Haven't posted in a while huh?
Mostly because i haven't had internet access for the past week. Why? Cuz my freakin DSL from verizon hasn't come yet. I'm at my best friends house (pae's) place right now, checking e-mail and a few other things. So what have i been up to lately.. err.. my mind is so blurr right now that i can't think straight.
So on the 25th i started work, and basically worked for the next 3 days. Nothing really exciting happened between those days.
Actually, there was a small problem at my studio with waterbugs crawling around. I'm guessing the last tenant wasn't too good in higene. So i bought a gallon of those pest control things.. and sprayed all over. So these days - i only see maybe 1 waterbug at night which i can instantly kill with my Raid spray. It's pretty funny when u kill them with Raid, because they just crawl hella slow - then suddenly flip over and die a slow death. I'm guessing they aren't coming back because they are scared of me (well that's what Pae says).
On Wednesday, i met up with Pae and went drinking at HQ.. and on Thursday - i finally bought my queen size matress. Buying the bed was an interesting experience though.. originally i was going to IKEA or LA to buy something cheap, but didn't wanna deal with delivery - so i just went down the street from where i live to a Furniture Express store. As i walked inside, the first thing i saw was a sign that said:
NO STROLLERS
NO STROLLERS
Don't pick your nose
Don't make fun of the owner
Don't ask why his so short
Offenders will deal with $10 fine
So i'm looking around being really careful cuz i don't want no $10 fine. The owner was just in the corner sitting around not even wanting to help me, which sucked since none of the stuff had price tags on them and i was on a tight budget. A few minutes later, i noticed him laughing and saying something in Korean.. (oh shit).. his Korean. I go up to him and tell him that i was Korean aswell - and needed some help picking out a bed. I think he got a lil excited and was delighted to help me around (now that he knew i was a gook).
So were going around - and i tell him my situation and that i needed something cheap. He shows me a Full size bed for $130, and tells me i can buy it for $100 because i'm Korean. Okay that sounded good.. but he was telling me about how it was refurbished with new springs.. (err.. i don't want no used bed).. so he walks to the other side of the store and shows me a Queen size bed and tells me it's $190.
"I don't have $190 to spend on furniture" - i said
"I know, i'm going to give you a discount" - owner
"How much?" - i said
"Let me go check" - owner
He comes back 5 minutes later and tells me he can give it to me for $130 since he knows i'm just a student. Awesome! $30 bucks more for a new queen size bed.
Then i asked him about delivery, and he says that he can put it on top of my prelude and tie it with ropes.. i'm like Hell no.
So after a few minutes of silence, he tells me he will deliver it for free after work if i bought it the same day.. okay coo!..
So after i pay, i went home and waited for Pae who was coming over to have Pizza at my place. Around 7:30pm, the owner came over and Pae helped me unload it into my house. We ordered 2 large pizza's from Domino's and Cinastix. I think i almost exploded that night.
The rest of the night, i just stayed up watching Evangeleon on DVD which Pae let me borrow.
Today, i just sat around again watching Music Videos .. and went to PC Bang and Tapioca express with Pae around 8pm. And right at this very moment, i'm at his house updating this blog because Susan told me to. SIKE!.. i was already updating it b4 u told me to Susan!
I can't remember any more details of this past week, so i'm going to stop here. WHERE IS MY FREAKIN DSL! I ordered that last Monday!
Friday, August 30, 2002
Saturday, August 24, 2002
No Keys to Apartment
Doh.. missed yesterday's date to post on the 23rd by 30 minutes. Well it still feels like it's the 23rd to me.. althought technically it's the 24th.
I didn't do much today.. er.. yesterday. I woke up around 1pm.. tried to upload files to the new server for bjunkyard. The followed up by going to my new apartment complex to pick up my keys. After i arrived there - the manager was not there. Nothing new there - cuz she's always not there. So i waited for 30 minutes and she finally came.. and i get the following sentence, "Um.. i dont have the keys ready for you yet".. DOH!
She explains to me that the workers haven't finished refurnishing the studio because they started the job late. They still have to redo all the locks and bolts so the master key wasn't ready. She assured me however, that it would be ready by tomorrow when i move in. So fine - that's coo since the apartment is on the way towards Cerritos mall. I leave and head towards the mall where i had to pick up my schedule for next week. I arrive and talk to the role manager and get a tour of the mall.. it's a pretty small store compared to the banana at valley fair.. their stock room is the same size as the men's shoe stock room in valley fair. That doesn't bug me though, cuz i need the job and the money right now. I will probably look for a more tech (high paying job) after i settle in and know more about this new place.
