JOY
first NFL game ever: jets vs browns.
highlight of the games: 3 slightly chubby female cleveland fans standing and cheering for their browns in the 1st quarter. guys from behind kept yelling at them. best line was "sit down, lose some weight!" they were so much quieter after that and left like a dozen times to go buy more beer.

very strange thing happened in 4th quarter. w/ 1:43 left the jets were down 17-12, 4th and 10 in the red zone, 3 timeouts left. i joke to my buddy, "field goal!" he laughs but his smile drops quickly as the field goal unit proceeds onto the unit. were both thinking "what the heck?" in mangini's bizarre, twisted logic he elects to go for the field goal in the opponents red zone w/ less than 2 min left. they had already gotten lucky w/ their last onside kick so i guess he thinks they can easily repeat that feat. idiotic logic i guess. nugent hits the field goal, browns recover onside kick, jamal lewis scores, 24-15, nugent gets another field goal w/ 37 seconds left but final score 24-18. shouldve added nugent to my fantasy squad, i wouldve been cheering like crazy. this game was the epitome of the emotions of a jets fan.

"lose some weight!" haha, its still making me laugh...

THANKS
mr. clementi for taking me to my first NFL game.

PRAYER

are we really that screwed?

JOY

JOY
watching kobe bryant go off is always an exciting thing to watch. luckily the lakers were on national tv two nights in a row, tnt thursday and espn friday. i miss fox sports and kcal. makes me want to get nba league pass again. then id get to see kobe drain a pull-up 3 in a defenders face, split multiple defenders, swish fadeaways, hit off-balance and 1 shots all the time.

but what ive been noticing this year is that kobe doesnt seem to have that killer look as much. he kind of straggles around the court a lot, doesnt get back on D right away. i think hes lost some of his competitive edge, the frustration from the mistakes of his teammates and the losses are taking a toll on his desire to win. only once in a while when the game is close and on the line do we see "killer instinct kobe mode." makes me believe that kobe will walk in 2 seasons unless the lakers make a major acquisition. its ridiculous that the lakers management put themselves in this position: forcing out shaq (possibly the best big man in nba history) and letting kobe walk (arguably the best basketball player ever).

why does phil always let his 2nd squad play through? why not put in kobe before the lead gets out of hand? i think phil jackson made a mistake of signing a two-year extension. he shouldve signed only a one-year extension, he might be coaching a team full of scrubs. i personally think that the lakers shouldnt extend jacksons contract at all. they need a change, screw the triangle, they need DEFENSIVE changes. bring in larry brown, a coach w/ winning experience and a defensive mindset. i say this as the 3rd quarter rolls to an end w/ the jazz dropping 102 points on the lakers. 102 points in 3/4 of a game. not only that but this is w/out boozer and okur. can you really blame kobe?

after seeing the highlights of the knicks beating the bucks the night after getting blown out bill walton said, "contract extensions for everybody on the knicks!"

PRAYER
for family of j.y.

JOY

JOY/PRAYER

"Usually I give out awards at the end of the year, but somebody won the 'Best Interview of the Century' award this summer. If you guys haven't seen it, you need to search 'Marbury interview' on YouTube. If you don't think this is the best interview in history, something is mentally wrong with you. It was so good, I watched it 12 times just to make sure that what I was watching was actually real and I wasn't imagining it.

He's like, 'I'm going to average 10 points, 11-12 dimes, four assists '' And I'm like, 'What? Last time I checked, dimes and assists were the same thing.' Then he answers his cell phone in the middle of the interview. And at the end he just starts screaming, 'Do it with me now! Do it with me!' I had to rewind it just to make sure it was really Stephon Marbury on there. So, I present Steph with the "Interview of the Century" Hibachi Award!"

sorry, couldnt find the full interview...

JOY
finally found new apt! UWS here i come!

usc loses ridiculous game! go bears!

PRAYER
2 ppl got stabbed in broad daylight right outside my apt. undercover cop came out and shot him down. thank God im moving.

JOY
mmm, havent had my late night cereal snack in a while.

JOY
it always feels good coughing up that white crap from the back of my throat. in case you dunno what im talking about:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tonsilloliths
i remember the time at yn vbs when i asked erwin if he knew what it was and he said he got them too. then later that night i was next to him and coughed one up and got excited cuz we had just talked bout it. then i did a show and tell and everyone who didnt know what it was i made them smell it. good times.

