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.

JOY
i picked up my diploma today. my God is a God of miracles.

JOY
shady friend: ****'s shadier than me

Jo: but yeah... i'm sad its monday tomorrow

BKU: haha, but work isnt THAT bad right?

BKU: you get to make exciting spreadsheets

Jo: hahaha... well, that IS true...

Jo no, its not that bad

Jo: i guess half the time, i just complain because i feel like i'm supposed to

bos: i told you man, i have love letters she wrote me

bos: ill dangle those in his face

PRAYER
costcos return policy is in trouble, oh so sad.

JOY
perverted friend: you finish your project?

me: yup

me: stick a fork in me

me: cuz im freakin done

perverted friend: ill stick a jaj in you

first semester of grad school is already over, wow.

JOY

friend: did you get all the jokes though?

me: yeah

friend: ok good

friend: even though its cheezy

friend: i was secretly proud of it

"Tony Parker getting engaged to Eva Longoria: Parker owners must rejoice about this. You want your star players to have happy personal lives and as little turbulence off the court as possible. And since Parker hooked up with his Desperate Housewife, his scoring has gone up every year. It kind of makes you hope that Fabricio Oberto hooks up with Teri Hatcher."

this kid is hilarious:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=naSAyolC7oA

JOY
so my dear friend alex posted this:
"I really have no reason why I like stuffing so much. I thought about it, and all I did was salivate at the idea of eating it. It's that dang GOOD. I think my favorite episode of The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air was the one where all the relatives get together for a Thanksgiving reunion and all the women-folk have a stuffing competition. That's like my dream: seven women cooking seven different types of stuffing for ME. Hahaha... "
i couldnt help but think of the seven women that he was talking about. can you guess them?

JOY
my friend was trying to help me to get a webcam to work:

me: hey, i think you got it to work

me the other side needs a cam

friend: really

me: i got an error msg saying buddy doesnt have a cam

friend hmm

friend you should try it w/ someone w/ a cam

friend but that seems like terrible programming

me: yeah

me: they should call it gaycam

friend: you sholud try it with a gay guy

friend random dude online

friend: lets video cam chat

me: AAAAHAHAHHA

me: a/s/l

friend: HAHAHAHA

friend: wow

friend: that's so oldschool

me: what if it was someone i KNEW

friend: oh wow

friend: like roach

friend: wth

me: AAAAAAHAHAHAHHAA

THANKS

Yet I Will Praise
performed by Melissa Boraski
written by Andy Park

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
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 the darkest valley
I will praise (trust) You Lord
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

JOY

b o y: eff

BKU: ?

b o y: dammit nazr!!!

BKU: ya so what happened to mr double double?

b o y : nazr is a lazy faggot

PRAYER
how do i always manage to procrastinate? i guess some things never change.

getting older, at the age where i frequently hear of engagements, divorces, babies being born, parents passing away. my prayers go out to all.

Kindness
Chris Tomlin

Open up the skies of mercy
And rain down the cleansing flood
Healing waters rise around us
Hear our cries Lord let 'em rise
Open up the skies of mercy
And rain down the cleansing flood
Healing waters rise around us
Hear our cries Lord let 'em rise

It's your kindness Lord
That leads us to repentance
Your favor lord, is our desire
It's your beauty Lord
That makes us stand in silence
Your love
Your love
Is better than life

We can feel
Your mercy falling
You are turnin our hearts back again
Hear our praises rise to heaven
Draw us near Lord
Meet us here

It's your kindness Lord
That leads us to repentance
Your favor lord, is our desire
It's your beauty Lord
That makes us stand in silence
Your love
Your love

It's your kindness Lord
That leads us to repentance
Your favor lord, is our desire
It's your beauty Lord
That makes us stand in silence
Your love
Your love
Is better than life
Is better than life

Open up the skies of mercy
And rain down the cleansing flood
Healing waters rise around us
Hear our cries lord let 'em rise


Lord,
We stand here as a desperate people
Hungry for the things of you
Come quiet the storms that rage all around us
So that we hear the passion that beats through your heart
Spirit put healing in our hands,
Put life in our words
And drive a passion for the lost deep in the hearts of your people
Inhabit the praises of us your children
And father send us out with a reckless passion
Deliver us from evil
And set a standard of unity to break down laws and to heal your people
Unity is the cry of your church, Lord
Reconcile the children to the fathers
And with forgiveness and mercy rush through the hearts of our land
We cry out our deep need for you Jesus
Oh God come in power
And bring glory to your name

JOY/THANKS
fall back one hour! i wouldve lost an extra hour of sleep and went to work an hour early if it wasnt for mister brian baik, my hero of the day.

