waking up

1) Hearing Elton preach… good stuff. “Loving Jesus is reason enough.”
2) Sermon props! HAHAHAHA, maybe we’ll get a few more people coming to our show now that SFCAC’s entire English Congregation knows about my band.
3) Older brother figures like Eric Yee, Rayfil, and Justin.
4) All the guys really supporting my music…
5) Middle Place, cheap and good
6) Sunday afternoon nap.
7) Nick and I working out a lot of stuff… we’re going to do crazier harmonies now.
8) Ipin (my older cousin!) is leaving for Prague tomorrow, but I got to see her tonight before she left, and show her how to play her first notes on the guitar (she has been itching to learn for a while).
9) Mom making me some noodles for a late dinner.
10) That some things can wait until tomorrow.

1) Esther inviting me to an Ameriprise lunch (FREE THAI CURRY FROM DUSITA’S!)
2) Getting to know Brian Cheung’s story a bit… good dude.
3) Being able to eat the HOT curry from Dusita’s… I usually only order medium spicy and think it’s fine, but man, was the jump from medium to hot HUGE. It burned coming out tonight.
4) Rich Hawthorne… good boss.
5) Barefoot Wi-Fi
6) Last lesson w/S***. Sad to see him go. This is the same kid that expected me to be mad at him for not being good enough, and understood all on his own that the reason he gets frustrated with himself is because his dad always told him he wasn’t good enough. And I’ve met him… his dad is a real life asshole, always gives him a hard time about every little thing. Today, I told him I believed in him and wanted to see him go really far with guitar, and offered to teach through e-mail for free because (I really do believe in him).
7) 7-Eleven saving me… I was shaking like crazy! (I don’t know why, this never happens, but I guess it’s also because I got really hungry all of a sudden. My super hot thai lunch that was at a normal hour).
8) Brian Lum and talking about our friends’ styles of humor.
9) Band practice… we are really starting to get things DOWN.
10) I am getting better at EQ’ing the rehearsal tracks for us to listen to.

1) A&J w/Q., Dan’s best friend… I had a good time.
2) Quickly’s
3) My intro lesson at Montessori went REALLY well apparently*. See G.O.D. below.
4) Seeing TED at Barefoot!
5) Good lessons w/A*** and K****… we’re really starting to get over some huge hurdles.
6) Good relationship with students’ families.
7) Volcano Tacos at Taco Bell… so spicy and cheap!
8) TNG… a smaller group, but still really good. Lots of sharing and good Scripture stuff (Psalm 51).
9) Talking with Junshien and watching Palin fail in the Katie Couric interview. Some laughs.
10) Just realizing how much of a mess the US is in economically… It’s better to just be informed.

* G.O.D. (Game Over of the Day) – The Montessori teacher said, “I must say, that went really well… I really enjoyed it… but um, we’re supposed to have another teacher come in next week and… I feel like we have an obligation to, you know, go through with it… but I don’t think there’s any way he could top that.” I was like OMG HELL YEAH (IN MY HEAD) PAY ME MY MONEY. HAHAHA jk.

I was really humbled. I mean… I wouldn’t have gotten this far (being self-employed and being able to pay the bills with 30 students if it were not for all the things God has orchestrated to shape my journey and life experience and whatever. Who knows, I still might not get the gig. Anything could happen. I will find out either way in two weeks.

Monday
1) Going back to bed after waking up too early… it is always easy for me.
2) Fresh laundry
3) Discipline to fold laundry for once
4) Apple Store was unhelpful, but AT&T was very helpful for purchasing Dad’s new iPhone
5) Barefoot friends
6) Safe drive to SF, time to work on a new tune, catch up with Robert
7) DVR for Heroes premiere!
8) Dad’s birthday dinner at Korea House… awesome food
9) Baskin Robbins Ice Cream Cake
10) Nice bed

Tuesday
1) Dad being born!
2) Dad’s Zha Jiang Mian… amazingly good
3) Dad’s challenging views on politics
4) Safe drive back to SJ
5) Time with Justin… look forward to it
6) Moe at Barefoot holding on to Dad’s iPhone for him because
7) Good day of work
8) Getting off early, got to chat about Wilco and Nick Drake with fellow teacher Tim
9) Stuft Pizza
10) Grados + Justice’s “Planisphere” = RIDICULOUS

Friday
1) No meeting with Elton and Sergio at 6:30AM
2) Gym w/Justin, it’s good someone is keeping me accountable
3) Later start to work… was nice
4) Chatting with Ryan (teacher at the Guitarist), the guy is very inspired and enthusiastic
5) Being done with lessons by 6ish
6) Sandwiches are so easy to eat
7) Pepperoncinis (or is it “Peppercinis”?)
8) Band practice. Even though we sucked it up royally, we are still a band, and we have the potential for awesome things.
9) Hanging with Dan and Steph (gf) and Brian. Stories galore
10) 7-Eleven

Saturday
1) Dim Sum for Lisa’s bday
2) Nate Chan was there!
3) NAP
4) Great students!
5) Some company on the ride to EBAC… Enoch needed a ride.
6) Hearing about Enoch and his journey. He’s got a good head on his shoulders… pretty mature for his age.
7) JRL really stepping it up… I heart them.
8) Feeling like the youth appreciate the relationships and the ministry.
9) ALTON’S WEDDING FUNK/ROCK/DISCO BAND
10) Little chat with Junshien’s mentor. Cool guy, very encouraging…