This year I resolve to make some New Year's resolutions. I hope you have a great 2005!
Thursday, December 30, 2004
Wednesday, December 29, 2004
Les Miserables
Last night, Sarah and I went to see Les Miserables at the Pantages Theater. It was really awesome. I've always wanted to see it after listening to the CD's. I used to sing those songs all the time and now I've started singing them again at home. Poor Sarah will have to put up with my singing.
Monday, December 27, 2004
Aloha
Sarah and I are back from Hawaii. We both had a great time there. Going to Hawaii was a dream come true. Unfortunately, we both caught a cold there and we're still sick. Hawaii was pretty warm for the most part. Sarah caught a cold from the air conditioner in our hotel room that was on during the night and I got the cold from her. I feel that if Sarah gets sick, then I should get sick too.
Here's a quick recap of my past week:
On Friday, December 17, 2004, I had my office Christmas party. Everyone in our office had a secret Santa. We put little gifts inside our secret pal's stockings during the couple weeks leading to Christmas. At the party, we found out who our secret Santas were and exchanged gifts. We also had a game where we fought for miscellaneous gifts that one of my coworkers brought in. I first got some nice candles but somone stole that from me. When someone steals a gift, I get to choose another gift from the pile of wrapped presents. I eventually ended up with a video of "The Terminator". That should be worth something someday, right? It has our governor starring in it, after all. Sarah also went to the party. It took her about 3 1/2 hours to get to Pechanga's from L.A. because of the traffic on Friday night. She ended up with a disposable camera that we used to take some of our pictures in Hawaii.
Sarah and I slept over in one of my co-worker's RV. It was pretty cool. I want one of those some day. It has everything a house has, except in a smaller scale.
On Saturday, December 18, 2004, Sarah and I went to my parents' place. We had BBQ steaks for my birthday dinner. I love BBQ.
On Sunday, December 19, 2004, Sarah and I went to LAX after church. We ran into a little mishap at the airport. One of the airline people at American Airlines refused to give Sarah a ticket because her legal name is Sae Jin Kim. She did not have a photo ID of her under the name of Sarah. I told them that she was the same person and that she had two names. They refused to let her in unless I paid $100 more to change the name on the ticket. I called Expedia for help but they weren't any help either. They said that I needed to buy a new ticket under Sae Jin. I asked about the ticket I bought under Sarah and they said that they would charge $100 to change or cancel a ticket. Then, I started to throw a temper tantrum. Eventually, someone with some sense at American Airlines understood that Sarah and Sae Jin was the same person and let her board.
After that incident, everything else went pretty smoothly. We saw "Elf" for our inflight movie. We started reenacting some scenes from the movie like stretching out our legs on the escalators as they went up.
I picked up a new white Chevy Cavalier at Avis. Sarah called it a "Ddong cha" because there were no power doorlocks or windows. We stayed at Ocean Resort Hotel in Waikiki. It was only 2 blocks away from the beach and we had an ocean view.
On Monday, December 20, 2004, we walked around Waikiki Beach. We did some shopping at some of the shops there. There are ABC stores located at nearly every block in Waikiki. It's so ridiculous. ABC stores are like liquor/gift stores in Hawaii. Apparently, they still do very well.
We hiked up Manoa Falls. We got bitten by mosquitos. It was really hot and humid in Hawaii while we were there.
Then, I went to Lanikai Beach. I specifically wanted to go there because it was Travel Channel's number one beach in Hawaii. It was really beautiful there. I'd like to retire early and live there.
We saw a couple free hula shows at the International Market Place too. That was cool.
On Tuesday, we drove to the North Shore in Hawaii and saw the huge waves there. We ate lunch at Turtle Bay on the beach. We drove around all of Oahu. I drove back to Lanikai Beach because I thought that was the best beach in Oahu.
On Wednesday, we went to Mandarin Oriental Hotel's Plumeria Cafe. We ate a lunch buffet there. That hotel had its own dolphin pool. We drove to the western most part of Oahu where the road ends. I felt like we were at the edge of the world. I could see where the rocks looked like they were turning into sand from the pounding waves. Then, we went to the Ala Moana Town Center.
On Thursday, we went to Hanauma Bay to go snorkeling. That was awesome. I saw a tortoise and swam along with it. We then hiked up Diamond Head and saw the nice view of Waikiki.
On Friday, we left for home.
I wish we had one month for our honeymoon.
Here's a quick recap of my past week:
On Friday, December 17, 2004, I had my office Christmas party. Everyone in our office had a secret Santa. We put little gifts inside our secret pal's stockings during the couple weeks leading to Christmas. At the party, we found out who our secret Santas were and exchanged gifts. We also had a game where we fought for miscellaneous gifts that one of my coworkers brought in. I first got some nice candles but somone stole that from me. When someone steals a gift, I get to choose another gift from the pile of wrapped presents. I eventually ended up with a video of "The Terminator". That should be worth something someday, right? It has our governor starring in it, after all. Sarah also went to the party. It took her about 3 1/2 hours to get to Pechanga's from L.A. because of the traffic on Friday night. She ended up with a disposable camera that we used to take some of our pictures in Hawaii.
Sarah and I slept over in one of my co-worker's RV. It was pretty cool. I want one of those some day. It has everything a house has, except in a smaller scale.
On Saturday, December 18, 2004, Sarah and I went to my parents' place. We had BBQ steaks for my birthday dinner. I love BBQ.
On Sunday, December 19, 2004, Sarah and I went to LAX after church. We ran into a little mishap at the airport. One of the airline people at American Airlines refused to give Sarah a ticket because her legal name is Sae Jin Kim. She did not have a photo ID of her under the name of Sarah. I told them that she was the same person and that she had two names. They refused to let her in unless I paid $100 more to change the name on the ticket. I called Expedia for help but they weren't any help either. They said that I needed to buy a new ticket under Sae Jin. I asked about the ticket I bought under Sarah and they said that they would charge $100 to change or cancel a ticket. Then, I started to throw a temper tantrum. Eventually, someone with some sense at American Airlines understood that Sarah and Sae Jin was the same person and let her board.
After that incident, everything else went pretty smoothly. We saw "Elf" for our inflight movie. We started reenacting some scenes from the movie like stretching out our legs on the escalators as they went up.
I picked up a new white Chevy Cavalier at Avis. Sarah called it a "Ddong cha" because there were no power doorlocks or windows. We stayed at Ocean Resort Hotel in Waikiki. It was only 2 blocks away from the beach and we had an ocean view.
On Monday, December 20, 2004, we walked around Waikiki Beach. We did some shopping at some of the shops there. There are ABC stores located at nearly every block in Waikiki. It's so ridiculous. ABC stores are like liquor/gift stores in Hawaii. Apparently, they still do very well.
We hiked up Manoa Falls. We got bitten by mosquitos. It was really hot and humid in Hawaii while we were there.
Then, I went to Lanikai Beach. I specifically wanted to go there because it was Travel Channel's number one beach in Hawaii. It was really beautiful there. I'd like to retire early and live there.
We saw a couple free hula shows at the International Market Place too. That was cool.
On Tuesday, we drove to the North Shore in Hawaii and saw the huge waves there. We ate lunch at Turtle Bay on the beach. We drove around all of Oahu. I drove back to Lanikai Beach because I thought that was the best beach in Oahu.
On Wednesday, we went to Mandarin Oriental Hotel's Plumeria Cafe. We ate a lunch buffet there. That hotel had its own dolphin pool. We drove to the western most part of Oahu where the road ends. I felt like we were at the edge of the world. I could see where the rocks looked like they were turning into sand from the pounding waves. Then, we went to the Ala Moana Town Center.
On Thursday, we went to Hanauma Bay to go snorkeling. That was awesome. I saw a tortoise and swam along with it. We then hiked up Diamond Head and saw the nice view of Waikiki.
On Friday, we left for home.
I wish we had one month for our honeymoon.
Thursday, December 16, 2004
Dreaming about Hawaii
I'm really excited about my honeymoon to Hawaii. Sarah and I are going to go on December 19 and we'll be back on December 24. I've wanted to go to Hawaii all my life. From the pictures I've seen of Hawaii, it looks like paradise. It looks like what the Garden of Eden was supposed to look like.
Tomorrow, is my office's Christmas party. We're going to have it at the Great Oak Steakhouse in Pechanga's Resort and Casino in Temecula. We went there last year. I had a lot of fun. I had some wine to drink and boy, did my co-workers notice the difference in me. They all thought that I was a lot funnier. My boss even said he wanted to put in a open bar at the office because I was so talkative and funny.
