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Ahhh, this is exactly what my body needed. Went to Golden Island today to get a 1.5 hour massage. For those who don’t know, Golden Island is a semi-dodgy little massage parlor in Pacific East Mall…the super Asian strip mall in Richmond with such fobby mainstays as Ranch 99, Tian Ren and Sheng Kee. Definitely no sounds of trickling streams, relaxing decor, cucumber-infused water or super-friendly staff at this place.

If anything it was no-nonsense, to-the-point and down to the nitty-gritty. But you can’t beat the price of $68 for 1.5 hours, and my masseuse was able to get out all the knots, aches and stresses that has accumulated from the last couple of months of working out. I was re-energized and bouncing around for the rest of the day. Bring it on again!

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Side view

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Front view

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My summertime Chuck Liddell haircut

My summertime Chuck Liddell haircut

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I recently visited my old high school, Taipei American School. While much was the same, from the blueberry bagels to the chairs and clocks to Mister Arnold’s sanguine view of the world, much had changed as well. All 3 libraries were completely overhauled, as were the track and the elementary school playground. One thing that had not changed was Roast Chicken Leg Thursdays — except…that we now have in our possession, the recipe for this world-famous dish! …for 1000 servings though, it has to be scaled down to non-ridiculous levels.

I recently visited my old high school, Taipei American School. While much was the same, from the blueberry bagels to the chairs and clocks to Mister Arnold’s sanguine view of the world, much had changed as well. All 3 libraries were completely overhauled, as were the track and the elementary school playground. One thing that had not changed was Roast Chicken Leg Thursdays — except…that we now have in our possession, the recipe for this world-famous dish! …for 1000 servings though, it has to be scaled down to non-ridiculous levels.

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8 guys in a jacuzzi, gotta love it. How would you like your sausage cooked? To “man things up,” we smoked cigars and spoke only of manly things.

8 guys in a jacuzzi, gotta love it. How would you like your sausage cooked? To “man things up,” we smoked cigars and spoke only of manly things.

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Santa brought me an early Xmas present! Looks like I’ll be pimpin’ canned corn and Fruit Naturals to you all very soon.

Santa brought me an early Xmas present! Looks like I’ll be pimpin’ canned corn and Fruit Naturals to you all very soon.

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“If you’re not improving, you may as well be dead.“
— 2 Wise Men
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