What's In A Nam?

Wednesday, September 29, 2004

A Nickel Can Take You A Long Way

At 1:40pm, heading to work, I filled up on gas. It cost me 2.06 per gallon

At 8:15pm, heading home from the gym, I noticed the price of gas at the exact same station. It cost 2.11 per gallon.

A whooping 5 cents increase in 6 hours. My goodness.

Friday, September 24, 2004

It's Good To Be In Love

It's good to be in love. As of today, I am in love with my life. For the past couple of months, I've been a dick. Mad/depressed at everything, never really being happy with my life. There were moments where I was blindly happy, but that faded like a two shot buzz. So to those effected (you know who you are) I am sorry.

For my entire life, I have never been 100% happy with my life. There has always been something holding me back. For majority of my life, it was my lack of a romantic life that caused me to be so disstress with my life. But this year has brought me some form of romantic life. And that has lifted this burden I felt has brought me down all these years. No longer do I seek a companion, it just ain't my thing right now. Maybe as I grow older, I will learn this "game" but now I just ain't in the mood. I am not bitter, I think I have just experienced enough to kill that naive, hopeless romantic Nam. This Nam is more attune to the world of love and when it comes it comes. So you assume that with such a burden lifted, I learn to be more happy with my life ... but I wasn't.

Soon after I became financially unstable and became face-to-face with my financial problems. It was my financial problem that has caused me so much stress the past couple of months. I kept thinking about it, and it would depress me. I would always think, I just need a full time job, I know that would help me out of this mess. I soon graduated, but with no full time job. I search and search, came close but nothing. Here I was a recent college grad, with no full time job, and a debt. (Yeah I know like all college grads.) But this hardship was new to me, in my life things has always gone smoothly for me. There was always a plan, but now here I was with no direction. A job was suppose to follow but I had no job. What is wrong with me? I soon began to doubt myself and all that would go in my head was "No Money, No Job." Thinking about the situation kept causing me more and more stress and I unloaded it on my friends. But NOW, now I have a second job, which means more income. That should help with my debt, I feel and know it will. This relieves me a ton. And the job itself is somewhat enjoyable, it is somewhat in my career field. So plus to that.

So things are finally looking up, I think I can finally try to be happy, 100% happy. Lets see where I go from here. But to begin this new outlook on life I decided to ... shave. It's good to be in love.

Thursday, September 23, 2004

Oh Father

So after The Apprentice, my dad asked me to go buy him some hamburgers. In response I asked where, and it is at this point our language difference kicks in. And it saddens me that I cannot speak to my dad, and have a "real" one-on-one conversation with him. So he finally illustrates me where he wants me to go, literally. He draws a star.

So I get home, and we eat our burgers. Him at the table and me at the counter, and I look at my dad and realize I love my dad. Of course we all love our dads (hopefully), but what I mean is that I truly am "my father's son." We are so much alike, we both like oily foods, we both are loud in social events. Yet we cannot express our similarities due to this language barrier that seperates us.

So I start to imagine my father as a kid and at my age. Then it hits me, why I don't want to come out to my parents. I know my entire family would handle the fact I am gay, but I believe if my dad were to find out, his world would be crushed. I wouldn't be his little son anymore. And that saddens me, and breaks my heart. I love my dad so much, and too know that coming out would hurt him kills me. I know the day my dad passes, a part of me will die with him. So to you Dad, I love you and no barrier will ever come between that.

Picture Book

I think this commercial is brilliant. One of the best commercials I have seen, I love it when the guy in the office puts the white frame around his head. Just brilliant.

Wednesday, September 22, 2004

Comment of the Day

Robert: thats good.. you have 2 jobs... and [yet] have none

And I've only work there one day. HAHA!!!

Monday, September 20, 2004

You're Hired!!!

Finally some good news my way. I am now employed at Polar Onyx Inc., located in Sunnyvale. This is not a full time job, so I will still be working my dreaded Police job. So with this new job, I will be working 5 hours at the PD (8-1), then off to Polar Onyx for another 5 hours (2-7). In total that makes my work day a 10 hour shift.

Can Nam handle this? Nam thinks he can. What about Nam's tennis training? Nam thinks he still can put effort in training.

As for the job at Polar Onyx Inc., I will be in charge of the billing entry and bank reconciliation at the end of the month. In lamest terms, Accounts Payable. And for those wondering about pay, it is $15 an hour. Wish me luck.

Wednesday, September 15, 2004

In Conclusion...

Today officially SUCKED!!!

Coming Attraction

October 14, 2004, 2:30PM ...

Friday, September 10, 2004

Oh The Humanity

It is 3 in the afternoon and I am watching Oprah!!! O-P-R-A-H people, I am rather becoming more gay or ... or I don't know. Someone help me!!!

Tuesday, September 07, 2004

Wedding Favors

My sister has her own company, providing wedding and bridal shower favors. If you are planning or know anyone planning a wedding/shower, then visit Our Wedding Favors.

Thursday, September 02, 2004

Disgruntle Goat

And the highs and lows keep coming ... I need stabilization.

"I'm getting old and I need something to rely on"