Saturday, December 18, is my birthday. I'm turning 31. I can't believe it. I just think of my 30's as my extended 20's. I still feel and act like a teenager though. I'm a 31 year old teenager. I hope I stay, look, act, and feel the same into my 90's.
Tomorrow, is my office's Christmas party. We're going to have it at the Great Oak Steakhouse in Pechanga's Resort and Casino in Temecula. We went there last year. I had a lot of fun. I had some wine to drink and boy, did my co-workers notice the difference in me. They all thought that I was a lot funnier. My boss even said he wanted to put in a open bar at the office because I was so talkative and funny.
Saturday, December 18, is my birthday. I'm turning 31. I can't believe it. I just think of my 30's as my extended 20's. I still feel and act like a teenager though. I'm a 31 year old teenager. I hope I stay, look, act, and feel the same into my 90's.
Japanese 'lap pillow' offers solace to lonely men
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/6717610/
The link above goes to an msnbc article I saw on yesterday's MSN homepage. I thought that the picture with the old Japanese man sleeping on the pillow that looked like a woman's lap was hilarious. The lap pillow includes a skirt too. Ha ha ha! I wanted to post the picture but I couldn't.
The above link shows a picture of an old man sleeping on it and he looks so happy and peaceful.
Maybe I can think of crazy new inventions. My latest idea was having a car where you can cycle like a bicycle to make it go faster. It will be an option so that you can use the regular gas pedal if you get tired. You can adjust the speed and power of the cycle so that you can spin faster or slower to increase the speed. You won't have to spin impossibly fast like on a bike to go 100 mph but you will have to spin much faster. Otherwise you can set it so that you can spin at a normal rate to go cruising speed. You can have the option to turn it off and drive normally too. I thought this would be good for people like me who don't exercise anymore but want to. I thought that I could be doing this for exercise on my 3 hour, 150 mile commute everyday. What do you think of my idea? Now, you can get exercise in your car instead of going to the gym to go on one of those stationary cycles.
The link above goes to an msnbc article I saw on yesterday's MSN homepage. I thought that the picture with the old Japanese man sleeping on the pillow that looked like a woman's lap was hilarious. The lap pillow includes a skirt too. Ha ha ha! I wanted to post the picture but I couldn't.
The above link shows a picture of an old man sleeping on it and he looks so happy and peaceful.
Maybe I can think of crazy new inventions. My latest idea was having a car where you can cycle like a bicycle to make it go faster. It will be an option so that you can use the regular gas pedal if you get tired. You can adjust the speed and power of the cycle so that you can spin faster or slower to increase the speed. You won't have to spin impossibly fast like on a bike to go 100 mph but you will have to spin much faster. Otherwise you can set it so that you can spin at a normal rate to go cruising speed. You can have the option to turn it off and drive normally too. I thought this would be good for people like me who don't exercise anymore but want to. I thought that I could be doing this for exercise on my 3 hour, 150 mile commute everyday. What do you think of my idea? Now, you can get exercise in your car instead of going to the gym to go on one of those stationary cycles.
Wednesday, December 15, 2004
First Date
I remember my first date with Sarah. We went to Buca di Beppo, an Italian restaurant, near Third Street Promenade in Santa Monica. While we were eating dinner, these waiters kept putting something next to me because our table was near some sort of divider or boundary. Those waiters reached over me to put things on it so that I had to move out of the way a few times. Sarah noticed this and asked if I wanted to move. I said that it was okay and that I didn't have to move. Then, it looked like she wanted me to sit next to her. She made some hand movements and I thought that she wanted me to sit right next to her. At the time I was sitting across from her in a table for four. I thought to myself "Wow! She must really like me!" So, I got up from my seat, walked around the table, and began sitting right next to her. She asked, "What are you doing?" Apparently, she just wanted me to move one seat over to my left side. So, I went back to my side of the table and I sat next to the edge of the table instead of the divider. Later on, she was eating a salad we ordered. She said, "I like you." Or, that's what I thought she said. Then, I replied, "Oh, I really like you too." She said, "What? I said I liked this." She meant the salad. I was embarrassed again, but we both laughed. Apparently, the noise from the people talking at the restaurant interfered with what I was hearing. Maybe I was just hearing what I wanted to hear. Most likely, I just needed a lot of improvement in the dating area. Anyway, those two precious little mistakes really helped spark a romantic interest in my relationship with Sarah. It led to a lot of fun times. I will always cherish our first date.
Tuesday, December 14, 2004
Engagement Dinner Party. We had dinner at a Chinese Restaurant in Koreatown in August, 2004. From top left: My sister, Christine; Sarah; Me, David; Sarah's youngest brother, Dong Hoon; Sarah's brother, Dong Hyuk; Sarah's nephew, Sung Ho (Michael); Dong Hyuk's girlfriend, Ellen. From bottom left: my mom; my dad; Sarah's dad; Sarah's mom. I pigged out at dinner as usual.
Caught in the Act
I came home and what did I find? I saw Sarah playing computer games on our new computer. She's the one who kept telling me not to play any videogames because of how bad they are. She says that I get addicted to them. Well, I caught her playing those computer puzzle games that we downloaded from the internet. I guess it's okay for her to play puzzle games but I can't play Xbox games. That's totally unfair.
I also found out that she was watching Korean videos again, because she left the VCR on. She kept telling me that she had so much stuff to do and study. Tsk tsk tsk.
Maybe my laziness is rubbing off on her.
Last night, as I was coming home from work, I heard on the radio that there was an accident on the 60 freeway before the 605. I tried to avoid it by trying to take the 57 North from the 60 East. I drive by this everyday so I should know better. Unfortunately, I forgot my glasses at home. I'm blind as a bat without my glasses. I can see cars fine but I can't read any signs. For those of you who know that part of the freeway, there is no 57 North from the 60. 57 North ends at the 60. Instead I took the 57 South. I didn't realize what I was doing because I couldn't read any signs. I was in Fullerton by the time I realized I had to go back. I blame my increasing blindness to work. I stare at the computer screen for about 12 hours a day. Plus, since I'm just sitting all day and not exercising, my stomach is like a camel's hump. No wonder why all these middle aged people have so many problems. I must do something about this before I start falling apart. I thought I was going to be like Jack Lalane and be a fit old man, but I'm scared that I might not even make it to old age at this point. My body is quickly falling apart after only a couple years of work. I must retire soon for my health.
I also found out that she was watching Korean videos again, because she left the VCR on. She kept telling me that she had so much stuff to do and study. Tsk tsk tsk.
Maybe my laziness is rubbing off on her.
Last night, as I was coming home from work, I heard on the radio that there was an accident on the 60 freeway before the 605. I tried to avoid it by trying to take the 57 North from the 60 East. I drive by this everyday so I should know better. Unfortunately, I forgot my glasses at home. I'm blind as a bat without my glasses. I can see cars fine but I can't read any signs. For those of you who know that part of the freeway, there is no 57 North from the 60. 57 North ends at the 60. Instead I took the 57 South. I didn't realize what I was doing because I couldn't read any signs. I was in Fullerton by the time I realized I had to go back. I blame my increasing blindness to work. I stare at the computer screen for about 12 hours a day. Plus, since I'm just sitting all day and not exercising, my stomach is like a camel's hump. No wonder why all these middle aged people have so many problems. I must do something about this before I start falling apart. I thought I was going to be like Jack Lalane and be a fit old man, but I'm scared that I might not even make it to old age at this point. My body is quickly falling apart after only a couple years of work. I must retire soon for my health.
Monday, December 13, 2004
Beaten Again!
Sarah and I finally got our SBC DSL modem on Friday. We first decided to upload the photos we've received from friends who attended our wedding. We have the pictures taken at the studio too, but that will take time because we have to scan each picture before we upload them. We'll send you the pictures through our Yahoo photo album.
On Saturday, we went over to my parents' place to wash our cars and do our laundry. While we were waiting for our clothes to come out of the dryer, we played some videogames. Sarah killed me in Tetris Worlds on my Xbox. I can't believe Sarah beat me in videogames too! That's my area of specialty. Well, they were puzzle videogames. Sarah excels in puzzle games. I know I can beat her in other types of videogames. I beat her in Dead or Alive Xtreme Beach Volleyball. She put up a good fight in that game though. It was pretty close. She lost to me in other types of videogames because she forfeited by refusing to play any violent games. Ah ha! That means I win!
After eating dinner at my parents' place, we rushed home so that she could study. Instead, we played some more videogames. She spanked me on those Yahoo internet games like Bejeweled 2 and Super Collapse and other puzzle games. Even though she beat me on all those games, I had a fun time playing videogames with Sarah. I've always wanted a videogame partner. It's a lot more fun than playing videogames by myself. Now, if only I can get her to play my type of Xbox games. . . That will be awesome!
