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Went to Thai Beer restaurant today. Bet you want to know what I thought about the place?

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Also I added a page to this site where I installed a Yelp widget that shows a map with all of my reviews.

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Yes, I am in vegas. And there are plenty of hot pink centers around. woo-fuckin-hoo! The hard rock hotel is just over flowing with what could be described as whores and sluts. I know thats insensitive, but I can’t help it. And I like it.

Anyways, today for lunch I was at Outback steakhouse cause I had a hankering for some meat (this is where you make jokes about the thunder down under). And as usual I ordered my steak medium rare. And in all honesty I don’t think any steak I’ve ever eaten has really been medium rare. They always overcook it and it ends up with very little pink on the inside. But these mother fuckers at the outback here in vegas, made me feel like a pansy cause I sent my steak back to have it cooked some more after I cut it open and found it practically raw. Only the outside was seared, and the middle was barely warm. Some parts even felt cold.

Next time I’ll just ask for medium when I’m around here.

So I was visiting the folks/friends in the sf yay area this past weekend. And instead of flying up I decided to drive. It was my first chance to really smoosh the gas pedal on my gti.
And thanks to my handy dandy gti computer I am able to present some stats from my drive back last night.

Average Speed : 76 mph (this includes everything from door to door; time at stop lights, driving local, etc)
Total Distance : 394 miles
Average Mileage : 23.5mpg (yeah, not really proud of this one. It was around 26 mpg before I really got on it)
Total Travel Time : 5 hours 14 minutes (not too shabby if I do say so myself)

And there is a speed indicator that I can set on my car, which for fun I have set to 125 mph. I’m happy to say that the speed indicator signal went off about 4 times during my drive. tee hee hee!

Yes I was “THE ASSHOLE!” on the drive yesterday. I wasn’t weaving in and out of traffic (luckily I didn’t need to because of light traffic), but I was passing people. Only one fucker passed me, and it was Mercedes E350. Also it was during the beginning of my drive and I was on the phone, so I wasn’t gonna go crazy.

I have to say I’m very happy with the passing power in my car. Most of my passes went like this :

• Use paddle shifters to drop from 6th, to 5th, to 4th (while enjoying the sound of the turbo)
• Watch speedometer go from 80 to 100 to 110 in a couple of seconds
• Blow by the slow bloke
• Cruise around 110 to 120 for a few seconds
• Go back to cruising around 80-90 once there are cars around me

Mmmmmm. DSG. And that’s with the 200 horsepower and 207 lb-ft of torque on tap at the crank. Now think what will happen if / when I do go get the reasonably prices $600 APR ECU upgrade my car. With the claimed peak numbers of 252 horsepower and 303lb-ft. of torque, I will probably have a suspended license in no time. Mmmmmm

Other highlights of the weekend :

• Meeting mary/danny/adam on my drive up on friday. They were travelling down to Irvine, so I was able to meet them in Lost Hills along I5, and eat at Wendy’s (which by the way isn’t as great as I remember it being).
• Seeing gary and rey on saturday in sf. I thought the most painful part of that day would be seeing gary’s face, but it turned out to be a whole lot more painful. And my jaw still hurts. (I’ll let your imagination fill in the rest)
• Watched Ghost Rider on saturday. All I can say is, it’s a close call between watching Nicholas Cage’s cheesey acting and sitting in a dentist chair while two scary dentists put their tools in your mouth. The graphics might have been cool, but the movie over all did not impress.
• Spending lots of time with my sister in law, nephew and dad.
• Going to the dog park with my bro and his family on monday. We went to Point Isabel park in Richmond, CA. It’s off Central, past the costco, if you are familiar with the area. It was a ton of fun. It’s an off leash dog park, and all the dogs were well behaved and having lots of fun with each other. If you have a semi-well behaved dog I would highly recommend it. You could always go there with your doesn’t-give-a-shit dog and keep it on a leash. Either way, the people are nice, the dogs are cute and it was fun. And costco polish dogs are just a couple of minutes away. You also get great views of a couple of the bay area bridges from there.
• Almond milk tea with boba, and yummy pastries from the chinese bakery around the 99 Ranch store. I highly recommend the Beef Curry Horn.
• Going to the batting cages with my bro. My sides still hurt, but it was loads of fun. And it reminds of how much I liked to play baseball. Must buy myself a mit and find batting cages close by.
• 3 words : creamy lamb curry (Thank god for moms who can cook)
• hot dogs and cherry cokes on a long drive
• The new Muse album, Blackholes and Revelations, on the long drive. My favorite tracks are Exo-Politics, Supermassive Black Hole, Map of the Problematique, Starlight, and Assassin. Check it out!

And today I’m home sick. Figures. Bah!

Chocolates are usually the thoughtless man’s way to brighten up his stalkee’s day on Valentine’s Day. And they usually result in a “aww thank you” reply followed by an eye roll. Unless they are some bomb ass chocolates. The kind that make her (or him) melt their creamy nougat center.

Well it turns out there are chocolates, and then there are choco-lates. And if you are having trouble distinguishing between the two, you should read this npr article. And if you do happen to get some (SEX) because of these chocolate tips, please take some pictures of your copulating genitalia for me. That is all I ask.

This morning while driving to work I was eating a banana I had purchased a couple of days ago (The purchasing of the banana is not relevant to this story, but I just wanted to point out that I’m not a dirty filthy theif). It was quite yummy and I didn’t even find any large brown spots. Good banana. So anyways, about 10 minutes later I was waiting at a red light. And I decided to use the free moment to sin and admire my glorious face for a moment in the mirror. And I notice a piece of banana on my cheek. It was quite high on my cheek too. No where close to my mouth.

How the fuck does that happen? I know I’m not the only one this happens to. Cause I’ve seen it on other people’s faces. There’s one particular person I remember from my college days who used to routinely have food stuck at random places on his face. Rice next to the eye brow. Or some sauce by his nose.

I guess even if we never understand how that happens, it’s good for a few laughs. Next time you see me with food stuck on my face, make sure you point and laugh for several minutes before telling me about it. Or do what my brother would do. Put a piece of food on your face and talk to me till I realize that you are trying to send me a message.

The Kims of Comedy standup show. Cheesey? Fuck yeah! Funny? I really don’t know. One of my friends said it was funny. But I’ve read some reviews to the contrary.

And I’ve tried really hard this morning to try and illegally download it, but I’ve had little luck. That in itself is a bad sign. Cause if it was fockin funny, then it would be easy to download illegally. So I trolled youtube, and was able to find some clips.

Of the couple I’ve seen, here is one I like the best. This fellow is Steve Byrne. Not the most asian sounding name. Also not the most asian looking fellow. But he’s funny. Now if you excuse me, I’m gonna go make myself some macaroni and cheese.