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Rickhouse (Doug Good-Bye Party Part 1)

coolyoungsuk — Fri, 06 Jan 2012 00:44:33 +0000

I wouldn’t have joined so late on a school night…. but since Doug is leaving soon, and I am moving soon, and because I <3 Rickhouse.

01/05/2012: Rickhouse, a Bourbon & Branch product I believe along with the Burritt Room.

01/05/2012: Are bars always this crowded at midnight on weekdays?

01/05/2012: Best bartender ever. I handed him my cc, signed a copy and then handed him the cc right back. He went out of his way to find me to give me the cc back!

01/05/2012: Real Hendricks & Tonic (with Fever Tree Tonic) and the Freud Project with a giant ice cube!

Sugar Bowl Victory

coolyoungsuk — Wed, 04 Jan 2012 00:00:22 +0000

It’s been a long time coming… to say that the last few years of being a Michigan football fan, a Michigan native, and a Michigan alumnus was painful would fall short of being an understatement. And to think that I had it bad as a student where it was a perfect season with a Rose Bowl win or bust. The way we got to the Sugar Bowl was certainly not the way I wanted, nor was the win all that comforting- but a win is a win, and a BCS bowl win at that. To say that every team that has won a BCS bowl game deserved it wouldn’t fall true, and it is certainly debatable whether we really deserved to be here in the first place. But when life puts you in a good place and your life is on a winning streak, you don’t ask questions… you get up and run with it for as long as you can because a losing streak is inevitably right around the corner.

01/03/2012: Well, there goes eating healthy in 2012.... and drinking less beer. Aaron, "I can really go for some Jack in the Box tacos." Me, "Ooh, a Jack in the Box! Let's eat."

01/03/2012: Sugar Bowl @ the 'Stone with guest Michigan fans Will & Grace!

Happy 2012!

coolyoungsuk — Tue, 03 Jan 2012 00:41:52 +0000

Coming soon!

Merry Christmas from LA!

coolyoungsuk — Tue, 27 Dec 2011 23:22:15 +0000

I was planning to spend Christmas in SF as usual, but happened to stumble across an extra vacation day and used it to spend the weekend with family and friends at home in LA! It came to be an aggressive plan, considering I am planning to drive down to LA the very weekend for New Years. Nevertheless, it was great times, time well spent, and well worth the drive!

12/23/2011: Beautiful drive down I-5! The drive back up was infinitely painful, for reasons I cannot disclose.

12/23/2011: I found Santa! The 21st century Santa apparently drives a Subaru.

12/23/2011: First stop: Merry Christmas weekend from Vibe!

12/24/2011: Christmas Eve dinner @ Beach 활어! Love their uni rice mix.

12/24/2011: Celebrating Christmas @ home with cake & wine! Took a long time to convince my dad that good wine must be opened.

12/26/2011: Best part of Corona? Quiet Starbucks with plenty of seats!

Holiday Luncheon Round 2!

coolyoungsuk — Wed, 21 Dec 2011 05:04:33 +0000

12/20/2011: Lucky me, I get TWO holiday luncheons. Round 2 @ Tamarine, Palo Alto. Wines were amazing.

LA Visitors

coolyoungsuk — Mon, 19 Dec 2011 04:55:27 +0000

12/18/2011: Dessert @ Genki Crepes with visitors from LA! Missed a great Lions game with Hae Young & Annie, but caught them before they left.

Holiday Luncheon!

coolyoungsuk — Sat, 17 Dec 2011 03:34:37 +0000

My firm doesn’t like to put on extravagant holiday parties, but we do get a fancy shmancy lunch every year! It’s great because we get half of the day off and get to go home early… unless you decide to go for round two.

12/16/2011: One Market Restaurant!

12/16/2011: Round two at DaDa Bar

Flashback: Busan 2011

coolyoungsuk — Fri, 16 Dec 2011 19:55:11 +0000

Walk Down University Ave.

coolyoungsuk — Thu, 15 Dec 2011 18:13:28 +0000

12/15/2011: Missed the shuttle bus, luckily my walk to walk isn't so bad- especially with some Paris Baguette in hand!

Governor Granholm!

coolyoungsuk — Mon, 12 Dec 2011 05:20:47 +0000

It’s not everyday you get to meet the governor of your home state, less a chance to shake hands and share a few words. I was a nervous reck when I introduced myself, but she was very personable from the start and really made it feel like she was just ‘one of us’- a feeling that many of us in the room shared. I was able to make a connection with her right away because she was the governor of Michigan during my college years, and I remember very clearly many of the events she shares in her book. It’s pretty hard to imagine being governor of Michigan during one of its worst decades… and I only have the highest admiration for her and her family (especially after reading the book). Many of her key points to improving the U.S. economy seems to be right on as well. It’s easy for many economists and journalists, as observers, to make bold suggestions and predictions sine their words have no consequences. Having been through the trench and experiencing “the toughest job” according to President Obama, I can’t help but respect what she has to say.

Luckily, I was a less nervous talking to the Gov and Dan after the event, even cracking a joke while they signed several books for the Alumni Club that we had to start with the most important book, mine. We then took several pictures with the board, then some by myself. It felt like I was standing there for an hour, and I got really nervous again just standing between them for so long. I guess it showed in my face because one of my board members asked me to smile, so I replied, “I can’t because I’m super nervous right now.” They got a good kick out of that too. Best wishes to Gov Granholm and Dan, Go Blue!

12/11/2011: With the amazing Governor Granholm and her wonderful husband Dan Mulhern. Can you sense my uneasiness?

12/11/2011: Gov. Granholm kept on referring to me as Mr. President, and I would giggle every time.