More wedding photos finally up!
Thanks for all your congrats. I start working next Tuesday, and if you guys come by while I'm on shift and there's no one else there, I'll totally hook y'all up!
School starts soon, too. This week is my last week of laziness. I gotta stop staying up this late, too.
This weekend was a mixture of good and bad. Sometimes my parents (mainly my mom) can drive me so nuts! I won't go much into detail, but I will say that when East meets West, things ain't pretty.
Comments please on how hot I look in those wedding photos!
Monday, August 18, 2003
Thursday, August 14, 2003
Happy Birthday to Kaela! And in case I don't get a chance to say so next week, Early Happy Birthday Beno!
Anyway, I promised pictures, and I will post them... soon. I just end up using my Dad's computer too often, and it's a hassle going back and forth between the two.
On another note, the city of Chino is in an outrage over The OC. It was on the local news after this week's show. The news crew was actually at the Chino Spectrum, right in front of the Starbucks (more on that next). Ppl complained that the show wasn't accurately portraying Chino, that there are a lot of nice houses and good schools here. And it's true. I haven't seen as much graffitti here as some parts of Placentia, too. The mayor has offered to take the producers on a tour of Chino, but so far, they haven't accepted. I think it would have been a little more realistic had the kid been from South LA (no longer South Central since the city council voted to change it... something about negative connotation), cuz Chino isn't so much "wrong side of the tracks" as it's more "used to be one giant farm."
Now, for my big news:
OHMYOHMYOHMYOHMYOHMYOHMYOHMYOHMYOHMY
So finally, two weeks after my second interview at Starbucks, I get up the balls to call Starbucks, thinking if they're going to reject me, then I at least want to know the reason why. Well, the manager picks up, I tell her who I am, she says that she was just about to start making the call-backs.
Then she says, oh, I think you're over-qualified to be just a barista. Well, I reply that I just needed a job for the next coupla years while I go to school. And then she says, oh, so it's not a career thing for you. Oh, but what about the long drive? And I'm thinking, that Starbucks is a 5-min drive away. I could even walk there. But then she elaborates, you drive so far for school. Ohhh. So I reply, oh, I only go to school about two to three days a week, and this fall (if i successfully crash that one class) I'll only be going to school Mondays and Wednesdays. Well, she replies, that's different.
And then she says, ok, I'm going to hire you on, I'll call you back to schedule a first impression.
Daaaaang. Some of you might notice that this entry is posted rather early in the day. (I'm sorta not used to waking up before noon... or 1 pm... or even 2 pm....) Well, she called me back this morning and gave me my schedule for next week.
Holy moly! I'm officially employed now!!!
Afterwards, I spent the next ten minutes scared out of my wits. That's the thing about unemployment. I've been unemployed for so long (and before that, I barely worked 2-5 hours per week), that I've grown to love my captors. Yeah, it sucked having no money and constantly fighting with my mom about my laziness, but in exchange, I had TIME. Lots of it. I developed a bad habit of watching late night TV. I just checked out some books from the library. Final Fantasy Tactics. I've even been keeping up with the storyline of Days of Our Lives. (Speaking of which, Sami and Lucas??? That's too whack.)
But, as the Bible says (I think), he who does not work, does not eat. And since I haven't been doing much housework, I figure it'd be easier for me to contribute financially. And if anything, now I can start saving up for a Vegas trip, and perhaps even a Korea trip.
Anyway, I promised pictures, and I will post them... soon. I just end up using my Dad's computer too often, and it's a hassle going back and forth between the two.
On another note, the city of Chino is in an outrage over The OC. It was on the local news after this week's show. The news crew was actually at the Chino Spectrum, right in front of the Starbucks (more on that next). Ppl complained that the show wasn't accurately portraying Chino, that there are a lot of nice houses and good schools here. And it's true. I haven't seen as much graffitti here as some parts of Placentia, too. The mayor has offered to take the producers on a tour of Chino, but so far, they haven't accepted. I think it would have been a little more realistic had the kid been from South LA (no longer South Central since the city council voted to change it... something about negative connotation), cuz Chino isn't so much "wrong side of the tracks" as it's more "used to be one giant farm."
Now, for my big news:
OHMYOHMYOHMYOHMYOHMYOHMYOHMYOHMYOHMY
So finally, two weeks after my second interview at Starbucks, I get up the balls to call Starbucks, thinking if they're going to reject me, then I at least want to know the reason why. Well, the manager picks up, I tell her who I am, she says that she was just about to start making the call-backs.
Then she says, oh, I think you're over-qualified to be just a barista. Well, I reply that I just needed a job for the next coupla years while I go to school. And then she says, oh, so it's not a career thing for you. Oh, but what about the long drive? And I'm thinking, that Starbucks is a 5-min drive away. I could even walk there. But then she elaborates, you drive so far for school. Ohhh. So I reply, oh, I only go to school about two to three days a week, and this fall (if i successfully crash that one class) I'll only be going to school Mondays and Wednesdays. Well, she replies, that's different.
