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okay, i just saw the world's longest
mullet on the littlest kid. my parents took us out to sushi for dinner,
and at the bar was this guy, and what we first thought was a little
girl, but later realized she was a boy with a mullet! his hair
was down to his waist! why would you do that to your son?! he was
probably 7 or 8 years old, with a really long, blond mullet. poor kid.
he must be home-schooled.
it's really weird for me to drive thru
fremont...it's a totally different city. it amazes me how much has
changed in just a few years. change just seems to be the norm everywhere
these days. change into the same. lame.
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joyCleeP 10:31 PM [+] ::
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chicago was fabulous. the
choreography was so great, and catherine zeta-jones...wow, talk about
hot. if i had my life to do over again, i think i would like to be a
dancer.
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joyCleeP 5:03 PM [+] ::
... .:: Wednesday, March 26, 2003 ::.
i'm very upset with nintendo for not
releasing this earlier,
like say before i actually bought the first GBA! it's got a front light
screen and a rechargeable battery!!! i love my GBA, don't get me
wrong, but without adequate lighting, you can't see crap! but...i don't
plan on forking over $100 for another GBA. *sigh* what's a girl to
do...
i got a thank you card from the salesman at the burberry
store in honolulu, where i bought my bag and wallet. kinda freaky. even
freakier? he remembered what i said about not being able to find a bag i
liked in sf...and searching for 3 months for a bag i liked. woa. i'm a
little creeped out.
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joyCleeP 7:39 PM [+] ::
... .:: Saturday, March 22, 2003 ::.
i am frustrated by...
* these
damn war "protesters" that when asked why they are there, have no
clue..."um, i'm just here with the crowd." they think it's cool that
they're causing all this chaos in the city, costing sf $500k a day in
overtime for the cops, and not to mention disrupting so many
businesses...and i'm talking more than just the financial district, i'm
talking the mom and pop's donut shop that no one can get to cuz of the
mobs of people. i undertand that you're angry about the war, but
paralyzing our city isn't going to help the cause. what's next? rioting?
looting? are you gonna burn down downtown sf?! get a grip, people.
*
president bush watching the war on tv with congresspeople.
wtf?! when did they start broadcasting the war for all to see?!
this isn't a movie, you idiots, this is war!
* meteorologists
who keep telling us the weather forecast in baghdad. and why are they
doing this??
* the fact that i'm not proud to be an american right
now. i think i'll seriously give some thought be becoming canadian. can
i get un-naturalized and go back to being korean??
on a
brighter note...
erasure was fantastic
last night!! and what a trooper w was, i think he was one of like 25
straight men in the entire bill graham civic auditorium! it was an
interesting show...and i'm so glad i got to see them live. i think i've
just about seen everyone i want to see right now... i can't really think
of anyone else i want to see, which is good, cuz i don't have any money
to be spending on concert tix. now i have to get ready to go to a
wedding...she's a former coworker of w's, and i haven't seen her in
ages. another chinese banquet...ugh. i just hope they have my favorite
steamed fish. :)
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joyCleeP 12:44 PM [+] ::
... .:: Wednesday, March 19, 2003 ::.
the "war" has started. did the anchorman
just call it the "liberating of iraq?" did i hear that right? i'm so
tired of all this, i don't even have the energy... *sigh*
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joyCleeP 7:48 PM [+] ::
... .:: Tuesday, March 18, 2003 ::.
there's only one thing i love more than
dsl...wireless dsl!!! three cheers for wireless routers!! now i can have
dsl anywhere i want on my laptop! wow, amazing.
okay, $2.47 a
gallon for gas, this is getting ridiculous!!! if something doesn't
change soon, i'm gonna have to ride a bike to work, all 44 miles round
trip. either that or sell my car while it's still worth something and
get an EV. that might not be a bad idea, come to think of it... a whole
heck of a lot better than commuting on a bike (have you SEEN my work
commute???).
all this talk of war is creeping me out. have you
seen "wag the dog?" i wish this was like that. all just a
hoax...afterall, bush's acceptance rate is at like an all time high,
isn't it? hmm...makes you wonder, huh? (if you haven't seen it, you
should, it's a great movie.)
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joyCleeP 8:02 PM [+] ::
... .:: Monday, March 17, 2003 ::.
i know you're getting tired of hearing
rilo kiley when you read my blog, and i apologize...i haven't had much
time to play around with the music part. so if it really bugs, let me
know and i'll just shut it off. w is currently in the process of
developing a picture host of our very own (no more yahoo photos or
ofoto!!), which will be bigger and better than any other photo host out
there. :) it looks like my pics on my blog are bugging out, so until
it's up and running, i'll just leave it the way it is. patience friends,
patience. w promises it'll be goooood. he's a genius.
