kimchi ninja

Kimchi-Ninja is moving

2011-10-23T23:37:00.000-07:00

Hello,

I am updating on a new website

www.soerha.wordpress.com & www.soerha.tumblr.com

The reasons are because I created an onswipe account and this puts all my stuff under one place

www.onswipe.com/sfizzle --- only for Ipad users.

If you still read this blog, please join me at those websites for updates.

This blog will remain here for old posts. I still like it here but I couldn't get it to link to the onswipe account. :(

DS: Breakfast at Tiffany's

2011-10-11T12:57:00.000-07:00

I should be working right now. I know I should be but I can't help posting this up.

One of my favorite movies was the inspiration to one of my favorite websites.

Design Sponge does Breakfast at Tiffany's

I want the mask. I always thought that was the cutest mask. HOWEVER, I probably need the earplugs more. Yap is quite vocal (nasal?) in his sleep.

This just reminds me of the good old college days when my roommate and I messed with everyone in our dorm and told them our names were "-----" (oh man I forgot!) and "Holly" (after Holly Golightly of course)

One summer in high school, I watched so many Audrey Hepburn movies that I pronounced my "P"s exactly like her.

Who wouldn't want to be like Audrey??!!

I am back

2011-09-30T13:47:00.000-07:00

Kimchi Ninja is back.

Hungrier and snarkier than ever.

I will update on the wedding, honeymoon, and my random Wednesday night.

It's going to be tremendous.

:)

Top Chef Fabio

2011-07-20T14:35:00.000-07:00

I got a call from Andrew this morning.

A: "Hello. There is someone who wants to talk to you"
Me: "Ok...."
Fabio: "Hello! ......You might not like it but I took a picture with Andrew.......sitting on my lap..........he's a good guy..........give him a big kiss tonight............ok bye....."

Sorry guys, I can't remember half the things that were said. He speaks very fast. Must be the Italian in him.

It made my day. Thanks Yap for having Fabio talk to me today!

The Last Six Weeks

2011-07-11T17:04:00.000-07:00

Guys, it's been a tough last six weeks. From rocky roads of friendship to finding out we almost had to find an alternate ceremony for the wedding (with six weeks to go) to my poor dog having sciatica (on three different types of medication and reduced activity), last night I wanted to bury my head in a pillow and not move until the wedding.

Somehow, you keep going with everything that goes on because in reality it's not that bad. Honestly, I know it's not.

It's just hard when you can't catch a break in awhile but you have something really amazing to look forward to in the upcoming weeks. It just seems so far away still.

I am lucky, though, and I don't forget it. I met the man of my dreams and I get to marry him in a few weeks. How many people get to say that?

Weddingstravaganza

2011-06-09T14:29:00.001-07:00

It's two months away and I am starting to get in the crazy panic mode of planning.

Procrastination planning is what I like to call it. Don't ever try this at home.

Baby Toto

2011-04-04T22:02:00.000-07:00

As I was looking for pictures for the wedding blog to post of the bridesmaids, I found an old picture of Toto. I miss that guy when he was that small. He was extremely adorable.

Look, he's not bigger than the newspaper!

Ad Hoc

2011-04-04T20:35:00.001-07:00

I wanted to post this delicious meal that Hana and I enjoyed on a spontaneous Sunday to Napa.
We decided to drop in Ad Hoc and see if we can squeeze in. They actually had space for walk-ins that day! Let me tell you, it was fantastic. Sorry for some food envy.

Salad - bacon and blue cheese!

Beef Brisket on Brioche Toast w/Chard, Eggs, and Scalloped Potatoes
You may drool now.

Dessert - Brownies and Ice Cream. Oh yum.

My brunch date, Hana

Healdsburg

2011-04-04T20:02:00.000-07:00

Yap, Toto, and I spent the weekend in Healdsburg. Wayne and Greg joined us on Saturday.
Sunday was letter pressing day! We spent hours letter pressing the covers of the invitations. We were like little robots.
Thanks Wayne + Greg!

Here is a photo journal of the weekend.

Greg walking Toto at Truett & Hearst Winery

View through the fence

Wayne + Greg

Family Photo

Greg doing a handstand

Wayne and the Goats

Greg feeding the Goats

Greg and Wayne deliberating on goats

Toto hating Goats

Greg letter pressing the invitations

Covers for the invitations

Oakland Marathon 2011

2011-03-29T22:31:00.001-07:00

Judy, Men Jyn, and I ran the Oakland Half-Marathon on Sunday, March 27th. The day was perfect. It was overcast with no rain. Only one stretch had a bit of sun. Trust me when you run for a LONG time, you don't want to run with the sun beating down on you.

According to the website, we ran it in 3 hours and 5 minutes. I think it was a little bit under 3 hours but whatever.

Miles 1-10: I felt great. On top of the world. Cheering everyone. High fiving firemen and guys in gorilla suits. Running forwards and backwards. I was a champ.
Half way into Mile 11: Pit stop into the port-a-potty. Starting to feel tired.
Miles 11-12: Running around Lake Merritt. Really really really really tired. Mentally beating myself up for wasting energy in miles 1-10.
Mile 12-13: WHY????????????????????????
Mile 13.1: I see the end, run faster. Why can't I get to the finish line right now. Finish Line: YES. Get me fat food and to bed NOW.

I am proud of us all finishing together and in a timely manner. The next two days I feel like a 100 year old woman. BLAST stairs!

Going to the Dark Side

2011-03-25T15:56:00.000-07:00

Not really.

Changing departments at the same workplace.

Doing two people's jobs starting Monday.

I might go crazy.

Help Japan

2011-03-14T15:49:00.001-07:00

Help Japan in anyway you can.

Nagano Toyokazu posted this on his flickr:
we're ok,Thanks!

Please pray for suffering people in stricken areas.
your warm hearted words and donation money
encourage the people of the stricken area and can cheer up!

【 Amazon.com 】
www.amazon.com/b/?&node=2673660011&ref_=cm_sw_r_t...

【 Google Checkout 】
www.google.com/intl/en/crisisresponse/japanquake2011.html

【 Donation For Japan Earthquake 11th March2011 】
donatejapan.eventbrite.com/

【American Red Cross】
american.redcross.org/site/SPageServer?s_subsrc=RCO_Donat...

【International Medical Corps】
www.internationalmedicalcorps.org/Page.aspx?pid=1970

【AmeriCares】
www.americares.org/newsroom/news/massive-earthquake-tsuna...

【Donate with Paypal】
www.paypal-donations.com/pp-charity/web.us/campaign.jsp?c...

(Found this through Viv. Thanks Viv!)

Wikipedia - 50 Degrees of Separation to Fremont CA

2011-03-14T13:22:00.000-07:00

Happy 2011! Yeah yeah. I know. It's March. Where have I been?

It's been a long time my three little friends that read my blog.

So one night I was watching What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? It's this old movie about two sisters that were big vaudeville acts. So Jane is the elder sister and was part of a vaudeville act called Baby Jane. At a young age, their parents die and they go live with their aunt. The aunt adores the younger sister Blanche and makes her a big vaudeville star. Anyways, they grow up to be old women living in the aunt's mansion in LA. And it's one of the freakiest movies......ever.

So this entry really isn't about the movie. So I went online and looked up the movie on Wikipedia. I watched this movie along time ago and I wanted to refresh my memory on what happened.

So I read the article on the movie.
Then I clicked on Joan Crawford. (crazy lady)
Click on Mommy Dearest
Go back to Whatever Happened to Baby Jane?
Click on Bette Davis (crazy lady)
Click click click
Claudette Colbert (needs to be photographed from the right)
click click click
Clark Gable (humanitarian)
click click click
Laurence Olivier (gay?)
Vivien Leigh (what up crazy lady!)
click click click
Charlie Chaplin (loves young, young girls)
click
Fremont, CA (where Charlie Chaplin filmed some of his films)

And that's how I spent a night folks. Aziz is so right. Don't judge.

Project Runway

2010-08-26T22:52:00.000-07:00

I think I just watched the best episode ever on Project Runway.

It's not that the designs were out of this world, it's that Tim Gunn finally called someone out on their b!tchy behavior. Sorry Gretchen, he's right. Your collection was ugly and everyone on your team is stupid to think that you were right.

This is why I love Tim Gunn. He calls 'em like he sees 'em. Bravo Tim Gunn, bravo!

What I Get to Look Forward to Everyday

2010-08-09T17:17:00.000-07:00

I know what you are thinking, what's with all the posts.

But I wanted to let you know what I get to look forward to everyday I go to work at Brisbane, CA.

Brisbane, CA - headquarters of Bebe, Inc.

I love Brisbane!

I feel safe with Brisbane Police because they watched me as I almost made an illegal u-turn but then made a wide left turn. Ha - got you!

There are delicious sandwiches at Julie's and lotto tickets. Those are key because they may make me a millionaire one day.

Get historic and lumpia at the 7 Mile House.

And don't forget bebe! That's what I look forward to most!

I couldn't just leave you with the office butt imagery in your head. I hope you enjoy this post as much as I enjoy Brisbane, CA! :D

Office Butt

2010-08-09T17:03:00.001-07:00

So I am making two resolutions today.

1) I will eat fast food a maximum once every two weeks.

2) I will start exercising more....let's start with once a week as I do about 0 times a month right now.

I am trying to avoid this

This is called Office Butt. It's where all you do is eat and snack and sit in your chair all day long.

Since your butt is getting bigger and bigger and has no where to go, it only gets wider and wider. It's a wonky smooshed up wide butt that starts running into your thighs. And it's only when your pants do not fit past your thighs, do you realize it may be time to diet and exercise.

I am not dieting, I am just not trying to consume the McD's, Wendy's and KFC Tacobell that surrounds me on a daily basis.

I am trying to exercise so I don't feel winded after climbing a flight of stairs or feel my gut start to pour over my pants.

I want to feel healthier, I want to be more active. I don't want to be a log on a couch....if there was a real couch to speak of.

