Pakus care about starving Irish people.

While making his way through this surprising Financial District memorial to the Irish Potato Famine, this Paku pondered why the Irish never tried growing bamboo...

Manhattan, or is that.....VEGAS?

C's Paku stares up in sheer mouth-gaping awe at the NY,NY casino's rendition of Lady Liberty. He realizes some truth in her wise words "Give me your tired, your poor, your huddled Pakus yearning to breathe free..."

Paku is both tired and poor after a day of a tourny at the Luxor, 3/6 at the Venetian, and 2/4 back at the Luxor deep into the night.

All in, Paku, ALL IN!

Pakus Take Manhattan...

… well, one Paku.

Being of Chinese ancestry, our Paku is very comfortable in his new home in Chinatown. He has been frustrated, however, by his inability to find any Paku shaped pastry treats. Here he is seen venturing toward Little Italy in further pursuit of his quest.

Vegas II: In which a Paku consumes a 32oz football

Lounging by the pool in his mittens and scarf got Paku a little thirsty. Luckily, this is Vegas, and a football filled with a delicious blue drink called "Under the Waterfall" was only a few steps away at the poolside bar. The perfect fuel for a little gambling later...oh no Paku, did you drink the whole thing??!?!

Paku in Vegas: Prologue

Early May in Vegas is nothing to sneeze at, weather wise! When Paku got to the Vegas airport and skimmed the newspaper, he began to reconsider his decision to pack his scarf and mittens....

Pakus, like all Japanese people, love baseball.

This Paku watches as Red Sox pitcher, Josh Beckett, help his own cause with a home run (first by a Boston pitcher since 1972!) and an RBI single. Go Sox!

Paku Pubquiz

Will's new Paku is fond o' the black alright! Woah Paku, hope you're not driving tonight! Will's new Paku joined the crew just in time for a Tuesday night PubQuiz. Now if only he'd argued harder for Steffi Graf and the flag of Lebanon....

Paku, at last!

Say it with me little Paku, "Rebuilding year...."

A Paku in Philadelphia

Our intrepid Paku with Philadelphia's most famous resident.

Waiting for Pakus -- A Haiku

Waiting for Paku
It seems interminable
Will we ever meet?

C's Paku Haiku

spring temps-- up and down

oh my dear little Paku

good thing for mittens

If it's Saturday this must be Tokyo

Here we see our intrepid Paku as he glimpses his homeland for possibly the last time! Don't worry Paku, the best is yet to come!

Paku's Summer Job

E's Paku is pretty stoked about his summer job at Credit Suisse in NYC. Here, he realizes with growing excitement that they also have offices in Tokyo -- maybe after he proves his worth in the US, he'll be able to return to a job in Japan!

My goodness, what an astonishing feat of mankind!

E's Paku (and hopefully ours as well) is having a grand old time of it in Japan this week. Our pakus are getting one last glimpse of their homeland before making the voyage to the New World. Here, B's Paku shows openmouthed admiration of the Izumi Garden Tower.

The deeper meaning of Paku

This dictionary defines paku paku as "opening and closing mouth, eating, gobbling. This is where Pac-man came from!"

Also notable is waku which denotes excitement!

Around here at PPPP, we have paku waku as we await our puppets!

Pakus, also a delicious treat

These puppets are the mascots of a bakery that sells Paku-shaped pastries! E, always a thoughtful researcher, was able to sample and analyze this delightful manifestation of Paku-ness. We await her tasting notes...

Pakus Excitedly Awaiting Introductions to New Best Friends

Here are our Pakus still in Japan. E has just picked them up, and they are VERY excited to meet their new American friends. Who will get to join KT and C on a celebratory trip to Vegas? They are all vying for position...

Paku anticipation

This is where we will hopefully be posting our Paku Paku Panda photos...

Good luck BC!