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.:: Thursday, August 28, 2003
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there is nothing that irks me more than
when someone "acts" like they don't understand someone. my mom speaks
little english. i mean, she gets by, but it's very broken and a
challenge for her. but she tries very hard. ever since i was really
little, i remember getting soooo angry when ppl act all irritated and
frustrated at the fact that my mom's english isn't "perfect." they say
things like "what did you say?" and "i can't understand you." but i'm
sure if they took the effort to actually listen to her, it would have
been crystal clear what she was saying. that anger got stirred up in me
again, today at work. one of my coworkers has only been in the US for 3
years. he's married with two teen-age children, and is a well-educated,
senior management-level korean. his english, tho not "perfect," is very
good, and he has quite an extended vocabulary. but he has a heavy korean
accent. today, i heard someone say in that same derogatory tone "i can't
understand you." and i just kinda stopped what i was doing and had to
take a minute not to go over there and scream at him for saying that. i
don't even get this mad when someone calls me "oriental." that i just
brush off and get over. this, for some reason, really really angers me.
that people are so impatient and inconsiderate to not want to listen to
someone who is trying very hard to grasp a whole new language very late
in life. i'd like to see how well they speak korean after being thrown
in korea for a few years. the only difference is that in korea, he would
be encouraged and applauded for his efforts, not chastised for
trying.
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joyCleeP 8:46 PM [+] ::
... .:: Tuesday, August 26, 2003 ::.
it's too bad it's so damn foggy, or else
i might catch a glimpse of mars tonight. *sigh* i hate this place.
i had a great day at work today. i love when that happens. :)
and now i'm gonna go hang out with some girlfriends...and get eggettes.
what could be better?! well, maybe some sunshine. i hate this place. oh,
did i mention that already?
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joyCleeP 7:25 PM [+] ::
... .:: Sunday, August 24, 2003 ::.
good lord, what is going on with these
gas prices!!! i just paid $2.39 a gallon, and that's for generic valero
gas. sheesh!
i have an awful addiction. there's a really great
boba place, just a couple miles from my house. they have the yummiest
drinks ever, real fresh ingredients (not powders like most chains), and
they have these things called eggette waffles. apparently there are
vendors along the sidewalks selling them in hong kong as snack foods.
they're soooo good, and i find myself at eggettes way too often, spending at
least $5.75 on a drink and waffle. yikes. it's worse than a coffee
addiction. *sigh* i'm not so sure i want to give this one up tho. the
workers there know me. the guy that makes my drinks knows i like the
skinny straws (i never get the actual tapioca). that familiarity is
great. makes me think of the guy at tully's that i used to see every
friday when i worked in the city. he always hooked me up. see, it pays
to know people! :)
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joyCleeP 2:18 PM [+] ::
... .:: Friday, August 22, 2003 ::.
instead of getting better, my cold seems
to have taken a turn for the worse! i didn't take any meds last night
cuz it was making me have stressful dreams and waking me up in the
middle of the night! so last night i slept thru, but i feel like crap!
and i sound even worse than i actually feel. this sucks!! so now i have
stocked up on meds and oj, and plan to just rest and get better this
weekend. and play more powerpuff girls... i hear toys r us is having a
buy one get one free sale. may have to go and get finding nemo.
:)
did you hear the news?
how exciting!! i can't wait to go visit the pandas!!!
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joyCleeP 7:17 PM [+] ::
... .:: Tuesday, August 19, 2003 ::.
ohmygosh...i'm soooo going to sign up for
THIS!!! they deliver right to
your door! my friend's mom uses a service similar to this in sacramento,
and pays only $12/week! what a bargain! i'm excited.
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joyCleeP 8:42 PM [+] ::
...
if you're in the south bay and feel like
eating some super fresh sushi, go check out sushi zone in campbell. for the
month of august (they're grand opening), they're taking 20% off your
entire meal!!! my parents know the owners, and they're just the nicest
couple ever. the sushi is soooo fresh and yummy!! their rolls are HUGE!
yum...i think i need to go back there soon...
i have a cold. i
never get sick. couldn't be any worse timing. i'm swamped at work, so i
can't even take a day off to recuperate. :( i'm all stuffed up! boo.
in other news, i bought the powerpuff girls relish rampage for
ps2, and it's sooo cute! i'm horrible at games like that, so i figured
this one would be easy, since it's probably geared toward little girls.
yeah, i'm already stuck and frustrated. hmph.
there was a small
fire at work yesterday. i was having lunch with a coworker, in our
employee dining room, and the alarm sounded. we all just kinda looked
around, and ppl started getting up. i was tempted to take my soup with
me but refrained. when we got out of the building, you could see smoke
coming from the porte cochere!! then the fire engines came wailing
in...drama. it was just a tiny fire in one of our chimneys. uh, hello,
ever heard of chimney sweeping?? apparently this has happened twice
before.
okay, must scavenge for dinner now. don't have the funds
to go grocery shopping til thursday. why does it feel like i'm always
living paycheck to paycheck?
