<center>2004.09.02</center>
<a name="septbegins"><h3>sept begins</h3></a>
<p>목요일 아침: how r u? &nbsp; u realise that it's sept now, right? &nbsp; i wonder if it's hit me yet. &nbsp; i might still think it's aug; not sure. &nbsp; do u realise that i've changed my <a href="http://www.ocf.berkeley.edu/~beno/gbook.html" target="_blank">gbook</a> since the last time ne1 signed it? &nbsp; i'd like it if u signed it. :-) &nbsp; *breath* so what's up? &nbsp; i'm <i>trying</i> to relax n' not so much stress out, u know? &nbsp; is there nething to stress out 'bout? &nbsp; *shrug* i dunno. &nbsp; werk's ok. &nbsp; as u know i'm doing this 10.wk rotation projekt rt now. &nbsp; the interesting thing's that my supervisor, under whom i've only been werking 1 wk, is quitting to move back to hk (hongkong) to be w/ his dad who's sick. &nbsp; that sort'f put me in an awkward situation cos i <i>just</i> started, u know? &nbsp; however, i realise these things happen.
<p>2day, we celebrate b.days. &nbsp; it's nelson's b.day, n' it's betty's b.day. &nbsp; happy b.day! &nbsp; they were aktually born on the same day, meaning the same <i>yr</i>.
<p>on tues eve, <a href="http://www.realestatesforcharity.com" target="_blank">kaela hwang</a> n' i went to <a href="http://www.us-tae-kwon-do.com" target="_blank">taekwondo</a> praktice, where we kicked paddles. &nbsp; afterwards, a bunch'f us took out our friend joyce to dinner cos she's leaving 4 med skool @ uc davis. &nbsp; we went to 장모집. &nbsp; it was so fun cos we got to bring sooni w/ us n' tie her up outside the door, where lots n' lots'f ppl came by n' pet her, etc. &nbsp; korean ppl know how to treat a jindo. &nbsp; it was really fun. &nbsp; i ate so much. &nbsp; i ate <i>2</i> much. &nbsp; we had lots'f 양념통닭 yangnyuhm tongdalk, 차돌배기 chadolbaegi, 아구찜 agoo jjim... it was awesome. :-) i ate way 2 much n' woke up in the middle'f the nite w/ a stomach ache.
<p>[later] 오후 / afternoon: speaking'f stomach aches; as i told kaela, i just had a rotten lunch. &nbsp; on mon nite, kaela cooked this 해물 전골 haemool juhngol (seafud casserole). &nbsp; (maybe it as more'f a stew than a casserole.) &nbsp; neway, the leftovers sat out in a pot 4 a coupl'f days. &nbsp; <i>then</i>, i put them in the fridge. &nbsp; 2day, i tried to eat it the leftovers 4 lunch, but it was very sour. &nbsp; i called up kaela 4 advice on that matter, n' she sed it was rotten. &nbsp; ugh. &nbsp; *sigh* instead, i microwaved up some safeway selekt frozen beef stew. &nbsp; it was a bit'f a stressful lunch, i felt. :-( no 1 likes to eat rotten fud.
<p>on mon nite, we ate that dish n' watched <i>풀 하우스</i>, which is <i>full house</i>, unless u'r a smart @$$ n' wanna say it's "<i>pool</i> house." *roll eyes* &nbsp; neway, it's <i><u>not</u></i> the stoopid, ol' amerikan show w/ bob saget n' the olsen twins, but a new/recent korean drama. &nbsp; u'll c it advertised on <a href="http://www.yahoo.co.kr" target="_blank">korean yahoo!</a> all the time these days. &nbsp; we watched the 1st 2 episodes. &nbsp; it's pretty kewl. &nbsp; we still haven't finished watching <i>파리의 연인</i> tho'. &nbsp; however, it <i>is</i> possible to watch more than 1 series @ a time, rt? &nbsp; why not?
