remain seated please
permanece sentados, por favorMonday, December 15, 2003
A. Chon, P. Hwang, B KU, Alex Roach, E. Shin, and J. Song.
We all were "In the GAME".
We created ourselves in NBA Live, but did so realistically, except for one freak category. E.g. Roach had full speed, Andy had almost full jumping, Billy had 0 for injury, John had full for intensity, etc. Our team still sucked ASS!!! We couldn't dunk, block, score inside, or shoot consistently. Eugene was our highest rated player with a 54. Everyone else was stuck in the low 40s. Once we got our fifth controller, our dynasty was on!!!
We started this at around midnight and stopped playing at around 6. Yes we are retards. But it was the most fun I've ever had with video games in my whole life. Watching Roach get swatted by Shaq, Billy trying to jump, Andy draining those threes, John busting double-doubles, and Eugene trying to do a crossover was priceless. We were laughing our asses off the whole time. But we forgot to do one important thing...
STUDY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Monday, November 24, 2003
it's been a long day:
*slept at 4am talking to my roommate billy about football and life.
*woke up late for church, and froze my butt off on my way there and back
*went to soda to find that only 2/10 of my other group members were even there.
*turkey bowl! we were victorious!!!
*then after i ate dinner, carroll and i worked on our project for 7 hours straight.
i'm tired, i got kneed, i got tackled, i got hit, i got angry, and i have to get ready for thanksgiving fellowship tomorrow.
we better finish this project off......
Monday, November 17, 2003
10) STOP! Pho' King around here?
9) Where's this Pho' King restaurant?
8) There's Pho' King parking in the back.
7) I love this Pho' King smell!
6) Pho' King, may I take your order?
5) Can I have the Pho' King special?
4) This is some great Pho' King pho.
3) This Pho' King waiter wants a bigger tip?
2) Mother! Pho' King great!
1) I dont know what you heard about me, but a b*tch can't get a dollar out of me. No Cadillac, no perms, you can't see. That i'm a mother Pho' King P.I.M.P.
Thanks to Kenneth, Chiangbang, and Jane Yoo for your help.
Saturday, November 15, 2003
after all these years of searching, i have finally found the place. and it's freggin right in my backyard too.
i knew you existed, now it is time for me to conquer you!
638 E. 14th Street
Oakland, CA 94606
(510)444-0448
i love pho. i can't wait to eat there! i wish i had some right now. it would surely heal me from this nasty cold.
Tuesday, November 11, 2003
dang i'm so pissed.
me and andy needed anthro readers for a class that we're taking because there's a paper due on thursday. we went to krishna copies yesterday afternoon to go get them. i went in, ordered two, and they said it would take 10 minutes so andy and I went to go eat lunch. when we got back i went in and they told me that they didn't know which anthro reader I wanted because there were two. i had left my cell number with them but for some reason they didn't call me and ask me. anyways, i told them which one we wanted and they said it would be done tomorrow. i argued for a little bit but they just told me it would be ready by tomorrow.
so i called them twice last night to ask them to have it ready a little earlier, maybe later that night. they said ok, we'll try, but they didn't. i woke up this morning, because they told me it would be done by 11am, so i called in at 1230 just to make sure they were done so i could pick them up. after waiting like 5 minutes on hold, they told me they would be ready in 20 minutes. so i called them 45 minutes later, and they said they were done. i went in another 45 minutes after that, and lo and behold, they started printing the the second reader when they saw me. so i had to wait for 10 freggin minutes for them to do something they said had already been done. after i finally got both readers in my hand, i started yelling at the cashier because she told me they would be ready at 11, and they still weren't even ready when i got in to pick them up. i should have talked to the manager to get a discount or something but i was so fed up with everyone there that i just signed the receipt off and i left.
i don't think i would be that mad if they lied to me once, or maybe twice. but they lied to me nearly 37 times those jerks. dang, i know i need to be more patient, so maybe that's why stuff like this is happening to me.
i wasted all my time getting my reader, so i'll probably waste more time before i start reading it. freggin a.
Friday, November 07, 2003
Matrix 3 sucked.
I can't wait to watch Elf. Go Will Ferrell!!!
I need to follow my goals a little bit better, dang it!
Wednesday, November 05, 2003
I was very productive today.
Got up, read a chapter in The Purpose Driven Life. Then I went to class and almost paid attention during lecture. After getting back, I made myself a lunch of two quesadillas, and then manually created some test data for out database project. That was a pain in the butt and took an hour. Then I went to lab and worked on our project some more. I got two of the tables working, which was probably the first real implementation I've done for that class. After two hours of that I came home and heated up some of Andy's yummy soup and relaxed for a good two hours. After that I began working on my problem set for E120. I actually didn't fudge any of the answers and did every single problem. That took another two hours.
I probably sound like a big dork, but I actually feel good because I got a lot of stuff done today. Who knew that being productive would pay off? Muahahaha.
Monday, November 03, 2003
My goals:
(1) Play less PS2
(2) Watch less TV
(3) Stop wasting time on the computer
(4) Read the Bible more
(5) Be more productive
(6) Spend more time with people
(7) Be nicer
(8) Eat better
(9) Exercise
(10) Stick to my goals
If you see me doing something that contradicts these goals, make sure to give me a swift kick in the buttocks. Thanks!
