Am I Turning Into a New Yorker?

So there's this really annoying girl at work. She is very needy and constantly demands attention. She also doesn't do her work and makes a lot of personal phone calls during the day. I'll be working and she'll say, "Hey, wanna know something funny/weird/strange/scary?" And I now know better than to respond because it's usually something stupid, like a picture of cat holding a machine gun, or a funny forward that she wants to read to me, or a story about some guy she met at a dive bar that she wants to share with me. Now I repond, "No!" but she DOESN'T HEAR ME and still goes on to tell me her stupid stories (and cracks herself up while telling them - yeah, one of those).

Anyway, her birthday is this weekend and her one friend shipped her the new green ipod Nano. Had she been a normal co-worker, this would have been very cool and I would be happy for her. However, Annoying Girl would not stop talking about it and showing it off to everyone at every opportunity she got. So this is what happened:

AG: Look at my ipod!
Me: Cool.
AG: It's green!
Me: (Silence, while I continue to work.)
Other co-worker: (Silence, while she continues to work.)
AG: Green's my favorite color! I can't believe that she got this for me!
Me: (Silence, while I continue to work.)
Other co-worker: (Silence, while she continues to work.)
(Someone walks by)
AG: Look what I got for my birthday!!! It's a nano!!
Me: Don't you already have an ipod...??
AG: NOoo!!! I'm soooooo excited!

I told this story to Meichih, just to point out how annnoooooying my coworker is, and she said that I was BITCHY. Does that seem bitchy? I guess it was, a little, but the fact that I didn't notice that I was being a snarky b-word to begin with makes me question my good hearted California wholesomeness. What's happening to me? I still say good morning, excuse me, and thank you in appropriate situations to random people and I pride myself on being a friendly Californian stuck in New York. AHHHHH!!!

But I do have to say -- Meichih, it takes one to know one.

Meichih and I were at Kmart on Astor Place and she got so mad that the security guard wanted to see our receipts that she declared, "THIS IS SO RETARDED!" to the guy, snatched her receipt, and stormed out.

Meichih also told me about a time that a guy walking behind her was saying dirty things while she was out and about and she turned around and told him to SHUT THE F*** UP. Whaaaaaaaaa---? This is the same girl whose best come back before this to shout "Go home and eat your macaroni salad!" to racist guys in Newport Beach when they asked us for fried rice.

So, in conclusion, I don't think that I'm turning into a b-word just yet and I miss Meichih already.

Wah!

I had to say goodbye to Meichih today. We had a wonderful lunch at Chipotle, where we talked about nonsense and random things. It was so surreal, meeting up for a meal, eating, chatting, all while we're supposed to be saying goodbye. It was as if we would do it again next week, or some time soon.

I forget that simple things like meeting for lunch are things that are going to be hard to come by in the future. From here on out, it's going to hard (but worth the effort!) to meet up with my friends. I try to remind myself that even if I hadn't moved away, it would still be hard to get together, but it doesn't make it easier to accept. Everyone has to grow up and have their own life. Can't hang out because I have to cook dinner/watch the kids/clean the house. It's like what Frank said in Old School:

Frank: I told my wife I wouldn't drink tonight. Besides, I got a big day tomorrow. You guys have a great time.
College Student: A big day? Doing what?
Frank: Well, um, actually a pretty nice little Saturday, we're going to go to Home Depot. Yeah, buy some wallpaper, maybe get some flooring, stuff like that. Maybe Bed, Bath, & Beyond, I don't know, I don't know if we'll have enough time.

Life is constantly evolving, isn't it?

A California Sunday

Tony took me to California Pizza Kitchen (the only one in the city) for dinner on Sunday night. As you all know, I LOVE the Original BBQ Chicken Chopped Salad and I've been fiending for it ever since we left California. It was so "California" and it made me feel so good to be there. Our server even turned out to be a homeboy from South Central. And Tony even played "Lisa" and ordered the Kung Pao Spaghetti with Shrimp (no chicken). Yum!

The Weather is Weird

The weather has been really weird. It's been cold and rainy this past week so I've been wearing coats and boots. It's so difficult to gage what to wear because I end up getting hot and sweaty from walking and the subway is really warm. I thought that the girls wearing skirts in 60 degrees with wind and rain were so dumb, but now I get it.

I finally bought rainboots too. It was so hard deciding on a pattern, since they're all rainboots and therefore ugly, regardless of color. I ended up getting some green plaid one - sounds pretty hideous, right?

More Glamour Pics

Per Emmy's request, more glamour pictures..

I like this one. We look like hobo singers on the road or something.

I wasn't supposed to be smiling. It was so hard. We found some purple sunglasses so Tony decided to wear them, again, in a serious pose.

Tony loves this one:

My Life List

Alright, here's on-going life list.

1. Buy a house.

2. Become vice president of marketing for a globally recognized consumer packaged good brand.

3. Start my own company.

4. Travel for pleasure around the world! Top on my list: Hawaii, Norway, England, Australia.

5. Start a family. I'm thinking three kids, but Tony says two.

6. Live and work in a foreign country, for a short period of time.

7. Work, but only because I want to, after the age of 50.

8. Figure out my finances and actually know my net worth.

9. Cook food that my family thinks is delicious.

10. Become a wise matriarch that imparts a love for books, reading, and accumulating knowledge to her family.

11. Stay in touch with family and friends.

12. Live a healthy lifestyle by eating fresh foods and exercising more.

13. Become a better public speaker.

14. Vote in every election, and know exactly what I'm voting for.

15. Master knitting and crocheting and make sweaters and blankets for children.

16. Volunteer.

17. Learn how to use my sewing machine.

18. See David Sedaris live.

19. Learn world history. What's going on in the Middle East?

20. Support Asian-American history.

21. Get published.

22. Stand up on a surf board in the ocean.

23. Attend a People's Court taping.

Glamour Pics Are In!

Our glamour pictures arrived yesterday. Can you believe that we took these about five weeks ago in Shanghai and we already have them in hand? I don't even have my wedding album yet! Go Chuech!

Here are a few of my favorites: We are supposed to be gypsies here:
Can you believe that this setting was supposed to be serious and Tony wore a fro (for some of the pictures)? It was so hard keeping a straight face.My handsome husband!
Here I am in a Tang Dynasty dress:
Love the lashes!

Agassi's Last

On Sunday, 09/03, Tony and I were lucky enough to catch Andre Agassi's last game at the US Open. To be honest, I wasn't that excited about going to the US Open and was secretly happy when it got rained out on Saturday. Then, much to my dismay, Tony's dad got replacement tickets for Sunday and we ended up going.

Everyone was tennis-crazy. Tony was so happy that we were sitting at Agassi's game, whereas I was somewhat bored and pulled out an old issue of Us Weekly that Meichih gave me to read. I started to pay attention because everyone was cheering and clapping for Agassi, and I'm glad I did. In the end, it was very emotional, I couldn't help but tear up when he finally lost and gave his speech.

Here are a hodgepodge of pictures, including one of the scoreboard right before Agassi lost.