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Couple watching

Tuesday, November 22nd, 2011 at 2:14 am

So Z and I are out to dinner at Mandarin buffet today.

As I’m seated, I notice this 20something asian couple right infront of us, their back towards us. The dude – despite having gelled hair looked extremely…dorky. Like, sterotypically awkward asian. I looked at him briefly as I sat down and noticed his awkward, ugly face as he makes this really weird noise. Like a snorting laugh, typical of what I’d imagine someone like him would do. At first, I assumed he was trying to make his gf or date laugh by making that weird noise so loudly. I thought to myself “that was weird…” but shrugged it off. That is, until I noticed that the strange noise he made was simply just him. He was a socially awkward, ugly young asian and he’d caught my attention.

I hadn’t mentioned anything to Z yet, I was slightly amused, but really just hungry so I decided to focus on the food.

As the night went on and since he was right in front of me, he became a fascination of mine. Did this guy know he was a weird looking dork? He had gelled hair, was in a dress shirt…but he definitely had “dork” written all over him.

As I would occasionally glance at the couple (again, they’re right infront of me), I started to notice that despite it being a buffet, the girl never left her seat. Instead, the guy was getting up and bringing back plates of food for them to share. At this point, I was smirking at Z, “this guy is like this girl’s waiter or something…he’s her little bitch”. Why is he getting her all the food? That’s pretty weird. I’ve never seen that in a buffet, generally people get their own food.

At this point, Z was intrigued too. We were whispering jokes at/about them, making each other laugh at their expense (it sounds awful but if you were there, you would have joined in).

Eventually the bill comes. The guy puts down $50 and the girl doesn’t lift a finger. “Of course” I say to Z. Of course this guy is paying for the meal. He was this girl’s servant. Bringing her food and all. I wouldn’t have expected anything else.

But then, this guy pulls out another $90, 2 $20s and a $50 and gives it to her. Z and I are thinking “WTH, he just paid for dinner, and now he’s giving her money?”. Maybe there was some kinda deal or past monetary debt that we weren’t aware of…..but based off of what we just saw from the night, this guy was just this girl’s tool. The girl looked at the money, shook her head no and gave it back to him. Based on her reaction, obviously the money wasn’t rightfully hers so good for her! Until….

This guy then insisted, casually throwing the 3 bills infront of her. She then takes the $50, and gives him back $40. WTF !!!

This guy not only paid $50 for dinner, but then she also took his $50 from him. And the worst part is…if she’s going to take money from him after he paid for dinner, at least take the 2 $20s ($40), not the $50!! Like, show a little class. But no! I was dumbfounded in the display of….the girl’s audacity, the guy’s lack of balls, the guy pathetic servitude towards her….just everything was…both hilarious, painful, yet intriguing to watch.

Even tho that guy put down so much money for her, treated her like a queen….based on what i saw in their relationship, that girl was probably thinking “You’re never getting into my pants”. I can see it now, he’d be crying at her door, begging her to be with him and she’d be like “no scrubs!”….or the asian equivalent of that. “aiyahhhhh, no scrub-ahhhhhh”. (How offense I’ve been to my own race >_<). Anyways, it was a sight to behold. I keep picturing the image of her taking the $50 and giving him $40 back, after he just paid for dinner. How did she get away with that? How pathetic and desperate was that guy to allow that to happen. “PLEASE, TAKE MY MONEY AND MY BALLS” was the presence he was displaying. It was so sad to watch. Still, I had many good laughs so it was quite the show for Z and I. :D

Accomplishments – November.5 2011 Edition

Tuesday, November 15th, 2011 at 1:52 am

Shows / Movies
The Rise of the Planet of the Apes – Done
Memento [Rewatched] – Done
Jurassic Park [Rewatched] – Done
The Lost World [Rewatched] – Done
Jurassic Park III [Rewatched] – Done
Currently watching: Young Justice, Dexter, Big Bang Theory, The Office, Misfits, How I Met Your Mother, House, Thundercats – In Progress

Books & Manga
Hikaru no Go fanfiction – The Neverending Road – Chapter 41/79 – In Progress
Steve Jobs – 0% – To Do

worldofwarren.com / warrenshea.com / secretproject [to be renamed]
warrenshea.com – In Progress

Gaming
Kirby: Return to Dreamland [Wii] – 100% – Done
Kirby Mass Attack [DS] – 100% – Done
New Super Mario Bros [DS] – 100% – Done
Super Mario 3-D Land [3DS] – World 3/8 – In Progress

Web Development and Design

Other
Upgraded to iOS5

Notes
I was a gaming monster in the last 2 weeks. Beat 3 games and I’m working on my fourth. I think I’ll play something different after Super Mario Land 3-D Land. I still want to start/finish Majora’s Mask as it’s critically acclaimed, about as much as Ocarina of Time. That, and Metal Gear Solid 3. And Kingdom Heart and Kingdom Hearts 2. And Metal Gear Solid 4. And Batman: Arkham Asylum. And Batman: Arkham City >_< SIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIGH so behind. I’ve also been reading a LOT of this Hikaru no Go fanfiction. It’s soooooooooooo good. Like, it really makes me feel like it’s how the original author intended the story to go. As far as I’m concerned, this actually is the continuation of the manga. I’m honestly reading it almost every chance I get. Hours a day spent reading. For the last 4 days. I love it so much, I can’t wait to rewatch Hikaru no Go…AGAIN…..after reading this. :D Will write more when I’m more done, right now I’m only 1/2 done what the author’s put out so far. I need to finish warrenshea.com like, now. Seriously, every time I have a bad day of work, I just wish this thing was done. And I haven’t had a bad day lately…but today…grrrrrrr.