Sunday, November 02, 2003
went home this weekend and relaxed. it was great. i was gonna post something but i think i forgot. crap. will do later i guess.
the raiders are sucking it up. FREGGIN A!
which one of you had answering machine messages that had clips of you or one of your siblings playing the piano or another musical instrument in the background? i know YOU know what i'm talking about!!! i think i'm going to bring that back and put that on my voicemail. grrrreat!!!
softball isn't so exciting anymore. plus it's freggin freezing outside right now. ayyyyyyyyyy.
Thursday, October 30, 2003
i had a pimple on my foreheard. i decided i was going to try and pop it, so i started squeezing. i was really tired though, so i squeezed that one place for like 30 seconds. after i let go, i had a red splotch on my forehead, and the pimple (it was tiny), was still there. that was two nights ago. i still have the splotch from my intense squeezing session. i'm a freggin idiot.
on another note, i visited my advisor yesterday. his name is bryan jones, and he's a pretty cool dude. anyways, i knew that i had only one more class to take next semester but i went to go see him to make sure everything was ok.
and it was. i'm outta this place! (if i pass all my classes)
Saturday, May 22, 2004, from 8:30am - 12pm at the Hearst Greek Theatre.
mark your calendars! that's the day where i will burn in the sun for 3 and 1/2 hours!
Wednesday, October 22, 2003
had a grrrrrrreat weekend and two days, playing and hanging out with tammy. that's always a treat. thanks for coming!!!
sometimes i get bored with friends, but for some reason i never get bored with her. it's been 3 years too. keep the good times coming!
i think i've been having to much fun this year. i have to start worrying about my future or something like that. or maybe not. uh oh! i'm tired.
Tuesday, October 14, 2003
Saturday, October 11, 2003
i just want to be alone!!!!!!! ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
got a new tv. thanks everyone.
perhaps i will invite some people over to check out the new set up. probably not. haha
Tuesday, October 07, 2003
i've had by far the most unproductive night of my life. i have a 3 page paper due at 12:30pm. i started reading for it last night, but i didn't think it would be this boring. so here's what i've done since 10:30pm last night:
1) read at the library for 2 1/2 hours.
2) took 3 naps
3) ate a late dinner
4) ate breakfast
5) watched the world series of poker
6) surfed the web
7) zoned out for about an hour
8) wrote 2.2 pages
i should have just finished this off last night. i'm pretty tired, but not that angry at myself because after i get back from class imma just craaaaaaaash.
the funny thing is that i don't really care about this paper at all. i would rather play some tiger woods golf. haha.
Friday, October 03, 2003
thanks to everyone who came out tonight! i had a grrrrrrrreat time. and thanks for all those cool presents. i liked all of them a lot.
special thanks to tammy for coming up. you are a nice person.
i didn't realize i had so many friends. i thought that they were just using me for my body or something. i guess those are the consequences of being buff. hahaha.
Thursday, October 02, 2003
that game was by far the best baseball game i've been to in my life.
i was so tired until the 7th inning, but after that, i was pumped up til the A's finally won it in the 12th.
Much thanks to Carroll, Hannah, and Joel! It was awesome!!!!!!!!!!
Wednesday, October 01, 2003
i'm a freggin dork. i have a midterm in one hour but for some reason i really wanted to add an icon on my blog.
now that i've actually found something i want, i can go back to studying. peace!
bos vs. oak: game 1 tonight! i be there player!!!!!
Tuesday, September 30, 2003
some reasons why i know i'm beginning to age quickly:
1) i don't look forward to softball all week long.
2) my body aches
3) my short term memory is non-existent
4) i'm getting fat (i blame this on my age, not my lifestyle)
this post stinks
Friday, September 19, 2003
i was boiling water to make some pasta for lunch today when nancy decided to help.
she poured the pasta into the pot, but somehow the bag exploded and she dropped it onto the stove.
pasta was everywhere, and there was a lot on the electric stove. it started flaming up so i began to blow on it so the smoke detector wouldn't go off. nancy then started blowing air too, but for some reason she was just blowing in no particular direction. then nancy started saying "oh shoot" for about five minutes. it was hilarious. while she was saying this, she tried to pick up the burnt pieces with a pair of chopsticks, but dropped one under the electric grill. she tried to get it out but kept on missing, and kept saying, "oh shoot". i took it out on one try, and then she sat back down saying how she was all sweaty.
for some reason things like this always happen when nancy comes to our place.
what a hero. hahahaha.
Monday, August 04, 2003
busy weekend.
(1) that 70's show taping on friday
(2) house of billiards, where andy and i rocked
(3) teen choice awards on sat. (don't ask)
(4) laugh factory sat. night
three more weeks of work and burbank. i'm sad. i don't wanna go back up to school and study.
on a different note, i'm thinking about continuing my studies after i graduate from college. i'm thinking about going for an MBA after a couple of years of working. just a thought as of now, so we'll see what happens.
