Quicksand, guns and hamburgers Part 2

Quicksand, Guns and Hamburgers Part 2

Living in a 3 bedroom house with 7 people and and being the youngest made me the weird dude I am today. All my siblings were a lot older then I was so I had to play with myself a lot, plus we were poor so I had to use my imagination because my parents couldn't by me toys. They came to America with $5, no real education and 4 children (5 when I was born) which by the way…..I realize I was a mistake or at least I had to be, I mean my sibling closets in age was 8 yrs older then me….plus when you look at the time my family arrived to America (June 1981) and my birthday (February 1982) you can tell I was a product of my parents having sex in celebration of coming to America…gross


Anyways, fast forward to 1994, I was a 7th grader, just hitting puberty and my parents tell me they are going back to Laos to bring my sister they left behind. Hearing this was a little bit of shock only because growing up all the brothers and sisters I knew were Lucky, Leh, Tobee and Quito, I mean I've heard of another sister but I thought the picture they showed me was of a child in need, ya know the kind you can feed for 78 cents a day or the price of a happy meal…..nowadays it cost more to feed a child in another country then to fill up a tank of gas…

I can remember when my sister Khuanmany arrived to America, she had buck teeth, thick black hair, funny looking feet and didn't speak a lick of English, so this was gonna be interesting considering the fact I barely know how to speak my own language. For years it was tough communicating with Khuan, the language barrier made it hard and the cultural difference were totally opposite. However, the family was now complete, no one left behind, all American Citizens, eating our favorite American meal the "cheeseburger" and the American dream to live.

Fast forward to March 2012 (present day) my whole family is getting ready to go to Laos for the first time as a family. Here is a quick update on what we've all been up to in the last 30 yrs…..

My mom started selling eggrolls every where around Billings at street fairs and by popular demand she opened up a restaurant "Khanthaly's Eggrolls" and was open for 9 yrs and closed in 2002, my dad retired from his first job working at St. Vincent's Hospital in 2008. Now they sell eggrolls in the summer time and in the winter my mom plays tennis and my dad watches youtube videos.

My oldest Sister Lucky is married to Chong, they have 2 kids Christine who was pretty much like my little sister growing up, Ethan who just started school. They have a restaurant called Samurai Seafood and Steakhouse. Oh, Lucky also had breast cancer, fought it and won!

Leh the second oldest lives in Seattle,WA and she is married to married to Colin (the first white guy in our family) they have two children Alex and Ashlynn

Tobee the 3rd oldest lives in Billings, he is married to Jude, they have two children Minnecco and Mia, he runs a catering business called Mia's Lumpia

Quito the 4th oldest is married to Kayla, they reside in Seattle and have 3 children, Victoria, Bella and the only grandson to have the Keutla last name Preston.

Khuanmany (the one we left behind) graduated from high school and college in 7 yrs (frickin smart Asians) she is married Jason and own a restaurant Taste of Asia. They have 3 children Jasmine, Malika, and Jacob. Cute little monkey kids

and myself well…….being the only child born in America I was obligated to do American things…..I played football for over 10 yrs ending after my Senior year in college. I live in Los Angeles,CA were I'm a stand-up comedian. I started a comedy scene in my home town Billings and provide an opportunity for locals to do stand up. I made stand-up comedy debut on national television on the Showtime Network on July of 2011. I'm not married but I got a swell girlfriend.

We are all going to Laos to help the school in my dad's home town of Champi which is near Pakse Laos, which is in a place most people never heard of. Its a small village were you have to squat to use the bathroom. No internet, no paved roads, and where I'll probably be the tallest person there standing at 5'8 and 3/4. For my siblings it will be the first time back to Laos since they escaped 30 years ago, and the first time for me ever. I really don't know what to expect but I'm excited. Especially because this is our first family trip since I was 8 yrs old. No kids, no spouses, just my parents and my siblings.

Through out this trip I will be updating this blog on our experience in Laos, and all the things were get discover on this journey. I will be filming the whole trip, not just for memories but to share to the world about my 2nd world country I'm proud to be from…..feel free to share this on your social networks….we would appreciate it.