Today I went to a Phillies baseball game. It was pretty cool. Between innings, the camera man would focus in on couples and show them the big screen with a heart-shaped border called the KissCam. The camera focused in on this guy and gal. After a few seconds of hesitation, the girl leans away from the guy and kisses another man, and just then the man leans away from the girl and kisses another girl. Then the camera man realizes he captured the wrong couple, and zooms out to capture all 4 people. It was so funny. Here are some pictures of the game.

Posted 11:26 PM by Donald Park

Thursday, May 27, 2004

So I just want to be mean right now and talk about a couple of losers at my work place. They are very proud and think they are part of an eclectic group of people. They think rules don't apply to them. They are disillusioned. They are...owners of crappy American cars...and they think they are cool, but they really aren't. Why? Because they park like this.

L O S E R S ! ! ! !

Stepometer = 6290

Posted 11:15 PM by Donald Park

Last night, Shao, Jean, and Angela, prepared dinner (hwe-dap-bbap). It wasn't bad at all. Doug Lee also came over, and after dinner, him and I went to the Ritz 16 theater in Voorhees to watch Shrek 2. Movies are only $5.50 on wednesdays. The movie was pretty good but not deserving of all the hype it's been getting. It was just more of the same stuff from the original Shrek. From all the attention it's been receiving I would have expected new, ground-breaking, or revolutionary things in the movie, but didn't really see anything new. It was definitely worth the $5.50. I definitely won't mind paying full admission to watch the movie.

This morning sucked. I woke up late. Well actually I heard my alarm, but decided to catch a few extra minutes of shut-eye, which actually turned out to be an extra half-hour. Why do I keep doing stupid stuff like that. I know that when I close my eyes again, according to my track record, I'll probably be late to work...but I do it anyway. ARGH. So when I went back to sleep, I dreamed that I was baking some stuff, I looked into a drawer where some of my muffins where stored...and noticed all of them had been half-eaten, then noticed mice droppings everywhere and two dead mice in the corner. I pulled out the drawer and found a whole colony of mice underneath all the drawers. I carefully tried not to disturb them because if I did I knew that everyone of them would bolt in every direction and I would never be able to catch them all...but they started to awake from their sleep, and one even bit me on the hand. That's when I woke up and realzied I was late for work.

Posted 9:58 AM by Donald Park

Wednesday, May 26, 2004

Just wrote a letter of complaint to Super G. Last Saturday my father called their pharmacy to find out if he could prescribe the medicine I'm taking, since it's a very arduous process to get the medicine. Since my last hospitalization, I'm trying to make more of an effort to keep a constant supply of this medicine with me. So anyway a man picks up and begins to assist us, but when my father asks him what a DEA number is, the pharmacist incredulously replies, "You don't know what a DEA number is?" At this point, I can tell my father is very embarrassed. I think he just wants to get off the phone, but as we are about the end the call, the pharmacist remarks that we are wasting his time and that my father isn't a "real" doctor and hung up on us. I must honestly say that I've never been so full of fury in so many years. It was lucky that I was in Virginia with my parents at the time, because I would have literally driven over to the pharmacy and punched his mother-#*$@(# lights out. I was sooooooooooooooooo unbelievably pissed. My body was shaking so violently I couldn't even remain standing. In hindsight it's scary to see how full of anger I was feeling. Anger doesn't even begin to describe how enraged I was...neither does enraged...nor any other synonym in the English language. I think it's quite possible I'd be sitting in jail if I wasn't in Virginia at that time...that's how upset I was. So anyway I filed a complaint and demanded an apology and his immediate termination of employment from Super G.

My dad is a pretty good damn doctor, and I'll be damned if I'll sit here and let some stupid ass pharmacist take cracks at my dad...especially ones that can't even do simple arithmetic...or simply exercise a little common sense. **Note my May 17th post**

Stepometer = 2602

Posted 5:50 PM by Donald Park

Inspired by Debby, I've too decided to share my good fortune. I've won a $10 online discount with Dannon's 1 in 4 wins INSTANTLY promotion. You need to go to www.dannon.com and enter in the Secret Code: KP3DR. It's not a secret anymore huh? Looks like the jokes on them. Ha ha ha. Must be redeemed by 10/15/04.