Wednesday, July 30, 2003
Top Five Ladies (Last week's ranking in parenthesis)
(1) Tammy {1}
(2) Angelina Jolie {3}
(3) Mandy Moore {2}
(4) Cameron Diaz {5}
(5) Kate Hudson {NR}
Tuesday, July 29, 2003
so i went to quizno's yesterday with johnson for lunch. i was waiting for him so i decided to buy a newspaper to read in the meantime. i read part of the sports section, and he finally got there, so i left my paper on a table and went to go buy lunch. i returned to see a man reading my paper at my table. no big deal, because they usually have papers at fast food places so you can read them. so i went in to get it back, and to my shock, he had all of sandwich juice spilled all over my beloved sports section. i was so sad. he said sorry once, finished his sandwich, and boned out. he ran across the street. he didn't even look back, or ask if he could buy me another paper. he just left the dirty, wet newspaper on the table. dang jerkface.
Monday, July 28, 2003
had a fun weekend. tiring, but fun.
friday night went out with some of tammy's friends. they are pretty cool.
sat night i went to two weddings. i've said this at least 76 times, but it was real trippy to watch my friends go down the aisle. one of the girls that got married was my age, and I think her husband was my age too. they both went to biola, and they both graduated a year early, and they're white. they only went out for a year and a half, but now they're married. i've been with tammy for three years. crazy stuff. but anyways, it was cool to see some of the folks from high school even though there were only like 10 of us there. me and weinie stuck out like sore thumbs because we were the only freggin asians there. it was awesome.
the second wedding i went to were of a couple that were seniors when i was a freshman. they actually got together after they graduated, but i think they kinda liked each other throughout college. it was so strange because the guy john was in my small group when i was a freshman, and now he's freggin married. ahhhh. what's going on here?!?!? he asked me to usher there, so i went a little early to help out. that was the best. i tried to escort old korean people by walking in front of them and leading them, but while we were walking up they would just stop and sit down. i was confused at first, and then sad, and then i just ended up standing still and just pointing towards the front. muy muy divertido.
sunday was the same old stuff, and then we went to bj's to celebrate andy and nina's birthdays. andy is the best. we were there from 7pm waiting for him to come because he had gone out with his family for dinner. we called him and 8 and his dad said he had just left. so we waited til 9, and called him, and he was sleeping. he claimed that he thought we weren't there when he got home at 8, and so he went to sleep. it was pretty funny. so this guys strolls in at 9:30, while everyone is angry at him for not coming earlier. but not that angry i guess.
anyways that's it. i went to sleep early so i could get here by 7:30, and here i am!
i'm tired.
Friday, July 18, 2003
i think i have found the solution to make eating by yourself more bearable.
the newspaper.
after eating by myself on a few occasions (twice) while i've been working, i've found that it gets a little awkward when all you do at a restaurant is eat, especially when you're by yourself. when you're with other people, you chat, otherwise its awkward. when you're by yourself, you need something to look at other than your food. and you definitely can't look at the surrounding people either. so to fool other people and yourself that you're having a jolly good time eating by yourself, you need a device as mentioned.
the newspaper, although plain in the eyes of most laypeople, is the perfect solution. it is cheap, costing a quarter or two, and can entertain for around 15 minutes, no matter what your interests are. if you are into sports, like me, section C in the LA Times provides this comfort.
next time i need to get a newspaper before i head out to eat by myself. you should too!
don't worry, everyone eats by themself once in a while. admit it!
Monday, June 30, 2003
starting work tomorrow. i'm kind of excited, a little nervous. gotta be in the office at 8:30 tomorrow morning. i really have no idea what to expect, because the job description was pretty vague. it sounded cool though. haha.
but one thing i do know: God is truly awesome.
i applied for probably 25-30 internships for the summer, starting in March or April. I left Berkeley thinking I had no shot at getting an internship.
After about a week or two at home, I woke up one morning and found a message on my cell phone. It was a lady from Raytheon that had seen my resume and was interested in meeting with me. I went in and interviewed for a web developer position. The interview went decently, and a week later she called and left another message saying she needed to talk to me. I called her back and she told me that unfortunately I didn't get the position I interviewed for, but that there was another internship that had just opened up that they would want me to interview for. I went in the next day, had a great interview, and within two days they offered me the position. so to summarize this whole paragraph:
30 resumes sent out. 1 reply. 2 interviews. 1 internship.
Just awesome.
Thursday, June 19, 2003
i'm bored. friends went to watch a movie while i stayed at home and slept. now it's almost one and i'm up, no one's online, and i'm not tired. boo. i guess i blog.
zankou chicken sells t-shirts. i went there the other day with dennis, jason and johnson. they only cost $2.99. that's ridiculously cheap. too bad johnney says that place smells like ...
God works in crazy ways. It looks as though this summer is starting to settle down for me. I think i'm going to be interning this summer full-time, so that should keep me pretty busy. Will update when I find out details.
My high school buds are awesome. I've been kicking it with them a lot lately and I'm having so much fun. I can't believe we're freaking going to be seniors next year and we're gonna have to start looking for jobs and all that crap.
life needs to slow down. please?
Monday, June 09, 2003
this semester went well academically. praise God.
so far this summer has been pretty unproductive, but hopefully I'll find some internship and things will change.
i thought the summer was supposed to be a time to relax. so far, that hasn't been the case.
i'm supposed to be happy right now!
another note: once again I got closer to a couple different people this semester, but strangely enough for the first time ever I chilled with the same friends for two semestesr in a row! hahaha dang how lucky those fats are.
there are so many moments that I want to remember by blogging about them. then i realized i'm lazy and so i never update.
i think captain planet was a homosexual.
