Cantina Dos Segundos

Last night we went to an awesome Chinese restaurant called Handy-Nasty, okay it's really called Han Dynasty.  It this great spicy Chinese food place, and we then went out for some drinks after.  Of course this after included a trip to the Spruce Street Harbor.  Wow, talk about pretty, very pretty, with beer stalls, foods, hammocks, and hanging lights, lots of lights.  Of course there was a trip to the Franklin Fountain, and of course a drink at the Gaslight.  Man we went to a ton of places last night, but the last and final stop was at Dos Segundos.  My all time favorite bar in the city.

So some background, I've started going to Dos Segundos for almost two years now.  The first time I ever went, I believe it was August 31st of 2012, and it was a half day man day.  I went with Brandon and Jason.  It was a magical day.  Cheesesteaks, drinks, great day.  Then Jaypo took me to this magical bar, and well, that's where I got the huge crush on the wonderful bartender at this bar.  At this point I knew her as the girl with the yellow shirt, and she was the sweetest bartender I met in NoLibs that day.

A couple of weeks after, I went back again, and there she was again.  The best part is, once she remembers you, you'll be remember forever.  I guess that's the best thing about her.  Since then I've always been known as the birthday boy, and whenever she's at the bar, that's where I want to sit.  Oh, and why birthday boy you ask?  Well, that's Dave's fault.  He told her it was my birthday and I wasn't allowed to pay.  As I was leaving, I told her it wasn't my birthday, we had a giggle after that.  Man, she saw me drunk a lot in the beginning.

Since then Segundos became one of my favorite bars in the city to go to for the last 2 years.  Well lets be honest, it's always going to be one of my favorite bars, but this bartender made this bar for me.  With her friendly attitude and demeanor, to her witty comments, and to her attention to details to all of her customers.  Okay, and I'll admit it again, I had a huge crush on her too, but then again who in this city didn't have a huge crush on her?  I don't know, I read somewhere she was Philly's best bartender or something or another.  So, she's earned it.

Now it's an odd thing when you become a regular at a bar.  It either means you are extremely friendly and likable person, or you just drink way too much for any human being.  Knowing myself, it may be a little from column A and a little from column B.  I've had a few bars that I became regulars at.  First being Clancy's Bar and Pub in Sewell, NJ, the next one being Stone Grill in Blackwood, NJ.  Since then, I've bar hopped to a lot of different places.  I skipped out from clubs and going to the bar just made my life so much easier.

Those two bars above I had regular bartenders/waitresses that took care of me and my friends.  Clancy's I had Jill, she was amazing, and sweet as a pie.  Stone Grill, I knew so many bartenders it lost all meaning.  I'm actually still friends with two of them today.  Hey Kamila, hey Casey, what's up?  They were awesome bars, I actually kinda miss Stone Grill a lot.  It was close to my house, cheap, and everyone was awesome and nice.  Free drinks were always a plus too.

Dos Segundos, my most recent and latest place to be a regular for me.  Their bartender made it great for me, and I came back week after week.  Oh, and their pitchers of margaritas, mojitos, and food did too.  For a while there I was traveling to Philly every week for their beverages and food, and as always, the girl in the yellow shirt…

Yesterday though was kind of a sad day.  As I approached the bar with Jarret, Rachel, and Cara I saw the girl in the yellow shirt working the bar as always.  We made our greeting, and right on cue she already knew the usual order.  However, tonight was different I told her, and it was just going to be a night cap, and we were all going to just get separate items.  She made our drinks, with her friendly smile, and great bartending skills.  Once we got our drinks we socialized for a bit, I talked to Jarret about our future options, his future possibilities, and my future possibilities.  I watched her defuse a drunk gentleman looking for, "The dustiest bottle of whiskey on her shelf," by stating, "Well we dust our bottles ever 2 weeks, and gave her signature smile.  As she turned away from the gentleman and looked at me, I gave her the grin, and she knew the inside joke we were both thinking about this guy and we both giggled.  That's what made her great.  We finished our drinks, I paid up, and began walking away.  I gave her a wave to let her knew we were leaving, and as I did so she waved me back to come back.  Of course I did, and that's when she told me, "Today's my last day."  As soon as the words were uttered out of her mouth, I don't know why, it felt like someone punched me in the stomach.  It came as a shock, and I was seriously sad.  I didn't know this girl that long, I don't know a ton about her, but her smile and sweet personality made me wish I did.  All I can do was hold and shake her hand, wish her nothing but the best in the new city she was heading off too and congratulate her on her new epic journey.  Still in shock, we said our goodnights, and I couldn't utter anything else.  I should've asked for her number or at least a social media thing where we could stay in contact.  I just couldn't believe a person that I kinda saw on a regular basis on the weekends was no longer going to be there any more.

I know she may never see this, or she even know my name, but birthday boy will always remember hers, just like everyone else that has slung me drinks in my lifetime.  You will forever be ingrained in my brain and stitched in a place in my heart, not only because you gave me alcoholic beverages, but also because you were someone I wish I could have known more, someone I knew who would lead an interesting life that I'm attempting to lead.  Someone who I think has no fear of change, since she can just uproot everything and move all the way across the country, someone whom I actually inspire to be like.  Here's to the girl in the yellow shirt, here is to Marie Rodriguez.

O Captain! My Captain!

I honestly wasn't going to write this blog tonight.  However after constantly hearing story after story, I'm just going to throw in my two cents, and my feelings towards the death of a man we should all know.  If you have no idea who I'm talking about by now, the answer is Robin Williams.

We've had a lot of celebrity deaths this year, from Phillip Seymour Hoffman to our very own Ghostbuster Harold Ramis.  However, it's Robin Williams death that just felt like someone punched us in the gut.  No one expected this, no one even knew.  I think the worst part is that everyone thought he was okay, and nothing even close to the idea of depression was seen. 

Depression is a hell of an illness.  Everyone deals with it in a certain way.  Some people don't deal with it at all, and they just live with it.  I remember when I was going through a tough time in my life, and my way to deal it?  Alcohol, and a lot of it.  Not one or two or three drinks a night, more of a bottle a night.  This is how I dealt with my depression, but I got out, from the love of my friends and my own realization that drinking my depression and sorrow away would solve anything.  I think it's when you have that realization, that's when you can reach your first steps of getting out of depression.  However it looks as though for Robin, he never was able to reach that realization, and he never got that help he may have needed.  

But let's discuss Mr. Williams.  His standup was hilarious, he had this energy and craziness that made him stand out, he had the stylings of Jonathan Winters, and well you either loved his standup or you didn't.  I for one loved it.  Like I said, he was crazy, wild, eccentric, and hilarious. 

However, it was not just Mr. Williams comedic sense that was amazing, but Robin Williams was also an amazing actor.  You saw Robin Williams caring and nurturing side in Dead Poet's Society and Good Will Hunting, to his crazy and fun side in Aladdin and Mrs. Doubtfire, to even his psychotic crazy side in One Hour Photo. The range on this man is amazing, he has it all.  It's seriously a crazy how good this guy was at acting, everyone thought he was straight up comedic, however Williams have so much range, and he deserved his Academy Award.  

Look, I'm not going to lie, get the message out, if you know someone that has mentioned being depressed, or just seems down in general.  Give them a shoulder, get them some help, let them talk it out.  It sucks, and being depressed happens, but not being able to talk about it, and not being able to discuss it sucks even worse.  It's getting out there to help someone sometimes.  You know, Williams spent his entire life making people happy and laughing, but in the end Robin Williams last final scene, has made us all cry just a little bit deep down inside.  We'll miss you forever Robin, I hope you finally found peace at last.  We're already missing you already.

Here's to George and Suzanne

I would have really loved to have posted this on Sunday, but definitely way too tired and possibly still inebriated from Saturday's amazing wedding.  I'll get to that, but for now, lets talk about the amazingness that was George and Suzanne's wedding.

