<center>2006.07.03~05</center> <a name="4jx2006"><h3>4jx2006</h3></a> <p>월요일 아침: i didn't update over the wknd, n' i guess 'twas a decently packed wknd; thus i think i need to switch into outline 4mat: <ul><li>목요일, 06월29일</li> <ul><li>in the morn, b4 werk, i went to the sunnyvale skate park, didn't i?</li> <li>점심 (lunchtime): the beautiful <a href="http://www.realestatesforcharity.com" target="new">kaela hwang</a> picked me up in her kia sportage w/ sooni, n' we ate @ <a href="http://www.athenagrill.com/" target="new">athena grill</a> on space park in santa clara. that place is always full'f ppl from my company. while kaela waited outside @ a table w/ sooni, i ordered her a portabello shroom sandwich n' 4 me a gyros sandwich, just to compare n' contrast w/ those from yiasoo. honestly, i like yiasoo better, in gen'l; but this place is much closer.</li> <li>in the early evening, i had to go straight from werk to 태권도장 the taekwondojang to teach our white belts n' then do sparring praktice. kaela n' sooni met me there. after praktice, kaela n' i went out w/ ernest n' tiffany to sushi o sushi.</li> <li>we watched 1'f the last episodes'f the famous korean drama <i>대장금 daejanggeum</i>. kaela's been following it much more closely than <i>i</i> have, but i miss <font color="#770000">ko</font><font color="#000099">rean</font> tv.</li></ul> <li>금요일, 06월30일</li> <ul><li>in the morn, b4 werk, i went to the sunnyvale skate park. i fell on my hip; but it wasn't <i>2</i> bad.</li> <li>during lunchtime, i went to the turbo kick box (tkb) class @ the east arques 24 hour fitness. we had a substitute teacher. her name was like barani or sumpthin'. it was an ok werkout, n' i wanted to push myself a li'l, figuring i wouldn't get much exercise over the wknd but would eat plenty.</li> <li>after werk, kaela n i went to valley fair to do some b.day present $hopping. i wanted to $hop 'round more 4 my own stuff, but we didn't. i think kaela'd gone to valley fair a few times last wk, so she wasn't so eager to $hop. me, on the otherhand; i wanted to $hop but didn't get the chance. oh well.</li> <li>we ate a huge feast'f a dinner @ the cheesecake faktory.</li> <ul><li>tamale corn cakes (3 pieces, $8.50 or so?)</li> <li>vietnamese shrimp spring rolls (3 or 4 pieces $8.50 or so?)</li> <li>thai spicy steak salad (just plain huge! $13.95 or so?)</li> <li>some fruity ice tea 4 kaela n' a hefeweizen 4 me</li></ul> <li>we considered going out to a movie but then decided instead to head over to blockbuster to rent some movies cos i had a printed out online ¢oupon. we rented 4 movies cos there was also a 3 movies 4 $9.99 deal 4 the 4jx2006 wknd.</li> <ul><li><i>eight below</i></li> <li><i>walk the line</i></li> <li><i>the chronicles of narnia: the lion, the witch, and the wardrobe</i></li> <li><i>중독 joongdok / addicted</i> (<font color="#770000">한</font><font color="#000099">국</font> 영화 <font color="#770000">ko</font><font color="#000099">rean</font> movie)</li></ul> <li>we sort'f watched <i>eight below</i>, but i was so sleepytired that i fell asleep almost rt 'way.</li> </ul> <li>토요일, 07월01일</li> <ul><li>in the early morn, i went to the sunnyvale skate park n' had a good time.</li> <ul><li>this wk, i've beeen prakticing dropping in on vert.</li> <li>'twas fun, of course. i rode the shallow 0.5pipe area a bit. there, i can manage to pump myself back up to the coping 1nce or <i>maybe</i> even 2ice after dropping in. there's this 1 older skate guru type; this asian guy name dave... sort'f a 형 hyung to the younger skaters. he's a really nice guy n' a posi+ive role model type. he was telling me that i'm pretty much pulling off backside smith grinds. i guess i sometimes do manage to do it. i should werk on those. do u know what a smith grind is? it's grinding on the back truck, while letting the front end of ur board hang down to the side.</li> <li>[dude, it's now 2006년07월05일, 수요일: i'm starting to 4get the past wknd]</li> <li>i skated a while, n' as i was leaving i saw that mormon family entering.</li></ul> <li>well, on sat; roland visited us from <font color="blue">berkeley</font>/albany.</li> <li>1st off, the 3'f us went to <font color="#770000">한</font><font color="#000099">국</font> 마켓 <font color="#770000">han</font><font color="#000099">gook</font> market to do some gro¢ery $hopping.