<center>2006.04.04</center> <a name="blueberry"><h3><font color="#330033">blueberry</font></h3></a> <p>화요일 아침: here's an interesting link - <a href="http://spikesworld.spike-jamie.com/ana/multitudes.html" target="new">"multitudes" @ spikesworld</a> (http://spikesworld.spike-jamie.com/ana/multitudes.html). a flock of seagulls, a string of ponies, a sounder of swine, a knot of toads, etc. another important, funny link (u've prob'ly cn this 1 by now) - <a href="http://www.chucknorrisfacts.com/" target="new">http://www.chucknorrisfacts.com/</a>. i didn't finish yesterday's wknd update. where did i leave off? i think i left off w/ lunch on sunday. <p>well, when my mom n' i got to ramen halu, 'twasn't yet open; so we browsed thru the indian gro¢ery market next door. i noticed that they have frozen naan n' roti that looks very similar to the frozen naan @ trader joe's. oh, ok; then maybe i don't feel <i>sooo</i> lame 4 buying the trader joe's frozen naan. if u 'member, i felt quite silly buying the trader joe's frozen naan in front'f many desi $hoppers, u know? however, i bet the trader joe's stuff is made by 1'f the companies that also sells @ the indian gro¢ery market, but the trader joe's stuff is just repackaged, u know? is it ¢heaper or more expen$ive @ trader joe's? now <i>that</i>'s the question. when i flew amerikan aerolines last wk, the in.flight magazine had a cover article on some famous indian aktress that is breaking into mainstream, english films. neway, ramen halu opened @ 1130a, n' as my mom was paying 4 some ginger n' an avocado (i 4get if she bought nething else); we saw a decently long line start outside'f the ramen shop. thus, my mom sent me out to stand in line. the doors opened after a few mins; n' a older, japanese woman told us all to come in. on our way in, my mom noticed the "cash only" sign. upes, we were in trouble cos neither'f us had much ¢a$h. the japanese woman seated us @ a table along w/ this young, asian couple. we had to share a table cos the restaurant was that crowded. crazy, huh? the hostess was so casual 'bout it 2, as if it was <i>sooo</i> typi<font face="script" color="blue" size="+3">cal</font> there to share tables. well, it prob'ly <i>is</i>. ramen is the latest craze in japanese fud, i guess. like, in the 1980s, it was sushi; now, it's ramen; i guess. aktually, in the 1980s sushi bars as well as teppanyaki joints were hot, huh? how 'bout robata grills? <tt>:-/</tt> they'll have their day someday. back in the 1980s, didn't sizzler feature some kind'f hibachi chicken? well, i know they had their malibu chicken. do <i>u</i> 'member that? dude, neway... i had my mom order me the ramen special set a while i took off to the bank to get us some ¢a$h. i hurried there n' back. just when i returned, our fud came. the ramen came w/ some kind'f mayonaisse.rich crab salad thingy n' a bowl'f white rice. sure, the white rice was just excess carb/starch; but i enjoyed mixing it w/ the crab salad thingy n' in the ramen soup. the ramen broth's known to be a bit salty, n' i think i heard the guy in the couple @ our table ask 4 low salt. my mom sed she ordered ours as lo.na<sup>+</sup>. it tasted plenty salty. the ramen was pretty good, as i sed. yah, i liked it. in fakt, it was really good; just a li'l salty; i guess. <p>well, after lunch, i hurried back 2wards our neighbourhood n' went to costco to buy a flat'f kirkland h<sub>2</sub>o, some freshies doggy dental chews, n' some dried <font color="#330033">blueberries</font>. i should've also bought some glucosamine but 4got. 'twas pretty crowded of course. as i loaded up my car, this funny li'l desi gurl in the back'f her mom's car talked to me thru her opened window. she must've been like 3 or 4. she was riding in a child seat. she was very vocal n' friendly 4 such a young kid.