A bit of normalcy

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Went shopping at Target with Joyce... not cuz we needed to buy anything... just because I felt like going shopping with my beloved. Walked around the high-tech section to see what the latest fads are.  Boy are we obsolete! Then headed over to Starbucks and picked up a PSL.  

And now... I have a nice clean set of intestines.  Works every time. Haha.... back to a bit of normalcy. 

Favorite Sports Moment

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Saw on Twitter, someone pose a question... "What is your favorite sports moment?"

Quickly flipped that question over to big bro, Gonzo and Andersen.  Some great responses....

We started with jokes

• Jake Taylor's bunt (heh)
• Ruben Rivera (which we saw in real life!!!) 
• Hogan body slamming Andre

We all agreed.... too young for "The Catch."

Then Gonzo got serious... with things he saw live. 

• Cain's Perfect Game
• Hearst's game winning TD vs the Jets
• Scutaro in Game 7 of 2012 NLCS
• Lofton in Game 5 of 2002 NLCS
• Ishikawa's walkoff in Game 6 of 2014 NLCS
• Young's run against the Vikings (
• Dravecky's return
• Pablo vs Verlander in Game 1 of 2012 WS

Then we really got serious and said 2010 would be the obvious answer.... but which part?

• Uribe's sac fly in Game 4 off Oswalt (which we were at, and NN's first Giants game?)
• Uribe's HR off Kendrick in Game 6
• Wilson striking out Ryan Howard?
• "It's Gaaaallll-OOOOOOOOOOOONE" 
• Final strikeout of Nellie Cruz

As much as I'm a Giants fan.... I'm a bigger Niner fan.  It's just.... .they haven't won one since 94.

• Montana to Taylor in '89
• The Catch 2 - finally beat Brett Favre (only to lose to the Falcons)

How many wide eyed, open mouthed, arms raised, @$$ clenched moments are there????  For some cities and areas.... too few, so they can name one right away.  For Bay Areans? San Franciscans....far too many to choose from.  

And then... I ended the night with.... Keri Strug stuck her landing.

#BOOM.  #USA

12 days till election.  OMG.................................... 

No Mercy

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Playing Monopoly tonight... I originally was hoping to get bankrupted so NN can have "a good night." I even got down to just 6 pieces of property.. and was down to less than $100.  NN landed on Free Parking a few times.... but she couldn't put me away.  And then... the tides turned.  

Not only did I win... I won convincingly.  I annihilated her.  Decimated her.  I showed mercy... once or twice.  Let her collect $200 when she shouldn't have.  And gave her a pass on one of my hotel landings.  But in the end... my competitive spirit overtook the game.  Heh....

Little does she know... there were a couple of turns she didn't play by the rules.  Had she held my feet to the fire... the results could've been very different.  But no one will know.... and I wasn't going to own up to it.  hahahahhahaa…. 

Taste buds

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The kids have an amazing sense of taste and smell. During dinner tonight... before even the first bite... SW already said something smelled different. Then NN said.... two bites in... said she tasted something. Bell peppers??

They were right on target. I dumped in the remaining half a bowl of salsa into the meat sauce. The lesson here... why waste good food when it can be used for something else???

Funny.... SW will eat chips and salsa. But after knowing what I did... he barely scraped his dinner. Heh....

夏日韓風

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韓風吹咗十幾年、終於吹到嚟梁家。竟然因為追一套Crash Landing on You 令到我成晚都crave韓式炸雞同啤酒！ 今日一單起身就搵Vons幾點開門。

酒是凍的.雞是脆的。但點解電視D好味咁多嘅？ Heh...

Sidenote: AGGYHHS 🐝

 

A thousand words

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Crimson Tide

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My Nui-Nui Ju is all grown up.  

Just yesterday... she was a bundle of joy.  We wrapped her up and brought her to Game 4 of the 2010 NLCS.

Just yesterday... I got mad at her for taking too long in a bath and yelled at her at the top of my lungs... only to be responded to by a pair of eyes full of fear.

Just yesterday... she wouldn't sleep... and I crashed into the door screaming at her... to be met by the same pair of fearful eyes.

Just yesterday... we got mad at her for not saying "Hi" to an Auntie at church and we were about to ditch her.... only for her to scream at the top of her lungs in the courtyard.

Just yesterday... I warned her I would tape her mouth if she didn't stop yapping.  And when I did... she burst into tears that her father would do that to her.

Just yesterday... she fell asleep in my arms at Disneyland because she was too excited to sleep.. and was about to miss her Princess Lunch... when I said, "Nui-nui... 公主啊."  And she woke up right away.

Just yesterday... she held the American flag during her Kindergarten commencement as the valedictorian. 

Just yesterday... I let go of her bike... and she rode off on her own.

Just yesterday... I put her into the Emergency Room by stepping on her with my ice skate.

Just yesterday... she ran a 10 minute mile with me after I chose to let go....

Yesterday... I can never recapture yesterday. 

And today...which will become yesterday tomorrow... my Nui-nui Ju is an adult.  

Bond, James Bond

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Held our first Church Reopening Task Force meeting tonight.  It amazes me how disorganized we are.  Everything is in one person's head.  He knows everything.  He does everything.  But this isn't about what he knows... it's about what is Public Facing.  So I ended up staying up late and draft our Reopening Protocol and Guidelines.  

Hate to overstep into someone else's swimlane... but dude... seriously... c'mon!!!

Oh.... and I love Sam's English accent. Just keep talking... I'm listening. BOOM!!! 

Listless

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During today's Sunday Sermon... Rev. David Chan commented on the word "Selah." Where in biblical times, Selah was used in Psalms as a pause or a break during a song or hymn. And COVID happens to be the Selah of our Lives.  A pause.  A rest.  Looking back at September - with #ExpressYourself, Mom's travel adventures, Nui-nui's tweenge woes, the kids restarting school, MAF... it's been non-stop.... and I could've used a rest.

Well this past week... I've been more tired than I've ever been.  Dragging every day.  And dozing off in lazy afternoon... while I'm supposedly pausing and resting.  Some people need to rest... some people don't. 

I got a boost of energy cuz I'll get to take part in the church reopening Task Force and I get to give a session on the upcoming election.  Finally!! Some things to keep busy again!! I can finally "rest."  

Slippers Galore

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I now have a total of 4 pairs of slippers.  Been swapping between 3 different pairs cuz it turns out I have sweaty feet.  And if I wear one pair for too long... it starts getting damp or wet in a few hours. With my recent escapade of Tiger Balm.. I've had to introduce a special pair to wear any time I apply this topical ointment.  Heh... 

Schooled

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SW comes up to me with some 5th grade math problem.... Farmer Joe bought 5 chickens and 3 ducks for $81.  A chicken costs $5 than a duck.  What was the cost of each duck? each chicken?  There are several of them like this.   This is the easier one!!!

I come up with this elaborate algebraic equation.  Two equation.  Two unknowns. Yaddie yaddie yaddah.  Bam.... 5 minutes later... the poor kid has no idea what I'm doing.  

Mommy sits down... looks at my math... shakes her head.... and proceeds to demonstrate how SW has been learning it.  She asks two simple questions.  SW draws 2 simple diagrams.  Does some basic multiplication and division. BAM... he got the answer.

I was schooled by my son.  Not so much my son... but Singapore math schools American math.