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joyCleeP 10:53 PM [+] ::
... .:: Sunday, March 16, 2003 ::.
I LOVE DSL! :) woohoo!!!
made it
up to the snow one more time this season! it was kind of a last minute
thing, but roommate convinced me to go, even tho the weatherman said it
was gonna snow heavily with high winds. glad we didn't listen, cuz it
was perfect snowboarding conditions. sooooo much powder! when it's that
powdery, i have a lot more confidence and tend to board way better.
soooo much fun!
so today, my plan is to do absolutely nothing.
:) looking forward to it...
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joyCleeP 1:23 PM [+] ::
... .:: Monday, March 10, 2003 ::.
oh, i almost forgot. all the excitement
at work just before i left...i bet you forgot too! well, universal
studios basically took over our hotel to shoot scenes for a major motion
picture!! which one? american pie 3!! we were all very excited! it was
hard to keep it a secret, but now that they're gone, i'm ready to tell
the whole world! hahaha.... i saw most of the stars, jason biggs (the
main character), the bandcamp girl, stifler, the guy that screws
stifler's mom, the girl that was in american beauty, but no chris kline.
:( i even talked to jason biggs on a couple of occasions. seeing those
"kids" around the hotel made me realize that they're just that, a bunch
of kids who just happen to be actors. i don't think they're famous
enough to have overgrown egos yet, so they're still pretty down-to-earth
when you talk to them. anyways, that was what all the bru-ha-ha was
about. :) i can't wait for the movie to come out tho, i think in august.
okay, that's all, for reals this time.
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joyCleeP 9:23 PM [+] ::
...
i'm back!! did you miss me?! hahaha,
kidding...
well, i hope the tan (that you can't see obviously)
shows just what a blast i had on my trip!!! we literally took over 300
pics that i will be sorting thru and posting on ofoto, just as soon as
my dsl is up and running. but here's a breakdown of what we did on our
vacation:
day 1 (2/27/03): flight out of LAX was delayed
over an hour, so we missed our connecting flight from Honolulu to Lihue,
Kauai. we were able to catch a later flight thankfully, but did a lot of
sitting around that day. arrived in Lihue, where we stayed at the Kauai
Marriott, a very nice resort, definitely recommend it. decided to hang
out at the pool and "miss" the "personal shower" for ap, w's stepsister,
who was getting married on Kauai, and the reason for this trip to begin
with. oh, it was w and me and his sister d this whole trip pretty much.
day 2 (2/28/03): bought "the ultimate guide to kauai"
book and read about a not-so-well-known trail with fantastic views at
the end, and attempted to hike it, but it was rainy and the barely
visible path was very slick and steep and full of forks (with no
direction from the book). instead, took the subi (our forester rental
car) "off-roading" which consisted of finding the biggest mud puddles to
drive through and staying off the roads as much as possible (without
destroying the natural vegetation that is kauai). went to waimea canyon
and took a million pictures. that night, went to dinner with ap and cl
(bride and groom) and pretty much everyone else who was there for the
wedding (about 30 total). good food!!
day 3 (3/1/03):
attempted to go kayaking up Wailua River to see Fern Grotto, but didn't
know we had to make reservations, and got there too late. drove around
and decided to hit the beach. went to Anini Beach and snorkeled a bit.
went to the wedding that afternoon, at Waimea Plantation Cottages, very
small, simple ceremony, but didn't care much for the whole shindig and
wasn't paying much attention (sorry, the ocean behind the "alter" was
more entertaining). the dinner was great, lots of good food and tons of
alcohol (none of which i consumed, as usual). best part of the evening
was the sparklers!!! and a beautiful sunset on the beach.
day
4 (3/2/03): left Kauai and flew over to Maui. drove 45 minutes to
the RC,
Kapalua, which was amazing!! it's no wonder it's one of the
top-rated hotels/resorts in the world. the property is soooo beautiful!
and our room? probably the best view you could imagine. on the very end
of the wing, with the most perfect ocean view. we could see a million
whales migrating from our balcony! it was so incredible. went to
the pool and just relaxed on our first night. w and i went to a nice
dinner at Kai, the sushi bar inside the hotel, very yummy. :) went
exploring around the hotel.
day 5 (3/3/03): the night
before, the concierge helped us book a boat trip to Molokini Crater,
just a few miles off the south shore of Maui. so we woke up bright and
early to get to the the harbor by 7:15am, which was about 40 minutes
away. we sailed about an hour to the crater and snorkeled for an hour
and half. we saw soooo many fish, i thought i was either gonna kick
something or it would attack ME! luckily, neither happened. i did get to
see a neat starfish tho, and tons of really neat fish. definitely a must
when you go to maui!! we went with a group called paragon, and i highly
recommend them. they're on the pricier side, but it's a small group of
about 35 people, and they actually sail, unlike the other motor-driven
boats. they're also performance sailors, so they know what they're
doing. :) we saw sooo many whales on the ride to the crater, and a
dolphin even came up and swam right under the catamaran with us! it was
amazing! the crew said that we were going out on the best day they've
had this season! :) we got back to the hotel just after lunch, and were
just exhausted, so we decided to just hang out by the pool and relax.
