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Richard's Reveries and RantingsUpdates on family, friends, trips, and personal sentiments 24 April Welcome Emilia (Emi) Kyuri SimEmilia (Emi) Kyuri Sim arrived on Thursday April, 17 at 3:53PM at 6 lbs. 12 oz. and 18 ¾ inches. The delivery was fairly smooth, with active labor lasting for about 4 hours. Emi seemed eager to join her new family; it took only 10 minutes of pushing before she dove headfirst into the light. :-)
Mom and Dad are doing well and big sister Keira is fascinated by her new baby sister (and the peace offering gifts that Emi "gave" her).
Like Keira, we wanted to pick a name that would work in both English and Japanese. The characters for Emi in Japanese translate to "wisdom" and "beauty."
Check out additional pics here. http://www.kodakgallery.com/I.jsp?c=bz2r1bb.6tu8f4t7&x=0&y=kvphsq&localeid=en_US 31 März The Sim's prepare to be a family of 4Preparations have begun for the unnamed sequel to to the smash hit, Keira. E's mom has arrived from Asia to provide much needed relief. Thank God grandma will be staying with us for a few months to help out any way she can. E has officially started her maternity leave and has been thoroughly enjoying her time with K. And just yesterday, I fished out all of our old baby gear from the attic and piled them up in our garage to be sanitized and washed. I was amazed at how much stuff we have for a tiny 6-7 pound baby: car seat and 2 pods, bassinet, bouncy chair, jumperoo, electric swing, baby bjorn, stroller #1, our nused double stroller, our nused crib (thanks lisa!), high chair, etc. I'm sure I'm missing several other items that are sitting in that pile but you get the point.
Keira is also preparing for her new role as big sister. We got her a new toy a few weeks ago and she looks like a natural. She's good but still needs some practice. Check out how she manhandles "Baby" in the second video.
18 März Fourth Annual Guy’s Ski TripHere are a few pics from the fourth annual Vividence Boy’s Ski Trip a few weeks ago. It was another incredible getaway filled with lots of great skiing, bar hopping, hot tubbing, red bulls, and of course, male bonding. Not as dramatic as our second annual two years ago at Jackson Hole (e.g. no one got pulled over by the cops, no fist fight in the SUV, no Famous Cowboy Bar ho down, and no snowmobile injuries) but a blast non-the-less.
Here are some of my favorite memories:
1. Fitting six guys in a 4 man hot tub… and explaining to everyone where the mysterious foam actually comes from. 2. Finishing off 8 frozen pizzas in 2 nights 3. Subsidizing a good chunk of my trip via late night Texas Hold’em 4. $1 PBRs at the bar, all day and night 5. Our exchange of grilled meats with our neighbors, in which we obviously got the better end of the deal (1 petite filet in exchange for a rack of ribs, sausages, and pulled pork) 6. Sean’s secret crush on the ex football player from South Carolina 7. Drinking Redbulls with sidecars 8. Blaine playing tour guide all week, along with his repetitive commentary about how shocked he was by the amount of development in Park City since he left 10 years ago… and his stories about certain “special landmarks.” 9. Jupiter bowl… all day baby! 10. Fake credit card roulette I can’t wait till Whistler next year!
Another Kid, Already?That’s the usual response I get from friends when I tell them E and I are expecting another bundle of joy, in fact another daughter, at the Sim family. Surprisingly pregnancy the second time around flew by and before we knew it, we were about 1 month away from the due date. (My apologies for the folks who may be finding out the news via blog instead of a more personal form of communication). We’re bracing ourselves for the craziness and hectic nature of life with, not just one, but two kids under the age of two. K has no idea what’s coming. And to be honest, there is a tinge of guilt I feel that her days as the first and only child are limited. She is already possessive over her dad; in fact, I often find her wedging herself between me and any other baby in whom I show interest. The same applies to dogs. But I know that once she gets over the initial adjustment period, she will make a great big sister. And it really warms my heart to know that the two of them will likely grow up to be great friends. Here are some reason photos of Keira. She's 18 months now and continues to amaze us. On a funny note, the following video is a warning to my friends out there who are not yet ready for life as a parent.
30 Januar Keira never ceases to amaze us!Keira is about 17 months old now. E and I have noticed over the past few months that she has developed a very strong sense of independence and a will of her own, as opposed to being the little baby who just did what we told her to do. These days, her big thing is spoon feeding herself, athough only about 10% of her attempts result in food actually entering her mouth.
