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| | You can thank me later | Ummm....wow. Probably the first time I've ever described a movie as "beautiful". Also probably the first time I've come out of a movie theater with songs stuck in my head as if it were a concert. Being that it's an independent film, we are fortunate to have it in NYC. And as much as I LOVE comedies, I'm so glad I didn't pick Rush Hour 3 over this lololol |
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| | Tidbits | 1. In case you haven't noticed, the year is flying by... It's June!! can you believe half the year is gone already?!? Man, where does the time go... it really is an eery thought that the days are long, but the years are short. 2. anyone beginning to sense their parents are hitting a midlife crisis? do asian parents even think about that stuff? I think my dad is showing signs of it, not in a bad/depressive way (thankfully), but in a bored, looking to expand into new hobbies type way. A few days ago, he tells us that through a referral of his coworker, he has just signed up for private golf lessons. And this guy is far from the sporty type, the only sport he played was soccer and ping pong in his heyday. Not sure where my athletic genes came from lololol jk jk. 3. Seth Rogan is a comedic genius, I'll put him in the elite group with Will Ferrell and Steve Carrell. Those 3 right there...that's my kind of humor. Probably cause I can't stop watching Old School and 40 year old Virgin. 4. On the work front, I've merged to a new group and it will be interesting to see how things will pan out. NO, that does not mean "a raise".....yet.....I hope.....I have no clue....oh stop it I should not even be looking at it that way =P Change is good. 5. Poker's been quite good this month, I should celebrate and splurge a little or else...what's the point? Coincidentally, father's day is coming up. We have a place for dinner in mind but I'm still open to recommendations!?! 6. With a gazillion charities out there, how does one just pick one to donate to when they're hit with an impulsive benevolent feeling? 7. I came across a quote, not sure who said it and there are probably variations and it goes something like this: "The past is history, the future is a mystery; but today is a gift; that's why we call it the present." niceeeee, I like, so YOU, yes YOU...seize the moment!!! 8. I wanted to put up a post like this so in a few years I can look back and see what the hell was I thinking around this time. Isn't that the point of this stupid thing? |
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| | You liiike? | Since the DR trip was "coincidentally" planned over Mother's day, our family had to push mother's day dinner back a week. So a couple days ago, we had dinner at the exquisite Morimoto restaurant in the trendy meatpacking district. Famed from the Iron Chef TV show but no sight of iron chef Masaharu Morimoto. A very spacious vivrant atmosphere filled with lots of chic, young people, made me feel slightly awkward wearing a mere Stussy t-shirt. Definitely a nice date hotspot.   For appetizzzzerrrrs, we went with the spicy king crab legs, very tasty and meaty. For the entree, I went with the surf and turf ($39, lol), kobe beef fillet and yellowtail fish. Normally, raw fish is not my thing but at that price, I had to pretend I loved it. Another appetizer we tried was a fishball/croquet type thing with lobster meat in the middle. I'm trying to convince myself that if the same fishball thingy was made in chinatown, presented very nicely on a fancy plate, I should be able to tell the difference but I really doubt it. I'm beginning to think that the decor of these places coupled with the presentation of these dishes accounts for 50% of the expensiveness. To wrap up the dinner, I had a heavenly warm chocolate pecan brownie topped with espresso ice cream and a touch of amaretto sauce. One bite and I was sold  . Who knew a brownie could be so addicting. For me, the dessert outshined everything else I had there. Service was fantastic, great atmosphere, has a definite sex appeal, would eat again. Though the entrees could be better. There's also a bar downstairs that is quite amaaaazing.  I would hang out there if I somehow came across/won some extra money lol. |
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| | Holaaaaaaaa | After a nice refreshing past few days, having the luxury of waking up to a view like this (sans the sight of Gee and Kent in the morning): it reminded me of a cute little story called "The Story of the Mexican Fisherman": An American businessman was standing at the pier of a small coastal Mexican village when a small boat with just one fisherman docked. Inside the small boat were several large yellowfin tuna. The American complimented the Mexican on the quality of his fish.
