BBA Hangs With BEP

On a recent business trip to Jakarta (we promise a little bit of business was done) Ernie, Karen, Ha and Lauren hung out with the Black Eyed Peas. Thanks to Karen's (cough) connections we were able to chill back stage with the band, watch the concert from a prime location (getting high fives as band members and dancers went on to perform!) and rolled out after the show like VIPs! Below are a couple of pictures to memorialize the night:

Will Adams of the Black Eyed Peas with Karen backstage

Lauren, Karen, Ha and Ernie hang backstage with Will Adams of BEP

Ha and G-L-A-M-O-R-O-U-S Fergie

The Black Eyed Peas on stage in Jakarta, Indonesia

Ernie and Lauren with the BEP on stage behind them!

What the Pho?!

Reporting in from Hanoi where the breakfast of champions is Pho (pronounced Fuh). It is steaming hot Vietnamese noodle soup that costs less than a couple dollars but starts your day with a powerful combination of wonderful smells, a terrific source of protein and just the right number of carbs.

Hanoi's citizens believe, I think rightly, that their pho is the world's best. Two spots rule here, Pho Ga (on Ly Van Huu Street) - the name of the restaurant means "chicken pho" it has the world's best chicken soup or Ly Quoc Su (on Ly Quoc Su Street) for the premier beef based pho.

Pho is best consumed boiling hot, with a lime squeezed on top and healthy dose of chili sauce. While you eat it, don't forget dip regularly with a kind of Vietnamese doughnut that any good pho shop will provide on the side.

Visitors to Hanoi will benefit from this tip - Eat Pho every morning! Your business will be good, and you will feel strong throughout the day!