</li> <li>while kaela cooked lunch 4 us (roland's b.day lunch), roland n' i watched <i>eight below</i> on my laptop outside on the patio. ah, outdoor living! <i>eight below</i> was a really kewl movie!</li> <li>kaela cooked up a feast: 김밥 kimbap, 미역국 miyuhkgook (b.day soup), sashimi... what a feast! we also ate some delicious 떡 dduhk that we bought from <font color="#770000">한</font><font color="#000099">국</font> 마켓 <font color="#770000">han</font><font color="#000099">gook</font> market.</li> <li>after lunch, we went to <a href="http://www.planetgranite.com/" target="new">planet granite</a> to do some indoor rock climbing. we took a belaying class 1st. it was all very fun. i could only climb like 5.7 or 5.8 walls. i like clmibing fast n' then coming down. my favourite part is coming down. i'm aktually not all that motivated to try harder walls; i just want to climb fast n' come down. i was explaining to kaela recently how that's like snowboarding 4 me: i don't necessarily need to do "harder" runs w/ moguls n' deep powder; i'd rather get a nice groomed <font color="black">black diamond</font> n' bullet down. i was telling roland how it scared me that i liked rock climbing so much. i don't necessarily wanna get addikted cos it's not ¢heap. i think it ¢o$ts $17/day @ <a href="http://www.planetgranite.com/" target="new">planet granite</a>. well, that's ¢heaper than a snowboarding lift tic; much ¢heaper. *sigh* going to the skate park's also ¢heaper than buying a lift tic; since it's plain free.</li> <li>neay, after clmbing, we went to dinner @ 쥬쥬비 jujubee. we ate 감자탕 gamjatang, 골뱅이 무침 golbaengi moochim, n' 통닭 tongdalk.</li> <li>then we went back to our house, took a walk w/ sooni to blockbuster to return <i>eight below</i> n' watched <i>walk the line</i> 'twas a pretty good movie, but it's not like i was ever a <i>great</i> fan'f johnny ¢a$h. in hi skool, i really liked social distortion's cover of "ring of fire." i miss that song.</li></ul> <li>일요일 <s>(어제)</s>, 07월02일</li> <ul> <li>i woke up somewhat early, skipped the skate park, n' went to <font color="#ff9900"><a href="http://www.grx.org" target="new">grx</a></font>'s mobile chuch site @ the santa clara marriott to help set up kidzone.</li> <li>then i returned home to <i>try</i> unsuccessfully to wake up kaela.</li> <li>i ended up going to church by myself.</li> <li>later, i picked up kaela n' we met up w/ our friends jane n' darien 4 a brunch double date @ ihop on great amerika parkway. i had some really tasty harvest grain pancakes ($6.99), but the ham slice that i added as a side was a major ripoff @ $2.99! i'm djing jane n' darien's wedding in oktober. during our brunch, i confirmed w/ jane that i was indeed her tayl (taiwanese.amerikan youth leadership) camp counselor a long time 'go. funny.</li> <li>after brunch, kaela n' i stopped by home to pick up sooni n' then went to the sports basement to make a $hopping list 4 2nite's (07월05일) "$hopping party." we picked out some bikes.</li> <li>then we dropped sooni off @ home n' went to our friends maryann n' topher's house 4 topher's b.day bbq. ah, lots'f good fud n' lots'f pregnant couples! 2wards the end'f the nite we noticed that the crowd'd separated into pregnant couples n' non.pregnant couples. neway, we had a good time.</li> <li>hrm, what happened after kaela n' i came home? i don't 'member.</li></ul> <li>월요일 <s>(오늘)</s>, 07월03일</li> <ul> <li>i woke up early, took out the trash, n' then went late to may's turbo kick box (tkb) class @ the east arques 24 hour fitness in sunnyvale.</li> <li>then i went to werk. @ lunchtime, i went home 4 lunch to eat some really tasty leftovers. it was quite an extravagant lunch'f leftovers.</li> <li>the office was relatively quiet n' empty cos most ppl took the day off.</li> <li>@ dinner time, kaela cooked some pasta.</li> <li>we watched <i>중독 joongdok / addicted</i>, which was honestly <i>just ok</i>. u wanna hear sumpthin' kind'f funny/interesting. i aktually kind'f fell asleep during the "love" scene. *shrug* yah, u'd think most ppl'd stay awak to watch a steamy $3x scene, but yah... i honestly kind'f dozed off. since i wake up early to exercise (or skate) or do church stuff, it's hard 4 me to stay up.