<center>2006.05.20</center> <a name="34thmonthversary"><h3>34th monthversary</h3></a> <p>토요일 아침, 911a: in a way i ought to be in tahoe rt now instead'f writing this journal entry, but it's ok. yesterday was the beautiful <a href="http://www.realestatesforcharity.com" target="new">kaela hwang</a>'s n' my 34th wedding monthversary... n' what better way to celebrate than to lead bible study 2gether? <tt>:-)</tt> seriously! i feel that really captures the essence'f our <font color="#ff9900"><a href="http://www.grx.org" target="new">grx</a></font> t3 south couples bible study, where "t3" stand 4 "it takes 3," i.e. wife, husband, n' god. we believe that if each spouse (or each'f the 2 in the relationship'f it's not a marriage) draws closer to god, then they'll draw closer to each other. thus, i think this was a great way to spend our monthversary! neway, yah, we went n' lead bible study, n' that was fun. then, afterwards, since we hadn't yet eaten dinner, kaela n' i went out 4 a very late dinner @ the new 쥬쥬비 jujubee <font color="#770000">ko</font><font color="#000099">rean</font> 호프 hof on el camino real in santa clara. this hof took the place'f 난다랑 nandarang, which was a great hof. we had 감자탕 gamjatang n' hite 맥주 maekjoo. i thought it was kind'f odd to be eating a midnite dinner while every1 else 'round us was just there to drink. eh, no biggie. the fud was pretty good. the staff kept apologising 4 how bizzy the place was etc. well, that's great 4 them. <p>yesterday morn, i dragged my butt out'f bed to attend janice k's 600a turbo kick box (tkb) class @ the e arques 24 hour fitness. i was a bit sore from sparring @ taekwondo praktice the nite b4, n' i was just plain groggy from waking up early. luckily, janice k's class's prob'ly the easiest'f all the 1s i've been to... n' i've guess i've been to classes w/ each'f the local instruktors, huh? sach, will, may, janice k, n' janice w. i think that's it, rt? sach's is my favourite cos it's the highest intensity, the most advanced. it's crowded tho'. it's on mon nites @ 730p. neway, i did that on fri morn, then came home n' uh... oh, no. rather, i <i>didn't</i> go straight home but went to albertsons to buy some gro¢eries instead. u c, my cowerker eric was hosting a lunchtime bbq @ his new townhome in mtn view in the whisman station neighbourhood. i figured i'd buy a fruit plate or whatever to bring. neway, i bought a small dish'f sliced fruit, a small basket'f raspberries, a can'f sliced beets (i wanted <i>whole</i> beets, but they only had pickled 1s'f those, n' i didn't want that), n' some whole grain bagels to go w/ the soy cream cheese, lox, n' capers we've got. i've been eating lots'f whole grain bagels w/ tofutti soy cream cheese, bits, n' capers. then, i prob'ly walked sooni, rt? rt. then i went to werk, werked hard. oh, i'd left my fruit @ home, so i pondered going out to buy 'nother 1 on my way to the bbq. however, this 1 nice cowerker gave me a tin'f chocolates, 2 much 4 <i>me</i> or even me n' kaela to finish, so i brought <i>chocolates</i> to the bbq instead. my cowerker has a nice, brand new townhome. i didn't ask how much it was. he has 2 doggies, but he didn't bring'em out. neway, i ate 1 hot dog n' 1 hamburger. most ppl ate 1 hot dog n' 1 hamburger... oh, not hamburger but <i>cheese</i> burger. he made the think kind'f patties that stay pink in the middle. well, 'twas a fun bbq. 'twas really nice'f him to host it. <p>well, after werk, i hurried to get the bible study all ready. i had to meet w/ our friends susan n' gregory really quickly to pick up this 1 visual prop thingy. then i went home to meet up w/ kaela who'd just come from may's turbo kick box (tkb) class @ the e fremont ave 24 hour fitness. i made kaela a lox bagel as a snack n' a soy corndog 4 myself, n' then we were off. <p>i guess i didn't recap thurs, did i? what did i do on thurs? well, on wed nite, i <i>did</i> go to may's tubo kick box (tkb) class @ the e <s>fremont</s> 24 hour fitness... no, the e <u>arques</u> 24 hour fitness. then, i came home n' quickly ate sumpthin', didn't i? oh yah, kaela microwaved some frozen beef stew, n' we ate that n'... sumpthin' else? uhm, i 4get. i prob'ly ate some coldcut lunchmeat. then i hurried off to hang w/ our friend <a href="http://www.xanga.com/home.aspx?user=edg176" target="new">tim fong</a> @ the cupertino fantasia. i figured we could hang out inside cos i didn't have sooni, but the fantasia closed rt after we ordered, so we had to sit outside. 