PRAYER
my friend has a dirty mind.

b o y 52: did you break in that bed yet?

b o y 52: and by "break in," you know what i mean

JOY
i forgot to mention the bombardment of visitors in the past few weeks. p eug, baik, dlim, isabel, roy, andy, ester. a couple of highlights from the last group:

-roy explaining something to eshee and her response "is this gonna give me cancer?"
-ester explaining how coats/jackets are an investment and calling me and andy "shopping chumps"
-andy sharing his sauna experience
-jane telling roy & andy to pick up their balls, sack it up and stop acting like pansies
-roy whining to go back to my apt and watch youtube videos

i had former georgetown coach craig esherick as a guest speaker in class today. he was the 11th best damn sports blowups. i think he got #3 on espn's list: http://msn.foxsports.com/other/story/5721058

JOY

johns526: billy... am i living in a dream

johns526: whats going on with these trades

JOY
T.J. Houshmandzadeh (Cin) – He's the wingman who ends up getting the girl.

JOY
i would contemplate paying bill simmons to be my friend. hes THAT cool.

"Which brings me back to my original point: We're overthinking this whole fantasy football thing. It has evolved into a billion-dollar industry, a convoluted excuse to waste time and keep in touch with friends, one of those rare hobbies that balances competitiveness, male bonding and trash talking in the best ways possible. We kill ourselves trying to outsmart one another, and there isn't a single moment on Sundays and Mondays when we're not monitoring dozens of guys at once. But there are two hard-core realities that can't be ignored:

Reality A: There's either a 9-in-10 chance or an 11-in-12 chance that you're going to lose your league, depending how deep it is.

Reality B: Thanks to platoons, free-agent movement, injuries, unpredictable rookies, bad luck and everything else, fantasy football has turned into a freaking crapshoot.

Nowadays, anyone has a chance. Take my buddy Camp, the original commissioner of my East Coast League before he got married, had a couple of kids and stepped down. OK, we fired him for negligence. Now he's one of Those Guys in our league -- the guy who starts players during their bye weeks, waits four weeks to waive someone who's out for the year and offers crazy trades like "Wes Welker for Laurence Maroney." He's also one of the funniest owners (the master of inappropriate mom/sister jokes); he laughs at everyone else's jokes on the annual conference call; his team name is high comedy (a college joke I can't print), and his teams have the bizarre ability to remain annually competitive even though he's two to three guys short every week. The pluses always outweigh the minuses with Camper, even after you get bounced from the final playoff spot because he accidentally started a running back with a blown ACL against the guy who ended up beating you out."

"Random note No. 2: Colston being available at tight end in Yahoo/ESPN.com fantasy leagues might be the all-time fantasy glitch to end all fantasy glitches. It's like being able to use Travis Hafner at catcher. This has been the biggest story of the 2006 season that nobody covered -- they should have been leading "SportsCenter" with it."

"Disgruntled San Diego fan Dominic wonders, "Can you think of any analogies where the Martyball concept can be applied outside of football? What about folding a $500 pot when you're $5 from all-in because you're afraid someone will get you on the river? Working the machine for a walk in a batting cage? Five-hitting your way to a 19, then surrendering because the dealer is showing a face card? Landing a three-way with the Olsen twins, only to have them walk out because you fell asleep halfway through?"

always quote ;)

JOY/PRAYER
b o y 52: im going to do bad things to you while youre sleeping

johns526: i dont want to use any supplement
johns526: people always ask me if i take it though

THANKS/PRAYER
thank you God for the gift of life.
prayer for comfort for the mourning family.

JOY
bill simmons, i wish i could be his friend:

Q: You know that friend everyone has in college who gets embarrassingly drunk every time you go out, then declares he'll never do it again ... and then does? USA Basketball is that drunk friend.
--Josh, Baton Rouge, La.

SG: Sorry, I'm not getting wound up about FIBA anymore. The rules are too different from the NBA's. It's like sending USA baseball players to a tournament with two-foot-high mounds, neck-to-ankles strike zones and outfield walls 500 feet from home plate. You can't expect a team of randomly assembled All-Stars to come together in three weeks and succeed in a format in which they're the only ones unfamiliar with the rules. It's stupid. Any kind of basketball that makes Jose Calderon more valuable than LeBron James or Dwyane Wade is, by any calculation, idiotic. We should send the AND1 All-Stars to the 2008 Olympics in protest.

