Snow Patrol Concert

After 3 month. My long awaited Snow Patrol concert finally happened yesterday.
I must say, it was the best live rock concert I've ever been to. Totally rockin'

Gin Martini vs. Vodka Martini

I've always wonder what is the difference between Gin Martini and Vodka Martini. So I did a little experiment last night.
I went to my local Ralph’s and bought the following:

1 bottle of Grey Goose Martini (750ML), $32
1 bottle of Bombay Sapphire, (750 ML)($24
Vermoth for Martini mix, $3
Olive with cheese inside, $3


With these ingredients, I went home and started mixing drinks for myself with my Pottery Barn mixer kit that the Banker got me a few years ago….

Here is the review: (after 2 glasses of martinis)


Grey Goose is seriously the smoothest vodka out there (better than Belvedere), and the martini that comes out of it is smooth, and taste almost ice like. Good stuff.

Bombay Sapphire on the other hand has a intereting aroma. The taste is a bit stronger, and not as good as Grey Goose. But I like it still.

New Hobby

My younger sister Stephanie and I went to Staples yesterday. We ended up buying two HUGE notebooks used for clipping newspaper and magazine articles.

I have always wanted to make a point of clip and save all the interesting stuffs I've read over the years and save them for future references. I think it would be a great hobby.

I've been an avid reader of the following magazine:

maybe I'll have a clip book for each magazine :P

1. The Economist - I love this mag. even when the magazine still approach the current world issue from more or less UK/US perspective.

2. Business Week - I can't follow WSJ since it runs too quickly. Bweek is good. I like it.

3. National Geographics - what can I say. I was hooked eversince they put the pics. of a Siberian Tiger in the snow on the cover a few years ago.

4. Cars and Driver/Road and Track - Its never a bad thing to think about my next car. ahh humm! Caymen.

5. Maxim/FHM - I read them for the articles and jokes :P The mags. fill with knowlege.

It's On!

Have you ever wonder if you are maximizing ALL that you can be?
Really, have you ever wonder what your physical limit is? and what is your mental capacity?

Well. I have exactly 1 year to find out! MasterLee and I have each put $500 entrusted the Banker to open a CD account.

After our 2007 LA Triathlon. Me and Him. Mano y. mano, the winner will take the $1050 and change.

I am excited. Isn't life all about becoming the Fastest! Smartest! Strongest! that you can possibly be?

I am so exited.

Another Tri Season is over

Well folks. Another Triathlon season is over. This year, I trained quite hard in May and June, then slacked off in July and August. I give myself C+ in both efforts and fortitude. But I know there is definitely room for grow.
Next year is the big enchilada! $500 on the line, and I can’t wait (Banker, I am sure MasterLee has wrote you the check already, I’ll write it today and give it to you when I see you next).

For the big race next year, I am just excited about the different training methods we’ll do. I am joining the OC tri club and will work on some fundamentals in the off season. Especially in the swim.

Now for some up coming winter projects (Oct~Dec):

1) GMAT (yeah yeah yeah, I know I am on the nth year of my 10 year program but hey, at least it’ll keep me busy)
2) Taiwan Trip (Nov. 18th to Nov 25th – I can’t wait to eat all those good food from the street vendors, too bad I won’t meet up with the guys since there’s schedule conflict with their Japan/Taiwan Trip)
3) Read more (for some strange reasons, I am beginning to have the thirst for knowledge again. Must be all those wikipedia.com readings during lunch time.
4) Learn how to cook better so I can invite friends over to showoff my new found skills.

Its Time...

LA Triathlon. Sunday 9/10.

Its going to be fun.

So that is what single girls talk about....

Hahahaha!

I don't mean to pry. But there are three single girls (fairly attractive) in their mid 20s sitting right next to me as I was eating my dinner and update my blogs (about Narutomania). But I couldn't help to over hear their conversation...

intersting, so this is what single girls talk about.

The topics of conversation so far

• Saying shits about other girls
• Talking and evaluating guys, or guy friends they know (Guys, here is the main theme so far...apparently, these girls want guys who are a) mature but at the same time, sponteneous b) fun/popular yet sensative to the girl needs. and c) apparently, looks doesn't matter too much, he just needs to be up to par to their standards).... anyway, I think these girls have REALLY REALLY high standards :P Too highso and too good for me :P and most of the guy friends I know....

Well, its fun. I am done with my Lobster taco. Time to go home and watch Rockstar Supernova and play with my landlords little boy Anthony. I am teaching him how to high five today!

Narutomania

My 36 CD Naruto set, episodes 1 - 145 has finally arrived.

its Narutomania for the next few weeks! Ever since Masterlee introduced me to the cartoon, I am strangely fixiated by it.

on the comic side, I've just finish reading the secrets Saseke Uchida's recollection of what happend to his family. Man, that Itachi is one crazy MOFO. but I like him. I think he is probably the strongest character so far....


Anyway, if wish to borrow Naruto from me. Feel free to ask. Free of charge. Better yet, I can burn it for you, just bring me DVD.