Anyways, here's to me trying to commit to something other than TV.

Cheers.

Missing Missy

2010-07-20T16:33:00.000-07:00

I am not a fan of forwards but Kevmo found one that's pretty funny.

Its an email thread about two friends and a missing cat.

http://www.kevmo.net/2010/07/07/missing-missy-perhaps-the-best-email-forward-of-all-time/

Check it out!

Thanks to Kevmo!

BOO FRANCE

2010-07-13T11:58:00.000-07:00

http://www.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/europe/07/13/france.burqa.ban/index.html?hpt=Sbin

Don't F--- With The Kitty

2010-06-01T11:48:00.001-07:00

Matthew Grady, 5/31/2010

Korean Girls

2010-05-19T10:25:00.000-07:00

Monobot sent me links to two articles regarding Korean girls, rather stereotypes of Korean girls.

I fit the angry stereotype but not the high maintenance, only into fashion labels, and extremely vain stereotypes. Thank goodness.

http://mattkwak.tumblr.com/post/151831195/interesting-article
http://youoffendmeyouoffendmyfamily.com/how-to-survive-a-date-with-a-korean-american-woman/ (especially like the part of Korean girls able to handle themselves against their gangster boyfriends)

All I have to say is, except for the three Korean girls I know, they are highly overrated.

My Brush With Faux Fame

2010-05-19T10:09:00.000-07:00

This Is Me

2010-05-19T10:05:00.001-07:00

TV!!!!!!

2010-02-12T12:37:00.001-08:00

Recently, Yap was considering buying a TV from Costco.

They had a great deal on a 46" Sony Bravia, $800!

He told me he was going to just look at it as he didn't think he would be able to transport it home.

When he came back from Costco, I came down to meet him and Jon to see what they brought home for dinner.

I saw a big slim box with a big picture of a Sony Bravia TV! I hugged the TV because I was so happy. Then, I hugged Yap.

Oh TV, how I love thee.

Thanks YAP!

Great Dating Tip from Roger Ebert

2010-02-12T12:35:00.001-08:00

Roger Ebert on the movie Valentine's Day

Roger Ebert gives the film two out of four stars; however one of his lines points to deeper dislike: "I think it's more of a First-Date Movie. If your date likes it, do not date that person again."

Holidays 2009 Pic Recap

2010-01-01T20:46:00.000-08:00

Yap and I have been in Toronto for the holidays. I actually spent Christmas with my family but immediately flew out afterwards. Here's a highlight of the holidays spent in Toronto (rather a suburb of Toronto).

FYI - the amount of games played is not accurately represented in the pictures. Nor is the amount of food consumed over the course of a week. These two things alone would constitute most of the pictures.

Playing Dominoes

Playing Mahjong

Santa and MeNew Years Dinner

New Years Countdown

Popo :)

HAPPY NEW YEARS!

New Year - Time to clean

2010-01-01T09:58:00.000-08:00

It's a new year and a new decade folks. Most people find its time to clean out the old and move on with the new.

So this blog entry is dedicated to cleaning.

I was at Yap's aunt's new condo and she had one of my favorite cleaning supplies, Swiffer Vac.

It's basically a Swiffer attached to a mini vac.

PROS
This is great for cleaning kitchen floors, hardwood floors, and bathroom floors. Basically, this is great to clean any hard surface floors.

The Swiffer Vac has a swivel head making it easy to go around corners when cleaning.
It picks up almost anything as long as it fits.

CONS
To note, its good for light cleaning. If you need to do some deep cleaning, you will need to get out your serious cleaning supplies. That's why its good to keep up with your cleaning so you don't have to do major cleaning.

Also, it is on a rechargeable battery. The battery does not last too long. So if you have a big house, you need to do it in sections. This is the thing I really dislike about the Swiffer Vac. Even if you put it on the wall charge and try to vaccuum it will not work well until you have charged it up.

I highly recommend this for your place if you have a lot of hard floors to clean.

Top Ten TV Shows

2009-12-31T19:55:00.000-08:00

I saw that Bushra posted a top ten movies of the decade. I have to agree with many of her choices. But I find that we often agree on movies, tv, and books.

So I decided to do a Top Ten TV Shows of 2009(season finales and seasons in progress)

10. Lost - I feel that this show made a comeback this year. It was slowly drifting away from the reasons why people loved this show but this year with the story-lines that flash-backed to Jake, it really started to get very interesting. The season finale left you wanting to find out how it all ends.

9. Flash Forward - New show. I did not recognize Joseph Fiennes at first. He got skinny. And its Penny from Lost on the show! And Charlie! They took all the people from Lost and put them on this show. How could you not like it? While there are some flaws with this show, it has some promise.

8. House - took a formulaic show and gave it a twist. This season got me interested after years of resistance. Hugh Laurie plays a jerk so well that you end up liking him. Bah humbug.

7. 30 Rock - Its lost some steam from season 1 and 2 but its funnier than season 3. Still love this show at the end of the day. Monobot = Liz Lemon.

6. Community - Donde esta la biblioteca? After a slow start, this show is one of the best new shows this season. Cool Ahbed films.

5. Parks and Rec - First season was slow, not as sharp and funny as The Office or 30 Rock. Just a solid show for the 8:30 time slot. However, this season, everything about this show is clicking. All characters are well developed and just really funny.
Amy Poehler is the new Tina Fey.

4. The Office - the wedding episode was really sweet. This show is funnier than the British show. Sorry Ricky Gervais. That's what she said.

3. Glee - Wickedly funny. Jane Lynch is genius on this show. The candy color brightness of the show does make it fun to watch and the singing is pretty amazing

2. Top Chef - This year is hands down the best year for Top Chef. Not only did they have Top Chef Masters where really celebrated chefs competed for charities (Hubert Keller!) but the regular season was the best group of chefs they ever had. At one point, I could not tell you who deserved to get booted. Top Chef Vegas just upped the ante...dunno how they can top this one.

1. Chuck - this surprised even me. But how much I lobbied people to watch this show told me how much I really liked this show. There wasn't an episode I didn't like and all the characters on the show are likable. Even Chuck's brother in law Captain Awesome which I immediately thought I would not like, he turned out to be really awesome. If you don't watch it, give it a shot. It made me want to get out my chuck taylors and save the world.

Honorable Mentions -
V - its a really interesting remake of this old series
Fringe - Walter Bishop makes this show
Law & Order SVU - I will always watch this show
Monk - 8 years of OCD. And set in SF! Jan from the Office makes an appearance on the season finale.
HGTV - Property Virgins, Income Property, Unsellables, Holmes on Homes.
Damn you Sandra Rinomato and your tantasic boobs.

Farewell 2009

2009-12-31T19:12:00.000-08:00

So its 1 hour from the beginning of 2010. I am on ET folks. (Sorry west coasters, you got a few hours to go)

Watching the Carson Daly countdown on TV. Decided this NYE, it would be low key.Hair is performing right now.

Yap and I made his parents dinner. Salmon with Maple Syrup and Soy Sauce Glaze & risotto. Yesterday, Jen, Kimi, and I made Maple syrup bread pudding---this was delicious.

So for 2009, I started the year still with Yap, still at Bebe.
Then,
Eva and Enson had a baby named Sophie
Dryw turned 30
Lam and Alan had baby named Kami
Went to Egypt and Greece with Tony and Menjyn and Yap
Jon bought a beautiful house
Hayley and Ryan bought a house in the city
Went to Vegas with Judy, Heidy, Sue Ping, and Monobot (first timer)
Went to Canada to see Jade and Jaclyn get married and see Yap's family
Went to Vegas for Stacy's Bachelorette party
Stacy and Chris got married
Went to Seattle and visited Erica
Jenny and York got married
Went to Canada to spend the holidays with the Yap family

I am ending the year, still with Yap and still at Bebe.

Next year,

Yap turns 30 (so will Shyam!)
Hayley and Ryan will have a baby
Jen will get married
Rahul will get married
& so will Steve

In 2010, I resolve to do more things. Not necessarily travel to more places but do more things at home and be more active. I feel like I spent half my year on the couch watching TV which is not necessarily a bad thing ;)

How Kimchi is Made

2009-11-19T10:38:00.000-08:00

Thanks Vivian for the video!

Photobooth 2

2009-11-10T23:14:00.000-08:00

Now the photobooth picture you were waiting for.......

Yap and Jon. I got their permission to post this on my blog.

Let me set these four pictures up for you.

1) They are positioning themselves in the photobooth, for you see it was hard enough to fit Yap and I in the photobooth. I had to sit on his lap. How they fit in there, I have NO idea.

2) Yap has the giggles, Jon has one crazy eye up against the camera. Jon had to kneel in front of the stool in order to fit.

3) More insanity

4) Yap trying to show the camera his butt. Its hard to tell, I know.

And the piece de resistance:

Yap and Jon, a photobooth story

Le fin.

Photobooth

2009-11-10T22:53:00.000-08:00

Our friends Jenny and York (!) got married on Friday 10.30.09.

They had the most ingenious idea at a wedding I have seen yet. They rented out a photobooth and you could take unlimited amount of pics.

I will only post the pics of Yap and I out of courtesy to my dear friends.

color
black & white

CONGRATS to the new MR. & MRS. JENNY CHEN!!! :)

BB

2009-11-01T21:14:00.000-08:00

Why Bay Bridge, why?

I need to wake up at 4:30 to get to work tomorrow!?!!!

You are ruining my life right now.

I hate you.

Fun in Seattle

2009-10-01T17:13:00.000-07:00

The weather gods were kind to us when we descended upon Seattle. Stepping into downtown Seattle, it looked like a clean, nice smelling version of San Francisco. But....

Some lies about Seattle
1) Seattle is just as diverse as SF. NO. This is not true.
2) Good food in Seattle. Not as good as the Bay. Except Salumis.
3) Seattle is the first to recover from the recession. I don't know how many empty condos/homes I saw. Condo auctions were not a rare sighting.
4) Crab cakes at Dahlias is one of the best things I ever ate. Giada you lie! Tiny crab cakes are not the best thing I ever ate. Not even close.
5) Space needle. Blah, not a sight to see. Go see the CN Tower in Toronto, it's much more impressive.

