Winning the Lottery

I’ll admit that I buy lottery tickets. I got addicted to it when I turn 18. What I do is not to pick my own numbers. I just do quick pick and hopefully I get any number with a mega number.

When I buy the Mega Millions I wait until the jackpot goes over 50 Million. The bigger the amount the better chances for me to win it all. I know that don’t get the entire amount due to taxes.

There are times that I win back certain amount of money. The highest I ever won was $10. For example if I bought $10 and I get a number with a mega number, I win back the $10. It is like I get my money back.

What would I do if I ever won the lottery? I would probably just save it up and pay whatever debit I owe back. I do not want to spend it all on useless junk. The winning money should go to something better.

Someday I will win the lottery. For now I just need to buy tickets and see if I ever win it.

Bangkok Kitchen

During my Spring Break away from San Francisco State University I decided to try out a Thai restaurant around where I live. There is this one Thai restaurant that I go to a lot. It is not far from where I work at (Sam’s Club). Actually this location is not far from a movie theatre (Brenden Theatre).



I ate at the Bangkok Kitchen in Concord. It is a small restaurant with great service. My server knows me very well due to the place shopping at my job. What amazing about this restaurant is that it is next door across from another Thai restaurant, Woung Luang Thai Cuisine. I chose Bangkok Kitchen over Woung Luang Thai is because of the prices, service, and great food.



I basically ate at this location twice in one week (Sunday and Tuesday). What I had on Sunday for dinner was Gai Kra Tiem. It is marinated chicken with garlic and black peppers on a bed of lettuce and stir-fried mushroom. It was delicious. The sad news was that I added way too many chili in my food. It made my lips burn and I kept on drinking water due to the hotness. The server gave me Coconut Pineapple Ice Cream on the house.



I try the place again on Tuesday for lunch. I had their special lunch, which was Pineapple Curry. What was in it was mild Thai yellow curry with coconut mile, potatoes, carrots, and onions with chicken and prawns. It was yummy in my tummy. For dessert was Fried Banana with Ice Cream.



Reviewing this restaurant I would give it a perfect five stars. I like how it has a website to view the menu. The location is convenience since it is near the movie theatre (three parking garages since it is located in a busy area). The service was wonderful. I’ll definitely come back here again.

Bangkok Kitchen
1980 Galindo St.
Concord, CA 94520
(925)680-4421
http://www.bangkokkitchen.net

20 Things I Dislike About The Philippines Should Forever Be In Our Minds

http://channelfix.com/video/174/

I am very offended by the YouTube video that went viral on Tuesday. It was something that should not be mention on the internet and what Jimmy Sieczka did was very wrongful and he will get punish by the Filipinos that are living there.

It was great way to start my Spring Break from San Francisco State University was to talk about 20 Things I Dislike About The Philippines. It was a video that went viral on Tuesday that talk negative about the country and how crappy it is and the people living there. It piss off my professor Eric Pido (AAS 355) who happen to be Filipino like me. A lot of us students send him an e-mail telling him about the YouTube video. I have to say that the video was defensive toward the country.

Jimmy Sieczka explores the province of Cebu and mentioning 20 things he dislike about it. He goes on mention how crappy the area is by the restroom having no toilet seat, the potholes in the street being cover by trash cans, poor drivers, and the men dressing up like women. As an American living there I do not understand why he just doesn’t leave. The natives are going to be furious when they see the video. Jimmy is putting himself in dangerous by staying there.

As for a Filipino I can understand that we pee in unusual areas. I use to pee in the corner of my house and I still pee everywhere which I have to say it is a crime if I was drunk or not. It is our nature that we tend to not be use the toilet. The Philippines is an island in which Filipinos are living in a poor area.

I don’t know what Jimmy or Channelfix is trying to prove their point. It is a disrespectful to talk negative about a certain section (Cebu) and not explore the entire country. Yes it woke up the Filipinos living there and they should understand how mess up Cebu is. As a Filipino American living in America can find it offensive. What I do not get is if we know about the situation is there anything to fix it? I just wish Channelfix and Jimmy can understand that the Philippines is not a rich country like the United States. The country has been through wars and it is hard to reconstruct.

Back to my class on Wednesday. Eric had students come up in front of the class if they were a nerd, queer, artist, and women. He wants to prove a point that we all are not alone in this world. Plus he has been having students come during his office hour saying how much his class means to them. I was surprise on the students that came out. It was like being on a talk show. I would not expect the students to come out and speak their mind.

Eric apologize about his action in class and I felt his pain. It just wrong that an American that was not born there talk trash about a province and not explore the entire country. I bet Jimmy Sieczka is going to get killed by the Filipinos soon.

SFIAAFF 30

I finally attended the San Francisco Asian Film Festival (presented by Center for Asian American Media) Sunday Evening. I almost did not attend due to parking. It is hard to find parking in Castro. Luckily after 30 minutes driving around the neighborhood I found parking near the theatre. Thankfully I was able to get in and find a seat.

I saw Yes, We’re Open (starting Lynn Chen and Parry Shen). It is about a couple experiencing open relationship. The movie was film in San Francisco. It was a great movie which great storyline. It got my attention on everything that was going on in the movie.

It’s been a long time since I see an Asian American film (the last Asian American Film was Finishing Up The Game four years ago). I enjoy watching movies that has Asians in them. It shows that Asians can be represented as Americans.

Parry Shen, Lynn Chen, and the cast of Yes, We’re Open appeared at the premiere of the movie. They answer Q&A about the movie.

I enjoy attending events like this. I just wish I had more time to see all the other films being shown in San Francisco. I’ll be ready to see the next film festival later on.

I-Hotel Manilatown Center

I finally found a place to volunteer at for my Filipino Behavior class. I’ll be helping out the I-Hotel Manilatown Center in San Francisco. What I’ll be doing is setting up for an event the following day. Hopefully I’ll be attending the event. I truly want to attend the events that are being held over there.

It took me aware to find time to visit the place. I visit the place on Thursday before I work that day. I manage to get a hold of the coordinator when I got there. I impress him by telling him that I was a photographer, did webpage designing, and I help out with the Penafrancia every September. Thankfully he is willing to work around my busy schedule. I might be able to finish my eight hour service by the end of March but I’ll be sticking around to understand how the place was decolonized.

HTC Rezound

I got a new phone on Thursday. It is the HTC Rezound from Verizon Wireless. I love my phone. I can check my Facebook, Yahoo Mail, Yelp places, and even use my phone as a GPS device. I paid over $300. It will be worth the money to get a great phone. Let just hope I don’t break it within a year.