New Drink

I INVENTED a new drink tonight!

I called it: Ready!?!?! Aloesoju...tata

Here is how it all came about:Had dinner with a pretty lady. We decided to give this Korean restaurant a go, and one thing led to another, we ended up in the Korean Supermarket after dinner looking for yogoloos. I am guessing she is an addict.

And that is when I stumbled upon ALOE and the bamboo leaf soju (I think I bought them because the bottles both look green....).

When I got home, my curiosity took over and I decided to put the two together in my pottery barn alcohol mixer set. I added 3 part Aloe juice with 1 and 1/2 part Korean Soju (Jinro Chamisul Soju) and I give you. Aloesoju.
It is healthy and hits the spot. Come over to my Irvine pad and I'll be sure to make you ‘all one :P

Lady in Red

Went to a friend’s wedding on Saturday. It was a nice and quaint wedding in a Church on top of a hill near Fullerton. I am a guest on the bride's side, if the 6 year's I've know her since our early days in a training ground company. She has been and always will be one of the purest hearted person I know (Though as the pastor pointed out, patience is something she might need to work on). Anyway, though she's had her ups and downs over the years, yesterday, I can honestly say the smile she had at that moment was the biggest and brightest ever from Ms.(Mrs.) DoRaMi.

Congratulations Mrs. You looked gorgeous, and knowing your character, Andy is lucky to have you to be by his side....

Now, About that brides maid.... :P j/k

Long Hours

Counting today, I have officially been working on 17 Hour day shifts.
My brain is going bad…seriously….

Butter's Words of Wisdom

A dear friend recently suffered numerous great losses. Knowing how strong and how much pride this person has, I know these are the difficult moments...

I am never much of a person who can cheer a person up by outrageous actions or witty comments. But like butters, I believe life is about optimism, even at the darkest moment when we feel like we are 10 feet below the shit hole, life is about exploring, learning, letting go, memories, moving on, being content, being stupid and naive.

So I know, things will be better.

Interesting Memory

Nihilism vs. Existentialism

Here is a philosophical quesiton that I thought of as I was sitting on my throne this morning.

Am I a existentialist? That I exist, therefore I am? That I and my mind, my soul defines what I am and what people are (visvi) to me?

or am I a Nihilist? That I exit? So what in terms of eternity? That I, and people around us are so insignificant in eternity?

Lately, the nihilist in me is winning? or so I thought....

Aren't we all destined to perish in the sands of time? but then.....
shouldn't we at least go out in a big bang, at least to the people connecting to us in this sand of time?

I am going to Jail

The following was a rant from my friend Chayama. Well, my experience today definitely "one uped her".... (BTW, this is also a proof that I actually went thru all the proper procedures...in case I go to JAIL!!!

1. Woke up today and realized that I got to call the court to figure out if my "ghost" speeding ticket from NYE is finally in the system since today is suppose to be my date with the Pomona Municipal court.

2. (...1 hour and 79 callers later). The court clerk said that the ticket does not show up in his system and that I should just let it go for now and call back often for the next year to see if it is in the system.

3. The banker sent me a horrific story about how Mrs. Banker's boss lost her DL because of the same incident.

4. Horrified (since iI still have a outstanding court date on 5/13 for my front license plate fixer citation) I call the automated system again....and again, after 1 hour and 79 callers, I got another court clerk who told me I should come to the court anyway.

5. (11:15AM) left for lunch early so I can rush to Pomona Courthouse. On the off ramp, MY TICKET FLEW AWAY!!!!!!

6. I thought I should give the court system a try, and I got scolded by the front desk receptionist who promptly sent me back to work….

3:00PM. Call the system again, and wrote down the Clerk’s name Linnet who by the way has a cute voice on line 62 (2/14/06). As a proof showing I have made a concerted effort to get this out of the way….so now its just wait and see and call everyweek until 12/31/06….



JUST LET ME PAY OFF THE DAMN TICKET!!
#$*(&#@!!!