Debra Morgan

Sunday, November 13th, 2011 at 3:23 pm

Okay. This guy keeps calling me on my cell phone. Well, he’s called 4 times in the last 3 weeks. Not THAT much.

But every time he calls, the name “Morgan, Debra” shows up in my call display. For those of you that don’t know, Debra Morgan is a main character from the show Dexter. So whenever this person calls me, I sort of light up. *! That’s SO COOOOL” i think :D

Anyways, last night this dude called me at 5 AM !! WTF
Fortunately, I’d
1. Slept at 4AM that night
2. Been on call for work starting at 5AM…so when I got the call, I thought it was work.

I had been talking to Z this morning, she asked why I didn’t get mad and yell at him for calling me last night, at 5AM…and I told her: When I see Debra Morgan calling me, I get really happy. How can I yell at someone after that? :D

/just wanted to write something random

Just checking in :D

Monday, November 7th, 2011 at 11:45 pm

I filled in my old placeholder posts….sorta. The content in there is kinda dry. Is it my fault I’ve been working like crazy lately and can’t remember stuff!?

Today was a nice night for recovery. Nothing but catching up on shows and some gaming. Sure, I logged in to work but I probably didn’t have to, or shouldn’t have. But it’s been a rather relaxing night and afternoon.

I got 100% on Kirby: Return to Dreamland on the Wii. That means I can start closing that game off….focus on Kirby Mass Attack again. That is, until the new Super Mario Land in 3D on the 3DS comes out and Mario Kart 7 comes out.

I’ll write an update on my Niagara Falls trip later…or not. I don’t know yet.

Alright, still really tired….even though it’s 10:45 pm…I think now’s a good time to crash :S

Life is good again…sorta

Saturday, November 5th, 2011 at 3:09 pm

This week was a busy week. I was working super hard since last Friday…all the way until about Wednesday night (including the weekend). Overtime any moment I had available. But I was still trying to sleep a decent amount, so as not to get sick again. This was all in preparation for a launch that was supposed to take place yesterday night, from 6pm and take me all the way until 11am.

Fortunately, late Wednesday, they delayed the project. Good news for me. I was able to relax a bit…I’m still working hard, still doing lots of overtime…but not killing myself with stress. I have another week..maybe two.

In the last week, I’ve done more real development than I’ve probably done all year. I learned a lot, because I was forced to. I’m really proud of what I’ve learnt and accomplished this week. And my love for web development was renewed once again. I can’t wait for this project to be over so that I can start my other development projects.

I’m going to Niagara Falls tomorrow with Z for some wine tasting. Staying there overnight…and coming back Monday. Pretty excited…I still have to pack for it though..and I dunno when I can, cuz I’m about to go to Richmond Hill’s Go for Tea and then dinner and maybe karaoke?

I’m happy though, I worked so hard this week and pretty much every moment I was awake…I even worked last night from about 10pm until 4:30am. And this is my reward :) Hanging out with friends…being social and going out…I feel like I haven’t seen anyone in weeks. Anyways, I’ll try to catch up more blog wise, I know I’m royally lagging behind but yeah, my life has been all work, no play, so there isn’t really much to blog about anyways.

Wait, to say I was using all my free time doing overtime was a lie. Every day I’d spend one hour between the long work day, and the long overtime nights playing Kirby: Return to Dreamland with Z. We actually beat the game in about a week…we got all the 120 gears you’re supposed to collect…though we’re still only at 94% completion as of yesterday. Have to figure out where the last 6% comes from…but I’m determined to get it, and be 100% complete :D

I’m also playing Kirby Mass Attack occasionally, but it’s at the really hard levels and I’m not really enjoying it as much. I’ve never REALLY enjoyed this game despite that it’s a side scrolling game, with a stylus twist. One thing I pride myself in side scrolling games is that I’m generally able to move the way I want to move. The coordination I feel between my head, fingers, and characters on the screen is generally pretty fluid. This is not true for FPS games, some driving games, etc. But side scrollers…I’m generally pro at. In this case though there are always 10 Kirbys moving around, that you have to keep track of. You can’t move the way you want because they move in a group…and some Kirbys always lag behind. Also, when you get 10 (the max) – which you need to unlock stuff – they take up so much of the screen.

Anyways, must work for the next 25 minutes, then get ready to go out…and then go out for the rest of the night :D even now, I’m still so damn busy! But I love it! <3 Oh wait, one more thing to write about. My cough seemed to mostly go awake this week! I don’t know why, I was so stressed…not eating right…HOWEVER, we were sleeping with the windows open, rather than the A/C on. I’m going to assume that was the key….the fresh air at night. Really happy it’s pretty much gone cuz we got mini-karaoke tonight…and in 2 weeks :P