“How long it took you to catch them?” The American asked. “Only a little while.” The Mexican replied. “Why don’t you stay out longer and catch more fish?” The American then asked. “I have enough to support my family’s immediate needs.” The Mexican said. “But,” The American then asked, “What do you do with the rest of your time?” The Mexican fisherman said, “I sleep late, fish a little, play with my children, take a siesta with my wife, Maria, stroll into the village each evening where I sip wine and play guitar with my amigos, I have a full and busy life, senor.”
The American scoffed, “I am a Harvard MBA and could help you. You should spend more time fishing and with the proceeds you buy a bigger boat, and with the proceeds from the bigger boat you could buy several boats, eventually you would have a fleet of fishing boats.” “Instead of selling your catch to a middleman you would sell directly to the consumers, eventually opening your own can factory. You would control the product, processing and distribution. You would need to leave this small coastal fishing village and move to Mexico City, then LA and eventually NYC where you will run your expanding enterprise.”
The Mexican fisherman asked, “But senor, how long will this all take?” To which the American replied, “15-20 years.”
“But what then, senor?” The American laughed and said, “That’s the best part. When the time is right you would announce an IPO (Initial Public Offering) and sell your company stock to the public and become very rich, you would make millions.”
“Millions, senor? Then what?” The American said slowly, “Then you would retire. Move to a small coastal fishing village where you would sleep late, fish a little, play with your kids, take a siesta with your wife, stroll to the village in the evenings where you could sip wine and play your guitar with your amigos…”
Moral of the story, in my opinion, there is no need to overcomplicate things in life, just enjoy it and stop making it more stressful than it needs to be. And God bless Jergens aloe, stuff really works! Anyone want a layer of my back? I'm ready to go back out into the sun now |
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| | The little things in life... | This morning was like any other morning, I went through my normal routine like every other day.
As usual, I needed to grab a cup of coffee before heading into work. Best thing about working downtown is the array of choices to get food and coffee from. Today I decided on overpriced Starbucks cause it does the job for me. Normally, I would get the grande size which totals to a ridiculou$ $2.05, however, I just realized I didn't bring any coins with me and didn't want to end up breaking another dollar and end up with a load of coins in my pocket. So I downsized and ordered a "tall" (one size smaller), and it came out to $1.87 or something like that. Handed over 2 bucks and pocketed the change. Occasionally, I would throw the change into the tip jar since I hate carrying all those pennies. But I didn't feel like it today.
Next step, I usually grab some breakfast, my typical breakfast choices are: oatmeal(underrated), bagel, muffin, omlette(feeling frisky), egg sandwich, or something totally wild. Today the stomach was calling for a sesame bagel w/cream cheese + sliced tomatoes so I head to the spot where I always get my bagels. The bagel ends up to be like $1.90. I hand over 2 bucks, pocket the change and move along. Fast forward to lunch time, I have a craving for soup so I go out to grab a cup of chicken pot pie soup. When I go to pay for it, the total comes out to an absurd $6.23. I take out 6 bucks, scoop into my right pocket for my coins and see a glowing 2 nickels, a dime and 3 pennies. I had the exact change of 23 cents so I wouldn't have to break another dollar!! How cool is that?!? All this, happened with me leaving home without bringing any coins. If there's one thing I hate, it's having a bunch of coins in my pocket. For you Tetris heads, it's like I was building and building lines (picking the coffee/bagel/soup) with a hole on the side (costs), then all of a sudden a stick (exact change) starts coming down and I jam it down to clear all the lines (*fist pump). TETRIS!!!
If you look back, I've italicized a few instances where I had to pick the exact choice out of various options for things to work out perfectly. I challenge you to recall of a time where a sequence of events (not just 1 leading to another, multiple) fell in line, in order for some situation to occur. I would love to hear it. It probably happens quite often but we tend to overlook it. For my case, it's only a small scale, but if you think about it, it can apply to bigger events in life over a span of years. |
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