Here are some videos that I took from the Moroccan buffet belly dancers.
http://www.angelfire.com/film/dpark76

Posted 12:23 AM by Donald Park

Tuesday, May 25, 2004

Gas is really beginning to cost an arm and a leg. I haven't had to pay over $2/gallon until this weekend when I filled up my brother's car. I'm so used to filling up my car for about $20. This time it cost me nearly $30. But I'm more than happy to pay the extra money because I know it'll hurt the SUV drivers so much more. I know some people will take this personally, but if you drive an SUV and you are complaining about gas prices...HA HA HA SUCKERS!!!

So anyway, I've noticed that after I took in my car for it's 60K mile maintenance, I've been able to get 30 miles to the gallon again...which is what it should be. I think I noticed that after I took in my car for it's last scheduled maintenance (~53K miles), I noticed that my fuel economy had dropped to 25 miles/gallon. I couldn't figure it out, but now I'm convinced that BURNS Honda screwed up something which led to poor fuel economy. I'm torn as to whether I should continue going there or not. They do offer free shuttle service, but their work SUCKS SUCKS SUCKS!!! The other dealership is further away and doesn't offer shuttle service or rental cars.

Here are some gas saving tips.
Gas mileage decreases rapidly at speeds above 60 mph. Each 5 mph you drive over 60 mph is like paying an additional $0.10 per gallon for gas.
Speeding, rapid acceleration and braking wastes gas. It can lower your gas mileage by 33 percent at highway speeds and by 5 percent around town.
Check your tire pressure every time you gas up. Low tire pressure will make the tires drag and use more gas. Add two pounds to that number. That will add about 1 mile per gallon. Think of it as adding an extra � gallon to your tank for free.
Lighten your load. Take out any unnecessary cargo you keep in your trunk, which will save you gas. (I used to even take out my spare tire and back seat of my car to save gas, and when I lived PA, I would only fill up my tank half full to reduce weight).
Cut down on the use of the air conditioning. A/C takes about 8 horsepower to run and those horses eat gas. On a long trip on the open highway, it is better to use the A/C than to drive with the windows open. The extra drag of open windows on a vehicle can eat up more fuel than the A/C will.
Go to McDonald's and pick up one of their Go Active happy meals with a stepometer. Walk instead of drive. It's better for the environment and your health.

Stepometer = 2582

Posted 5:38 PM by Donald Park

Man I woke up LATE today. Got into work at 12:15pm. Got into work at 12:30pm yesterday too.

Despite not wanting to carry Lobsters up to NJ, my mom packed some for me and my roommates anyway...so last night we had lobster dinner. I think they all enjoyed it, but one of my roommates REALLY enjoyed it. If the shell was a little bit softer I think he would have eaten that too. He ate all of the insides (even the green stuff). He took his merry old time...at least over an hour of just picking at ever little piece of meat. He even talked about making some kind of soup with the water we used to boil the lobsters in. This guy really likes lobsters. A big thanks goes out to my parents.

This is where my parents got the lobsters.

These are the traps used to catch lobsters.

Also cicadas seemed like they were out in full force in Virginia. I wonder if NJ will see the same. On my way back home I think I hit three. At highway speeds they leaves a BIG trail of guts across your windshield. I had so many near misses too...which freaked me out. You know how when kids play video games and they are trying to get away from the bad guys, they lean their bodies out of the way, as if doing so might actually help in the game. I think that's how I looked like when I was driving past some of these behem-ONGOUS cicadas. Don't these cicadas look evil with their red eyes?

Posted 12:45 PM by Donald Park

Monday, May 24, 2004

My previous post is so funny. I thought I knew what I was writing, but apparently I didn't. Anyway this past weekend I was in Virginia with my family. My parents flew in from Maine to Balitmore, and we drove down to my brothers place. My parents brought 50 LIVE lobsters.

