Why an S and not a V?

It got weird going from being the hidden middle child to being the oldest. I am the oldest biological child of my parents. Like Catelyn Stark, my mom hated this adopted child, though he did earn some of it. It gets complicated when you're uprooted from the home you know, ripped away from your bio mom and siblings and get taken to a frozen land. I wasn't sure what he was up to of late, but the old man met up with him in Nam.

I never fulfilled the Viet stereotype in Canada, but I surprisingly met a number of people who did.PS -  I was told viet folks will move to edmonton, calgary, saskatoon, etc. from vancouver / toronto, to escape heat from the police there

I've tied on a few and can count the number of blackouts I remember on one hand!PS: Redux of Season 1, Episode 7 "Slightly darker black (out)".

I used to watch professional hockey. No one in my family ever did. I don't know why or how I started, but I enjoyed it (also MLB when the Jays won back to back world series. Yes, I am a wagon hopper). The desire to watch took many blows over the years. It wasn't even because of the decline in the 90s with the VCR line or early 2010s drought (to be fair 2006 was  a miracle and inspiring). I've become one of those guys who just doesn't care anymore. Ironic, because I met guys like that before and never understood why they gave it up. Now I do.P.S. - CBC f*ed up arguing over the payment for the Hockey Night in Canada theme song. That was a huge consideration in stopping watching. Idiots.

Some random notes from my 76 (actually 6, no Dennis, I'm telling the truth) trips to Vietnam. Also a way to segue into our follow up podcast series about Vietnam. 

I have no rhythm, I have no melody. It wasn't for lack of trying to learn a couple of instruments when I was younger and more daring.

If you're lucky, you'll have good grandparents who spoil you. If you're luckier, they'll still be alive. Just thoughts on my dead grandparents, especially my grandma, who I actually met.

I lettered in high school despite only play 2 sports in grade 12, but 3 sports across all of high school. I didn't even play traditional contact sports and all I was good for, was finishing last in cross country and eating balls to the face. PS: Redux of Season 1, Episode 22 "High School Sports".

Just going over the only major sports league I still watch and how I got there with Dennis and Beardsley. Also the reason why Beardsley wanted to fight a shark in Hawaii.

The first of my 76 trips (it's actually 6 with a possible 7th coming at some point. Wait, Dennis is yelling at me about something), where I met my dad's mom for the first and only time. The bro went with and he hated it. We both went again in 2013 and he still hated it, but at least I got him to eat tasty food that wasn't fried potatoes or rice with soy sauce.PS: This is a redux of Season 1, Episode 25 "Nam in 1994".

We have the super softest bachelor party ever in Panorama, BC. This was back in 2012. No strippers, plenty of beer and Krusty's dignity was forfeit. Great times.

You don't get to be my size without eaten a Saskatchewan portion's worth of animals.

Not sure why I keep getting asked to cook for others. I've never poisoned anyone, but I have started fires in places where they shouldn't be. Fresh off the heels our Panorama shenanigans, here's more times where I burned food till it was edible.PS: This is a redux of Season 1, Episode 44 "Jon is a cooking hazard".

Not the paying kind, but the saving kind. Recognizing the folks who brought my (and a bunch of other) Viet families out of the Malaysian refugee camp to Canada.

I'm not dangerous in vehicles, just to them. I'm pretty sure the old man was happy when I started buying more own cars and paying for my own screw ups. And that little car preview photo? It's a car I'll never be able to afford or fix once I'm done with it.PS: This is a redux of Season 1, Episode 27 "Jon's Vehicle Mayhem".

Born to run.

I've tried to regain my youthful vigour through ball hockey. I failed.

Just a list of the spiciest things I've eaten in my life.

There are some truths about dining at Asian restaurants that are universal. This occurred at least 10+ years back.

Not all Chinese banquets are made equal.