What's on my mind: (3/18/96)

For those who care and those who don't

Today's my 20th birthday, and following a lead from Andrew Wong, I thought I'd take the time to list some of the influences on my life, in no particular order.

Thousand Trails - a park where I'd go as a kid.
G.I. Joe - One of my favorite toys and T.V. shows.
Transformers - One of my favorite toys and T.V. shows.
The Muppet Movie - One of my favorite movies. The last movie that made me cry.
The Shawshank Redemption - My favorite move. Hope.
Airplane! - The funniest movie ever made.
The Mission - Good movie, great soundtrack.
Out of the Grey - The best band ever.
If These Walls Could Speak - My first favorite song.
Love That Will Not Let Me Go - My favorite song. Listen to it.
James Kim - Best childhood friend.
Mrs. Smith - My dreaded GATE teacher from 4th - 6th grade. She was insane. I think it scarred me for life. But I learned a lot. If you were messy, you had to write line #8: My responsibility in being a successful student is demostrated by accurate and current record keeping and by being organized 100 times.
The Three Musketeers - Favorite book as a kid.
Mirage - First Transformer.
Sting - Good music.
Peter Pan - Best Disney movie.
Catch-22 - One of the most hilarious books ever. Really good.
The French Lieutenant's Woman - I love this book. It teaches the truth about women.
Daniel - My namesake; also a great book of the Bible.
Mere Christianity - A book I just read this summer that changed my life.
Guy Smiley- My favorite Sesame Street character.
MusicFest USA - The national Jazz competition I went to in junior high in which our junior high jazz band got first twice.
Lynn Macaraeg - The first
Paul Lee and Skittles - Welcome to KFBC
Steva Goff - My piano teacher. She made me the piano cheese-man that I am today.
MacGyver - My favorite TV show. Duct tape.
X-Men - Favorite comic.
Scott McFarlane - Favorite artist.
Young Kwan Kim - Youth pastor who really influenced me.
Pseudoephidrine - Secret to survival in allergy season.
Mr. and Mrs. Slocum - Junior high music teachers.
As I Lay Dying - The funkiest book I have ever read. I read the whole thing and still didn't understand what had taken place. Once I started studying it, though, I realized it's amazing.
Lord of the Flies - Favorite book read frosh year at Bell.
Let Us Rejoice and Be Glad - Great praise song. One day we will do it right.
Portugal - My mission field in the summer of '93.
Bobby Ro - Best friend in Houston.
Prayer Mountain - The site of our youth group retreats for a long time. I grew a lot there.
'83 Datsun Sentra - My first (and last?) car.
Baseball Stars - Favorite Nintendo game.
1257 Green Oak Lane - My residence Senior year.
4961 Rice Drive - The house where I grew up.
Yash Mehta - Best school friend. Been in class with him since 1st grade.
Father Capitolo - Physics teacher at Bell. I loved him. He was a bit senile, but he knew his stuff, and he always started class with a passage from the Bible.
Oaks - The place to be on a Friday night.
Galaktican - An arcade: my home away from home.
Great America Farmers Market - My first job. I sold hot dogs.
Dave Barry - Favorite writer. He's kooky.
Step By Step - Favorite T.V. show for a while. Don't ask me why.
Saved By The Bell - The College Years - Along with Step by Step, the only T.V. shows I watched regularly senior year.
Apple IIe - The computer that served me well for years.
JUG - Justice Under God - our high school detention. I got to know it intimately.
Les Miserables - An amazing book I read this summer. Bunches of good quotes. Really cool.
Catcher In The Rye - I am Holden Caulfield. I really am.
Smurfs - the G'Nat disease - Scariest experience ever.
M.D. Anderson Cancer Center - I worked here two summers ago. Saw things I will never forget.
Oakridge Mall - The place I would hang out every week when I was a Mallrat.
The Little Mermaid - Summer of '90. It was our movie.
It Could Happen To You - I want to be that guy. What a great guy!
Rice Krispies Treats Cereal - Favorite cereal.
KAIST - The place where I went in Korea this past summer. A great experience, in many ways.
Ja Jang Myun - Best food invented by man.
Chez Panisse - Great restaurant in Berkeley. I love this place.
Big Sur - Used to go to this place some summers. Cool place.
The Brown Van - We'd go camping in this. It had no windows and everyone would end up vomiting.