<p>oh yah, yesterday, my <a href="http://www.icube.co.kr" target="_blank">icube</a> <a href="http://www.playattv.com" target="_blank">play@tv</a> wireless digital streaming media receiver came in. &nbsp; i came home from werk n' played w/ it, trying unsuccessfully to configure it to werk w/ my ol' amd athlon 'puter. &nbsp; well, i had to give up 4 the time being cos i went to help mark move furniture @ his mom's house. &nbsp; they're painting. &nbsp; after that, mark took me n' ernest to dinner @ the newest location'f 옛날 짜장 yeitnal jjajang, which is praktically right freakin' 'cross the street from our house! &nbsp; man! i can't believe it! &nbsp; on sun nite, we went to the stvns crk blvd (cupertino) 옛날 짜장 yeitnal jjajang w/ sooni, u know. &nbsp; instead, we could've gone to the el camino real 1, which is <i>rt here</i> in good ol' santa clara! &nbsp; lemme tell u: 옛날 짜장 is an <i>awesome</i> restaurant!!! &nbsp; this santa clara location <i>also</i> has outdoor seating, which'll be great 4 sooni! :-) &nbsp; i can't believe this! &nbsp; if only i could be as much'f a carb.loader as i <i>used to</i> be, then we could eat @ 옛날 짜장 yeitnal jjajang <i>every</i> nite w/ sooni outside! :-) &nbsp; then 'gain, on tues nite, sooni behaved <i>sooo</i> well, tied up outside'f 장모집 jangmojip. &nbsp; she was <i>sooo</i> good! &nbsp; the werkers gave her a cooked pork bone, which she devoured. &nbsp; she loved it. &nbsp; every1 loved her. &nbsp; lots'f ppl outside played w/ her. &nbsp; we could sort'f c her thru the tinted glass door.
<p>oh yah.... <a href="http://www.icube.co.kr" target="_blank">icube</a> <a href="http://www.playattv.com" target="_blank">play@tv</a>... &nbsp; i got it set up last nite, after dinner. &nbsp; it werks! it really werks! &nbsp; un4tunately, the 802.11b signal isn't <i>2</i> strong from the home office to our living room tv. &nbsp; i think the signal'll be much, much, much better from our office to our bdrm tho'. &nbsp; we'll c. &nbsp; now, we can watch all those muzik videos n' shows i've dled from <a href="http://www.bjunkyard.com" target="_blank">bronx's junkyard</a>. &nbsp; man... i really wanna figure out how to record those drama episodes off'f <a href="http://www.kbs.co.kr" target="_blank">kbs.co.kr</a>. <tt>:-/</tt> &nbsp; these days multimedia web page coders have lots'f tools to embed file urls etc. so that we can't so easily capture them to our hard drives. &nbsp; <tt>:-/</tt> i mean, <i>obviously</i> <a href="http://www.hoonnet.co.kr" target="_blank">hi.net recorder</a> kicks some serious @$$, n' getright's a good tool; but companies r doing things sort'f get in their way, etc.
<p>i recently had some prob paying my car insurance online. &nbsp; there was some glitch or mistake that left me w/ no insurance 4 the past coupl'f months! <tt>:-o</tt> it was awful! &nbsp; however, 2day, i finally fixed the prob, n' i got my car insurance back! phew. &nbsp; not only that, i got ~$50 knocked off my bill cos they now know i'm married n' not single. &nbsp; i added the "unlimited towing" option 4 $4.
<p>since duk'll be guarding our house w/ sooni this wknd, i feel we should go out n' buy some fud n' drinks to stock up the house. <tt>:-/</tt> but what?... &nbsp; *shrug* what does duk eat n' drink? &nbsp; maybe i should go buy some 라켠 ramyuhn? &nbsp; some soda? &nbsp; hot pockets? &nbsp; *shrug* i realise young guys like convenient, microwaveable fud. &nbsp; i should start there. &nbsp; maybe some cookies or sumpthin'? &nbsp; doughnuts? &nbsp; i really think i've gotta stop by albertsons or somewhere 2day after werk.<br><br><br>