UPDATE: I changed the title on this post. First time I had done that, but my previous effort struck me as cliche and well, stupid. I’ve never liked those corny sayings and have no idea why I actually used one as a blog post title.
Had a little birthday celebration for Dave New tonight at Dolce Vita. I had a telecon back to the USA tonight at 9, so my party was unfortunately rather limited. Did manage to get in some darts, eat some food, and take some photos. Oh yeah, I had a beer or two as well…
The scene of the crime, Dolce Vita Pub…
I was one of the first to arrive so I got to watch the preparations for the festivaties…
Just in case some interloper with the same birthdate appeared, this party was specifically designated for Dave…
Evidence of Dolce dominance in the dart league amongst the balloons, our Championship banners. In the background, you might observe some of Dave’s outstanding camera work on display. I’ve linked him before, but check out his Flickr site if you haven’t done so recently…
Tom and his lovely wife Youlee…
Margaret and her boyfriend…hey, wait a minute. What the hell????
Ok, that’s more like it…Margaret and her main squeeze Matt
Me and the other John from the UK
Finally….a pic of the birthday boy with a lovely Korean lass…
Oh yeah, there was food too!
Our hostess for the evening, Dolce owner YJ
COL Dan: A fine darter, good guy, and a great American. And I’m not just saying that because he’ll be my boss for the next couple of weeks.
Teammate Seung Youb made an appearance…
As did another teammate, Ali…
Amy was our waitress and did her usual fine job. Haelee was tending bar, but she is camera shy…
Me
John challenged me to a friendly game of darts…
But he wasn’t too friendly, defeating me despite my near perfect form…
A final pose with the now near elderly Dave and I was off for home and my teleconference. Damn, I hate it when work intrudes on a good time. Luckily, that usually only happens Monday-Friday. Er, well, I guess that’s not so lucky after all. I’m not complaining, the afterhours stuff to accomodate the folks back in D.C. occurs rather infrequently. And my Uncle Sam takes pretty good care of me. I just wish he’d keep his hands out of my wallet!
Cheers!
Great party, John.
What’s a man do (Dave) to merit such fan-fare and recognition:?: Or is the situation more like the expats in the P.I. in the locale of the former Clark Air Base – just love to party and continually do so for almost any reason?
BTW, here’s a great link to keep up with what’s going on in the P.I. if you didn’t already have it. Monthly newsletters by a guy whose been living there for 30 years plus, who goes by the name of ‘Harry the Horse, you may know of it/him already. Archived newsletters go back to 2000, at least, and a new one is added every month. Can be interesting reading and really helpful for anyone planning a trip to that area.
Link: http://www.harrythehorse.com/index.htm
Regards to all,
Dentoku
P.S. Don’t say you weren’t warned and armed.:razz: