thankfully we bank with an international bank and my aunt also uses the same bank we do. my aunt drives us to this building that looks sort of lame from the outside but when you get inside there’s a bunch of floors with random things including a bank. inside the bank we don’t just enter the regular common folk area, there’s a “vip” area for the high rollers/veterans. we go straight there and it seems like everyone knows my aunt. they exchange some money for us at a little bit better of rate than the avg person since it’s the “vip” area. not really sure how much better of a rate I got, but i was assured that it would be better than those common folk “over there”.

in this same unusual looking building were 2 hair salons right next to the bank on the same floor. weird. we were told that one salon is for the older folks, and the other was for the younger set. so we got our haircuts as we normally would on our post-easter vacation. joseph always gets some weird contraption on his head, and this time was no different, he got saran wrapped =P

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we both got trims and some haircolor. i decided this time i didn’t want to do anything crazy and just stuck with a little bit of color, and joseph got a reddish brown color.

then we went to buy some groceries. knowing that joseph doesn’t like alot of korean foods, my aunt decided to wait to get groceries after we arrived. while at the costco like warehouse joseph saw these fun things (wendy, pay attn):

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we also saw some other stuff too, like frosted flakes and fruitloops, which they called “corn frost” and “fruit ring” respectively. and i guess they try to promote milk by calling it “einstein milk”
the most beautiful thing in the market was the fresh seafood. it looked amazing! i feel like we rarely ever get to see fish that fresh in a market in nyc and so well laid out that it really makes you want to buy it

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then to a late lunch of jjajjangmyun. the last two or three times i’ve come to korea, my aunt takes me to this place in another building, in the basement that has some great jjajjangmyun.

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thus ended our day out. the rest of the day was spent at home with family and catching up on some much needed sleep!

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i also love futurama. but i’m biased on this, since my uncle worked on the series and the “movie”.

he’s given me both the 2007 and 2008 calendars. both proudly displayed at work for all to see! also, the movie i refer to is “futurama: bender’s big score”, of which my AWESOMELY talented and fun uncle sent us a copy of, SIGNED by various artists, directors and producers of the show/movie. someone even drew zoidberg for us! (joseph has the camera right now, and we haven’t had time to take pictures of it yet, so pictures of said signed DVD will have to be shared later). btw, this uncle is the father of the kids that joseph and i like to take to amusement parks… so maybe we’re even? =P

[via: brothers-brick]

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they help keep your laptop cool which means your hard drive, motherboard and everything else inside the computer stays cool too. by keeping them cooler, your ~$1000 (in some cases more) investment will last so much longer. unfortunately i had to learn that that hard way.

a few years ago we bought joseph a laptop for him to do his work on at home and whenever he traveled. and after about 2 years of hours and hours of use, the HD crashed. i figured it was likely due to overheating so we bought a simple laptop fan. fast forward about 2 more years and finally the motherboard died as well. i think if i didn’t have the fan it wouldn’t have even lasted that long.

laptop fans go for about $15-$40 depending on what you get. or if you want you can make your own for almost nothing. well…2 bottles of wine which i’m sure you’d gladly enjoy anyways =P

for more DIY laptop stands check out [lifehacker]

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on sat it was missing113‘s baby shower. lots of fun and lots of eating. of course there were gifts and
stuff… and luckily no cheesy shower games =P here’s some fun pictures:

then monday we saw u2 3d, for the second time, with some friends who decided that the 3d glasses
were ultra cool:

lastly, someone had brought over some See’s Peanut Brittle for some classes that take place in our
home so guess who gets to eat the leftovers? joseph and who ever else happens to swing by while
there is left over =P

check out this oldie but fun video of people making candy at the See’s factory:

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but why do this? because i’ve been told that it helps clears up your nasal passage but more importantly
helps reduce snoring! this is key for me considering that joseph’s snoring often wakes me up in the
middle of the nite.

we both tried it tonite. it felt sort of weird sticking something up our nose and then watch/feel the water
drain out the other. joseph said he feels like he just went swimming and i feel like i can breath much
better… we’ll try it for a few more nites and see what happens longer term.

here’s a “great” video:

[more details: Wiki]

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To see your card and gift go here:

www.agapeshack.com/christmas2007/

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i think only true BSG nerds would buy this poster. maybe i should get one for joseph.

buy it here: Amazon – “How to Spot a Cylon” Poster – $19.95

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i think that this will probably be my main form of blogging from now on…i know i already did this once before..but i switched to a better and more friendly host and didn’t port over my old blog cos i wanted to revamp it anyways… so that’s where we’re at now…

this blog will basically be our ramblings about whatever we feel like blah-ing about… so again…welcome

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i’ve moved to yet another host. the last host was extremely friendly, however i felt bad every time i needed a change. So I’ve moved to this new host, and unfortunately i’m too lazy to import my old entries to this blog. there weren’t that many anyways so I’m guessing you won’t care anyhow

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