We had to cook them all while they were still fresh. We had a feast.

Debby also took us to a Moroccan buffet with belly dancers. The food wasn't all that great, certainly not worth the $15, and most of the belly dancers had more rolls than the buffet. I guess it was kind of a neat way to experience other cultures, but we all decided to skip out during their intermission. Here is one of the better pictures.

Stepometer = 3727

Stepometer = 4371 (5/23/04)

Posted 11:53 PM by Donald Park

Friday, May 21, 2004

OMG...It's 2m and I'm tired as heck. I have to work the midnight to 4am sho an dI can hardly keep my eyes oepn long enouoh. I'm so tired in fact that I can't even keep my eyes open.

Posted 2:21 AM by Donald Park

Thursday, May 20, 2004

Just read this interesting article in USA Today.

Bible proofreaders sweat the small stuff PEACHTREE CITY, Ga. (AP) � Thank the Lord � and the proofreaders at Peachtree Editorial and Proofreading � that the Bible refers to "our ancestors" instead of "sour ancestors," and calls for an end to "factions" � not "fractions." The proofreading service caught those typos and others before the latest edition of the Holy Book went to press. At Peachtree, attention to detail is more than a job description. It's a calling.
"As many words as there are in the Bible, you can imagine all the kinds of things that could go wrong," said David R. Shepherd, publisher of the Holman Christian Standard Bible. "It would be devastating to have a typo in the wrong place or a word left out."
A list hangs in the Gundens' office as a reminder of just how much rides on their work. The list, a collection of notorious typos found in the Bible, features one prominent error from a 1631 King James edition: "Thou shalt commit adultery."
"Obviously, you try to make sure anything that says, 'You shall not,' you make sure you have the 'not,'" Doug Gunden said.
While such long-ago errors are good for a chuckle, the Gundens, who have been in the proofreading business for more than 25 years, realize that proofreading a Bible is serious stuff.

Maybe that 1631 KJV Bible is solely responsible for why we have an epidemic of adulterous spouses in this country!!! Just imagine all the men back in those days telling the judge. This is my religious conviction...it says it right here in the Bible!!!

Stepometer = 3767

Posted 1:00 PM by Donald Park

Wednesday, May 19, 2004

So my brother brings up a memory of another good story. I had the benefit of having two older brothers to follow after. I forget who, but one of my brother shows me this really funny thing. Basically he squats down to the ground and pretends he's a weight lifter about to lift a really heavy set of weights. He pretends to heaves the weights to his shoulder and squats again and really lets out a fart. I burst into laughter. So the next day at Tae-kwon-do practice I was eager to show off my newly found trick. Practice has just ended so we were fooling around until our parents came. My instructor walks by with another adult and I had to fart so I eager grab my instructor's attention and showed him the trick. As soon as I farted, I guess I thought my instructor would get a kick out of it like I did, but instead he got really angry and told me to drop and give him 20. My brothers saw the whole thing and laughed at me...and just then my parents pulled up. I had to finish my push-ups and I felt so stupid.

Stepometer = 4135

Posted 11:33 PM by Donald Park

For lunch I was able to put down a whole rice bowl of sweet chicken teriyaki & vegetables. I think it�s made by Stauffers or something. I�ve only taken 2 doses of Thalomid and I think it�s helping with the pain already. Last night I didn�t wake up as often and I think I actually got a pretty good night�s rest. Previous nights I think I�d wake up a dozen times or so, because I nearly choked on my own thick mucus clogging my throat.

Last night I took some ginko biloba capsules I bought from the store and emptied out the ginko and was able to split my 100mg Thalomid capsules into two 50mg capsules. Now the only thing I gotta do is figure out what to do with the ginko. I feel stupid throwing it out, so I think I�ll add it to my tea or something or maybe mix it with my oatmeal or something. Any idea anyone?

Posted 3:25 PM by Donald Park

I now have a Gmail account similar to my yahoo account. dpark76 at gmail dot com. I only hope their SPAM guard is just as good at Yahoos.

