Fung Lum

Some of you may ask what is Fung Lum? Well its the place I work at. I've been working there since April 09'. Its basically a chinese restaurant located in the San Francisco International Terminal. Is it good? Its decent but VERY expensive. As I worked there, saw and met many different kind of people. (Mostly asians, but their were a few non asians.) I really love all my co workers to be quite honest. My manager is quite cool as well. Well next Thursday is my last day there cause I found a new job (which I will blog about later) Overall it was a great experience to work there. Kind of hard work. Its basically like your basic Panda Express style, entree with noodles. Then you got the special orders and Dim Sum.

I really liked this job. Got stressful sometimes, and of course their were the drama moments. But overall I will miss it.

Craigslist Tips

For the past few years Ive been doing a lot of buying and selling on craigslist. I've sold Ipods, Video Games, Movies, CDs, you name it I probably sold it. Craigslist is basically an online advertisement. You can post jobs, sales, rants, and other useless stuff. Its pretty cool to go through when your bored or to find cheap deals.

But in order to use craigslist, theirs a few unmentioned rules. Well not really rules, more like common sense things. This isn't Ebay where you pay through paypal and the seller ships out the package. Nope. Its usually done with CASH ONLY (Paypal at your discretion) and in person. Below Im going to mention a few rules, and terminology people should know and be aware about when using craigslist.

Terminology:
OBO - Or Best Offer
BNIB - Brand New In Box (NIB, same thing)

1) Know what you selling: At least have a general description of what the product is. Saying "10 dvds for sale" and thats it. in the post (which I have really seen before) doesnt really tell me anything. Are they 10 dvds of your personal sextapes or what? At least take the time to say what the dvds are and maybe the format and the condition

2) Know the difference between "brand new" and "like new": I cannot emphasize this even more, its important to know that BRAND NEW means never used in the box. When you go to target and buy your underwear its BRAND NEW. Like New is opened and maybe used once. Close to new you can say, but its not BRAND NEW. Would you like the BRAND NEW boxers or the Like New boxers? come on just be honest. I hate it when I read "Brand New video game" then it goes on and it says "It was opened and played ONCE so its brand new." Thats not Brand New thats LIKE NEW. Know the difference.

3) When posting a want ad, make sure you really want it!: This one I just added on the top of my mind since recently some woman posted on craigslist she wanted a cheap router asap. I responded and I told her I had one. Gave her ALL the info about it. Then she calls me and says she really interested and blah blah. Gave her more info. Then she tells me she doesn't need it and buys a new one at Best Buy. I mean WTF? Don't waste my time on this crap. I did this all for $25.

4) On the note of wasting time. Don't waste people time: Craigslist is for people who want to make a quick few dollars off old things. No one likes email tag. So send a number right when you respond so that person can call you back. For me I check my email once and hour when Im home or so. Some people don't have internet access and check it once a day. Understandable, so just leave a number so they can call you. It will make the process go faster. You can work out all the details then set up a place to meet. Also don't FLAKE. No one likes a flaker. Don't say you want to buy it, set up a meeting then call them 20 min before you guys are set to meet and tell them you don't want it. I hate flakers, no one likes a flake.

5) Finally, be fair and reasonable on everything: Be fair on everything going on in the deal. Be fair with the price. Most of the shit your selling is probably going to be used, don't ask for retail prices. And if your the buyer and your going to bargain, don't lowball. Its hard to sell and buy on craigslist. The buyer always wants the most money and the seller always wants the lowest price. Its hard to be in the middle. Just how life is. So be reasonable. Also be fair on the meeting place. Don;t always ask people to come to your house. I don't give a flying hoot if your a doctor and you cant get out of your job. I had people tell me they are super busy that they cant meet up with me outside of their house. Thats a load of bullshit. What are you trying to say? I don't have a life either? The world doesn't revolve around you. Meet up in a public place to be safe. And if someone is coming from far away, meet up half way. Don't be a douche.

So these 5 tips should really help you on your next Craigslist's deal. Craigslist is great if your not a moron. Just be safe and find the deals!

San Francisco: My Home!

San Francisco, California is my hometown (well in this case city) I love San Francisco and everything about it. The food, the culture, the events, the people, etc. San Francisco is filled up with so much rich history and to be totally honest, I don't know anything about it.

One thing I love to do is to sightsee my own city. This may sound stupid but I love to take tours of San Francisco, even being a native to San Francisco you can learn so much from it. Im not trying to be a tourist in my own town but through tours and other sightseeing adventures you learn new things about San Francisco.

I have a list of museums that are located in San Francisco that I want to visit. I only visited like 4 of the so far, but most of them are fairly cheap ($6 or so for student rates, and you can also get discounts if you take public transit, which I do) I really just want to learn more about my hometown. It sucks when someone asks you a question about your city and you dont know the answer for it. And also through taking these tours and doing new things in the city that I normally dont do, shows me another side of SF than just partying and having fun.

Tomorrow Im planning on going to the Asian Art Museum to check out their collection there and maybe go out for lunch. I got nothing to do so might as well enjoy myself! =)

Bar Hopping

So last year I wrote a review about San Francisco School of Bartending. So obviously I like the bar scene (why would I attend a bartending school) anyways so in bartending school we learned how to make approximately 120 different drinks such as Manhattans, Martinis, Screwdrivers, Mudslides, etc. So my goal is to try EVERY one of those drinks we learned how to make. Now theirs many variations different bars use to make the drink. But I just want to try the basic form on each drink. (If Im going to be a bartender, I gotta know my drinks)

Their are many different types of bars you got your clubs, strip clubs, and my favorite dive bars. I love dive bars cause of two main reasons 1) they are very cheap and reasonably priced drinks and 2) a dive bar gives the bar a more intimate feeling, theirs not as much people as a club and you can still have fun. 

Yea I know drinking is bad for you, as long as you drinks responsible then your good. Don;t drink and drive, don't try to start shit with anyone at the bar and you can have a fun time. And if your totally shit faced and wasted then leave, go home, take an aspirin and sleep it off. I don't care if you drink, just be safe and don't be stupid about it.

Bum Bum Bum

No, the title is not some symphony written by Beethoven. I really wanted to blog about bums, well a nicer form would be homeless people. You see them everywhere in San Francisco specifically in Downtown and the Embacadero. In my opinion there are 2 types of homeless people. 1) people who are homeless who put in the effort to try to get money (street entertainers, musicians, magicians, etc..) and 2) beggars (you know what I mean people sitting there with signs saying "my wife has been held ransom and I need money" and they don't even greet you or just people walking around asking for spare change). Sometimes theirs a guy with one leg on crutches asking for money. But still we see it ALL the time.

I was in downtown a month ago with a friend. And me and her were minding our own business and just walking and this homeless guy (I think he was) asked us for money. I POLITELY said I'm sorry and I don't have any spare change. VERY POLITELY. He goes around and says something like "I know you got change blah blah" I'm like WTF?

I respect those street entertainers who perform on the streets to get money. You see a lot of them at Pier 39. Like the silver and gold man, Bush man, I even saw a white dancing dude. Even sometimes I see families performing together and Ill drop a dollar or two. I mean they totally deserve it more than these worthless beggars. They can AT LEAST greet you with a "Hello" or "God Bless" instead of just have a sign around their neck.

Also, I believe some of these dudes are faking it too. I was near the Ferry Building and I was buying lunch at this Gerek place. And I walked to the corner to go back to BART and this guy was like "Oh wait hold on...*pulls out his sign from under his neck* do you have any spare change?" WOW. I didn't give him a dime. I bet you half these people asking for money aren't even homeless

Current Events: Prop 8

Alright guys heres some current events. For those that dont know what current events are. Its basically whats going on in the world around us.

Anyways this just released on the news today: Proposition 8 overturned by judge

My opinion on this is plain wrong. Don't get me wrong, I support gay marriage. Well lets see I really dont care. I voted No on Prop 8, cause I got MANY MANY gay/lesbian friends. But in all reality gay/lesbians need love to right? So why not let them get married. I understand where the people who are voting Yes on 8 stands, I grew up in a church, I read my bible. Marriage is intended for man and women. But I think everyone deserves to be with whoever they want to be with.

Now you might ask why I think this whole thing is stupid and plain out wrong? Well we all voted on this. And it came down to being Yes. How can some judge just come and turn it all around? Is that fair? Who knows what else the government can just come and overturn after we voted on it. Its the whole principle of having a democracy. Us voters voted, fair and square. And 2 years later a judge comes around and just overturns it cause he finds it unconstitutional? (It took you 2 years to figure that out?) WOW..

Well in other news ... jk

Article Link:

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2010/08/04/MNQS1EOR3D.DTL&tsp=1

Yelp

I dont know why but Ive been so obsessed with Yelp for the past year or so. (For those of you who dont know, yelp is an online review for basically anything you do gyms, restaurants, hotels, nightlife, things to do, and the list goes on) So far I got 124 reviews. Most of them are restaurants and shops and some services. But mostly food and stuff (yea Im fat. I know lol)

Yelp is so awesome, usually the reviews are accurate for the venue. Im always trying new places and new things now cause of Yelp. My bookmark section has over 50 bookmarks all over the bay area. So many new food places to try. Im tired of Red Robins and BJ's (2 restaurants my friends and I ALWAYS go to haha)

Well if you have yelp hit me up on there. Heres the URL to my yelp page:

http://www.yelp.com/user_details?userid=o249Gajop9PnjeUVY8ZgQw

Continue yelping peoples! I wanna continue to try new places! =)

Im Back!

Wow so I havent blogged in over a year. Yea I been busy ( bad excuse ehh? well no one reads this thing anyways, i just use it to vent and talk about whats on my mind ) anyways so Im back and Im going to make it my goal to blog at LEAST once a week (on here and on my tumblr)

So what new this year? Nothing, school and work are my main focuses now. Hanging out with friends and family of course come into play. Im working less now and having more of a social life which is good.

Some goals I have made in the past year are:

1) Continue my ballpark tour (Im a big baseball nut, so my goal is to visit every MLB baseball team/field) I only got 2 so far. (SF and Oak)

2) Try all 120 drinks I learned how to make at San Francisco School of Bartending (as of today I tried 10 total, I drink a lot of beer)

3) Use my 24 hour gym membership (got it a month ago, went to the gym 3 times so far. 3 years for $450...bright side is i dont have to worry about a gym membership until I graduate from college

4) speaking of college. Transfer to SFSU in fall 2011 and get my BA in Psychology

5) Find a new job. (closer to home, still stuck at Fung Lum at SFO)

Well will post more rants, and things that are on my mind. Just wanted to update you with my life (well nothing new. Things never change with me. I dont like change lol) and to set some goals now. Think of it as an early new years.