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| Sorry about the long wait, but here's what I meant by my last entry:
McDonald's #2 breakfast with large hazelnut iced coffee: $5
New batting gloves: $20
Beating my old team 20-5 as a member of a FAMILY: priceless.
2007 CHAMPS!!!! See ya in '08!!!
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| Saturday couldn't have been scripted any better...
Details to come.
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| Yet another Korean achievement to be proud of...
Here is a top ten list of "great" Korean people in the modern era. Newsmakers we should all be proud of:
10) Chan Ho Park. Outside of fleecing the Texas Rangers for
$15mil a year, I was most proud of the spinning jump kick he tried to
put on an opposing pitcher. He missed horribly, got whaled on,
and could've killed someone if he made solid contact with metal cleats
on.
9) Byung Hyun Kim. My Yankees almost won the 2001 World
Series thanks to him. Even better was when he flipped off the
crowd at Fenway. I couldn't have done it better myself.
8) The geneticist who faked all of his data and insisted he win a Nobel Prize for his work.
7) CJ Kim, US Congressman from California who got kicked out of
office one year into his term for fraudulent use of gov't funds,
bribery, and everything senior congressmen get away with AFTER they get
re-elected to another term.
6) 2002 South Korean World Cup team. Placing 4th by playing
12 on 11 isn't something to be proud of. This team would never
have gotten that far if the refs weren't clearly on their side.
It was a disgusting and disgraceful event to swallow.
5) Kim Dae Jung. Former president who lobbied and spent
millions to be nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize, and later won
it. Under gov't scrutiny, he sacrificed his son (to a prison
sentence) so that he can walk away a free man from charges of
racketeering and bribery while in office.
4) Kim Young Sam. See above, only he didn't think to get
nominated for a Nobel Peace Prize. Ended up joining his son in
prison.
3) Roh Tae Woo. First Korean president to actually get
arrested. Fall guy for the regimes before him, but he's still an
idiot.
2) Chun Do Hwan. Massacred people in broad daylight.
Used the secret police to commit political crimes and used human rights
like Charmin bath tissue. We can thank this man for handing the
Nobel Prize to #5.
1) Kim Jong Il. C'mon "Mr. I'm-so-rone-ree" his a
comic figure of the highest degree. Just look at him. We've
all known kids like that who were left not picked while one team played
short-handed in schoolyard kickball. Everything he does is pretty
ridiculous, and all of the reasons he gives for his hair and clothing
are just a couple of examples of his comic genius.
I can think of many more, but it's a waste of time. If the only
positive Korean newsmakers come from the world of sports, ok, women's
golf, then you must understand where I'm coming from when you catch me
telling people I'm Cantonese. Koreans can't even win gracefully,
as evidenced by the actions of Olympic speed skaters and ridiculously
lucky soccer players.
I brought this up to my FOB friends and relatives. I told them I'm
completely ashamed of my heritage. They go on about how great
Koreans are b/c of their achievements on the world stage. When I
tell them of all the things I'm ashamed of, they hide behind the fact
that I'm being "imperialist" and pickin on a small, weak country of
people.
When the movie "Old Boy" is the movie a country is most proud of for
its awards at international festivals, it makes me sick. It's a
depraved movie that is just sick. I wanted to take a shower after
watching the flick. Yeah... me.
As you can see, KOREAN PRIDE, or KP, is based on some real good
stuff. KP should be something coursing thru our veins like some
sort of anabloic drug that brings about feelings of euphoria. KP
is what leads us to seek out only those who are just like us so that we
can keep our race "pure."
My heart and prayers go out to the students and faculty at VT, and
their families. If, by whatever minute chance, you are directly
affected by the tragedy at VT, let me be the first to apologize for the
failures of the Korean-American community. Yes, it was bound to
happen. As soon as heard the description as "...6 foot tall
Asian..." I knew he had to be Korean. I also apologize for the
baseless KP we show, and the cartoonish caricatures of actual human
beings we display to you as bright and shining examples of our
people.
As for everyone else:
The next time you see some idiot Korean kid in baggy pants, rappin' to
Young Jeezy while driving a '96 Honda Civic with an exhaust pipe that
looks like it could lauch grapefruits, speaking Ebonics, yelling "KP!!!
Korean Pride Foo'!!!!" Smack him in the back of the head, then
drag him by the collar and teach him some respect and what it means to
be part of a greater community that is worthy of dignity.
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| Finally bitin' the bullet and getting my new knee. I hope I get
my athleticism back, and I won't have any more excuses for not
Bringing Sexy Back...
Surgery is Wednesday morning, pushed back from Tuesday. Everyone
I've talked to seem to ask if I'm scared. To the rest of you, I'm
actually excited b/c I'll have a stable knee and get to be the
thrill-seeking idiot I used to be (only on a smaller scale). Pain
was something I welcomed and sought out for a while, it's nothing to be
afraid of b/c it's always temporary. Being free to move in my own
body, the way I want it to move will be a refreshing feeling I haven't
had since my early twenties. Man, I sound old...
Anyhow, thanks to all of those who have expressed your concern and
willingness to help. And above all, I thank all of you for your
prayers.
The comeback starts 4-07...
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