<center>2006.12.25</center> <a name="suhngtanjuhl"><h3><font color="#550000">성</font><font color="#005500">탄절</font></h3></a> <p><font color="#550000">성</font><font color="#005500">탄절</font> <font color="#550000">suhng</font><font color="#005500">tanjuhl</font>; 월요일 오후, 114p: <font color="#550000">성</font><font color="#005500">탄절 즐거워요!</font> <font color="#005500">merry <font color="#550000">christ</font>mas!!!</font> i wish i were on the slopes in tahoe. however, i'm in chino rt now @ the beautiful <a href="http://www.friendster.com/203953" target="new">kaela hwang</a>'s parents' house. down here in so<font face="script" color="blue" size="+3">cal</font> it's warm during the day n' freezin' @ nite; a perfekt recipe 4 gettin' sick, 4 catchin' a cold. this is the weather we had in nor<font face="script" color="blue" size="+3">cal</font> back in november. i'm here in so<font face="script" color="blue" size="+3">cal</font> w/o my snowboard n' w/o my skateboard. i'm boardless. u know me: boardsports r really important to me. neway, it's <font color="#550000">christ</font><font color="#005500">mas</font> 2day! <font color="#550000">christ</font><font color="#005500">mas</font>'s very important to me. it's the day we celebrate the birth'f our dear saviour jesus christ. i heard on the news a few wks 'go that more ppl r offended by "happy holidays" than "<font color="#005500">merry <font color="#550000">christ</font>mas</font>," <i>many</i> more. yah, @ this pt, i'm a li'l irked by "happy holidays," n've been shamelessly sayin' "<font color="#005500">merry <font color="#550000">christ</font>mas</font>" more these days. it's funny cos i know it's <i>kind'f</i> like i'm being insensitive to other religions, but... *shrug* don't i have a rt to worship <i>my</i> god?! i think 'twas the seattle aeroport that tore down all their <font color="#550000">christ</font><font color="#005500">mas</font> decorations cos a jewish rabbi was threatenin' to sue if they didn't <i>put up</i> a hannukah display. when he found out that they tore down the <font color="#550000">christ</font><font color="#005500">mas</font> decorations, he himself was really disappointed cos that's <i>not</i> what he wanted. yah... u know how dr. rick warren sez that he's sick'f how ppl claiming to represent him as an evangeli<font face="script" color="blue" size="+3">cal</font> christian keep talkin' 'bout how they're "against" stuff? he sez that he wants to be <i>4</i> stuff, that christians should be <i>4</i> stuff. yah, i agree w/ him. he was on nbc's <i>meet the press</i>, hosted by tim russert, on sun morn; this <i>past</i> sun morn, yesterday, <font color="#550000">christ</font><font color="#005500">mas</font> eve. he sat 'longside an author'f a book called <i>american gospel</i>. i <i>think</i> dr. rick warren represented the more <i>contemporary</i> view, while that author represented the more conservative, ol' skool view. i'm not sure. they didn't argue or nethin'. that's fine. <p>130p: so what's up? <font color="#005500">merry <font color="#550000">christ</font>mas!!!</font> i wish my vakation wouldn't end. then 'gain, it's good to be employed. it's gonna be a new yr soon. what're we gonna do on new yr's eve? i <i>really</i> wanna go snowboarding. i wouldn't mind snowboarding on new yr's day. that's what i <i>really</i> wanna do. *sigh* however, i know kaela wants to go to <i>some</i> kind'f late nite new yr's party. me? *sigh* it's not that i dislike parties or partyin', but <i>4 me</i> snowboarding takes precedence. i really wanna be on the slopes on new yr's day. *sigh* i don't have super hi hopes tho'. i guess i shouldn't get my hopes up. <p>rt now, we can get 50 (musik) downloads on <a href="http://click.linksynergy.com/fs-bin/click?id=hFit*7DqwsE&offerid=102563.10000029&type=3&subid=0" target="new">sony connect™</a><IMG border=0 width=1 height=1 src="http://ad.linksynergy.com/fs-bin/show?id=hFit*7DqwsE&bids=102563.10000029&type=3&subid=0" > 4 the price'f 40, usin' the ¢oupon ¢ode <font face="arial black, impact" color="black">CONNECTHOLIDAY</font> upon