I have not forgotten about this blog, nor has it died. I've just been swamped with so much work and school that I don't even have time to take a shit. I'm so tired my eyelids always feel heavy and I'm constantly yawning. I can't wait until Fall quarter starts so I can take a breather. Now what's wrong with that sentence? I'm on Summer break and can't buy a minute to relax. Oh well, I look forward to this weekend of Labor Day BBQs with much excitement. Too bad my organic chemistry midterm will be looming over my head the entire weekend like a dark cloud raining on my parade...
If you're wondering about the title, the number 4 in Cantonese (pronounced say) means "to die." Being that I have posted on this blog for a while, I thought that it'd only be fitting to allude to the fact that this blog is not dead, just comatosed :D. I'll be back soon.
Happy Labor Day, all!
Over and out, jeff.
Friday, August 31, 2007
Monday, August 13, 2007
Chapter 3: Let There Be Lite
I've given in to the Lite side (har har har). All crappy Star Wars puns aside, I've given in and purchase a Nintendo DS. My rationale behind such a large scale purchase?
This man, pictured to the left and hereby known as Satan, recently purchased an R4DS for me directly from HK, China. This magnificent little device lets me load games (legally, of course... *cough*) and play them on my DS with nothing more than a microSD card. This magnificent little triumverate of fun pictured above has pretty much taken over my life already. I've played New Super Mario Bros. and beat it (or as we used to say back in the SNES days, I flipped the game). However, the addiction is not as extreme as it sounds, I assure you. Every Mario game has a way to beat the game rather quickly. If you don't believe me, watch this of Super Mario 3 and be amazed. This guy had too much time on his hands. I don't have this luxury since I'm taking summer school (organic chemistry for those who care). As if a Nintendo DS wasn't time consuming enough, that girl in my picture is coming home tomorrow. For those of you who haven't guessed, that's my girlfriend, Stephanie. :D I'm glad she's coming home though... (just in case she's reading).
Well, if I don't post in a while, you all should know why. Stay tuned all.
Over and out -jeff.
Sunday, August 12, 2007
Chapter 2: "What Happens In Vegas..."
Stays in Vegas, right? Well, not necessarily...
My long awaited trip to fabulous Las Vegas was this past weekend (8/10-8/12) and I have just returned. We stayed at the Red Rock Casino/Resort/Spa, but spent some time on the Strip as well. Let me tell you, it hurts to lose in Vegas. All the previous times that I played some cards in Vegas, I've always ended up positive. This time, of course, I lost. The sum? That doesn't concern you, but for a college student that handles his own tuition, it's a hefty amount. So why did I do it? Well, quite frankly, it was fun.
Yes, you read correctly.
Now how can losing money be fun? The thrill of having a wager placed. The constant decision making that could affect not just you, but the entire table. These minute-by-minute decisions can make everyone engage in a chorus of joyful cheer or groan with disgust. Now throw in the fact that I'm playing with some good friends (Wayland and Jason Chau (or Jay Chou, as we call him)), then that compounds the stakes (and the fun) since I want my friends to do well as much as I want myself to do well.
Outside of cards, we ate a buffet at the Mirage (which wasn't too shabby). Yeah, that's about it. On the way back from Vegas, we stopped by at Primm Valley Fashion Mall. There were some solid deals there and I snagged myself a shirt from Banana Reublic for $6.99, 4 BR boxers for $20.00, and some Nike Air Max 360's (in sexy orange) for $50.00. Not too bad, huh? I was hoping there was an electronics store around so I could buy a Nintendo DS too, but alas, there were none. You can't have everything in life, right?
Here are some highlights from my weekend in Vegas to be preserved for posterity:
1) Yuri - We met this blackjack dealer at the Mirage. This guy was seriously a riot. We ended up chitchattin' and bullshittin' with him about a bunch of things, but the conversation revolved mostly around girls. After all, it was a Saturday night and the ladies were out to party. At one point, I was dared by the dealer to go hit on some girls that walked by. I responded with a "Sorry, I've got a girlfriend" to which he scoffed. At another point in time, he turned over to the pit boss and said "There are a lot of bitches out tonight!" He even said "Ay Bay Bay!" to a few of them walking by our table. Man, this guy was funny.
