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Well I’m back.  Tired, jet lagged, and recovering from a fever/sickness I had in Thailand.  But most of all, I’m just entering my post-trip depression stage.    I said goodbye to a lot of old friends (Nikki, Justin, Mark, Chris, etc), and a few new ones.  This may sound strange, but I think in general I feel lonelier here in San Francisco than I do in Singapore or the DC metro area.  I think that is evident by how often I go to the gym and how late I stay at work here.  SF is great for my health/career, not so good for my personal life.  I’m not discounting the friends I do have here in the bay area, I am so thankful for them.  But it is odd how when I’m in a country 13,000 km away I have a really hard time finding any private time due to so many people wanting to hang out.**

Regardless, I’m so thankful for having the opportunity to go there for a month.  I’ve been living a dream of my own for a month.  I will never forget it.

On that note (sorry!), I’m going to try and grab a few more hours of sleep.  I can’t tell you how much I miss the gym and am looking forwarding to do hitting it again.  I am also going to start up some brown rice congee so I can bring it to work with me in the morning.  Back to eating healthy…all of the not working out, alcohol, and thai food have all worked against my fitness progress.   It is time to get that back on track.

This week I will be uploading a ton of photos and movies that I am really past due on from my trip.  I also plan on posting a lot more stories than what is here now.  So much to tell…need to get it recorded somewhere before I forget the details.   Good night!

**Actually, a big part of that may be due to Justin.  The master of in-person social networking, through him I had instant friends when I arrived last year.