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Everything is Fresh in California

Freshly Killed Cow.... Get meat on the cheap!

I didn't know that there was a Super Autobacs Store in Los Angeles. Apparently, it is the only one in the entire continent. The one here reminded me of Autozone, except with exclusive Japanese Import stuff. The Super Autobacs store in Yokohama, Japan has baby chairs designed like race car seats! They didn't have that here. What a pity. It is still cool here though. You can get your body kits, race car videos, and Nissan Skyline repair manuals here.
Nayeli's first car. Powered by Fast Feet!
Fry's Electronics store in Industry City, California. It is the mecca store for electronics and is hands-down the best electronics/gadgets store in the universe. If it runs on hydrogen, gears or electricity, you can find it here and at warehouse prices. I made my pilgrimage a few days ago and bought a whole lot of cool Ipod stuff.
Fish Taco, in Tijuana, Mexico
Nayeli enjoying her fried shrimp

Vote for Nacho, Rosarito, Mexico.
Rosarito Beach

Big Jesus on top of the Hill, Rosarito, Mexico.

Happy 1st Birthday Nayeli!

Cowgirl

It is Nayeli's First Birthday! And she is having a blast! Many people came to see her, including her Great-Grandmother. She is happy to rock on her new rocking horse, drive her new tractor and play with the chickens.

Nayeli likes her tractor
Nayeli with her Grandpa Victor
Ramirez Family at Claim Jumpers: Soco, Christina, Victor, Victor, Yolanda, and Alex
Rocking Horse

Today, we went to the Bel-Air Swapmeet. There was many things for sale here. Mostly junk, however you can find just about everything (legal stuff and everything else). Nayeli got to try a churro and duritos for the first time. Yummy! The gas prices drove the price up to $1.50 for a churro and $1.25 for a bag of duritos with hotsauce and vinegar. Gas prices now? $3.40 in Los Angeles.

Churros
Ricos Durito
Pants for Big Butts

Me and Soco got to watch Spiderman 3 on IMAX. It was really cool and larger than life! The clarity was beautiful and it was a surreal experience.

Back to Cali via Korean Air

Nayeli in the Bassinet provided by Korean Air
Nayeli playing in the Kid's Playroom while awaiting the flight to Los Angeles at Narita Airport


Chickens!

Birthday Party at TGI Fridays, Yokosuka

Soco and Nayeli celebrating their birthday at TGI Fridays
Nayeli ate half of the Ice Cream Sundae!

Nayeli has been eating a lot lately! Her two bottom teeth is growing out too. We'll be flying to California this Tuesday for vacation. We'll be flying Korean Air, I think they have the best food of all the airlines I have ever flown in the world(AA, United, JA, Emirates, etc.) because they serve really good pickled stuff, sushi and kim-chi.


View of Mt. Fuji from Camp Fuji on Wednesday morning, 16 May 2007.

Yucky Soba!

Ticket Man pops out of small square in the wall to help some people purchase train tickets.
Yucky Soba!!! (Nayeli trying Yakisoba)

Nayeli tried Yakisoba with bad results. She tried to swollow the noodles but they were too long. She swallowed a part of it and end up pulling it all the way out of her throat! Icky!

Seaside Line

Time Differences

International Terminal at Chicago O'hare Airport
Nayeli in a box.
Nayeli offering a treasure after her pillage and plunder

New York, New York

Times Square
Ford Escape Hybrid New York Taxi Cab

Last Sunday, I decided to drive to New York. It was a very long trip! Google Maps said that the drive was gonna take 1 hour and 30 minutes. NOPE, what a piece of junk! It took me 3 hours! I couldn't find anyplace to dump the rental car and get out and walk. It is as if everybody came at 5 a.m. and took up all the parking spots! All the parking garages were full too. People can't drive here either. What happened to red lights? Doesn't red lights mean anything? Or lanes in the street? Geez.... Every man for himself!


Little Italy... it is sort of merged in with Chinatown.

Drager Land

This week, I've been studying at Drager Medical in Telford, PA. They have a comprehensive fundamentals course on Anesthesia Machines. Very good class. The instructor goes through everything, as well as, the history of each component. The class cost $5,000 and equipment specific modules cost $975 each. The seminar is 4 days long and includes time on a Narkomed GS.

I'm also getting to connect with Biomeds from across the country. (California, Kansas, New Jersey, Wisconson, Georga, Florida, Mississippi, New York, Delaware, etc...) I also get to see how much I'm worth. The military is paying me crumbs! Getting a job is so simple because there is a HUGE shortage of BMETs in the field. Especially, experienced ones like me. I think somebody wanted to give me their contact information today. I was humbled, but no thanks. I'm stuck in the U.S. Navy. Well, if it wasn't for them, I would have never became a BMET in the first place. I'm like the only guy in the class with a college degree in Biomed. Which is totally unnecessary. The industry is so desperate, that they are hiring electrical technicians that have never ever been to a hospital! How sad. Poor hospital.... better said, poor patients!

Narkomed GS

First Anesthesia Machine Ever Built/Found.
Wall of Ventilators, the oldest being on the top left and the newest being on the bottom right.
Anesthesia machines built in the 80's.
Jim showing off an Anesthesia Machine used on Horses