August 8, 2014 started off like any other morning.  But this morning was going to be different, that night I was going to my friends' rehearsal dinner.  Picked up my tux, saw George and Tom, and then had a lovely lunch.  Thanks again George, and then finally meet up with Dave, Jay, Steffie, and Jillian. Head on over to the church on 5th and Girard and began the wedding rehearsal.  Let me tell you this by the way, this church.  This church was amazing.  I've seen a lot of churches.  I've been to Notre Dame in Paris, and well, honestly this church is impressive.  http://360.io/P5AnK2 Check it out, it's really an amazing church, coming from the Buddhist by the way.

Next, we were off to dinner at the Tower, a fantastic and lovely dinner.  However it was the heartfelt message that was given by Georgie's parents and George and Suzanne themselves.  It was amazing, just how much love was in this thing I knew George and Suzanne's family were all extremely close, and this dinner made me feel nothing but that love in the room.  It was honestly a great evening, but it definitely was not the big day.  The big day was going to happen within 10-12 hours from now.

August 9, 2014 - The day started at roughly around 8:00 a.m. for me.  I was extremely excited, like it was going to be my day.  However, it wasn't me that I was excited for, but for the lovely couple that were going to become man and wife that day.  Steffie dropped me and Dave off at George's house.  From there, me and Dave had a scotch and waited for the photographer to drop on by.  Helped Georgie with his tux and waited for the limo to come by as well.  The photographer made us take some great pictures, and it was definitely a great time.  Best part though, George not wanting to do the Dutch rudder with me.  Damn it George, damn it…hahaha just kidding buddy, just kidding.  After a few rounds of PS2 and a few rounds of pool, the groomsmen were on there way to the church to see George get married.

As we quietly ushered all the guest into the church, and the church quickly filled up, I could see George and Andy across the way.  You can tell the nerves behind George was finally growing and getting bigger inside him.  I thought the feeling was that point where you're going up on the roller coaster before the big hill down.  The rise just kept coming, in a few we would all be standing by Georgie's side.

This may have been my favorite part of the day.  As we all waited for Suzanne's arrival and her being walked down by her father.  The look in George's eyes, the fidgetiness like it was Christmas morning for this man, was up and down all over his body.  This may have been one of the most amazing thing to see, this is what love is like, this is what love is suppose to be.  To be extremely excited, even after years of being together, but on this day you can weep, and get so excited that for that one moment in time, nothing else matter, nothing in the world will ever be as important as this moment in time, and for that one moment in time, I saw all of this on Georgie's face.  The face of pure joy and love.

Suzanne, looked gorgeous, Georgie looked so handsome, and the entire wedding/mass was amazing.  I learned a ton that day, and I watched two friends get married.  After the incredible wedding, we took amazing pictures, both in the church and somewhere near Independence Hall area.  Afterwards we headed towards the reception.

At the reception, it was nothing but amazingness.  Cocktail hour was great, and the food was even better…however this is where everything goes a little dark for Wei.  I drank way too much in an extremely short amount of time.  At this point, the only thing I remember was tangoing with Marissa as our entrance theme, and more continuous drinking.  Yup…amazing.

George and Suzanne, I wish you nothing but the best and an amazing future.  Currently you're on your honeymoon, and I'm hoping you guys are having the time of your lives.  But remember it's not all fun and games, you guys are going to be on a long and loving journey.  For you both, I raise a glass and wish you all the love that you both have been giving each other for years.

"Salut!"

OOoo…Tinder

As you may or may not know about me, I'm an old school guy.  I believe guys should do the asking out, guys should take care of the woman, and on a first date, you pamper a lady to no end.  I'm a firm believer of not using dating websites and believe when you fall in love with someone, it's going to be a person you see across the room and your eyes lock, and then the music builds to a crescendo, and fireworks begin.  That's what finding your significant other should be like.  Well in Wei's mind and crazy thoughts, that's what dating is like for me.  Hahaha, pure delusion.

Now, since July 4th, I've been hooked on a little app though called…wait for it…Tinder.  Now, trust me, it's not something I wanted to have or download, it was purely for my friends' benefits.  They've heard nothing but awesome things about this app, and after a month of coaxing and extreme night of drinking, f*ck it I'm in I said.  Forewarning everyone, this is the most shallow app you will ever have or see.  However just like in anything else in life though, it's extremely true to meeting the opposite sex.

