Bangkok Samurai-15714 Hawthorne Blvd. Lawndale , CA. 90260

happened to be in there today for lunch. Ordered the yellow curry with chicken(my usual) The service was very good. The food was very good to excellent. Glad this place seems to being doing good ,it was fairly busy for lunch . When I put my money down to pay .The waitress automatically brought my change when she approached the table.Also very reasonably priced for the quality. will be back .

the playlist.

Barbra Streisand_The Essential Barbra Streisand_Evergreen.
Billy Joel_The Essential Billy Joel_Honesty.
Billy Joel_The Essential Billy Joel_Movin' Out (Anthony's Song).
Dolly Parton_The Essential Dolly Parton_ Volume 2_Here You Come Again.
Eric Carmen_The Definitive Collection_Never Gonna Fall In Love Again.
Firefall_The Essentials_ Firefall_Just Remember I Love You (LP Version).
Firefall_The Essentials_ Firefall_You Are The Woman (LP Version).
Four Tops_Their Greatest Love Songs_Ain't No Woman (Like The One I've Got).
Kansas_The Ultimate Kansas_Dust In The Wind.
Little River Band_The Definitive Collection_Help Is On Its Way.
Live_Awake_ The Best Of Live_Lightning Crashes.
Matchbox Twenty_Yourself Or Someone Like You_Push.
Tears For Fears_The Hurting (Remastered Extra Tracks)_Pale Shelter (Long Version).
The Doobie Brothers_The Captain And Me_Dark Eyed Cajun Woman.
The Fifth Dimension_Ultimate 5th Dimension_(Last Night) I Didn't Get To Sleep At All.

OK picked these songs randomly and did not give it much thought . However you ask my top two .. what got me going. would say number one would be little river band-Help is on the way (great lyrics). Second place would be Tears for fears-Pale Shelter-Anyway tend to like seventies and eighties music as you can see.No podcasts on my mp3's as you can see.Without my Playstation 3 have a lot of free time on the computer as you can see.

My mp3 player the sony bean.

My life is pretty uneventful during the week . This is why I am writing this blog . However some may find it entertaining.Just want to keep my blog going. My mp3 player is kind of complicated. Let's start with loading it. It's kind of a older model however it sounds excellent and with the bose in-ear headphones incredible.There's a old sony program that is now obsolete, called sonic stage. Purchased around 60 or so (maybe more)mp'3 couple years back. Anyway the only way these omg files would play is if I got the songs on my external hard drive.Then i put them on a portable storage device.Go in my room on the laptop. This is where the sonic stage program is. Take the portable device , Put the songs on the laptop , transfer the file. Kind of complicated. Nobody likes onions used to have their podcast's on a mp3 style file. Now it seems to be on the web. Anyway still in the process of fiquring it out.However at the moment they are not on my sony bean. Anyway could listen to Marc Maron however he is on Itunes. Which is complicated because it's on mp4 format. Have to research it . Marc Maron sent me a e-mail and actually Patrick from nobody likes onions sent me a tweet. So go check them out. Anyway here's what i listened to at the health club yesterday.

Where was I , oh at San Onofre state beach.

As i made it into the park parked my vehicle literally right at the beach. Took a long walk towards the nuclear power plant saw some no trespassing sighs asked a girl walking her dog if it was OK to continue walking south. she said it was (the no trespassing sighs were for the actual plant).Walked back to my car and started talking to the guy next to me. he was about my age and was solo like myself . Asked him a few questions like, "why is this place so popular" he replied "it's the only place around where you can park your car right on the beach".Great point because at one point, after paying fifteen dollars considered leaving just because didn't have a surfboard or a paddle.However had my camping chair that i am so glad i packed, and decided to stay .Ended up laying out on a towel and fell asleep on the beach for about a hour .because as I earlier stated, had very little sleep.After i woke up felt better and decided to go in the water . The beach was very rocky and it was very uncomfortable on my feet . Went back to my van and grabbed my sandals .Better, went in the water. Was kind of chilly however it felt so refreshing.Took some pictures and listened to my neighbors next to me talk surf talk. mainly gnarly can't believe folks still use that word, but they do... and the only think i forget to purchase at the Ralph's I went to earlier was food. Those bbq's smelled so good and was eyeing my neighbor's potato chips.. guess what i am trying to say I was getting hungry. Before i move on my want to mention thinking of buying a surfboard and paddle just because it looked so fun.And have always wanted to surf... i basically just body surf in the summer months out here..

anyway continuing with my adventures.

