Las Vegas 3/09.

So once again another trip to Vegas, this time for my Mom's birthday and also hang out with some friends. And of course, just to make things better, we drove, which I really hoped not to do again. Brian arrived a day before with his friend, who's name is...Brian, hahaha. This time did more gambling than ever. I came with $180, made $300 and lost $240, put my last $60 on my last day there and left with $240, so on that note, I still made profit. About an hour away from the Nevada border line. This time I stayed one night with my parents at the new Palazzo Hotel, which is from the same owner as the Venetian, and I must say it was better than I expected. Than after that I got a room for Brian, Brian and I at the Paris, which was average yet roomy and good view of the Bellagio, so I got to see the water show every 30 minutes. They stayed with me for one night and I was alone once again for the last two nights there. My Mom was really excited about the room. Every woman's favorite place. Mom loved it. Much better view than the strip, I could stare at it all day long. Wynn's Pool and Golf Course. We went out to eat at Fatburger, a place I always wanted to try, but damn, they were not fat at all. My fatburger was literally the size of a Big Mac. Brian got the Baby Fatburger, it was pretty much the same size as my so called Fatburger. In the end, it tasted just like any other cheese burger, but the only difference was it was $10 for the damn meal, not worth it. We were the only Asian dudes in there, everyone was black, oh and that white guy too, he acted black. Making bets at the sports lounge in MGM. At the end of the day, I had to show them the room. We played some cards, watched a little tv, and spent about 30 minutes looking for the damn switch for one of the lamps that came down from the ceiling, it was really nice. But no switch. Brian even called the front desk. No switch. We left the room at the Palazzo to check out their shopping area, and it was nothing but high end retail stores. Fendi, Prada, Dior, Salvatore Ferragamo, Burberry and Barneys New York. It makes Bloomingdales look like a Walmart. After walking around the shopping area, we had to stop by Barneys New York to see what the fuss is about. I was pretty excited to finally see what was up. We went straight up the escalator to the Mens floor. This was just a taste of what they had. About 90% of everything they had was at least over 1k. We saw a suit blazer that went for 3k alone!!! Imagine all the things you can do with the price of that blazer! They had some legit raw denim straight from Japan. They were on sale for $130. Some of the stuff they had for Mens Casual wear. They even had some G Shock watches that I have never even seen, apart from the usual. A good $200. Heading down stairs to the Womens Department, which of course, was twice the size of Men's. Dresses... and Handbags! A dream land for Women. Dolce and Gabbana. Fendi, Hermes, Marc Jacobs, Yves Saint Laurent and more. I dont know why I remember what handbag brands were there. So I finally got to visit the Encore, which was absolutely amazing, just how I imagined it. But unfortunately due to time and excitement at the hotel, I completely dazed off and did not take any pictures and only went through the casino portion of the resort. But I got to take a picture of Steve Wynn himself, he was happy to see his future VP. We spent my Mom's birthday at the Wynn on 3/23. We ate at Stratts right after watching Le Reve, Wynn's show that is from the same producer as Cirque De Sole. I had the Lamb shanks with a very unique mint pesto sauce. While we were eating, we watched the World Classic Baseball Final, Korea vs Japan. Said to say Korea lost, but it was a tough close game. After dinner went next door to the sports lounge and watched the rest. It was kind of uncomfortable because there was Japanese sitting on one side and Korean sitting on the other, not safe man! In the end I am glad to spend my Mom's birthday at the best hotel in the world.