I think that I'm a bad influence on her studies. I remember she used to study a lot before we got married. Now, I see her studying for five minutes and taking one hour breaks watching Korean videos. This used to be how I studied when I was in law school. I've noticed she's been snacking a lot too recently.
On Sunday, after church, we went to Sarah's company Christmas party for Sav-On. It was at CBS Seafood Restaurant in Chinatown. It's next to Philippe's Original French-Dip Sandwiches. While we were waiting there, I bumped into Michael Hong from a previous law office I used to work at, Law Offices of Jeff Mann. You never know who you might run into. It's a small world after all. I surprised him by telling him that I got married and introduced him to Sarah.
At the Sav-On Christmas party dinner, I pigged out as always. I was so full that I didn't have to eat the next morning. Sarah stuffed herself too. I need to avoid places that have lots of food, such as buffets, because I don't think I can control myself when it comes to food. I'm like goldfish. They'll eat until they explode if you keep feeding them. Even Michael Hong and Paul Lee were patting my belly saying that that is a married man's stomach. I'm officially a fatso.
On Saturday, we went over to my parents' place to wash our cars and do our laundry. While we were waiting for our clothes to come out of the dryer, we played some videogames. Sarah killed me in Tetris Worlds on my Xbox. I can't believe Sarah beat me in videogames too! That's my area of specialty. Well, they were puzzle videogames. Sarah excels in puzzle games. I know I can beat her in other types of videogames. I beat her in Dead or Alive Xtreme Beach Volleyball. She put up a good fight in that game though. It was pretty close. She lost to me in other types of videogames because she forfeited by refusing to play any violent games. Ah ha! That means I win!
After eating dinner at my parents' place, we rushed home so that she could study. Instead, we played some more videogames. She spanked me on those Yahoo internet games like Bejeweled 2 and Super Collapse and other puzzle games. Even though she beat me on all those games, I had a fun time playing videogames with Sarah. I've always wanted a videogame partner. It's a lot more fun than playing videogames by myself. Now, if only I can get her to play my type of Xbox games. . . That will be awesome!
I think that I'm a bad influence on her studies. I remember she used to study a lot before we got married. Now, I see her studying for five minutes and taking one hour breaks watching Korean videos. This used to be how I studied when I was in law school. I've noticed she's been snacking a lot too recently.
On Sunday, after church, we went to Sarah's company Christmas party for Sav-On. It was at CBS Seafood Restaurant in Chinatown. It's next to Philippe's Original French-Dip Sandwiches. While we were waiting there, I bumped into Michael Hong from a previous law office I used to work at, Law Offices of Jeff Mann. You never know who you might run into. It's a small world after all. I surprised him by telling him that I got married and introduced him to Sarah.
At the Sav-On Christmas party dinner, I pigged out as always. I was so full that I didn't have to eat the next morning. Sarah stuffed herself too. I need to avoid places that have lots of food, such as buffets, because I don't think I can control myself when it comes to food. I'm like goldfish. They'll eat until they explode if you keep feeding them. Even Michael Hong and Paul Lee were patting my belly saying that that is a married man's stomach. I'm officially a fatso.
Friday, December 10, 2004
Dancing Fool
Sometimes, when I'm bored, I like to dance in front of Sarah while she's studying. As some of you who went to my wedding have seen, I'm not a good dancer, but I sure do like to dance like a maniac.
Sometimes, I like to (pretend to) stripdance in front of her. I guess I should just let her study, but it's fun.
Sometimes, I like to (pretend to) stripdance in front of her. I guess I should just let her study, but it's fun.
Thursday, December 09, 2004
Check Mate
I was playing chess with Sarah last night. Even though I was teaching her how to play, she caught on pretty quickly. She beat me. She is now 2-0. I'm 0-2. She's much more smarter than I am. I am dumber than her. Duh. Well, I'm not a good chess player anyway. I'm just learning how to play myself. It takes me like 5 minutes to make a move, while she makes a move instantly. She kept pressuring me by counting down, "10-9-8-7-6-5-4-3-2. . ." I had to move and then I made a bad move. One bad move and then the whole game starts to fall apart. She was killing my guys left and right. Although I have to say that sometimes, I did coach her on what moves to make. In the end game, my king was just moving around to avoid her 2 rooks which were chasing me. . .until her pawns became queened. Then, it was all over. This happened all because of one mistake and her constant pressures to make me make a move. I should have just resigned earlier.
One time we were playing checkers and she was winning too. Then, I pretended to throw a fit and overturned the board.
She was beating me in chinese checkers as well. I just left one of my pieces there so that she could not win. Ha ha! I figured out a way to prevent her from winning by leaving a piece there. This is a good way to prevent her from taking over the board if I can see that she's winning.
She may beat me at board games, but I rule when it comes to videogames.
One time we were playing checkers and she was winning too. Then, I pretended to throw a fit and overturned the board.
She was beating me in chinese checkers as well. I just left one of my pieces there so that she could not win. Ha ha! I figured out a way to prevent her from winning by leaving a piece there. This is a good way to prevent her from taking over the board if I can see that she's winning.
She may beat me at board games, but I rule when it comes to videogames.
Valley of the Dirt People
I remember listening to Kevin and Bean on KROQ 106.7 FM during the summer and how they were making fun of the "909", which is Riverside County. I drive through there everyday. The area code for Riverside County changed to (951) recently because the County did not like the negative connotation of the 909 area code which was constantly made fun of by Kevin and Bean. Those guys kept saying how the 909 was the "Valley of the Dirt People" and made other derogatory comments. The County decided to change the area code as soon as possible. This was the quickest change in an area code ever as noted by the public utilities commission which handles telephone area code changes. I thought that was hilarious. Even if they change the area code, the place is going to be the same. Now, only San Bernardino County retains the 909 area code. This sort of thinking almost reaffirms the redneck image of Riverside County. I'm not saying Riverside County is all that bad. It's the fastest growing county in the United States. I guess, it's because there's no other place to develop. Los Angeles is getting way too crowded. Right now, driving through there is okay because it's winter. During summer, there are some stretches where the putrid stench makes me sick to my stomach. Next to the 60 freeway in Ontario and 15 freeway just below the 60 freeway, there are farms that seem to be raising toxic animals. The most vile and disgusting smells emanate from those farms. I have to drive as fast as possible to get away from that area of puke-inducing stench. I drive through this everyday on my way to work in the Valley of the Dirt People.
Wednesday, December 08, 2004
Turn down the heater
I've deleted by e-cards section, site-ring, and daily cartoon section in hopes of getting rid of pop-ups. Now, I don't get as many on this site. Sometimes, those ads still pop-up though. Use a pop-up blocker to get rid of them. I might add them again later if you want them back. I'm always looking for new and cool things to add so let me know.
Anyway, how come girls are always so cold? I'm always hot. Sarah is constantly saying how cold she is. She bundles up and puts two thick blankets over her. The heater is set to over 80 degrees and I'm sweating like a pig. It's not going to be my fault if we have to wash the blankets more often because of the temperature thing.
I'm still mourning the loss of Pepper. She was the nicest dog in the world. She passed away shortly before our wedding. She lived at my parents' place. Everytime I visit my parents now, I feel a tremendous loss when Pepper is not there to say hi to me. She used to always greet me when I came home. She always wanted to sleep on the same bed as me when I lived at home. She hated other dogs, but loved people. She really understood human emotions. When either my sister, Christine, or I was sad, she would put up her paws on us to console us and let us know it was alright. Now, she is in Doggy Heaven. I wish she stayed with us longer to keep my parents company.
I wish I could do other things during my 1 1/2 hour drive to work. I wish I could watch tv or something. After driving 150 miles every day, I've learned how to keep myself occupied during my 3 hours of driving everyday. I exercise using those grips and I squeeze them100 times per hand. I eat my breakfast while driving. I listen to Jaime and Danny on Star 98.7 and Kevin and Bean on KROQ 106.7. Those guys are hilarious sometimes. I listen to songs on the radio, but I'm usually just changing the channel the whole time because sometimes they play all the songs I don't like on every station. I usually just end up listening to commercials. I'm tired of all the CD's I have, which is currently like 6. I sold all my CD's that I didn't want to listen to anymore. I've listened to them so many times, that I don't want to hear them again. Well, not for a long while. I used to have XM Satellite Radio, but I didn't want to keep paying $10 per month. I need to save all my money to help pay for my several thousand dollar gasoline bill. I got a Honda Accord V-6, the same one as Chris Choi's. He's going to think I'm copying him. I wish the speed limiter wasn't set on 130 mph though. I'm pretty sure it can go over 140 mph. Even at 130 mph, I wish I could go faster. The Accord is a lot faster than my Mustang, which I loved peeling out in, but my lust for speed just can't be quenched. Why don't people driving in the fast lane move over to let faster cars go by? Slower traffic is supposed to move to the right. Sometimes, I want to get the fastest car I can get my butt in. Other times, I think I should get the slowest car there is to prevent me from going to jail. I wish I could get better mileage too. Sometimes, I have to get gas everyday because of my commute. I want a car with Viper performance, but with Prius gas mileage.
