PHILLIES WIN! PHILLIES WIN!

I Just watched the last out of the game.

The phillies are NL EAST CHAMPS,

My mom, dad, wife, daughter, all at my parents house to see the mets collapse, and the phillies show their grit.

I said in a daze a couple months ago to my wife "my life doesnt change one bit if the phillies win."

Well in the grand scheme yes. but happiness level? its pretty darn good.

I really cannot believe it. Being disappointed so many times in the past years, so many times this year.

Awesome!
Sam

Phillies

Yo Man, if you are not excited about the phillies, well, keep on watching.

They look good. 1.5 games in the wild card and the NL east.
I am keeping my fingers crossed for Willie Randolf to keep on putting Sosa and mota in tight game situations. Cmon Marlins, we need you baby!

We have to take care of business against the nationals and braves.

Right now, i legitimately think that the town is more excited about the phillies than the eagles.

Sam

The quest for the PBA tour

Hi

So i started a new season of bowling this year.

My regular monday night GEMS league with Sora in NJ
and I joined a more competitive money league in Philly.

Its a good league. I am trying to set my average over 200 before the end of the season
if I can do that, then i can apply for the PBA. We'll see.

Ok, so this week, our team name is the "Indians" i am not too happy about the name, but oh well.

I rolled a 212-176-215
Its my third week of leagues now, and i think i am finding my groove. I made some adjustments late, but i think i will be all right.

I am bowling anchor, so the it was up to me to roll strikes in the 10th frame. I kind of choked and we lost 2 games, but we came back and won the last game by over 100 pins, so we got the series for a split.

For the year, i am averaging a 188 over 9 games. So i still have some work to do, in order to get to 200+

More results next week

Sam

My dad is now officially a Cowboys Fan...:(

Hi,
I decided to take my dad to the Eagles Game. Monday night football. NFC east rivals.

he was excited and thankful he could go, since my sister was in town. With all the stuff he has been thru with my mom in the hospital and my grandmother passing away recently, i thought it would be a nice treat.

He told me before the game: "if the Eagles lose this one, i am going to root for the cowboys now, Tony Romo and TO look good"

I realized the severe importance of a win. To have a turncoat in your own family. To have someone turn in their eagles green for some gay silver star? It was a turning point for the Chons.

Well the eagles didnt seem to understand the fine edge that my familys destiny rode on.

The eagles lost. mcnabb seemed out of sync. and the clock management was horrible.

High points: Bianca Ryan from americas got talent, sang the national anthem. She was good until she tried to change keys and get funky.

Brian Westbrook. he looked good.

My daughter learning a semblance of the E-A-G-L-E-S cheer. (i pray she doesnt turn to the dark side and become a cowboys fan too)



Low Points: mostly everything else. I felt like this team has no spark, nothing.
and now my dad is a stinkin cowboys fan. I have to revoke all of his eagles fan gear.


Sam

this is just wrong

What is the point of this lunacy?
How does showing this over rambunctious baby with red food all over his/her face advertise the virtues of the rechargeable wet dry vac?

Its wrong, sick and sad.

thats going to be in some poor kids yearbook as the baby photo of the past? forget about him getting any dates for the prom.

Sam

9-11 where were you?

Hey

today is 9-11.

I was eating breakfast at the Fidelity investments site in marlborough massachusetts. i think we were having coffee and the news started to pour in. Cell phones were ringing off the hook, and they opened the conference room and setup 2 big screen tvs.

I saw the 2nd plane it, then i saw the 1st tower crumble. it was surreal.

my mom called me, we left work early and it was craziness.

People were going bonkers saying something has to be done. All my muslim friends were a little worried too.

i havent watched any of the 9-11 movies. seems too depressing.


Lots of people , good people lost their lives. lots of people sacrificed their lives. People are still fighting today.

I am sure for our generation, we will always remember where we were during that time.
i wonder if we have grown as a people....

no major terror attacks since then, in the US anyhow.

I hope i can take some time to remember again.
Sam

Funerals arent easy

Hi,

Darn crickets woke me up at 4 am. Couldnt go back to sleep. I have to seal up the drywall in the garage and get some bug spray. The madness must end.

We are going to have the burial service for my grandmother today.

Last night was the viewing. it was great to see so many people come out in respect to my grandmother. I hope a lot of people show up to my funeral when its all said and done. I can assure you, the food and drink will be excellent.

Anyhow it was a celebration of a wonderful person and her sacrifice. Lots of tears and emotions.

Sam

Remembering: Il-Kap Chon

Hi, saturday september the 8th at 3:30 pm, we were informed by my grandmothers assisting living facility that she had passed away peacefully.

It was a shock to me because i just saw her on friday afternoon. I went there with my wife and daughter. I really dislike assisted living places. Honestly yesterday was the first time i visited her since she was admitted last month. I was kind of relieved that at least i was able to see her before she passed.

She looked fine on friday. She seemed happy to see us especially my wife. After we sold our first house in cherry hill, we moved in with my granda for about 12 months. So we got closer with her during that time. Even though we were both working a lot of hours, we had dinners together and spent good time together.

