White Elephant

Written: December 17, 2002
Last Updated: December 17, 2002

Content and Access reunites at Benihana for White Elephant!

Thanks to the efforts of Fanny, the former crew of the Content and Access Division at Palm has kept in touch following the aftermath of Palm's frequent downsizings. A number of us have left the company for new opportunities and greener pastures, but fortunately our friendships remain. Today, we went to Benihana in Cupertino for our annual White Elephant holiday lunch.

The food was pretty filling, and it's always entertaining to see the neat tricks that the chefs do with their tools as they cook our food. I was able to catch our chef flipping a shrimp (or was it a scallop?) onto Chung or Greg's plate (see animation to the right).

I wound up receiving a DVD of Jerry Seinfeld's I'm Telling You For The Last Time. I originally had the Kiss of the Dragon DVD, but Greg asked me after lunch if I wanted to trade. Since I already saw the movie, it was okay with me... but what was strange was that Kiss of the Dragon was Greg's contribution to White Elephant! I guess he bought something that he wanted for himself, eh? Very clever.

It was great to see everyone else, including Trevor, Brian C., Brian K., Lisa, Fermin, Jon, Dave, and Chung.

Greg, Lisa, and Brian C.

Chung, Greg, Brian, Fermin, and Trevor

Lisa, Brian K., Dave, and Jon

Yellow chicken at Benihana

Cooking!

Cooking in progress

Brian , Jon, and Lisa

Greg, Dave, and Fermin

Alright, back to coding...

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Reader Comments

Adam,

Nice to see you haven't lost your touch! You really are gifted. Not only are the pictures FABULOUS, but I love your web form for comments. You're awesome!

Sorry I couldn't make it. It would have been wonderful seeing everyone in person. This is the next best thing. Thanks for providing the pictures.

Debbie

--posted by Debbie @ Wednesday, December 18 2002, 12:08 pm EST

Folks:
I did miss out a great party! Sorry for missing out -- had to travel. Happy holidays and Happy New Year. Adam, you've captured the mood of the party so well!

Cheers,

-Vijay

--posted by Vijay Dodd @ Friday, December 20 2002, 19:27 pm EST