o o o Night of Tennis o o o

Work was good today up until 2pm… at that time, it got really slow. Maybe because it’s a friday. After work Bryant and I went to have sushi at this restaurant in Concord called Sushi Momoyama. It was really good! The rolls were decent size and some were really big. Also, they gave us a Dragon Roll on the house!! How nice! We’re definitely going there again.

At 8pm we met up for tennis, after we let our dinner digest a little. Since we’re in Walnut Creek, I didn’t know of any public free courts with lights, so we drove around looking. First we went to a park near his house, and found that they have these spectacular private courts (8 courts, with lights, water dispencer and cups, those tables with the big umbrella over it). When we saw it, we were like “that can’t be free” haha. But near it there were three free courts with no lights but they were so close together it was uncomfortable playing because I was always afraid I’d accidentally hit it to another court and interrupt their game. It got darker so we left those courts pretty quickly. Then we drove to 2 schools, one didn’t have courts, and one had some but was closed. Finally we ended up in Danville at this high school with 4 courts that had free lights. It said SRV on the sign, so I think it was San Ramon Valley High school. We played for a while. I wasn’t doing well at all. I think I play flat-footed. I’m so used to playing doubles and expecting the ball within my vicinity that I’ve become so lazy. It sucks, but I’m going to improve! When I got home it was almost 11pm. 0_0 Time passes when you play tennis!

 

In a Slump

Work has been going well. Everyday I’m productive and the time goes by quickly. It’s after work that it gets boring. Yesterday I didn’t do anything… just played around on my computer. It was 99 degrees yesterday but I should have done something active. Today, I played tennis with Bryant after work. We actually planned on not playing since the weather has been so bad but it wasn’t too hot today, just humid. It hit me when I was running around on the court. I’m bored right now, so I’m going to find a book to read.

 

Yay for Nadal!

I’m so glad he defeated Federer and won his first Wimbledon! It was a great match!

 

Watched WALL E

I took my brothers to the nearest AT&T store to add a phone line for Adam, but the store didn’t have the phone we wanted so I ended up having to call them. The AT&T store was right by the mall and theater so we decided to see WALL E. We had a Round Table lunch buffet before the movie. It was a pretty good deal - $6 / person.

I think the movie was pretty good! I wasn’t expecting it to be even though it’s been getting good reviews. It’s a very cute story with a number of funny parts. After the movie, I stopped by the store to buy some strawberries. The mall didn’t have an Orange Julius and I was craving their strawberry banana smoothie. So my solution was to make it myself. It turned out good! I think I’ll make it again tonight.

Tomorrow morning Federer and Nadal are playing in the Wimbledon Finals. It starts at 6AM PST so I’ll try to get up early to watch it. The women’s finals was at 6AM this morning. I woke up at 8 and was still able to watch half of the last set. So maybe 7AM would be good enough tomorrow? I’m so lazy on sundays. Federer and Nadal are both my favorites, but I’m rooting for Nadal to win this one. I want to see him defeat one of his weaknesses… grass surfaces.

 

Get Up and Move

Today was dull. I was lazy to begin with, but really, I could have gone up to Sac to hang out with Elaine and her visiting friend. Actually I made plans with Joseph to go with him to SF to support Gay Pride weekend, but he decided not to go after all. I was feeling really gloomy and down, but then I forced myself to have a DDR workout and, thanks to the endorphin rush, I feel much better now! This coming week will be short since we have 4th of July off. I’m heading home to Sanger for that weekend.

 

Locked Out

Yesterday was fun. During the afternoon, I hung out with Joseph. We had lunch at Jenova’s Deli, bought some snacks at the grocery store, and watched Juno at my house. For dinner, it was just me and Scott. Joseph didn’t feel like going. We went to Pyramid Brewery, and I had this caeser chicken flatbread that was too bready but it was tasty for the most part. After dinner, we came back to my place and watched a little tv. Then, almost immediately, we decided to go see Get Smart at the theatre. I hadn’t realized it was out in theatres already. As we were leaving the house, I did not realize I didn’t have my keys in my purse. It was already too late though since I already locked the front door. We decided to go see the movie first and then try to break into my house or call my landlord to come with keys. The movie was really good and funny. I would recommend it. After the movie we came back to my house and examined the windows to see if we could get in. After a few minutes, I decided to call Charles to bring the keys. Surprisingly, after I already asked Charles to bring keys, Scott found an opening to the house. The livingroom window was not closed all the way so we could’ve gotten in that way. But I figured the landlord would not like the idea of the house being so easily broken into, so we waited for him. Next time I want to secure the house, I will check that window. All in all, it was a fun and simple Saturday night.

 

Bed Bugs?

Today, I discovered three bug bites on my body! One on my back, one on my side, and one next to my belly button. I think I got them when I was sleeping… but I’m not sure because I discovered the first one during lunch. I guess leaving the windows open during all those humid nights was not a good idea.

I’m low on energy today. Maybe it was because I had less work today. And one of my tasks was very tedious and boring. Tomorrow is Friday already. This week was really fast. After work we played tennis again. I worked up a good sweat.

 

Fun at Work ~ Fun at Tennis

Today started out kind of slow. Most of the day was spent fixing defects, but we’ve made a lot of progress today. Yippie! As I was running the flow tests, people were gathering around my desk. It was kind of fun with everyone there. It also made me realize how small my cubicle is.. haha. The project I’m on is really fun right now. I have a lot of responsibilities and people come to me for help. Although sometimes I don’t have enough time, I still try to help everybody. Also, I like my team lead. Even though I met him a year ago, I’ve only started to be friendly with him. Looking back, I was really reserved at work. I used to feel that work is all work and I was always serious and always afraid I might mess up. Now, I’ve relaxed more and getting to know everyone on my team. It’s a lot more fulfilling!

Yesterday was Bryant’s (my brother) first day of working as an intern at my same company. He says he gets sleepy and tired at work. It’s probably because he hasn’t gotten used to the long work days. I remember when I started, I thought it was unfair that people have to work so many hours per week. It’s something that just needs getting used to. After work today, we played tennis with some of my tennis-playing coworkers. It was fun.

Also, after getting back from tennis, I gave my old car to Bryant. I’m a little sad to part with the ‘99 camry, since I’ve drove it for 4 years and spent much time researching and fixing the multiple problems it’s had. I hope Bryant takes good care of it. Still I really like my new car! It’s my first new one, so it’s a big deal, right?

 

New Car!

That’s right! I got a new car today! It’s a magnetic grey 2009 corolla. Here’s a picture of it sitting in my driveway:

 

 

Quotes

I’m starting to email car dealers with a price I’d like to be offered for the car. I wonder if I’ll get any responses. My emails seem a tad demanding… It’s like I’m saying I want you to sell me this car for this amount. Well, it’s my first time buying a new car so we’ll see how it goes.

Today, work was really fun! It really felt like a friday. This friday will be fun too! We have an organization BBQ at the park. Today I had a good amount of work. We had a Baby Shower surprise party for one of my team members. I’m really going to miss her! In the previous release, she was my App Lead so I really worked with her a lot. I’ll pray for her to have a happy, healthy baby! During the short party, we sat around and talked about interesting things. I’m really grateful for the people I work with. I like them all for their unique characteristics and I wouldn’t be having so much fun at work if it weren’t for them. Yay for great co-workers!