Good things about Seattle
1) Erica, my only friend in Seattle
2) Salumis
3) Underground tour
4) Public Market - but the Ferry building in SF is better
5) Everything is pretty walkable
6) Piroshky, Piroshky
7) Coffee!
8) Troll under the Bridge.
9) West Seattle, nicer version of Alameda.

Fish Market, throwing flounder
Yap smooshing Mt. Rainier
Piroshky, Piroshky
Public Market at night
Troll under the bridge
Hello, my name is Yap.
Nice to meet you Yap, my name is Erica.
fattest seagull in the world

hello!whee.....

the.end.

best.sushi.ever.

2009-10-01T16:59:00.000-07:00

dragon roll.

spider roll.
sushi platter.
the man. the myth. the legend.
akira sushi restaurant. Kingston, ON, Canada

Perception

2009-09-17T19:20:00.000-07:00

I guess perception really is everything.

Gchat Status Message Fun

2009-07-29T09:44:00.000-07:00

I can't say how it all started but a few Gchat friends and I started putting up 30 Rock quotes as our status messages. It's been fun.

Here they are:

me: ''Werewolf bar mitzvah, spooky scary. Boys becoming men, men becoming wolves.'' - Tracy Jordan

Vivian: I wolfed my Teamster sub for you!

Bushra: Where are the fries I did not ask for? You have to anticipate me!

Jonathan: Affirmative action was designed to keep women and minorities in competition with each other to distract us while white dudes inject AIDS into our chicken nuggets. That's a metaphor!

Vivian again: I'm just going through the classic stages of grief: fear, denial, horniness, wisdom, sleepiness and now depression

Ok so Bushra told me this is how it all started:

Bushra: actually, if you REALLY want to know how it started...my twitter update yesterday: "The contractors and I have to choose a place for mgmt to take us out to lunch w/team. Wondering if there's a sit-down Quizno's in Oakland..." Then Vivian's reply: "@bushra_b Hahaha! Or go to the corner store and ask them to pay for you bag of Sabor de Soledad!"Then me again: "@Viv_C I just can't stop eating that stuff..."Then vivian again: "@bushra_b http://bit.ly/26gxSU"And that, my friends, is how I found out about all the shirts with quotes on themThank you, thank you, * taking a bow *

King of Pop

2009-07-02T09:08:00.000-07:00

Ever since I was very young I have loved Michael Jackson. Actually, his name was the first thing I could spell. I would bounce around on my bed and spell "M-I-C-H-A-E-L J-A-C-K-S-O-N."

I would dance around to all his songs and tell my parents' friends that one day I was going to marry him. Of course this happened to be in the 80's when he was on top of the world. He was the Superstar.

As I grew older and weird accounts of Michael began to surface it really saddened me of what he had become. He really was an alien from another planet. How can he relate to anyone, no one has achieved what he has achieved.

Since his passing, I'd only like to remember the good things about Michael. From 1990 and earlier. He was a great part of my childhood and I feel like that's gone now.

Goodbye Michael. I hope you find your peace.

My Dream Last Night

2009-06-02T10:36:00.000-07:00

I had this dream last night where it was this massive family event at what must be a recreational center because it wasn't any house or place I recognized. I remember seeing my eldest aunt's youngest daughter and her daughter there.

I weaved through a mass of faceless people and ended up near this bright window where my uncle was sitting. (He passed away a year and a half ago). He was sitting there smiling. I greeted him and when I gave him a hug, it felt warm. When I went to sit down, he was gone.

And then I woke up. I guess this may be my way of saying good bye to my uncle. He slipped away so suddenly. He went into a diabetic coma and then passed two days after that. I found out too late.

I remember seeing him, laying there, dressed up, hair combed and looking waxy. It's not the way I want to remember him.

My best memory of him is everytime I saw him, he'd greet me with a "punch my stomach". His stomach was very round but very hard. And I wind up and punch him as hard as I could and it felt like my hand hit a bunch of bricks. I'd be rubbing my hand and he'd laughing hard, happy.

In Country Sleep

2009-05-07T18:50:00.000-07:00

"Never and never, my girl riding far and near
In the land of the hearthstone tales, and spelled asleep,
Fear or believe that the wolf in a sleepwhite hood
Loping and bleating roughly and blithely shall leap,
My dear, my dear
Out of a lair in the flocked leaves in the dew dipped year
To eat your heart in the house in the rosy wood.

Sleep, good, for ever, slow and deep, spelled rare and wise,
My girl ranging the night in the rose and shire
Of the hobnail tales: no gooseherd or swine will turn
Into a homestall king or hamlet of fire
And prince of ice
To court the honeyed heart from your side before sunrise
In a spinney of ringed boys and ganders, spike and burn,
Nor the innocent lie in the rooting dingle wooed
And staved, and riven among plumes my rider weep.

From the broomed witch’s spume you are shielded by fern
And flower of country sleep and the greenwood keep.
Lie fast and soothed,
Safe be and smooth from the bellows of the rushy brood."
~Dylan Thomas, In Country Sleep

Egyptians Love Jamaicans

2009-03-22T23:35:00.000-07:00

Lucky Yap. ;)

Message From Luxor

2009-03-22T23:31:00.001-07:00

my trip so far

2009-03-09T23:05:00.000-07:00

We are in Santorini now.
It's a cute little island. We haven't had great food in Santorini yet. By far the best meal I have had is in Meteora. I had beefsteak stuffed with melted fetacheese. (no pics of that sorry didn't have my camera on me! :( ) Got one more day in Santorini - visiting volcano island and hot springs and trying to rent an atv to drive around Santorini. Then, it's back to Athens and the Acropolis. After that, it's time to go home. Sad that it's ending so soon and I'll be back at work trudging along again....

Anyways here's a photo journal of my trip so far...

Giza, Egypt

Pyramids

Camel Scam at Pyramids

Sphinx

Cairo, Egypt

Call to Prayer by a muzzein

Luxor, Egypt

Firing up the hot balloon

Sunrise from Hot Air Balloon

Other Hot Air Balloons

Biking to Valley of the Kings
Tomb of Thutmes III

Thermopylae, Greece

300 Spartans fight to the death (for Yap)
Meteora, Greece

Ossuary in Megalo Monastery

Megalo Monastery
Somwhere in the Aegean Sea

Blue Star Ferry Greek Flag
Santorini, Greece

Volcan Winery

Red Beach in Santorini

Sunset in Akotiri

Alrighty kids, that's it. Here's a pic that says, "see you later muthaf*ckas!" hehe.

Dynamic Edition

2009-02-05T23:32:00.000-08:00

I love tv. Probably more than 99% of America. I am the official tv guide of my household. I know what is pretty much every channel and I used to know what was on Monday - Friday even if I didn't watch the show.

Thursday nights?

You can watch My Name is Earl, Kath and Kim, The Office, and 30 Rock in consecutive order starting at 8pm on channel 3 NBC.

Anyways, this is not the reason of this post. I want to say I've been watching the third season of America's Best Dance Crew and I have to ask.....HOW is Dynamic Edition still on this show? They clog. They are not a crew. And I don't care what JC Chasez, Lil Mama, or Shane Sparks have to say. Yes their moves are in sync. Yay, gold star for you DE.

When I watch ABDC, I want to watch CREWS dance their butts off for $100, 000. If I wanted to watch Riverdance, I'll switch to channel 9 PBS. (no diss to PBS, I love that channel).

You tell me. Do these fools look like a crew?

Dynamic Edition dancing

Alrighty then.

Big ups to Beat Freaks, Quest Crew, and Strikers All Stars. :D

I'm alive

2008-12-24T09:58:00.000-08:00

So it's Christmas Eve and this year I decided to tear into my christmas presents early. I am going back to my parent's house this year for Christmas and I don't want to be lugging stuff around more than I need.

Anyways, this year I got a French press from Yap's brother and a coffee grinder from his aunt. Now, the pound of Jamaican coffee beans sitting in my fridge will be mine!!!! (evil laugh ensues)

I was thinking, though, I was going to whiten my teeth after the holidays, I got a little kit at home and it has a lightening flash to make the teeth whiter. All the coffee drinking has darkened my teeth a bit and it makes me sad.

I dunno, I dunno I think I might just have to drink my Jamaican coffee and forgo the teeth whitening until a later time.

Jitteriness here I come!

Work Hiatus

2008-11-23T17:47:00.000-08:00

I am currently in work hiatus. It's the blackout time frame from me doing anything but work. All of November until the second week of December, all I am and will be doing is work. It sucks I know.

But this image helps me get through the hard times.

YUM. (Salt Lick, Austin TX)

Yes We Can

2008-11-04T20:11:00.000-08:00

Dance Dance Revolution

2008-09-19T11:28:00.000-07:00

New dance craze sweeping the nation. It's really awesome! I saw the guy who invented it in action.

Click here

Surfing - the war I lost

2008-09-07T22:38:00.001-07:00

So ever since I met Yap, we've been talking about surfing. That was four years ago. Today was finally the day we decided to act on our desire to learn how to surf.

We put on our wetsuits and grabbed our boards and headed towards the water. Right when I got in, I got knocked by a decent sized wave and my bum hit the ground, hard. Stinging from the pain on my bum, I picked up my board and got on and rode the waves out...

I got out and Yap's friend's girlfriend, this amazing swimmer and surfer, taught us how to surf. She was teaching us the first step, paddle when you see a wave coming up close and when you go over, pull your upper body up. So I did that. It was a lot of fun and I was having a great time until......

Until I got caught in a rip curl and started riding the wave fast to shore. I saw the rocks up ahead and I pulled my surfboard in front of me for protection, I crashed into the rocks and got knocked a few times more when I finally got to shore. I lugged my surfboard and myself away from the water. I tried swimming back out but I caught another wave and was taken back to shore. Then, Amy, the super swimmer and surfer, saw me and came to my rescue. She helped me back on the board and back out to sea. I paddled hard and noticed I was missing a chunk off my pinky toe. Erg, looks really gross.

Anyways, I was in pain and battered but I was okay. After resting on the board for a bit, I decided to give it a try again.....

I got caught in another huge wave and saw myself riding the wave to the same spot. I tried swimming parallel to the wave, but I was too late. I was beelining straight towards a rock again....

I did the same move and pulled the surfboard to my protection. After I was knocked around a few times, I hid behind a huge rock to give me some protection from the waves smashing in to shore.

Once the waves simmered down, I saw that a fellow surfer from our group was on the other side of the rocky beach. I lugged my surfboard towards him where the waves were a bit calmer. I saw him getting rescued by Amy. I tried to hustle but they were already out.

I still lugged toward a safer part of the rocky beach and stood there trying to catch my breath. I already inhaled so much salt water by this time, I already felt dehydrated. Luckily, my adrenaline was pumping through my like mad. I felt nothing. I stood there waiting for Amy to come back.

She saw me and swam towards me. She told me to leave my surfboard behind and that she'll help me get out. So, I got on the surfboard and she pushed me out.

Except, I saw a huge wave coming at me, I got caught in it and started going back to shore. I got knocked in. I tried picking up my surfboard but another wave came in and knocked the board into my chin. I went under. I tried getting it again, but the surfboard was on top of me and knocking my head around. Ow. I finally was able to get out and call Amy for help.

This time she rode with me all the way out until I was safe. Once she knew I was safe, she went back for the other surfboard. Seriously, this girl is my hero. She's a rockstar.

Anyways, I was out of breath, cut, battered, and bruised. I just wanted to get out for the time being. I needed to gather my bearings and rest. Anthony, Amy's boyfriend, helped me get back to shore. Except, on the way out, we got caught in a massive wave and got knocked off our surfboards, I wasn't attached to the surfboard so I started sinking. I started to quickly swim back up to the top. I was a bit frantic and tried swimming to Anthony to get help. I was exhausted by that time. He finally got me to shore. I took my board and collapsed on my towel.

So water and rocks, you won this round. But I am going to get back out there and prove you wrong......

I'd show you my battle scars but they either don't show up or they are pretty disgusting.

Just Call Me Uno Uno

2008-09-04T21:10:00.000-07:00

So as we were flipping through the channels, Yap stopped at ESPN. They were reporting on how Bengal's WR Chad Johnson changed his name to Chad Ocho Cinco. Yep, he's now Ocho Cinco.

See news here:
Chad Johnson becomes Ocho Cinco

So we were trying to come up with our names....I first said seventeen. But it didn't roll off the tongue like Ocho Cinco.

So now you can call me Uno Uno.

lightening bolts

2008-08-25T22:46:00.003-07:00

Olympics was amazing.

This picture sums it up. Hope you had a good time watching too.

I dunno London, I figure right now, you are beat.

on olympic hiatus

2008-08-14T20:21:00.001-07:00

shhhh........olympics is on.

:D

OK fine one more.....done

2008-08-07T22:55:00.000-07:00

Thursday 10:56

Really?

wow.

Can I say, I really hate MTV teenie weenies. Drive me nuts.

I VOTED. I VOTED!

ABDC part deux

2008-08-07T22:42:00.000-07:00

Thursday 10:49PM

Fanny Pack or Supercrew?

Damnit.

ABDC

2008-08-07T22:41:00.000-07:00

Thursday 10:41PM

WTF AMERICA? SO REAL CREW??? #1?

Although, why should I be surprised, you only did vote Bush in office .... TWICE.

DAMN Texans.

DAMN Asians.

ARGH.

Nightmare

2008-06-28T14:36:00.000-07:00

Last night, my friends were over, eating dinner and talking. It was fun, we had a nice meal, nice conversations.

We heard a screech and a crash. Oh god. I was praying it wasn't my car.

My friends peered through the blinds.

Yep, it's my car.

I'll update with a picture later. The driver side is banged up.

It's like Jon's accident all over again, except WAYYYYY less dramatic. (I was trying to find that post to link it but I can't.)

Still trying to get a hold of someone at All State that can actually help me. Grrr.......

Anyways, the guy who hit my car gave me his info and my weekend/week will be taking care of this mess.

Blah. But even worse was today when I took Toto to check out his lump on his head. He has a growth and I left him there to get it surgically removed. He'll be there overnight and the vet is going to clean his anal glands, ears, and eyes because he was infected in all those places in addition to having a painful lump on his head.

They will perform a biopsy to determine if this is gonna be okay or bad.................

I am worried for poor little Toto.

This weekend sucks.

It's Getting getting Hot hot in Cali

2008-06-26T10:21:00.000-07:00

California is on fire.....really.

Sheez.

Vulcans - not the Roman kind

2008-06-24T15:19:00.000-07:00

So Caffeinated Muslim wrote about she made a reference to Vulcans (well a specific Vulcan) and her friends (who by the way are not geeky) did not know what a Vulcan is.

--- If you want the whole bit of what a Vulcan is please refer here: Vulcan Wiki page - It's not the best, but it's the easiest to get the idea of it.

Anyways, so I wanted to put this out to my fellow co-workers.

What is a Vulcan?

I got:

- why don't you Wikipedia it?
- Toucan Sam?
- something from Star Trek? (Which I would like to let you know that person cheated.)

Oh and my friend Lam first guessed it was a god of a religion. Which she is correct. (Roman Mythology - Vulcan)

Anyways I digress, Bushra really put it right that you can't assume people know about Star Trek.

I didn't know that Vulcan was also a Roman god. (There are too many Greek/Roman gods for me to remember and this is why I would never be good with a polytheistic religion.) And there are people out there that don't care for Star Trek. And there are people that don't care for either. (see all my co-workers).

So I guess it comes down to what kind of geek are you?
(apparently none of my co-workers are any kind of geeky. sigh.)

Get Carried Away

2008-06-18T09:12:00.000-07:00

The tagline is cheesy. Probably 75% of this movie was pretty damn cheesy. But I enjoyed watching it nonetheless. I think it was for the fashion which the show is known to have ridiculous fashion.

Bird in your hair? A giant flower on your shoulder that takes up half your body? Oh well I mean there were some nice things, like the shoes. :)

I mean really I guess I have no soul because apparently there were many girls who laughed and cried at the movie.

That's right I am a jawa.

Amy & Roger's Wedding

2008-06-10T20:17:00.000-07:00

June 7th, 2008

Congratulations!

3G is here!

2008-06-09T12:11:00.000-07:00

Damn you Apple. Damn you.

http://gizmodo.com/5014675/the-3g-iphone-is-official

Le sigh.

I Am A Stabbing Robot

2008-05-23T11:16:00.000-07:00

So recently, I've been addicted to the show '30 Rock.' I haven't been getting much sleep because I've been watching season one on dvd. See this is why I don't watch shows via dvd. I end up watching the whole season in a day and I end up feeling like a zombie the next day because I didn't sleep. In lieu of sleep, I watched 30 Rock.

Anyways, it's great writing, a great cast, and all around quirky. The cast isn't young and beautiful, they are all off-beat and have impeccable delivery.

Some of the best lines I've heard ever are from Tracy Morgan's character Tracy Jordan.

"Live every week like it's shark week."

"I am a stabbing robot."

"I love this cornbread so much, I want to take it behind a middle school, and get it pregnant

"Always dress like you're going to be murdered in those clothes."
Those are some of my faves.

If you haven't seen it, I don't want to give more away so I'll just say watch it. It's one of my new favorite shows on TV.

Oh, how I heart you TV. [hugs]

Atonement

2008-05-03T20:36:00.000-07:00

After an awesome day of celebrating my friend's bridal shower, I came back to finally watch Atonement. I have been meaning to watch it but I never got around to it.

So, I have decided after watching this movie that I don't want to watch any more sad movies. It's okay if a movie has sad bits in it, but it must not end making me feel depressed. That movie was all in all very depressing making me feel like I just spent 16 hours watching a Korean soap opera that ended poorly for the beloved couple. Why be sad? Why watch movies that are just going to make me feel sad? I don't feel any more enlightened from the movie, I don't feel like I learned anything new or at all. So that is my conclusion. NO MORE SAD MOVIES. Yay.

Liquid Gold

2008-04-29T22:44:00.000-07:00

So I got my statement for my credit card that was stolen, well the number was stolen.

Here is what they charged

4/17 Subway $21.55
4/17 Chevron $85.50
4/17 Chevron $101.24
4/17 Chevron $121.74
4/17 Petsmart $157.21

Gas? You stole my card to pay for gas?

UPDATE: Apparently, my cc # was stolen from Fulton's Fish Market. The investigator called me earlier this week and asked me where Fulton's Fish Market. I told him I purchased my meal at the one located in NY NY hotel. He said it was strange since it was showing up as a different zip code. He asked me for the description of the guy I purchased it from, I answered that he's caucasian, male, in his 20's with short brown hair.

I really hope they catch that guy. Son of a....

Thief Beware, My Kicks Are Lethal

2008-04-18T09:38:00.001-07:00

Credit card fraud again? How does this keep happening?

I was in Vegas for a Bachelorette party, one last hurrah for a close friend.

Yesterday, I received automated phone calls from my credit card company notifying me that I have suspicious activity going on with my card.

Hmmm....

So I call and the representative asked me if I made charges in Nevada today. No. I've been in CA for the last few days.

DAMN IT. They got my number and started making charges. But from where? I used my card a total of three times.

So friends, when you happen to be in Vegas, be careful of using your credit card at

1. Pyramid Cafe in Luxor
2. Fulton's Fish Market in NY NY
3. Coffee Bean inside the airport.

Oh man, this is such a pain.

Lahge Yeeah Yeeah

2008-03-18T22:48:00.000-07:00

From Feb 27th to Mar 8th, I was on the East Coast doing not much of anything. Really. It's probably hard to believe if you know me because I don't really relax on vacations. I go all out and hard during vacations now because I feel like there is so much to see in so little time.

But, ah, I feel my age catching up with me. Or the fact that I go out so hard at work that, really, I have no energy to spare. Hmmm..... that could be it.

Anyways, so New York was just sleeping and eating and hanging out with Yap's old friends or family. It was nice to meet new people and see his family again.

So I'll just break this entry down in categories. Here goes. This entry will be all about food. Next time I'll write about everything else.

Food:

We ate so many different types of food, I felt like every meal was a really different meal from the last.

SATURDAY

We got in on Saturday morning. After putting our stuff away at Yap's aunt's place, we ventured out in Midtown to find some grub. We ended up at a place called Marseilles. A cute French restaurant. I ate this:
Brioche French Toast with Caramel Syrup. On top was sliced bananas and powdered sugar. I think I ended up with four cavities. Sooooo much sugar. I felt jittery after eating this and downing a cup of coffee. (Bad move on my part).

Yap ended up with a burger and fries:

So that was lunch for day one.

For dinner, we met up with Yap's cousin and his girlfriend and ate a mediocre Italian restaurant. No rave reviews on my spaghetti and meatballs.

SUNDAY

The next day, we met up with Yap's old friend. He took us to the Burger Joint which is located inside the Parker Meridien. You have to go behind the curtain by the information desk and enter the narrow corridor to the Burger Joint. You don't expect to find this here in such a posh hotel, but it's pretty damn good. Juicy burger and fries. Mmmm..... just make sure you know exactly what you want by the time you reach the counter, otherwise, go to the end of the line.

He took us to the Met where we proceeded to wander around for four hours. After exhausting both Yap and his friend of the museum, we went to Sarge's Deli. Great Jewish deli. Good latkes and good brisket sandwich.

MONDAY

Yap's cousin took us to this Japanese restaurant, Sobaya, that makes homemade noodles. Soba and Udon are their specialty, and it was good. I loved the udon, it really tasted fresh and homemade.

We went to a great coffee place called Think Coffee. So needed this after two days of Starbucks.... bleh.

For dinner, we met up with all the Yap's in NYC, and went to his cousin's husband's brother-in-law's place called Nelson Blue. Well actually he is the chef. It was great great food. We got all these appetizers for free, chicken, mini burgers (drool), and other stuff I can't remember. I had the scallops which was awesome except for I broke out into hives on the side of my stomach and I still have scars from that outbreak. Oh shellfish, how you hurt me but you are so delicious!

TUESDAY

We went to a tiny pizza place called, Bravo Pizza, bleeeechhhh. We got pizza and they happen to sell beef patties. So we had to try it. Too much breadcrumbs, not enough meat. And the dough used seemed off. Pizza was severely subpar and I can't believe that was my pizza experience for this trip. SOOO disappointing. But I guess that's what I get for making myself desperate to eat something, anything.

We met up with my friend Tanya for dinner. She chose Balkan food. Ok there meat pies were amazing. Yap's stuffed cabbage, though greasy, was really tasty. Definitely recommend this place. Cheap Balkan food. Yes. :)

WEDNESDAY

We went to the Shake Shack with Yap's cousin. Mmmm shake shack sauce. It was just good all around. Didn't have to wait long for food. Plus ten points for that.

Yap's other cousin took us out to Japanese food. Haru was good. Yap's cousin watched in awe while he ate all the remaining sushi, which was quite a bit...

THURSDAY

We headed to Boston on the infamous Fung Wah bus. After checking in at the Hilton Back Bay, which had great views of the city, we ended up at the Legal Seafood Restaurant. Everything at the restaurant was good but the crab cakes was something else. I liked it alot. It was chunks of real crab meat in a sea of sauce and whatever else was in it.

We met up with Cathy after the second hockey game. We ate at Pour House, the food was good and cheap! It was really great to see Cathy .....

FRIDAY

We ate McDonald's inside the bus station. Same old McDonald's.

At night, we met up with Yap's cousins again to eat at Buddakan. Loved their edamame dumplings. Everything else was pretty good. Everyone seemed to enjoy the duck and lamb. I enjoyed eating everything else. Like Yap said in his yelp review, good but not memorable.

Later that night, we met up with Tanya and Rusty and hit a couple of bars. We ended up at Criff Dog to eat fried hot dogs wrapped in bacon and avocado. Oh lordy.

SATURDAY

After a round of shopping, we ate at another Pub where I had Mac and cheese. Pretty decent. His cousin and I watched him polish off his plate and scrape it clean. No wonder why he's a hit with Asian parents.

For dinner, we met up with another childhood friend of Yap's. We went to a Spanish Tapas place and ordered three dishes and two pitchers of Sangria. The food was solid. The chorizo had a little kick to it. I polished off the plate of of salmon. Yap finished the chicken with ratatouille.

Oh sadness to not think about leaving the next day.

SUNDAY

Went to get souvenirs, and ended up at a small sandwich shop. Ate my chicken sandwich and Yap ate his mediocre pizza. Blah. Did it's job but not much else.

Next time, museums, hockey games, shopping, and most importantly an ode to Yap's aunt's bed.

Ok this post was mainly for me to remember the food because I <3 food.

Toots

2008-02-18T22:20:00.000-08:00

My little furball kept me company on Sunday, and it was nice to have him sitting next to me while I was on the comp just writing some emails. I took I think 50 pictures of him on my phone while he was curled up on the bed.

The best thing about going home, besides seeing the family, is seeing his head peer over the frame, keeping him in the kitchen. His tail wags furiously back and forth where he hops up and down until you come in the kitchen and he runs around because he is so excited to see you. I wish all people were that happy to see you....everyday, haha. He is my one true love.

Anyways, tootles for now.

Eye Gazing: NY New Dating Trend

2008-02-08T15:56:00.000-08:00

So, my co-worker comes up to me and another co-worker, and asked us if we heard about the Eye Gazing Party that is going to happen in SF at the Temple Night Club.

Apparently, "Eye Gazing" has become the new dating trend in New York and has already sold out two Eye Gazing parties in SF. A variety of news sources have reported on this trend that has taken over metropolitan cities (But apparently not Wikipedia, if you look it up, all you get is star gazing).

Anyways, so straight off the website here is the idea:

"An even number of singles meet in an attractive space over drinks and world beats.

After a fun mini-lesson in the art of eye contact, the group splits into pairs, and each pair spends two minutes looking into each other's eyes, no talking, just soaking in each other's essence through the windows to their soul.
The pairs switch up every two minutes, for a total of 20 gazes during the evening with ample mingling time between the gazing sessions.
There is a party afterward, with drinks flowing and luscious beats pulsating in the background. "

I...don't....know....what to even say. But I was immediately attracted to the idea of doing this under cover expose. I mean who are the people who go to these parties? How does one not laugh trying to hold a straight gaze for two minutes for twenty times during the night? And can you really make a connection off of a gaze?

Usually when I go out for a night out, I usually find it's Mr. Creepy McCreep giving me the creepy stare. Once I catch his gaze, I am trying like all hell to look at anything else, anything else but that creepy stare.

Also, the fact is I don't like it when I am stared at, which is why public speaking has been one of my weaker attributes.

Anyways, to get back to the topic. Here is the link to the website: http://www.eyegazingparties.com/index.html

Maybe if they didn't have cameras that are going to broadcast this over international stations, then I would go and do my dream expose. However, I am quite the camera shy gal and would like to remain semi-anonymous in my quest to find out if Eye Gazing is the real deal.

All I have to add is (not to be mean but) look at the guy who created this and tell me he doesn't look a bit creepy?

(Michael Ellsburg, creator of Eye Gazing)

At work ...

2008-01-25T10:55:00.000-08:00

It is only 10:55 AM. This day needs to end. I feel like it's been Friday for four days in a row now.

I imagine what I feel like right now is what a zombie feels like. I stare at the computer screen blankly and am almost drooling from lack of motor functions. Damn cerebellum, work!

Yeah, it's one of those days.

At least I got Mcdonalds breakfast this morning. drool.

Framboise Lambic

2008-01-08T16:05:00.000-08:00

me: http://www.bevmo.com/homefind-Bevmo.asp?city=&zipcode=Brisbane&distance=10&find=Find+Stores\
i found it.
Sent at 3:49 PM on Tuesday
Andrew: what do you need from bevmo?
me: no i meant i found framboise!
http://www.bevmo.com/homefind-Bevmo.asp?city=&zipcode=Brisbane&distance=10&find=Find+Stores
whoops
http://www.bevmo.com/productinfo.asp?sku=00000000696&Dn=166+168&Nr=Store%3A99&Ntt=framboise+lambic&N=168+0&Nty=1&D=framboise+lambic&Ntx=mode+matchallpartial&Ntk=All
Sent at 3:51 PM on Tuesday
Andrew: one bottle is 5.49?
me: yeah it's kind of expensive huh?
how much did we pay at the trappist.
Andrew: I doin't remember. but it could have been close to that
if taht's the case, we should just go to the trappist.
me: why
Andrew: at least you feel like you're helping someone out
me: but i can stock up on the thing
and drink in my fuzzy robe.
Andrew: ok. we'll get you some
Sent at 4:00 PM on Tuesday

Rehab

2007-11-21T14:55:00.000-08:00

http://www.nytimes.com/2007/11/18/technology/18rehab.html

I don't even know what to say...

Rahul put it best by saying, "master race protects against threats to its supremacy."

Sunny Days Maybe Aren't Here Again...

2007-11-20T10:59:00.000-08:00

http://www.nytimes.com/2007/11/18/magazine/18wwln-medium-t.html?pagewanted=1&_r=1

A New York Times writer wrote about the earlier episodes of Sesame Street. Basically, if you watch the first season of Sesame Street, it's not something people of 2007 would let their young children watch...

"Back then — as on the very first episode, which aired on PBS Nov. 10, 1969 — a pretty, lonely girl like Sally might find herself befriended by an older male stranger who held her hand and took her home. Granted, Gordon just wanted Sally to meet his wife and have some milk and cookies, but . . . well, he could have wanted anything. As it was, he fed her milk and cookies. The milk looks dangerously whole."

Yep. Psychotically paranoid parents of today would never let their children watch that episode! Go home with an older man! The milk could be poisonous! Think of what could happen to poor Sally!

Although, if I was a parent, I am sure I would be pretty paranoid what kind of message that episode of Sesame Street was sending to young children. Go home with older men, they'll give you cookies and milk! Oh jeebus.

But it's not only the message of going home with older men, cookie monster smoking pipes and eating them, Big Bird's mental delusions of Snuffleupagus, and Oscar's misanthropic behavior, but Sesame Street itself was the backdrop of the inner city.

"The Upper West Side, hardly a burned-out ghetto, was said to be the model."

The show was targeted to young African-American children and basically sending messages that learning might make the days more bearable, but your existence in the ghettos will remain as such. Sesame Street showed you the how to live in the inner city, not how to get out of it.

The Darjeeling Limited

2007-11-18T19:11:00.001-08:00

I saw this with Yap and Arlene. Ok, so if you want the plot summary of this movie, IMDB pretty much summarized it better than I would be able to. I always usually go off tangents of the movie and forget where I left off.

"Three American brothers who have not spoken to each other in a year set off on a train voyage across India with a plan to find themselves and bond with each other -- to become brothers again like they used to be. Their "spiritual quest", however, veers rapidly off-course (due to events involving over-the-counter pain killers, Indian cough syrup, and pepper spray), and they eventually find themselves stranded alone in the middle of the desert with eleven suitcases, a printer, and a laminating machine. At this moment, a new, unplanned journey suddenly begins."

So, I would like to begin with saying that I enjoyed this movie. The use of colors was really nice.
Character development, check. All I am saying is, it's a very idealistic way to look at a spiritual journey in another country. I feel like people tend to go to other countries to find the thing they lack spiritually. Like by going to another country this 'AHA!' moment will occur and forever be changed in perspective and life. That just doesn't happen. Rarely does this occur. Or maybe I am just cynical?

Day at the Office

2007-11-08T19:15:00.000-08:00

So I have been putting in alot of hours at work this week, to say the least.

I have been getting delerious and producing things like:

This is my ode to what my team feels like this week.

And then a picture to make them feel better.

At least we still have our staplers and aren't stuck in the basement of the building:

But at the end of the day, this is what I feel like:

That's it for today, I hope you enjoyed today's "Day at the Office"

Viva Las Vegas!

2007-09-26T14:34:00.000-07:00

So....guess who I saw in Vegas during his last couple of hours of freedom???

**************************

O.J. Simpson!!! Now that's what I call a celebrity sighting!

Fall TV Shows

2007-09-21T09:32:00.000-07:00

So I was listening to the radio and they were talking about their list of shows they were most looking forward to...

Here is mine:

1) Project Runway ( seriously, it's been too freakin long...)
2) The Office
3) Heroes
4) Lost

Ok, the TV show that I used to love watching is 24, I auf'd it because last season was terrible.

Anyways, I <3 Tim Gunn.

The Longest Day Ever

2007-09-20T10:46:00.000-07:00

Tuesday 9/18/2007 was the longest day ever for me.

Monday, I decided to stay at Yap's because I was tired and didn't feel like driving all the way back up. So on Tuesday morning, I called Yap to ask which way I should go to get to work. He said taking the 92 would be the fastest.

So here I am, feeling great because I left early and everything. 7AM is when I started out!

I get past the terrible 238 and just got on to 880 when the dj on the radio got to the traffic.

"If you are heading towards the 92, don't! It's a terrible mess out there with 3 big rigs in an accident and west bound 92 completely closed..."

Sigh. So I can't get to work that way but I am already in a mess of cars on the 880. 15 minutes later (one exit later) I get off and get on to 880 going the other way.

I am trudging along because many other people had decided to do the same thing. All I know is 2.5 hours later, hungry, bleary-eyed, and cranky, I finally got to work.

Then, an hour later, the systems at work decides to crash, and in the midst of all that, we have a fire drill. So, my coworker and I decide to take an early lunch and go.

Right when we get back, the systems are up. But because of this delay and other problems I found in our project.....

I stayed at work until 9pm.

The longest day ever.

Sigh.

Mo' money mo' problems

2007-08-27T21:35:00.000-07:00

So in addition to being haggard from work running me into the ground, I found out I am the victim of credit card fraud. I got two late payments because of the credit card company closing my account. Sigh, must call companies to fix all of these problems.

Tired. Sleepy. Looking forward to the three day weekend.

=P

it's been a long time....

2007-08-11T07:03:00.000-07:00

So I know it's been a long time since I last posted and I don't really have time to write another at the moment. But here is something that brings me joy, hopefully it'll bring you some???

Until the next time, my friends....

Evites are evil

2007-06-26T13:16:00.000-07:00

So I received an evite recently. Now unless I know I am going for sure I try not to open these things because I don't want to get yelled at for viewing them and then not responding. But I got this evite and I didn't recognize any of the names. So I wanted to see who I recognized on the evite or if they just happen to make a mistake?

A name like mine, its not easy to make a mistake, so I knew it had to be first choice.

So I open up the evite and I scroll down the list of names who said "Woo Wee I'll see you at the bobbycue shoog! *mwa* (42)" [which = yes].

Some of the names started to sound familiar as I kept scrolling down. I clicked on the names with profiles. EGADS! They went to the same High School as me! All the Asian fools I kinda hung around in the beginning of High School but then I realized I didn't fit in with them.....they were quite religious and quite Asian at that. I listened to Smashing Pumpkins, they listened to DC Talk. I watched Simpsons. They went to Friday Night Bible Study. The list can go on and on...........

Anyways, I realized my High School classmates are going to haunt me where ever I decide to go. I work with a former classmate currently. We accidentally discovered we went to the same school. Actually, no that's not true. I recognized her name and consulted the only five people I still keep in touch with, if she indeed went to my High School. She did.

So what the ...... I mean its not like I hated High School but at the same time I wouldn't go back if you paid me. It was a time in my life that needed to happen so I can be where I am at now, yaddy yaddy ya. Bullshit. Whatever. It's over and I like it to remain that way.

I have contemplated going to the High School reunion coming up because I was curious what people were up to. But the powers of the Internet and damn My Space has allowed me to find that all out without the painful conversations one has at stupid Ten Year Reunions anyways.

Anyways, which brings me back to this damn Evite. My old co-worker (at the slave factory) sent me the evite and it feels like a punch in the stomach of nauseated, nostalgic feelings. I opened it up and found myself transported back into the mid-90s for a brief second. Blech.

I mean seriously that is so 1999.

FUTURE TRAVEL [Incident: 070613-000158]

2007-06-21T10:03:00.000-07:00

So I bought tickets to go to Toronto in August for a wedding. I was quite upset to find that tickets were reduced by more than $200 and to find out that the Customer Service Department for Air Canada was seriously lacking. I don't blame the person I directly spoke to per se. However, I was just upset that nothing could be done, even worse an attempt to do something.

But I was fine with it, because I realize there is nothing to be done. Anyways, I got this response back to my angry letter, and the woman rambles on and on and I am trying to figure out what she's saying and at the end I realize this woman isn't going to do anything for me. Haha. I love these courtesy letters.

Subject---------------------------------------------------------------FUTURE TRAVELDiscussion Thread---------------------------------------------------------------- 06/21/2007 12:24 PM
Dear Ms.XXXX:

Thank you for your e-mail regarding seat sales.For many years, Air Canada has launched traditional sales to introduce new routes, generate new business or fill seats that may otherwise remain unsold.Special discounted sale fares, unlike the more expensive fares, have only a select number of allocated seats, as well as various restrictions and a limited duration.

We regret your disappointment on learning that a lower fare was introduced after you had purchased tickets with Air Canada. Customers already holding non-refundable, reduced-rate tickets, however, are not entitled to any further fare reduction. Fares continue to be a source of concern in the industry and we appreciate receiving feedback from our customers.

Our objective is to offer you the best possible fares available at the time of booking.That said, while we are unable to recreate a conversation that may have taken place with a Reservations agent, please accept our sincere apologies for any negative impression you received. Air Canada is committed to customer service and employee attitude is important to us. We strive to build a rapport with our customers and are concerned when a single experience may leave a lasting negative impression.

Unfortunately, this may reflect poorly on the majority of our staff who are genuinely interested in providing excellent service.Your impression is of great concern to us and we have asked that the situation be reviewed internally. We wish to assure you that we treat these matters very seriously and are intent on preventing recurrences.Once again, we thank you for your feedback and we look forward to being of service in the near future.

Sincerely,

XXXXXXX
Customer Relations

NYC (part deux)

2007-06-13T08:29:00.000-07:00

During Memorial Day weekend, I went to NYC with Yap. His brother and his two friends were there as well. I was thinking how the five of us would manage in a small one bedroom apartment in New York. Bless his aunt for having a queen sized bed, it felt like heaven and it is how I imagine sleeping on clouds to feel like, and a king sized foldout couch.

Her view was stunning. I promise next entry will be a picture entry. Everyday was a hunt for good food and things to do. Which was so hard! (ok I am dripping with sarcasm because it's hard to tell in a blog).

Day One:

Landed finally. Took the subway to the apartment. So nice that it's a half a block away from the stop. Ate at a Greek restaurant. They pretty much reminded me of the waiters at Marge's party in their backyard that Homer threw for her.... Oui oui oui snort snort oui oui

Went to Serendipity's afterwards. I really like their frozen hot chocolates. However, I am not a fan of their $8.50 minimum charge per person. First, we were all stuffed from our dinner. Second, we were set on sharing. Third, we had to randomly order stuff to make it $8.50 per person. I think we were off by 50 cents but they didn't charge us for that. GRRR....