I then go over to my aunts place in Cerritos which is literally 4 minutes from the mall. I play with my little cousin who is 9 months old and got to eat a bunch of food.
I later met Pae that night to go eat with his co-workers but ended up just having a coke cuz i was so full. We came home - and out of the blue Susan called me and we talked for almost 2 hours.. then talked to my mom about how i was doing. I was pretty happy when my mom told me she "really really misses me".. hehe.. never heard her say that before. It's a nice feeling to be loved/missed.
It's also funny how i was talking to a few of my friends and they all tell me to watch out for Cerritos girls cuz they're all psycho's. And when i ask them in what way, they always tell me i have to find out myself because they can't put it in words. Hmm.. i figure i should just stay away from them period.
I didn't do much today.. er.. yesterday. I woke up around 1pm.. tried to upload files to the new server for bjunkyard. The followed up by going to my new apartment complex to pick up my keys. After i arrived there - the manager was not there. Nothing new there - cuz she's always not there. So i waited for 30 minutes and she finally came.. and i get the following sentence, "Um.. i dont have the keys ready for you yet".. DOH!
She explains to me that the workers haven't finished refurnishing the studio because they started the job late. They still have to redo all the locks and bolts so the master key wasn't ready. She assured me however, that it would be ready by tomorrow when i move in. So fine - that's coo since the apartment is on the way towards Cerritos mall. I leave and head towards the mall where i had to pick up my schedule for next week. I arrive and talk to the role manager and get a tour of the mall.. it's a pretty small store compared to the banana at valley fair.. their stock room is the same size as the men's shoe stock room in valley fair. That doesn't bug me though, cuz i need the job and the money right now. I will probably look for a more tech (high paying job) after i settle in and know more about this new place.
I then go over to my aunts place in Cerritos which is literally 4 minutes from the mall. I play with my little cousin who is 9 months old and got to eat a bunch of food.
I later met Pae that night to go eat with his co-workers but ended up just having a coke cuz i was so full. We came home - and out of the blue Susan called me and we talked for almost 2 hours.. then talked to my mom about how i was doing. I was pretty happy when my mom told me she "really really misses me".. hehe.. never heard her say that before. It's a nice feeling to be loved/missed.
It's also funny how i was talking to a few of my friends and they all tell me to watch out for Cerritos girls cuz they're all psycho's. And when i ask them in what way, they always tell me i have to find out myself because they can't put it in words. Hmm.. i figure i should just stay away from them period.
Thursday, August 22, 2002
Dejavu
It was like a huge dejavu today.. sat at home in front of the computer most of the day.. then went to tapioca express around 9 again - came back home and i'm still in front of the computer. Thank goodness it'll be different tomorrow.
Things to Do..
I just woke up.. it's 2pm right now, and am doing my laundry. Pae's mom was also nice enough to cook me some eggs, spam, kimchi, and khim with rice.. Now i'm pretty full and need to go to blockbuster to return that movie i watched last night. I'm sure today will be another boring day - at least tomorrow i have things to do.
1. pick up keys to apartment
2. pick up work schedule
3. call telephone company
4. call dsl company
5. pick up bed and fridge from LA
1. pick up keys to apartment
2. pick up work schedule
3. call telephone company
4. call dsl company
5. pick up bed and fridge from LA
Movie Review: We Were Soldiers
I guess it's technically the 22nd.. so might as well post it here. It's 1:10am right now, and just finished watching the movie "We Were Soldiers" starting Mel Gibson. It's a sad/dramatic war movie about Vietnam.. the words/speech from Mel Gibson and the nararator were nice.. the war scenes were cliche.. like any other war movie. Lots of shooting, planes, helicopters.. etc. War movies are becoming a little boring now - because it's always the same plot [kill the viets]. Overall - if i was to rate this movie.. i'd give it a 6.5 out of 10 for trying. It wasn't a waste of money.. but i wouldn't watch it again.
