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DENTIST
I've never liked going to the dentist. I had too many bad experiences as a kid and it's traumatized me ever since. And right now, I have this one molar that's been deteriorating for quite some time. It's been bothering me a lot as of late, so I'm going to to rip it out. Or at least try. Good luck to me! =X
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DIY Dentistry: FAILED
The molar ain't coming out. I pulled up YouTube and tried to wiggle it out to the tune of Beethoven's Fifth Symphony Part 1, but the tooth wouldn't budge. I guess I better go make a dental appointment as soon as possible.
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CHESS
Geekness to the max. It's what I've been feeling like for the past couple of weeks. It stems from a recent obsession with chess. Playing it sure does bring back fond memories of high school.
Yep, I was part of the high school Chess Club. Some friends and I even started the club since it didn't exist at the time. We thought it'd be pretty cool to have a club and host tournaments. Boy were we cool when all these nerdy kids came out in droves to compete. I think Steve and I were the only ones with 20/20 vision. Haha. I wonder how the club is doing nowadays...or if it even still exists. Maybe I'll go back to visit one day.
QUOTE
The sunrise is God's way of saying lighten up.
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IPHONE
The iPhone is pretty cool. I 'owned' it for a night. It's in parenthesis because it wasn't really mine. I was walking out of a restaurant with some friends one night and found it lying in the parking lot. I thought to myself, "Should I wait and see if someone comes looking for it? Should I give it to security for lost and found? Ah heck."
Into my pocket it went. Of course I was going to return it to its owner. I mean, if it were my phone, I'd want it back; especially if it were an expensive, hot item that could easily net a few hundred bucks off eBay. My buddy Peter who was with us at the time, said he'd keep it to use.
Later that night, I received a text on the iPhone saying "if you find this, I can pay money". Nice! I then devised a plan involving a hefty monetary donation for return of the phone. I'd call up the owner, ask'em how much for the phone, pause a little to make it seem as if I'm considering their offer, then counter with "how about $300?" I don't think someone in their right mind would pony up that much, but I was more interested in hearing the reaction. I wanted to know if I'd get cussed out and screamed at. After all, they offered to pay and should know that I'm in control of the transaction.
So I placed a call to one of the phone's contacts and said that I found an iPhone.
Me: I think I found your iPhone
Owner: What? You found my phone?
Me: You said you're willing to pay for it?
Owner: Yeah, how much would you want?
Me: What's your highest offer?
Owner: Well, ya know, I don't want to pay full price for it. How about $50? Does that sound good?
Me: Haha, $50?
Owner: ...
What a cheapskate! Only 50 bucks? I wanted to bust out in full laughter. I couldn't bear pulling his leg any further and told him to meet me at a boba shop for the phone. I was on a date at the time and he showed up with $50 in hand. I told him to keep it and just buy my date and me a couple drinks (yes, I'm a cheapskate too). He asked how much it'd cost. I told him about 10 bucks. He gave me $30. I gave him back the $20 and told him to keep it. He was really surprised that I wasn't taking more.
Honestly, I never had the intention of turning a large profit. I was more interested in what lengths he'd go through to get his phone back. If he verbally chewed me out during our conversation, I probably would've just hung up and given it to Peter.
We briefly chatted and I learned he bought it for $650; and that he was still making payments for it. He appeared to be a poor college student. Maybe even high school. Before we parted, I told him to be more careful and make sure to lock his phone. You never know, some crazy nut could've pick it up and made expensive international calls. One thing I did forget to tell him was to make sure to do something nice for someone. But I'm sure he knows that...after all he got his precious $650 phone back for only a couple boba drinks.
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SWINE FLU
Having it sucks. Don't get it. But do get the flu vaccination. The 15 bucks or however much it costs is way worth the anticipated health benefits. I lost about 4 lbs and now I'm trying to recover from bronchitis. Apparently, viral respiratory infections are quite common amongst Asians recovering from influenza.
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TRAVEL...VACATION?
A couple days ago, a friend of mine asked if I wanted to go travel to Asia or Europe next month. Unfortunately, I had to turn him down. I'm broke and don't hold a valid passport.
His question got me thinking though, how often do I travel? My last trip was to Fresno, Ca to help my brother move in. That lasted a night. Prior to that, was a day trip to Seattle, Wa. I got to tour the city for a few hours. And I think before that was taking my parents up to San Francisco, Ca for a weekend to visit my brother.
All of such trips involved travel, but lacked the 'vacation' feel of an out-of-country experience. I've only been out of the States once. I've never seen Canada. Never even step foot in Mexico, and it's less than a two-hour drive south. Additionally, I've never been to the east coast! What a sad, non-worldly life I'm living. | | |
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