Was so rudely interrupted however got up on a little over 2 hours sleep. Found myself at a Starbucks had my coffee. And ended up looking for a place for breakfast. Found a place i had scouted out from the previous evening of driving by it.It was called Honey's cafe and the food turned out to be very good. Had the Spanish omelet and was very satisfied with the food and service. Found my Bally's health club (actually had to backtrack towards Hillcrest). Found it took my shower, see how folks get creative in recessionary times and don't get hotels .Anyway left Bally's and started driving up the 163N to the 805 to the 5 north. Got off on Lomas Santa Fe exit i believe and started taking the scenic drive. Nice small town southern California beach communities up the S21(pacific coast highway).Drove though Leucadia and towards Carlsbad got off in Carlsbad stopped at a place called the Poinseitta village stopped at a Ralph's (major southern California supermarket).loaded up my mini cooler with a soda and a energy drink and purchased some suntan lotion and hair gel. Proceeded up the 5 north and got caught in some horrible traffic. Then got off at the Basilone road exit. San Onofre state park here i come.Paid 15 dollars for admission ouch and proceeded in the park....

the rest of my evening.

Anyway stayed in that club for roughly a hour. Ended up walking around the block and ended up at another nightclub. Had a red bull and noticed the club was predominately Latin. The music was strictly Spanish , however it sounded very nice , even though i don't speak any Spanish.Finished my red bull and was getting towards last call time.Got my camera out of my van and attached the external flash so I could take some night pictures. Got em and that's how they got on my blog. Anyway left the Hillcrest area and went North.the picture I will attach will tell you exactly which direction i went.Had in the back of mind where i wanted to sleep however wanted to scout it out. Drove North and ended up driving though clairemont section of San Diego, ended up taking a wrong turn and ended up in Pacific beach.Drove back to the location i was thinking about sleeping and scouted it out. It was off Mission bay drive a huge park. As i thought couldn't sleep there till 4 am and also no overnight camping drove back to Pacific beach for a hour or so (it wasn't to far from the park).Then drove back to clairemont section and looked for a place to sleep.Found a place to sleep looked like a nice spot, however come 7 am it turned into a construction zone(a construction crew literally parked within 5 feet of me).

Well it was due time to get out of town.

On Monday did my usual the errands, spin class, made myself dinner at home. However haven't actually found anytime just to get out of Los Angeles for just a day or two.So packed up my minivan and decided to take a long overdue road trip.The adventure started Monday evening and lasted till Tuesday night.Here's how it went.Started driving down the 405 south towards San Diego. (almost went east towards Palm Springs).However San Diego was my choice after thinking it out.As I was driving down the 405 heard what I thought was a police car . You know the sound of sirens . Anyway continued driving and then looked over my left shoulder and sure enough, a unmarked car and he put his back lights on .Shook me up a bit , and he did his job because the rest of the drive tried to watch my speed. However it wasn't California Highway Patrol so I don't think he had any jurisdiction. However you never know.Anyway no ticket and continued my journey.Ended up in the Hillcrest section of San Diego around a hour and a half later. Do not know San Diego very well, however have been though it several times.Anyway asked someone in the 7-11 what was going on and he suggested a club. Ended up at a cool club and listened to some really good DJ's play some old eighties songs. wasn't drinking cause i was driving. running out of room... let me start another post.

Mulberry Street Pizzeria-240 S Beverly Dr, Beverly Hills, CA 90212

User Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
by kevin 03/11/2010
Happened to be in Beverly Hills this evening and literally had no idea i would end up here.When i first walked in noticed the special board and asked the cashier what the meatball torpedo was (it was called something to that effect).Turned out to be a meatball sub(sandwich, hoagie, grinder to you folks in other parts of the world).Also included a drink and a house salad or ceaser salad.Ordered the ceaser.The food came out maybe 8-12 minutes later and have to say the ceaser was very good to excellent.just the right amount of dressing and very flavorful. The sub however could of been better however it wasn't bad.The bread was good and the meatballs were good the sauce in my opinion could of been a little better.However can't really tell by a sandwich.So i will be back to try their pizza next time.

just a couple thoughts on the book i borrowed....