Friday, May 16, 2003
two posts at once. here's another list.
THINGS I WOULD BUY IF I WAS RICH:
(1) BMW M3
(2) A nice laptop
(3) ipod
(4) digital camera
(5) these earbuds
(6) plasma screen tv
(7) jamaica
well that's it for now folks!
i made chocolate milk the other day. here are some simple fool-proof instructions:
1) have someone clog your toilet
2) go in and question him as to why he isn't plunging it
3) have him answer "it'll go down by itself"
4) believe him and go pee
5) leave for the library with the person who clogged your toilet
6) have your other friend clog your toilet even more
7) have your friend leave to do something important
8) come home and find the toilet clogged
9) start plunging.
10) poo should come up
11) as you plunge, make sure you squish all the poo and tp
12) voila! you have chocolate milk!!! (and an unclogged toilet and dirty plunger)
that's how i did it! see! that wasn't too hard now was it!!!!
Sunday, May 11, 2003
I'm kind of screwed. I have a lot of stuff on monday and tuesday but i still decided to go to the j5 concert. it was well worth it. i should be writing a paper now, but i decided to take a quick break to blog.
i've created a new tradition, and it shall be called sunday pho time. for a while now a bunch of us have gone to ranch 99 to have pho after church on sunday. if you haven't been there before, ask someone to take you there. it has the best pho. so stinking good. anyways back to my paper i go........ dang..... can't wait...
Saturday, May 10, 2003
nancy and roy just came over for lunch. after we ate, roy and I decided to play some chess. guess how many moves it took me to checkmate him?
5.
hahahhaa. it was awesome. i wanted to take a picture of the chessboard, but i didn't have a camera. o well. hahaha. so we played another game, and roy had a chance to beat me this time, one move would have given him checkmate. too bad he was scared of my pieces and couldn't see that one move. i ended up beating him. haha. i love roy. he's the bestest
Friday, May 09, 2003
i've never mentioned this before, but i have an awesome small group. we had a great dynamic from day one, when one of our first conversations was about our individual fantasy basketball teams. ever since then it's been sports talk and espn all throughout the year, but only when we're not actually having bible study. each and every single one of the guys is really cool and kick back. while we were in a group during the picnic, i realized how much i enjoyed being in their company. dang the year is already coming to an end, and we're gonna be seniors.
i remember freshman year when doug sat us down (me andy and eugene) and told us that we should cherish freshman year because time would go by so fast. that day literally seemed like yesterday. these past three years have been a blur of memories, both good and bad, and also of experiences that i'm never gonna forget.
wait, i still have another year left. enough of this sappiness. time to write my paper!
Wednesday, May 07, 2003
ahhhhh. i hate customer service people. ahhhhh.
so in the past i've been unlucky with customer service reps that i've had to call or wait in line for. a couple examples are verizon, and the berkeley parking office. and today was no different.
i was in line at the post office, and after 30 minutes my number finally got called. so i go up there and ask for a box to put some stuff in. so i get the box and start folding it. too bad i'm not good at doing that thing with the boxes where you push all four sides in at one time. i took like a good 5 minutes just to do one side, and the lady was getting impatient. she was like.... you're supposed to come in ready with everything. so i ended up finishing, but apparently they don't like it if you fold the box the way i did on both sides, so i had to take one side apart and fold it the regular way. and i had a label to put on but she was like, no, that's a priority mail label. i ripped off the part that said priority mail and gave the box to the lady. she then told me i needed to tape the box up, and so i asked her if i could use the tape that was right in front of my face. she said no, you need packaging tape, and that's $3.29. so i had to buy that, and then she told me to wrap it up. i moved over to the next counter right next to her to do it, but she said, go to the back, and if someone is there tell them to move. so i went back there and taped it up, and came back up to her, and she said, wait your turn, no one rushed you. so i waited, and then when she was done with that person she took my box and said, thank you!
during this whole time priscilla was with me because her number was like 15 after me, and so i told her she could just mail her stuff with me. the lady was getting mad at her for wanting to buy stamps. she was like, wait until i finish mailing this. and she said all this in a mean, annoying voice.
i'm sure everyone knows i get annoyed easily. that's why i honestly think God tested me today. i wanted to sock that lady so bad. i also wanted to cuss her out and get in an argument with her too. daaaaaaang i was so pissed. i don't know why I didn't, maybe cuz there were other church people around. something i should work on. but why does this always seem to happen to me?!?!? i know their work is hard, but would it hurt them to be nice once in a while?
i'm just having a crappy day.
Thursday, May 01, 2003
freshman year potch was a fun experience. but one skit i totally forgot about until now was the freshman girls' dance routine.
hahahahhaha.
great times. too bad there's no footage of that. very saddening. which reminds me, usually i don't get too embarrassed, but there's one thing from my past that i definitely do not want anyone to see. what is this? ...
...
..
.
like i was gonna give it away that easily. haha.
i freggin have a 10 minute presentation to do at 9:30am. i'm so tired.
