What a gorgeous design for Washtenaw Community College.

Eminem and Dr. Dre are back for some “Old Time’s Sake.”

Photographic of Vietnam by Tom Abraham.

The rain gave me an excuse to stay cozy with the Duke. Grandma went out with aunt and uncle. Mommy, Duke and I shared the new couch. We listened to John Coltrane for a bit and then took a little nap. We watched some of Asia’s Tran Thien Thanh 2, but turned it off because the content is way too dramatic for us. I just laid next to him and watched him sleep while the rain was pouring outside. Each day passes by and I am more attached to this little guy.

Enimen’s new, wicked video.

Manny Paquiao puts a blow to Ricky Hatton at the end of second round. Check out the full fight.

I can’t believe a week has gone by already. I’ll be heading back to work this Monday. Just the thought of not seeing Duke for eight hours already makes me miss him. I won’t be the one who changes his diapers during the day. I won’t be the one who burps him after he’s fed. I won’t the one who wraps him up tightly. I won’t be the one who kisses those sweet cheeks.

But then again, he is the one who gives me the strengths to get up in the morning. He is the one who calms me down. He is the one who makes me feel responsible. He is the one who lifts me up when I am down. Just watching him and his mom curled up in bed put a quiet smile on my face. They are the loveliest and I can’t even imagine my life without them.

I apologize for the soppiness. I just can’t help expressing the joy. I am sure you all already feel me based on the responses you have been given me for the past week. You could have read any blog on the world wide web, but you choose to be here and share the happiness with me. By reading my thoughts, you allow me to pour my heart out, something I can’t really do in the real life. I sure appreciate that.

Thanks for all the swift comments and detailed emails regarding to jaundice. They make me feel much better knowing that it’s not so serious. Duke slept good last night. I did everything I could to keep him up during the day time. Night time paid off. He slept from three to six thirty in the morning next to his mommy’s breast. He did wake up at two and we enjoyed a bit of Bill Evans Trio. Evan’s His impressionistic touches on the piano are pure beauty. We will spend more time with him. I love those deep, lyrical, sensational voicing he had going on. A nurse complimented on Duke’s cute, long figures yesterday saying he’s going to be a pianist. I do hope so.

Duke was tested for jaundice today and he has a bilirubin level of 18.5. The doctor wanted to see him again tomorrow. Have any of you (the parents) experienced something like this with your child? Is it because of our Asian yellow skin or is it serious? I hope it’s the former, but please advise.

This blog has been all about my little precious lately. What can I say, he’s the focus of my life right now. Even though it has been a tired, sleepless week, the days have passed by quick. I am taking the rest of the week off as well to be with him and his mother. Last night, he woke up around three in the morning and didn’t want to go back to bed. My eyes were closing, but his were wide opened. I put him in his crib and he would cry. I didn’t want to wake his mom or his grandma up so I took him downstairs. I put on Charlie Parker and reclined on my sofa with him on my lap. We stared at each other for half an hour than fell aslepp for almost two hours. Parker’s virtuosity on the saxophone sounded like magic in the wee hour.