Check this link out, it's Amy's (whom I met @ Penn) website. I think I'll place a link to the right.

Done.

Anyhow, today, I woke up, went grocery shopping, cooked up a storm with my brothers for my birthday. My older brother made oxtail stew and chowder; I made spaghetti and kalbi. Joe, my younger bro, cleaned during the whole time and helped with things here and there.... mmm, it was a hearty meal.

Anyhow, I fell asleep, got a haircut from my mom, and have been reading and doing random stuff. I read the recent issue of New York Times Magazine because it had a very good spread of articles; the focus was on the future of music. Moby was featured... very cool. If you don't know me, I'm a big fan.

Anyhow, tonight, I vow to get my work done. It is time to study like I've never studied before.

Please, Lord, help me study well.

Today I went to Philadelphia to visit Jin Choi, my friend from high school, and to visit UPenn to see what it's like. After all, Jin is a senior there, so everything worked out nicely.

After I got there, I hung out at his dorm a little, then went to eat at Philly Diner. I got this grilled chicken thing, it was pretty good. I'm convinced now that all diners have the same distributor or something, since every dish I've had at every diner I've eaten have this diner "taste." Dunno how to describe. It's not bad, not good, just distinct.

I had parked at a meter (25 cents for 15 minutes... what a ripoff!), so all day I had to keep checking the time and feeding the meter. It was a bit annoying for me, but oh well. I hope it didn't inconvenience them; I got a couple good quick convo's with Jin. After all, we hadn't seen each other for four years.

Yay. It was a great time. After the diner, we got ice cream (thanks Christina Kim for buying it; though I doubt you'd ever read this, I thought I'd give credit where it's due) at this new supermarket nearby, fed my meter, checked out the Penn Bookstore, checked email at the VanPelt Library, stopped at Douglas' (a cosmetic store that Amy Park (is that your last name?) wanted to check out), fed my meter, and stopped back at Jin's dorm. Amy needed some help with her physics lab, and during that time I made the discovery that her lab partner is this guy that was in my high school youth group. *sniff* these kids, all grown up and gone to college....

So, afterwards, I left. What a quick 4 hours, I tell ya... it felt like I just got there, and now I had to leave. Oh darnit. Traffic was thick, and I missed an exit... so I ended up going past my old neighborhood again, 2nd time in one week. So weird.

Oh, so, at the bookstore, I was telling Jin and Amy about this funny little clip I had of a penguin, so here it is.

Enjoy!

So, it's Thursday night, Spring Break is almost already over.

Dangit.

Yesterday I slept over my brother's place and woke up with a plan to study.

Well, I did get some work done. Ok, I did get a little work done. Ok. I didn't get much done. I ended up watching cable, testing out the webcam I bought a while ago, going out to eat with my brother (we planned to play racquetball but the courts were booked), and going out again for some wings with my brother's friends.

Phew. Then, today I had a plan to get some work done.

Again, no. Instead, I weeded my mom's garden and watched a buttload of tv.

TV vs. agony of handing in homework late.... TV won, but man. Handing in homework late? Arg.

What a Spring Break.

To show what I must work with, here is a sample of their response to my account:



Nuff said.

I drove to New Brunswick to visit my older brother Steve's apartment. Known to some as "Shuilaba," I've called him "Hamem" (pronounced hum-mem) all my life so I'll refer to him as such from here on out. Hamem invited me over to eat, since he was cooking dinner anyhow. It was good... savory beef ribs and linguini with seafood alfredo sauce. No wonder he's bigger every time I see him. Anyhow, I decided to sleep over so that I can focus on studying tomorrow, and play racquetball with Hamem after he gets back from work.

Now. To get the details straight about last Friday night.

To preface, earlier that night, I overheard Jimmy & Jimmy talking about how they were going to "get me." Naturally, for the rest of the night I was on guard... but as you'll see, it didn't do much to prevent disaster from happening.

So, we're playing Test Drive Rally. Jimmy Su got a call from Jane Choi for plans about meeting with ATD the next day. All seemed normal... until I started to ask Jane for some more details about where to meet, since I knew the area pretty well.

That's when the trouble started. I went over to Jimmy Choi's room to look up the map of the area online... and that's when I heard their footsteps behind me. Fearing the worst, I ran into his room and slammed and locked the door. At least, I tried to do so, but they figured out a way to bypass the lock. Yelling for help, I dropped the phone not out of will, but out of the fact that they bumrushed me. The next 15 minutes was a daze of torture and wrestling and me hiding under the desk for dear life. Finally, it was over.

So I thought.

Later that night, it started up again. I was on the couch with Jimmy and Jimmy, and the next thing I know, they were going at it again. This time, in the midst of it, Jimmy Choi pulled out this bunny hair band thing, complete with head and paws. Jimmy Su cracked up and rushed to get his camera ready... for the next 20 minutes, Jimmy fought to put it on as I was on the couch. Finally, they got the shot they wanted, and I slithered under the coffeetable for refuge. Unfortunately, they weren't finished. Jimmy Choi eventually forced me out from under the table and SAT on me. I think that did it. I kept fighting and crying out for Albert, Jimmy's roommate and fellow Hopkins alum, to get home quick and help me. Well, it just so happened that he came 3 minutes after they got their second shot. For shame. So, I told Albert to help me the next time that they would try to do something, but of course, he wasn't too sympathetic... especially when they did it again.

By that last attempt, I was just too tired. I couldn't fight both Jimmy Choi sitting on top of me and Albert holding my arms down.

You guys are weird, scary, and unrelenting. Phew.

This morning, I tried to study at the library near my house.

After falling asleep for a couple of hours, I was able to get some personal reading done. I finished "Personal Narrative" by Jonathan Edwards. I.e., it's his personal testimony. Very cool. After stopping at home for lunch, I went back and tried to study. Man, I just have a struggle to concentrate. I did get stuff done... but not as much of course as I'd like.

I was also thinking about a lot of things, and praying, throughout the day, about how to handle what's going on in my heart and in my mind. I think soon I'll be posting thoughts in separate files for all to view, since they probably won't fit in these small blurbs. I'm thinking about discussing how I've been dealing with some issues in my life that may seem relevant to many.

We'll see what happens. See you all later.

Yay. Today I got my replacement license... I had lost my original on the trip home from Boston. It cost a whopping.... $5.

As for Jimmy's story (check his webpage) about how their taking pictures of me, I have to set it straight... as he left out some details.

But now, I must go do dishes. Home life... gotto love it.

This past weekend has already been packed with so many memories. Driving up, through, and around philly with Jimmy Su, especially the areas I grew up in... Buca di Beppo... Jimmy's apartment (albeit, traumatic experiences)... lunch w/ ATD (how was the wedding?)... driving through Philly again...

What stories does this week withhold? I'm hoping that it'll be one of those life-changing experiences.

Good night.