Do you see what I see?

I cringe whenever a professor uses a red or orange marker to write on a whiteboard. If the board is white... my preferred colors of marker are blue or black... maybe green. Why?? Cuz red/orange hurts my eyes. Why does it hurt my eyes? Check it out:

DO YOU SEE WHAT I SEE?

Approximately 12% of the male population and <1% of the female population are colorblind. Red/Green colorblind constitutes 99% of these people. There are those who are Blue/Yellow colorbind, and also those who only see black/white/shades of gray.

I am part of that 99% of the 12% of the 50% of the world's population. (hrm.....that makes sense if you think about it....).

So.... what does that have to do with anything?? Well...this is in answer to the two complaints filed against my selection of background color. It's black cuz it's easy on my eyes. Hor hor hor...


P.S. A commom side effect of colorblindness is the inability to tell whether meat is cooked raw or well done. Let it be known... I am NOT afflicted by this side effect.

COMPLAIN COMPLAIN COMPLAIN

Ahhhhhh....if I were to list out my top 10 talents, ranking up in the top 5 would definitely be "COMPLAINING" right next to "PROCRASTINATING" and "POINTING OUT PEOPLE'S OBVIOUS FLAWS."

The past several months, the on-ramp onto Hwy 17 has been under contruction. Cal Trans is putting in an extra carpool lane (which NOBODY uses!!). But during those two months, traffic flowed like melted cheese.... smooth as silk (for the most part). This week, they reopened the third lane and the metering lights and now traffic gets backed up for up to 15 minutes!!! GEEZ LOUISE PUH-LEASE!!!!

So guess what I did?? I google-d "traffic lights complain san jose" and found a number to the City of San Jose to call. HA! I was surprised that when I called...I actually got a person and not an answering machine!! And the lady even said I was the 2nd person to call in that day. Cool huh? Well... not really. She said she wasn't the right department to talk to. So I was forwarded to the Traffic/Signal department in which I left a message. One day later... they responded to my message!!!!..... only to tell me that I have to call Cal-Trans. Hrm..... will my complaints ever be heard?

The saga continues....

back to Bathroom Jabbers...

So for the past two months... I've been making treks down the long hallway to the OTHER men's room to do my deed. I simply can not stand the non-flushable toilets. Alright... last week, I caved, got lazy and went to the one right next to my desk. Lo and behold...9 out of 10 were clogged again!! ARGH!!!

But here's the best part!! Earlier this week...while making a trek down the hallway (yeah...to do my deed)... I noticed the Ladies' Room was blocked off! A sign hung outside saying "Sewage Pipe Broken." Whoa!!... In my wildest imagination...I would never fathom that this happens to the ladies room!! GO LADIES!!!

Since we're on the topic of cross-gender bathroom jabber... Earlier this evening at the Macraroni Grill, I went to the bathroom and in there was a little girl (about 3-4 yrs old) with her dad. Her dad was washing his hands while she was ambling around. Now the question is...do I go? Or do I wait till she leaves? What would you do?

Step by step...

This morning... the kids who I usually morning call to wake up for church....all called ME instead. HA!

As we mature together and grow together, it is simply heart melting and a blessing to see us all being transformed by the Holy Spirit.

The Bathroom Jabbers continue...

Remember that Men's Room with 4 urinals, 6 sinks and 10 stalls that don't flush?? Remember that Hand Dryer that my friend thought was an air freshener?? Remember how it only had 1 paper towel dispenser that never, ever ran out of paper towels??

Well... today... it officially ran out of paper towels!!

What is a wing?

When you hear the term - "Wing" what do you imagine?

For lunch today, I ordered 5 Honey BBQ Wings at KFC. And what did I get? Not 5 wings...but 5 drummettes! And my question is.... when did the drummette become the wing?

What is a drummette? If I were to describe it to a blind person...a drummette can be described as a miniature drumstick (not the ice-cream mind you). It has ONE bone, with cartilage covering the top and bottom, with meat wrapping the entire bone from top to bottom, being chubbier on top and skinnier on the bottom. It ranges anywhere from 2" to maybe 3" long. The skin usually wraps about 70% of the entire appendage and more often than not, is eaten with the fingers grabbing the lower (said skinner part) of the drummette. It's most often found attached to the wing -- which comes next.

What is a wing? If I were to describe it to a blind person...a wing is best described as a piece of tissue that is 95% wrapped in skin. It possesses TWO bones, joint together on both ends by cartilage. Meat is wrapped around both bones and includes, even, in between the cavity created by the two bones. The appendage has a smooth side and a bumpy side with the bumpy side being where feathers were formerly attached. The wing is most often recognized as the central part of a three-section-wing, with one end of the wing connected to the drummette (see above) and the final part, the "SHARP". (I know of no English word to describe this part). The sharp shall not be described in present post, because most Americans ignore this part anyways...and mostly Asian (probably Cantonese people) like to suck on, nibble with, or "nuun" the SHARP. And the SHARP really is what it's name is described to be...it's pretty SHARP.

Are the drummettes cheaper while wings are more expensive, harder to find? It can't be...cuz they're attached to each other, right? So why do restaurants and such serve DRUMMETTES over WINGS???

Looking back...

Approaching the final month of my four year Masters program journey. It was only a few days ago I reviewed the entire 4 years' worth of tuition - totalling up to $80,000...not to mention the sleepless nights, the stressful weekends, the lost of quality time with my girlfriend / fiancee / wife, the lost of many opportunities to do many other things.

Four years is not a short time. I can't say it was wasted completely, but definitely could've been wiser in managing it. I can't help but ponder... "What did I get out of it?" I stare into blank space...not knowing how to answer my own question.

Reaching another pinnacle in life bears no triumph whatsoever. Cuz turning back, I can recall all the adventures, battles, victories, defeats. Yet really...what do I have in my hands to show for it? Nothing... nothing... Suddenly feel so lost...so lonely...so spent... so tired at this very moment in time...

Protest

Located at the corner of Sixth and Harrison in San Francisco... the station owner says he jacked up gas prices ridiculously high, hoping to make the parent company look bad. HA!

Oh no....

It's the time of the year again... the time when my company shuts off the air conditioning in the middle of the day!!! AHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

WE BELIEVE!!!

I don't need a last second 3 ptr. I don't need a 7 game series. I don't need talks about heroics, MVPs, Jordan-like, Bird-like, Magic-like.... just gimme a "Dubya..." and a "Dubya" I got!!!

I'm gonna quit watching sports in a few years. I don't think my heart can take this much longer. I don't think this is good for my marriage...as Joyce was openly irritated when I nearly created a new hole in the wall. I honestly don't think I can live through another 2002 World Series debaucle. But until the Niners win another Lombardi.... until the Giants win the World Series... until the Sharks carry the Stanley Cup...and until the Warriors claim the Larry O'Brien... I must continue to submit myself to this masochistic guilty-pleasure.

Last night's victory reminded me of 湘北's victory over 山河(ala 男兒當入樽). A low seeded David topples the #1 seeded Goliath. Though it was just one series...it ranked up there with just about any championship game.

But what's different about the Warriors and 湘北...Warriors are going all the way!!!

曾經傷過的心
求主安慰受傷靈魂
願可將一切交託
讓這生由你作指引

漆黑漂泊的人
求主的光進這黑暗
願將這雙手捉緊
在我生命常有你足印

-RY