day 6 (3/4/03): following the advice of the concierge, we
attempted to go kayaking but the concierge didn't tell us that we
couldn't drive there, that we would have to take a shuttle from
the hotel (we went back to ask, just to make sure we weren't blind).
anyways, after wasting so much time driving in circles, we decided to
just go to the beach and hang out for a while. later that day, just
before lunch, we were back in our room and noticed we could see tons of
whales just off the shore. after lunch, we decided to head out to the
rocks to get a closer look. there were so many, we couldn't even count
them! it was soooo cool!!! i was sooo excited to see so many whales,
because someone had told me it was whale migration period on Maui right
now, and i was really hoping to see them, and i did!!!
day 7
(3/5/03): left Maui very early in the morning (waaaaay too short of
time on Maui) to go back to Oahu. Got to Honolulu about 7:30am, so
decided to do some activity before checking into our hotel. drove to Kailua Bay first to just go to
the beach and hang out. but then noticed they have ocean kayaking!! got
ourselves some kayaks and paddled out on the crystal blue ocean to this
Flat Sand Beach area, a bird sanctuary, then to Lanikai beach, voted
world's most beautiful beach at one time because of its clear waters and
white sand beaches. w even saw a turtle, it swam right under his
kayak!!! only w made it out to the Mokulua Islands, referred to by the
locals as the "moks," because d and i chickened out when we saw how big
the surf was and got uneasy about it. now, i failed to mention how
sunburnt we got from our trip to Molokini Crater, afterall, we were out
under the scorching sun for 5 hours. this kayaking adventure certainly
did not help the situation, and needless to say, the three of us looked
like a bunch of lobsters. we easily finished off a bottle of aloe!!
yikes. when we were on Lanikai beach, w and i decided to snorkel a bit,
since there is sooo much natural reef there. i was a bit creeped out by
it, cuz the reef was pretty shallow and i was afraid of getting too
close and getting my knees scraped up. just as i was about to head back
to shore, w grabbed my attention and pointed at something. when i
looked, it was a huge eel!!! i got so freaked out i booked it
back to shore soooo fast! ew... didn't want to get too close to that
thing. after kayaking all afternoon, we were bushed and decided to check
into our hotel, the Waikiki Marriott. i don't recommend staying there.
actually, i don't recommend staying in Waikiki. there are a million
japanese tourists there, among others, but it's just swarming with
tourists and just gets on my nerves. we could see the beach and Diamond
Head from our balcony, which was nice. After tending to our sunburns, we
headed out to Ala Moana shopping center (which is kind of a
high-maintenance mall, with the world's largest international food
court) where i finally found my burberry bag!! yea! then we went to the
International Marketplace, which is just a bunch of jewelry/souvenir
vendors/carts in this one area of Waikiki, where these persistent Korean
women try really hard to make you a good deal. i didn't buy anything,
but it's fun to haggle with them to see how low they'll go. :) they're
really push tho.
day 8 (3/6/03): another early start to
hike up Diamond Head.
it was a short and easy hike, until you got to the last 99 steps!! right
at about 80 i thought my legs were gonna give in, but luckily i made it
to the top. great views of the island and Waikiki. we planned on taking
a surf lesson, but time/money restraints prevented it from happening.
instead, w and i went down to waikiki beach and body boarded, which i
thought was fun, but w said the waves were too little. it made me really
want to learn to surf tho. maybe on my next trip! that night, our last
night in Hawaii, we went to w's and my favorite restaurant, Duke's. they have an amazing
salad bar which comes with your entree. they have 8 fish that can be
prepared 5 different ways. w and i went there our first trip to hawaii,
and we just had to go back this trip! we left with very full bellies!!!
day 9 (3/7/03): packed up once again, but this time not
to go to another island, but to make our way back home to cali. :( i
definitely wasn't ready to leave. i could've spent another couple weeks
in hawaii, especially on maui. but w and i are currently figuring out a
way for us to move out to maui. :) will keep you posted.
so now
i'm back, back to my regular daily life, and hawaii just seems like a
dream. it was so weird to be back at work today, but everyone said
they're glad i'm back and that they really missed me, which made it a
little easier. :) but i'm still looking into a transfer out to Kapalua!!
how great that would be!! anyways, i promise i'll have my pics up soon.
okay, i'm tired of typing now.
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joyCleeP 9:07 PM [+] ::
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