'twas a bit cold. <p>[later] <b>skatepark beno</b>: neway, u know... this mon, i had <i>quite</i> an experience. dude, i skated (skateboarded) in a skatepark 4 the very 1st time in my life! dude, it was so fun!!! well, i woke up early. honestly, i felt a li'l bit groggy from the 맥주 maekjoo last nite... maybe a li'l dehydrated. neway, i put on some jeans, a t.shirt, a hoodie, my skate shoes... i drove myself (un4tunately sans [w/o] sooni cos i knew the park doesn't allow her kind]) over to sunnyvale's <a href="http://sunnyvale.ca.gov/Departments/Parks+and+Recreation/Parks/Fair+Oaks+Park.htm" target="new">fair oaks park</a> i was <i>hoping</i> 4 a completly empty park but saw 'least 2 guys there along w/ a cleaning guy. well, i sat in the car, nervous 'bout whether to enter or not. finally, i found the balls just to put on my hawaiian surf sumpthin' trucker cap, grab my board, n' walk up to the park. still, i was a bit nervous so i 1st looked in thru the chain link fence. well, i knew there was no turning back now that i'd walked up to the park w/ my board in my hand. i went in. the cleaning guy sed, "good morning." feeling inconfident, i just muttered a "what's up." he was a nice guy, n' i should've given him a more proper "good morning." i saw that there were just 2 skaters there a li'l chicano.lookin' kid n' a taller kid... who turned out to be an asian man who's most likely older than me. i was a bit nervous. the bowls looked bigger than i'd expekted. still, they weren't <i>that</i> big, so i dunno <i>what</i> i'd expekted. i rolled in via a shallow ramp n' started some slow, low carves. after a while, i got the hang'f backside carves but would sometimes get caught on frontside carves. i 4ced myself to praktice more frontside carves. well, i skated 4 an hr straight, just carving. i never 1nce reached the metal coping on the top'f the bowl or caught ne air; i just carved. the 2 guys there obviously new i was a beginner but gave me 'nuff respekt. the li'l kid came up to talk to me. he was nice. cos he was nice, i knew he was really good. he didn't hafta akt like a punk cos he earned his respekt thru executing sick tricks. he was really polite. later, i saw the older, asian dude post up some signs. when i went to read it, it was advertising some kind'f fundraiser, a "send donny to skate camp" fundraiser. that's kewl. later, i found out that kid was donny. yah, this li'l kid has potential. i saw him catch big air n' execute some nice grabs 'long w/ 'em. &nbps; man... i do that stuff on a snowboard but i can't do it on a skateboard... not yet. well, more guys came in, n' lo n' behold! dude, perhaps li'l donny n' i were like the youngest guys there! i couldn't believe it: lots'f older guys were coming in an early sat morn. i guess we all think alike - we don't wanna come in the afternoon n' get laffed @ by li'l kids. however, these guys were quite a bit better than me. they weren't super pros or nething... i mean, dude... i bet <i>some</i>'f them had 'least been <i>sponsored</i. in the past, but they weren't like superstar pros. they were nice guys. i didn't talk much to ne1, but they didn't give me cr@p or nething. when we'd ride 2 close to each other, they'd apologise n' all. they were good guys. wow! i really liked being there. 'twas hard to convince myself to leave. a couple'f younger guys on bmx bikes came. s'pposedly bikes r prohibited in the park, but they rode, n' we all repskted each other. @ 1 pt, i finally took a brk, n' the bmx guys rode the whole park 4 a while b4 i re.entered the bowls. i <i>did</i> feel @ that pt that maybe these guys wanted more space n' that maybe i was hogging the park. eventually, after like 1.5 hrs, i got out'f the bowl n' just hung out, watched, tried ollies n' stuff. then i finally left. i'm just glad i left uninjured n' had a good time. <p>i came home n' showered. i ate a bowl'f nature's path optimum power cereal. other than that n' being oline 4 the past hr or so, i haven't done much 2day. i'm pondering taking kaela out 4 a more proper 34th monthversary dinner. <p>[later] 오후, 239p: i washed sooni. i dropped kaela off @ bed, bath, & beyond; n' then drove 'cross the street to wash sooni @ bet fud express. kaela went w/ her friend rachel after that ot a female bridale shoewr. kaela bought some food or drinks from safeway as a contribution to the potluck. neway; since she found out that guys rn't allowed; she felt bad n' bought me some fusionish, sushi.ish spring rolls from safeway 4 my lunch. i took the fud n' the sobe green tea w/ me n' sooni to santana row n' ate it there, where i ran into my cowerker friends jason n' steve along w/ their friend yi-lin or i-lin or i-ling... not sure. then i went to the guitar showcase consignment shop to look @ dj speakers n' amp. [i] didn't buy nehting yet but need to soon.<br><br><br>