Almost finished with my book , and would recommend it to anyone that has any interest in world history. Because it was such a major part of our history.Anyway I was curious about a few things and learned quite a few things.. the previous post i made was a paragragh that caught my eye .Regarding actual combat in the war.However I also learned why Japan became involved (basically they wanted more land).Another passage I will include then i will leave it to you folks to decide if you want to read.After Germany surrendered Truman made a crucial decision that affected Europe for decades .It happened and there's a reason for everything, any way here it is:


Churchill Continued to be concerned with Soviets moves in the east. He was particularly concerned about the fate of Czechoslovakia and pleaded with the Americans to get to Prague before the Russians, but Truman refused to interfere with the decisions of his military commanders.As Churchill feared, Czechoslovakia fell into Stalin's hands and became dominated by the Communist Party.

Chapter 22 Victoy in Europe-Germany Surrenders -The complete idiots guide to World War 2

Not written by me.. however very moving...D-day

Many soldiers drowned in deep water before their craft were close enough to the beach. Others struggled even in shallow water, fighting the tide and the burden of carrying packs and guns, wearing heavy boots and steel helmets, and then adding the additional weight of their drenched uniforms. Helpless in the water, still more men were killed before they could stagger ashore. The noise was deafening, and the cries of the wounded sickening.The Beach offered no Cover, the only place to go was forward, and the chances of making it across in the early stages were practically zero. Waves of landing Craft continued to drift ashore, many exploded by shells or mines, and the numbers of Allied soldiers and casualties piled up. The veterans of the landing on Omaha would later reminisce that it was a miracle they managed to get on the beach, let alone survive on it or advance beyond it…



From No day at the beach Chapter 19

The complete idiot’s guide to – World War 2

Mitchell Bard , Ph.D.

Hey Everyone it’s Kevin, Shawn777, Tweedy bird, I have several different names and one these days will decide on my one solid one. For now it is just a combination of different names. Don’t ask me why. Haven’t blogged for quite awhile and it is due time.


Lately have been super busy on the information superhighway, Twitter, a little bit of facebook, earthcam, Rotten Tomatoes…. You get the point I have various different sites I like to use.Forgot to mention audio boo. Cool program that you can record audio recordings on.However I am highly addicted to Twitter as Shawn777, didn’t give to much thought to my twitter name… however there is no perfect computer name … my playstation name is kevin444usa… you get the point all the names we choose are not for anyone. Even the person who picked it. Not sure which one is my favorite however seem to have various names and passwords. Not sure why I do that.



Well to take a moment on my past year or so since I have blogged let me mention a few things . First of all lost my Mom in June. That is probably the most difficult thing I have ever encountered in this lifetime. No don’t want any one’s sympathy just thought it was important to mention . Being it’s a day to day thing and I am dealing with it as best I can. Seem to have a little more awareness of things and see it as a eye-opener. Have suffered quite a few losses in my life. Never a immediate family member and it is definitely a hard thing.


The recession has hit a lot of people hard. Read a lot of things about people losing jobs and not to many jobs to come by. Well I currently have a job however it has been definitely slow and have made cutbacks on my own. Whether it be eating out less, driving less (gas) or just being a general recluse by being a twitter freak 24/7 . No seriously have broadened my horizons on the information super highway. Whether it be blogging ( which I haven’t done for a while ) or searching for followers and folks to follow. There I go talking and thinking about twitter again… dang .. oh well if isn’t video games .. my other addiction, it is twitter. I will admit… My playstation 3 games I like are , Socom Confrontation, NHL10 in that order.However my Playstation is in the shop so I am stuck on the internet for a while..


Well just let me mention my day … today… overslept went on twitter, made pancakes, went on twitter, cleaned my bathroom in my apartment, went on twitter, turned on Oprah for 20 minutes and saw a sad but courageous story on Roger Ebert .who I used to watch on a regular basis when I was a teenager. Cancer got him but he’s definitely a fighter … Shut off the TV…went on twitter, watched Jeopardy… Made dinner … more twitter , cleaned up after dinner.. more twitter. Went to a Starbucks in Torrance Ca. at 190th and Anza. too crowded with kids . . found another Starbucks they were closing at 10 pm it was 9:53 pst… so I found this Barnes and Noble at the del amo mall. In Torrance Ca. at one time it was the second largest mall in the country now it’s still large,just not as large as the mall of america in Minnesota . However right behind where I am typing (barnes and noble – Torrance) used to work at a place called Houlihan’s worked there for three years and made some great friends. Now it is a Lucille’s bbq place. Anyway that’s my blog feel free to make a comment or not… however see ya all on Twitter…



Shawn777 (kevin444socal) is my boo name how confusing is that….