<center>2006.05.24</center> <a name="indenver"><h3>in denver</h3></a> <p>수요일 오후: heh, i haven't updated in a long time... or a <i>relatively</i> long time. it's been all whirlwind n' flash (is that the rt phrase?), n' now i've been in denver 4 the past couple'f days. crazy, eh? well, to <i>some</i> that ain't crazy @ all; but, 4 me, as some1 who so rarely travels n' so rarely leaves the beautiful state'f <font face="script" color="blue" size="+3">cal</font>i4nia. @ 1st, i thought this was gonna be the longest time i've been 'part from the beautiful <a href="http://www.realestatesforcharity.com" target="new">kaela hwang</a> but then 'membered the time she stayed in so<font face="script" color="blue" size="+3">cal</font> to plan her hi skool reunion while i returned to werk in the silly valley on mon morn n' returned to so<font face="script" color="blue" size="+3">cal</font> on fri evening. this is just 'bout that long, rt? i left on mon morn n'll return on fri afternoon. ah, i guess this is techni<font face="script" color="blue" size="+3">cal</font>ly <i>a li'l</i> shorter! neway, this <i>is</i> indeed the longest time i've been 'way from sooni, rt? *shrug* rt? i think so. when i called kaela yesterday, she told me that sooni really misses me, that when kaela drove my 1999 subaru forester s <img src="journal/graphics/forester.jpg" alt="스바루"> into our garage, sooni ran up to the door that connects the kitchen to the garage, looked 4 me there; n' then, when she didn't find me in the garage, ran to the bedrm to look 4 me there. <tt><:-(</tt> that's quite sad. *sigh* 'member: i've sed b4 that every1 ought to know the love'f a doggy cos doggies really love ppl, 'specially their owners, 'specially when they're'f loyal, loyal breeds like 진돗개 jindotgae n' not'f a "$lutty" breed like, well... golden retrievers n' pomeranians... not that those r bad doggies, but they <i>do</i> have a reputation 4 loving <i>every1</i>, which isn't always a bad thing, rt? <p>heh, on sun b4 i left, kaela n' i took my mom out to lunch @ the nieman.marcus caf&ecute; 4 a belated mutha's day. well, when we pulled into our parking spot, the pickup truck next to us had some big doggy in its bed. i walked up to it n' put my face up to its face n' it <i>licked me</i> <u>rt on the lips</u>! heh, i thought that was a bit 4ward, n' kaela laffed, saying that all dogs love me. *sigh* eh, not really, i'm no <a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/redirect?link_code=ur2&tag=benospage-20&camp=1789&creative=9325&path=external-search%3Fsearch-type=ss%26index=blended%26keyword=cesar%20milan">césar milan</a><img src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=benospage-20&l=ur2&o=1" width="1" height="1" border="0" alt="" style="border:none !important; margin:0px !important;" /> n' no <a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/redirect?link_code=ur2&tag=benospage-20&camp=1789&creative=9325&path=external-search%3Fsearch-type=ss%26index=blended%26keyword=ian%20dunbar">ian dunbar</a><img src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=benospage-20&l=ur2&o=1" width="1" height="1" border="0" alt="" style="border:none !important; margin:0px !important;" /> n' no <a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/redirect?link_code=ur2&tag=benospage-20&camp=1789&creative=9325&path=external-search%3Fsearch-type=ss%26index=blended%26keyword=patricia%20mcconnell">patricia mcconnell</a><img src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=benospage-20&l=ur2&o=1" width="1" height="1" border="0" alt="" style="border:none !important; margin:0px !important;" />! neway... yah, i left off updating on sat. <p>on sat evening, i brought kaela out 4 our 34th monthversary dinner @ tanto japanese restaurant (1063 el camino real; sunnyvale, ca 94085). we had a bunch'f small plates, like japanese tapas. <tt>:-)</tt> aktually, on sat, while i was hanging out @ santana row w/ sooni, while kaela was off @ a baby shower, i ran into my cowerker friends steve n' jason n' (i guess) steve's friend from <font face="script" color="blue" size="+3">cal</font>. neway, i was telling them 'bout tanto n' 'bout these kaiseki japanese restaurants.... well, i told jason (who's <font color="#770000">ko</font><font color="#000099">rean</font>) how i find the wurd "kaiseki" funny cos it sounds like "개새끼 gaesaekki," which u prob'ly knows pretty much translates to "son'f a b!t¢h." *sigh* neway, yah... on sat nite, i took kaela out to dinner @ tanto. we had a bunch'f small plates. we saw the peju provence wine we like so much, which we bought when we were in napa last wknd (last, <i>last</i> wknd?); but we resisted buying it since there was a 100% markup. i mean... we bought the bottle in