New Year's is interesting. I think it's not like any of the other holidays. It's unique to me in that I'm celebrating two things at once: the end of a year and the beginning of another.
I think that in the past, I've only celebrated the end of the year and glazed over the beginning of the next. Last night's celebration is the first time I can remember celebrating both. Most of what I did wasn't unique; I've done it in the past. I think it had to do with my mindset and some sage advice from my friend, Dave AKA Fish.
I started my evening hanging out my sister's family at their new home. I'm happy to see that my sister and her husband have not only created a home together but also created a friendly community with their neighbors. It's not something I grew up with and it most certainly is not something I see a lot of in LA. But that's LA for you, I suppose.
Later on, I met up with Devin and headed over to a house party in the hills by Sandy's (Mike's House). We hit up this party last year and it was good to be back. I got to see a lot of the peeps I met last year and also made a couple of new friends. Drinks, fireworks, and rock band ensued. Killah B and Stevie T laid down some tunes and the panties hit the floor. Even Devin picked up an axe and rocked out on a few tunes. We even found a guest lead singer that had more angst in her voice than I and she most certainly was not afraid to show it. I was humbled.
And for the first time in my life, I would not have minded being the filipino that most everyone accuses me of being. Well, not just any filipino; I would be glad to be the hosts' adopted son so I can get in on the sweet house and the iphone family plan. For those perks, I could deal with never pronouncing an "f" again and preferring bright colors e.g. orange and purple. Mike and his family are great people and I appreciate all the hospitality that they showed their guests.
And so we rocked. And rocked. And rocked. Into the wee hours of the morning. Before you know it, the sun was coming up and Dave suggested we head down to Sandy's to watch the first sunrise of 2009. This wasn't what I had in mind when I said I wanted to go to beach but I figured why not.
Sunrise was estimated to be 7:09 AM. We headed down to Sandy's and stood on the beach in the rain watching the sunrise. Here are the pictures of the first sunrise on Sandy's:
Some friends and I were able start the New Year off right. Let's see if we can make it legendary.