And then she says, ok, I'm going to hire you on, I'll call you back to schedule a first impression.
Daaaaang. Some of you might notice that this entry is posted rather early in the day. (I'm sorta not used to waking up before noon... or 1 pm... or even 2 pm....) Well, she called me back this morning and gave me my schedule for next week.
Holy moly! I'm officially employed now!!!
Afterwards, I spent the next ten minutes scared out of my wits. That's the thing about unemployment. I've been unemployed for so long (and before that, I barely worked 2-5 hours per week), that I've grown to love my captors. Yeah, it sucked having no money and constantly fighting with my mom about my laziness, but in exchange, I had TIME. Lots of it. I developed a bad habit of watching late night TV. I just checked out some books from the library. Final Fantasy Tactics. I've even been keeping up with the storyline of Days of Our Lives. (Speaking of which, Sami and Lucas??? That's too whack.)
But, as the Bible says (I think), he who does not work, does not eat. And since I haven't been doing much housework, I figure it'd be easier for me to contribute financially. And if anything, now I can start saving up for a Vegas trip, and perhaps even a Korea trip.
Sunday, August 10, 2003
I will be posting more wedding pictures soon, so click on the link on the entry below sometime in the next few days. One word, though: it's MY vanity website, so I'm putting up pictures mostly of me. Yeah, yeah. Wanna see less of me and more of them? Tough. Try Beno's website. They should be under journal. (Speaking of which, Beno, update your website! At least change the index page! It's really out of date! If you want, I can even make a flash splash page for you.)
Anyway, thanks to y'all for your comments. I haven't called Starbucks yet, but I'll do so soon. Why do I really want to work there when they are frickin' busy morning 'til night? Cuz they offer benefits even to part-timers. Now, I don't care about the stock options, but it would be nice to have medical insurance. I haven't had a check-up in three years.
What's my latest time-waster? Final Fantasy Tactics. I named my main guy CletusTheYokel (slack-jawed wouldn't fit), I think cuz I was inspired by The OC.
For those of you that did figure out where Ubbi-Dubbi came from... how'd you figure it out? Did my clues help?
One more thing: The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen is an underrated movie. Well, it's more enjoyable if you've read the literature that these characters have come from. And the comic books. Anyway, Tom Sawyer's age is late-20's, right? Perhaps even mid- or early-20's. Well, in The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, he's about 12 or 13, and slavery was still legal, which meant that it was sometime in the 1850's. Even if it was in the early 1860's, by the time the movie rolls around, it's almost 40 years later (1899). So Tom Sawyer should be about 50. But... well, you gotta have a handsome American hunk. BTW, I don't know if you, my gentle readers, know that Mark Twain wrote a sequel called Tom Sawyer, Detective and that's where they got the idea to make him a Secret Service Agent. Yeah, I know, one of you told me that. Now shut up.
I really wish they had played up the Tom's-crush-on-Mina thing more.
Anyway, thanks to y'all for your comments. I haven't called Starbucks yet, but I'll do so soon. Why do I really want to work there when they are frickin' busy morning 'til night? Cuz they offer benefits even to part-timers. Now, I don't care about the stock options, but it would be nice to have medical insurance. I haven't had a check-up in three years.
What's my latest time-waster? Final Fantasy Tactics. I named my main guy CletusTheYokel (slack-jawed wouldn't fit), I think cuz I was inspired by The OC.
For those of you that did figure out where Ubbi-Dubbi came from... how'd you figure it out? Did my clues help?
One more thing: The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen is an underrated movie. Well, it's more enjoyable if you've read the literature that these characters have come from. And the comic books. Anyway, Tom Sawyer's age is late-20's, right? Perhaps even mid- or early-20's. Well, in The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, he's about 12 or 13, and slavery was still legal, which meant that it was sometime in the 1850's. Even if it was in the early 1860's, by the time the movie rolls around, it's almost 40 years later (1899). So Tom Sawyer should be about 50. But... well, you gotta have a handsome American hunk. BTW, I don't know if you, my gentle readers, know that Mark Twain wrote a sequel called Tom Sawyer, Detective and that's where they got the idea to make him a Secret Service Agent. Yeah, I know, one of you told me that. Now shut up.
I really wish they had played up the Tom's-crush-on-Mina thing more.
Friday, August 08, 2003
Okay, it's been awhile, so I've got a lot to say:
First note, in the new show The OC, the "poor" kid from the other side of the tracks is from Chino! Hahahaha! If I didn't bag on this town as much as I do, I'd be offended. After all, there aren't that many houses with mattresses and tires and a chain link fence in the front yard.
Second, I haven't heard from Starbucks yet, it's been more than a week... so what does that mean?