2) Sleeping in the Bathtub - Man, my dad snores pretty loud at times. Generally, if I'm already asleep I can sleep through it, but when I'm trying to go to sleep, then golly it really is impossible. My solution? After stuffing my ears with tissue paper and an attempt at sleeping at the furthest end of the room, I picked up two pillows and walked into the restroom and slept in the bathtub. You see this all the time in the movies, right? Why not try it. Let me tell you, long legs don't work in that situation.
My long awaited trip to fabulous Las Vegas was this past weekend (8/10-8/12) and I have just returned. We stayed at the Red Rock Casino/Resort/Spa, but spent some time on the Strip as well. Let me tell you, it hurts to lose in Vegas. All the previous times that I played some cards in Vegas, I've always ended up positive. This time, of course, I lost. The sum? That doesn't concern you, but for a college student that handles his own tuition, it's a hefty amount. So why did I do it? Well, quite frankly, it was fun.
Yes, you read correctly.
Now how can losing money be fun? The thrill of having a wager placed. The constant decision making that could affect not just you, but the entire table. These minute-by-minute decisions can make everyone engage in a chorus of joyful cheer or groan with disgust. Now throw in the fact that I'm playing with some good friends (Wayland and Jason Chau (or Jay Chou, as we call him)), then that compounds the stakes (and the fun) since I want my friends to do well as much as I want myself to do well.
Outside of cards, we ate a buffet at the Mirage (which wasn't too shabby). Yeah, that's about it. On the way back from Vegas, we stopped by at Primm Valley Fashion Mall. There were some solid deals there and I snagged myself a shirt from Banana Reublic for $6.99, 4 BR boxers for $20.00, and some Nike Air Max 360's (in sexy orange) for $50.00. Not too bad, huh? I was hoping there was an electronics store around so I could buy a Nintendo DS too, but alas, there were none. You can't have everything in life, right?
Here are some highlights from my weekend in Vegas to be preserved for posterity:
1) Yuri - We met this blackjack dealer at the Mirage. This guy was seriously a riot. We ended up chitchattin' and bullshittin' with him about a bunch of things, but the conversation revolved mostly around girls. After all, it was a Saturday night and the ladies were out to party. At one point, I was dared by the dealer to go hit on some girls that walked by. I responded with a "Sorry, I've got a girlfriend" to which he scoffed. At another point in time, he turned over to the pit boss and said "There are a lot of bitches out tonight!" He even said "Ay Bay Bay!" to a few of them walking by our table. Man, this guy was funny.
2) Sleeping in the Bathtub - Man, my dad snores pretty loud at times. Generally, if I'm already asleep I can sleep through it, but when I'm trying to go to sleep, then golly it really is impossible. My solution? After stuffing my ears with tissue paper and an attempt at sleeping at the furthest end of the room, I picked up two pillows and walked into the restroom and slept in the bathtub. You see this all the time in the movies, right? Why not try it. Let me tell you, long legs don't work in that situation.
3) "Salt" Water Pool - We went swimming at the Red Rock Hotel's pool, but it seemed that something was strangely different when I jumped in. What was this taste in my mouth? Cleanliness? Nope. That's right folks, the water was salty. What looked like a fresh water pool ended up tasting a bit salty in my mouth. There's three possible scenarios to this:
- Substitution Theory - Salt was substituted for chlorine to save money. Both would theoretically kill germs, right?
- Sweat Theory - It was so hot that people started to sweat before they reached the pool. These ions in their sweat ended up washing off in the pool and into my mouth while swimming.
- "Ga Liu" Theory - "Ga Liu" is a Cantonese turn for adding "special" stuff to the water. I'll stop there.