Posted 10:33 AM by Donald Park

Tuesday, May 18, 2004

Unbelievable...just unbelievable that the folks at Burns Honda have absoultely NO FREAKING IDEA HOW TO FIX MY HONDA PRELUDE!!! It all started back on April 21st when I took my car in for its 60K-mile scheduled maintenance. Two days later, my car battery was dead and I could no longer start it. I bring it in to the dealer and they look at it. They determine it's the alternator. The guy pokes around with a battery tester for a few minutes and comes to the conclusion that I need a NEW alternator. I try to suggest to him that his sloppy mechanics may have disconnected a wire or something, but he seems more bent on selling me an alternator. Just then another mechanic walks by and says "Hey, why isn't this wire connected" (i.e.-the wire for the alternator). Plugs the wire in and car starts up like a champ. Forgetting to take the battery tester out of the engine bay the mechanic closes the hood of my car and you hear a loud crunch. WHAT A BUNCH OF MORONS RUNNING THE SHOW!!! No real damage done except a very VERY slight dent in my hood, but you'd have to really be looking for it. The mechanic tries to recover, by saying good thing nothing broke...these battery testers are expensive!!! At this point I wanted to crack that battery tester over his head. I'm PEEVED but I'm still cool. My first experience with them was great, so I'm willing to give them the benefit of the doubt. THEN on Saturday, a bunch of us go out for dinner at a Korean restaurant. That's when I notice THOSE BONEHEADS ROTATED MY TIRES WRONG!!! I have direction rims as well as direction tires (meaning they are supposed to rotate in only one direction). Having misdirected rims is no problem, you just look like an idiot driving around in them (sort of like having your left shoe on your right foot and vice versa). However having misdirected tires could pose more of a safety hazard. Because my tires are designed to pump water AWAY FROM THE CENTER, they are now pumping water INTO THE CENTER of the tire...which means in rain I'm more likely to hydroplane!!! I'm going to ask for a refund. This is my 3rd time I'll have to bring my car in.

Stepometer = 5175

Posted 8:22 PM by Donald Park

Monday, May 17, 2004

This website, www.patheticgeekstories.com, gave me a few laughs. One of the very first ones in the archives, reminds me of a story when I was young. When I was in elementary school, there was this one girl I had this mad crush on. Elizabeth Capitosti, was like the prettiest girl in our grade school. She was definitely one of those people that sat at the upper echelons of school society. One day, after the planets had moved into perfect alignment with each other, I got onto the bus (a daily dreaded occurrence) and sat next to Elizabeth. Needless to say, I just sit there like a drooling, dumbfounded, fool...madly rehearsing in my mind my next move. With her back to me she talks to her friend Nicole Northcutt (this other really popular girl who is kind of new). And as if the day couldn't get any better. Elizabeth turns around and includes me into the conversation. I'm on cloud 99. She says aloud, "Donald, remember that time in 4th grade when you bent over to pick up your pencil, and you farted?" And just like that, it all crashed down. I went from feeling like I was on top of the highest mountains to that infinitesimally small speck called an amoeba's ass. After that, I sat there petrified in fear, afraid that if I moved again, I might fart again and they'd laugh at me...AGAIN.

Stepometer = 5948

Posted 11:55 PM by Donald Park

It's around 8:30pm and I'm at work. I have to work from 8 to midnight. I was also at work from 10:30 to 4pm. I went grocery shopping for some dinner stuff. Got home and watched some Fresh Prince of Bel Air before busting out our new grill. Grilled some chuck steak pot-roast...and made some seafood kabobs with shrimp, scallops, green and red bell pepper and mushrooms. The kabobs actually looked good, but the chuck steak looked pretty bad. And then it was time to go to work. All that time cooking and I ran out of time to eat!!! Man that really sucks.