<br> <font color="black"> <b>li'l gurl:</b> hi!!!!<br> <b>beno:</b> [loading up the trunk'f my subaru] hi! <tt>:-)</tt><br> <b>li'l gurl:</b> you've got a lot of stuff.<br> <b>beno:</b> oh, yah. i have some water, something for my dog, and some <font color="#330033">blueberries</font>.<br> <b>li'l gurl:</b> [a little confused, looking at the gym bag n' taekwondo bag in my trunk] are you going somewhere?<br> <b>beno:</b> [misunderstanding question n' pushing cart over to the cart repository] yah, i guess i gotta go now. [i return to my car.]<br> <b>li'l gurl:</b> are you moving?<br> <b>beno:</b> [again, misunderstanding the question] yah, i guess i've gotta go... [noticing that the li'l gurl's mom's car is blocking my car] but i guess i can't go.<br> <b>li'l gurl:</b> yah, my mom's on the phone right now.<br> eventually, the mom moves her car to pull into a parking space, n' i leave.</font> <p>i brought the gro¢eries home, then looked up direktions online 4 the bible study small group "core" team mtg @ our friends' new house in west san josé on campbell ave, near westgate. i waited 4 the beautiful <a href="http://www.realestatesforcharity.com" target="new">kaela hwang</a> from her seminar so we could drive 2gether, but she didn't come home; so i took off. i got to our friends' house n' hung out there. later, kaela called me n' joined us. she'd picked up some sushi from mitsuwa market 4 her lunch on the way. i'm soon going to be taking on more n' more responsibilities over our bible study small group. honestly, it could be a bit daunting; but i have faith in god. <b>i feel inadequate, but his grace is enough. i feel unworthy, but god uses the weak to lead the strong.</b> <p>after the small group "core" mtg, kaela n' i went to the nearby trader joe's. aktually, kaela got in my car, n' i drove us over in the rain. we bought various gro¢eries n' a tiramisu torte to bring over to phil's place in the oakland hills 4 dinner. yah, on sat afternoon/evening, as i left <font color="blue">berkeley</font>'s ultra.yuppie 4th steet area, phil invited us to dinner @ his place. well, i'd been wanting to shop @ tj's 4 a while now, hoping to get some <font color="#330033">blueberry</font> juice n' some antioxidant trail mix. ... [later] @ tj's, we bought those things n' more. i <i>do</i> like <font color="#330033">blueberries</font>. perhaps, <font color="#330033">blueberries</font>'ll be the trendy fud this yr, yah? *shrug* r white teas n' beets still hot? *shrug* u tell me. well, (after i drove kaela back to her car) kaela n' i drove home to drop off gro¢eries. we wanted to bring sooni w/ us to phil's place; but he's renting a room in a shared house, n' he sez the landlord has some animal allergies. phil really likes that kind'f living arrangement, sharing a rented house w/ others. personally, i prefer to have my own place or else 'least know my roommates b4 moving in. well, then 'gain, i didn't know my last <font color="blue">berkeley</font> roommate all <i>that</i> well b4 i asked him to move in w/ me. @ 1st i thought he was ok; but, as u know, we later had probs. *sigh* <p>it was raining a quite steadily as we departed the silly valley 4 <font color="blue">berkeley</font>. i enjoyed taking the carpool interchange from 237 to 880. aw, man! i just realised that i missed the chance on sun nite to take the new carpool interchange from 880 to 237 (on our way back). well, 880 was a parking lot cos'f an accident, so i exited on dixon landing rd, heading 4 680. i got onto 680, but 'twas also a parking lot. accidents cos'f the rain, u know? well, luckily, the 680 accident was rt after the pt where i got on. however, i decided 680 was <i>2</i> much'f a detour in the rain; so i got off on 238 mission blvd, n' took that all the way up to hayward, where 238 turns into foothill blvd. neway, i took 238, 580 to 13. 