<center>2006.11.10</center>
<a name="brisknovsun"><h3>brisk november sun</h3></a>
<p>금요일 아침: 금요일예요. &nbsp; it's fri. &nbsp; that's good. &nbsp; i went to the sunnyvale skate park this morn 4 a decent sesh. &nbsp; i also skateboarded w/ sooni b4 that. &nbsp; i like morns like this. &nbsp; honestly, i got in like 2 hrs'f skateboarding this morn btwn those 2 aktivities, i guess. &nbsp; that makes me happy. &nbsp; however, wow... i <i>really</i> need a new pair'f skateboarding shoes! &nbsp; this morn, as i got in the car to head off to the sunnyvale skate park, i packed a 2nd pair'f shoes to wear into werk. &nbsp; really, my skateboarding shoes... in the past they were... well, sort'f ok to wear into werk. &nbsp; however, now that they're totally thrashed, yah... i shouldn't wear them to werk. &nbsp; i can c my sock thru the ollie hole! &nbsp; well, 2day's veterans day. &nbsp; let's appreciate the brave women n' men who've fought 4 our country. &nbsp; we <i>do</i> life in a great country, a country where a 31.yr ol' man can go skateboarding in the morn b4 werk. &nbsp; i really think i couldn't do that in ne other country. &nbsp; this is a great country! &nbsp; *sigh*
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<p>neway, last nite, i went to taekwondo praktice n' then taught class afterwards. &nbsp; on tues, mark taught the white belts, n' i taught the yellow n' orange belts. &nbsp; on thurs, we switched roles: mark taught the yellow n' orange belts, n' i taught the white belts. &nbsp; we have 4 new white belts. &nbsp; oh yah, our 4mer student hana cam back from uc irvine to praktice w/ us 1 nite. &nbsp; that was kewl. &nbsp; i was very happy that the beautiful <a href="http://www.friendster.com/203953" target="new">kaela hwang</a> came to sparring praktice. &nbsp; she taped up her ankles well n' prakticed w/ me. &nbsp; i gotta say: u ppl prob'ly don't realise that she <i>does</i> kick really hard. &nbsp; seriously, u wouldn't expekt it; but yah, she kicks really hard. &nbsp; don't 4get: she's been doin' taekwondo 4 quite a while as well. &nbsp; well, after praktice n' after the adult beginners class, a <i>huge</i> grp'f us taekwondo prakticioners from <a href="http://www.ustaekwondo-academy.com/" target="new">us taekwondo academy</a> (http://www.ustaekwondo-academy.com/ - new url!) went to dinner @ 토방 tobang, a <font color="#770000">ko</font><font color="#000099">rean</font> restuarant @ the corner'f benton n' kiely. &nbsp; it's really funny... i learned yet 'nother lesson thru this 40 day "fast" from land animal meats n' "sugar": wow, it was <i>sooo</i> frustrating last nite, tryin' to get sumpthin' to eat. &nbsp; typi<font face="script" color="blue" size="+3">cal</font>ly, <font color="#770000">ko</font><font color="#000099">rean</font> restaurants <i>do</i> have plenty'f seafud; but since we were there late @ nite, we apparently couldn't order certain dishes cos the cook had already gone home n' they were mostly just serving cook @ the table bbqed meat. &nbsp; it was <i>sooo</i> frustrating! we kept asking 4 things off the menu, n' the server kept saying they didn't have it, n' i felt like the restuarant wasn't even nice 'bout it. &nbsp; up until last nite, i liked that restaurant. &nbsp; also, 1'f our new students, he's a <font color="#005500">tai</font><font color="#ff9900">wan</font>ese guy, a christian like us, but i think some ppl'd insist that his sociopoliti<font face="script" color="blue" size="+3">cal</font> views r really "liberal." &nbsp; i mean, i personally am very kewl w/ that even tho' i insist that i'm a "progressive" not a "liberal." &nbsp; neway, i'm sure lots'f conservatives call me a "liberal" 