So I was finally able to pick up my medicine at the pharmacy, but the pharmacists ordered the wrong type. Instead of giving me (56) 50mg capsules...they gave me (28) 100mg capsules. I'm supposed to take 50mg/day. Now I have some friends that are pharmacists, and they reassure me that pharmacy is more than counting pills. No disrespect to pharmacists, but...well I guess I shouldn't finish that sentence ;) I'll probably end up breaking up the capsules in half and only taking half of the powder (if it even is powder?!?!). Anyone have a good idea of taking half a capsule? I was thinking of taking it with like yogurt or something.

Stepometer = 3004 (5/16/04)

Posted 8:32 PM by Donald Park

Saturday, May 15, 2004

Had a person come over to collect some blood and urine specimen. Went to work for a little bit but couldn't get anything done so I didn't bother sticking around doing nothing. Went grocery shopping and when I got home I fed some goslings that were around our apartment. They ate right out of my hand. It was cool. The parent geese kept hissing at me though, obviously very uncomfortable with their chicks being so close to a stranger. Then a squirrel strolled by and seemed to antagonize the geese. Dental Ed and Sung were at the apartment with Yujin watching the game. Later we all went to Maru (Korean Japanese restaurant) for dinner. After that we watched a DVD at our apartment on Sung's projector. It was pretty cool.

Stepometer = 2068

Posted 11:47 PM by Donald Park

Friday, May 14, 2004

I was so upset at work today I only worked about a half day. I spoke to another co-worker today and found out she too knew a lot of details of my medical mishap. Basically her understanding was that I was supposed to be on medicine, I didn't take it, and tried to hide that fact...and because of me, new rules were going to be implemented. THIS REALLY HAD ME PISSED OFF, because this was not true. I wrote to the program director (who is pretty high up) and cc'ed the test leader (who has otherwise become known as Queen Bitch by others) and my personal manager. I let them know I was very upset, and pretty much accused that bitch of spreading those insidious lies about me. I'm still wondering if I should report her to HR. I really, REALLY HATE her and I want to sink career her so bad. Hopefully if I stir enough waves I could get her in trouble which I hope could possibly affect her employee evaluation. I'm afraid that stirring too much of a commotion could reflect negatively on me though.

Stepometer = 3585

Posted 11:24 PM by Donald Park

Thursday, May 13, 2004

Tonight was Frasier's final episode. I'm a little confused about the final ending. He ended up going to Chicago to follow his girlfriend, but it just seemed like an unfinished ending. Otherwise it was a pretty good ending.

Stepometer = 7457

Posted 11:59 PM by Donald Park

Today's a big day. Frasier's season finale and FINAL episode is on tonight. I'm really going to miss Frasier, probably more than I'll miss Friends. Friends was about stupid humor. Frasier was intelligent and witty humor.

So anyway last night I went to go watch Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter... and Spring at the Ritz in Philly. If you want to watch it make sure to have a large cup of coffee before going in...otherwise you may just end up sleeping through it. There's very little dialogue in the movie, and because of that I'd say I understood about 75% of the dialogue. Not a bad movie to rent if you ever want to sit down and relax. If you want action, you'll definitely want to pass on this. One funny part of the movie, was when the young monk gets it on with a sick girl that came to the monestary to get healed. That part of the movie was simply embarrassing, and Jeanie was trying to cover our eyes with her hands. It was kind of funny.

After the movie I drove back home and stopped by McDonalds to buy one of their Go Active Happy Meals. Really all I wanted was the pedometer...which I wore all day at work. I logged 7033 steps so far, but that sounds like a lot of steps.
I just tested it out walking around my office and it was pretty accurate for normal steps. I'm going to start tracking my activity throughout the month. It might look gay, but I'll make it look cool. I bet all you folks reading this right now are going to go get one at McDonalds, just to check it out. BTW...I didn't think the California Cobb salad that I got with the happy meal was all that good. In fact I'd have to say it kind of sucked.

During lunch today I drove to Camden to pick up a prescription script and dropped it off at the Pharmacy. Took me 2 hours to do that because I got lost in Camden. Man that place is GHETTO!!!

