Another year gone.

So, 2011 is drawing to a close. It's been a fun year and a break from my career I guess since I moved back to the less hectic WashDC. I had a lot of fun memories with friends and specifically Mai. Unfortunately our story had to end due to a few unresolvable problems. They are still really good memories nonetheless. I learned a lot about life, relationships and mainly more about myself. Overall it was a good year but could have ended better but things gotta move on. I don't know what to expect in 2011 but so far everything I have planned out seems good and my career will advance onto the next step. Love wise I don't know, the story could continue but its' fate is not in my hands. There could be no story for next year for all I know haha. I do have some goals which include road tripping, back to JP, paying off cred card and enroll in racing school ;D. As for staying in the area or not I have no idea as of now but its either back to NYC or West Coast bound.

To be continue....

Been a longgg time

Yep it's been a while but I will update soon :3 oh and I'm 22 now!!

Location:Memory Ln,Silver Spring,United States

A word I dislike

Talent. I just don't like it when that word is used on anyone, even myself. It limits people and close their mind. Sometime it limits those around them just because others feel like they're not special or something. I believe in those that work hard and I believe in dedication. I don't find myself talented in anything, not even cooking cause I think anyone can cook ala Rattatouille and I'm always happy to show anyone how to cook anything. I think everyone is capable of doing big things as long as they continue to believe they can. Once they stop believing that's when it goes downhill. It doesn't even have to be something on point and precise, just as simple as being a good person and finding happiness somewhere. Everyone always think I'm gonna be opening my own place or something a long that line but honestly I have never thought of it that hard. I just want to continue learning and finding anything that makes me smile and hold on to it. When things go sour and gets gloomy, I just keep my head high and keep pursuing whatever it is at the end of the tunnel. I believe everyone's life is unique and awesome in its' own way, just takes time for the person to appreciate it sometime. As of now I think I've reached the point that I appreciate the lesson from the bads and goods in my life and those to come so I don't let it bring me down.

/rant

Today during service I was talking someone thousands of miles away while cooking and my Sous chef asked if that was my gf. I told him "no". Then he said that it must be someone important if you're cooking with one hand and talking on the other. I replied "Yes, It's someone I love and care for a lot". He replied with "Damnn Son! That's ballsy of you to say that, why is she not your gf then". I just said, "It's what inside and between us that matters, not the title", "Yes she gives me headache occasionally and not always the nicest person to me but I love her still". He said "Good man, if you can overlook those things then thats true love"

I <3 you so much you douche, I hope you know that.

First round of summer :3

Man its been a month! Lotta whacky and exciting events have happened for sure. Birthdays, getting sick off of carnival rides, discovering the pleasure of fried twinkies, visiting VA beach for the first time and what not. There's a lot of pictures to sort through so I would have to take some time off and post those up tomorrow or some time later this week. I went from a unemployed bum to full time worker again in matter of a day D:, its about time anyways.

I tried so hard to obtain an office job but with my resume and lack of office work experience its almost impossible =[ so I had no choice but to return to the Cook's Life. Not that its bad or anything, just gets quite tiring. I had to sit and watch Top Chef and read books for a good week or two to motivate myself to get back into it, and it worked. I now work under Susur Lee, finalist of Top Chef Master Season 2 if you didn't know ;D. Bangin food, relax work atmosphere and best of all, free parking as long as I ride my bike! that saves me like 12-15 a day for parking! This kitchen gives me memories of Union Square when I worked there. Everyones chill, do what they want but in the end we still put out awesome food without being pretentious and cocky about things which I hated in those French kitchens. This restaurant is still fairly young and new and I hope to contribute my part and bring the ratings up to be on par with those in the District. Hopefully I'll get to meet Chef Lee soon too cause he seems quite fun to talk to.


The sushi platterrrr


Singapore slaw!

This is all I got temporarily for pics. I'll get more of the kitchen today.

On a sad note, I had to sell my 1988 FZ750 =[. It was just as sad seeing the buyer ride it away as it was seeing my former RX7 getting towed away to its new owner. I guess after a while you grow attach to the machine, especially the first car or motorcycle. I hope the owners are taking good care of my babiesssss. D:

On a happy note, I'm in love with a douchebag =D

The letter.

Hidden in the depth of my room locked away is a letter written by someone. It's probably the only material object that can just make me weak and cry rivers =[. I can't seem to express sadness in front of others or cry so whenever I feel like I have to I go to read this letter just to make me feel sane again. Reminds me im not always right, not perfect, not even great. It let's me accept the worst and all form of misfortunes and look forward to a brighter day. Thanks, where ever you are now.

Meowww

I'm way too lazy to transfer the tons of pictures from my camera so many next post I'll do it. Lot's has been happening, not really. I'm still being a bum at home and enjoying my free time with friends. However, today I finally got my motorcycle license! After putting it off for almost a year :3 so tomorrow I shall go and legalize my bike and myself so I don't have to ride around looking over my shoulder for policiaaa anymore. I think I've sacrificed and lost quite a few things lately that was once very dear to me, like my whole collection of guitar pedals =[ I almost sold my guitar amp too for some emergency cash but I couldn't bring myself to do it when I was at the store so I brought it home. The amp was my musical soul and represent months of hard work and hunting to find it, I think I would have just been miserable and sad without it. Money, I don't understand why people care about it so much but slowly I'm seeing what it can do and get. I always thought that it shouldn't matter much and there's other things to enjoy that wouldn't cost much but I was damn wrong. Everything cost money, everyone cares about it so fucking much, without it you can't get anything. Happiness is not achievable without a cent, it's another sad truth of this sad world. I don't know what to think about anymore, maybe I should just make shit loads of money and help those close to me and tell the rest of the money hungry population to fuck off. Is this what Capitalistic America does to people? As much as I'd like to not care I don't think I can bring myself to do such a thing. Rich or not, I'll always be a poor laboring vietnamese immigrant at heart. Disney stories are just lies and dreams btw D:

Supriseeeeeee

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Ill finish this tomorrow =|