Twice

I have gone to the gym TWICE this week already and it's only Wednesday morning. I'm so proud of myself that I decided to share this news with the entire world. Now, the next step will be to stop eating so much junk. Already this morning I ate scrambled egg whites and potatoes. I also drank one of those little bottles of DanActive yogurt. It has the little bacteria that helps your digestion. Ohhh yeah.

Gym again tonight? Possibly. I'm on a roll.

Should I Yelp?

I had a nice quiet weekend. I didn't go out or do anything adventurous. Instead, I just stayed home and relaxed. It was nice, but I'm over it. And I'm ready for the upcoming weekends of birthdays galore!

So, it's back to the regular work week. Sigh. How exciting. Not.

Last week was pretty fun though. I went to an indie concert on Wednesday. Lany's cousin, Tim, performed at Rickshaw in SF and he was pretty awesome. Young and I were too tired to stay for the main act, Tempo No Tempo. Maybe next time... when we're not so old. I want to go to more concerts. Next up, Dave Matthews Band at the Shoreline Amphitheatre. Too bad I couldn't get tickets to see JIMMY EAT WORLD. That being said, anyone who can find decently priced tickets, I would be very willing to buy.

On Thursday, Stef, Geo, and I finally went to see Harry Potter 5. Was it surprising that we were the only ones in the theater? No. We're such ballers. I liked it, but I like all things Harry Potter, so I might be the wrong person to critique the movie. However, I definitely definitely definitely recommend the last book. I think I've blogged about this before. It's damn good. Read it now.

Then, on Friday, Karanvir finally came to visit and we had dinner at this cute little Italian place in downtown Sunnyvale (yes, Sunnyvale has a downtown) called Il Postale. Huuuge portions. I eat out so much now that I really want to start a Yelp account and start writing reviews for places. Sounds like a fantastic time waster. Woot. After dinner, Young took us to a VIP, a shady Korean bar in Santa Clara. Ok, it wasn't THAT shady. It was actually clean and they even checked our ids! I liked it because they had beer in soda liter bottles. Yes, the plastic kinds. And they also had yogurt soju, which didn't taste too much like alcohol. Awesome. Someone should have a birthday party there.

And there you have it, that's ALL I did. Nothing else happened. Funny how the weekend was the most boring. Ok, I'm going to start my Yelp account now. Peace.

Labor-less Weekend

Isn't it fantastic having Monday off from work? It really is. It's definitely a nice way to ease into the week. I didn't have much planned for this past weekend, but it turned out much better than I imagined. I still don't know if I'm sick or if I had strange allergies, but I'm still a little stuffy nosed right now. Bleh.

Anyways, I was up in SF on Saturday and Sunday! Saturday for Anna's birthday bbq at Crissy Fields, which was pretty fun. It was nice to catch up with some familiar faces. And the weather was wonderful. You get such a nice view of the Golden Gate bridge there. You should really go if you've never been. I saw Superbad on Saturday night too. I liked it. It was gross, but funny nonetheless. I have a weird sense of humor.

Then, Sunday, Patrice came to visit! Finally! She's off to UW in a few weeks and came by to see the apartment. We ate sushi and sat around and did nothing just like old times. At night, I took Chris to House of Prime Rib. He enjoyed it, but was seemingly unimpressed. I think I will have to take him to Gary Danko's before he'll be wowed. Sigh. We met up with a ton of ppl in North Beach, but be warned, most places are closed on Sunday even though it's a THREE DAY WEEKEND. We ended up at Savoy on Grant Ave., which was fine because it was a nice and chill place. Will brought all of Oakland there and the party ended early for me. I was full and buzzed and tired. A lethal combination for me as I passed out quickly. Haha.

It was gorgeous out today and I was at the Gilroy Premium Outlets. Seriously, a ton of shops and a ton of sales. Too bad all I purchased was Redken shampoo and conditioner that I was already out of. I hate crowds and now that I think about it, outlets are often disappointing. Lesson learned.

I picked Jason and Stef up for San Jose Mineta airport and now I'm about to call it a night! Tomorrow is already Tuesday. The week is going by so quickly. Woot. It'll be weekend soon!

Birthday shoutouts this week --- Kirk and Patrice! Both turning 25! Haaappy birthday guys!