4 phil's place, i got off @ joaquin miller n' drove into the hills. it reminded me a li'l'f when we used to go to brandie's ol' place. wow, phil lives in a very interesting house! <p>upon toby's direktions over the fon, i drove my subaru into a mud driveway (great use of subaru all.wheel drive). then kaela walked in the not.so.cold rain up a bunch'f windy stairs. the not quite tropi<font face="script" color="blue" size="+3">cal</font> yet not.2.cold but humid feel reminded us both'f our honeymoon trip in the <font color="#770000">ko</font><font color="#000099">rean</font> countryside. we enjoyed that. well, we got to the top'f the stairs n' entered a really quaint house w/ plenty'f artistik paintings on its wall. we sat down @ the dinner table w/ toby, betty, phil's hi skool classmate mike, mike's gf margaret, n' phil's law skool classmate michelle. phil cooked up a storm. i opened up a boony amber ale to be like toby. ... <ul>resort closing dates (from snowbomb.com) <li>diamond peak - april 16 </li> <li>boreal - april 16 </li> <li>homewood - april 23 </li> <li>northstar - april 23 </li> <li>bear valley - april 23 </li> <li>mt. rose - april 23 </li> <li>sierra - april 24 </li> <li>kirkwood - april 30 </li> <li>sugar bowl - april 30 </li> <li>heavenly - tbd </li> <li>alpine meadows - tbd </li> <li>squaw valley - may 29</li></ul> <p>[later] 1006p: ugh, when am i gonna finish this dagnabbed, darn, diddly wknd update?! <img src="journal/graphics/flanders.jpg" alt="프랜더스"> hey, is march madness over yet? who's the winner? george mason maybe? *shrug* well, on sun evening, we went to phil's house. 'tis a nice house. phil cooked all sorts'f nice things. 'twas a really classy affair, i tell u. well, i drove us home in the rain. <center><a href="http://www.kqzyfj.com/click-1728583-10405128" target="_top" >receive free shipping on your on-line order, plus reabtes up to $60 off at 1.800.contacts</a><img src="http://www.lduhtrp.net/image-1728583-10405128" width="1" height="1" border="0"></center> <p>on mon, 'twas raining. i put sooni's raincoat n' her in the morn n' took her 4 a quick walk. i wish i could've jogged w/ her. i came home 4 lunch n' cooked some refrigerator.pack 잠뽕 jjambbong. @ dinnertime, after i came home from werk late as usual, i made some quesadillas 4 kaela n' me. we ate them n' ate leftover soup noodles. u c, kaela also had soup noodles 4 lunch. she went to that <font color="#005500">tai</font><font color="#ff9900">wan</font><font color="#005500">ese</font> or chinese ramen / 칼국수 kalgooksoo place. she had bought that unagi kalgooksoo. then we went out to the mercado amc 20 to watch a movie. we ended up watching <i>failure to launch</i>. it was ok. dude, kathy bates was definitely the star! her per4mance was the hi.lite'f the movie! <p>2day, 'twas raining <i>hard</i> in the morn, so i couldn't even take sooni 4 a walk. sure, i would've loved to jog. *sigh* neway, i went to werk. @ lunch, i had a <i>quick</i> werkout in the werk.com gym n' then went home to eat this southwest salad from a bag. after werk, i went to taekwondo praktice. i had a good werkout. i'm glad sooni got to get out'f the house 4 a li'l. afterwards, sooni n' i came home, n' kaela steamed some 만두 mandoo. <p><b>cold.blooded killers</b>: oh yah, on my way home, i ran over a rat! i didn't think i'd hit it; but then i heard a squeek! i made a couple'f u.turns, pulled over. i got sooni out'f the car to investigate. she sniffed @ the lifeless body n' then quickly snatched it up in her mouth! i had her bbringt to the sidewalk. then we just left it there. when i got home, i discovered rat blood on sooni's legs n' my pant legs.S<br><br><br>