PRAYER
"On the residential rental side...in mid-August, the market couldn't be better. The rental market in Manhattan, which had a vacancy rate of 0.81 percent in July, according to Citi Habitats, could benefit marginally from the subprime mortgage scourge."

JOY/PRAYER
baby audrey, im officially an uncle! my brother is an appa, omg...

JOY/PRAYER
i just saw 6 cops take down some big dude from my apartment. i heard this guy yelling for a while and finally when i look out a cop was spraying him w/ pepper spray while he ran into the middle of the intersection. then 5 other cops chase him and take him down. it was totally like the tv show cops in the middle of the street on 34th and 2nd. now theres like a dozen cop cars, a fire truck, a ton of spectators, and a whole mess of traffic.

i need to move. hook me up w/ a new apt please.

JOY

JOY

PRAYER
sin city is bad, we need repentance.

Roy: you little beeyotch
he needs more repentance...

PRAYER
cant shake off this cursed cold.
what to do w/ my life...

JOY
kwansoo tried to slap my hand while it was on his thigh. i was too smart and quick for him which resulted in him slapping his own thigh and screaming in pain. that made franks night and my night too.

PRAYER
kid got JACKED up!

JOY
my new favorite drink is ito en tea apple:
"is an all natural, sweetened black tea blended perfectly with apple, delivering a purely enchanting taste like no other. ito en has unique, privileged access to the most prized tea harvests in sri lanka each season. our bottled teas are authentically brewed using whole, loose tea leaves in state-of-the-art brewing tanks and then promptly bottled. no tea concentrates or powders are used. enjoy!"

JOY
http://funnyordie.com/v1/view_video.php?viewkey=3efbc24c7d2583be6925

JOY
chuck: that was fast
chuck: and everyone is getting hooked up
chuck: DAMN the Bay area!!!
chuck: i need to go have a smoke

JOY
its that time of the year...
nc: i prayed this morning
nc: dear Jesus
nc: thank you for dying on the cross
nc: and would u please help me beat James Kang's team

JOY

JOY
crazy ggangpeh:

JOY/PRAYER
roy makes me laugh. he also makes me shake my head.

JOY
spring break highlights:
la food
johns bday dinner
AG/entourage party
esters bday party
close tennis battle
dinner at eunices
visits to 111

"I'll nunchuck your jaj, shek"

THANKS
grandma is out of hospital

PRAYER
to finish up the semester well.

PRAYER
Yet I Will Praise

I will praise You Lord my God
Even in my brokenness
I will praise You Lord
I will praise You Lord my God
Even in my desperation
I will praise You Lord

And I can't understand
All that You allow
I just can't see the reason
But my life is in Your hands
And though I cannot see You
I choose to trust You

Even when my heart is torn I will praise (trust) You Lord
Even when I feel deserted I will praise (trust) You Lord
Even in my darkest valley I will praise (trust) You Lord
And when my world is shattered and it seems all hope is gone
Yet I will praise You Lord

I will trust You Lord my God
Even in my loneliness
I will trust You Lord
I will trust You Lord my God
Even when I cannot hear You
I will trust You Lord

And I will not forget
That You hung on a cross
Lord You bled and died for me
And if I have to suffer
I know that You've been there
And I know that You're here now

PRAYER
halmunee's surgery.

JOY


id rather do ny to la. hurry up spring break.

JOY
crazy skills and their other videos are even crazier:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FKm-sT9QlaA
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iWCKyuBN4WQ

played in shims bball league yesterday. hit the game tying layup and scored the go ahead ft to win the game. what a great feeling.

PRAYER
friends waiting on grad schools.