Third, Ah-nold is running for governor. I am tempted to vote for him just so I could say that The Terminator is my governor. And he probably can't screw up California more than it's already been screwed.
Fourth, the source of Ubbi-Dubbi is... the show Zoom on PBS! Yeah, I'm pathetic, but I like to catch it every now and then. It's basically a show where kids send in jokes, stories, etc, and there is a cast of kids who tell jokes, act out stories (usually in Ubbi-Dubbi), play games that other kids have invented, and do science experiments.
Fifth, I stole some pics off my brother-in-law's website (still sounds weird!) and you can see them on his journal or else I put them all in one place on my website.
First note, in the new show The OC, the "poor" kid from the other side of the tracks is from Chino! Hahahaha! If I didn't bag on this town as much as I do, I'd be offended. After all, there aren't that many houses with mattresses and tires and a chain link fence in the front yard.
Second, I haven't heard from Starbucks yet, it's been more than a week... so what does that mean?
Third, Ah-nold is running for governor. I am tempted to vote for him just so I could say that The Terminator is my governor. And he probably can't screw up California more than it's already been screwed.
Fourth, the source of Ubbi-Dubbi is... the show Zoom on PBS! Yeah, I'm pathetic, but I like to catch it every now and then. It's basically a show where kids send in jokes, stories, etc, and there is a cast of kids who tell jokes, act out stories (usually in Ubbi-Dubbi), play games that other kids have invented, and do science experiments.
Fifth, I stole some pics off my brother-in-law's website (still sounds weird!) and you can see them on his journal or else I put them all in one place on my website.
Sunday, August 03, 2003
Crap, I had written a lengthy post, and then it got lost! Dagnabit!
Alright, I'm getting tired, but to recount: Thanks for your comments, sorry you can't delete a double-post, all you have to do is click "comment" once and have faith that it is saving.
Hint for the origins of Ubbi-dubbi.
Anyway, briefly, I went kayaking with church folks today. Malibu Kayaks. It was fun, but three hours of oaring is a tough workout. And the water that splashed onto me is seawater, so it dried to a nice, thin layer of salt. My shoulders are killing me, but I think what's worse is that I got sunburned... again. I swear, I put on so much sunblock. SPF 30! And yet, my legs have developed a reddish tinge. Due to this activity, I wasn't able to go to the airport with my parents to meet up with my sister and her husband (!) before they flew back to San Jose. I get torn like that. There have been other times where I was forced to choose between hanging out with family or friends. (Sometimes that choice was taken away from me.) I guess it's cool that I actually do like hanging out with my family, considering that many other 24-year-olds avoid it like the plague. I guess I just want the best of both worlds. Especially since my weekdays tend to be filled with boredom and/or loneliness. Well, I'm not really lonely. There are many times I prefer solitude to company. But I don't think I can ever live alone. It's comforting to know that my parents are in the other room. But it sucks to want company and not have it, and also to have too much company. Such are the little dilemmas of life. Hardly worth mentioning. 'Cept in my blog!
No word from Starbucks yet. They said that my availabilities is one of the biggest hiring factors. Well, I'm free practically every single day, and it was true when I applied four weeks ago, and it'll be true for about three more weeks. But then school will start! Aye chihuahua. Who knew that it would take a month to hire for a coffeeshop?
Alright, I'm getting tired, but to recount: Thanks for your comments, sorry you can't delete a double-post, all you have to do is click "comment" once and have faith that it is saving.
Hint for the origins of Ubbi-dubbi.
Anyway, briefly, I went kayaking with church folks today. Malibu Kayaks. It was fun, but three hours of oaring is a tough workout. And the water that splashed onto me is seawater, so it dried to a nice, thin layer of salt. My shoulders are killing me, but I think what's worse is that I got sunburned... again. I swear, I put on so much sunblock. SPF 30! And yet, my legs have developed a reddish tinge. Due to this activity, I wasn't able to go to the airport with my parents to meet up with my sister and her husband (!) before they flew back to San Jose. I get torn like that. There have been other times where I was forced to choose between hanging out with family or friends. (Sometimes that choice was taken away from me.) I guess it's cool that I actually do like hanging out with my family, considering that many other 24-year-olds avoid it like the plague. I guess I just want the best of both worlds. Especially since my weekdays tend to be filled with boredom and/or loneliness. Well, I'm not really lonely. There are many times I prefer solitude to company. But I don't think I can ever live alone. It's comforting to know that my parents are in the other room. But it sucks to want company and not have it, and also to have too much company. Such are the little dilemmas of life. Hardly worth mentioning. 'Cept in my blog!
No word from Starbucks yet. They said that my availabilities is one of the biggest hiring factors. Well, I'm free practically every single day, and it was true when I applied four weeks ago, and it'll be true for about three more weeks. But then school will start! Aye chihuahua. Who knew that it would take a month to hire for a coffeeshop?
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