IT'S BEEN A MINUTE SINCE I HAVE STOPPED BY TO SAY HELLO TO YOU ALL. PLEASE EXCUSE ME. I AM BACK IN TOWN FROM MY BIRTHDAY EXCURSION TO THAILAND AND MUST SAY I THOROUGHLY ENJOYED THE WHOLE EXPERIENCE. I THINK EVERYONE SHOULD AT LEAST HAVE THEIR PASSPORT AND CONSIDER VISITING ANOTHER COUNTRY SOMETIME DURING THEIR LIFE. THE VAST CULTURAL DIFFERENCES CAN BE SHOCKING AND DEPRESSING AS WELL AS UPLIFTING DEPENDING ON WHERE YOU GO. I LOVE TO TRAVEL AND EXPERIENCE NEW SITUATIONS. I WAS DELIGHTED TO SPEND ANOTHER YEAR AWAY FOR MY BIRTHDAY THUS SAVING A BIG BIRTHDAY BASH WHEN I TURN 40(NEXT YEAR). MY TEN YEAR ANNIVERSARY AT ESCUELITA IS QUICKLY APPROACHING(2/17/08) AND I CAN HONESTLY SAY I WON'T MAKE IT TO NUMBER 11. THE TIME HAS COME FOR ME TO MOVE ON AND EXPLORE OTHER OPTIONS IN THIS CRAZY CAREER THAT I HAVE STUMBLED UPON YET LOVE SO MUCH . I WILL ALSO BE CAREFUL IN CHOOSING OUTSIDE BOOKINGS AS WELL AND REFUSING TO DEAL OR PUT UP WITH PROMOTERS WHO DON'T RESPECT ME AS AN ENTERTAINER OR HUMAN BEING. WITH THAT BEING SAID, I WILL BE IN TOWN THIS WEEKEND FOR THE T-DANCE AND I DO HOPE TO SEE U THERE. BE WELL AND TAKE CARE.