<div style='clear:both; text-align:CENTER'><a href='http://picasa.google.com/blogger/' target='ext'><img src='http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif' alt='Posted by Picasa' style='border: 0px none ; padding: 0px; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial;' align='middle' border='0' /></a></div>Nicolas Lamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11342189997327177341noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9033186579898669682.post-3243286570823041092008-01-21T09:42:00.000-06:002008-01-21T09:42:22.037-06:00Latest Pics!Wrapping up my week in Singapore. I had a wonderful time talking with my Mom, Dad, and Greg. <br /><div style='text-align:center;margin:0px auto 10px;'><A HREF='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjY5ORu9LC_Iat2f7Iwik-3t5xSXKY4CeHJZTpYY9e_uzsdXTmavmBIlEeZWBLyzTPauaWelFo9p9Qvlz8fbe0dmuErfmCp57M-soe-AJNPcqr238SE4gFBGYFKkaqjXUyT2JClf5awFY3V/s1600-h/IMG_0001.jpg'><IMG SRC='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjY5ORu9LC_Iat2f7Iwik-3t5xSXKY4CeHJZTpYY9e_uzsdXTmavmBIlEeZWBLyzTPauaWelFo9p9Qvlz8fbe0dmuErfmCp57M-soe-AJNPcqr238SE4gFBGYFKkaqjXUyT2JClf5awFY3V/s320/IMG_0001.jpg' border=0 alt='' id='BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_' ></A> </div><br /><div style='text-align:center;margin:0px auto 10px;'><A HREF='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYNu99Db8IUOIXLyjMfer7w4pQk9y25jyCBHzgWF-r_QHD4qFxqUcPkt7-miLyqjaXGlSMmd-eSaPqEIUO23nO94vxFoVftEvV3YJc-bfmVhWuA27qOGwo9B0ty3fNyi8uIteT8EPso7Wo/s1600-h/IMG_0004.jpg'><IMG SRC='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYNu99Db8IUOIXLyjMfer7w4pQk9y25jyCBHzgWF-r_QHD4qFxqUcPkt7-miLyqjaXGlSMmd-eSaPqEIUO23nO94vxFoVftEvV3YJc-bfmVhWuA27qOGwo9B0ty3fNyi8uIteT8EPso7Wo/s320/IMG_0004.jpg' border=0 alt='' id='BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_' ></A> </div><br />Nina dressing up in winter clothes.<br /><div style='text-align:center;margin:0px auto 10px;'><A HREF='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEga6sylbn0hAyd2z6gYW_c-SD3X_qKn0z7vj8CAVBluvMYnuBtngK8txRnEIDloiAc_2UPIoj9yIOb2Vllhz8bpjEX_PnAtaje3zMSpaqG_AnekMIMmhKXi5koua4baYvOwYKAX5MnpUswZ/s1600-h/IMG_0006.jpg'><IMG SRC='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEga6sylbn0hAyd2z6gYW_c-SD3X_qKn0z7vj8CAVBluvMYnuBtngK8txRnEIDloiAc_2UPIoj9yIOb2Vllhz8bpjEX_PnAtaje3zMSpaqG_AnekMIMmhKXi5koua4baYvOwYKAX5MnpUswZ/s320/IMG_0006.jpg' border=0 alt='' id='BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_' ></A> </div><div style='clear:both; text-align:CENTER'><a href='http://picasa.google.com/blogger/' target='ext'><img src='http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif' alt='Posted by Picasa' style='border: 0px none ; padding: 0px; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial;' align='middle' border='0' /></a></div>Nicolas Lamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11342189997327177341noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9033186579898669682.post-75027906634141724412008-01-17T06:44:00.001-06:002008-01-17T06:49:05.920-06:00One More DayI've had the privilege to spend time with my parents and Greg here in Singapore. Time has flown by as we have chatted about lots of things. Today we went to out to eat at the American Club for dim sum. It is the rare occasion when Mom has the strength to eat out. I enjoyed the food and the conversation, but it was quick. <br /><br />It's tough to see your parents weak and tougher to see them suffering and/or in pain. The entire process puts things into perspective. For me it has helped me focus on my values and the importance of priorities.<br /><br />I leave Singapore for New York on Saturday morning.Nicolas Lamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11342189997327177341noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9033186579898669682.post-44287346501709324352008-01-14T19:57:00.000-06:002008-01-17T06:43:17.831-06:00UpdatesThere was this big hype and build up for a large snow storm to hit manhattan expecting 4 to 8 inches of snow fall on this past Sunday night (Jan 13). Nothing, nada! Nina had been expecting to play in the snow on Monday, but it was not possible.<br /><br />Erin told me that she and Nina watched Disney's Beauty & the Beast for the first time today (Monday Jan 14th). At first, Nina was scared of the Beast, but by the end, she really liked the Beast because "he's really a man." Nina really liked the music. I'm happy to hear that she has good taste! I loved the soundtrack also. <br /><br />Nina's latest passion is coloring books! Thank you Auntie Shannon for that wonderful Christmas present for she "devoured" it and is doing regular coloring books instead of the special no-mess version that you gave. Nina simply loves coloring and has not been playing with her toys as much.