i think it's been 3 years since the last bbq.  it's a bit disconcerting how time flies and yet how easily it is to get right back into the swing of things.  through the years, my house has served as this annual summer retreat for those closest to me via the unyielding bonds of fermented liquids and vulgar conversation.  this time, this casual and friendly mesh of characters was due to miss it's core bunch of characters, aka the heavy hitters (victor hsu, john du, hoan tran and the forever in HK will the thrill lee).  so i didn't expect the day to be that crazy.  boy was i wrong.

we ran out of beer. but we had 2 cases of champange. so hence champ-pong.  one bottle per game.

ed's korean name is soo young.  so with his new haircut and a feminine name. and the yuhaks thinking he's a korean rapper...we just had to tag his shirt.  michelle thought she was doing a layout for bloomingdales....

the champagne came with these earings attached to it.....tiff...the champong queen.

after a loss