Anyway, how come girls are always so cold? I'm always hot. Sarah is constantly saying how cold she is. She bundles up and puts two thick blankets over her. The heater is set to over 80 degrees and I'm sweating like a pig. It's not going to be my fault if we have to wash the blankets more often because of the temperature thing.
I'm still mourning the loss of Pepper. She was the nicest dog in the world. She passed away shortly before our wedding. She lived at my parents' place. Everytime I visit my parents now, I feel a tremendous loss when Pepper is not there to say hi to me. She used to always greet me when I came home. She always wanted to sleep on the same bed as me when I lived at home. She hated other dogs, but loved people. She really understood human emotions. When either my sister, Christine, or I was sad, she would put up her paws on us to console us and let us know it was alright. Now, she is in Doggy Heaven. I wish she stayed with us longer to keep my parents company.
I wish I could do other things during my 1 1/2 hour drive to work. I wish I could watch tv or something. After driving 150 miles every day, I've learned how to keep myself occupied during my 3 hours of driving everyday. I exercise using those grips and I squeeze them100 times per hand. I eat my breakfast while driving. I listen to Jaime and Danny on Star 98.7 and Kevin and Bean on KROQ 106.7. Those guys are hilarious sometimes. I listen to songs on the radio, but I'm usually just changing the channel the whole time because sometimes they play all the songs I don't like on every station. I usually just end up listening to commercials. I'm tired of all the CD's I have, which is currently like 6. I sold all my CD's that I didn't want to listen to anymore. I've listened to them so many times, that I don't want to hear them again. Well, not for a long while. I used to have XM Satellite Radio, but I didn't want to keep paying $10 per month. I need to save all my money to help pay for my several thousand dollar gasoline bill. I got a Honda Accord V-6, the same one as Chris Choi's. He's going to think I'm copying him. I wish the speed limiter wasn't set on 130 mph though. I'm pretty sure it can go over 140 mph. Even at 130 mph, I wish I could go faster. The Accord is a lot faster than my Mustang, which I loved peeling out in, but my lust for speed just can't be quenched. Why don't people driving in the fast lane move over to let faster cars go by? Slower traffic is supposed to move to the right. Sometimes, I want to get the fastest car I can get my butt in. Other times, I think I should get the slowest car there is to prevent me from going to jail. I wish I could get better mileage too. Sometimes, I have to get gas everyday because of my commute. I want a car with Viper performance, but with Prius gas mileage.
Tuesday, December 07, 2004
Decorating our apartment
We had some wedding invitations left over from the wedding. I decided to decorate our apartment by putting wedding invitations on top of each table and desk we had. Sarah wanted me to throw them away, but I wanted to keep them. I would have put our wedding programs on everything to if we still had them. We put a lot of effort into them and I wanted to enjoy them a little longer. I put one on top of the tv too.
Monday, December 06, 2004
Kindergarten Law
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/6653824/site/newsweek/
The above link refers to a Newsweek article posted by MSN.com on Monday, December 6, 2004 regarding the birth of Jesus. I found it pretty interesting because it discusses faith vs. reason and history. It discusses how a lot of people believe in Jesus despite the absence of historical evidence, contradictions in the Bible, and logical reasoning. I guess belief is stronger than reasoning. Anyway, I thought it was something to think about and research in more depth.
I also want to apologize for these dang popups. Please use a pop-up blocker to block the annoying ads. I am going to start deleting some of these "free" programs I've got for my website. Apparently it's a free method of advertising for them. You might start seeing some of your favorite programs on my site dissappear as I discover which one is the true culprit. I hate ads as much as you do. Therefore, at the expense of our beloved programs, I am going to try to make this website pop-up free. Blame those dang bravenet things.
I was watching a re-run of the Simpsons' yesterday where Homer decided to open up his own day care center after watching over the Flanders' kids one day. (Sarah was studying in the bedroom while I was vegging out in the living room.) I thought it might be something I might be interested in doing. I want something that is fun and stress free. Well, maybe taking care of kids has its own share of stresses. I thought I might like it since I love kids. I really enjoy teaching 2nd grade Sunday School at church. Maybe I'll try that later after I see how this law gig works out. I'm pretty sure I'll take better care of the kids than Homer Simpson though. ("Why you little...! Doh!")
The above link refers to a Newsweek article posted by MSN.com on Monday, December 6, 2004 regarding the birth of Jesus. I found it pretty interesting because it discusses faith vs. reason and history. It discusses how a lot of people believe in Jesus despite the absence of historical evidence, contradictions in the Bible, and logical reasoning. I guess belief is stronger than reasoning. Anyway, I thought it was something to think about and research in more depth.
I also want to apologize for these dang popups. Please use a pop-up blocker to block the annoying ads. I am going to start deleting some of these "free" programs I've got for my website. Apparently it's a free method of advertising for them. You might start seeing some of your favorite programs on my site dissappear as I discover which one is the true culprit. I hate ads as much as you do. Therefore, at the expense of our beloved programs, I am going to try to make this website pop-up free. Blame those dang bravenet things.
I was watching a re-run of the Simpsons' yesterday where Homer decided to open up his own day care center after watching over the Flanders' kids one day. (Sarah was studying in the bedroom while I was vegging out in the living room.) I thought it might be something I might be interested in doing. I want something that is fun and stress free. Well, maybe taking care of kids has its own share of stresses. I thought I might like it since I love kids. I really enjoy teaching 2nd grade Sunday School at church. Maybe I'll try that later after I see how this law gig works out. I'm pretty sure I'll take better care of the kids than Homer Simpson though. ("Why you little...! Doh!")
Friday, December 03, 2004
XXXbox weekend
I can't wait until the weekend. Hopefully, I can figure out what's wrong with my XXXbox. Sarah has to work again on Friday night and Saturday.
My XXXbox is still for sale by the way. Even though I love videogames, I think I'm addicted to them. The best way for me to get over it is if it's not around me. My ad is in my Classifieds section down below. You can post your own ads on my Classifieds section for free. Isn't that awesome?! Tell your friends.
Married life is pretty tiring. It's hard to wake up in the morning. We have four alarm clocks. Sarah just sleeps through them. I wake up and turn each one off as they go on. I go back to bed. Then, we sleep for half an hour more.
I also wake up about 4 times in the middle of the night to go pee. I haven't had decent 8 hours of sleep in ages.
I remember one bad dream I had last week. It was like a haunted mansion mystery movie. There were all these people at the mansion. I guess they were trying to solve a mystery or get an inheritance or something. There was this beautiful, but vain, blonde woman. Then there was this big crash or explosion. When she got up, the bottom half of her face was horribly disfigured. It looked like there were only bits and strands of bloody muscles hanging from her face. She was a complete monster. I guess she saw her own reflection and she started yelling, "Someone, please get me a doctor!" People were so frightened by her appearance, instead of calling an ambulance, they started pounding away on her with anything around them, hoping to kill her. She was just too scary. They couldn't let her live. Who would want to live with that kind of face anyway?
I had a another scary dream awhile back. In that dream everywhere I looked a scary demonic spirit slowly started approaching me. When I turned away, another one appeared and would start slowly coming after me. I closed my eyes and this evil spirit started floating towards me. I had to open my eyes and then it would just start over again. I think I was in this post-apocalyptic mall with towering pillars and a ceiling as high as the sky. I could see that other people saw me, but they couldn't see the demons. They could see that I was extremely frightened. I was going insane because no matter where I turned demons kept coming after me. I was basically turning away and running forever. I was going so crazy but I couldn't die. It just went on forever. When I woke up, my body was all in a weird twisted position.
My XXXbox is still for sale by the way. Even though I love videogames, I think I'm addicted to them. The best way for me to get over it is if it's not around me. My ad is in my Classifieds section down below. You can post your own ads on my Classifieds section for free. Isn't that awesome?! Tell your friends.
Married life is pretty tiring. It's hard to wake up in the morning. We have four alarm clocks. Sarah just sleeps through them. I wake up and turn each one off as they go on. I go back to bed. Then, we sleep for half an hour more.