2. &nbsp; well, this guy doesn't eat meat <i>or</i> seafud cos he's takin' a stand 'gainst cruelty to animals. &nbsp; he sed he's not 'gainst eatin' animals, but he's 'gainst the poor treatment they get while they're being raised to <i>be</i> fud. &nbsp; even tho' he thinks things like free.range n' wild caught animals make good meat 4 fud, he's refraining from <i>all</i> meats to drive home the pt. &nbsp; neway, yah; he's a great example'f a good christian who has "liberal" politi<font face="script" color="blue" size="+3">cal</font> views, n' i laud him 4 that. &nbsp; neway... like, we were in a very similar boat in not being able to order much. &nbsp; in the end, the waitress agreed to bring out <font color="green">야채</font> 비빔밥 <font color="green">yachae</font> bibimbap (<font color="#006600">vegetarian</font> bibimbap) 4 him, but i know he as a "starving student" had qualms 'bout the $8.95 pri&cent;e, n' i <i>do</i> wish they would've cut him some slack on the pri&cent;e since they'd already put us in such a bad situation. &nbsp; in the end, kaela n' i ordered 가자미 구이 와 된장 찌개 gajami gui n' dwenjang jjigae. &nbsp; the 자미 구이 와 된장 찌개 gajami gui was overpri&cent;ed n' the dwenjang jjigae had this very <i>un</i>fresh crab in it. &nbsp; i wasn't pleased. &nbsp; i felt so frustrated w/ the restaurant. &nbsp; they weren't even very generous w/ the 반찬 banchan (small "side" dishes). &nbsp; every1 else was drinkin' 소주 <img src="journal/graphics/soju.jpg" alt="소주 soju">, so kaela insisted on ordering a bottle. &nbsp; our table drank the bottle, but then our <font color="#006600">vegetarian</font> friend notice don the label'f this 처음처럼 chuheum chuhruhm (meaning "like the 1st time") brand soju that it contains sugar n' high fructose corn syrup. &nbsp; d'oh! &nbsp; we stopped drinkin' it. &nbsp; *sigh* it's funny cos our friend n' us, none'f us eat land animals; but he doesn't eat seafud, n' we don't consume "sugar." &nbsp; we had different restriktions yet both a bit restrikting... as restriktions tend to restrikt. ha ha. *sigh* neway, last nite's experience w/ the "fast" really tested my patience. &nbsp; it showed me how much i need jesus's grace n' 4giveness, u know? &nbsp; that's the truth. &nbsp; i mean, in the process'f introspekting, i could beat down on myself 4 not living up to the standards'f jesus's life, but no! &nbsp; that's not the pt. &nbsp; the pt is that <i>none</i>'f us can <i>ever</i> be just like jesus. &nbsp; rather, we <i>must</i> rely on his grace n' 4giveness!
<ul><li><font face="궁서,gungsuh" color="#225500">"모든 사람이 죄를 범하였으매 하나님의 영광에 이르지 못하더니 그리스도 예수 안에 있는 구속으로 말미암아 하나님의 은혜로 값 없이 의롭다 하심을 얻은 자 되었느니라" - 고마서 3장23~24절</font></li>
<li><font face="comic sans ms" color="#225500">"all have sinned and fall short of the glory of god, and are justified freely by his grace through the redemption that came by christ jesus." - romans 3:23~24</font></li></ul>
<p>friends, family: i gotta say, i really love having a connektion w/ god. &nbsp; it really excites me... seriously. &nbsp; i really feel emotional in that i really wish that all'f u could experience the joy i find in this. &nbsp; u know? &nbsp; like, man... life <i>really</i> makes sense when i'm connekted to god. &nbsp; u know that? &nbsp; u know... i guess all i can say is... really, if u ever wanna talk 'bout god; if u ever just have questions; let's talk. &nbsp; i don't have all ur answers; but i don't mind talkin'. &nbsp; i'm not necessarily even out to "defend" my faith or nething like. &nbsp; i just like to know ppl r <i>thinkin'</i> 'bout the big picture'f life n' the universe n' not just walkin' round like zombies. &nbsp; live 4 more! &nbsp; consider livin' 4 more.