Pae and I sat around the house most of the day (21st).. and had a nice family dinner with his parents. We talked a bunch about life and our future, and his dad was very encouraging and thoughtful. I also had a beer with him.. which was a little embarassing. After dinner - we headed out to Tapioca Express - and rented the movie i reviewed above. Now i'm off to bed.. tomorrow will be another boring day.
Pae and I sat around the house most of the day (21st).. and had a nice family dinner with his parents. We talked a bunch about life and our future, and his dad was very encouraging and thoughtful. I also had a beer with him.. which was a little embarassing. After dinner - we headed out to Tapioca Express - and rented the movie i reviewed above. Now i'm off to bed.. tomorrow will be another boring day.
Wednesday, August 21, 2002
Parking Issues
Nothing much happening today.
Pae went to get a haircut at noon.. and i woke up around 1pm. There wasn't anything else to do - so we just sat around his room and played computer games. A few hours pass, and his mom came in with a note.. the note said that i had to move my vehicle from the visitor parking space because i reached the limit of 2 weeks. So now i gotta park it outside in the street.. hopefully it'll be safe where i parked (knock on wood). Now i'm sitting in front of my computer (thanks to Young Nuna for letting me wire the ethernet cable to her room).. and just writing this boring blog.
Pae is sleeping in his bed right now.. he looks pretty exhausted, not sure why. Maybe all that alcohol last night finally got to him. I never saw him sleeping in the middle of the day for so long before.. this is intereting. I'm also waiting for his mom to finish cooking for us.. i feel bad.. maybe i'll go eat outside. dunno.
Pae went to get a haircut at noon.. and i woke up around 1pm. There wasn't anything else to do - so we just sat around his room and played computer games. A few hours pass, and his mom came in with a note.. the note said that i had to move my vehicle from the visitor parking space because i reached the limit of 2 weeks. So now i gotta park it outside in the street.. hopefully it'll be safe where i parked (knock on wood). Now i'm sitting in front of my computer (thanks to Young Nuna for letting me wire the ethernet cable to her room).. and just writing this boring blog.
Pae is sleeping in his bed right now.. he looks pretty exhausted, not sure why. Maybe all that alcohol last night finally got to him. I never saw him sleeping in the middle of the day for so long before.. this is intereting. I'm also waiting for his mom to finish cooking for us.. i feel bad.. maybe i'll go eat outside. dunno.
Tuesday, August 20, 2002
No Money..
Just got back from Costa Mesa.. went to the mall there which is in Orange County.. and boy - it was pretty depressing when i shopped around because everything was so expensive. I first went into Gucci.. and noticed everything in there was at least 100 bucks. Some lady kept following me and Pae around explaining everything to us about each product - which deserved an A+ customer service.. but made me kinda nervous since i knew i wasn't going to buy anything. I figure next time i go in there - i better know that i will be coming out with a shopping bag.
We didnt' even bother checking Ralph Lauren, and Armani since it would be a waste of time looking at things we couldn't afford. We came outside, and i called BR at Cerritos - and to my suprise, the store manager there was well aware that i wanted to transfer and told me everything has worked out - and some paper work would have to be transfered. I work next Sunday which is the 25th.
Things seem to finally be working out for me.. everything is going smoothly. [Knock on wood]
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Just came back from NEXT in Gardena i think.. it was coo. Me, Pae, and Yong Nuna (pae's sister) went.. had some good food (Tofu Kimchi, Gyoza, Odeng, 3 bottles of soju). I'm not that buzzed, but it's right at the time when you start feeling good.. hehe. I have a few pictures.. but dont' have a server to post them on. That's about all i did today..
We didnt' even bother checking Ralph Lauren, and Armani since it would be a waste of time looking at things we couldn't afford. We came outside, and i called BR at Cerritos - and to my suprise, the store manager there was well aware that i wanted to transfer and told me everything has worked out - and some paper work would have to be transfered. I work next Sunday which is the 25th.
Things seem to finally be working out for me.. everything is going smoothly. [Knock on wood]
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Just came back from NEXT in Gardena i think.. it was coo. Me, Pae, and Yong Nuna (pae's sister) went.. had some good food (Tofu Kimchi, Gyoza, Odeng, 3 bottles of soju). I'm not that buzzed, but it's right at the time when you start feeling good.. hehe. I have a few pictures.. but dont' have a server to post them on. That's about all i did today..
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