Day Two:

Got up at noon (hrmph ... obviously not adjusted to the time change). Walked around Soho. Disappointing shopping trip for me, successful shopping trip for Yap. Ate at a Jamaican restaurant. Beef patties, ox tails, brown rice..... pretty decent not amazing (When I go to Jamaica, I am going to be eating ten beef patties a day) And they say patties like pa-tttees.

Hot, humid. Sweaty. Blah.

We ate at a restaurant I made reservations at called Sapa. It's celebrity sighting place. It has a place on it's website where they say which celebrity ate there. No celebrities that night. They have a thing called Sapa Sundays, the entrees are $15 each. I had shrimp and lobster tempura with a side of fries (the plate was HUGE). Yap and his brother got a steak. It was decent and I am glad we didn't end up spending a $100 each because at this place you probably could spend that much.....

Around 11pm, Yap, Yap's brother's friend, and I went down the block and across the street to a bar called Vintage. We had two martinis (Strawberries and cream tasted so).

Day Three:

Went to go pick up my altered pants from Uniqlo. Then, we hit the Twin Towers site. Sad =(.

Hit Century 21 cause it was across the street. Bought a loose dress to wear in NY because heat and humidity.

Grabbed lunch at Carnegie Deli. Yap ordered the Woody Allen. It was like ten pounds of meat in that sandwich and Yap ate every bite. The only kid I know that has that much dedication to finish a meal. I left a quarter of my sandwich that probably had a half pound of meat.

Got to the Natural History Museum and was told the museum closed at 5:45pm. It was 3:30pm.
My heart sank. Two things I was looking forward to on this trip Lion King and the museum. So to only spend two hours in the museum and then be kicked out forcefully. I was heart-broken.
The first half-hour I was extremely sulky. I realized I had to pick up my mood because I only had such a limited time at the place. Yap was trying to cheer me up but I just had to get over it.
It was really neat to see the exhibits, I'll just have to come back and spend more time there.

Met up with Yap's cousin and went to Crumbs. It's a small bakery on the Upper East side and oh yum. The cupcakes are moist and delicious. After that, we went back and watched hockey playoffs on the TV.

Walked through the mess of Times Square at night. Screens nearly giving me an epileptic episode.

Day Four:

Went to Coney Island. Ate at the Original Nathan's Hot Dog stand. Mural of the Hot Dog eating contest plastered on the side with a counter, counting down the days to the next Hot Dog eating contest...

Walked around the beach. Ok. I don't know about alot of beaches (just ones in California) but Brighton Beach is filled with garbage. The water pulls in trash and dumps more trash on the sand. GROSS. I refused to put my feet in trash water. Yap walked in and out of the water. We walked along the boardwalk until the rides opened.

Rode on the Ferris Wheel and the Cyclone. The Cyclone put my stomach in my mouth. I haven't screamed on a ride straight through for a long time. Actually, the last time was when I rode my first roller coaster ride. My legs felt like jello.

Took the train back to Manhattan and got ready for the Lion King. It was everything I imagined it to be and more. I got chills at the opening scene. It was amazing.

Day Five:

Got up earlier than we have been. Went to Central Park. Watched an old lady painting the park in watercolors, people rowing each other in the lake, and dogs frolicking around.

Went to the Shake Shack by Tanya's recommendation. We couldn't eat it right away because we had to get back to the apartment to get ready to go home. So we took it with us. Half-hour later I was able to consume the burger and fries. It was very good but I think I would have enjoyed it more if it was hot. Oh, the lines are ridiculously long, prepare for a long wait.

Hopped back onto the subway to go to the airport. BOO. Had to go to work the next day. =P

At least I like NY a whole lot better this time around.

Like Straight Out of a Movie or Something

2007-06-02T13:01:00.000-07:00

From May 18-20, I went semi-backpacking with some friends at Point Reyes. We ended up getting to Point Reyes sometime around 11pm. We ended up hiking in using head lamps and trying to find our way through a narrow sandy path.

We got to the campsite around midnight and proceeded to set up our tents and ate some freeze-dried food. NEVER EVER get the Pad Thai. Blech.

The time spent at Point Reyes was a windy one. A few of us went on a hike and detoured to Sculptured Beach. That was a lot of fun. We had to time ourselves to get around each rock before the waves came crashing in. So when the waves pulled back, we ran for it. We climbed some rocks and took in the beautiful view from the beach. There was this cavernous rock, on one side was the water and the other side was the beach, we ended up trying to time how long and how far we could stay in the cave. (most of us eventually had soggy shoes and socks)

After the hike, my allergies inflamed and I took a nap as the wind blew full force through out the land. I could hear cups being knocked over and the tent flapping like crazy.

At night we ate steak with vegetables and seasoned rice. Thank you Roger. Yum.

The next day we packed up our stuff after breakfast and hiked back to the car. I was wearing too many layers and decided that I should take some off. I handed my stuff off to Yap and he stuffed it in my bag and shut the trunk door.

Roger came over and calmly told us the keys were in the trunk. I told him not to worry since the doors weren't shut, but apparently he locked the trunk release and the back seats so there was no access to the trunk.

Luckily, his roommate followed behind us and had a car. Unfortunately, he only had enough room for two people. So Yap and I were left behind at 2pm. They left us at the visitor's center so that at least we would be surrounded by people.

We looked at the small exhibit in the Visitor's Center and read about the different animals found in Point Reyes. We watched a short documentary from the Discovery Channel on Point Reyes.

After that, we walked on two short trails, one was the Earthquake Trail and the other was Kule Loklo Trail.

This kept us occupied until 5pm. We sat on different benches ( we almost sat on every bench in the Visitor's Center ).

The sun began to set around 7pm. It was starting to get a lot windier and I was pining for the clothes I shed at the car. We walked around to keep ourselves warm and moving to spots with the most sun.

Since Yap had the only cellphone which of course received no reception at the Visitor's Center, my anxiety set in and I devised an emergency plan. Lekky and Roger were the only people who knew that we were stuck at the Visitor's Center and we had to realize we could only wait up until a certain point, especially since it was getting colder.

I was heading for the open bathroom to shelter me from the wind when Yap saw their car. We ran over with smiles of relief and we drove to get the other car and head back home. We stopped off at a restaurant for burgers, beer, and soda (which were not refillable).

We got back home at 10:30pm. Took long hot showers and flopped onto the bed with a sigh of relief.

Rain vs. Colbert

2007-05-14T09:25:00.000-07:00

I get to work, hop on gmail, and Tanya sent me this:

No words can convey how I feel about this....

Rain better watch his back.

Double Whammy Entry

2007-05-13T21:42:00.000-07:00

Last weekend, I went with Yap to his hockey tourny up in Lake Tahoe. His team rented out a house right on the Lake. Huge house decorated with fake animals and hideous trinkets, it really had a cabin-like feel. Seriously, I don't understand it but that's okay. Here is the view:

So, if you really want to know what one does in Lake Tahoe for a hockey tournament, it's pretty much hockey. I woke up went to the house, watched hockey movies. After that, it was watching the hockey game. Then, it was back to the house to watch the NHL playoffs. Then, it was off to bed. Repeat, repeat, repeat.

This weekend was beach weekend, then recovering from beach weekend.

We went to China beach and of course as all beach bbq's go, it ended in playing two hand touch football. I exercised some muscles I have never exercised before. So the next day was limping around trying hard not to laugh or move much so that my muscles don't send me pain signals for over-exercising. I still have my gym membership that I haven't used in over a year. Please do not make me think about how much money I could have saved if I didn't have a gym membership...

Arabian Nights

2007-04-26T12:28:00.000-07:00

It's funny when I tell people that I have been in Africa.

"Really?! Which country have you been to?" they ask.

"Morocco."

"Isn't that in the Middle East?"

Our perception of Africa is dark-skinned people in tribal nations hunting lions or zebras. I always have to clarify, "Yes. Morocco is on the North-west side of Africa. It is a mixture of Arabic people and Berbers."

I laughed at their ignorance until I realized my own.I fantasized Morocco to be like Arabian nights or something straight out of Aladdin. So when I was actually there and realized there was no square filled with flame-swallowing, snake charming, gypsy like people, I was disappointed.

Ok Ok. I should have actually read up on more stuff before I actually booked the trip. I was very ignorant on the culture but at the very least, I learned alot. This is one important lesson I learned, adding salt to dishes does wonders for flavor.

The News

2007-04-18T07:58:00.000-07:00

After hearing about the shootings that occurred at VA Tech, I felt so sad. Honestly, I was not all that shocked because after Columbine, this type of violence is not unexpected. But I hate what the media is already doing. They are already spinning the fact that the shooter, Cho Seung Hui, emigrated to the US. They are trying to show that he was an outsider. They write about how Koreans are ashamed they are from Korea because of what happened.

I am not ashamed that my family is from South Korea. He has no bearing or consequence of who I am or what I do. I feel sad for all the families that lost someone during this horrific experience, but I am not to blame because of what he did. Don't try to make me feel bad for who I am.

When the shootings at Columbine occurred, did the media write about white people feeling ashamed that white kids turned and shot their own peers?

I know the media is trying to sensationalize the story, but it's always at a cost of alienating a group of people. WW II, Iraq, 9/11, and these shootings at VA Tech are no different.

I was at dinner and heard a story of how a guy's friend working at an all Chinese company heard a guy (obviously white) exclaim, "Don't shoot me." when he realized he was surrounded by Asians.

You know you can only hope for change until reality hits you square in between your eyes and tells you to wake up.

Flushing Meadows

2007-04-16T17:34:00.000-07:00

Signs. I think God was giving me signs all week long about NY.

It starts off on a sunny Thursday morning. I get up do my usual and finish packing. Except, I realize I am running late and slurp down my udon as fast I can get those squiggly noodles down. I realize my cab driver is waiting for me outside to take me to the airport. I rush to finish the last of everything and manage to get out of my place by 10:30. Aren't cabbies always late?

