“Quotes of the Month”
-"I am enough of an artist to draw freely upon my imagination. Imagination is more important than knowledge. Knowledge is limited. Imagination encircles the world."
-Albert Einstein

Teri Kim
Marco and I have just come back from England and Brussels. The weather was exceptional throughout the entire trip, and rained only once for just a few hours. The trip was especially poignant because we were able to spend quality time with Penny's side of the family in England. Keely and John's wedding was beautiful and festive, including the men in kilts, the tasteful lamb dish, and the rich fruit cake, which is the traditional wedding cake in England.
The highlights of the trip were Cambridge, Brussels, London and all the quaint towns along England's vast countryside. Our original plan was to stay in London for four days, but we discovered we still had a lot more to do and see. Upon our return from Brussels, we went back to London for one more day. Brussels was a magical place where both Flemish and French are the national languages. And of course, we did indeed have mussels in Brussels. Actually, I enjoyed a large crock of mussels while Marco feasted on steak with mushroom sauce.
My fondest memory is our day trip to Cambridge, where upon our arrival, Marco and I dined at an Indian restaurant, strolled alongside the waterways, found a lush patch of grass to take a nap, wok up and rejuvenated with a cup of Starbuck's coffee, and then drove back.

Penny Tassara
Back from Jolly Old England, we had a glorious time.
We arrived Thursday picked up our Rental car and almost made it to Tom's. We had to call them from a pub 2 miles from the house to come and get us, there were just so many round-a-bouts we got lost but it did give us all a chance to have a pint together.
We picked up rest of family next day at Heathrow airport, they all arrived safely.
Friday we went to Wivenhoe for fish & chips outside another pub by the water, then on to the coast to show them where we had spent our vacations as children in
Walton-On-the-naze, Frinton, and Clacton. We stopped and had tea and scones on the naze at a tea house that was there since the 1940's right on the beach.
That night Phrine went out on the town with Olivia, Tito and I went to a wonderful wedding at a huge country home miles out in the forest.
The next day was Keely's wedding. We had marvelous weather that day. The ceremony was at a 1100 century church in a little village called Waltham. The reception was at country club where we all danced including Vincent until 1.00am. The wedding was a great success.
Tuesday we were off to London-Westminster abbey, London Eye, Buckingham Palace, War room, and the Red Fox Pub.
Next day we took the boat down the Thames to Greenwich and had lunch at the pub. Phrine ,Vincent & I went to the Tower of London together. Afterwards we all walked back by the Thames had drinks at the Anchor (a very old pub on the Thames) then walked to Saint Pauls .
As Marco and Teri left for Brussels; Tito, Phrine, Vincent, and I left for Leeds Castle then on to Winchester where we stayed the night. Winchester used to be the Capital city before London until 1066. It was a very old beautiful Cathedral and pretty town. We then went on to Stratford-on-Avon, stayed the night, and went to Warwick castle the next day where Vincent had lots of fun. He would not stay in the haunted turret room when we took him, instead he turned right around saying "I'm outa hear" and fled. No amount of cajoling would get him back.
Weather while we were in England was fabulous.
After the kids left we went with Tom, Rita, and Julia to the Lake District where we stayed in a very nice guest house in Keswick. We did some hiking much to the disgust of Julia who is afraid of heights and we were very high up. Spectacular views while hiking to a Tarn (a mountain lake). Most gorgeous scenery we had all ever seen. We are all determined to return as there is so much to see. We saw only 2 of the 16 lakes.
We'll we are all back now and looking forward to the wedding which made the decision to return easier.
Penny

Roberto and Dafne Lobos
Rob and Dana are leaving to Italy on Monday. They are very excited. For Rob it is his first trip to the old country and we hope they have a great time. Take care and wish you both an unforgettable time.
Love Dafne

Just for Laughs
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Chris Lobos
Aloha
I would like to start off by saying congratulations to my parents Roberto and Dafne Lobos who will have been married for thirty-nine years on the 31th of October. Wow, how has my dad done it? Ha, Ha, Ha, Just kidding. I love you both and congrats.
While on the marriage subject, I am very excited to attend Chris' and Paola's wedding next week and look forward to seeing everybody, including Da Hui Boys, together again and CELEBRATING and EATING like we do best.
As for myself, I have finally sold my first home. It has had so much love and care put into it and I am definitely going to miss it. It was not easy to sell but it seems like things are finally going through. The home was a great investment and has allowed me and my wife, Lisa, to buy a beautiful home with more space and a pool, very refreshing during the Summer months.
That is all for now. Looking forward to reading all your stories

Mauricio Tassara
The month of October will have a lot going on for sure. Paola's wedding is
right around the corner. That is gonna be a great time. My little sister is
getting married, wow, don't think it will really hit me till that day.
Congrats to you both. We will be moving at the end of the month to a bigger
place. We are not moving very far. Still about 5 minutes from the ocean in
south Torrance. As most of you know by now, we are expecting another
addition to our little family. Angela is about 2 1/2 months pregnant, so a
bigger place was needed. We are very happy. Leandro gives kisses to Angela's
ever growing belly already, and knows there is a baby in there. It is not
very big yet, but it is showing signs of growth. Work has been really good
for me, They have been giving me my opportunity to make the next step up.
Soon you will see some of my work on the TV. I have been working on TV
commercials for Miller Beer, Dodge trucks, McDonald's, TV show "The
Sopranos", "Cold Case", and a couple others. FINALLY................
Soon the winter swells will be coming back to my neck of the woods. I can't
wait. A few days of snow boarding sound real nice right about now.
I hope to you see you all soon, and hope that all is well with you.
Mauricio Tassara

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