Q: When are we going to see the Little League World Series of Poker?
--David P., Philadelphia

SG: You, sir, are a genius. I would watch this every night. The unparalleled tension of the spelling bee crossed with the unabashed exploitation of the Little League World Series. I'm making this my signature series when they put me in charge of ESPN6.

3. Cincinnati, 3-0
Now here's an intriguing team. They can run the ball, throw the ball, stop the run, create turnovers and make plays on special teams. They're a five-tool team. So what can't they do? Other than stay out of trouble? Anyway, if the Patriots don't have what it takes this winter for a fourth Super Bowl appearance, I'm pulling hard for Cincy to make it to Miami. And why? Because the Bengals would be out in Miami for two weeks!!!! Hide the women, hide the children, hide the Maxim models ... here come the Bengals! That would be the single greatest week in ESPN history. ESPN should station Ed Werder and Shelley Smith 24/7 outside the Miami Dade County courthouse right now just to be safe. Seriously, what would feature more arrests, Super Bowl week with the Bengals or Season 1 of "Miami Vice?" I'm 18 levels beyond giddy about this.

http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/page2/story?page=simmons/060922

JOY
http://men.style.com/gq/features/landing?id=content_4605

JOY
http://youtube.com/watch?v=75wD4E6LSDg

ive always wanted to sleep w/ a dog at night and ive been able to for the past 3 weeks. cali is a big, cute mutt and weve been sharing the same bed. the only thing i dont like bout it is that she licks my face in the mornings.

THANKS
bert/stacy. you guys are too nice.

PRAYER
apartment. let me move in please.

JOY
andys blog made me crack up this morning:

ester: wow.. that looks so cool. omg... NOT.. dude boy's are so weird..
andy: you're so stupid. i bet if the turtles were wearing a marc jacobs ninja mask, you'd be raving about it.

july 20th post and his previous post:
http://andychon.blogspot.com/2002/04/i-went-to-yoshis-jazz-club-today-with.html

JOY
wow, havent updated in over a month. had lots of busy weekends: san diego trip, 2 vegas trips, and bass lake trip over the last 6 weeks. got to do lots of cool things: go to the fair and eat crazy food, played in a wsop event, partied w/ mark before he tied the knot, chilled on the lake w/ buddies that i havent seen in a while, had a blast jetskiing. ive racked up a lot of mileage in the last 6 weeks. im exhausted.

PRAYER
missed a lot of church cuz of busy weekends. need to make time for worship. hope my spiritual life hasnt taken a hit. its always hard for me to evaluate my own spirtual walk. need to get ready for the big apple.

THANKS
for all the things ive experienced this summer. thanks for sharing this weekend w/ me fellas.

PRAYER
almost popped my other shoulder playing ball yesterday. def need to start working out.

bhwangs indonesia preparation. diligence and motivation from the Spirit.

my dads assistant/brothers coworker got shot over the weekend. such a crazy incident, so sad and shocking that someone i know was hurt that way. praying for her recovery.

THANKS
this period of graduations has reminded me of my own graduation. not the actual ceremony but the whole process of what it takes to receive a bachelors degree. and again i ask myself the same question "how the heck did i graduate?" at times i put in the absolute minimum amount of time and effort required. that part makes sense. but at other times i definitely did far less than the absolute minimum and got away with it somehow (except in soc 127c). danny yoon is witness to one example: anthro 98, the online gaming decal. i literally tried to fail that class but i still passed. wtf?

i dunno what i wouldve done w/out the internet. ive mastered the art of using quotes. i look back at some of the papers on my computer and think "what a work of art" because 95% of it werent my ideas but it still wasnt plagarism. but when i look at some of the other papers i think "omg, what merciful readers" because they mustve passed me on sheer pity. my papers were the kind that you had to share w/ other ppl when reading cuz you couldnt believe how ridiculous they were.

not only that but my transcript is so ugly. but somehow they still awarded me with a bachelor of arts degree from the university of california berkeley. that itself is worth $50/hr in private tutoring. i dont think many ppl realize the miraculousness of it all cept for my old roommates.

all of this always leads me to the next question "how am i going BACK to SCHOOL?"....wth am i doing? the scary thing is that im not just writing that, im REALLY thinking that. how the heck did i trick a grad school into thinking that they should admit me into their program?

too late and too tired to think about this. remember the default answer: all by the grace of God.

