May 25, 2010
So for those that follow my blog, which is probably nobody (not even my mom), I recently picked up spinning. As a recap, the first class was brutal and I seriously thought I was going to die. In fact, I told the instructor after class that “I’m going to die”. He responded, “good”. The second class, I found out that I am not as out of shape as I thought. I said, not AS out of shape… I’m still out of shape, and my legs are apparently weak as a stick (I do not understand what he means by ‘hold your body steady with your legs’). I had the tension way too high the first time but now have a better feel for the “Levels 1-10″ the instructors are talking about. In a short span of three classes I feel like I’ve already made big strides of improvement, and although I still can’t feel my legs after class I can make it till the end without feeling like I’m going to faint.
After class I stopped by Kukje to pick up ingredients for 칼국수 (kal gook soo)! Maybe it was the rain, but I was craving it all day and was very happy when it was all done! And yes, it was very yummy.
Mmmm~ I made it! I think I should add clams next time to the soup though…
Chris, Andrew, Paul and I formed a 4-player scramble team for the KACC Golf Tourny and played a fun round today. I played in a 2-player scramble in college with Aaron for the IM tourny, but this was my first one in a long time. Tournaments like these are always a lot of fun for a variety of reasons.
This weekend is the second week of a string of very busy (albeit fun filled) 8 weekends in a row. It’s going to be a challenge to keep up with these blog posts, but at least I’ll have something to write about every week. James Chung is making a week long visit to SF before we head together to LA for some socal fun. We started the weekend with a trip to Toyose, then on to some other bars in the mission area. I was incredibly tired as I usually am on Friday nights and it was a relatively calm night for all of us.
The next morning, we headed up northeast to the city of San Rafael for golf at Peacock Gap GC. It’s always fun to play at a new course, and this time was no exception. The last time the four of us played together was in San Diego, and playing at a new course under warm weather made me feel like I was back in SD. The course was well maintained and fun, but the putting greens were a bit ridiculous in terms of difficulty.
The next morning started with brunch at Stacks and we ordered way too much food as usual (I blame one particular person, whom I shall not name). It was also the day of Bay to Breakers and since Stacks is near the route, we got to see a lot of people in funky costumes or a lack of clothes in general. I think I saw at least 5 butts, all dudes. I love SF -_____-…
After the picture session, we headed to church, then for some ice cream at bi-rite, then a tour of Twin Peaks and Fisherman’s Warf, then finally picked up dinner at Little Star and ate at home to cap off the day. Phew~ I didn’t realize so much was possible in one day. Now I do.
I felt a lot better after some food, so Chris and I decided to play a quick 9 holes at Fleming. This is a par 30 9-hole course that I realized today to be rather challenging. Most of the par 3′s are long, and one of the two par 4 is also very long. I hit my irons really well today and played a +10. I started out +2 over the first 4 holes, but kind of lost it in the last 5 holes with a +8. I’ll take +10 any day though, which seems to be my average the last few outings.