Wednesday, April 30, 2003
my conversation with roy:
roy: dood, did you just warn boy52?!?!
me: ?
roy: dont deny
me: dude stop accusing me
roy: lies
roy: when i go home, ill obviously know who warned me
roy: fess up now
me: haha yes
me: it was me
me: but dont' warn me now
me: or else it's over
me: hahha
me: i'll stop if you stop
roy: k
roy: ahhhhhhh
roy: im at stinkin 100% again!!!!
roy: ahhhhh
roy: hey, how is your walk with christ?
roy: did you know i am praying for you, what do you think about that
roy signed off at 1:33:10 PM.
stinking roy. hahahaha
Sunday, April 20, 2003
when i was little, me and my friends went to the arcades a lot. we would walk around the arcade when we ran out of money and tried to see if anyone had accidentally left a quarter in the change slot or something. so when we would get that free play or find that random quarter, it was like winning the lottery. dang, memories of galaxy 3000 baby. haha.
yesterday was a freggin busy day. sg basketball tournament in the morning, pcn in the afternoon, and hawaii club luau at night. i was exhausted when i got home. when i woke up this morning, i tried to get out of bed, and laid back down because my back ached...
i'm getting old.
i've never had back pain in my whole life after playing sports. i'm so sad. another reason i think i'm getting old is because my memory isn't as sharp as it used to be. i used to be able to remember the smallest details, but now i don't even remember stupid things like the fact that i have hw or something. good thing college is coming to an end next year. at this rate i don't think i'll be able to walk around campus without some help.
can't wait for the semester to end, but i don't want the summer to come. can't we just skip ahead to the last week of may and just stay there?
Wednesday, April 16, 2003
my weekend ... and week...
friday 4-6pm
sat 1-5pm (at home)
sun 4-10pm, midnight-7am
mon 2-4pm, 5pm-3:30am
tue 11am-2pm, 4pm -
9 freggin 30 this morning.
where was i during these times? you guessed it.
i don't even wanna add it up, it's just gonna make me sad.
i have to go back now. i hope to be back before midnight...
Sunday, April 13, 2003
o my freggin goodness. i've just discovered the best website of all time. but beware, these human beings are really hot, so view with caution.
date auction: eecs style
i wish i had known about this before it had happened. i would have definitely signed up to bid on those fine specimens.
i think this was the only time that those people who bid were actually guaranteed a date. pretty exciting stuff huh? hahahhaa.
i hate lab!
Thursday, April 10, 2003
sorry about the delay! the review is now here! go down to the capitalized REVIEW part if you wanna skip my fun day. i doubt you will though!
so we left around 3 hours early for the screening and ended up getting to the theater at around 5. janet was like... it's ok, it'll take like 30 minutes to find parking. but right as she said that we turned the corner and guess what, there was a nice space right there. haha. so we walked up to the theater and went inside to see how long the line was. there were 5 freggin people. FIVE!!!!!! i was like..... crap, a little early? haha. so we walked around for a lil bit and went back and stood in line and got to see the movie.
as we were walking in we saw like 10 blt posters on the walls, and i really really wanted one. but i felt bad just taking it so i didn't.... it would turn out to be a fatal mistake. ok not fatal, but it made me sad alright?
but before the movie started they were giving away free t-shirts. they were asking random questions, so i answered one right and i won one. too bad they started the movie right after i answered my question, so i didn't get the shirt. i even yelled out saying "can i get my shirt now?" but to no avail. i only got laughs of pity from the people around me.
REVIEW
i'm not gonna lie and say this was the best movie of all time, because it wasn't. dumb and dumber was, and it will never be replaced. that being said, i still really enjoyed this film. it wasn't like all other asian films where they play the "feel bad for me cuz i'm asian" theme throughout the movie. i actually don't think there were any references to the characters being asian, except for in one fight scene. i respect that. the director had a story to tell, and he just did it. i also liked this movie because it was real different from other hollywood movies. it left me unsettled. the ending left me waiting for some closure, but there was nothing. i usually don't like to think too much during movies, but there was some deep stuff that was brought to my attention. i don't wanna ruin it for anyone, so i think i'll stop now. so what are my final thoughts? think for yourself and go watch the movie tomorrow playa!
so after the movie one of the actors from the movie was there to answer some questions. roger fan (derek in the movie) was his name. it was ok i guess, except for one lady that asked a stupid ass question and it made me mad. after that we went up to the front and i asked for the shirt i had won. too bad they had freggin run out! those jerks. i also tried to get a poster but freggin a they ran out of those two. and there weren't any on the walls either. they were all gone :-( instead i just talked to that guy for a lil bit and janet took a picture with him. he's a real cool guy, down to earth. and then we left. and that was our eventful night.
please go watch the movie. i dont' wanna get all dramatic with this stuff, but if this movie does well it's really gonna open up the doors for other asian american films in the future. so please pay your eight fiddy, buy your ticket, go sit down, and just watch. i promise it'll be worth it.
Wednesday, April 09, 2003
just about to leave right now to go watch a private screening of better luck tomorrow. supposedly they overbooked the theater so to make sure we get in, we're leaving 3 hours early. so make sure to check back later tonight, where i will post a review.... playa!!!!!!
ok, be jealous! bye!