napa 4 $22, n' they were selling it @ tanto 4 $40! we just drank hot 보리차 boricha (barley tea). the restaurant ain't ¢heap, but it's fancier in cuisine than ur typi<font face="script" color="blue" size="+3">cal</font> japanese restaurant, more'f a authentik japanese dining experience than ur usual <font color="#770000">ko</font><font color="#000099">rean</font> sushi joint (which'f course is what most'f the other japanese restaurants in the bay area r, which isn't a bad thing). what did we eat? uhm, we had some kakki ponzu, some wakame salad, some kurobota tamagotoji, uhm... n' sumpthin' else... what was it?! uhm, *sigh* what was it? i bet 'twas sumpthin' seafudish. *sigh* neway! well, after dinner we went to watch <i>over the hedge</i> @ the mercado amc 20. while in the theatre, we also ate a large ben & jerry's dublin mudslide aisukuriimu served in a waffle bowl. man, i 4got to use my 10% off keychain tag. argh! dude, the movie was <i>hilarious</i>!!! <p>on sun morn, i woke up early n' returned to the sunnyvale skate park 4 a quick sesh. man, it's so much fun riding the bowls there. ah... this is the stuff i <i>wanted</i> to do as a kid but couldn't. i had lots'f fun. i talked to this 1 dude there, this older english(?) dude... some guy that looked asian but talked w/ a british accent n' was riding a sector nine longboard in the bowl, while wearing a cycling helmet, full pads, n' suspenders. yah, <i>not</i> ur typi<font face="script" color="blue" size="+3">cal</font> sk8terboi. he was also much older than me n' drove off in a ford taurus stationwagon. i'm still just carvin' the bowl n' not riding the coping or catching air. that's fine 4 now. i'll take it slow n' safe. i don't wanna get hurt. well, i cut the session short n' returned home to cook kaela some omelettes b4 church. <font color="#ff9900"><a href="http://www.grx.org" target="new">grx</a></font> met @ the palo alto crowne plaza cabana hotel instead'f our usual santa clara marriott this time cos'f the family life conference, which was @ the marriott. pastor ali hasan gave a great sermon 'bout the creation'f man in god's own image, how we've gotta respekt other ppl as we're <i>all</i> created in god's own image. ali's a kewl guy. then afterwards, kaela n' i took my mom out 4 her belated mutha's day lunch. 'twas a good fud. dude, i've been eating <i>2 much</i> good fud lately! @ the nieman.marcus caf´, kaela had this crabcake salad, n' i had the <font color="blue">fr</font><font color="#555555">en</font><font color="red">ch</font> dip sandwich, which they called sumpthin' else (i 4get), prob'ly cos'f republikkkans that might frequent such a ritzy place. my mom ordered this citrus "souflée" salad, which was pretty interesting. we browsed 'round <font color="red">stanf<i>u</i>rd</font> mall there. the last time we were there, i didn't get so much'f the icky, snobby <font color="red">stanf<i>u</i>rd</font> feeling i usually get when i'm there. this time, i did. <font color="red">stanf<i>u</i>rd</font> ppl r so snobby (in gen'l). i've gotta add the "in gen'l" cos i'm gonna be emceeing the <font color="red">stanf<i>u</i>rd</font> taekwondo open championships on june 3 n' know that 'least the taekwondo ppl there r kewl. maybe not quite as kewl as the <font color="blue">berkeley</font> takewondo ppl; but hey... that's hard. heh heh... just kidding. neway, yah, i <i>did</i> sense quite a bit'f snobbiness @ the <font color="red">stanf<i>u</i>rd</font> mall. dude, have u ever been inside williams sonoma home? not the usual kitchen store, but the <i>home</i> store... dude, it's frickin' expen$ive! *shakes head* <p>on sun afternoon, kaela n' i were s'pposed to go to the gym, the milpitas 24 hour fitness; but kaela fell asleep. on sun nite, our friend jason lee (not the pro skateboarder turned aktor) but our filmmaking friend. he talked 'lot 'bout <font color="#005500">tai</font><font color="#ff9900">wan</font><font color="#005500">ese</font> politiks over dinner @ 쥬쥬비 jujubee, the new <font color="#770000">ko</font><font color="#000099">rean</font> 호프 hof that replaced 난다랑 nandarang. we ate 부대 찌개 budae jjigae, 통닭 tongdalk, n' 김치전 kimchijuhn; <i>2 much</i> fud!!!! yah, jason's politiks r aktually quite diff from mine, when it comes to both <font color="#005500">tai</font><font color="#ff9900">wan</font> n' amerikkka. *shrug* u know, i'm all 4 <font color="#005500">tai</font><font color="#ff9900">wan</font>'s independence as an autonomous nation, but jason thinks the <font color="#005500">tai</font><font color="#ff9900">wan</font> independence movement's racist. *sigh* also, he sez he's more'f a republikan, but u know i'm a quite a demokrat. oh well. ... 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