Fcuk yiu fried rice

Today me, Lingzhi Zhang, Simon Chan, Ronald Yong and Maggie (dunno her last name) went to South San Franisco after work to play badminton. Roughly around 8 courts, the only people I could see were Chinese. The hall was so over-filled that we had to wait around an hour for our turn. We also met this self obsessed cocky US Olympic coach who was so tooting his own horn tat we all felt like kicking his ass then and there. He was this 'I AM THE BEST' kinda bad ass. Ronald, our Director of Engineering actually started talking over the phone while this coach was talkin abt his students being the best and claimed some of them to be world NO 1. This guy was hittin on Maggie (our finance expert), and it was so uncalled for. After playing for some time, we went to this authentic CHINESE retaurant in South SF. I tried a lot of wierd stuff. Some porridge with a hint of prawns in it, chinese chicken wings, and fuk yiu fried rice. HAHA. Thats what its called.

Fat Wallet

I generally keep my wallet on my office desk. James was the first one to realize the huge fat wallet lying there. Mike actually took a picture of it and put it in his elite collection. But after all the fun we had about my wallet and the number of credit cards I had, I realized that its time I clean up my wallet.

Lost in the poker tourney again. Getting better though, but my luck pisses me off. Jacob today had a Q,K off suite. I had a pair of K's. I went all in pre-flop, and he called. He gets a straight out of his pocket cards. How bad is that. I had a 90.14% chances of winning pre-flop and he had 8.7%. Even after the flop (4,J,A) I had a 78.99% chance of winning. But well the turn (10) messed it up. And all my cautious playing went down the drain.

Ref- http://www.cardplayer.com/poker_odds/texas_holdem/index.php .A nice site to calculate poker odds

Times are changing

Today I watched Inside Man. And the most titillating moment of the movie--it opens with Chaiyya Chaiyya. YES. The hit song from Dil Se makes a very significant presence in the Hollywood blockbuster. Moreover!. The movie also ends with a remixed version of the same song. It was wierd watching people listening to the Indian soundtrack and being clueless as to what the song meant or more so, what language it was in. It wouldn't be too overwhelming to see Hollywood movies having 2-3 songs in the near past. Not Hindi songs ofcourse.
We also went to Mission Peak today. I always wanted to go here and finally I did. I really like these kind of treks. Flushing meadows-- no thick forests--no tall trees. But its a really tiring considering the fact that the uphill climb does not flatten at any time. Things go worse downhill since it puts a lot more pressure on the foot for a good 1 hr. But alls worth for the scenic view. http://community.webshots.com/album/548948328hYTqpC

Aziza

Another team dinner. Another day when we toot our own horn. Just that it was not any other restaurant in the city. Moroccan cusine sounded interesting from the day we were planning this event. And the place definitely exceeded our expectations. It has a five course tasting menu. The only drawbacks are that its not filling and its a lil too much for your pockets. But definitely worth going with a date.
Scored in poker this week. Was last in the standings before that, but duuuh; I played only 5 times this year. People, especially from our team are getting so addicted that we've started playing ring games on Fridays from 6-7. BIG TIME BLOOD SUCKING GAMBLERS. I am still +ve so life is good.

For Alcoholics

A medical doctor was invited as a guest speaker to address a group of alcoholics.He wanted to make a demonstration that would be powerful enough to make people realize that alcohol was injurious to health.He had 2 containers,one pure distilled water and one with pure alcohol. He put an earthworm into the distilled water and it swam beautifully and came up to the top. He then put another earthworm into the alcohol and it disintegrated in front of everyone's eyes.he wanted to prove that this was what alcohol did to the insides of our body.He asked the group what the moral of the story was and one person from behind said,"If you drink alcohol you won't have worms in your stomach."Was that the message?Ofcourse not.

On my Birthday..

Its 1st midnight. I go to sleep after attending some calls. Wake up, go to office. I find a courier in my name. Tisha Monty's girlfriend actually told me that I would have to hold a package for her till she comes to California on the 2nd week of March. As soon as I recieve it, I get a call from Tisha. She tells me that the package contains my gift. Surprised was I, for sure. My colleagues wish me after I am done with my gift and we head for our customary restaurant for such events - MACARONI GRILL. Ordered the House Chianti. Had three glasses of it. Everybody is so nice to you when its your birthday! Had a nice time. They even got the waiters and waitresses to sing the birthday song in Italian. And the complimentary cake made things extravagant. I worked for some time after going back. Well, since it was a Wednesday, it was POKER time. Played well, until I made some foolish moves and missed the bubble by one. Till then it was around 9:30. We try to get some food in Sunnyvale, but the only Indian place ready to accept our TOGO order is Lovely's. Yea! Vegetarian on my birthday. Tasted good though. We decide to booze at my place instead of going to the local bar. GREY GOOSE and beers. The noise levels keep increasing until a security guy asked us to KEEP IT DOWN. Neighbors!!!!The noise goes down for a while but Mr Meghneel then comes into his act of playing a retarded drunkard. Things could have gone worse but thanfully the neighbors refrained from complaining again. I see the clock and I notice that my brithday is OVER. Nice one!!

Birthday Resolutions - NONE. I don't believe in em'.