checkout. dude, i'd better snag that deal. however, my ¢redit ¢ard bill arrived 4 our <font color="black">blk fri</font> $pendin' $pree n' all our other crazy $pendin' this <font color="#550000">christ</font><font color="#005500">mas</font> season. <tt>:-o</tt> shock! it was quite shocking. *sigh* what did we $pend all this $$$ on? i s'ppose i bought <font color="#550000">christ</font><font color="#005500">mas</font> presents n' b.day presents... presents, presents, presents... i'm thankful that some'f our grps'f friends n' family chose to do <u>gift exchanges</u> or secret santa exchanges. that's great. it's <i>sooo</i> much better than buyin' individual presents 4 each person. it's kewl. i hope this trend picks up. i want to this to get bigger. i like it. <p>there r things i wanna buy, but i feel quite $pent out. [later] 210p: these things'd include 1) (i think) santa cruz seth huot pro tt 157cm snowboard deck (2006~07 model; $429.95) n' 2) independent eric koston 129mm low skateboard trucks ($29.95/pair). both r available @ <script type="text/javascript" language="javascript" src="http://www.kqzyfj.com/placeholder-1721007?target=_top&mouseover=N"></script>. does that link werk? if not, then plz use <i>this</i> link: <a href="http://www.kqzyfj.com/click-1728583-10448449" target="new">the-house.com</a> <img src="http://www.awltovhc.com/image-1728583-10448449" width="1" height="1" border="0"/> u prob'ly won't tho'. when it comes to boardsports, i'm pretty much talkin' to myself here. <p>well, <a href="http://www.unleashingfong.com" target="new">tim fong</a>; thanks 4 signin' my <a href="http://www.ocf.berkeley.edu/~beno/gbook.html" target="new">gbook</a> a couple'f wks 'go. i really appreciate it. as i sed, i have a new policy'f postin' all my <a href="http://www.ocf.berkeley.edu/~beno/gbook.html" target="new">gbook</a> entries into my aktual <i>beno journal</i>. thus, here's ur <a href="http://www.ocf.berkeley.edu/~beno/gbook.html" target="new">gbook</a> entry: <p><font face="courier" color=#005555">Saturday 12/02/2006 12:09:45am<br> name: tim<br> e.mail: tyfong919@gmail.com<br> homepage url (don't 4get to use http colon slash slash!) <a href="http://www.unleashingfong.com" target="new">http://www.unleashingfong.com</a><br> birthday/birthdate 1978<br> what do u want 4 christmas? two front teeth. kidding. tickets to japan would be good.<br> what is wrong w/ youth 2day? too willing to be led by fools. wait, that's a problem with adults too!<br> plz tell me 'bout a good memory u have from 2006? finally figuring out a little bit 'bout the whole ki/qi thing.<br> name a magazine u like: import tuner (yes i am stuck in 1998)<br> plans 4 next wknd? study. finals!!!!<br> additional comments: i liked the recent post on tkd and high kicks. i think back kick and counterkicking is great. one of the guys from china at the kickboxing gym knocked a guy out with a back kick. in a match.<p> i think it is all 'bout the delivery system. look at judo...we turn our back all the time to throw ppl.<p> even in ufc/pride there are some high kickers like cro cop. lidell knocked some dood out with a shin to the jaw a few years ago.<p>agree about flexibility. just good as we get older to avoid injuries generally!</font> <p>[later] 밤, 1143p: well, we ate brunch @ home. then, in the afternoon, we drove out to rolling hills estates to kaela's relatives' house 4 dinner. kaela n' i watched 'lot'f <i>dog whisperer</i> episodes. <p>earlier this wk... or, uh... <i>last</i> wk, after returnin' from tahoe, kaela n' i watched a bunch'f <font color="#770000">ko</font><font color="#000099">rean</font> movies we got from <a href="http://click.linksynergy.com/fs-bin/click?id=hFit*7DqwsE&offerid=78684.10000075&type=3&subid=0" >netflix.com</a><IMG border=0 width=1 height=1 src="http://ad.linksynergy.com/fs-bin/show?id=hFit*7DqwsE&bids=78684.10000075&type=3&subid=0" >. they were all so violent. what's up? <i>old boy</i>'s so <i>clockwork orange</i>ish. <i>lady vengeance</i>'s so <i>kill bill</i>ish. they're all so quentin tarantinoish à la <i>reservoir dogs</i>.<br><br><br>