Monthly Archives: November 2008

madagascar

Posted on November 20, 2008 by coolyoungsuk| 1 Comment

november 18, 2008

i watched the latest james bond movie, quantum of solace, at kabuki theatre today. when the movie ended, i was left with a sense of… confusion. i have no idea what that movie was about. it reminded me of the last batman movie where the hero fights a villain, villain almost wins… but in the end hero wins. yah? in my personal opinion, these movies suck because there is no sense of drama or element of surprise… i could’ve guessed the ending before even watching the stupid movie. honestly, i would go as far to say that fireproof was a better movie. i didn’t agree with its ending, but at least it kept me on the edge.

the movie i really wanted to watch was madagascar 2! why? because the original madagascar was awesome. my aunt and baby nephews stayed with my parents in the summer of 2006 for a couple months, and i got to spend time with them for about a month. their favorite activity was watching tv… and their favorite movies were ice age, madagascar and the lion king. feeling they were deprived from having such a limited choice, i went to a nearby blockbuster and bought every disney/pixar animation movie i could find. ok, that’s a lie, but i think i bought 6 or 7 movies in all, and the bill was ridiculous. i came back home feeling like a hero, only to find out that all my kiddos wanted to do was watch ice age and madagascar and the lion king… nothing else. it was amazing to see them watch the same movie over and over, be surprised by the same scenes, laugh at the same scenes, and sometimes finish the sentences to the lines in the movie (amazing because they couldn’t speak english, the little one could barely speak korean!). and of course, they would make me sit between them and make me watch it with them. it was actually really cute because sometimes i would walk away, and they would be so into the movie that they wouldn’t realize i wasn’t there for a few minutes. when they found out i wasn’t there, they would run over and take me back with them. it was the best when the movie ended and they would say, “again! again!” of course being the awesome person with no job and no friends, i would sit there and watch the whole thing with them… again. i watched this movie at least… at LEAST 30 times in that month alone. we even went to the san deigo zoo to find alex, marty, melman, and gloria… and king julian (finding the characters to ice age on the other hand was a bit of a challenge).

(동건이 in a fort of pillows, not knowing i’ve left)

(look at the focus in 정민이’s eyes)

i love these kids! if you haven’t seen madagascar 1, go SEE IT!! and then let me know so that i have somebody to watch 2 with. spanks.

(aimee aaron and i had dinner at japantown center before the movie)

(i guess i wasn’t supposed to take pictures)

(i love crepes; yum =P)

(the lovely kabuki theatre)

(awesome night with the new front courtyard)

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Tagged family, james bond, madagascar, movie, nephews

gah, sick+sore

Posted on November 19, 2008 by coolyoungsuk| Comments Off

november 16, 2008

i expected to wake up sunday morning sore from football, but i wasn’t expecting to wake up sick. i woke up realizing:

1. every muscle hurt.

2. my throat hurt

3. i could only breath out of my left nostril

4. i was coughing

5. everytime i coughed, my abs and back hurt

it was the ultimate double whammy, i coughed cuz i was sick and the coughing induced soreness in my abs and back and every other part of my body. i know i know, boo-hoo cry about it right?

(my solution to the common cold… nyquil to knock me out and water water and more awesome water)

moving on…

being sick the last couple days reminded me of my freshmen year in college. i’m sick often. actually, i USED to be sick often. but my colds were very mild, i was always sick but never too sick. james on the other hand was rarely sick, but when he did get sick he was very very sick. it was as if only the best of my cold viruses would somehow mutate into an unstoppable beast and feather over to james’ body. this story starts on a beautiful winter morning.

one awesome winter morning, i stepped out of class, took a deep breath of air and was feeling as good as you could possibly imagine. it must’ve been an indian summer day because i remember it was sunny and warm. vacuuming in our dorms was somewhat of a difficult task because, well… we didn’t have a vacuum cleaner. luckily, i learned earlier that month that there were rental vacuum cleaners available in the front office. i got to my dorm room, opened the windows and decided it was a wonderful day for vacuuming, almost like spring cleaning. i trotted down to the front office, rented a vacuum and cleaned our entire room ceiling to floor. life was wonderful.

the next morning i woke up sicker than i’ve ever been sick before. it came out of nowhere; this was the king of all colds. never had i been, and never have i been since as sick as i was those two awful weeks. unfortunately for james, the king of all colds further mutated in my body and feathered over to him in the form of a super king cold. i think he had to go to the hospital because he was so sick.

in short, i blamed the cold on the vacuum cleaner, james concured, and we never vacuum our room again. the end

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Tagged bursley, college, sick

glorious saturday

Posted on November 18, 2008 by coolyoungsuk| 1 Comment

november 15, 2008

if you were anywhere near sf yesterday, you’d agree that it was an amazing day outside. lucky for me, i had a flag football game planned at golden gate park. it was a great opportunity to get some exercise and competition on a beautiful saturday afternoon. intramural flag football at michigan is very different in that contact is almost not allowed. hence, i wasn’t expecting the physical and aggressive game that i was throwing myself into. getting stiff-armed, held down, tackled and stripped is something i was not expecting, but i got used to it real quick and it was awesome. we played for almost 2 hours, and although we lost 10-7 (that’s 10TD’s to 7TD’s), it was still a lot of fun.

(it’s a difficult task taking pictures of a game… and hence the only picture i have is the field we played)

the day continued with dinner at tom yum in the marina followed by bowling at serra bowl. bowling used to be a weekly routine in ann arbor, but it has fallen to a rare occasion since i moved to california. i’m not sure if this is because there are no bowling alleys nearby, or if it’s because there is no $1 bowling, or because there are other (better) things to do… it’s probably a combination of the three. i bowled a surprisingly well for playing for the first time in months, yay. the other team got off to a hot start, and although we made a run in the middle, we couldn’t overcome the early lead in the end. my awesomeness in terms of balance and shot is displayed below:

(aimee <3 turkey)

(bowwwwling)

(bowling shoes are awesome)

(for losing, my team had to buy the winning team ice cream at michell’s; twas good ice cream as evident by the ridiculous line and wait)

(the crew admiring the people inside)

(we were ecstatic to finally get our delicious ice cream)

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Tagged bowling, flag football, weather

palo alto office

Posted on November 16, 2008 by coolyoungsuk| Leave a comment

november 9-14, 2008

i worked from our firm’s palo alto office this week, and although the commute was exhausting, it was a great experience. i got a look at the caltrain for the first time and like all the other public transportation, i loved it. for the most part the first day was a success, except i didn’t know you had to validate the ticket before boarding. go me. i gave the ticket lady ‘i’m real sorry, i’m a newb’ look, and she let me go. phew~ the only painful part of the commute was monday’s after work, where i had to take a 2 hour commute palo alto to berkeley for a 3 hour class. that is something i’d like to never ever do ever again.

i’ve gone with no car for almost a year now, and i’m loving it. sf has a fairly good network of trains and buses, and i took advantage of all of them today. i traveled from sf (home) to palo alto (work) by caltrain, then to berkeley (class) by caltrain + bart, then back home by bart + muni, all for just under $20!! how wonderfully cheap, convenient, and effortless! with the approval of the california high-speed rail system that’ll provide transit from norcal to socal and vice-versa, the transportation system in california will only get that much better.

(commuting with the train felt like i was in some kind of movie, an old movie, but a movie nevertheless)

(nice view; on a side note, i sat on the left side of the caltrain and everytime the train on the other side passed, it scared the crap out of me. i sat on the right side going forward)