JOY
rafting on the kern river was fun. rafting on the kern river for free is even better. im glad i have some cool coworkers. really, really tired right now. but its the good "ive been doing lots of fun things and im being productive" tired, not the bad "ive been sitting on my butt all day doing nothing and wasted the whole day" tired.

PRAYER
a long, happy, God-centered marriage for isabel and paul.

JOY
alexshyun: bring your gear that day
alexshyun: we'll go play somewhere
BKU9: haha aight
alexshyun: i'll show you my left hand
BKU9: hahaha
BKU9: like how u showed us ur "shot?"
alexshyun: shut up...
alexshyun: i've permanently lost any kind of shot
alexshyun: i'm solely a slasher now

alex is funny.

JOY
got the day off, enjoyed free dodger tickets, played on staples floor. life is good.
knock on roys wood.

JOY
enjoying one of my favorite foods: cereal. the new yogurt burst cheerios (strawberry) are pretty good.

JOY
los angeles lakers v.s. phoenix suns, game 4: maybe greatest game of the year.
kobe bryant: the true 2005-2006 MVP.

JOY/THANKS
wow, another miracle. its official, i got in. not only that but they sent me this:
"dear william, i am pleased to inform you that as a student in the masters of science program in sports business you are the recipient of a school of continuing and professional studies dean's graduate fellowship. this fellowship is awarded to you in recognition of your academic excellence." hahaha, wtf? God mustve hooked me up.

JOY
http://www.break.com/games/maze15.html

JOY
superizzie: but he looked like a deer caught in headlights

PRAYER
congrats suzy and andrew.
note to self: small wedding.....in hawaii.

This Day By Jadon Lavik

This day two lives become one
This day a new journey has begun
Our hearts full of lasting love
Brought together by the hand above
To share a life that draws us closer
To the one that we live for

And I will give you my heart
And all of who I am
And I will give more than vows
And words could ever say
Yes I’ll give you my all on this day
On this day

On the cross his love was shown
And this love will build our home
Standing now in front of you
We profess a love we know is true
To share a life that draws us closer
To the one that we live for

And I will give you my heart
And all of who I am
And I will give more than vows
And words could ever say
Yes I’ll give you my all on this day
And I’ll give you my all on this day
On this day, on this day

JOY
http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/page2/story?page=simmons/060414
bill simmons has redeemed himself. funny and on the money. kobe bryant: MVP.

JOY
wish i coulda done this:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2PCf-csOq4w&search=ferrari
its friggin NUTZ.

PRAYER

Let It Go by Jadon Lavik

Sometimes I wonder what’s holding me back
From running this race at a steady pace
I start out fast go clinging to my past
And suddenly I’m sitting in last

Here and now is where I want to be
Not hangin’ on some worn out memory
And I know the best thing for my low
Sometimes you just gotta, you gotta let it go

Stand up please and change the channel on my mind
Another scene any other scene would suit me just fine
Rehearsing, rehashing, reenacting all the time
I keep returning to the scene of the crime, yeah

Here and now is where I want to be
Not hangin’ on some worn out memory
And I know the best thing for my low
Sometimes you just gotta, you gotta let it go

Here and now is where I want to be
Here and now is where I want to be
Not hangin’ on to worn out memories
Here and now is where I want to be

JOY
this fight scene was choreographed by a genius:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uxkr4wS7XqY

THANKS
"whom have i in heaven but You?
and there is nothing on earth i desire besides You.
my flesh and my heart may fail,
but God is the strength of my heart and my portion forever."
psalm 73:25-27

JOY
Andy: i didn't know there were bad beats in GRE studying
id be screwed if i didnt have God on my side.

JOY
alexshyun: roy's moving to korea?
alexshyun: never the mind
BKU9: hahaha
alexshyun: i hate roy
BKU9: cant believe u fell for that
alexshyun: haha

b o y 52: john told me he got engaged
b o y 52: but then he said april fools
BKU9: haha
BKU9: u gonna be ok w/out a job for now?
b o y 52: april fools shek
BKU9: right back at ya
b o y 52: .........
b o y 52: YOU FRIGGIN SHEK
BKU9: HAHAHAHA
b o y 52: DAMN YOU AND JOHN
b o y 52: I GOT PWNED

JOY
moments of laughter from tonight:

joe on the ncaa tourny:
"what if george mason won? they wont have any merchandise ready to sell."

mark commenting on HD:
"DUDE! its SO clear! you can even read that billboard! it says.............actually, i cant read it."

viv refusing to tell joe her secret in joecho voice:
"im not telling you joe. no!"

joe mocking ronnie turiaf:
"he should have a move where he clutches his heart and fakes out his defender and then lays it in."

