Farmers Market and steak dinner

We went to the Farmers Market today. The weather was perfect. I was all excited about finally getting some of those key lime cheesecake stuff from Two Sisters Pantry, so I was bummed to find out they weren't there today, boo... Despite the disppointment, we still had a very pleasant time and got some fresh corn, cookies and an anklet.

Going to the Y was a drag today. I wasn't feeling too good.

For dinner, I thought we would have a simple dinner with some steak and corn. I sent Peter to get the groceries. I wonder do all men suck at grocery shopping? Peter almost bought a whole cow home (well, not literally, just enough to feed 6 people) and a grill. He ended up spending over $100. I didn't know if I should be mad or laugh. I guess there's no use at being mad now. We may as well just enjoy it.

Hummer: restore your manhood

Just saw a commercial for Hummer where a man checking out at a grocery store with his tofu, and the guy behind him is buying lots of meat. The tofu guy saw that and then saw a magazine with a Hummer on the cover, so then he decided to go to the Hummer dealership to get one. It ended with a slogan "Hummer: restore your manhood". Okay, so what's the point this commercial is making here? Hummers are only for guys that are insecure about their manhood? Real men don't need Hummers. I guess all the stereotype about Hummers are actually true.

Faith and Reason

Sometimes I like to scream "BANANA!!!"

Tonight I watched a show on PBS called Faith and Reason with Sir John Houghton as the guest. It was very interesting. He seems like a fanscinating person. It's scientific to say "I don't know", and it's important feel ignorant. Isn't it true? Don't we feel most desire to learn and seek the truth when we feel ignorant? I'd like to catch more of this show.

Peter got me a new earphone because Orlando has been naughty and bitting my old one. The new one is more comfortable and has good sound.

Feeling better already =)

Worthlessness

Such a gorgeous day out today, yet my mood is so crappy. Maybe because I chose to sleep in instead of working out. I wasted all day staying inside instead of enjoying the sunshine. Sometimes I wonder if I have mild case of depression with lack of energy and interest to do anything. I hate days like these. Life seems so meaningless when you feel like nothing worths your time. I'm sure I will snap out of it soon.

Rejected

I didn't get the job. This is the e-mail I got from some random people from human resource.

"Dear Yuet:

Thank you for taking the time to apply for the Clinical Nurse position in the Recovery Room Department with Mercy Medical Center-Des Moines.

Your application/resume is no longer being considered in our current search to fill this position, however we recognize the contribution you make to Mercy Medical Center-Des Moines and encourage you to continue to seek opportunities for growth within our system.

Again, thank you for your interest in this position.

Sincerely,

Ryan Mulholland
Recruitment Coordinator
Human Resources"

What? I didn't even get a phone call? Who the hell is Ryan anyway? I didn't think they would send me a generic e-mail. I expected more from them, at least a phone call. It sucks because now I feel inadequate. I have the feeling of being rejected and not being good enough. I know there are people that are happy that I didn't get the job, Peter and my co-workers. I'm sure this happened for very good reasons. This works out better with Peter's new job, and I can continue to work only three days a week. All in all, it's for the better. Besides, it's what God planned for me, so I'm sure it's for the best. Anyway, thanks everyone who has been crossing their fingers for me.

The Devil Wears Prada and 16 Blocks

I wanted to have some alone time today, so I spent the afternoon all by myself. Did some shopping and saw The Devil Wears Prada. I thought it was good. Funny and very stylish. Meryl Streep was so great in it, and I like the opening song "Suddenly I see".

Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest

Saw Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest. It was a lot of fun. Davy Jones, captain of the Flying Dutchman a.k.a. the guy with the tentacles beard, is the coolest thing I have seen in movies in a long time. Of course, Johnny Depp, need I say more? Oh and there are these half-man half-fish creatures that are pretty awesome too. Did anyone notice that half-man half-sea snail with his head fell off toward the end of the movie, was he speaking cantonese when he's telling his body how to get back to his head? If you haven't seen the movie, this makes no sense to you I know. By the way, it's a good idea to watch the first one before going to see this one. There are many details that relate back to the first one. The ending of Dead Man's Chest left me wanting more of Pirates. I know my favorite actor Chow Yun-Fat is going to be in the third one, another reason to be excited about.