I also wake up about 4 times in the middle of the night to go pee. I haven't had decent 8 hours of sleep in ages.
I remember one bad dream I had last week. It was like a haunted mansion mystery movie. There were all these people at the mansion. I guess they were trying to solve a mystery or get an inheritance or something. There was this beautiful, but vain, blonde woman. Then there was this big crash or explosion. When she got up, the bottom half of her face was horribly disfigured. It looked like there were only bits and strands of bloody muscles hanging from her face. She was a complete monster. I guess she saw her own reflection and she started yelling, "Someone, please get me a doctor!" People were so frightened by her appearance, instead of calling an ambulance, they started pounding away on her with anything around them, hoping to kill her. She was just too scary. They couldn't let her live. Who would want to live with that kind of face anyway?
I had a another scary dream awhile back. In that dream everywhere I looked a scary demonic spirit slowly started approaching me. When I turned away, another one appeared and would start slowly coming after me. I closed my eyes and this evil spirit started floating towards me. I had to open my eyes and then it would just start over again. I think I was in this post-apocalyptic mall with towering pillars and a ceiling as high as the sky. I could see that other people saw me, but they couldn't see the demons. They could see that I was extremely frightened. I was going insane because no matter where I turned demons kept coming after me. I was basically turning away and running forever. I was going so crazy but I couldn't die. It just went on forever. When I woke up, my body was all in a weird twisted position.
Thursday, December 02, 2004
Wednesday, December 01, 2004
Tuesday, November 30, 2004
David Kim-Webmaster
I feel like I'm a real webmaster now. I've always wanted to have my own website and now I have one. Actually, it's pretty easy. I just cut and paste stuff. I don't know how to do any other stuff so don't complain about the layout of my website yet. I'm still a newbie. After several more years, this website of mine should be the fanciest on the web. Yeah, right.
Yesterday night was freezing cold. It was in the high 30's to low 40's. Sarah and I decided to go walking around the park again. I should have just stayed home. I caught a cold. I think it was because I was tired. I didn't have enough energy to fight off the cold tempature. I'm sick now. Drats. I usually only get sick when someone sick breathes on me. I usually get one cold per winter. Hopefully, this will be the only cold I get this season.
I've added a bunch of cool stuff to my website for you to see and enjoy. Scroll all the way down to the bottom of my webpage and you'll see all the goodies.
1. I have a guestbook for you to sign. Please be cool, please sign it. Also, you can still leave comments to my posts, you know.
2. I have a tagboard where you can post messages directly on my website.
3. I've added a chatroom where you can chat with me or with anybody else that's logged on to my chatroom. Let me know when you want to chat and we can meet in my chatroom.
4. I have a photo album where I might post some pictures up. The great thing about this is that you can post your own photos on my photo album too. You're free to upload pictures at anytime.
5. I have a mini-poll. I'll change these polls once people start actually voting.
6. I have a voting booth too. I need to start thinking of good questions where you can help me make important decisions about my life.
7. I have a calendar where anyone can post up special events that are coming up. This would be a good way for everyone to see important birthdays and events. Be sure to post an event if you want me to know about them.
8. You can tell other people about my website. Be sure to click the left button and not the bravenet button on the right.
9. I've added a headlines page. You can come here first for your news. Ha ha. Well, maybe some people might.
10. I've added a daily cartoon icon where you can click on for laughs.
11. I have a classifieds section. You can post stuff you want to advertise or sell. It's all free! Free advertising. Can you believe it? I've listed my highly modified Xbox for sale. Waaah!!! :*(
You guys know why! Sarah won't let me play. Please pray so that she will change her mind and heart about videogames. I've also listed my ultra-cool mountain bike for sale. I don't have time for any of my precious toys anymore. Boo hoo. Click on the view my classifieds icon. It's cool. The more people that visit, the faster you can sell your stuff.
12. I also have an e-cards section where you can send them to your friends. Cool, eh? No need to buy $5 hallmark cards anymore. This is the internet age. Say goodbye to paper and hello to my e-cards.
13. I have a site ring now. If you have a website, you can add your link to mine. I'll be happy to do it. So far I've only added my friend, Brian Dowdy's website. It's www.dowdyb.com.
I hope you enjoy all my new stuff on my website. I still have to post some pictures on my webpage. I need to get a scanner or a digital camera first. I also need to get DSL so I can upload pictures. Drats, there are so many dang things to get.
I've been watching some Korean videos with Sarah. We just watched Oh Pil Seung and Yong Suh. I can pretty much guess exactly what's going to happen next. I'm even better than Sarah at it. I guess it's because I watch so much more tv than her.
Last Wednesday, on Channel 5, we watched "A Walk To Remember" starring Mandy Moore. I was crying when she died of leukemia. Sarah just laughed at me.
Yesterday night was freezing cold. It was in the high 30's to low 40's. Sarah and I decided to go walking around the park again. I should have just stayed home. I caught a cold. I think it was because I was tired. I didn't have enough energy to fight off the cold tempature. I'm sick now. Drats. I usually only get sick when someone sick breathes on me. I usually get one cold per winter. Hopefully, this will be the only cold I get this season.
I've added a bunch of cool stuff to my website for you to see and enjoy. Scroll all the way down to the bottom of my webpage and you'll see all the goodies.
1. I have a guestbook for you to sign. Please be cool, please sign it. Also, you can still leave comments to my posts, you know.
2. I have a tagboard where you can post messages directly on my website.
3. I've added a chatroom where you can chat with me or with anybody else that's logged on to my chatroom. Let me know when you want to chat and we can meet in my chatroom.
4. I have a photo album where I might post some pictures up. The great thing about this is that you can post your own photos on my photo album too. You're free to upload pictures at anytime.
5. I have a mini-poll. I'll change these polls once people start actually voting.
6. I have a voting booth too. I need to start thinking of good questions where you can help me make important decisions about my life.
7. I have a calendar where anyone can post up special events that are coming up. This would be a good way for everyone to see important birthdays and events. Be sure to post an event if you want me to know about them.
8. You can tell other people about my website. Be sure to click the left button and not the bravenet button on the right.
9. I've added a headlines page. You can come here first for your news. Ha ha. Well, maybe some people might.
10. I've added a daily cartoon icon where you can click on for laughs.
11. I have a classifieds section. You can post stuff you want to advertise or sell. It's all free! Free advertising. Can you believe it? I've listed my highly modified Xbox for sale. Waaah!!! :*(
You guys know why! Sarah won't let me play. Please pray so that she will change her mind and heart about videogames. I've also listed my ultra-cool mountain bike for sale. I don't have time for any of my precious toys anymore. Boo hoo. Click on the view my classifieds icon. It's cool. The more people that visit, the faster you can sell your stuff.
12. I also have an e-cards section where you can send them to your friends. Cool, eh? No need to buy $5 hallmark cards anymore. This is the internet age. Say goodbye to paper and hello to my e-cards.
13. I have a site ring now. If you have a website, you can add your link to mine. I'll be happy to do it. So far I've only added my friend, Brian Dowdy's website. It's www.dowdyb.com.
I hope you enjoy all my new stuff on my website. I still have to post some pictures on my webpage. I need to get a scanner or a digital camera first. I also need to get DSL so I can upload pictures. Drats, there are so many dang things to get.
I've been watching some Korean videos with Sarah. We just watched Oh Pil Seung and Yong Suh. I can pretty much guess exactly what's going to happen next. I'm even better than Sarah at it. I guess it's because I watch so much more tv than her.
Last Wednesday, on Channel 5, we watched "A Walk To Remember" starring Mandy Moore. I was crying when she died of leukemia. Sarah just laughed at me.
Monday, November 29, 2004
Thanksgiving and its aftermath
I don't know about you, but I had a really fun Thanksgiving. I think Sarah did too.
We went to the 99 cents Only Store (hereinafter referred to as "99 cents store") again the night before Thanksgiving to get more supplies for our Thanksgiving dinner. We didn't have any big plates at the time, so she wanted to get the fancy Holiday paper plates. I wanted to get the cheaper regular paper plates because you get a lot more for the money. She convinced me to get the fancy ones because our families were coming over. That sounds so white-trashy, doesn't it?! Ha ha ha! Fortunately, while we were waiting in line to pay for our stuff, we decided to see if we could buy some real plates at Target on Thanksgiving morning, so we didn't buy the paper plates.
The Rite Aid brand bubble bath liquid really works well. At least that is almost name brand compared to the non-name brand bath liquid I got last time.