<br /><br />I went for a little jog this morning here. I realized that I had never run outside in Singapore before! Any running exercise had been on a treadmill at the club. I think I realized why that is! <br /><br />I'm looking forward to the big monsoon storms again today. It really cools the place off!Nicolas Lamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11342189997327177341noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9033186579898669682.post-85955986776170427762008-01-13T23:35:00.000-06:002008-01-13T23:48:53.761-06:00In SingaporeWelcome to Singapore! The Merlion city. Warmest regards to all from the humid hot city state country! <br /><br />I had a chance to speak with my Mom. I went to the grocery store with my father. <br />It's my younger brother's birthday today (January 14th): Greg. Lots of special things are going on today.<br /><br />Greg cooked his specialty: rice with steamed Dory fish (a white fish) with ginger and spring onions. The sauce is an olive oil, garlic, and soy sauce! Delicious! Thank you Greg. He added a stir-fried Chinese vegetable with garlic and a steamed broccoli also with garlic.<br /><br />If you'd like additional info regarding the recipe, let me know. Bon appetit!Nicolas Lamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11342189997327177341noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9033186579898669682.post-48102208106811618172008-01-11T18:31:00.000-06:002008-01-11T18:53:00.209-06:00FridayIt was raining this morning, but relatively mild. I got bagels for Erin and Nina during a morning run. We love the occasional bagel from the place my brothers introduced me to: Absolute Bagels. We particular like the Everything bagel. <br /><br />I had two interviews today: <a href="http://jobs.fidelity.com/ourcompany/businessunits/ourcompany_fmrco.shtml">Fidelity Investments</a> & <a href="http://www.bernsteinresearch.com/">Sanford Bernstein</a>.<br /><br />I finished reading a couple of books: <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Complete-TurtleTrader-Legend-Lessons-Results/dp/0061241709/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1200098833&sr=8-1">The Complete Turtle Trader</a> by Michael Covel and <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Rule-Strategy-Successful-Investing-Minutes/dp/0307336840/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1200099032&sr=1-1">Rule #1</a> by Phil Town.<br /><br />Tomorrow I'll fly to Singapore.Nicolas Lamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11342189997327177341noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9033186579898669682.post-65778133881509456082008-01-09T10:24:00.000-06:002008-01-09T10:37:36.268-06:00Latest UpdatesToday Erin, Nina, and I went to Nina's second "class" for <a href="http://www.gabrieletranchina.com/musictogether/">Music Together</a>. It is 62 degrees and drizzling out. It was nice to be able to join them at their class, to sing, dance, and smile a bit. <br /><br />Unfortunately my Mom's health continues to deteriorate with the latest blood test. Please go to <a href="http://nicolelpk.blogspot.com/">her blog</a> for more information.<br /><br />I will be going to Singapore to spend a few days with her, Dad, & Greg next week. I pray that I will be fully living in the present. <br /><br />This Friday, I have two interviews: Fidelity & Sanford Bernstein. We shall see how they go. <br /><br />Erin and Nina are fighting a cold. We're all glad that we received our <a href="http://www.urbanorganic.com/node/1">Urban Organic</a> deliver yesterday for we were craving fresh juice :DNicolas Lamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11342189997327177341noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9033186579898669682.post-49740988529533955082008-01-06T12:09:00.000-06:002008-01-06T18:38:47.413-06:00Random ThoughtsNina likes blue corn chips with medium garlic cilantro salsa and drinks water to "put out the fire in my mouth!"<br /><br /><br />Nina and her impressions of Milo :D That's a funny visual story.<br /><br />Poetry: We got a book for Nina for Christmas called <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Where-Sidewalk-Ends-30th-Anniversary/dp/0060572345/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1199666166&sr=8-1">"Where the Sidewalk Ends"</a> by Shel Silverstein. Erin read one poem to her tonight about a crocodile and a dentist. While laying in bed, Nina was reciting her version of the poem!Nicolas Lamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11342189997327177341noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9033186579898669682.post-73373394976785479782008-01-02T19:30:00.000-06:002008-01-02T21:49:47.505-06:00Some HighlightsNina has a sense of humor that was enjoyed and appreciated these past few weeks. She was saying you "sassy" one and big "galoot" as she repeats what people say. Nina had a sniffle these past couple of days. Today, we were shocked to hear that someone close by had a tragedy yesterday: <a href="http://www.startribune.com/local/12991431.html">2 year old boy dies from the cold</a>.<br /><br />Nina's vocabulary is large: "I'm looking for my firetruck, and my firemen" and on and on. She has an incredible vocabulary that makes her seem that she is not even 2.5 years!<br /><br />Tonight we watched the movie based upon the true life of Evelyn Ryan called <a href="http://evelynryan.com/Site/evelynryan.html">The Prize Winner of Defiance, Ohio</a>. Released in September 2005 with little publicity, this movie mixed bitter and sweet with historical reality.Nicolas Lamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11342189997327177341noreply@blogger.com0