The Flat Head 3001 World Tour

[aho]

Day 21 T-day

pancit

the turkey all sliced up

mmmmm

The first round

cheap wines and champagne

Deserts

[aho]

Day 21 T-day

Breaking into the infamous pie

Pecan pie....still the best

And the unfortunate kitchen...

The table after about 30 people getting multiple rounds and getting full...hardly made a dent!

I can't see my feet! Or the jeans...

So that was my thanksgiving....hope you all had as filling a dinner as I with the company of family and friends...And for all you non-American's, the same goes for you! I'll be working the stores all day tomorrow but won't be spending any money...it's officially Christmas season, get your wallets on!

[aho]

Day 22-23 Combo

Been so busy with work, family and girlfriend that I didn't have time for anything too crazy...so I decided to combine the two past days in one post...

Black Friday

Woke up for work and thought I'd have to beat a lot of traffic

When I pulled up to the mall I wasn't sure what to expect but it was filling up already

a sea of cars...this is towards the rear of the parking lot

It was a long day but I met up with the family to have dinner at...Mitchell's Fish Market (again...)

getting that clam chowder...I think it went bad...

some flakey fish

[aho]

Day 22-23

My order wasn't that good...Grilled Salmon with salty fries

and a lobster...anyone else find the claw meat hilarious when you pull it out whole? like a soft little glove lol....

[aho]

Day 23 Final

Switched cars (and pants temporarily for work...4hrs.) on Saturday

After work it was already night time!

Luckily I went to my girlfriends to eat her mom's cooking...amazing tofu, watercress and fried rice...

Best tofu cook...seriously I've never had any better...the secret is to marinate the chicken in egg whites and buy the right tofu...

I ate this whole bowl of fried rice...can't really tell the size in this pic though

little balls filled with chopped up shrimp, random fish and vegetables

Another secret to the deliciousness of the cooking is this custom built Wok/stove instead of your regular oventop...I need one of these!

Played a small show for the gf

After dinner (fully stuffed) we went to the movies to see Precious as my gf was a fan of the book "Push"...

And that was my past two days...went by in a flash! My run is coming to its close soon...any word on who should be next in line? I think jimmyc should be allowed to finish up his run for December as I recall almostfamous wanted to finish up the Full Count contest?

[aho]

Day 24

no real pics today...didn't get a chance to wear the jeans (first time since my run) and didn't really do anything worth documenting other than work and eating leftovers...

Still no word on who to send these on to?

[beatle]

you will receive info.....

[ordo]

Our people will contact your people.

[aho]

Sounds good...will make the best of my remaining days with these lovely jeans

[aho]

Day 26

Apologies for missing a day...didn't expect to be this busy lately....Anyways I only have 4 days left! Crazy how fast it went by...

Today I decided to check out some of historical Canton (my hometown, ranked 20th safest place in the US to live lol)

When I went outside I was welcomed by a scene straight from a Hitchcock film...

There's a few old schoolhouses scattered throughout the metro detroit area...this one in particular has been transformed into a small historical museum

dates from about the 1880's

Some pretty interesting displays throughout, including this month's theme, War Veteran's

Canton is an old farming community

Some clothinz

Not your typical sufu boot...

...or belt buckle

[aho]

Day 26 contd

old stuffs

A supposed collection of things donated for war materials...don't melt down my rivets/use up my arc threads please!

more circa WWII items

The museum also displayed some before and after shots of local shops/locations...funny how a lot of victorian era etc. buildings are now occupied by CVS, Rite Aid and Walgreens...but I guess thats better than Wal-Mart?

It seems Canton was a pretty happenin' place

Thats my shadow and not one of a ghost from the past...

Saw these funny covered tree guys on my way to Cherry Hill Village...

A really crazy wooden playscape in Heritage Park that I basically grew up in...the best part was the zip glider

[aho]

Day 26 contd

Heritage park used to house some steep hills that I'd sled down as a child...they have since bulldozed said hills to build this "water park" that sprays water all over children during the summer time

Remember the before and after picture of that Inn? In the flesh...err...in the wood...?

Redefining "old school"...

...as in, "yo, dats some hundred year old school shit..."