Just a few days ago, Keira surprised both of us when she started reaching for the chopsticks that E was using to mix up some noodles. To our amazement, she was a natural within just a few minutes.
07 Januar Christmas in CancunThis holiday season, our family decided to mix things up at bit and spent Christmas in warmer climates. Rather than making the cross country trek to Washington D.C., E, K, and I decided to meet the fam down south in Cancun. We spend 6 nights at the Riu Palace Las Americas after being upgraded from the Riu Caribe… Thank GOD! The Palace was impeccably clean, new, and the clientele was civilized. The Caribe was filthy, dilapidated, and the clientele was pretty awful in terms of manners, dress, and general behavior (image lots of drunk kids and obnoxious tourists with armpit stains on their shirts).
Note: do not give too much credit to Trip Advisor for its reviews; they have been very hit or miss. I’ve stayed at a few places that reflected the positive reviews they received, but the Riu Caribe reviews were waaaaaaay off mark.
The vacation was a blast! Crystal clear water, awesome weather, great food (although all the restaurants started tasting the same after a few days), and potentially the best part of it all, having my sister Judy and mother around to help take care of K. The weeklong vacation was a bit hard on the little one; she was over-stimulated the whole time so she slept and ate very little. But overall, the trip provided the long overdue rest and relaxation the family needed.
Here are a few pics from the week.
Funny Bill Gates Keynote at CES:People love to bash Bill G, but there's no denying the positive impact that this individual has had on the world, both through his work at Microsoft as well as the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. Its will be a momentous day when he gives up his full time gig at Microsoft. Imagine what it would feel like to leave the company that you've built from scratch and led for over 30 years. Here is a really funny parody of himself that he introduced at the 2008 CES Keynote today.
03 Januar What happened to Adam Carolloa in the Bay Area?Wow, it’s difficult being a fan of the Adam Carolla show. I’ve been listening to the show religiously every morning on the drive into work for the past couple of years. The problem is, the show keeps getting dropped from the San Francisco Bay Area radio waves! I used to listen to Adam Carolla on 106.9 FreeFM until the station did a complete turnaround and changed their format from talk radio to classic rock. That bummed me out until I was able to find the show on the AM dial on 1550 KYOU radio. Then on January 2nd of this year, I was dismayed when I turned to 1550AM only to hear someone giving retirement investing advice. Are you kidding me? And to top it off, I found out that the Carolla show finally canned Danny Bonaduce, who annoyed me since the day he joined the show. Just when the show got better, I have no way of listening! Well I’ve searched the web and the radio dial and it seems that the Carolla show is unavailable on Bay Area airwaves. It’s unfortunate because Adam’s sense of humor is intelligent and thoughtful… a good break from the obnoxiousness of the morning airwaves. If you know of any Bay Area station that broadcasts his show, please leave me a comment. I know there is an option to listen to podcasts on the 971freefm.com website but that doesn’t make my morning commute any more bearable. 15 November Marie Digby.. worth a listenMy buddy emailed me a link to this clip of Marie Digby who apparantly posted some videos of herself singing acoustic covers on YouTube about six months ago. Since then, her cover of Umbrella has been played on a bunch of radio stations and she was recently featured on Last Call Carson Daly. She has an amazing voice and its pretty cool to see talent discovered this way via the web. Check out the video that got her discovered. My personal favorite is her cover of a song by James Morrison called You Give Me Something. Check out the original also... I never heard this song before hearing Marie's cover but it rocks!
16 September My how fast time fliesLast week, Keira turned 1 year old. I can't believe how fast this past year flew by. It feels like just 6 months ago, we brought her home from the hospital, with absolutely no clue about how we were going to survive the next month, let alone a full year. But somehow, we figured it out, and this amazing little girl has proven to be quite resilient.
We followed the Korean tradition and threw a big 1 year birthday party (dol) for our little one. My mother came out from the east coast for the festivities, and E organized quite an event. As part of the tradition, we laid out several items in front of Keira such as a pencil, a book, money, a bowl of rice, and a spool of thread to see which she would choose; her selection is supposed to indicate her fortune. I must admit, I kept trying to steer her to the hundred dollar bill (with thoughts of early retirement for me!), but she ended up choosing the bowl of rice (which I think indicates good health).
Here is a slide show I put together to recap the past year with Keira, as well as a few pics of her in her hanbok. Enjoy.
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