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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!

10/05/2011: Lunch talk with Aaron @ Ajisen. This place always reminds me of Ajishin in Novi, MI, but it's not as awesome.

Among many of our conversation topics discussed today was investments:  from day trading, to being an active trader versus passive, how much risk one should take, and if diversification is really an optimal plan.  Almost every book on investments out there sides towards keeping a well diversified portfolio and they have statistics to back up that it usually beats active trading- as the saying goes, “boring wins.”  But after heavily arguing my point for some time, I couldn’t help but be reminded of Steve Job’s mantra to “think different” and especially to not “live the results of other people’s thinking.”  I still feel that diversification is the best way to invest, and I know I’ll do well being rooted in this strategy.   But I was reminded that while it’s important to keep what I read & study as firm foundations, I should be open to other ideas and avoid tunnel vision.   In short, I’m often baffled by Aaron’s subjective opinions and probabilities because they usually have absolutely no basis… but I still appreciate his ability to think different… often very different.

Sunday was anything but chill.  It started with my parent’s friends coming over to go golfing, and me getting kicked out of the house… but that’s okay, because I had my own tee time with Aaron & Jae.  I was bracing for a ridiculous heat wave, but there was a gentle breeze that made it bearable.  It was a bit hard to overcome Aaron’s handicap, but Jae did most of the work with a single sing of his 8-iron, and Aaron broke down on the 18th.

07/03/2011: Golf with Aaron & Jae @ Diamond Bar Golf Course

Afterwards we ate dinner at Il Pastaio in fancy shmancy Beverly Hills 91210.

07/03/2011: Hendricks & Tonic @ Mastro's

07/03/2011: Chic staircase @Mastro's w/ J & J

07/03/2011: 2cha @ Saek Dong

07/04/2011: HOT. I was wondering where I got a funky tan line on my arm from... mystery solved. From driving.

@ Work

Aaron: Come have a beer with me!

Me: No, no beer.  I’ll drink coffee.

@ Thirsty Bear

Aaron: I’ll have the Polar Bear Pilsner.

Me: I’ll have the ESB…

Pilsner, meet ESB. ESB, meet Pilsner.

05/03/2011: Thirsty Bear w/ Aaron

Next on the agenda for quite possibly the busiest (and most fun) couple of months was a road trip down to LA.  Unlike the previous few trips where it was just me or me with another friend, this one consisted of six people!  We were to drive down in a fun filled caravan, but people’s work schedules and so forth derailed those plans last minute.  Regardless, we all made it down safe and sound, and other than the 1 hour traffic delay in the middle of nowhere, the drive wasn’t too bad.

We dropped our stuff off at Aaron’s as soon as we arrived and headed straight to our go-to Ktown bar, Gaam.  The place was packed as expected, but we surprisingly got a table for 10 in a matter of minutes.  We ordered enough drinks for 10 people, but the other half didn’t arrive for another 30 minutes or so… hence, we drank everything and ordered more.  Towards the end of the night we were joined by some more friends and we all  headed to Maitreya.  At Maitreya, we ran into the ktown cowboys actors and I couldn’t resist but take a picture with them.  We chatted for just a few moments and I wished them good luck on their future episodes.

On Saturday we headed to Father’s Kitchen for some burgers, and I guided Grace & Will around Torrance, Redondo Beach and the Friendship Bell in San Pedro.  It was nice to stop by home and drive around my home town, but the driving was exhausting.  Note to future self: don’t drive so much next time.

I recently learned that Janet Cha (now Shin) lives in LA, and Esther Ahn was also in town so we got together for some good Korean food.  Now that I think about it… we didn’t take any pictures together, bummer :(  I’m sure I had my camera with me, but I was probably too embarrassed to start taking pictures of food in front of her parents.  Regardless, we enjoyed awesome galbi & galbi jjim, and afterwards headed over for a tour of their condo nearby.  After hanging out there for a short time, Esther, her friend Jason, and I headed out to Gaam (two days in a row for me!), and then to Orange to meet up with the rest of the group.  Again, no pictures, bummer.

Sunday’s lunch was galbi tang, completing the tri-fecta of galbi within a matter of hours for me.  Dson and Koun joined us this time!  After grabbing a quick dessert at ice kiss, we were headed back for SF.  Again, I think all the driving on Saturday took a toll and made the trip feel very… tiring.  To commemorate the trip, I made a quick video to recap the weekend.  Here it is:

March 15, 2010

Aaron, Chris and I decided to catch dinner together while Aaron is still in town.  Aaron initially suggested a tapas place in Belden Lane, but we switched it up to a French seafood restaurant called Plouf once we got there.  I think, or at least I was, hooked by the $1 oysters they were offering as happy hour specials!  It ended up being a much more elaborate dinner with some really good conversations than I had anticipated… also much more expensive than anticipated, but money well spent!

Delicious!  But for a price… now I have to starve all week.

I’d drink this beer again just to look at the cool bottle again.

I <3 food.  But I think Aaron <3 food more.

This is… us.

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