1001 HB2U Ching!

Today is the 30-something birthday of Ching, my closest friend and confidante. We've known each other for over 10 years and spent a lot of hours just talking. We've also travelled together and discovered that she is not the great athlete she thinks that she is. We found out a long time ago that we aren't attracted to each other, so that makes it easier to talk to each other about our relationships. I've talked her through several boyfriends (4 or 5; it's hard to keep track) and she tells me that I'm too old for the women I'm attracted to. Oh well.

One of our mutual friends likened our relationship to "Will & Grace", although I'm not gay. At least I'm pretty sure I'm not. Ching says that she know for sure that I'm not gay because of my "obsession with the female form", whatever that means.

I've included some photos, just in case you think you might know her. The top photo was from Easter 2006 at SBCC. The second photo is from dinner at a restaurant in Little Tokyo. The third photo is nap time at the Renaissance Faire; Ching snores, too.

The bottom three photos are in sequence one evening in J-town. We had found a new gelato place and were enjoying our desserts. As Ching reached the bottom of the cup, she looked around to see if anyone was watching .... then, in true ladylike fashion, she upended the cup to shovel down the gelato remnants .... afterwards, she realized that she was still a little hungry, although that last bit of gelato was kinda crunchy .... she also discovered that her small plastic spoon was missing ...

Ching ... wherever you are today ... Happy Birthday!