JOY
john song visited the big apple this weekend, came w/ taryn and his buddy david. steve han also joined us for a couple days. here is a link to a pic of mr. john song:
http://www.berkeley.edu/news/media/releases/2005/04/22_pov.shtml
the following is an excerpt from an old post of richard huh's xanga. i think he sums it up well:
"Convincing (and succeeding) the Grace's that Burbank is better than Torrance in almost every way possible. The only thing they have good in Torrance is John Song.....Brian and I agreeing that the only reason Torrance is alright is strictly because of John Song."

other highlights from the weekend:
- david wanting serendipity so badly, getting worked up bout century 21's sales, and trying to pretend that he wasnt excited for h&m.
- sarah talking bout collecting homies, taryn pulling a homie out of her purse, john questioning "why are you bringing that out!?"
- david needling john every hour and me/steve dying of laughter
- taryn flipping out when the door buzzed right in front of her face
- john beaming for hours after checking out the nba store
- special guest appearance on aim: KuLDudE75 (1:22:23 AM): haha
- BKU: what are u waiting for

uno: balls

PRAYER
Mighty to Save

Everyone needs compassion
Love that’s never failing
Let mercy fall on me
Everyone needs forgiveness
The kindness of a Saviour
The hope of nations

Saviour, He can move the mountains
My God is mighty to save
He is mighty to save
Forever, Author of salvation
He rose and conquered the grave
Jesus conquered the grave

So take me as You find me
All my fears and failures
Fill my life again
I give my life to follow
Everything I believe in
Now I surrender

Shine Your light and let the whole world see
We’re singing, For the glory of the risen King

JOY
"excellence is not an act but a habit."
http://youtube.com/watch?v=bvOhLiIktI8
i like yao.

JOY

johns: who's the lucky lady you're eating dinner with tonight?

BKU9: john chi

johns: you can do way better than that

i would hope so.

i had no idea bout this:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Singles_Awareness_Day
happy SAD!

JOY
my class is making me pay more attention to commercials. this one made me laugh.
http://youtube.com/watch?v=qZow0Enq1vU
lately ive been seeing cache creek commercials all the time. the first time i saw one i was really confused cuz its only in the bay area. but then i realized it was a local broadcast (sacramento kings or golden st warriors). made me feel like i was back in berkeley. sometimes it makes me want to go. dang advertisers....

JOY
i was watching the '92 nba all-star game this afternoon. what a game, thats what an all-star game should look like. it had tons of exciting plays from great players. if the all-star game was like that every year id watch it for sure. magic ended it on such a great note to win the mvp and paved the way for hiv/aids awareness worldwide. amazing cast of all-stars: jordan, pippen, barkely, ewing, robinson, olajuwon, malone, stockton, magic, drexler, mullin....pretty much it was the '92 dream team, pretty much all hall of famers and that doesnt includ isaiah, dumars, and rodman. laettner is one lucky foo to be part of that team.

brokeback karate kid:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J1Ao0pnHGB8&mode=related&search=

JOY
some of my buddies and i used to try to think of ideas throughout college. we would think of get rich quick schemes or new inventions or just starting up a business that we think would do well. last night i discovered my first legit idea. during class i had an epiphany, the one idea that would make us all rich was born. this was one of those revolutionary ideas, one that could change the whole world. i thought it was possible that i would remember february 5th, 2007 as the day that changed my life. unfortunately it isnt.

so my idea is to create a cell phone service provider that provides either free or very cheap cell phone service. you would only need to buy the phone and the service is free/cheap. most ppl pay like $40/month for service if not more. so either free or like $5/month service would be an absolute steal. the only catch is that there would be advertising on the phone. now youre probably thinking what kind of advertising and how much but thats not the right question. the specifics of that advertising could be figured out later, especially since the u.s. is lagging in cell phone technology compared to other countries. a bigger question is how much does it cost to provide the cell phone service. i think its relatively cheap but i really have no idea. essentially i would be turning the cell phone into the television. buy the tv, free service paid for by advertising. thats the idea in a nutshell. so would ppl switch? if the answer is yes then there would be a cell phone revolution. there would be an advertising revolution. no one cares bout tv anymore esp w/ tivo/dvr, everyone just skips the commercials except on superbowl sunday. advertising on cell phones is an untapped market just waiting to explode. and I realized this. I had figured out the idea.

when i ran the idea by andy he broke the news to me that google had already beat me to the idea:
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/15700344/

thats when i felt like i was in the movie rounders and teddy kgb was rubbing it in, "it hurts doesnt it....you cant BELIEVE what happened. all your dreams, (bloop) hops down the ****ing drain. " anyway, i knew even if the idea was a good one it would require ridiculous amounts of startup capital which i dont have. so thanks google for making me not waste my time.

dang, why couldnt i think of this 2 years earlier. i wouldnt mind getting bought by google.