New haircut

Got a haircut today, you like? I think I look silly. I was talking to my stylist, she and her husband are also an interracial couple. We had a nice conversation on interracial marriage. After that, I went shopping at my favorite store Target. For dinner, Peter made some yummy burgers. Thinking about going to the farmers market tomorrow. Someone brought this key lime cheesecake dip with graham crackers to work the other day. The cheesecake dip was made with this mix by Two Sisters Pantry, so delicious. I know they have a stand at the farmers market, and that's where I will be tomorrow.

Raining dog shit and naked old ladies

What a night of thunderstorm. We haven't had one like this for a while. Trees were falling down everywhere, traffic lights were not working, rain so heavy that we couldn't see the road. Pardon me, but in cantonese we call this "raining dog shit". I like the after storm feeling. Everything is fresh again.

Every time I go to the Y, there are always some old ladies walking around the locker room naked. For some reasons I was shocked by it at first even though I see plenty of naked butts at work everyday. I know I will be old and wrinkly someday, but I will not walk around like that. Now I'm used to it, but still prefer not to have to see it. Sometimes I like earsdropping to people's conversation in the locker room. They usually aren't that exciting, mostly old women talking about their gardens. Speaking about old ladies, one of the gals at work turned 50 recently. It's a tradition that every time someone turns 50, they will put out an empty basket and people will fill it with gifts, usually silly gifts. Like this gal got a thigh master and a calculator that's the size of a phone book with huge buttons on it. The funniest one though has to be this book titled "Sex after 50", and inside is full of blank pages. Haha...

Grumpy

I'm going to be so grumpy these couple weeks because I have to wake up at 6 every morning to take Peter to work. I don't really mind that much because I know Peter would do the same for me. He's already done so much more driving for me than I deserve. The problem I guess is not waking up early, it's I can't fall asleep at 10. Last night I didn't fall asleep until 3 in the morning, which was three hours ago. I wish we had two cars right now. After his orientation though, we will be working the same hours. Things will be dandy again.

I'm a very calm person in general, and I don't show my emotions that often. However, I feel like I'm more real than most people. Some people can have so much emotions but those emotions seem so much to be fabricated. They react the way based on what other people think they should and not how they really feel, as if they are without soul. I feel sorry for them.

King Kong

Peter started his new job yesterday. It was weird to see him at work wearing a Mercy name badge. We had lunch together and I got to introduce him to some of co-workers. We went to bed super early last night, around 9 because Peter had to work at 6:30 this morning. We must have been really tired because we felt asleep with the lamp on. We usually talk a little bit before we turn off the light and sleep, apparently our conversation didn't go very far last night. This morning I woke up and screamed at Peter, "Get Up! You are Late!" Then I realized it was only 2 in the morning. My clock was still flashing 10 o'clock from the power outage yesterday, I thought it was 10 am. Gee, I'm more anxious for his work than he is.

We saw King Kong the other night, and it was one of the worst movies I have seen lately. Yes, the worst. The special effect was cheesy, especially the scene where they were running between the legs of bunch of running dinosaurs. It looked like those things they have in science museum where you can make your own adventure scene in front of a green screen. It's that bad. Also I didn't really care about any of the characters. It made me mad to see Ann crying when they were throwing chloroform bottles at King Kong while it's attacking the other characters and already killed a bunch. What the hell is wrong with this woman? I just don't get it. Maybe she just felt bad for the animal, but they made it look like there's some kind of romantic thing going on. I don't think a gorilla is capable of falling in love with a tiny woman even though it knows kung-fu moves. Did anyone see how it fought the other dinosaurs? The whole movie is so fake and not convincing at all, not that I want to believe it's true. It's not even entertaining. What happened to the greatest director that directed LOTRs? It clearly shows that he has more respect and passion for LOTRs than King Kong. Who wouldn't?

Little update on the job, they are still interviewing people. Already five people have been interviewed and only one position. My chance is getting smaller and smaller. Oh well, I think I'm going to forget about it. This way I'm not going to be disappointed if I don't get it, and it will be a nice surprise when I do get it =)

Silly flower pictures

Found some pretty flowers while out walking today and took bunch of silly pictures.

