Today I was schooled by a pair of Midget Fly Fishing Pros masquerading as twin 8 year olds. There are no better Flyfishing kids than Mathew and Michael. Today we landed 55 stripers near Franks Track on the Delta on Flies that the boys tied. They cast a 350 Grain shooting head with no assistance…
Last summer, Mia was an intern at NBC Bay Area where she shadowed reporters and researched news stories. I knew she had a interest in photojournalism bit it seems she enjoys being in front of the camera as well. Here is her first piece as a broadcast journalist for Cal TV.
Sometimes its wise to sit in neutral territory. Although, we thought it would be a good idea to sit in the old Berkeley Memorial Stadium just one more time before they tear it down and rebuild it next year. I am looking forward to watching CAL football at AT&T park next year. The Davis students…
We use to wake up at 6 in the morning 5 months in advance of when we wanted to camp and hammer the site until we got our reservations. We even used a war dialer before the Internet! This years camping was made possible Mia scalping some tickets on Craigslist. I have to admit that…
What a great place to spend the 4th of July. Mia, Mark, Gina and Nick revisit Gina’s root in New Jersey. Dad reconects with the famous Nat Nadler. Watching fireworks in Leonia on the high school football field. Mia checked out NBC at 30 Rock for a possible internship next year. Get the flash player…
I planned two fishing trips to the St Mary’s this year and this was the week I was leaving on the first trip. Two weeks ago, my daughter pointed out that this would be the only week that we could go on a vacation together with the summer coming to an end with CAL semester…
This will be the second time that Wayne and I have brought our families together to camp and fish at the Wilderness Unlimited Ponds near Burney California. I have fond memories of those ponds because it was where Mia caught her first trout 17 years ago and wear my dad really learned to fish dry…
Get the flash player here: http://www.adobe.com/flashplayer Mia came back from Berkeley to hang with me at the Lake. Since she hasn’t fished on the boat ever, I though it would be cool to teach her how to put the boat in and operate it in case she ever decides to go out herself (right). We…
Mia has prepared for this humanitairian mission for an entire year. The Global Brigade of UC Berkeley headed off to Honduras on a medical and dental mission on June 8th. Fortunatly, I was able to find an AT&T mobile plan that kept us in contact with her even in the jungles of Honduras. Here are…
I would like to thank Dr Phyllis Ishida for inviting us to this wonderful event that supports EHC and there efforts to help the homeless. Rivers of Chocolate is worth marking down on the calendar for next year. The event features Chocolate “everything” and great wines as well as some wonderful music at the Paul Mason…
Redfishing in Burras LA 2010 – PHOTOS from Meng Syn DDS on Vimeo. Alas, I return to New Orleans to fish the Burras area for that elusive Bull Red on a Fly. Along on the trip, my nephews Matthew and Michael, my unlce Yun, and my cousin Wayne. Thanks go out to Captain John L…
This will be the 4th year that Gina and I have judged speech and debate tournaments that Mia and Mark have entered. And till now this is the first time I have ever felt motivated to say something about the judging at these tournaments. As our fearless coach Gay Brasher told us long ago,”There are…
Last night, Mark, Gina and I were guests of Michelle Duncan –IMAX THeater Manager at the TECH Museum in San Jose –where we toured the Star Trek Exhibit and watched the latest Star Trek movie on the big IMAX screen. It was Mark’s first IMAX movie and it was a thrill to see his reaction…
“Here’s tae us! There’s gey few like us–and they’re a’ damned or deid!” Hogmanay toast, trad. attr. Gordon Highlanders Few people stay connected to you for your whole life from childhood that are not your relatives. Because we shared the same passion for FLY FISHING in the 70’s, Len took a chance on a young…
This year, Christmas seems different with our daughter returning from a successful semester at UC Berkeley. And, the annual neighborhood Luminarias, Caroling, and Party was renewed with most of the neighborhood kids returning for the holidays. The annual Disneyland Trip was cool since Mark and Gina had Birthday goodies–a 75 dollar gift card and a…
Recently my search for a two man fishing boat that “the boss” sais has to fit in the garage or no go, came to an end with the purchase of a used Crestliner Angler 14. The boat was is good condition by for a gadget guy like me, not good enough. The reconstruction and restoration…
On November 15th, 2009 I had the pleasure of attending and photographing an art show held at University Art in San Jose at 456 Meridian Ave. The show consisted of the spectacular works of Lee’s students and friends. Lees students range from young children to accomplished artists. Are you an old painter, new painter, wanna-be painter,…
Kerry and Jeff from Meng Syn DDS on Vimeo. On September 12, 2009, Gina and I attended the wedding of our good friend Sherry’s daughter whom we’ve known since she was in high school. Kerry use to babysit our kids and like me , is a UC Davis grad. Currently, Kerry is a physician assistant at an Orthopedic Group. It was a…
The Leland Class of 2012, lead by VP Mark Syn et al, make Leland High School history by placing 2nd in two consecutive years as Freshman and Sophmores. Watch out next year, I predict they will step it up a notch on the tech front and win the competition for the next two years. LELAND…
I was so looking forward to Hurricane Felicia. It was interesting to watch the island preparing for the worst. I met a man from Home Depot that was in charge of securing the store for the storm so that in the event of a disaster, they could help rebuild the island. Brilliant. Anyways, the “Caine”…