JOY
pretty much the only stuff i watch on tv is basketball, sportscenter, entourage, and high stakes poker. but i was over at chi's place the other night and he was watching some trashy show on mtv called "the hills." think its short for beverly hills. im glad that i caught half of that episode cuz
1. it reinforced my feelings that its a trashy show
2. brody is ridiculous and i wouldnt have understood the extent of his ridiculousness in bill simmons article:
http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/page2/story?page=simmons/070201
"...let's hand it over to the great Brody Jenner, who's making a noble attempt on "The Hills" right now to break the reality-TV record for "most cheesy compliments ever given to a girl while trying to get into her pants." Two things you need to know about Brody: (A) He's Bruce Jenner's son, and (B) he's already been on two reality shows. Now he's pursuing the star of "The Hills" -- America's sweetheart, LC -- who's far too stupid to realize that Brody called her only because he knew the cameras had just started rolling for Season 2. You would think she'd catch on because Jason (last season's nose-itching boyfriend) pulled the same move on her and she was too dumb to see that one, either. She's easy prey for a player like Brody, who's been laying lines on her like "you have the most beautiful eyes I have EVER seen."... in this week's episode, Brody finally lured LC back to his apartment and gave her his greatest line yet: "There's nowhere I'd rather be than right here with you." I don't feel that strongly about South Beach, but give me a few more days. We might get there."

makes me curious about south beach. thanks chi, im glad we watched that episode. i think i want bill simmons' job. all he does is watch sports and tv shows all day and writes funny articles once in a while, what a sweet job.

JOY
this is a comment my friend received from a girl on his blog:
"hi ***! it's *****, ***'s friend. he gave me your blog address so i could um..."
use your imagination....aaaaahahahaha!

JOY
you have to understand the game mario party in order to appreciate this comic:
http://www.penny-arcade.com/comic
kwansoo cheats for sure.

PRAYER
too many scams these days....

IMPORTANT INFO ABOUT AREA CODE
Do Not DIAL AREA CODE 809 , 284 AND 876

THIS IS VERY IMPORTANT INFORMATION PROVIDED TO US BY AT&T.
DON'T EVER DIAL AREA CODE 809

This one is being distributed all over the US . This is pretty scary,
especially given the way they try to get you to call.

They get you to call by telling you that it is information about a family
member who has been ill or to tell you someone has been arrested, died, or to
let you know you have won a wonderful prize, etc.

In each case, you are told to call the 809 number right away. Since there are
so many new area codes these days, people unknowingly return these calls.

If you call from the U.S. , you will apparently be charged $2425 per-minute.
Or, you'll get a long recorded message. The point is, they will try to keep you
on the phone as long as possible to increase the charges. Unfortunately, when
you get your phone bill, you'll often be charged more than $24,100.00.

WHY IT WORKS:
The 809 area code is located in the British Virgin Islands (The Bahamas).
The charges afterwards can become a real nightmare. That's because you did
actually make the call. If you complain, both your local phone company and your
long distance carrier will not want to get involved and will most likely tell
you that they are simply providing the billing for the foreign company. You'll
end up dealing with a foreign company that argues they have done nothing wrong.

PRAYER
i think i need a role model. we all need one. big lack of discipleship in the church.

JOY
watching the lakers at midnight on the east coast, eating green tea ice cream while its snowing outside. life is still good.

JOY
i had a great 5 weeks off but it flew by quickly. tahoe was fun, alex got phased and acted funny, charles and paul ate it hard but i missed it, made a nice snowman, had a weak snowball fight w/ john, goodtimes. went down to sd to watch cal crush texas a&m. got to see relatives and saw how much all the babies grew. being away from la makes me appreciate it more.

eric: what the hell are we doing away from LA?

jo: can i be gangster squared then?

THANKS
jo for the rides. jetblue for the $25 voucher for making me wait so long.

JOY
"men aren't men without an internet connection." -ACK
hahaha....i dunno if i quite agree with that....

i was watching a high school basketball game on espn. they were interviewing the star player on one of the high school after winning. he was struggling to answer some simple questions but the last one was the best:
"did you guys make some sort of statement here by beating the #1 team in the nation?"
derrick rose responded with, "naw...."
some athletes are just stupid.

JOY
i actually read the entire Bible (minus a few missed days) in 2006. im still kind of surprised that i was able to stick with it. imma try to repeat this feat in 2007 and hopefully retain a lil more than i did last year.