Rice Egg n' Cheese breakfast, falafel wrap linner, massive h-mart trip, the gang comes over, birthday celebrations, latenight park, blinddate watch until wee hours [Fri 23]

Had egg cheese with rice. Shouldn't have had the cheese, or maybe it was the rice old possibly but it messed up my tummy for the rest of the day.

Bailed out of work early because it was a Friday. Went to get linner with A to the nearby Mediterranean place called Al Basha. On one hand, the food was fantastic, possibly one of the softest breads I've had, amazing fries and all of that. On the other hand, it cost twice as much as it did at the cart near N's place, so it's a big tradeoff. Still, it's something I'd eat once a while.

After dinner, A and I went to H Mart for groceries, since we were having people over. He was quite skeptical of the store -- he hadn't been to the one closest to his place, and instead wanted to go to Target, the lame annoying one I've alluded to here before. Once in though, he was completely sold on the place and I have no doubt hereon it's going to be his regular shopping place.

Got back with with a massive load of groceries. A and his non-birthday sibling made food, while I chilled with his other sibling. Very soon the rest of the guests poured in. We had U&L (the couple from CT, PK from Southern Seattle, A's two brothers, A, and myself, so this was a solid gang. We talked about my walking plans, olden days, future plans etcetera. A lot of the folks who've been working in finance/tech industry are retiring before they get thirty and starting their own businesses and/or going back home. What a privileged position to be in, though I don't know if that is what I want out of my life.

After a massive massive dinner, amazing cauli and dal and rice for me, and added meat for the rest of the gang, we listened to a tonne of interesting songs, and folks got a bit boozed up. We cut the cake and celebrated the birthday into the midnight. Friend SK came over -- he lives nearby and we'll see him again -- and we drove to the nearby park ten minutes drive away, where we saw the wonderful scenery of Seattle in rain at midnight. It was cold and windy, and also a bit rainy, I too a few grainy photos in the dark they turned out fine really. The rest of the gang left, S, A and I came back, and watched two more hours of Blind Date the Nepali tv show until it was 3, and S left and we went to bed.

It was the first group hang in Seattle, with everybody I already knew and was comfortable with. What good times we had!