I wanted to sleep in on Thanksgiving morning, but Sarah wanted to go shopping. I think Sarah is as addicted to shopping as I am to videogames. While I was sleeping, she put her freezing cold hands on my chest to wake me up just like how those paramedics use those defibulators to give electric shocks to heart attack victims. That shock therapy really woke me up.
We woke up early to beat the holiday crowds and went to Target. Unfortunately, it was closed along with every other store. (Yes!) Sarah called and asked her mom to bring some real plates for dinner. So, in the end, we used good plates instead of paper plates for Thanksgiving.
Since all the stores were closed, we decided to go hiking. I wanted to stay home and sleep, but Sarah was bored. Why can't she just sit still and veg out like me?
We drove all the way up Angeles Crest Highway and went hiking in Charleton Flats. That was my family's favorite place to go hiking before. It was really beautiful up there. Sarah really liked the fresh air. She is very sensitive to air and spiritual things. There was some long patches of snow on the ground. We spotted some bear tracks and Sarah started getting scared. I told her that we don't have to worry if we make lots of noise as we walk since bears tend to stay away from humans. She was still worried so we started hiking back. We came across a restroom along the way and she was still scared. She wanted me to look inside the outhouse first to check if there were any bears lying in wait for any people to eat. I looked inside and there were no bears.
We stopped by my parents' house to help them with the Thanksgiving dinner. Actually, I didn't help much. I just played Halo 2 on my Xbox. I left my Xbox at my parents' home due to Sarah's protest. Sarah thought the game was too violent. In the game, you don't kill people, you just kill aliens. Even when I play games like Grand Theft Auto, I don't feel violent in real life. I'm really a peaceful, gentle, and kind person. I just like playing them because they're fun. Sarah thinks those games make me more violent. I highly disagree.
Well, my family and her family came over to our little apartment in Monterey Park and had Thanksgiving dinner together. My family brought the turkey and side dishes. Her family brought some fruit. I think it went pretty well. The only thing was that Sarah's 2 year old nephew, Sung Ho (Michael), came too. He is like Taz, the Tazmanian devil. He started running around everywhere. He ripped up my 1984 Olympics Souvenir Book too! I thought that book would bring me $100 dollars or more. Well, maybe. Since Sung Ho started ripping up a few pages, I just let him rip up the whole book. He turned it into a trillion pieces. We played this game where he buried me with pieces of the book. I was lying down on the couch and I was completely covered with bits and pieces of the 1984 Olympics Souvenir Book. At least he didn't rip up our wedding photos. I wouldn't let him do that.
We went shopping at Target and Bed Bath and Beyond in Rosemead. Sarah wanted to use up the gift cards we got for our wedding. I was basically just tagging along.
We got new cell phones this weekend too. I got a Samsung sliding camera and video phone. That phone totally rocks. It looks like a gadget from Star Trek. The only way that another phone can top this one is if it has free internet browsing. I'll be waiting for that one. Sarah has a camera phone with a flash. Now, I can upload pictures I take onto my website. Well I have to buy a link cable first. Dang! I hate having to buy so much stuff. The more stuff you get, the more stuff you need.
Sarah and I went to the Young Nak Church's servant leader dinner. I thought since we had to eat anyway, why not get a nice free meal? Chris Choi was supposed to go, but he chickened out. They gave away raffle tickets and I actually won something. I've never won one of these raffles before. Now I should start buying lottery tickets. My luck has changed. Well I won a gift certificate for In-N-Out Burgers. I actually was supposed to get a gift certificate for Baskin Robbins but some other kid took it. They gave it to another kid since I took awhile to get up to the front. I wanted that one since Sarah loves ice cream. I figured that that gift certicate was Young Nak church's wedding gift to us since I invited a bunch of people from Young Nak to our wedding but only a few people from there came.
We went to the 99 cents Only Store (hereinafter referred to as "99 cents store") again the night before Thanksgiving to get more supplies for our Thanksgiving dinner. We didn't have any big plates at the time, so she wanted to get the fancy Holiday paper plates. I wanted to get the cheaper regular paper plates because you get a lot more for the money. She convinced me to get the fancy ones because our families were coming over. That sounds so white-trashy, doesn't it?! Ha ha ha! Fortunately, while we were waiting in line to pay for our stuff, we decided to see if we could buy some real plates at Target on Thanksgiving morning, so we didn't buy the paper plates.
The Rite Aid brand bubble bath liquid really works well. At least that is almost name brand compared to the non-name brand bath liquid I got last time.
I wanted to sleep in on Thanksgiving morning, but Sarah wanted to go shopping. I think Sarah is as addicted to shopping as I am to videogames. While I was sleeping, she put her freezing cold hands on my chest to wake me up just like how those paramedics use those defibulators to give electric shocks to heart attack victims. That shock therapy really woke me up.
We woke up early to beat the holiday crowds and went to Target. Unfortunately, it was closed along with every other store. (Yes!) Sarah called and asked her mom to bring some real plates for dinner. So, in the end, we used good plates instead of paper plates for Thanksgiving.
Since all the stores were closed, we decided to go hiking. I wanted to stay home and sleep, but Sarah was bored. Why can't she just sit still and veg out like me?
We drove all the way up Angeles Crest Highway and went hiking in Charleton Flats. That was my family's favorite place to go hiking before. It was really beautiful up there. Sarah really liked the fresh air. She is very sensitive to air and spiritual things. There was some long patches of snow on the ground. We spotted some bear tracks and Sarah started getting scared. I told her that we don't have to worry if we make lots of noise as we walk since bears tend to stay away from humans. She was still worried so we started hiking back. We came across a restroom along the way and she was still scared. She wanted me to look inside the outhouse first to check if there were any bears lying in wait for any people to eat. I looked inside and there were no bears.
We stopped by my parents' house to help them with the Thanksgiving dinner. Actually, I didn't help much. I just played Halo 2 on my Xbox. I left my Xbox at my parents' home due to Sarah's protest. Sarah thought the game was too violent. In the game, you don't kill people, you just kill aliens. Even when I play games like Grand Theft Auto, I don't feel violent in real life. I'm really a peaceful, gentle, and kind person. I just like playing them because they're fun. Sarah thinks those games make me more violent. I highly disagree.
Well, my family and her family came over to our little apartment in Monterey Park and had Thanksgiving dinner together. My family brought the turkey and side dishes. Her family brought some fruit. I think it went pretty well. The only thing was that Sarah's 2 year old nephew, Sung Ho (Michael), came too. He is like Taz, the Tazmanian devil. He started running around everywhere. He ripped up my 1984 Olympics Souvenir Book too! I thought that book would bring me $100 dollars or more. Well, maybe. Since Sung Ho started ripping up a few pages, I just let him rip up the whole book. He turned it into a trillion pieces. We played this game where he buried me with pieces of the book. I was lying down on the couch and I was completely covered with bits and pieces of the 1984 Olympics Souvenir Book. At least he didn't rip up our wedding photos. I wouldn't let him do that.
We went shopping at Target and Bed Bath and Beyond in Rosemead. Sarah wanted to use up the gift cards we got for our wedding. I was basically just tagging along.
We got new cell phones this weekend too. I got a Samsung sliding camera and video phone. That phone totally rocks. It looks like a gadget from Star Trek. The only way that another phone can top this one is if it has free internet browsing. I'll be waiting for that one. Sarah has a camera phone with a flash. Now, I can upload pictures I take onto my website. Well I have to buy a link cable first. Dang! I hate having to buy so much stuff. The more stuff you get, the more stuff you need.
Sarah and I went to the Young Nak Church's servant leader dinner. I thought since we had to eat anyway, why not get a nice free meal? Chris Choi was supposed to go, but he chickened out. They gave away raffle tickets and I actually won something. I've never won one of these raffles before. Now I should start buying lottery tickets. My luck has changed. Well I won a gift certificate for In-N-Out Burgers. I actually was supposed to get a gift certificate for Baskin Robbins but some other kid took it. They gave it to another kid since I took awhile to get up to the front. I wanted that one since Sarah loves ice cream. I figured that that gift certicate was Young Nak church's wedding gift to us since I invited a bunch of people from Young Nak to our wedding but only a few people from there came.
Tuesday, November 23, 2004
Thanksgiving Day preparations
Now that Sarah and I are a married couple, we have to decide on whose parents' homes we are going to go to for the holidays. We were going to go to Sarah's parents' home during the day on Thanksgiving and then to my parents' home during the evening. We worked out a good plan where Sarah and I would host Thanksgiving dinner. My mom would cook the turkey and bring the side dishes. Sarah's mom would bring some dessert. Sarah and I will provide the drinks and entertainment. The entertainment will be watching the wedding video and looking at all our wedding pictures. Maybe it might sound boring to you, but I'm excited about it.
