Cheesesteaks

So While I'm in Philly, I will list my favorite cheesesteaks. I like my cheesesteaks with fried onions, mushrooms and provolone. Some times with wiz but thats just on occasions.

1 Johns Roast Pork- Best in the world. The meat is great. Its on a seeded bun. Bread is delicious. Hard on the outside and soft on the inside, kinda like me.

2 Chinks- Meat is just great. You also can get a mean shake as well. Old time feel inside the restaurant.

3 Steve's Prince of Steaks- Staple of the North East. I like this one with wiz.

4. Tony Luke's- You also can do the five pound Cheese steak challenge.

5. Dalessandro's -meat and onions are chopped nicely. Cheese well spread out over the roll.

Five minute Friend

In sales there is a thing called making a five minute friend. Basically while you are with the person, you become their friend just in that first five minutes of meeting them. You get them to tell you things. For some reason too, its always easier to tell dark or crazy stuff about your self to strangers. Then you sell them what you have. The better you are at that the better sales man you will be.

I'm in Philly right now. The thing I loved about the Northeast is people will talk to you. Especially in the supermarket or any kind of line. For example, today I was in line at barnes and nobles coffee section. The line was super long and only one person was working. We started chit chatting in line about the amount of stress the girl must feel trying to get stuff done as quickly as possible. We started talking about tv shows and then where they lived. I think that is one of the things I really miss about this area. Interaction with strangers. Making a five minute friend.

A Day in the Park

If you are a frequent reader of my blog, You will remember my post on what two guys cant do together. I did one of these things, although I did not list it. It still should be on there and that is going to the park and doing what I did.

So, It all started as a normal day. I went to eat with my friends and I was running late. After we were done eating, my friend thought it would be funny to suggest that we go to the park and have a picnic. He thought I would be totally against it because that would be gay. I said :sure, and I have some bread to bring." He told me he was joking. The original plan was to go the shooting range.

The day was so nice I said "lets go to the park." We decided to go and get kites and feed the ducks. I know sounds super gay right. But I've got to say that it was great. I felt so free and child like as I flew my kite. My kite also flew the highest. Here are some pictures below. Next time you are wondering what to do on a beautiful day you might want to go to the park.

Friendship Bracelets Cause were friends!!!

Ducklings!!

Being a Jedi!!!

Happiness!!!

Breaking the Rules

Marriage...

I always wanted to get married, but always late in my life. I never wanted to marry too early. I even think 35 was the best age too get married. But recently I was talking to a friend of mine, he was talking about his marriage and how happy he was. He started describing their relationship, the comfort he has with her and how he likes being around her all the time. As he was speaking, I was feeling envious of what he has.

As the weeks pasted, I've gone to a wedding and seen peoples marriages. I want the same thing. For the first time in my life, I know that I am ready at least emotionally for marriage.Its a weird thing to say. (Also, I'm not looking to get married this year or anything. Its just that if I know I meet the right girl, I wouldn't hesitate to pull the trigger.) A friend of mine told me 2 years ago that he was ready for marriage. I looked him in the eyes and said "Your crazy" and "I'm not". I guess people will look at me as the crazy one now.

No it all

I am a pretty young man still, but when I was younger I thought I knew it all. Like most young people, I thought I was invincible. I could do anything because I was smart, young, full off energy and ambition. But the one thing that I never accounted for was experience and wisdom.

I had my own business at the age or 20. My partner and I thought we were gonna be millionaires by the age of 30. No one could stop us. After a few years, I learned that the reality is that everything stops you. Its a cold reality when you learn that you know nothing at all. All the things you thought were true are really not. The day that you find out that you know nothing, thats when you get your real wisdom.

When I found out that I dont really know anything, the world opened up to me. The search for knowledge was greater. I became more of a sponge and tried to learn from my elder especially. But I also found out that I don't need to know everything. Everything has its place and sometimes we just need to just trust in that if you know what I mean. If you dont, then it might someday.

Ride Slow

Today I was in a part of town that I am not usually in. I had to meet someone. After doing what I needed to do, I decided just to start driving. When I was in college, I would like to just drive. Didnt really have any destination. Sometimes would just get lost on purpose. I would get in the car and think. Sometimes I would pray. I haven't really done this in a while, but today I decided to. Have the radio on and drive. I think about the future and what it holds. I think about present and what I could be doing better or how I could build specific relationships. I think about the past and how things have changed. I usually drive for about an hour or two. Sometimes Ill park the car and just listen to the radio for a little bit. Its peaceful. No one next to me. Im not worried about the phone. Just me and my thoughts really. The road offers many opportunities. I guess serenity is one of them.