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joyCleeP 8:05 PM [+] ::
... .:: Sunday, August 17, 2003 ::.
hrm...dsl has been down all weekend.
friday marked 4 years of j & w. i can't believe it's been 4
years. my old manager gave us tix to see jack johnson and ben harper,
before he moved to vegas. so we celebrated at the greek theater watching
a really great show! ben harper was sooooo amazing. carlos santana
joined him for the last two songs. that's the 2nd time i've seen santana
perform as a guest. the first was at the lauren hill concert years and
years ago.
so with w having to move his stuff out of his dad's
house, that means the nsx is back in my garage. i got to drive it up
today. man, i love that car. everytime our money situation looks shaky,
we talk about selling the nsx, but then we snap out of it and realize we
can NEVER sell it! my favorite thing about driving that car is being
able to hear the engine behind you when you accelerate. and not having
to downshift when you need to pass a car. i mean you could, but you
don't have to. ;)
okay, enough procrastinating, i have tons of
laundry to do before heading down to my parent's house for dinner. we're
going to their friend's new japanese restaurant in the south bay.
yum....spicy tuna rolls...mmmm...
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joyCleeP 3:07 PM [+] ::
... .:: Monday, August 11, 2003 ::.
chicago was
SOOOO good!! the music and dancing was amazing, typical of bob fosse.
and kevin richardson, of backstreet boy fame, was a really good billy
flynn, much better than expected. i think i'll buy the soundtrack. now i
want to see the movie again. :) i kinda want to see the graduate
too...but we'll see about that one. i have a major shift in financial
priorities to think about. *sigh*
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joyCleeP 7:22 PM [+] ::
... .:: Thursday, August 07, 2003 ::.
gary coleman vs. arnold schwarzenegger? i
don't know what to think. i guess if clint and ronald could do it...
jebus, help us all.
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joyCleeP 7:33 PM [+] ::
... .:: Wednesday, August 06, 2003 ::.
yea! asian man won last comic standing!
woohoo for dat phan! he really was the funniest one, even tho i only saw
the last two episodes. :) hooray for asian man!!
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joyCleeP 7:02 PM [+] ::
... .:: Tuesday, August 05, 2003 ::.
yea!! i got my car back! woohoo! it's so
great to drive my car again! funny tho, when i first pulled out of the
shop, i suddenly became very aware of how low to the ground i was...
hehehe... here are some pics.
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joyCleeP 8:25 PM [+] ::
... .:: Monday, August 04, 2003 ::.
so friday's chronicle mentioned that
american wedding was filmed at the ritz. when my department got ahold of
that article, we all kinda panicked. no kidding. normally, we get about
10-12 web inquiries over the entire weekend for wedding info. this
weekend, on sunday alone we had 20. my counterpart and i spent the
entire morning answering all of them!! one inquiry even mentioned that
she saw our hotel in the movie!!! yeah, we're all freaking out just a
little...
p.s. i should mention that the actual wedding scene was
NOT filmed at the hotel. that was a set built on a soundstage in LA. we
do not have any large atrium looking venues in hmb. nope. just a lovely
gazebo that you actually see several times in the film.
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joyCleeP 7:07 PM [+] ::
... .:: Sunday, August 03, 2003 ::.
since february, my entire work has been
anxiously awaiting to see american wedding.
after watching weeks of previews on tv with glimpes of our hotel, it was
really neat to see it finally! the movie itself was "eh," coming nowhere
near the laughs the first 2 brought, but it was so neat to see our
hotel! it's just sooo beautiful! and yes, it's even more breath-taking
in person. :) there was an article about the film in friday's chronicle,
so my entire department is holding onto our seats, anticipating a flood
of calls to see the hotel up close and personal. good publicity i guess,
not that we need it!
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joyCleeP 7:27 PM [+] ::
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