wack court system

here's my worthless but absolutely necessary rant... back in october 2005, i got a ticket for driving too fast in a supposed construction zone (yes, to jog your memory this was the one i received right in front of my office building).anyhoo, i was really eager to pay this little puppy off and get it out of the way - argh, figures things never go as planned...despite waiting more than two months for my bail amount paperwork, i got zilch in the mail. after coming to the conclusion that santa wasn't going to be mailing me any presents, i decided to take the initiative and figure out what the heck was going on with my ticket.and so it began - the tedious, time-consuming and long-winded judicial process...(all just to take care of one darn ticket)**********attempt 1 -> the online xxx courthouse ticket payment system:- y is repeatedly told that no such citation number or ticket exists
attempt 2 -> the xxx court helpline:- y is put on hold so the 76 callers prior to her call can be helped first (no joke...an automated voice literally tells you how many callers are waiting to be assisted)
- (following a painfully long 35 minute wait) y is flatly told by an operator that there's no record of any ticket in the system, then cautioned that the absence of any data in the computer database only means the courthouse is backlogged with its paperwork
- y is ordered to come to courthouse on the date written at bottom of yellow ticket copyattempt 3 -> the xxx courthouse:
- disgruntled y forks out money for public parking
- y waits in line for a painful 2.5 hours to only be told by the office clerk (for the millionth time) that no such traffic citation exists and no kind of payment can be permitted or submitted until the officer's paperwork is recorded in the system
- y is handed a two week extension notice and told to report back to the courthouse again
- y then throws a (remarkably restrained) sh!tfit, and is then lectured about a bs rule where a cop is granted up to 1 year to file his citation paperwork and that until he chooses to do so, it's not the court's responsibility for any missing, absent, or undocumented traffic cases; clerk also squeezes in a cya clause noting that failure to show up for court extensions could result in a warrant for arrest (that is, if the cop happens to file all of his paperwork after the two week grace period expires) attempt 4 -> the xxx courthouse - two weeks later
- extra disgruntled y pays again for public parking (severe annoyance sets in at having to fork out money because of a lazya$$ cop)
- y waits once again in line (moderate concern over getting fired kicks in due to the repeated morning absences)
- y is now handed a 1 month court extension notice by the same worthless office clerk who could've just busted out the longer extension in the first placeokie, enough 3rd person talk...=> then, exactly two days after counterproductive court visit #2, i randomly receive a personal court order notice from who else but mr. lazyfatugly police officer himself (can you tell i'm taking it really personally w/ him now) assigning my court date to xx day at xx time...omg, JUST LET ME PAY OFF THE DAMN TICKET!!

#$*(&#@!!!

Two Little Parody

Every Saturday morning, I have this routine of making a stop by the Starbucks on Huntington Drive before heading to Arcadia Library for some light study or reading. Every single week, for the past year, I would see a homeless black guy standing in front of the Starbucks, just wondering around and observe the people driving on the street, he seemed to be in his own little world and doesn't seem to be causing any trouble to anyone.

A good observation here is that from the first time I saw this guy to the present moment, not a single person ever stopped and talk to him (including myself, but mainly because I prefer the role of life's observer). until today. A Mexican gardener's truck stopped by the Subway right next to the star bucks, and two Mexican Gardener jumped out of the car and walked passed the black homeless guy. "How you doing Amigo?" was the first word that came out of one of the Mexican Gardener's mouth. And then I saw a big smile out of the homeless's face. a genuine smile...


The second parody of the day asl occured at the Starbucks. When I walked in. There was a slight built Asian lady in her 40s with a kid infront of me. I immediately noticed that the kid has a severe case of Down Syndrome, and one of his eye is blind. The good ladie infront of me is trying to get some coffee while keep the little kid under control at the same time, and she was struggling.
The very sight makes me cringe inside. I thought to myself that sometimes, life really isn't fair and felt terrible for the mom and the little kid. As we walked out, I purposely tried to walk in front of them and open the door for her and her kid because she has so many things on her hand. She said thank you of course, and then I also saw a nice smile from the kid to me. That was very nice. At that moment, another thought crossed my mind. and that is "the kid is still alive and living and breathing isn't it? and he is making the best of his situation isn't it? so isn't that suffice?". and that made me feel better....

Also

Coffee Bean...again

It is such a nice night here at the coffee bean tonight.
The air temperature is perfect.
The volume of the background music is perfect (I don’t have to use my iPod for once).
The crowd is nice too.
There are many college students studying here tonight, and to my surprise, non of them are acting obnoxiously. It almost seems that they are really studying, and not just for grades, but for that desire to actually learn something. The girl sitting right across from me is actually taking the same political science class as I had 7 years ago. It is nice to see the enthusiasm. The guy next to me is having a religious discussion with the professor about the relationship between Abraham and God. Very interesting indeed…

But alas, as much as I would like to stay here and soak myself in this bookish atomosphere, I must leave this Arcadia now (for those of you who are interested in learning something, Arcadia is the place where Aristotle first thought, it is believe to be the place of the first Academy), for there are more mundane and pressing issues I need to deal with. I must head to Ralphs to buy Toilet paper, I completely ran out.

South Park to Real Life

Recently I have a friend who I think is going thru some sort of quarter life crisis (or she just might be REALLY REALLY bored). When I talk to her on the phone she is either on the toilet seat or sniffling, then she would bust out her rendition of Roy Orbison’s ‘Only the Lonely” for no reason….
But since she was the person who saved my landlord’s sister’s monkey and retarded dogs. I have to live with this bad behavior for the remainder of the year.

