2008 Bible Study Class

This is my 2008 Bible Study class.
Most of them are returning students from last year, and thankfully, they seemed content to have me back, though I am sure some of them could've used some "change." Ah well. :)
I also have some new faces in my class for this year.
From left to right, Na-Young, Yoon-Ji, and Soon-Bin, a new-comer to the class.
And then we have familiar faces, Young-Hoon (Vance), Tae-Jeong (Tiffany), Da-hye (Gloria), Seo-Yoon (Anna), and Nam-Jung (Alanna).
A little while ago, we had a get-together and a sleep-over at our place for the class; some of the pictures from that day can be found below.
When Michelle was out to work, I stopped by Costco to buy the food, but I ended up buying way too much food; twice as much as I needed... and we had barely enough room in the fridge to fit everything, but I managed to fit everything and in the end, we ended up eating/using up all the food between my class, and Michelle's class who also came over to our place a few weeks after.

It's amazing how much kids can eat...

Sick...

I am so sick of being sick...

There are times when I don't mind being sick, for I get the chance to be away from the busy world, and just think, and/or sleep, rest, relax, etc. Maybe. But being sick for over a week? No way! Two weeks? Get me out of here! Three weeks? Uhmm... Maybe something is seriously wrong with me?

I hate that being sick keeps you away from meaningful activities in life (obviously other than work), and hanging out with family and friends... and so now my focus is to stay away from all these meaningful things so that I can recover as quickly as possible, so that I can do the meaningful activities again! Does that even make sense?!?!?!

I have called Kaiser a few times already, and every time, based on my symptoms, they say this is a viral cold/flu, and that there is not much I can do, other than to sleep and rest. It's too bad the rest of the world does not wait for you to get well, though...

I've been stressed with work a lot these days, and people say that affects how quickly you recover... I should try *not* to get so stressed with work. I used to be a cheerful person not easily stressed with work! Perhaps I ought to think twice about the field I am currently in.

I thank my wife who has been so patient with me in the past few weeks, and lovingly taking care of me. I can't thank her enough, and say how much I feel loved by it. Muchos Gracias mi Amor!

Goodbye RX-7

So I have sold my RX-7 at last, at $950. I was going for $1100, but decided that doing a smog check myself would add to the cost overall, and take up too much time and hassle, so instead we lowered it to $1000, and I was feeling generous, so I said bring it all in cash and I give you a discount. So we had a deal.

After the deal, I was left with a small envelop; it wasn't even a thick envelop since he gave me $100 dollar bills... I could not believe how all my passion and work/time/money I poured into the car was simply exchanged to a single thin, faded envelop.

I told myself that when I win the lottery (I'm not even sure when and how, given I don't even buy any lottery tickets), I will treat myself to buying a third generation RX-7 like how I always wanted to.

IN the meantime, I will be using this money to (finally) buy some lens and equipment for my camera. I suppose it's about time...

Random Restaurants...

"yoswirl" is not a restaurant, but a yogurt shop; it's unique because you pay by the weight, and you are free to grab any yogurt and topping combination as you wish. It's a brilliant idea, really.

I think this is "Blakes on Telegraph"... but I'm not sure... Actually I've never been to this one!

Ah, the good ol' Naan'N' Curry. Isn't it great that whenever you want some curry, you can simply walk down the street to Naan'N' Curry? Good ol' days at Berkeley~

And Berkeley life isn't the same without the Fat Slice, for sure! I remember those late-night snacks, as we are working to finish up the homeworks and labs, etc, and hungry, so we pick up the phone and call for a Fat Slice pizza... and we are energized for the new few hours to mess around and hopefully finish the homeworks... :-)

Visiting Georgia, with my folks

Lots of my extended family members and cousins live around Atlanta, Georgia. And for our uncle's 70th birthday party, we decided to take a little trip out to Georgia and pay our respects. After all, the uncle and his family consistently came out for all of our weddings, that is, both for my sister and myself.

Grandmother in the center, my mom and her older sister, and then their husbands...


From the left to the right, my youngest uncle and his wife, my mom, NY uncle and his wife, and my dad...

One of my cousin's boy, and definitely one of my parents' favorite grand-child. Whenever they are with him, I feel urged to have a child someone soon... :-D

My grandmother used to stay with my parents down by Alabama, but recently move out to be with my aunt, as she is now retired and can better take care of grandmother, and she can be near more of her children. So before leaving back home to Alabama, my mom and grandmother share a special moment together.

Seeing our grandmother once again brings joy to my heart, but she gets older every time we see her, and there's the undeniable fact that eventually she will leave our side, but I hope that she will stay strong with us, until she can see our little children...

Sushi Rolls... a random post

I first encountered the world of sushi rolls a few years back, through a friend of mine who loved to eat them. Interestingly enough, before then, I was only aware of pure sushi, and sashimi. Roll was a foreign concept to me, then.

Now, I cannot imagine a life without sushi rolls. In fact, 90% of the times we go out to a Japanese restaurant, we are eating sushi rolls, not sushi, and not sashimi.

As anyone can attest to, however, the joys of eating sushi comes at a cost, literally. A person can rarely eat to his/her heart's content. But at one of our favorite Japanese restaurant, it is actually possible to eat and be full!
Anyone been to Ray's Sushi? :-)

Sometimes, we would order a few extra dishes, such as udon, and tempura. Ah, the joys of eating deep fried dish... :-)