Oh yesterday I biked to work, but the bike is too small and my back was killing me on the ride back. I'm not sore at all today though. That's a good sign. On the way back home I stopped by the library and picked up a DVD. It's no BlockBuster, so the only good movie I could find was Lizze McGuire. Now you're really going to think I'm gay, but I really liked this movie. It was such a nice family, feel-good movie. It's such a teenie-bopper movie, but it really makes you hope for your dreams. Hilary Duff is cute too. OMG...I just looked and she's only 16 years old. Dang, she is young.

Posted 6:26 PM by Donald Park

Wednesday, May 12, 2004

I did it. Today I rode a bike to work. If you remember from last year, my 10-speed got stolen from right outside my apartment. I didn't think anyone would bother to steal a light blue 10-speed. My co-workers made fun of me because I rode a "baby blue" colored bike. IT WAS SKY BLUE!!! So anyway Yujin somehow aquired a mountain bike last year and I don't think has bothered to ride it once. So today I took it to work. I'll probably be in pain for the rest of the day, or maybe I'll feel it tomorrow. I'm looking to get back into the habit of riding to work again. I need the exercise. I'm thinking of going to McDonald's to get their for-a-limited-time Go Active happy meal - for adults, with "Stepometer". I really want the pedometer.

Fun Ronald McDonald Fact you never cared about: Ronald McDonald is "Donald McDonald�" in Japan because it makes pronunciation easier for the Japanese.

Posted 12:12 PM by Donald Park

After work I went to Pastor Dwight's apartment for dinner. He invited folks from the praise team over. I was quite impressed by his cooking abilities. I expected mac & cheese but he impressed us with chicken marsala, stuffed mushrooms, rice pilaf, and garlic toast.

On the way home I stopped by Camden waterfront and enjoyed the view for a little bit. Here's an artsy picture I tried to take. Looks interesting I think.

Here's another picture of the Ben Franklin Bridge.

Posted 1:42 AM by Donald Park

Tuesday, May 11, 2004

Hmmmmm...what to say, what to say. This morning as I was driving to work, I thought of something. When you make a left at a busy intersection, typically there is a left turn signal that turns green. Sometimes that green left turn signal will turn yellow and then the arrow signal will disappear leaving you with only the main green light. If you want to make a left turn you have to yield to oncoming traffic. What I think makes more sense is to leave the left only arrow yellow instead of letting it disappear that way there's no confusion on who has the right-of-way. Actually come to think about it...maybe that would be confusing as well. Nevermind.

Something I've been doing a lot of lately is making green tea and adding honey which is a healthier sweetner than sugar, and has antioxidants. I'll put it in a bottle and let it cool in the fridge. The next day instead of buying a soda or bottle of tea, I have my very own homemade iced tea. What I should start doing is adding some ginseng extract. If you go to the convenience store, you'll find green teas with honey and/or ginseng. I'm saving $1.50 each time. Woo hoo I'm going to be a millionaire. I haven't had to drink soda in a long time now :)

Posted 5:36 PM by Donald Park

Monday, May 10, 2004

I'm really wondering if I should file a complaint against the test leader, because she is going around telling everyone about my medical condition and basically telling a lie. Now I have management breathing down my back because they all think I got on the ship knowing this would happen. I really hate this bitch. I've never liked her, and now I wonder if I should try and sink her. Ever since the first time I met her, I've had nothing but negative thoughts about her. Co-workers even joke around by calling her Queen Bitch, because she thinks she's all that.

Posted 11:36 AM by Donald Park

Saturday, May 8, 2004

Today, me and my brother went to someone's 1-year birthday party around noon. It was held at a Korean restaurant and the food was pretty good. I even had seconds...which is very rare for me to do. When I got back home I conked out and had to take a nap. Before I knew it, it was already 7pm.

Me and my brother went to Auto Zone to pick up a T-clamp connector to hook up my indiglow gauge. It was my brother's first time there and so he had to write directions down. We got to the shopping plaza and we didn't see an Auto Zone, but we did see a Petco. Then my brother says to himself, "I thought I searched for Pep Boys, not Petco." I'm thinking to myself that my brother is such an idiot. I was a bit confused because I thought we were looking for Auto Zone and not Pep Boys. I was about to say something, but then I saw on the corner of my eyes the Auto Zone store. He was playing a joke on me...and got me pretty good.