Monday, April 07, 2003
got back from my softball game an hour ago. it was fun. but that was only the beginning. if you read my previous post you know that i was gonna go watch blt on friday, april 11. anyways, i had signed up for like 3 ticket giveaways to see if i could get hooked up with passes, but i never win stuff like that so i was signing up just to sign up. so i get back from softball, and see this email in my inbox:
WINNER - Better Luck Tomorrow Passes
i was ecstatic. i called andy and told him about my triumph even though we were discussing earlier how we would never win. sure enough, i was one of the victors. haha. too bad it's on wednesday and if i even get my tickets by that time we're (andy and i) gonna have to head out early like at 5 to wait for the screening that's at 730. o well, free is free right?
now i just gotta get my hands on those dvds...
Sunday, April 06, 2003
great weekend. was talking to some friends when we came to the conclusion that we play too much. what is the definition of playing too much?
7 trips to tahoe. in one semester. and the majority of those aren't one day trips either.
it's ok, college is a once in a lifetime experience right?
on a different note, there are two things i wanna watch in the next two weeks. this friday i wanna watch better luck tomorrow. i've wanted to watch that movie since last spring, when it was here for the sf asian american film festival. too bad no sheks wanted to pay the $45 to go to the screening and then the q/a session with the full cast. stupid sheks! that was a once in a lifetime experience, before the movie got big. make sure to watch it. comes out friday, april 11th.
i also wanna watch/buy the family guy dvds. seasons 1 and 2 of the funniest show are now on dvd. i'm excited, except for the fact that they cost like 40 bucks. dang. after all those trips i have no more dinero. guess i will have to stick to renting them until someone buys them for me. hahahaha. those come out next tuesday, april 15th.
make sure to watch both, they'll be great.
time to go to sleep. stupid daylight savings......
Wednesday, April 02, 2003
roy hates my blog, so i decided to return to the tuxedo.
which reminds me, i have the best shirt. andy got it for me while he was working at that movie place. it's a tuxedo shirt, but the only bad thing is that it's really really small. my nipples and stomach make an appearance when i wear that shirt, but it's ok, it's a lot of fun.
Tuesday, April 01, 2003
ooooooo wait. some great news i forgot to include.
my brother is coming to cal next year.
when he found out, everyone in our family went crazy. we were all happy. i'm glad he's coming up. even though i'm only gonna be here for a year with him, it'll be a lot of fun. and i'm already looking forward to the raiders/chargers game. haha.
i think my dad was the happiest of all of us though. if you don't know my dad, he is the epitome of frugalness. haha. he is tight. it's a good quality, but sometimes it's just really funny. anyways, so before he got into cal, he had gotten acceptances from irvine and usc. my dad wanted brian to go to irvine, but my bro wanted to go to sc. the difference in tuition was huge. usc is like at 39k per year or something like that, while uci is like 15? anyways, my dad was really against him going to sc but my mom and i were putting some pressure on him to let my bro go to sc. so when he found out my bro got in, he was ecstatic. he was reallllly happy. i haven't seen him that happy ever. he wasn't even that happy when i got in. haha. before that he was bitter though, cuz my bro didn't get into some schools, but after..... he was a new man. which is where i came in. i made sure to milk his happiness by getting some extra pocket cash from him before i left, while he was in this state of deliriousness. and of course it worked to a charm. i hope my kids aren't as conniving as i am. but i do hope they're as clever. hahahah
great great spring break. tahoe was awesome. home was a lot of fun. will talk some more about that later.
i still remember swimming in the summer. we went to glassell park in eagle rock to get trained for lifeguarding. it was me, tammy, mike, stella, and tim lee. we went there 4 times a week to train and learn how to do stuff like cpr. anyways, i was reminded of this because i drove by the pool with tammy and then at church i was talking to mike about the good times we had. i miss the summer.
we would walk in, passing by the hot dog stand on our way to the locker room (yum) and get changed in the damp chlorine smelling room. then we would swim some laps and start training. you haven't experienced anything until you've jumped into a nice and cool pool after working up a little sweat. that feeling is awesome. did that today at strawberry creek, but too bad i got tired after a couple of laps. dang i'm weak.
gonna try to head up everyday from now on. swimming is a great workout. and plus it tires you out like mad. after i got home from swimming i took a four hour nap. haha. that's why i'm up now doing my stupid paper.
this post had no structure. i think my mind started jumping around. i'm tired. i thought writing about video game systems would be easy, but no, it sucks.
Friday, March 14, 2003
wow, just had an eight hour lab session.
got to soda around 7, 7:30pm. Other than for two bathroom breaks and one 5 minute break to talk to Tammy on the phone, I've been sitting here in Soda doing an assignment that's due tomorrow at midnight. It's 3:50 am right now, which means I've been here for at least 8 hours, sitting in this chair, at this computer, doing this stupid hw. it wasn't that painful because we were always getting stuff done, but my eyes hurt. i'm not that tired cuz i'm so happy it's finally done with. now i get to study for a midterm on monday in this same class. i'm so glad i'm done. whew. 8 hours straight in lab are killer. all this artificial light is turning me into a zombie. i need to go home, wake up late tomorrow, and go to potch. and then play until saturday, when this starts over again. and everyone says eecs life isn't fun...
