Archive for May, 2009

passed!

may 18, 2009

got a call from the SF office saying a letter had arrived from the CFP(R) board. i immediately ran over after work to find, indeed, a letter from the board.

phew~ what a relief. i was also very happy to hear that my co-worker had also passed the same exam; it would have been an awkward celebration had only one of us pass…

i had returned back to life after taking the exam, but the stress and pressure of not knowing the results were still very straining. it looks like i can back to life for reals now.

e-p-i-k-!

may 15, 2009

when i found out epik high was coming to SF for a concert, i knew i had to go. i wasn’t sure if i’d be able to find people to go with but luckly hoon and youngeun came through at the end. i was expecting a big crowd of koreans… but i wasn’t expecting (and neither was the venue looking at the amount of alcohol they were ready to sell) was to be surrounded be 12 year old girls and boys. but no worries, i was not intimidated by these kids…

epik high- one

epik high- love love love

after the concert we headed over to fluid lounge for the after party. i was trying to meet tablo all night to get a picture with him… and after several failed attempts unexpectedly ran into him in the bathroom. we talked very briefly, got a picture (in the bathroom), and the night was good. other guys wanted pictures right after me, then once girls realized tablo was in the bathroom he got mobbed. sorry dude.

me. tablo.

fireworks for jannet

may 9-10, 2009

actually… the fireworks were not for jannet… but there were fireworks. SF has an annual fireworks show around this time claimed to be the biggest fireworks in the northbay area. i say it’s a lie cuz it wasn’t all that impressive, but it was fireworks nevertheless and it felt good to be out on a nice day in the city to watch a show (a free show!).

the embarcadero

crossing the embarcadero to the ferry building

coit tower that’s supposed to beautify the city

where we watched the fireworks

bay bridge

fireworks

farewell dinner by aimee

may 4, 2009

sadly but truely aimee will be leaving SF soon to prepare for her job in korea. lucky for me, she decided to make a farewell dinner for me and chris. no words necessary for this post. Thank you Aimee!! We’ll miss you!!

yummmmmmmm~

some details~

korean food at its best

ann arbor!

april 30-may 3, 2009

my third and last trip of april was back to ann arbor to watch the last group of kids i went to school with graduate, and also to visit old college and high school friends. i usually visit AA twice a year, once for graduation and once in the fall for a football game. however, i skipped the fall visit last year due to a dismal football season. that made it the longest time i’ve been away from michigan since high school when i was living in korea.

one of the first thing i noticed as soon as i stepped outside DTW was the awesome clean air. i’ve never noticed breathing ‘clean air’ until this week… i guess it’s hard to explain what it feels like, kind of like explaining what good water tastes like… but it was a very refreshing.

in a nutshell the trip constituted a lot of beer, food (a lot of no thai in particular), friends, not enough exercise, not enough pictures, and not quite enough no thai.

it’s always nice to see old friends and familiar places, and this trip was no different. i got my fair share of michigan with going out to bars with locals, visits from my high school fob friends, trip to novi for ahjishin, trip to downtown AA and of course the graduation ceremony at the big house. i only wish i drank less and took some more pictures… -_____________-;;

i’m looking forward to some more refreshing air when i visit again in june for the alumni conference.

it only seems like yesterday you were a frosh… now you’re just, old

ziti pizza at nypd, oh how i’ve missed you

friends at champion house

daniel lee