What does that even mean?  Well, when you see that person across the room, you have no idea who that person is, but you are extremely attracted to them because of their looks no?  I feel Tinder is the same thing, by frankly it's exactly the same thing.  Deep down inside, we are shallow human beings, but you know what, that's what makes us all human.  It is what it is.  Okay anyway…on to the app.

Okay so Tinder, if you don't know by now, here's the basic gist.  You see the picture of the opposite sex, or if you swing the other way the same sex, and if you like them and you find them attractive you either hit the Yes button or the No button, all in all you are just basically looking for love by their looks.  Some say this thing is for people hooking up.  Some say it's for meeting new people and making friends.  Some say you're hooking up with a tons of escorts, some may even say you're a space cowboy…sorry lost my train of thought.  Well whatever you are looking for, it's on here.  I find it pretty funny actually, and you know what, somewhat addictive.  There are a ton of girls out there, I honestly find it hard to believe that a ton of them are single.  However, you know what, good for everyone looking for that significant other or that one night stand I guess.  As for me, we match, I'm just going to say something nice, maybe talk to you for a bit, and I'm on my way out.  At the end of the day.  I'm still old fashion, and how do you explain to people how you meet?  We met on Tinder…seems awkward as a conversation.  Or maybe I'm just being dumb about the entire situation.

Anyway, so this has been my Tinder experience.  If you're trying to meet new people, go out there and download that app people.  It's fun and happening.  Enjoy friends!  ^___^

Happy Tindering folks.  It's fun and shallow at the same time.  Enjoy!

The Over 3 Month Post

Over three months Wei, three months you remained silent, so what brings you back on here?  Well bla(h)g, I'll tell you what.  Things are changing, and things are moving.  Three months ago I submitted my business plan for my restaurant to TD Bank, and as of this date, I've heard nothing, and assuming I will not get it.  I'm not here to devastate the world with boring and depressing chatter.  Instead, I'm here sitting tall, and assuming my next assault on this thing we call life.

When life gives you lemons, you take them and you wing them right back at whoever gave them to you.  Cause you know why, you don't need no stinking handouts.  I'm pretty sure that's not how that works, but in my world it does.  Yeah…In all seriousness, I've decided, if the little mom and pop companies can't receive any sort of relief, then well, I'm going to do it myself then.  My brother is getting my foot in the door in the world of finance, it is my responsibility to take advantage of the opportunity and make it successful.  No one will be responsible for my own downfall but me.  Have to learn everything I can as quickly as I can.  There's no crying in baseball folks, none.

Speaking of baseball, remember my hair going blonde if I don't make my Fantasy Baseball playoffs, no don't remember, well it may or may not be in one of these old post, anywhoo I'm currently standing in 5th place.  The odds of me making it into this thing is pretty slim, but I'm trying.  If I do not make the playoffs, and I do go bleached, I'm trying to think of the right character to dress up as for Halloween.  Maybe a Super Saiyan, or some sort of anime character with blonde hair.  I don't know.  Please Buddha, let me make the playoffs.

Let's see what else, oh, Georgie's bachelor party just occurred as well.  Talk about pulling all the punches on this one.  Some epic trampoline park dodgeball, backyard pools and pizza, and a night ending with some limo action and then some.  Yeah, what a night.  I'm not going to lie, it was a great day for Jorge.

I don't know what's in store next for me, by frankly I'm pretty sure the quarter life crisis is still occurring.  I think I want to get my motorcycle license.  Is this smart?  I don't know I doubt it, but man it sure would be cool to have one.  I've been looking at the Triumph Bonneville T100 Black.  Oh yeah, lets do it.

HIMYM Finale

Spoiler Alert…Don't Read If You Haven't Watched the HIMYM Finale!

Ha-Ha two shows, good one Wei.  Well like it or lump it, that's what you're getting because this is another thing that was a big thing for me.  I've let the dust settle, I've watched the finale maybe 2 or three more times, and the more I watch it well…you're about to find out.