So anyway I finally got it done. I finally got the indiglow gauges installed. It looks pretty neat. While installing it though I accidently had my hand on some exposed metal parts and gave myself a good shock. It was literally an electrifying experience 8^)

Posted 11:34 PM by Donald Park

Friday, May 7, 2004

I'm in Lorton now. Dropped Yujin off in Maryland along the way. It rained along the way. On the bridge in Maryland, I dropped into 4th and gassed it all the way to 110 or 120 mph. Man what a rush that was.

Posted 10:38 PM by Donald Park

Yesterday's season finale of Friends was not that bad. I kind of wished the directors would have gone the "realistic" route and send Rachael to Paris, instead of the obligatory happy ending. The very last scene of all the friends leaving the apartment was a pretty sad ending. Even I felt a chill go through my body as I realized this was the last ever episode. Next week will be Fraiser's grand finale as well...but he's hardly getting the attention it deserves...even though he's been on for 11 years now. I enjoy the humor on Fraiser so much more. The humor is more intelligent and wittier than Friend's dim witted humor.

Today I'll be driving down to my brother's place in Virginia. I'll also be driving my roommate Yujin down to Maryland.

Posted 11:24 AM by Donald Park

Thursday, May 6, 2004

I'm kind of peeved right now. I met my project leader today and she told me that the impression she got from this whole incident was that it was my own damn fault. Well not quite in those words, but the very fact that she would assign even the smallest hint of blame on myself sort of ticks me off.

To think that I was beginning to warm up to her after she escorted me back home. I was beginning to think she ain't such a bad person, because normally she has the biggest case of gongjoobyoung and acts very snooty.

BTW I cut my hair yesterday. It feels so short. It feels so good. Hopefully people will think it looks so good too.

Posted 5:20 PM by Donald Park

Wednesday, May 5, 2004

So US Airways is fighting like crazy for the Philadelphia market, now that Southwest Airlines is coming in. US Airways is offering flights from Philly to LA for $89 each way. Anyone want to go to LA?

While I was on the ship last week I heard a lot of loud and strange noises. I asked what the noises were, and I was told that it was the ships sonar. That's when I realized that the sonar sounds a lot like animals. Some of the noises sounded like whales or dolphins. Which totally makes sense because if you are scanning for submarines using active sonar, you'd want to sound like a pod of whales and not an enemy ship. I thought that was cool.

Last week I also received in the mail an EAGLES NFL cap. (What do you call an NFL baseball cap? A football cap?) So anyway I took it with me on the ship since my hair is also super long and looks like crap. I was so surprised how many people are excited to see an Eagles fan. I felt like such a fake for wearing the cap because I'm not a die-hard fan like the other folks seemed to be.

Posted 10:15 PM by Donald Park

I went to work today. I stopped by medical services at work and the doctor there told me that I can no longer go out to sea...which isn't a big deal really since the underway I was just on, is really one of the last opportunities there is to go out at sea in a long while. While I was talking to the doctor, we reviewed some stuff about Behcet's Syndrome, and one thing that struck me that hadn't before is the presence of skin lesions which I get more than I'd like to admit. The more I look at this stuff, the more I'm convinced I have Behcet's.

So anyway this weekend I'm planning on going down to Virginia to visit my brother's family. It's been a while since I last visited them.

Posted 3:52 PM by Donald Park

Tuesday, May 4, 2004

I don't feel like writing in this blog. I should be on the ship right now, but I was rushed off the ship due to a medical emergency. I was hospitalized in Mexico for a night and flown back home. My ulcer started to bleed, like Niagara Falls. I seriously thought I might die again if the bleeding didn't stop. They hooked up two IVs into me because my blood pressure dropped. Gratefully I didn't need a blood transfusion. I'm at home taking it easy. I also got to see the doctors and stuff. That's it for now.

Posted 11:52 AM by Donald Park