THANKS
for dinner viv. cantelope proscuitto was interesting combo.

JOY
2nd disc of entourage makes me happy.
"they drive that way in tiananmen square b*#%!?

JOY
andy: following relationships is starting to feel like sports to me
andy: too many changes = uninterested andy

THANKS

"What If" by Jadon Lavik

What if I climbed that mountain, what if I swam to that shore
What if every battle was victorious then would you love me more
Would you love me more
What if I were everyone’s first choice, what if I went farther than before
What if I stood high above the rest then would you love me more
Would you love me more

You say I belong to you apart from the things I do
You say I belong to you I’m in awe of why you do
Why you do, why you do, I’m in awe of you, ooh

What if I ignored the hand that fed me, what if I forgot to confess
What if I stumbled down that mountain then would you love me less
Lord would you love me less
What if I were everyones last choice what if I mixed in with the rest
What if I failed what I passed before then would you love me less
Lord would you would you love me less, oh no oh no oh no

You say I belong to you apart from the things I do
You say I belong to you I’m in awe of why you do
You do you do you do

What have I done to deserve your son sent to die for me
What can I give I want to live give me eyes to see
In a world that keeps changing there’s one thing that I know is true
Your love is staying there’s nothing else I’ll hold onto

You say I belong to you apart from the things I do
You say I belong to you I’m in awe of why you do
Why you do

You say I belong to you apart from the things I do
You say I belong to you I’m in awe of why you do
I’m in awe of you I’m in awe of you

The way you love me, the way you do
The way you do, the way you love me, you love me, you love me
The way you do the way you do, the way you love me,
The way you love you love you love

JOY
new favorite show is entourage. i want andy to become a star so that me and the rest of his friends can mooch off of him. and then we could hang out w/ ppl like jessica alba. episode #2 is my favorite for sure. "save that signature baby."

PRAYER
im getting pwned by studying these days. studying has pwned me my whole life. i need me another miracle. and a new car.

JOY
"I’m not naïve enough (anymore) to tell you that Kwame is going to have some value, but there’s a chance he could. That reminds me of the line from Dumb and Dumber when Lloyd says “So what you’re saying is…I still have a chance” after Lauren Holly’s character put the odds of sleeping with him around one in a million."

i think spiketv is my new favorite channel. they have all these great shows like macgyver, ultimate fighting championship stuff, & pros v.s. joes. not to mention their random manly movies like american ninja and ones including chuck norris. and i cannot forget one of my all-time favorite favorite shows MXC: most xtreme challenge. DON'T GET ELIMINATED!

THANKS
scott for the revision. it was MONEY.

JOY
carnitas at 3am was friggin good.

JOY
had 2 very productive hrs of writing tonight. havent done that in like a year.

PRAYER
practice obedience.

THANKS
danny lim and ester for your stories. they were "the bomb."

JOY
its a great feeling when you call the jury phone service and find out you dont need to report the next day.

JOY
fantabulous music video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IvFZVygk4_0&search=dream%20p%20diddy
is it just me or does p. diddy look ridonkulous in this video?
van dam can dance better than diddy. the bar scene in kickboxer proves it.

PRAYER
reminder for my friend and myself: let go and let God.

JOY
me: haha, 6-2 eh?
me: and y do they include ethnicity
john: because
john: you can mentally prepare for them
me: what?
john: i dont know
john: it helps to know if you are going against a black guy

berk trip was short but cool. steve han is a funny guy. esp when bowling and after a couple of drinks. john and ohsungs outbursts while playing minigolf were hilarious. ohsung broke his putter on the 1st hole, how awsome is that.

JOY
scared friend: omg
scared friend: at the end
scared friend: he was like i gotta check something and put the gloves on
scared friend: i was like aya.....
scared friend: hah hah
scared friend: i was like please not the bad one....