Anyways, I am two hours too early for my flight. So I sit and read. I read and read and read. Around noon, I realize I should get something to eat but as the udon still sits in my belly, I get a scone and a cup of coffee at the restaurant that also serves niman ranch products. Its supposedly Peets coffee, and its not half bad. But that scone, I can't say the same for that scone. Pure cardboard. After three bites, that thing ended up in the garbage. No music was played at its funeral. It deserved the ending it got.

After the five and a half hours of flying over the US, the captain's voice comes over the intercom, "JFK is congested, we are advised to fly around NY until we are able to land."

I grumble. Strike one JFK!

We finally land at 10pm. I was guided to carousel 4 to claim my bags. I stand and patiently wait at carousel 4. As I watch bag after bag glide by me, my patience starts to wear thin. Finally, it stops. A few others are staring in disbelief, bordering on panic. I keep muttering to myself, 'it better not be lost.'

A girl exclaims, "its on 1." We all rush to carousel 1 and there I see my lonely red bag going around and around.

STRIKE two JFK!

I wander around looking for my driver, when I realize he's nowhere to be found, I call the number on the email the HR person sent me.

"Go to Area B, your driver will meet you there."

Ten minutes later, ten minutes shivering later,

"Go to the departure side, Cross the street, go through the building to the other side, your driver will meet you there."

Twenty minutes freezing later,

"You Miss Chang?"

Strike Three JFK.

The driver was extremely nice, chatting the whole way. Really working for his tip. I tell him how I didn't have any dinner and he told me that I had the car for the rest of the time and that he could stop by to a place and I could grab food. "What kind of food do you want?"

I told him that it was ok, I know he wanted to get back home as well. I told him I would order up some room service.

I get to the front desk, "Do you have room service?" "No. There's continental breakfast in the morning though."

*****************

I suddenly wake up the next morning, I look at my cell and it reads 9:55. I shot up, 9:55! I have to be at the office by ten! I throw on clothes and call the front desk asking if they could order me a taxi. They tell me to come to the front desk and some one will arrange it.

I get to the front desk and ask, the guy tells me to go outside and hail a cab. Furiously annoyed by that answer, I wave him off and start rushing off to the office. I started off on Broadway, getting closer and closer to the numbers. Somewhere in between, I realized the numbers were off and I was on Sixth Ave, Avenue of the Americas.

I start running back to almost where I started and realized that Broadway broke off in the other direction. I cross the street and run up six blocks on Broadway and finally get to the office. I am twenty minutes late.

The receptionist tells the VP that I am here to see her. A couple of minutes later, I see a blond woman pop her head out and tells me to come in. I follow her through a narrow corridor and end up in her brightly lit office. I sit at the round table and stare at this woman.

She's very skinny with weathered skin. Her lips look recently injected and her skin stretched tight over her narrow face. She starts talking to me. Asking me the same questions and telling me the same things I hear over the course of seven people. Seven VPs all telling me exactly the same thing. I wonder if they were given a sheet in preparation of what they should tell me once they met with me. I had no real questions for them.

24 hours since I last eaten, my director takes me out to lunch. Giggles. I almost died in french fries bliss.

My director, completely enamored with the city, has a light gait, and turns to me "Isn't there an energy to this city? It's just electric." I nod secretly thinking otherwise.

After a long day of talking and walking, I end up in my hotel room, which is the size of a walk-in closet in the good old California. I kick off my heels to see two fat blisters on the bottoms of my feet.

I change into some jeans and head out to meet my Director for dinner. I get to Bryant Park early so I walk around. It was nice to walk in solitude. It wasn't exactly a picturesque park. But I had a good time walking around, alone in my thoughts.

I see my Director, we talk for a few minutes. She brings up Gis, and we smile awkwardly in silence. She's leaving, she found a better place, can't we just leave it at that?

She, another Director and her husband, and I end up at Koi, a super chi chi restaurant right by Bryant Park. We ate appetizers and entrees and desserts and drank wine. By the time were done, I didn't even want to know the damage. She just handed her amex card over and the company took care of the rest. Ahhh, living off the company's dime is nice.

I met up with Tanya later that night. She took me to downtown and we ended up at some Japanese tapas place with some good sake. Two bottles of sake and many tapas later, we start wandering around. We walk to the Lower East Side, peed in a bar packed with frat boys from out of town, bought some pastries at an italian bakery, and tanya and I ended up at a Starbucks talking until the early morning. Tired, extremely cold, we ended up taking the taxi back to my place and she got the taxi driver to take her back to Queens, which she tells me they hate taking her back to Queens from Manhattan because its far away and they don't get the fare coming back.

The next morning I met up with my brother's wife. She took me to Times Square, Fifth Avenue, up to Park Avenue, we had lunch at the Whitney Museum's cafe (which was pretty darn good), by Battery Park to see the Statue of Liberty, and ended up in Soho. I bought some jeans from Uniqlo (which is the Japanese version of the Gap but better).

We end back by my hotel, which is in the middle of Koreatown, and sat at a cafe and I drank some chai tea (which wasn't the best idea of after downing two cups of coffee earlier). My car company calls me to let me know that it is there waiting to pick me up. I grab my suitcase from the hotel and run up an down the street harassing all the black car drivers until my sister in law found my driver. I run to him and throw my suitcase in the trunk. Throwing me an annoying glance, "Are you done? I am blocking the street." I steal a quick hug to my sister in law and thank her for taking me around and jump into the car. I take swigs of my water.

Twenty minutes later, I feel the sharpest pang to pee. I try to think of anything to take my mind off peeing. We get stuck in traffic. The car lurched forward, the seat belt pressing on my bladder, I silently cried. I started to breathe heavily. I tried everything to make the pain go away.

I looked out the window and saw the sign 'Flushing Meadows.' I would have laughed if I wasn't crying. It reminded me of the Simpsons episode where Homer goes to NY to retrieve his car with all the parking tickets. He has to stay by his car until the policeman comes. He waits and waits and a bus rolls by with the sign Flushing Meadows. He day dreams of running through a meadow filled with toilets flushing.

After another jarring movement, I almost cry out. It becomes more and more torturous as I sit and wait to get to the airport. When I see signs to exit to the airport (40 minutes later), I ask him if he has change for a twenty and tell him to keep ten, he starts warming up. I was too busy thinking of the bathroom to notice that his manner had changed as soon as money was exchanged.

He gets my suitcase out of the trunk and I thank him and run towards the bathroom. I almost sang out in a full rendition of Hallelujah.

******************

As the plane took off, I saw the lights of the city. The lights became smaller and smaller and I said goodbye to all those lights that I did not recognize.

When the plane descended into the Oakland Airport, I was glad to be back. I was glad to see the same old dingy airport I left 48 hours ago.

Herman the Cist

2007-04-09T14:00:00.000-07:00

me: omg i am laughing so hard
but its true
Sent at 1:50 PM on Monday
Giselle: wait what's true...
i forget what we were talking about
me: hahahhaahahahaha
omg
Giselle: wuaaaaahahahah
me: the ovarian cyst
with hair and teeth and nails
Giselle: DAMMIT
see i blocked it out of my memory
soooo DISTURBING!!!
me: can you imagine?
Giselle: YUCK
me: what if it bit your ovaries
?
or scratched them
Giselle: what if i have one and don't even know
i'll name it herman
me: they would through your pap smear
HAAH
HERMAN?
you know this is going in the blog right?
muahaha
Giselle: Herman the cist
me: Cyst
Giselle: with tiny teeth and tiny hair
me: omg stop making me laugh
i feel ill
Giselle: you know what i mean DAMMIT
me: haha aok
this is going in the blog
Giselle: great i'm just incriminating myself more and more
me: i am setting up the thing now
Giselle: i'm going to shut up now
me: hehe you can't
Giselle: :
me: its in your nature to talk
Giselle: hey
?
i think i just threw up a little

I heart-attack Indian food

2007-04-09T13:04:00.000-07:00

I'm having a mild heart-attack as I type these words. Giselle (my co-worker) took me out to lunch. She decided on Tabla, a little Indian restaurant near work. Too much naan and butter chicken later, I am sitting at my desk, my head is feeling dizzy and I feel sweaty. My metabolism is functioning again.

Why does (americanized) Indian food feel so heavy in your stomach? I love love eating it, but I always don't feel quite right afterwards. It's like a tasty death. I mean if I had to choose a last meal on earth it would consist of Indian food and three different types of cheesecake. Oh and my roommate's Icebox cake. Take that death!

Anyways, I think I will rest my head for the rest of the afternoon.

Hmm. Just got my itinerary for New York. Bastards. I get into NY at 9:35PM on Thursday and leave NY at 6:15PM on Saturday.

How can you tell if you like a place if you are there for barely two days? What the hell can I do in a day? Actually half a day?

welcome ever-ee-bod-ee!

2007-04-06T09:08:00.000-07:00

The office is so quiet. Half the team is here today. I turned on some music to help me from falling asleep while working. One time I caught myself from crashing my head into the keyboard. It would have made a funny pattern had I fallen asleep that way. The 'S' key would be jabbing my ear.

I guess that shouldn't really surprise me since I did fall asleep on the toilet at work once. I only woke up because my head crashed into the stall door. I woke up with a 'bang.' A painful not funny at the time 'bang.'

But then again it is in my nature cause I'm Korean and legend has it we came from bears. And bears like to sleep. I do that very well. I curl up on my multiple fleece blankets and fall asleep watching the many programs recorded on --- (the best invention on earth since peanut butter) --- Tivo.

I'm going to be in NYC next thurs to sunday.Checking out my company's digs there on Broadway to see if first I like it, then if they pay me enough to go.

Before and after that, two interviews lined up. Running out of excuses to go to actual interviews. I mean how many Dr. appointments/sicknesses/etc... can one person have in a month?