Anyway, as I was thinking of her “issues” last night on my crappers. I realized that all she needs is to watch South Park more often and all her problem will be solved!!! (i.e. the left over comments and the double chin). The answers to life’s questions are all there! Like yesterday, they were showing the episode “Rasins”

And here is how it could apply to some of her issues:


…Despite always being picked on by the other boys (mostly by Cartman) and abused by his parents, Butters keeps a generally optimistic attitude toward life. This may be because he often misinterprets events around him in a naive way, possibly as a result of denial. However Butters does have his moments of insight towards life and human behavior, most notably in the seventh season episode "Raisins". In the episode, Butters has his first crush on a girl, only to end up heartbroken when he realizes that she is just using him. Later, when he runs into Stan, who likewise has had his heart broken by his first love Wendy, Butter proclaims to Stan (who has joined a local goth clique and spends his days whining about his former love) that he "love[s] life" and would "rather be a cryin' little pussy than a faggy Goth kid."…

So here is a plea, from my heart to you!

WATCH SOUTH PARK DAMN IT!

Be sure to like Butters….

Mass emails....

I got three people sending me this today....and one posted on the blog.
oh well, I am bored now anyway:

· What time did you get up this morning? 7:10am...Triathlon season has not started yet.
· Diamonds or pearls? Both, I just can’t get enough of that song by Prince.
· What was the last film you saw at the cinema? Just Friends with “just a friend”..really!
· What is your favorite TV show? South Park
· What did you have for breakfast? Blueberry oatmeal, and an orange, I usually don’t eat breakfast.
· What is your middle name? Christopher
· What is your favorite cuisine? Greek, Santorini in old town Pasadena is my favorite.
· What foods do you dislike? Indian/Vietnamese/Thai. I can’t handle the grease.
· Your favorite potato chips? Doritos super spicy
· What is your favorite CD at the moment? Van Cliburn, Tchaikovsky Cencerto No. 1 and Rachmaninoff: Concerto No. 2à Yes, I am more cultured than you J
· What kind of car do you drive? I try to bike to work more, its all about the environment baby.
· Favorite sandwich? Anything from Quiznos.
· What characteristics do you despise? Gangsta Biatches, I hate gansta biatches.
· Favorite item of clothing? Watch, I am saving for that IWC Spitfire Mark XV.
· If you could go anywhere in the world on vacation, where would you go? Namibia thru the desert to the sea.
· What color is your bathroom? Baige.
· Favorite brand of clothing? Kenneth Cole.
· Where would you want to retire to? Nice, FR with a hot Italian Nurse.
· Favorite time of day? 11:00PM when South Park is on.
· Where were you born? Hsinchu, Taiwan in a farm town.
· Favorite sport to watch? USC Football!
· Who do you least expect to send this back – huh?
· Person you expect to send it back first – Those of you who got sent oversea J you know who you are.
· What laundry detergent do you use? I have people do my laundry.
· Coke or Pepsi? Coke…with Lemon
· Are you a morning person or night owl? Morning to Exercise, night to play.
· What size shoe do you wear? 8
· Do you have pets? A Shi-Tsu and a a Chihuahua.
· Any new and exciting news you'd like to share with everyone? I think I got promoted. …but where is the $$$? Show me the $$$!
· What did you want to be when you were little? A dictator.
· Favorite Candy Bar? Kitkat.
· What is your best childhood memory – My first kiss at 3rd grade j/k. my robotech toys.
· What are the different jobs you have had in your life? Selling stuffs on Main Street Disneyland, Marketing, numbers guy…and more numbers.
· Nicknames: Sonic àI am badass, and I am fast baby!
· Piercings: 0
· Eye color? Brown, and it is getting lighter and greyer.
· Ever been to Africa? Yes
· Love someone so much it made you cry? I don’t remember….may have once upon a time, but I can’t remember who.
· Been in a car accident? yes
· Croutons or bacon bits? croutons
· Favorite day of the week? Saturday
· Favorite restaurant? Santorini
· Favorite flowers? Cherry flower
· Favorite ice cream? Straberry
· Disney or Warner Brothers? WB, Pinky and the Brain baby.
· Favorite fast food restaurant? Quiznos
· What color is your bedroom carpet? Baige
· How many times did you fail your driver's test? ...1
· Before this one, from whom did you get your last email? Kaini with her SF ads :P
· Which store would you choose to max out your credit card? Best Buy
· What do you do most often when you are bored? Read and go training.
· Who are you most curious about their responses to this questionnaire ? No one.
· Last person you went to dinner with? My dad.
· What are you listening to right now? The more you ignore me, the closer I get.
· What is your favorite color? Earthtone stuffs…someone once said it makes me darker.
· Lake, ocean or river? ocean baby!
· How many tattoos do you have? 0, and 1 if I ever do a ironman.
· Which came first, the chicken or the egg? Egg.
· How many people are you sending this email to? 100 I guess.
· Who sent this to you and what is something you didn't know about them? N.a
· Time you finished this email? 4:43pm (man, I must be bored this afternoon!!)

Recent Realization....

I had an epiphany today.
About the saying “you only get what you give”
But sometimes, life plays tricks on you.
You can give all you can give
But get nothing in return
Or
You can absolutely do nothing,
And get something unexpected…

So to the first, I say just give up when you think you tried enough
And to the second, I say just cherish and embrace the change…

Climbing!?!?

I guess it has started....hummm!