How I Met Your Mother was about Ted Mosby telling the story of how he met his kids' mother.  For years I watched Ted chase down, "The One," with the yellow umbrella, and it was a hell of a ride.  I've learned so much from these fictional characters I've never truly met, and I've also learned to love and feel for each and every single one of them, to me this was my "Friends."  I've always loved "Friends," but it didn't speak to me like HIMYM.  To see it go makes me sad.  I've learned about Tracy, I know the ending, I know how it all goes down.  What can I say about this show that hasn't already been said?  Lets take a look show we?

Robin has always been the dream for me.  For me, I always thought that Ted should have been with her, and deep down…way down, I wanted that the most, and maybe that's why the ending wasn't as horrendous to me as others, however before I get to that point, let me continue.  Robin's marriage to Barney was a sham, were they a great coupling?  Of course they were, but sometimes, you can't just have that much awesome in a pairing.  Maybe that just hurt the dynamic so much.  Maybe being away forever killed it, maybe the thought that Barney was suppose to have a changing moment in his life was to change everything…maybe…just maybe.

Speaking of Barney, was having a child really going to make him settle down?  When does the Barnacle not use protection?  When did have a perfect track record all go down the wrong path in one night?  Does Barney never find love again?  What the fuck Carter Bays and Craig Thomas you screwed one of the most beloved sociopaths of all times?  Was that fair?  Hell no it wasn't…

Seriously, Lily and Marshall will live happily ever after.  It's really Ted, Robin, and Barney I was looking for the most in a life changing experience, and let me be quite frank.  They did.  Robin realized too late that Ted has always been the one, Barney has a daughter and learns to give his life only to her and stop hitting on floozies, and Ted…oh Teddy Westside, you learned to have your cake and eat it too.  Maybe you should have told Robin that you would have waited for her when you guys were 50.

Did I enjoy the ending of HIMYM?  Well here is my answer…it wasn't as terrible that everyone has made it out to be.  By frankly, I thought it was okay, was it where it should have been?  Absolutely not, abso-fucking-lutely not.  By frankly the more I watch it, the more I get upset.  However, in the back of my head, Robin and Ted never had any reason to break up to begin with.  If it wasn't for Lily placing those ideas in each others heads, well who knows where they would have been.  I have a soft spot for Robin and Ted, and to see that it killed Ted so much to let her go, well it just killed me a little as well.

Do not get me wrong, Tracy was a great mother/character.  Cristin Milioti, played her beautifully.  I've couldn't have asked for a better actress to play her.  She makes us South Jerseyians proud.  Damn it George we could have known her!!!!  Anyway, it was a sweet ending, but as I previously said, it could have ended a lot better.  But for all the years and re-runs I've watched…and believe me, I watch a lot of re-runs.  This show has given me more memories that I could've asked for.  I'll tell you this though…it's definitely a lot better than that stupid Sopranos ending…da fuck David Chase…da FUCK!

Sword Art Online

I'm going to preference this right now.  I don't write a lot of reviews, and I sure as heck I don't write reviews for a lot of anime shows…oh and yeah, this isn't a review, just thoughts going through my head.  However, this show has been stuck in my head for quite some time, and the concept behind it is truly a thing of beauty.  Starting out as a light novel and growing quite a following, the anime just followed suit, and so did the manga.  What Japanese show/concept am I talking about?  Well, just like the title suggest, I'm talking about Sword Art Online.  Here's the thing people, I'm not going to make this pretentious, or highfalutin.  However, lets be serious, this thing is pretty awesome, like out of this world awesome, literally and figuratively.  I guess also as a gamer growing up this really had a place in my heart.  

So lets get started with the main plot line of this show.  Basically the show takes place in the not too distant future of 2022.  The game is based off of a VRMMORPG…let me explain what that means as well, for all the gamers out there giving me shit for explaining this fuck off.  Some people don't know what it means…i.e. me too.  VRMMORPG stands for Virtual Reality Massively Multiplayer Online Role Playing Game.  Basically you're wearing a headset to play video games.  Okay, now that that is out of the way lets proceed.  Here's the thing about this headset, it is called a Nerve Gear and it uses the players all five senses via the brain.  With this they can experience and control with their minds.  Now the main character was a beta-tester and has been playing this for quite some time.  So when it comes time for the real login, the main character already knows what he is doing.  However the turn in the anime is when the game becomes real life.  Everything that happens in the game, i.e. death, happens in real life.  The creator freaks out and attempts to become a god.  Is god the right word?  I don't know.  I think so.  That's the main gist of the show.  I'm not going any further, because honestly, I just want more people to watch it, and I know I'm late to the party, but hey, better late than never.  