She still seemed pretty sharp.

I think she was 93 years old.

But i was thinking about how she felt. we had to move her to an assisted living home because she could not go to the bathroom on her own. My older relatives were adamant against putting her into a home until this stage. assisted living places, the state subsidized ones are usually creepy. It feels like they are just doing the minimum, and its a pit stop for nurses and technicians who will eventually gain enough experience to move onto a better health system or facility.

When i get old, i wonder how things will be for me. If i lost my wife already and i was alone. Would eleanor and her husband come to visit me all the time? I was kind of glad to have a daughter first because i dont know if a son will take care or me like a daughter would. That kind of an admission on my own part. My sister took way better care of my mom when she was touch and go. I try my best, but its hard.

Anyhow , if i have other children, i think i will lay out a plan for how i want things to be carried out. But if i dont feel wanted, or if everyone is just waiting for me to pass, i'd rather do a couple more adrenaline rush type things and go out with a bang. It seems odd but i am only 32 and I am thinking about funerals and how i want to go out. I might even record a little video for all my funeral guests. When i am coherent and vibrant, i would like to have a few parting words.

My dad said to me, if I get to the dimensia stage, then he'd rather pass early too. I told him, we will make sure that doesnt happen.

My grandmother was a great person. She never hated anyone and she wasnt bitter. she became a widow so young but she decided not to remarry. (i think thats why she lived such a long life) Her kids my aunt uncle and dad are all successful business people. I think my dad feels like he owes a lot to her. My aunt, honestly did most of the hard stuff. She visited grandma a lot more. My other uncle who is older than my dad also did a lot. Funny thing is grandma would look out the window and say that he is coming over soon. she always seemed to be waiting for him. She sacrificed a lot of personal things to make sure her kids got every chance to have a better life.

when grandma was more active she used to have a garden in the back and cook us good food.

I remember when i first got taller than her. that wasnt a big feat since she was tiny, but still it was for me! She used to tell me she still remembers when they brought me home from Cooper hospital. I was so small, and now i have outgrown her and I have a small baby of my own.

Thankfully all the funeral preparations went well. no one was squabbling about the money and realizing during this time no one should be remembered at the jerk. Grandma deserves a memorial for all she has done.

I am thankful that she received her salvation and put her trust in the Lord Jesus Christ. When my time comes, we will see her again, and in a more glorious state how we can rememeber her.

Sam

Blackberry

So
I made the switch to blackberry sometime this year

It was a good decision

Windows mobile was slow and it crashed a lot

Bb is fast
No lag

I have as much affection for blackberries as is humanly possible in a healthy non idol worshipping type of way

Haha

My daughter prefers it too

Sam

Scams a Plenty

Yo Man,
If you are from Nigeria, I am not trying to hate on you but let me recount the events of the past couple days

1. I posted my gateway laptop for sale on craigslist.org

almost immediately afterwards, i was getting emails from people offering me $200 over my asking price and offering to even pay the shipping, IF I would send my pc to Nigeria.

I watch dateline!

2. Since i didnt get any legit buyers on craigslist.org, i posted it on ebay

BAM someone purchased it at the buy it now price.
but the paypal payment come thru.. ship it to nigeria....

Then i get some email from the would be buyer.. i am buying it for my grandson who is on a missionary trip over there, he needs it. blah blah blah

But heres the catch
the paypal email address is a fake.
and it states, you wont see the payment come thru as pending until you furnish us with a tracking number??? hahahaha

I dont want to seem jaded that some guy wants to buy a laptop for his missionary grandson, but please!

I wasnt born yesterday.

sellers beware man

Sam

Get a Bluetooth!

one of the biggest pet peeves for me is when i see people driving their cars and holding some fliphone up to their face.

I can personally testify that driving while holding a phone up to the side of your face is dangerous.

I want to just T-bone them with my 4-runner sometimes. (click the link to see what a Tbone is!)

I may have a bluetooth in my ear for seven plus hours a day, but i dont have my facial oil smudging up the screen on my blackberry. Did you know that those people are called bluetools?
that discrimination.Safety first.

I am watching "the Academy" its a reality series about LA county sherriff boot camp. Crazy stuff. I can do the pushups and situps required to pass the physical part!

I wish i was a police officer. I would be the employee of the month up in my precinct. i would set new records for citations given. I would get citations for giving citations.

My wife says its not my place to teach people a lesson. Yeah... she is right

but i wish i was a cop, sometimes. "Protect and Serve baby! Protect and Serve!" To be in the fraternal order of police would be sweet.
have you ever heard of any other fraternal orders? makes you wonder eh?

bad boys, bad boys.


ttyl
Sam

Can't beat the fish

Phillies riding off the mets sweep go into Miami and get toasted while the mets sweep the braves. Hudson, James and Smoltz to boot.

Now 4 back.

Mets handled their business and the phillies didnt.

Sadly, its sad.

Sam