4) Hold 'em Trip 9's - I don't think anything at school will compare to buying in $100 for a game of Texas Hold 'em. At school, my friends and I engage in friendly $2 buy-in games for fun. I played at a $100 buy in game of Texas Hold'em at the Red Rock Casino where we were staying. I couldn't get a hand the entire time until one hand. It went a little something like this:
- I had pocket 9's and it was $2 to see the flop. Cost: $2
- I flopped the third 9 giving me a three of a kind and everyone checked. I bet two chips, which is an automatic call when people have $200 in chips. Some guy instead, thinks I'm bluffing and don't know how to play, and raises me up to fifteen. Everyone else folds. Okay, great! Head to head. After some Hollywood level acting and pretending to think about it, I called. This $2 bet would later be known as the "Passive Aggressive" move. Cost: $15
- The turn card comes out that doesn't really help anyone. I check it. Same guy bets another $15. I sigh as if I'm thinking and he thinks he has me on the ropes. Call. Cost: $15
- The river card comes and flows right through without helping anyone. I'm all in. I have about $30 to $35 in chips left. To this guy, it's an easy call since he thinks I'm trying to bluff him too late. Besides, what's another $30-$35? To my joy, he calls. Let's see them cards.
- I toss my pair of nines on the board to reveal my "Trips" to much of the shock of the entire table. Mr. $15 tried to hustle me for money and ended up losing $60 himself. SHIETTTTTTTTTT. At this point, Wayland says, "Wow, that's not a bad hand... What the hell was that $2 bet. That's some passive aggressive shit right there. That's something a woman would do to act all weak." Laughter was heard round the table. I loved it. I still ended up losing a little though.
5) The Ruiner - "Wayland, why you always trying to ruin us?" Everytime Wayland came around while we were playing, we lost. This was true about 80% of the time. Man, Wayland and I were bad luck this weekend...
Well, we ended up visiting tables at the Red Rock, Tropicana, Mirage, Excalibur, Primm Valley, and Buffulo Bill's. Sorry folks... I didn't camera whore this time. It's Vegas though. You all know what it's like. It's hot. It's barren. It's a freakin' desert with lights. Pictures in future posts are almost guaranteed though, especially since I've learned that Picasa can help there.
Over and out. - jeff
Friday, August 10, 2007
Chapter 1: Beginnings
I'd like to propose a toast - To New Beginnings
Why, you may ask that I propose this toast? Well, because of course, a toast is the quintessential thing to do when something important needs to be said or some congratulations need to be spoken. This is, unfortunately for those deserve complimenting, is of the former. This will be my third, possibly fourth venture into blogging. However, this time I believe I have actually found a reason to blog - networking. No, I'm not talking about meeting new people, but merely to keep in contact with the people whom I have already met. I find that there are too few hours in a day to successfully communicate with the hundreds of people on AIM, Facebook, and MySpace (among others).
Perhaps we can start a ring of these so that we close friends, or soon to be close friends, can more easily stay updated in the hectic hustle and bustle of everyday life. You all are, after all, still dear to me.
And on that note, I think I'll be ending my first post on this historic evening. Good night.
Over and out - jeff
p.s. oh, I forgot to mention that my cousin, Vivian, is also starting a blog. Hopefully with her motivation, I'll be able to get past the single digit blog counts.
Why, you may ask that I propose this toast? Well, because of course, a toast is the quintessential thing to do when something important needs to be said or some congratulations need to be spoken. This is, unfortunately for those deserve complimenting, is of the former. This will be my third, possibly fourth venture into blogging. However, this time I believe I have actually found a reason to blog - networking. No, I'm not talking about meeting new people, but merely to keep in contact with the people whom I have already met. I find that there are too few hours in a day to successfully communicate with the hundreds of people on AIM, Facebook, and MySpace (among others).
Perhaps we can start a ring of these so that we close friends, or soon to be close friends, can more easily stay updated in the hectic hustle and bustle of everyday life. You all are, after all, still dear to me.
And on that note, I think I'll be ending my first post on this historic evening. Good night.
Over and out - jeff
p.s. oh, I forgot to mention that my cousin, Vivian, is also starting a blog. Hopefully with her motivation, I'll be able to get past the single digit blog counts.
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