Introduction
By the time you are reading this,
our hockey team is in the playoffs, I’m in the middle of exams, and
inline hockey is about to start. There
are a lot of things I’m trying to accomplish for this summer, but I do not
have time for them all. The main reason
is because of medicine. It’s going
to drain a lot of my energy, and there’s simply no time to schedule
anything new without sacrificing something old.
Keepers: Hockey! There is no way I’m going to quit
hockey for any other sport.
Medicine! That’s set for
life. Family and friends! How can I forget these important people in my
life even though some have forsaken me.
Considering: Extracurricular
events! I can’t focus my hobbies
on things that occur regularly on a weekly basis because Medicine will disrupt
this. Therefore, I can only participate
in activities where staggered participation is allowed. Henceforth, I wish to learn how to throw the
Frisbee this summer, go sea-kayaking, and continue geocaching, cooking, and
playing boardgames.
Dropped: Many new sports and
activities were dropped. (Sigh). Lets not talk about it. If I had the time and energy, I would
definitely continue.
Vacation thoughts: I’m
thinking about visiting my grandmother in
The Young Professional Diet
Picture this. I was recently invited over to Myles’
place for his birthday bonanza. The
rules were simple: no extravagant gift until his house-warming and
potluck. When I saw what everyone had
brought, I was shocked. I should have
expected it since most of Myles’ friends were young professionals. What was on the table?
1) Ketones -> fatty acid -> straight to the gut beer.
2) High fat chips with salsa.
3) Cholesterol clogging French fries and heart attacking fried
chicken.
4) 7 spoons of sugar carbonated coke.
5) More chicken with that high fat skin content.
Alright, so my opinions are biased
in this matter. There were some normal
looking fajitas, a decent looking pizza, and my vegetable casserole dish. However, it all explains why Myles Lu,
despite playing ultimate and ice hockey, can never get in shape. If this is what young professionals eat,
there is no amount of good that you can do to your body that can handle such
atrocious nutrient assaulting abuse.
Come on, lets eat more healthy people!
Want more motivation? Fine.
Think about it this way. By the
time you’re 40 and still eating the same junk, you’re going to be
overweight. You get a heart attack, and
I’m telling you that doing CPR and putting needles in your veins is
superhard because of all the fat. It
takes twice the number of people to roll you onto a bed AND all that bed
sleeping will give you sacral ulcers and make you constipated. Finally, on a medical standpoint, who is a
resident going to treat? Someone that’s
healthy and vibrant and has a good chance of living? OR someone who is fat, doesn’t take
care of his/her body and has a medication list as long as his past medical
history? That’s the awful truth so
you young professionals think about it when you take your next cigarette, extra
shots of beer, your consecutive dose of high-fat burgers, and…(I’ll
stop now).
Myles is 28
Myles turned 28 years old on March
11, 2006. If you’re counting,
that’s only 16 more years till we hit the big Bertuzzi. I had an opportunity to talk to Myles about
his overall plan in the next five years.
The following is what he had to say.
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Figure 1. Myles (left) has time to discuss his future
goals with me (right) having three pots above his head about to rain down on
him. Yikes. Watch out! |
- His personal goals
Myles: “I would like to continue all my things that I currently enjoy doing and be able to do them at a higher level, in particular ultimate.”
[No wonder Myles has shown no improvement in hockey! Got his priorities in the wrong place.]
- His job goals
Myles: “Some sort of job advancement or path to job advancement (either as a manager or director).”
[Myles has seen the commercial about the utilities of the Samsung phone. He knows the technique of taking naked pictures of his boss on his phone and utilizing them to advance his career. Good luck!]
- Extracurricular
activities
Myles: “I plan to make the sun run an annual event for myself… find a girlfriend…I think that’s good enuf.”
[Personally, I find this speed dating thing a little ridiculous.]
- More about romance
Myles: “I would say that my goal would not be to waste any opportunities to meet people or further relationships with people who are interested or that I’m interested in…”
[Have you read David Du’s tips yet?]
Well, there you have it. Myles Lu spills all about his five year plan. Lets see if he can fulfill all the conditions. Got some pictures for you in the below to enjoy.
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Figure 2. Myles’ sister, Cynthia, gives some
advice, “You can’t meet girls on the Sun Run. That’s just impractical.” |
Figure 3. Gilbert (left – not to be confused
with the individual with the receding hairline picture on the lower right)
begs to differ, “Don’t listen to Cynthia. The Sun Run rejuventated my life.” |
Figure 4. Myles refuses to listen. “Thanks for the advice guys, but give
me peace. I’m only 18 years
old…I’m only 18 years old…” |
Bon’s Off Broadway
At the recommendation of my cousin
and the Breakfast Armada
website, I went to Bon’s
Off Broadway for breakfast. Early
recon information told me that it was cheap, greasy, but better than the Ikea
$1 breakfast. I was also told that if I
wanted to find a comfortable spot, I would need to get there before 10am.
Armed with multiple palettes
(Marisa, Amy, Amy, Alicia, Marisa, Wilson, Angela) , I visited the site on an
early Saturday morning. I had their
$2.95 breakfast and large $1.50 orange juice, and I paid tips. It came to be about $5/person. Wow!
Expect overcooked food. Expect
greasy food. Only order from their
‘Specials’ menu. Then you
will have a good time.
On the contrary, Angela attempted
a clam chowder and deviated from main menu.
There was a lot of regret in that order because it came back looking
like potato soup.
Anyways, give this place a try if
you have time. It’s off of Nanaimo
and Broadway in Vancouver. Don’t
go here too often or your coronary arteries will get plugged.
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Figure 5. Two potential salmonella eggs, 3 burnt
sausages, 4 slices of expired toast, and a whole lot of potatoes for
$2.95! If you feel your heart
pounding, it’s because of the heart attack. |
Site of the Month
Many readers have wanted me to release
Jimmy’s LiveJournal website.
“I want to marry
Jimmy,” commented a Transamerica-loving girl.
“Jimmy is my idol,”
another fan stated.
“Thinking about Jimmy makes
me…(oooh)…,” another hardcore fan stated.
Well, for those that are thinking about
Jimmy, his LiveJournal website is here. If you were not thinking about Jimmy, at
least go on the site and wish him a Happy Birthday because it’s on April
1st, 2006.
Conclusion
That’s all I have time for
this week. Stay tuned for some
Geocaching in our next blog installment?
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