Now this is where the concept gets to me the most.  I feel like we are not too far from this concept, with the Oculus Rift out, are we not that far away from connecting our brains to an entire headgear and letting us control each and every movement with our brains?  Wouldn't we be able to feel every attack and pain senses?  Wouldn't we be able to taste everything we ate or feel everything from a woman's hand to you know…the good stuff?  Isn't our brain powerful enough to be stronger than tens and millions of computers?  We can't be that far behind from this concept, I truly feel it in my bones, it's right there.  This is both scary and exciting at the same time.  Just imagine where all this can take us, this is why I said the concept behind this show just blew my mind.  I kind of want this to happen.  I'll be 40 by the time this comes out, but I still want to try it.  Well I don't know if I will, for all I know, I'll have kids running around by then that I'll have to worry about.  Damn…

"If heaven and hell decide, that they both are satisfied…Illuminate the "No"s on their vacancy signs…If there's no one besides you when your soul embarks…then I'll follow you into the dark."

The Star Wars Dilemma

Hi, my name is Wei Kwok, and I've never watched Star Wars.

Is this bad?  Seriously, this is the question I'm asking myself.  I don't know, I have no interest, I don't want to watch these movies, and by frankly it seems like I never will.  Now, honestly, does this make me a bad person because I don't want to watch this?  I feel like with all my interest and enjoyment of similar types of genre that this would be right up my ally.  Maybe it's my secret inside hipsterness that's making me not want to watch this…however I doubt that.

First of all I don't know what all the hype is about, so there's a dark side and a light side?  Is that what that is?  There's a guys that's supposedly to be someone's father.  There's a one man rebel that follows the beat of his own drum, a witty sidekick, hot princess turns out to be a sister…am I getting this right?  Everything I've learned about Star Wars I've learned from Family Guy and HIMYM.  I'm pretty sure this information is correct…correct?

I don't know, I feel like I missed the boat on this thing.  I don't want to take the time to go back and watch these movies.  I have a friend who only watched the new ones.  I have another friend who has watched them all.  I have another that's just like me and avoided the whole bit what so ever.  I feel the commitment to watch six movies to be a pain in the ass.  So yeah that's where I'm at with this movie.

Isn't there an anime version of this thing, there has to be right?  And there it is, I'm a geek, I like geeky stuff…so why don't I like Star Wars?  I'm not mystified by it, but I guess I wish I was, I'm missing out on a whole bunch of things.  Dammit Meg…dammit.

Wei Tak's Best Man Speech

Technically, it's not really a real blog post, but I really wanted this saved somewhere in case one day this thing gets deleted somehow…so here's the rough draft of this bitch…oh, and this may have started with, "If I can just say a few words…I be a better public speaker."  I don't think anyone heard it.

Best Man Speech

Good evening ladies and gentleman, to the new bride and groom, thank you so much for throwing this gracious and wonderful party. 

You know, I had a really difficult time coming up with this best man speech, heck, I keep a blog folks, and I write a bit, but this was still hard, so let’s start this off with a quote, “They say a good marriage is like a casserole, only those responsible for it really knows what goes in it.”

As you may or may not know, I’m Wei’s best-man and little brother…Wei.  Confusing, absolutely…so, you’re probably going to want to get use to that for now. 

So, me and Wei, we’ve been through a lot, for 29 years, he has groomed me into being the man that I am today.  Without him it would be quite difficult to contemplate where I would be.  We’ve gone on many adventures, from Boston to Washington and even a trip to Vegas.  Many adventures have been had. 