Dinner with Mary Ann and movies

Finally got together with Mary Ann again. We had dinner together because we both got LC at 1500. How great was that?! One of our nursing assistant was having heart attack like symptoms and had to go to the ER, I hope she's okay. She was still in ER when we left work. Then Peter and I saw couple movies tonight, Three Extremes and The World's Fastest Indian. Three Extremes has three horror movies from Hong Kong, Korea, and Japan. They are not scary, mostly just gross. The first story was about a middle-aged chinese woman trying to regain her youth by eating dumplings that are made with fetuses. Yep, it was pretty sick. I'm sure it will give you something to think about next time you eat dumplings. The second story was kinda dumb, and the third one was confusing. Anyway, I don't recommend it. Not that I think any of my friends are interested, most of them are scared of scary movies. Bunch of chickens, haha... Now, The World's Fastest Indian I do recommend. It is a feel good movie without being too cheesy or cornball. By the way, Anthony Hopkins was very adorable in it. I was cheering for the old man. He came all the way from the land down under to Utah to set the land-speed world record and made friends along the way.

Back again

I'm sick of myspace already. There are too many people on it and most of them are bunch of idioits! Myspace is a filthy place filled with slutty photos and tons of advertisement. I hate it when I get messages from all these bands that got no talent. Okay, maybe I'm a little harsh. I can't believe I'm back to blogger again. This was my very first blog. I've spent all afternoon in front of the computer blogging and customizing. We got rid of our satellite tv, and now I'm surviving on antenna. This is definitely for the better. Now I have no reason to just sit on my butt all day watching tv, I can actually enjoy life more. I'm hoping we can go see Pirates of the Caribbean tonight.

Half empty glass

Well, what can I say about this year so far? It's been same old same. I still haven't heard anything from the job yet. If I do get this job, this can probably be my biggest challenge this year. Sometimes I feel lost in simple life. I get scared when everything is going too well. My current mood: glass half empty. I'm kinda homesick. I have never imagined myself living in America for this long. I have made some wonderful friends here, but oddly enough, I don't have any asian friends, except my college roommate. Even though this place started to feel like home, I still feel out of place sometimes. No matter how nice and welcoming people are, there are certain things you can only relate to your own people. I'm afraid that I may never live in Hong Kong again. Will I be a foreigner for the rest of my life?

Dreams and hope

My mind has been going a little crazy lately. It's like that every time after a trip. I think it's because I feel depressed that the fun time is over. My last trip was to Minneapolis last weekend. I had so much fun that almost made me want to move there. I have been thinking about it, just thinking. I have to consider how our lives will be changed if we move there. We'd like to raise our children here in Des Moines. Our plan of having babies changes every year. We are planning on starting a family next year, but it may change again. I'm scared, but I think having babies will be wonderful even though they come with tons of responsibilities and sacrifices. I know some couples who are married all their lives and never have kids. I hope we don't become like that. Don't get me wrong, there's nothing wrong with that, it's just not us. We want a nice size family, maybe 4-5 kids and many grandchildren. Haha...

I know we all have different dreams and hope, we all live different lives. What you want for yours may not be what I want for mine. My dear friends, I wish you all the best whether you just want to live in a farm and milk cows, or pursuing the nobel prize.

Shopping day with Mary Ann

I left work early today so I could go shop for gifts for my friend Wing. She's having a birthday/housewarming party this weekend, and we are invited! We will drive up tomorrow and be back Sunday night. I can't wait for this fun-filled-weekend. After I got off work, I called Mary Ann to see if she's free to hang out. I'm glad she was. She's always so nice, and I love spending time with her. We don't really do anything crazy, just some girly stuff like shopping. Sometimes I feel like we are like two old grannies. So we went to her favorite store Maurices. Mary Ann picked out an outfit for me and I love it! Girl, we got to do something less destructive to my wallet next time. We wrapped up the night with a delicious meal at Taki. More sushi adventure for Mary Ann. How come two white kids can hold chopsticks better than I do?!