:-(
Tuesday, March 11, 2003
so i'm in the library studying for my midterm tomorrow. all of a sudden i get a whiff of stankness and i was like what the. turns out geewon had just burped. freggin disgusting. anyways, so i get back to studying, when an old man who was walking buy rips one. except this one isn't quick, it's nice and long. as he takes a step, the sound gets louder, as his cheeks open up, but when he brings his feet together the fart is silenced. so for about five seconds is this continuous fart, going up and down on the decibel scale. it was awesome. i would have applauded him if it was socially acceptable. haha. back to studying i go now.
Monday, March 10, 2003
- i need to take better control of my emotions. they often get the best of me, especially while playing sports. actually only while playing sports and video games. i'm too competitive. most guys are. i said earlier a long long time ago, the reason why i'm so competitive in softball is cuz i get rocked academically. i have to somehow prove my worth? haha
- i realized that i hang around with a different group of friends every semester, ever since first semester freshman year. i don't know why, but somehow it works out that way. in a way it's a good thing because you get to meet new people and get to know them better, but you don't get to really build strong relationships with them. i still have a group of people that i see often, but it's strange how i completely stop kicking it with others.
- i don't wanna jinx myself, but i haven't programmed in lab all semester long. for some reason i think that's gonna change after spring break. but anyways, that's the reason why i haven't been blogging about the beautiful girls of soda. they should become import models and make a calendar. except that the cars would computers, the bikinis would be ugly clothing, and the models would be nasty cs girls. actually maybe they could show a little skin, like the back of their hairy necks so that the guys in soda would get excited and want to have the calendar. and instead of selling these calendars i could trade them for project code. now that's how you get through eecs people!
- i can't wait for spring break!
Wednesday, February 19, 2003
need to press on
Friday, February 14, 2003
i've known my roommate andrew myounghoon chon since the 6th grade. i didn't know him that well at first, obviously, and i guess andrew did not like me too much. i apparently asked him if he combed his hair or brushed his teeth. i really don't remember saying any of this, but i guess i did, and i guess andrew hated me for a long time, at least until the 7th grade. haha.
i did another thing that made andrew very mad. i think it was in the 8th grade, and i took andy's keys from his backpack, cuz i always took people's stuff to joke with them. but the thing is i forgot to give it back to him. so when he got home from school that day, he was locked out of his house for a couple of hours because he didn't have his keys. and another time i pulled on the little hoop at the top of one of his backpacks, ripping it off. from then on i guess his mom kept on bothering him about that stuff. hahahha. it was so fun back then...
Tuesday, February 11, 2003
i realized that i never talk about tammy, my lovely girlfriend.
i think i will take this time to do so.
i haven't seen her since school started, and so that kinda sucks. but yes, we do talk on the phone everyday (i've gotten that question billions of times) it's kinda sad that i can't be with her like most other couples are, but she's stronger than most girls i know so it's ok (physically and mentally).
as of today it's been 2 years and 7 months since we've been going out. i know that seems like a long time, and that's because it is. but i wouldn't want it any other way, and i hope she wouldn't either. a lot of people were doubtful to the fact that we would last this long. i'm actually kind of glad we were faced with that adversity, because it made us only stronger. like all other couples, we've been through our ups and downs, and it's all been worth it.
now that's a small glimpse into my life. more to continue later.
now i'm sure im gonna hear about this from some people, and they're probably gonna laugh at me and yadda yadda. but that's probably cuz you don't have a bf or a gf.
and i will laugh at you back.
haha
feel better please.
Saturday, February 08, 2003
boarding.
pho.
jacuzzi.
that's what me chaz and elise did yesterday, and boy it was great. too bad it was freezing cold in tahoe. soooo much colder than last time. and too bad we all ate it many many times. my whole body aches this time. and i have this random bruise on my forearm cuz of my board. that's how nasty we ate it. anyways, pho was stinking good, and the jaccuzi felt pretty dang good too. time to make up for lost studying. peace
Saturday, February 01, 2003
got back from what was supposed to be a one-day trip to tahoe. instead it turned into a two-day marathon that took us across 440 miles, two states, and into the biggest little city in the world. RENO!
charles dan steve laurie elise connie and i went up to boreal for the $10 friday special. we left at around 6:30 and got there like at 9:30. we boarded for a long time, and it was great. even though the runs were really short and the snow was getting messed up cuz there were a lot of people, it was still a lot of fun. we rode some boxes, which was decent, a rainbow rail, which was pretty cool, and the halfpipe. speaking of the halfpipe, i had only done it once before, and it was a pretty sorry attempt at that. this time i got a little bit more speed and didn't cut the walls so sharp and so i got a little bit higher on a couple of runs. too bad i didn't know how to jump off so i ended up riding high off the wall and grooming the top with my hands. haha good stuff. we also went off some medium sized jumps, and that was fun too. we all got some air. stayed there til 5:30,6, and we were on the slopes for most of the time. must say that it was the most fun i've had boarding in a long time.
sad news. big scratch on my board, and many little ones on the sides. o well, like charles said... memories.