            Growing up with my brother was pretty awesome.  There was one experience that just bonded us forever though.  As two young kids growing up in the restaurant business, you just have to find ways to entertain yourselves.  After the previous night of watching wrestling, Wei and me decided to reenact some of the best of moves that we had saw.  Let me tell you this folks, don’t ever do reenactments near a bathroom.  As Wei was down for exhaustion sitting on the toilet, pretending to be the ropes, me, the Ultimate Warrior bounced offed the ropes to give a final clothesline…however instead of Wei going over the top rope, me and Wei may have smashed the toilet tank, and water was gushing everywhere.  While we looked in shock and awe, the only thing in my mind was, crap dad is going to see this in two seconds, and just on cue Dad comes walking in, and the next thing on my mind was…I’m out of here, and I bolted from the restaurant and hid for the next hour.  Thanks Wei for biting that bullet that day, to this day, I still don’t really know what happened after I left. 

            After that debacle, there is no man I would trust more than him, loyal to the end, trusting beyond belief.  He can smell BS, and will tell you how it is, and if you can’t deal with that, then you probably don’t really know Wei T. Kwok.  So when Wei said he was getting married, I knew that he had found the one. 

Enter the dame.  Tina Zhang.  You know that story where you’re in a crowded room, and you look up and you see the woman of your dreams, and you just know it’s love at first sight?  Well this is just like that love story, however the room is a doctor’s office, and the girl that was across the room, is the girl at the front desk, dispensing your mother’s medication.  It’s the dream folks, it’s the dream we all want, and you know what?  Tina couldn’t be any kinder and sweeter, and she makes my brother happy, which makes me happy.  Thank you so much Tina, and welcome to our happy family. 

As I look at you and Wei both tonight, I realize this is what love is, the perfect recipe, smiling, enjoying each other’s company, and becoming the best of friends.  This is how it is suppose to be, something that I wish I will achieve one day.  I said Wei was one of my greatest mentors in life, and now Tina so are you.  You have taught me what love is supposed to be like. 

And now if I can leave you with some words of wisdom from one of my favorite passage:

“Love is patient and kind; love does not envy or boast; it is not arrogant or rude.  It does not insist on its own way; it is not irritable or resentful; it does not rejoice at wrongdoing, but rejoices with truth.  Love bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things.  Love never ends.”

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I finally realized, this feeling that I’ve been having lately.  Maybe it’s because it’s 2014, and moves are finally being made.  I guess it’s time right, more of that to come.  I don’t want to jinx myself before it gets here. 

Anyway, things have been the same busting my ass at work, finding things to complain about, things grinding my gears, and then the realization that Valentines Day has come and gone again, and everyone is still complaining about the commercialization of it.  I understand people it is quite commercial, but you know what, be happy, you have someone special, so everyday is a gift folks.  Obviously don’t just wait for Valentines Day, everyday should be special for that special someone.  Can you imagine only doing one thing once a year…that be pretty awesome actually. 

Oh, my brother has gotten married; I guess that’s a pretty big thing.  I’m going to tell you people this now, wedding days are great times, and fun for all, unless you’re the best man or maid of honor, you gotta keep that shit legit, and make sure you do everything to keep the best man happy.  The bride is the maid of honors problem, just kidding.  Seriously though, when you’re the best man, shit is rough, no drinking and eating, you take a crap ton of pictures and you cater to the groom’s every need.  Then again this may just be the case for Chinese weddings, and by the way, I’m not doing one of those.  I couldn’t understand the MC, and she didn’t even let me do my speech correctly fuck that shit.  God, I hate them sometimes.  Anyway, that’s my complaint for the day. 

You know what grind’s my gears, the weather this year.  No I can’t say that.  I love the snow, and I love the winter, I guess this is the first time I’m getting tired of it.  Maybe there is just a little too much of it.  Maybe because it’s killing my work flow and making my life a stressful hell, or maybe because the potholes are fucking up my car.  Seriously New Jersey, get on top of that shit, my car is getting fucked up.  I’m glad I didn’t buy a new one yet, Jebus.  Oh, and yeah, supposedly there’s another one coming our way in a couple of days.  So yes! Go Winter!