This is the theater area of the newly built Cherry Hill Village...a freaky reinterpretation of the old Canton, but its really built in the middle of nowhere/old farm land. Don't be fooled, the main area of Canton is still Ikea

It's hard to build a whole new area and label it as the heart of Canton when your flagship store is a Coldstone Creamery...

The theater up close

I've never actually been inside though

[aho]

Day 26 final

The heart of Cherry Hill village is really the "village" itself...these houses are actually pretty nice inside despite the freaky Pleasantville nature of it all...

I always see these old barns throughout the area...always makes me want to go "carpe denim" on everyone and search these old barns for old denimz....alas, not my property, I'd probably get shot, and this isn't the Frontier west...

The old farms

Later in the day I went to some Chinese language lessons...the moon was shining in my favor

Changed shirts because it got cold out

Afterwards I got some Wendy's...the usual 2 Chicken sandwiches, small chili and large fries...thank you dollar menu! $5.79 total

This is what my parents ate....+rep for those that can guess what it is lol

4 more days! At least until I find out who to send these off to next...

[Biff15]

...looks a lot like diniguan...

[edmond]

yeah hmm with puto!

ni hao ma?

[baldy]

...looks a lot like diniguan...

exactly what i was gona say. i hate that shit but i love flip food

[chambo2008]

wor hern see-hwun jer lee....

[aho]

lol biff, edmond and baldy are correct! +rep coming when I can

[beatle]

what exactly is that brown stuff ?

[aho]

beatle, a Filipino dish called diniguan, basically pork blood stew

[baldy]

that and sizzling sizig i don't touch... and esp balut or however u spell it, it grosses me out haha

[Opie]

It looks like what we in denmark call "meat in the dark" (kød i mørke).

That's not a compliment.

[aho]

^lol its no wonder I decided to get Wendy's...

[aho]

Day 27

Rainy/dreary day...didn't get to go outside regardless...appreciating the Gold Toe socks lol

sufu and Bruce Lee...what more could one need on a rainy day?

More fit pics as I don't really remember doing any?

Did some vacuuming afterwards and picked up a little dust

I don't mind this type of weather actually

jumped some rope trying to get back in shape for some boxing classes

[aho]

Day 27 contd

more sitting around

For dinner we just had Broaster's Chicken...

Might seem strange but I always eat rice with chicken...especially good with some KFC

Going to be working the next few days so not sure if I'll get any good wear on the jeans

[morse9443]

Great updates aho thanks for all the pics:cool:

[Medine]

yum, pork blood!

reminds me of a polish dish my mom always talks about, czernina (Duck's blood soup)

and, my friend's family does the same with their chicken, his dad got mad that he didnt make rice for us when we got KFC once haha

[PG2G]

My bad, haven't been too active on sufu for a while. You guys got anything you want added to the OP? Just send it to me and I can do it.

Its crazy to see these still getting passed around.

[aho]

Day 28

As predicted, a slow day for the jeans...only wore them a few hours today but there was one thing of note...FIRST SNOW of the winter season!

It didn't really accumulate...melted as it hit the ground

Good night everyone!

Should be a more active day tomorrow...

[aho]

Day 29

Always the glutton...went to meet my girlfriend who is in town this weekend at Ajishin, one of the better Japanese restaurants in Michigan (some argue in the US...). Their udon is on par with many places in Japan and they could probably hold their own when it came down to it (and it's not korean owned! lol)...Only problem is you should expect to wait about an hour long if you come here on a busy weeknight...

One side of the menu

ooops! my crotch

oh baby

this dish is called gojuu no tou

basically a stack of deliciousness

I ordered the "kiyomizu", named after kiyomizudera, which I actually lived about 5 minutes away in kyoto...Wish I had the jeans back then lol...All of their udon dishes are named after famous locales

I also ordered curry because I had a long day at work without eating much

My full meal...the salad dressing is sooooo good...must be the finely chopped onions that makes it so refreshing

What can I say? I was hungry...and btw, you can't tell from the pics but these are huge plates

Ajishin is located nearby my favorite Japanese pastry shop, Hippo, which has been documented in the Dior tour thread...If you are a Chicago native, they sell the Novi made Hippo breads in the bakery at Mitsuwa

Tomorrow will be...a PICTURE EXTRAVAGANZA!!!! Going to a crafts fair with my girlfriend in Detroit, which gives me plenty of time to introduce you all to a place I hardly know at all lol