Dot Com Pho – Congee and Noodle Edition

This week we didn’t have Pho and we didn’t have dim sum. Instead, we had Congee and Noodles at the Congee Noodle House in Vancouver. Gary Ng chose this location at last week’s Dot Com Reunion Edition and overall, we were pretty pleased with the food. I was really surprised at how many people actually showed up. They just kept coming as we tried desperately to add chairs to an ever shrinking round table. This week’s event featured new friends including Joshua Denney, Isabella Mori and Vancouver’s radio darling, Mr. Buzz Bishop. I hope they weren’t too traumatized by us LIVE as most people only get 10 minutes doses of us in our Dot Com Pho Episodes.

Old friends attending this week include Michael Kwan, Gary Ng, Tyler Ingram, Leo Chiang, Greg Morgan and 2012 London Olympics hopeful, Kelly Frankson. Topics this week feature a bid for a 2010 Olympic Sized Dot Com Pho, self promotion with Gary Ng, me trying to be Chinese, and of course, our gadget of the week. 

Next week, we’ll be taking a break to give Michael Kwan a Dot Com RockBand send off as he takes on a new blogging niche on Oiled Cowboys in Edmonton. We felt that it would be safer than renting scooters or riding segways again. Don’t forget to add me to twitter so that you can keep up to date on the latest Dot Com Pho Developments. See you at the next one!

This Week’s Dot Com Pho Location – Congee Noodle House

It’s that time again! Like on Iron Chef, where a secret ingredient must be unveiled, this week, a secret location must be unveiled. OK, it’s not really as dramatic since the title of this post has the location. This week, we stay asian, we stay with noodles and rice, and we stay with plenty of MSG and “assorted meats” at the Congee Noodle House in Vancouver, BC!

This location is right in the middle of Vancouver with six transit stops within a one block radius right at the corner of Broadway and Main. There is parking in the back, but there are various side streets that you can stash your car away if you are driving. Otherwise, it’s metered parking along the street. Of course, Scooter has no problems parking anywhere, but if your ride is lowered like Kwanye’s, you’ll want to stay on the street as scraping may occur in the back. CycleBC, where we rented our scooters for Dot Com Scooter Gang is actually three blocks or so behind it.

Here’s a map to get you there…

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We’ll be meeting there at 12:30 PM for a delicious and cheap lunch along with the usual banter and hilarity that you know and love and expect from a stronger and reunified Dot Com Pho. Although I haven’t been to this place myself, iPhone Gary speaks highly of this location. Hopefully his taste buds are better than BCM Greg’s as Cuu Long wasn’t what it was played up to be. I have been to the one near Kingsway and Joyce called Congee Noodle King and left totally full for under seven bucks. That’s half what we spend at Pho with a way better MSG high!

As always, we welcome anyone to come to our Dot Com [fill in the blank].  Just twitter me or post a comment to let us know that you’re coming and we’ll save a seat for you. Be prepared to join in the fun as you’ll never know if you’ll become Internet Famous in one of our Dot Com Pho Episodes. See you on Saturday!

The Dot Com Scooter Gang Aftermath

Yesterday was a blast! Dot Com Scooter Gang was a complete success (with some FAIL) all at the same time. On one hand, everyone had a blast terrorizing and honking at the citizens of Vancouver. On the other hand, Michael Kwan the Internet Famous Segway Crasher, bailed once again and we now add Scooter Crasher to his list of nicknames in addition to Kwanye. Thankfully, Scooter was unscathed and was able to stay away from any Kwan Carnage though there were a few other close calls besides the one in the video.

Of course, no Dot Com Adventure would be complete without John Chow doing something mischievious as he tears up a gravel parking lot doing scooter burn outs. Gary Ng tries to prove that the iPhone 3G is actually useful for something and Carl Nelson takes us down to the Barefoot Kitchen for some authentic Japanese fast food. It’s all right here in the first ever Dot Com Scooter Gang Video…

If you liked the video, definitely head on over to YouTube and give it a rating. You might make Kwan “Internet Famous”.

Was It The Helmet?

I have to hand it to Kwanye. By the time the day was over, he was ripping the throttle wide open instead of putting around like granny on a mobility scooter. His cornering and handling was also 100% improved over earlier in the day. No longer was he causing women to scream because it looked like he was bailing into the cars in the turning lane from the curb at Spanish Banks, or rubbing up against inanimate objects with his body parts, leading to required first aid assistance. It was like he had changed from Scooter Crashing Kwanye into Somewhat Sketchy Kwanye. I’d ride with Somewhat Sketchy Kwanye any day at a safe distance. I’m still cracking up over how he tried to keep a straight face and tried to hide the gaping hole in his jeans as he explained to CycleBC how he didn’t know how the huge scratches got on his scooter.

Don’t forget to catch up with us again at Dot Com Pho. We’ll be heading down to the Congee Noodle House this Saturday. Watch for complete details posted on Friday or put me on your Twitter Hot List for up to the minute Dot Com Pho updates.

Next week, we’ll be doing our first Dot Com RockBand. Stay tuned as Michael Kwan tries to redeem himself with the soothing sounds of Timmay and the Lords of the Underworld. I am sure that EPIC Hilarity will be on the menu in some shape or form.