JOY
vday stirs up the chat.

imfreikinb0red: thats what they all say
imfreikinb0red: and the next thing they know, theyre 30
imfreikinb0red: and alone

lonely girl: i guess i'd take just about anyone...

Mark: dude
Mark: if u see a girl
Mark: and she's available
Mark: u have to smell blood
Mark: and attack
Mark: full court press... as dbang likes to put it

vday movie recommendation "playing by heart": lots of big names, good acting, clever story, much better than "love actually" in my opinion.

JOY
been watching a lot of documentaries lately:
march of the penguins - theyre straight up gangsters.
bowling for columbine - marilyn manson sounds pretty smart, charlton heston shouldve pulled a gat on michael moore.
spellbound - these kids are such losers. but theyre friggin smart.
word wars - these adults are such losers. word whores.

must pay some homage to some older classics. top 25 of all-time for sure:
the karate kid - "put him in a body bag!"
bloodsport - "very good, but brick, not hit back."
best of the best - "what are you countin em for?"
big trouble in little china - "pray your card right....you lib to talk about it."
http://www.wingkong.net/sounds/index.html

JOY/PRAYER
i forgot how to solve this type of problem:
If Sam can do a job in 4 days that Lisa can do in 6 days and Tom can do in 2 days,
how long would the job take if Sam, Lisa, and Tom worked together to complete it?

so i asked john and alex how to solve. john emailed me an excel spreadsheet showing how to do it. alex sent me this link: http://www.algebralab.org/Word/Word.aspx?file=Algebra_WorkingTogether.xml
funny guys, helpful friends. i got stupider, im screwed.

JOY
me: so ur team thinks ur kobe
friend: pretty much
friend: they want me to shoot everytime

PRAYER
what to do w/ my life. waiting sucks.

JOY
i totally forgot about this great hasselhoff video:
http://www.youtube.com/w/DAVID-HASSELHOFF---MUSIC-VIDEO---HOOKED-ON-A-FEELING?v=-Gmg34VBAps&search=hasselhoff

JOY
my new favorite website:
www.stupidvideos.com

JOY/THANKS
lucky me just got back from the most amazing game of basketball. kobe bryant went NUTZ on 28-46 field goals, 7-13 three-pointers, 18-20 free-throws to add up to a grand total of 81 amazing points. thanks mark for taking me to the game. MVP!

JOY
this can be fun if you like trivia/puzzle solving sorta stuff. only do this if you have a lot of time and if youre not anal bout finishing/figuring out stuff. my score: 23/33 in an hour. too bad im not really a genius.
http://www.mensa-test.com/

JOY
http://www.youtube.com/player.swf?video_id=vEWLwz6JRNE&l=357&s=B4BC767524043C8C

O eSteR fEsteR O: either watch tv really well or do computer stuff

O eSteR fEsteR O: WHAT
O eSteR fEsteR O: u like guys

brazilians...

JOY
http://www.youtube.com/watch.php?v=zLElfJ9YCh0

PRAY
reading the Bible in 1 year.

THANKS
im arguably the luckiest person in the whole world right now, no joke. need to be more thankful.

JOY/THANKS
i really like it when ppl specifically seek me out w/ questions or for help or advice. like today richard asked me how to jam the meters in berkeley. now you may think this is morally wrong but i say its morally wrong for the city of berkeley to make so much money w/ meters and tickets. anyway, i felt like i was passing on privileged knowledge. its kinda like in american pie where the older brother lets the younger brother in on the secret book. "w/ great power comes much responsibility" so use this knowledge wisely richard. and thanks for making me feel somewhat useful. richard also found these articles which made me laugh:
http://www.fox5dc.com/_ezpost/data/3028.shtml
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/chronicle/archive/2004/01/25/BAG664HDH31.DTL
from richard's xanga:
"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."

PRAYER/THANKS
thanks for the chat mark. i need to be a better son.

JOY/THANKS
another fun trip up to berk.
thanks rob, kwan, dennis/woody for a place to stay.
thanks to jenny and AJ for the favor.
thanks to cal for officially graduating me.

JOY
didnt write about europe or the east coast at all. i shall just list some highlights to remember:
-tea time @ harrods in london
-buying an outfit for aviation
-visiting st. michaels again
-renting a scooter in barcelona
-riding the airtram in barcelona
-the catalyn desert in barcelona
-using my outfit again @ the hotel
-eating gelato every other day in italy

THANKS
roymund for lunch last week. butch for dinner, pizza, and movie.