August 25: Chris and I swam (3.5 Km!) then hung out. Re-packed my pack (I'd used a box I shouldn't have). Went shopping w/ Mom, had diner, and went and saw the new Star Wars movie. Back at home ordered a ton of guide books from Amazon.com.

August 26: Beach day and dropped by the lifeguard department. Went out to pick up my suite then picked up Wolf and Tomoko from the airport.

August 27: Wedding Day I! Spent the morning / afternoon working on my trip itinerary. Got my pack mailed in for repairs. Went to Chris' first wedding (Baptist). It was a pretty brief affare and it was great to see everyone. The reception afterwards was nice, despite being dry. A buch of us went to the Ritz Carleton for drinks afterwards (with Wendy, Wolf and Tomoko, both Gregs, Zac, Chris Burner, Shanon and Jim, TJ, and others) - definitely the first time I've been in there and felt dressed for the occasion.

August 28: Wedding day II! The wedding was supposed to be long - four to five hours - but it ended up being nearly six! It was actually really fun. Lots of rituals and history, but also very playful and informal. I think Chanthu must have changed dresses six times, and Chris four - and all the costumes were incredibley elaborate and very flashy (Chris had the Liberachi look going at times). There was a lot of great food and there's something nice about walking around all dressed up but in bare feet. The reception was a couple hours later at a Cambodian restaurant. There was an incredible twelve course meal, but only Hennesy's (Coniac) to drink. I finally ended up buying beers at the bar and bringing them back. After the reception (it wound down around midnight) a bunch of us went out in Long Beach - ended up being a very long day.