we decided to head up to reno, which is a 45 min drive from boreal cuz we were too tired to drive all the way back home. so we rode around and called places for their rates, but all the hotels were sold out cuz there was some convention. we were at a gas station when dan opened his door and put a penny-sized dent in it, from this big cement block in between pumps. so i went back to my car and told chaz and elise, and seriously like 2 minutes later elise swings my door wide open, doing the same thing on my door. it was hilarious. hahahaha. she felt so bad though. good times.
so we ended up staying at motel 6, $40 room for two beds. we split two and headed back to downtown reno to grub. it was like 8 when we went to go eat, but it freggin felt like 11. after 40 minutes of looking for a cheap buffet, we settled on the silver legacy, reno's finest establishment.... playa! for 15.99 we had a seafood buffet, one where we grubbed hard. chaz ate like 4 plates of stuff, it was disgusting. after that we walked around and went into circus circus, where we saw this lady doing this balancing act with her feet. it was really crazy stuff. i wonder how you learn to do that. anyways, she gave these menacing mysterious looks to the crowd, which was hilarious. after she was done we waved at her and she gave this little shy hello back. it was good. then we left and got home. it was only 1130, but it felt like 3am. i was delirious. i think it was also cuz i was real sick. hit me hard.... too hard. on the way back to the motel we took a long detour because freggin me chaz and elise were laughing hysterically for no good reason. it was so funny though. i couldn't even see where i was going cuz we were laughing so hard. we had another laughing attack in the room too. yeah, we were definitely dazed. i was tired but when it came time to sleep, i couldn't. i was past the tired point, and i felt so crappy and uncomfortable that i only got a couple of hours. i kept on tossing and turning. i think that kept some people up. my bads!
so we left at 12, right at checkout time and headed back. went through the mountains were there was a freggin blizzard that almost killed us. didn't have chains so we had to tough it out, and at times it got kinda crazy, but thank God we got through. in the middle of the ride chaz was like.... man for the past 2 hours i've been thinking about three things: getting a new car, buying a board, and driving up to tahoe to go boarding. he was all quiet the whole time til then, and that was why. hilarious. so we passed two in-n-outs, but we wanted to eat, so we turned onto a random freeway to get to the second one. we went in a circle all around it just to finally get to it, and when we got there chaz and elise walked around the whole dang plaza to get to an atm, when there was one inside the in-n-out. wow. we lagged. after we ate we went to destination 1440 cuz they were excited to buy gear, but it was too expensive so we came home. i took a nap, woke up and ate, and that's how we get to here.
this is detailed cuz i had a lot of fun this weekend, and i wanna remember it later. too bad that i'm sick and i feel like crap. someone shoot me and put me out of my misery.
or you could come take care of me. please?
Thursday, January 30, 2003
roy rebuked me today, and told me to update my blog. so here i am.
God is truly awesome. went to the career fair today and even though i should have gotten rocked by everyone, i struck up some good conversation with some of the recruiters. more specifically two. turns out it looks like i might have a chance at interning this summer. woohoo!
going boarding for $10 tomorrow! freggin excited!
take that roy.
Sunday, January 26, 2003
sad, sad day in sports history.
the oakland raiders, after struggling for over twenty years, finally made the trip back up to the big game, the super bowl. the brash, young, arrogant bucaneers also had a ticket to the big game, but history was on the side of the silver and black. led by oldies rich gannon, jerry rice, and tim brown, the raiders were in position to knock off the leagues #1 defense.
however, today was not the day. gannon never played up to his MVP potential, and the rest of the team never developed as well. there were some bad calls, but no excuses, the game went to the group of sissies that didn't deserve to win. the raiders were supposed to win. but until next year, i'll be here with my trusty raider gear, ready for another exciting run. so no more talk about them til then, never.
back to school, got some reading to do. peace
great start to the semester. been working out consistently, been sleeping early, been on top of things. too bad this is the easiest part of the year. don't matter cuz imma go all out this year. if anyone sees me tail off, please come slap me in the face. thanks.
Under 14 hours until the game and counting. i'm ridiculously excited. if the raiders win, it'll cap of a great football season because my buckeyes won the ncaa championship too. wait, no, it's not if, it's WHEN. yeah playa, ya heard me. let's just hope this game doesnt come down to some bs call by the refs
i wish i was in mexico watching the game. ahhhhhhhh.
GO RAIDERS!!!!!!
Wednesday, January 22, 2003
great, great weekend in mexico.
stayed at a resort in cabo, and the weather was perfect. i so did not want to leave. the worst thing was that once i got into oakland, it was freggin raining, which made me sad. o well, good times and good memories.
i had too much fun this break. don't remember all the things i did because i'm getting old, but nevertheless, i know it was relaxing and fun. i'm ready now to come back to school and kick some butt-ocks. no more excuses.
i'm sore from working out and running. i wonder how long this is going to last....
the whole damn semester!
Monday, January 13, 2003
relaxing break, not ready for it to be over.
did a lot of thinking this past month, but i haven't been hit with that great idea or thought yet. just a lot of thinking about my past, present and future. glad the fall semester is finished, scared for the spring semester.
didn't do anything too exciting over break. i'm getting sad thinking about the fact that i'm going to be driving up tomorrow. it sucks.
good thing i'm coming back thursday, and then going back up again next monday. haha.
bye
