NY/NJ/Montreal/Tokyo trip 2008 (day 1)

On October 29th 2008, I was not yet packed, and still considering cancelling or delaying my trip back to NY/NJ.  After finally making the decision to go, I stayed up all night to pack my clothes and all the gifts for friends and family.  I still had no solid schedule planned for the trip at that point, so I had no idea what to expect.  Thankfully, I do have many good friends back in the states who took great care of me when I got there. 

After a 16 hr flight, I landed on 10/30 in Newark, NJ where I got picked up by Kevin So.  Kevin generously offered to pick me up from the airport and let me stay at his place.  It was great to see him after 6 months and to chat about food, movies, music and politics.  It was great to be back home.

While at his place, i got to be cameraman for him while he got his dog Monk to sing for us.  Check out the amazing footage below:

That night he drove us out to Chinatown for a great light meal and then we met up with the Teabag/Fivepoint gang.  It was a great night of conversations.  Definitely missing those nights back in NY where a few guys just sit around and discuss any and everything.  It was great to be back in the City I love and a City that loves back.