</li></ul> <li>월요일, (4jx2006) 07월04일</li> <ul> <li>well, originally, i wantd to hit up the sunnyvale skate park 4 a 4jx2006 morning sesh, but i didn't. not only did i worry 'bout the weekly maintenance closure (which prob'ly didn't happen on the holiday), but i just couldn't wake up. i slept in till 700a, which is really <i>"sleeping in"</i> 4 me these days!</li> <li>well, we packed up our car n' headed 2 seacliff state beach in aptos, ca just south'f santa cruz. i'd marinated some 매운닭 maeoon dalk n' some 닭똥집 dalkddongjip.</li> <li>wow, what a fun day w/ our taekwondo friends in the sun. 2 much sun! kaela got burnt badly! we played volleyball n' soccer. i rarely play team sports, so it was a slightly refreshing change from my normal routine. we ate so much! it was a decently well executed beach trip!</li> <li>after kaela n' i came home, unpacked, n' showered; we <i>tried</i> to watch <i>the chronicles of narnia: the lion, the witch, and the wardrobe</i> but couldn't stay awake. we'll try again 2nite.</li></ul> <li>월요일, 07월05일</li> <ul><li>well, i woke up somewhat on time n' hit up the sunnyvale skate park.</li></ul></ul> <ul><li>sneeze = 재채기 jaechaegi</li> <li>cough = 기침 gichim</li> <li>to blow 1's nose = 코풀다 kopoolda</li></ul> <p>수요일 아침: so we'll be in vegas this wknd 4 <a href="http://le-artiste.blogspot.com/" target="new">jeanna</a>'s wedding. she made this itinerary 4 us, which is kind'f optional; but it includes a bunch'f buffets. dude, after this past few days, i really shouldn't be eating so much. i dunno, man. i've found some 24 hour fitness locations in las vegas. i just wonder which 1's the closest 4 us. i really ought to pack gym stuff, rt? dude, it's gonna be soooo hot. i'm not looking 4ward to the heat. as i've sed time n' time 'gain; i'm not a huge fan'f vegas in gen'l. it just cms so... not in tune w/ my ethiks... not like i'm such a holy man or nething, but that i think a person ought 'least to <i>try</i>. neway... as i've also sed over n' over 'gain, i'll try to have fun this wknd. i'll eat, but i'd surely like to get exercise. *sigh* it's gonna be hot. i don't normally wear shorts, but i'm considering buy a pair'f shorts @ the sports basement 2nite. [later] did i ever get to talk 'bout the sports basement $hopping party 2nite? well, a few wks 'go, when i bought my skateboarding helmet, i dropped my bizness card into a bucket (aktually an artillery shell) 4 a drawing. apparently, i "won" a "shopping party" 4 my friends: free chips, dip, bier, n' soda along w/ a 20% off di$¢ount on <i>everything</i> in the store. kaela n' i plan to buy bikes. we have like 25 friends, mostly cowerkers, coming. hopefully, it'll be fun. i'm missing will's turbo kick box (tkb) class @ the east arques 24 hour fitness 4 this. i'll prob'ly miss next wk's class to cook dinner 4 our friends joanie n' mike who just had a baby boy named riley. the wk after that's kaela's n' my 3rd wedding anniversary. wow, that's like a whole month w/o will's tkb class. ha ha. *sigh* i guess i still hope to stay in shape by going to the other tkb classes, doing real taekwondo, n' skating (skateboarding). when'll my elbow pads get here? <p>[later] 저녁이지만 아직도 직장에 있어요: 2morrow evening, duk'll give us a ride to the aeroport n' then watch our house n' sooni. [later] 2day, @ the sunnyvale skate park, i had a thought: maybe, in order to pump better n' thus get higher out'f the bowl, i need to approach the coping @ more'f an angle n' still come back down straight. maybe that'll help me. maybe approaching the transition @ straight on is slowing me down. i guess that has been my problem w/ backside turns on snowboard 0.5pipes. in snowbaording or while snowboarding, in 0.5pipes, i can do ok w/ my frontside turns n' airs, while i often get stuck, lose speed, etc. on my backside turn. it's odd tho' that my 1st taste'f verti<font face="script" color="blue" size="+3">cal</font> air was a backside air off a 0.25pipe @ squaw. i just bombed down the slope @ the end'f a terrain park, i went up the 0.25pipe, caught air, n' just instinktively did my 180 to re.enter. i just did what i'd always cn in videos, u know? my re.entry was ok 'cept i didn't keep my board upright 'nuff. i think that's a common mistake. i kind'f came down 2 flat, on my tail. however, i rode it out fine. uhm, i think on a skateboard, if ne1 were to do that, they'd have a hard time recovering n'd prob'ly bail. <br><br><br> <a href="" target="new"></a> <font face="" color=""></font> <img src="" alt=""> <center></center> <ul> <li></li> </ul>