Meet up

So my original post was going to be about things I hated about the new Facebook... but then it just got pretty depressing. And it's not like I'm going to give up on FB yet. I'm sure given enough time, the developers will "see the light" and bring back some of the original features that made it great (app focused, collapsible boxes, etc...). One can only hope, at least. If not, I foresee a fallout similar to that of other social community sites.

Some random videos that I love:

(Michael Wong plays this awkward juicer that confesses his love to this girl, never realizing she likes him back. My favorite song of his.)


(Now I cannot go shoe shopping without thinking of this commercial.)


(It starts off rather mundane, but as the video progresses, it becomes techno goodness like no other!)

My eye exam at Walmart has been postponed by my parents... *sigh* They just had to find out. (Darn sibling.) But they'll see things my way soon enough. I'll be like the endless ocean against the rocks of a cliff, slowly eroding away given enough time. Or maybe I'm more like a small pond surrounded by land all around, awaiting rain or facing evaporation... Well, we'll see.

Sunday evening, I met up with Jerry, his bride-to-be Shirly, and his brother James, at this Italian place around Fullerton. The ambience of the place was nice. The walls were painted with landscapes of Italian farmland. The booths were enclosed under these wooden overheads, with [plastic] grapevines growing along the sides. There wasn't many people around, which is usually a plus for me. The food was good. Spent the evening just talking about their wedding, Oktoberfest, the iPhone, Macs and PCs, his antique collections, and my upcoming trip to China. Good times.

Jerry loves to drink vodka... Feel free to give that as a wedding gift. (^_^)

Monday I went shopping with Rayson and my cousin Patrick at Ontario Mills. Not that I really needed to go, but I do need to get some more long sleeve shirts for what looks to be a cold time in Shanghai. I just wanted an excuse to hang out with my cousin, who works in the area. So we met up for dinner at Fuddrucker's, as the one that was around my local vicinity was replaced by a CVS. Our loss. Ate a 2/3 lbs. burger. Good stuff. My shopping day ended with me buying a long sleeve Florida Gators shirt (Steve & Barry's, $7) and a dress shirt at the GAP ($23). I'll probably drop by the local mall tomorrow to look for a jacket.

Speaking of meetups, it's been a while since I've attended my monthly anime meeting. I think the last one I went to was... June? This Sunday they're going to meet at a Cosplay Maid Cafe. *haha* How awesome is that?!

Ironman is out on DVD and Blu-Ray. Nice. Need to get that movie. Great film. Looking forward to a sequel.

I hear that last year's reunion had a problem with social cliques. *sigh* Will it just be a repeat of old high school days? I'm really hoping to connect with people I never had a chance to 10 years ago, and to reconnect with people I had not seen in years. There are friends of mine that have given me reasons as to why they aren't going: bad location to get dressed up for, cost too much, they already talk to their high school friends... And those could all be valid points. But we have to give it a chance, right? I for one, don't really talk with my old alumni friends, and have never thought that price was an issue (if they were charging $250 for admission, it would be a different story. I'd rather buy an XBox instead.).

Well, that's all for today. It's burning hot in my room. Going to water the lawn for a bit, and just enjoy the outdoors. Till next time!