Last night we went to the "99 Cents Only" store in Monterey Park. That's my new favorite store. They have a lot of good stuff. Some are even name brand! I go to that store more than any other store now. I told Sarah that I would buy her all the stuff she wants there. She asked me to buy her the whole store. I said that that would cost more than 99 cents. Let me make some more money first. We went on a shopping spree for under $20. The last time I bought that much stuff for that price was back in the '80s. If I went to a regular market, I would only get about 2 bags worth of stuff. Here, we got 6 bags worth of stuff, plus a free Official 1984 Olympics Commemorative Guide Book!!!!!!!! It's so cool that I'm going to use that as our coffee table book.
Don't buy non-name brand bubble bath liquid though. I poured the whole bottle in and all it did was turn the bathwater blue. It's about 1% bubbles. That's a $1.07 waste. "Uno siete". I used to say that all the time when I was in Calexico.
After our shopping spree, we went to Max Foods to buy some Mayonnaise. A small little jar cost $2.50! I said I could have bought a bottle of mayonnaise, mustard, and a can of corn for that price at my new favorite store!
When we went home, Sarah and I cooked dinner together. She always makes me healthy foods. I'm happy and lucky
At home, we act like kids and it's fun. I'm always goofing around. I'm a 30 year old teenager, basically. I haven't grown up at all. I'm like Peter Pan.
Last week, we were walking at a nearby park at night. We saw this older asian man walking by on the otherside. Since Monterey Park is full of Chinese people, Sarah told me in Korean, "You better exercise a lot so that you don't get a potbelly like that man." However, the man evidently was Korean, because he started giving us angry looks. Then, Sarah was embarrassed and we walked away really quickly.
We started playing in the playground. I chased her around the play area and we ran up and down the slides.
Then, I gave her a biggyback ride around the baseball field. I started running with her on top of me. I felt like a horse in a racetrack, a real out-of-shape horse. I thought it would be fun to have these types of races at a church event. The guys would have to run carrying their wives piggyback style around the baseball field. It's tough, but it's a good workout.
Then at home, we played Blackjack. I taught her how to play. She beat me most of the time. It's beginner's luck. Unfortunately, that's the only card game we know how to play.
We need to get some fun board games. We want to invite our friends over and play scrabble or charades or something. If we throw a housewarming party, are you guys going to come over? Well, let me know. Does anybody read my blogs besides freepcreep? I don't even know who he is. I want people that I know reading my blogs. If you read my blogs, please post some comments so that I know who my audience is. Otherwise it feels like I'm writing to myself.
It's time to go Christmas shopping. I hate Christmas shopping because of the crowds, long lines, and having to fight for parking spaces. I'm really not looking forward to going to the mall this weekend. :*(
Shouldn't Jesus be throwing a fit because of how we commercialized his birthday? I can just imagine Jesus throwing and breaking things at the mall because we are making a business out of his birthday like how he went into a rampage at the temple because of those merchants.
Last night we went to the "99 Cents Only" store in Monterey Park. That's my new favorite store. They have a lot of good stuff. Some are even name brand! I go to that store more than any other store now. I told Sarah that I would buy her all the stuff she wants there. She asked me to buy her the whole store. I said that that would cost more than 99 cents. Let me make some more money first. We went on a shopping spree for under $20. The last time I bought that much stuff for that price was back in the '80s. If I went to a regular market, I would only get about 2 bags worth of stuff. Here, we got 6 bags worth of stuff, plus a free Official 1984 Olympics Commemorative Guide Book!!!!!!!! It's so cool that I'm going to use that as our coffee table book.
Don't buy non-name brand bubble bath liquid though. I poured the whole bottle in and all it did was turn the bathwater blue. It's about 1% bubbles. That's a $1.07 waste. "Uno siete". I used to say that all the time when I was in Calexico.
After our shopping spree, we went to Max Foods to buy some Mayonnaise. A small little jar cost $2.50! I said I could have bought a bottle of mayonnaise, mustard, and a can of corn for that price at my new favorite store!
When we went home, Sarah and I cooked dinner together. She always makes me healthy foods. I'm happy and lucky
At home, we act like kids and it's fun. I'm always goofing around. I'm a 30 year old teenager, basically. I haven't grown up at all. I'm like Peter Pan.
Last week, we were walking at a nearby park at night. We saw this older asian man walking by on the otherside. Since Monterey Park is full of Chinese people, Sarah told me in Korean, "You better exercise a lot so that you don't get a potbelly like that man." However, the man evidently was Korean, because he started giving us angry looks. Then, Sarah was embarrassed and we walked away really quickly.
We started playing in the playground. I chased her around the play area and we ran up and down the slides.
Then, I gave her a biggyback ride around the baseball field. I started running with her on top of me. I felt like a horse in a racetrack, a real out-of-shape horse. I thought it would be fun to have these types of races at a church event. The guys would have to run carrying their wives piggyback style around the baseball field. It's tough, but it's a good workout.
Then at home, we played Blackjack. I taught her how to play. She beat me most of the time. It's beginner's luck. Unfortunately, that's the only card game we know how to play.
We need to get some fun board games. We want to invite our friends over and play scrabble or charades or something. If we throw a housewarming party, are you guys going to come over? Well, let me know. Does anybody read my blogs besides freepcreep? I don't even know who he is. I want people that I know reading my blogs. If you read my blogs, please post some comments so that I know who my audience is. Otherwise it feels like I'm writing to myself.
It's time to go Christmas shopping. I hate Christmas shopping because of the crowds, long lines, and having to fight for parking spaces. I'm really not looking forward to going to the mall this weekend. :*(
Shouldn't Jesus be throwing a fit because of how we commercialized his birthday? I can just imagine Jesus throwing and breaking things at the mall because we are making a business out of his birthday like how he went into a rampage at the temple because of those merchants.
Monday, November 22, 2004
Halo 2 rocks!!!!!!!!!!!!
I played Halo 2 with Bobby Chen on Saturday. That game is sweet. Sarah had to work at Savon so I had some free time to myself. Bobby and I ate at a pho place in Pasadena. That reminds of a pho place I went to before called "Pho King". That name is hilarious. FOBs or FOPs should conduct a market research or something to make sure that the names of their stores don't sound ridiculous to the American public.
Going off on another tangent, when Chris, Seung, and I went to pick up our tuxedos across from ASSI Plaza in Koreatown one day, the "I" sign in ASSI Plaza went dark. So, the sign said "ASS Plaza". Ha ha ha. They should have replaced the "I" right away, but I guess they didn't care.
Anyway, back to my XXXbox, I'm having trouble saving my games. I went to my parents' place which is where my Xbox is and I tried saving some games, but it wasn't working. It was driving me nuts. Plus the fact that my parents were standing next to me and telling me how bad videogames are the whole time I was trying to figure out the problem was not helping. It was driving me nuts.
I also received a notice of toll evasion violation, but I didn't do it! When I sold my Mustang to this Korean used car dealer, they said that they would take care of my DMV transfer of ownership paperwork. They never did and now I'm stuck with getting violations from the new owner. You can't trust Korean businesses. They're shady. I remember when I went to a Korean cell phone store and they sold me a used cell phone. I know it was used because it had all these cell phone numbers on them. If the car dealer says they lost my pink slip, I'm screwed, because I don't have anymore paperwork. I was so angry, I started having dreams about me going on a rampage on Saturday night. For some reason, in my dream, I started having a rage at church. I started flipping over every table. I remember I was really angry but I was still my polite self. I remember telling someone at church, "Excuse me, I need to move this table here." Then, I started to continue flipping over tables. I don't think I was mad at anyone at church. I think it was a culmination of my frustrations with my XXXbox and that notice of toll violation. I usually get out my frustrations by killing people in videogame land. I'm usually so tired I can't remember any of my dreams. I remember this one, because I told Sarah about it. I don't think she was too thrilled to hear about that one.
In a completely unrelated story, Sarah is a really creative cook. She comes up with unique ways to cook things. Whatever we have in the 'fridge, she puts together and it tastes good. Plus the fact that I pretty much eat anything, doesn't hurt. I'm proud of my unpickiness when it comes to food.
We got our wedding photos and our wedding video. I had a blast watching the video. The pictures came out great. I think the photographer did something to make me look handsome or something. Well, I can't see my zits for one thing.
Sarah looks more beautiful than Miss Korea in the pictures. She looks fantastic!
We're going to post up some of the pictures on our website once we get DSL.
Going off on another tangent, when Chris, Seung, and I went to pick up our tuxedos across from ASSI Plaza in Koreatown one day, the "I" sign in ASSI Plaza went dark. So, the sign said "ASS Plaza". Ha ha ha. They should have replaced the "I" right away, but I guess they didn't care.
