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Name: Jeff
Gender: Male
Interests: Building stuff and the outdoors, car things. Random facts, building more stuff like skateboards, skimboards, and surfboards. Bond fires (big ones), sunsets, rockin' the ukulele/guitar/other stringed instruments, conch shell, etc...
Expertise: cars, beach, skates, board building, bikes, outdoor stuff, electronics, mechanical doo dads, wood working, I do a little of everything.... and Chocolate!!!
AIM (I live online) @ same SN
Occupation: Student
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Member Since:
10/1/2002
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| Since Amber and I watch a lot of movies (mostly dollar rentals) I figure I should keep track and write some short reviews. Enjoy. (4. Don't Miss, 3.Very Good 2. Enjoyable, 1. Skip it)
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5-28-09
Cadillac Records
Smother
5-27-09
Bee Movie (4.)- Great family film. Great animation. Fun storyline with good lesson.
Mad Money (2.)- Enjoyable movie that keeps you engaged. Not a very complex/deep plot though.
Leatherheads (2.)- Storyline is pretty good. Moves kinda slow. Not as much football as I would have liked.
5-26-09
Babylon AD (1.)- Hard movie to follow, it's kinda all over the place. You can skip it.
Night at the Museum, Battle of the Smithsonian (4.)- Great sequel. More action than the first installment.
Yes Man (3.)- Similar to Liar Liar but good movie in it's own right. Funny with good life lessons.
5-25-09
Kit Kittredge (4.)- An American Girl: Great family movie. Being set during the great depression this movie is very relevant to our time.
Other Movies I've Watched:
The Secret Life of Bees (3.) Good story of a young girl coming to terms with her past.
Columbus Day (1.) Good ending but the beginning/middle drags on and on.
When I Find the Ocean (2.) Low budget film. Good story of a young girls adventure in the deep south.
Bedtime Stories (3.) Fun movie with good storyline.
The Tale of Despereaux (2.) Not the most exciting movie. Moves slow at some parts. Good story.
Slumdog Millionaire (4.) Worthy of it's Oscar. Definitely helps if you know some stuff about India.
Bride Wars (3.) Getting married? Know someone getting married? This movie is quite relevant and enjoyable.
Rock the Paint (2.) Movie about growing up in a tough neighborhood and race relations.
Transporter 3 (2.) Not bad. Similar to previous. Good amount of action.
Camp Rock (3.) Good family movie. Good for kids that like music.
Get Smart (3.) Great rendition of the TV series. Better than I had expected.
Earth (3.) Cool cinematography. Documentary about our diverse planet.
Fast & the Furious (2009) (3.) More dramatic than previous installments.
Inkheart (3.) Cool unique story. I hear the book is better but the movie was good.
Bolt (4.) Great story. Great animation. Great for the whole family, including the dog.
Fireproof (4.) Anyone married or thinking about it should watch this movie.
Confessions of a Shopaholic (3.) Great movie about where our values should lie.
Speedracer (3.) Great animation. The blend of retro and high tech is done well.
Wall-E (4.) Great story. Deeper meanings can be found in the story.
Indiana Jones- Crystal Skull (2.) Not bad. Story is a little strange.
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| It's time to send Hawaiian Jeff to the islands!!!!!!!!! In case you haven't heard, the Great Barrier Reef is hiring an island caretaker in Queensland Australia. The selected candidate will live on the Great Barrier Reef for 6 months blogging and keeping a video diary of the activities that they do on the island.
ONLY 8 DAYS TO VOTE !!! BY MARCH 2ND!!! Tell all your friends to vote too !!!
CLICK HERE TO VOTE!!!
The site is a little slow so let it load.
P.S.- Five stars would be nice but vote how you like 
~Aloha
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| So in recent months a lot has happened.
I'm now engaged to Amber Post. Wedding Aug. 9th, 2009, Balboa Park San Diego, CA
I got laid off from Motorola (last day 30th of Jan.) along with 4000 others.
First purchases of firearms.
Applying for jobs.... again...
I'm excited for what's in store for 2009.
~Aloha
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| So as I'm getting my lunch today in the work cafeteria, the chef behind the counter asks me, he's hispanic btw, "What's your name?" I say, "Jeff" and he responds "Oh, you have a normal name :) Where are you from?" "I'm from San Jose" I say. He replies, "Oooh, San Jose" Then he asks, "Where are your parents from?" So I proceed to explain where my parents are from but all I get out is "My dad is from Hong Kong" before he says. "Oh, so you're mixed" So I left it at that and thanked him for the food.
I've noticed at work that the tables are divided up by ethnicity. There are 3 main groups. Asian (non-Indian), Asian (Indian), and Caucasian. Interesting how the congregate together w/o any prompting. Then there are some of us that eat alone. Which I do sometimes but usually I'm with other people on my team.
Then as I'm walking back to our building with my co-workers. Two younger Korean guys bow to the two older Korean guys that are with me as they walk toward us. Strange, I thought, why did they do that? I don't think they even know them. So I ask, and find out it's a customary greeting when meeting older people in Korea. I'm learning so much :)
Motorola, diverse, yet not that diverse.
~Aloha
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| So I haven't updated in a while. Just to catch you up to speed. I started working at Motorola in SD doing mechanical engineering on cell phones. So my engineering team is mostly Korean men from Korea and I usually have lunch with a few of them. They conversate in Korean as I eat and they give me a quick blurb every few minutes about what they're talking about. So today, they were taking about life insurance and how important it was because only the men work and the women take care of the house and kids. So if the husband kicks the bucket there needs to be insurance. One of the guys starts talking about the roles of Korean men and women in the home. When he was a young boy the kitchen was forbbidden for him. So I started asking questions to all 3 guys (in their late 30's or so with young kids) So do you know how to cook?
1) No. I can only make rice and throw some stuff in. And ramen.
2) I can make ramen.
3) I don't cook.
What did you do before you were married?
In Korea there are a lot of good restaurants around that you can go to. I also had 4 sisters that cooked for me. (the average age of marriage is now approaching 30's in korea, they use to get married closer to 25)
What do these single women do before they're married?
They work but once they get married they're expected to stay at home and take care of the family. Many women don't want to be tied down so they marry later. You should watch the Food Network to learn how to cook.
I don't like western food that much. It's too oily. I'll just eat out. So this is not so much the trend anymore, there are more dual income families. This is apparently the mindset of the generation of about 10-15 years ago. But I guess it's still relatively prevelant. Any input peoples? I learned some things about the Korean culture today. Fascinating. P.S.- Andy, I understand your boxes of food better now.
Side Note: I've started cooking more reciently so if you want me to make you a nice dinner let me know.
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