<p>[later] 저녁 이지만 아직도 직장에서: 2day, during my lunchbrk, i met up w/ kaela @ <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martin_Yan" target="new">martin yan</a>'s new restaurant in mccarthy ranch. &nbsp; it's called <a href="http://www.redkwali.com" target="new"><font color="red">red kwali</font></a>. &nbsp; oh yah, kaela brought sooni w/ her to skool 2day n', of course, to lunch as well. &nbsp; 'twas a brisk but sunny day to eat outside. &nbsp; we ordered sambal shrimp w/ okra n' some kind'f <font color="#006600">vegetarian</font> nasi goreng. &nbsp; i'd had nasi goreng b4, but never 'member what it is when i read menus. &nbsp; i guess it's like a malaysian or singaporean paella. &nbsp; also, kaela n' i had some really delicious southeast asian hot coffee n' tea drinks (cos 'twas so cold outside). &nbsp; i had some kind'f malaysian "white" coffee, n' kaela had some kind'f red tea. &nbsp; after lunch, we drove 'cross the street to buy some <a href="http://www.piperlime.com" target="new">shoes</a> @ dsw (designer shoe warehouse) w/ kaela's $25 certificate, which had aktually expired, but which they accepted (woohoo). &nbsp; i bought my new skate shoes! <tt>:-)</tt> instead'f shellin' out like $60 on nice nike sb or emerica shoes, i bought a moderately pri&cent;ed pair'f <font color="#885500">brown</font> vans 4 $44.95. &nbsp; i'm satisfied w/ 'em, i think. &nbsp; i'll need to try'em out. &nbsp; they're a bit more fashionable than my ol' <font color="#555555">grey</font> world industries shoes. &nbsp; i noticed that 'least <i>this</i> dsw aktually has a decent selektion'f bargain bin skate shoes. &nbsp; they had several models'f vans n' several world industries n' several vision (vision street wear). &nbsp; i didn't know world industries still made shoes. &nbsp; i thought they'd merged with adio. &nbsp; then 'gain... these shoes might not be <i>that</i> new! &nbsp; ha ha ha. &nbsp; *sigh* otherwise, maybe world industries along with vision street wear now just make low end shoes. &nbsp; vans; to me, that's a name i can trust. &nbsp; un4tunately, yah, all these shoes r &cent;heaply made in &cent;hina. *sigh* i <i>hate</i> supporting $weat$hop labour praktices! grrr! <tt>>:-(</tt> n' i hate supporting the e&cent;onomy'f a gov't that refuses to honour <font color="#005500">tai</font><font color="#ff9900">wan</font> identity as an independent, autonomous nation. &nbsp; oh well; i've yet to find a pr'f skate shoes made in italy or 'least <font color="red">am</font><font color="#555555">eri</font><font color="blue">ka</font>. &nbsp; aktually, i was wonderin' if the nike sb shoes might be made somewhere other than &cent;hina cos - despite nike's bad, bad reputation in the past - they're s'pposedly tryin' to clean up their labour praktices. &nbsp; i hope so.
<p>i must've mentioned them in the past, but u should check out this band called <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Superchick" target="new">superchick</a>.
<p>since i've been werkin' 2day, it's easy 4 me to 4get that it's veterans day. &nbsp; however, i've cn lots'f kids everywhere 2day, so that reminded me. &nbsp; this morn, the sunnyvale skate park was much more crowded than on the usual weekday morn. &nbsp; btw, i had a pretty good morn sesh @ the sunnyvale skate park. &nbsp; i managed to do backside 50.50 axle stalls w/ <i>some</i> level'f consistency @ times. &nbsp; i bounced btwn ridin' "vert" n' "street." &nbsp; i tried to cover 'lot'f ground 2day (variety'f terrain): i rode the small bowl, the "medium" bowl, the triple ollie pad thingy, various curbs... &nbsp; [just a li'l bit later] oh wait, 'tis 'spposed to rain this wknd. &nbsp; in fakt, weather.com predikted t.storms 2nite here. &nbsp; maybe i won't get to test out my new skate shoes 2morrow. &nbsp; neway, 2morrow's the bay area snow show. &nbsp; many tahoe resorts s'pposedly open next wknd. <tt>:-)</tt><br><br><br>