still here...

Finally! Pictures!
First week in LA... and I'm reminded that I'm really in Hollywood!
Who's this? Hint... look at chin!


Donald gets his Star...


My car... this was always meant to be driven by me... don't you think?


District Youth Camp... it's "winter-camp"...sunny and warm!


I spoke too soon. Snow the last day... but dude.. the 8 inches on the roads were melted and cleared in four hours! Many of the youths first time seeing snow fall.


Dream Center... an old converted hospital.


Venice Beach Outreach to homeless youth


Mobile Food Truck ministry... bagging cans and cans and cans...


Dream Center interns/volunteers.
A Swede, An Aussie, and an Canadian!


Adopt a Block, pre-meeting. Resembles a rally!


The "Thai Elvis..."


Praying for the city of El Monte


My new calling?


Mrs. Wong... I love this lady! My dancing granny...


The height of domestication... Apple Crumble.

One reason for weight gain. I love "nian gao" so I bought one. It comes out every Chinese New Year. The lady I live with tasted a bit and said, she's had better. So she bought another one. Then a few days later, she saw another company's "nian gao" and bought that one too... So we had three for two people. But she bought them for me because she doesn't even like the stuff! Nian gao is basically, brown sugar and flour. Yep. Sugar flour. 'nuff said.


Happy Chinese New Year... The year of the pig. I went down to Chinatown with some Dream Center folks--we're promoting Chinese culture there..! I don't think I've ever been to the one in Vancity, but here I am in LA, embracing my Chinese-ness!


Getting outta my Chinese-shell... visit to a primarily black church. It was interesting. I told someone the previous night the city I would be going to and he responded, is it a gospel church? I was like.. how does he know? Anyhow, prior to church, I went to Vons (American Safeway) and then I noticed something strange... Everyone was black!? I was in a black neighborhood! So off I go to church and really... I kinda stuck out. But it's all cool. Groovin with my fellow Brothers and Sisters in Christ.