What two men cant do together

The other day I was at the museum. I was with a girl and a guy. I was wondering if it were gay or socially (like wearing an all velvet suit)not acceptable to go with another man. Here is my list. Please leave some comments and tell me what I should add.

Two men can't go eat tapas. Food is too tiny our hands are too big. Its also pretty dark.

Two men cant go to a movie together unless there is a seat of separation in between.  unless there is no space in the theater.

Two men don't share dessert.

Two men cant go to the bathroom together. They might be both headed there but not to go so they can talk. Gay.

What else cant two men do together?

Resurgence of AZN Pride

I went to highschool in 1998. In the late 90's, Asian pride was a huge thing. I went to a school that was mixed population. 40% white, 30% black, 15 % asian and 15% hispanic. So we had a good number of asian people in my school. We stood up to all of the other races. Matter of fact, alot of the asians were pretty gangsta. But of the Asians you had different races. You had the Korean, Philipino, Chinese, Cambodian and Vietnamese. Everyone was reppin their own thing ie KP (Korean Pride), Pinoy pride, Khymer pride, I forgot what the chinese were. We had Xanga and stupid screen names, but all of those things came from a pride and rebellion against the other races. I think we were tired of being looked at as a weak race because we weren't loud bosterous people. Overlooked by the public.

But it seems like in the late 2000's the Azn pride fell off. It felt like we are always trying to fit in with some of the other cultures whether it be black or white. Sure asians are more in the media and hollywood, but we weren't as expressive of our pride as before. Movies like the Hangover kind of set us back. KEN JEONG!!!!!! Then about a month ago Jeremy Lin pops on the scene (I don't like him by the way, but ill explain  in a  different post. Personal reason). Linsanity was everywhere.

Now its March and it kinda died down. But the thing about Linsanity was the resurgence of Asian Pride. If you looked on your Facebook, there were at least ten mentions of Lin. Asians were back on the forefront. Lin got the cover of Sports Illustrated twice (back to back). It seems like people were proud as hell to be asian again. We were angry about ESPN putting chink on their homepage link, mad at Floyd Maywhether link and other racists link.

The real story isn't Jeremy Lin, but its Asians actually being openly proud again. As an Asian man, I'm freaking excited. Were always portrayed as guys who are soft spoken, nerdy and weak. I'm tired of all the races thinking they can just take our girls all the time (they like them because they are "exotic"). People think they can just get over on us. But you know what we are also people with great pride. With Jeremy Lin, we are changing they way they look at us. We can have swag. We can dunk. I cant though and probably never will. I hope that he does well. I hope that we swell up with pride. I hope we can start changing how people think of us. I thought Id never see a black president, but it gives me hope that an Asian can rise up before I die as well.

60 percent

So this is why God is good. I am a hater by nature. I think I don't like about 60% of the people I meet, maybe even 65%. I just look at them and say I don't like that person. It might because they say something or act a certain way. I just don't really like people most of the time. When I do like a person, it takes me a long time not to like that person anymore. I give them a bunch of little chances in my mind.

God is good because He has been changing me in that department. I say "Dan, you don't know this guy enough to make a judgement." Still there are some people I don't like. But having that thought of giving that person an extra chance is huge. Hopefully in a year, Ill only not like 40% of the people I meet.

Too young to be feeling this old

I'm 27 right now. You hear the common expression act your age. The difficulty with that is "what are people my age suppose to act like?" I don't feel like an adult because I really don't have any responsibilities mortgage, children, spouse etc.

 The other day I went home early to relax on a Friday night at 10pm. I got home and part of me didn't want to "relax". I wanted to go out and do something.But I was home by myself, I felt extremely old and boring. Now don't get me wrong, I do like staying in sometimes. But it has to be with people. Just to go and be by myself on a Friday night. LAME. I looked in the mirror and the guy in the mirror said "Yo! What the hell are you doing!! Your young, you can't ever regain your youth. STUPID!".

Another example of me getting old, I met a couple of college girls I knew and they were on their spring break. I asked them what they were doing. They said they were going to hang out and get some drinks. They asked if i wanted to come. It was 11pm on a Thursday. I said I was tired and would hang out next time. If it were last year, I could have partied to the early morning and went to work. I would have been fine.

If you look at my last entries, I sound old. Not being good at texting. Sounding like a curmudgeon. I hate everything. I like oatmeal. I like pudding. Im sounding like an old man more and more.