Heat Makes for an Exciting Week

Last week of summer and THIS is what I do:

Monday - recover from BEACH withdrawal. =(

Tuesday - come down with a mystery cold and STILL go out to Palace BBQ Buffet for Stef's coworker's birthday dinner. It was the most meat I'd ever eaten.

Wednesday - went to the Giants vs. Rockies day game with work for our offsite. Giants lost 8-0. They suck. Period.

Thursday - parents and aunt came to visit! I gave them the special tour of Google and then we had dinner at a Chinese restaurant. Duh. So typical of my dad.

Friday - witnessed a horrifying accident and was shaken all afternoon (meaning that I got zero work done). =( But, I drank a buncha beers and ate junk food with Geo and Caren. I love being the third wheel.

Now for the weekend, I'm about to head up to SF for bbqing and sloshball. Then who knows?

Stinson Fabulous

I spent the past weekend relaxing in a beach front property in Stinson Beach, CA with the teenyboppers, Christina and Pam. And it was simply fabulous. We drove up Friday night, which might've been a bad idea since the last 10 miles of the trip are up and down the Marin mountains on a very very very narrow road. But, when we got there, the temperature was perfect for sipping champagne on the beach, under the stars (if not for the coat of fog).

The next day, we all slept in and then made waffles and BLTs for brunch! I'm learning to cook! Yes, I know those are somewhat easy things to make. And I'm offended that you think it's dumb. Spent more time lounging around the beach house (literally 10 steps from the beach!), playing with Christina's 2 gorgeous Australian shephards, and then walked into the smallest town ever. We went into all the stores there, a total of 8 or so. Haha. And went back and sunbathed on our little private (not really) beach escape. When it got cold and late, we headed back indoors for dinner, movies, a game of Taboo, and strawberry daiquiris! I ended the night just sitting in the hot tub and again, sipping champagne.

Sunday. Again, we slept in and made french toast for brunch! We lounged around for a bit (actually, quite a while) and then Pam and I headed back to reality. All in all, the most fantastic weekend adventure that I've had in a long time.

A new life goal of mine is to rent out a beach house with friends one of these summers. It'll be a nice place to get everyone together.

Dance Dance

It's Thursday. I'm finally feeling back to my normal self... after the craziness that was the Google Dance 2007. So, Tuesday night, all Googlers plus SES Conference attendees were invited to the annual event held at the Googleplex. They turned the campus into a "club" practically. There were pool tables, video games (Fast and the Furious!), karaoke, and of course, tons of FREE food and alcohol. At first, we were all a little apprehensive. I mean, how much fun could a bunch of engineers dancing be? Wrong. VERY wrong. I spent the night drinking glass after glass of Chardonnay. I lost count after 5, but I think I got up to 8 to 9. I'm awesome.

Anyways, spent half the night wandering aimlessly everywhere. I played pool, lost in Fast and the Furious, chatted up strangers, and I believe that one point, I even challenged someone to a dance-off. R-I-D-I-C-U-L-O-U-S. But at least I know how to have a good time, right?

Who took this picture? Luong told me some dude was hitting on me and we were having a conversation and then all of a sudden, I said "take a picture of me and my friends". And then just ignored him after that. Hahahaaaaahahaaaaaaaa.

Finally, a New Post

Yes. I know I have been away from the blog for quite a while now. And I apologize. However, I have really nothing interesting to update with. The past couple weeks have been a blur. I do the same thing every day, every week, and every month. Some interesting highlights:

• The blue couch came! It's now happily sitting in our living room. Stef also brought a nice little glass coffee table. The apartment is being furnished --- slowly, but surely. Stef also purchased a nice little accent chair that will be arriving shortly (estimated arrival is Sept 10th). We still need to figure out decorations...
• Wyclef Jean was at Google. I saw his performance and was in deep awe of his talent. I'm a new fan of his.
  
• Went to a big party at Temple on Friday night. I saw most all of the Asians in the Bay Area there. It was an unexpectedly fun night. Thanks for making me go out, Christina!
• Had lots of fun and food (Korean BBQ) at Evelyn's Housewarming Party on Saturday. The theme was "awesomely bad t-shirts". Cute idea and it was a good time hanging out with cool people.
  

I really like using bullet points. They're easy and straight-to-the-point! Anyways, it's another week! My mission this week is to a) buy a desk/chair, b) watch Stardust and/or Superbad, c) exercise.

Spark

Sometimes all it takes is just a little spark.