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You Know You’re in Asia When…
Aug 21st
I’m still here waiting on standby at the airport. Check it, I received an email from Dianne and family today:
Hey Jen,
Okay, what’s his name. When do we get to meet him? Is he coming back with you in October?
Have you got an earlier flight yet?
Anyways, we miss you. Hope you can get back to SF soon.
I “heart” HK, but I can’t wait to get home.
Holy Beetle, Batman!
Mar 13th
Jet-powered VW bug takes to the street
Ron Patrick wanted a VW Beetle with a jet engine (hey, who doesn’t?). But he also wanted to be able to drive it on the open road, rather than just on a closed airport runway surrounded by fire engines and EMT crews. His solution?
A dual-engine vehicle, with a normal VW motor for day-to-day transportation, and a GE T58-8F helicopter turboshaft engine converted to run as a jet, to get through rush-hour traffic. All we know is we don’t want to be caught behind Patrick when he flips the switch on this one. That, and how much will he charge to add this little trick to our ride?
Is it Friday the 13th or something?
Mar 10th
I’ve had about the worst day ever today, and it’s not even over yet!
First off, I overslept, so I left the house late. When I leave later, there’s more traffic. Stinks.
I leave before eating the free lunch at work to get new tires from Costco. I drive over to the one near the airport because it’s not as busy as the others. They don’t have the tire that I need. The guy tells me to go to the south city Costco. It’s raining.
On my way there, I get rear-ended. Thank goodness it was a slow-speed hit, and nothing that can be seen save for some scratches. But boy did I feel it in the car. I got the guy’s information, who, by the way, had nothing on his right arm past the elbow.
I finally get there and good, they have the tires I need, but there’s about a 3 hour wait. Let’s see, I need to eat lunch, maybe walk around for a bit, but for THREE HOURS??!!! Fine, let’s get this over with. $140 per tire that comes out to be over $600, oh man. Doh! I forgot I’m at super-lame, super-exclusive American express, cash, or check only Costco. I got nothin on me but 7 bucks and a credit card.
At least I had enough money for lunch.
100 Things About Me
Mar 14th
Last updated: Nov. 20, 2008
Everyone else has done it, so here it goes:
- I’m known as simply some girl online, and Kim at Starbucks or Jamba Juice. My real nickname is Beej (short for BJ, from Baby Jen)
- My REAL real name is Jennifer
- I’ve always wanted a nickname when I was little
- Coincidentally, I’ve had a nickname ever since then
- One of my elementary teachers used to call me JT
- I was born in San Francisco
- I can speak Chinese (Cantonese)
- But I can’t read characters
- Unless they’re menu items
- Neither can I write Chinese
- Except for my name and a few numbers
- I can understand Toisanese, a Chinese dialect from the region of Toisan (or Taishan)
- But I can’t speak it
- I have 2 siblings: 1 brother and 1 sister
- I’m a “left brain” person – analytical, and not very good at art
- I have a scar on my chin
- And on my scalp
- I believe in God
- And wished everyone did
- To quote The Princess Bride, “I am not left-handed”
- I won the spelling bee in elementary school
- Twice
- And almost won county (placed 9th out of 172)
- I didn’t finish reading a single book in high school
- I’ve worn glasses since the 4th grade
- I now wear contacts
- And wish I didn’t have to
- I like long hair
- But not on guys
- I worked in an ice cream shop in high school
- I know CPR
- And First Aid
- I’ve been certified as a lifeguard
- But never worked as one
- I’ve never gone swimming in the ocean
- Because the last time I was in the ocean, I didn’t know how to swim
- When I was little, my parents took me to the airport to watch airplanes take off and land
- Even now, I love watching airplanes take off and land
- Because they remind me of places far far away
- I earned a B.A. in Psychology
- And a minor in Asian American Studies
- I love to learn
- But I hate proving what I’ve learned
- I played intramural ultimate frisbee in college.
- My friends made me watch The Rocky Horror Picture Show my freshman year in college
- I had 12 different roommates in college
- I used to skateboard
- But I can’t skate nor rollerblade
- I’ve held an uzi
- And shot a gun
- I’ve taken piano lessons, like every other Chinese kid
- I play the guitar
- And a little bit of bass
- I like to play golf
- I can’t wipe the smile off my face when I snowboard
- I drive can drive a stick shift
- I’ve seen a car flip over 3 times on its side
- I’ve been in a car that flipped over on its side
- I love dark chocolate
- I drink way too much coffee
- And not enough water
- I enjoy cooking
- But hate cleaning up afterwards
- I think I have worms because I like to eat so often
- I love spicy food
- I don’t drink much soda
- But if I do, I go for diet because it’s not as sweet
- I’ve worked overseas
- I’m still a little afraid of the dark
- I’ve gone ocean kayaking
- I miss mountain biking
- I’ve biked in the snow
- I love horseback riding
- I tried rock climbing
- And realized that I’m extremely weak
- Even with martial arts training, particularly Wing Chun, Southern Mantis, and Buk Pai
- I’m afraid of heights
- But I can ride roller coasters
- Except the ones that drop straight down
- I haven’t had to stay in the hospital since infancy
- I’ve never broken a bone
- But I’ve torn a ligament
- I had a dog named Gershwin
- I ate dog meat when I was in China
- I get seasick
- I want to visit the Holy Land
- I don’t trust newspapers
- But I subscribe to one
- I’m not afraid of dying
- But I’m afraid of suffering
- I like scary movies
- I wish I had more time to read I listen to audio books during my commute
- I’m a gigantic fan of Saturday Night Live
- I don’t like taking naps — it feels like I’m wasting the day away.
- I hate writing
- But I love blogging
- This website was born November 21, 2001 at 10:54pm
- Three different blog engines have powered it: Blogger, Movable Type, and WordPress
- I spend too much time on the computer
- Working on lame things such as this list