Anyway, back to my XXXbox, I'm having trouble saving my games. I went to my parents' place which is where my Xbox is and I tried saving some games, but it wasn't working. It was driving me nuts. Plus the fact that my parents were standing next to me and telling me how bad videogames are the whole time I was trying to figure out the problem was not helping. It was driving me nuts.
I also received a notice of toll evasion violation, but I didn't do it! When I sold my Mustang to this Korean used car dealer, they said that they would take care of my DMV transfer of ownership paperwork. They never did and now I'm stuck with getting violations from the new owner. You can't trust Korean businesses. They're shady. I remember when I went to a Korean cell phone store and they sold me a used cell phone. I know it was used because it had all these cell phone numbers on them. If the car dealer says they lost my pink slip, I'm screwed, because I don't have anymore paperwork. I was so angry, I started having dreams about me going on a rampage on Saturday night. For some reason, in my dream, I started having a rage at church. I started flipping over every table. I remember I was really angry but I was still my polite self. I remember telling someone at church, "Excuse me, I need to move this table here." Then, I started to continue flipping over tables. I don't think I was mad at anyone at church. I think it was a culmination of my frustrations with my XXXbox and that notice of toll violation. I usually get out my frustrations by killing people in videogame land. I'm usually so tired I can't remember any of my dreams. I remember this one, because I told Sarah about it. I don't think she was too thrilled to hear about that one.
In a completely unrelated story, Sarah is a really creative cook. She comes up with unique ways to cook things. Whatever we have in the 'fridge, she puts together and it tastes good. Plus the fact that I pretty much eat anything, doesn't hurt. I'm proud of my unpickiness when it comes to food.
We got our wedding photos and our wedding video. I had a blast watching the video. The pictures came out great. I think the photographer did something to make me look handsome or something. Well, I can't see my zits for one thing.
Sarah looks more beautiful than Miss Korea in the pictures. She looks fantastic!
We're going to post up some of the pictures on our website once we get DSL.
Friday, November 19, 2004
Sarah's hogging the blanket!
Sarah's nightmares seemed to have subsided. Now, I guess she just has bad or unpleasant dreams and not scary ones. She must have had one last night because she started gathering up the whole blanket. She just piled the whole blanket on herself. I was left uncovered. It was kinda' funny actually.
I need to start exercising and doing sit ups again. Ever since I started working at my current workplace I haven't done anything. Yesterday, I went to lift up a box and my pant button went flying. I'm going to have Sarah sew it back on. Hopefully, it won't pop out again. When did I start getting so fat?! It's a good thing the zipper was tight and didn't come down. Otherwise I would have had to go home because of my pants.
My friend, Bobby Chen, got Halo 2. I want to play that game so bad. I have to get it.
Traffic is killing me now that I'm driving home earlier. It takes me at least 1 1/2 hours to get home. Friday nights take me 2 hours. I need to get a motorcycle. I know I've been saying that for years now, but I'm sure that's the only way people can get around in 10 years. I'll get one when we buy a home with a garage. Hopefully, I won't be old and retired by the time I can afford a house.
I need to start exercising and doing sit ups again. Ever since I started working at my current workplace I haven't done anything. Yesterday, I went to lift up a box and my pant button went flying. I'm going to have Sarah sew it back on. Hopefully, it won't pop out again. When did I start getting so fat?! It's a good thing the zipper was tight and didn't come down. Otherwise I would have had to go home because of my pants.
My friend, Bobby Chen, got Halo 2. I want to play that game so bad. I have to get it.
Traffic is killing me now that I'm driving home earlier. It takes me at least 1 1/2 hours to get home. Friday nights take me 2 hours. I need to get a motorcycle. I know I've been saying that for years now, but I'm sure that's the only way people can get around in 10 years. I'll get one when we buy a home with a garage. Hopefully, I won't be old and retired by the time I can afford a house.
Wednesday, November 17, 2004
Sarah has nightmares
Sarah is much better today. Thank goodness. I was really worried about her health.
Now, the other thing I'm worried about is that she's having nightmares every night. She thinks it's due to evil spirits in the room. I hope that the evil spirit she's talking about is not me.
I think it's because she doesn't rest her head on her pillow. Sometimes, when I have nightmares about falling, my head is tilted back. I don't know. It's just my theory.
What can we do to get rid of her nightmares?
Now, the other thing I'm worried about is that she's having nightmares every night. She thinks it's due to evil spirits in the room. I hope that the evil spirit she's talking about is not me.
I think it's because she doesn't rest her head on her pillow. Sometimes, when I have nightmares about falling, my head is tilted back. I don't know. It's just my theory.
What can we do to get rid of her nightmares?
Tuesday, November 16, 2004
Sarah is sick
Sarah was really sick this morning. I am worried. What can I do as a husband to make her feel better? I wish I could stay home and take care of her but I had to go to work and so did she. I wish we didn't have to work.
I guess work is a necessary evil for most people to support themselves and their families.
I hope Sarah gets better by the time I get home.
I guess work is a necessary evil for most people to support themselves and their families.
I hope Sarah gets better by the time I get home.
Monday, November 15, 2004
I'm happily married!
Dear Friends,
How are you all doing? I just want to tell everyone that I'm happily married. Now that Sarah and I are done with preparing for the wedding and all, I've decided to waste all my time on blogging and creating a webpage for Sarah and me. While I was searching for a free webpage to post our wedding pictures, I came across blog sites. I decided to join the blogging craze and post some of my own thoughts with you people. I thought this would be a good way to keep in touch with my friends. Since it's getting harder to meet everyone in person nowadays, I guess the best way to keep in touch now is through cyberspace.
I was very happy to see so many of my friends at my wedding. Thank you all for coming. I would have liked it if we could have spent all night talking and celebrating that day. I heard a lot of people left before it ended. For those of you who left early, you should have stayed longer. Once I get my wedding photos developed, I put them on my website. I also want to get a digital camera to post my pictures up and share with you.
Sarah and I are having fun unpacking and organzing our apartment. Now, our apartment is pretty nice compared to when we first moved in and had boxes everywhere. Hopefully, we'll have our house warming party soon and you guys can visit us.
Married life is a lot of work but it's fun. Sarah and I cook breakfast and dinner together. She usually packs me a nice lunch too. I used to be so lazy when I was single and living at home. Ever since I got married I've been more diligent than I have ever been in my whole life. No more videogames for me. Sarah doesn't allow videogames anyway. I'm hoping to change her mind about that. I hope she becomes more understanding. Everybody has their vices. Videogames are just one of mine.
Now that I've moved to Monterey Park, my commute to work has gotten a little bit longer. I'm driving a little over 150 miles per day/round trip. I love driving, but it's getting to be very tiring. I rack up 50,000 miles per year. I think I spend about $5,000/year on gas. I'm crazy.
Thanks for reading,
David
How are you all doing? I just want to tell everyone that I'm happily married. Now that Sarah and I are done with preparing for the wedding and all, I've decided to waste all my time on blogging and creating a webpage for Sarah and me. While I was searching for a free webpage to post our wedding pictures, I came across blog sites. I decided to join the blogging craze and post some of my own thoughts with you people. I thought this would be a good way to keep in touch with my friends. Since it's getting harder to meet everyone in person nowadays, I guess the best way to keep in touch now is through cyberspace.
I was very happy to see so many of my friends at my wedding. Thank you all for coming. I would have liked it if we could have spent all night talking and celebrating that day. I heard a lot of people left before it ended. For those of you who left early, you should have stayed longer. Once I get my wedding photos developed, I put them on my website. I also want to get a digital camera to post my pictures up and share with you.
Sarah and I are having fun unpacking and organzing our apartment. Now, our apartment is pretty nice compared to when we first moved in and had boxes everywhere. Hopefully, we'll have our house warming party soon and you guys can visit us.
Married life is a lot of work but it's fun. Sarah and I cook breakfast and dinner together. She usually packs me a nice lunch too. I used to be so lazy when I was single and living at home. Ever since I got married I've been more diligent than I have ever been in my whole life. No more videogames for me. Sarah doesn't allow videogames anyway. I'm hoping to change her mind about that. I hope she becomes more understanding. Everybody has their vices. Videogames are just one of mine.
Now that I've moved to Monterey Park, my commute to work has gotten a little bit longer. I'm driving a little over 150 miles per day/round trip. I love driving, but it's getting to be very tiring. I rack up 50,000 miles per year. I think I spend about $5,000/year on gas. I'm crazy.
Thanks for reading,
David
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