I've had a long awful morning....5 things that cheer me up
Colorful Bright...ICE CREAM!
My puppy
Beautiful Dresses
The SF Giants WINNING!
Hugs
Wednesday, August 31, 2011
Tuesday, August 30, 2011
What's my name?
I am a Taiwanese-American, I was born in the United States, but both my parents are from Taiwan. I am the only one in my family born in America. I am what they call an "ABC"...."American Born Chinese" but in my case I'm Taiwanese not Chinese...I'm not chinese, and I don't speak Chinese, I speak Mandarin.
When I meet new people I introduce myself as "Jennifer" because that is my name. My real name.
I've had numerous customers ask me "But..what your "real" name?" At first I would be really confused because I was a bit offended that they thought I was giving them a fake name...but then I realized that they meant my mandarin name.
My real name is Jennifer. My mandarin name is 邱莉娟. Which Translates to "Chiu Li Juan" (Not Spanish where the "J" is silent)
My mom changed my mandarin name about a decade ago before this name it was 邱盈盈.
Which translates to "Chiu Ying Ying"
My mandarin names are changeable, my english name is my birth name.
My fake name I give to people who I know I'll never see again like at a bar is... "Lucy"
I chose Lucy because some people say I look like "Lucy Liu" typical of people to compare me to an Asian just because I'm Asian.
So when people say "Oh! Like Lucy Liu?" thats when I walk away....
Yes, Lucy and I, are both Asian and have black hair and freckles...that just means we are the only two Asian people on this planet who have poor skin care. Don't get me wrong, being compared to Lucy Liu is a compliment, she is beautiful and pretty bad ass in Kill Bill.
Spring break of 07': I was in Rosarito, Mexico with my friend and of course we used our fake names at the famous "Papas and Beer". We meet this guy and introduced ourselves, as "Lucy and Mary-Jane". After a short conversation and two free drinks later....my friend from school walks over and says "Jenn! You already met my roommate?!".....Uh oh....the guy was a little mad that we gave him fake names....but of course he got over it...now he tells us to call him "Colin Farrell".
Thursday, August 25, 2011
Almost Famous
My last blog was dull and boring so here another attempt to keep you blog readers interested....
As most of you know, I work at a Chinese restaurant up valley.
The city of St. Helena is small...if you go to Safeway you'll recognize everyone in there.
I've recently come to realize that I am the face of chinese food/ Golden Harvest.
When I go to Safeway, everyone stares at me...and I know what they're thinking.."She looks familiar...How do I know her? Where have I seen her before?..." Well....CHINESE FOOD!
One time a customer in safeway saw me and freaked out! He was like "OH MY! You're out of your realm! You actually leave the restaurant? I thought you lived there!" Thank you....
When I go to bars in NAPA....people have the bartender ask me where they know me from...yes...Golden Harvest..."OH YEAH!!"
When I have a day off...people ask me "Where have you been? I was here last week and you were gone!?" You mean that one day I had off...yes I do take time off like a regular human being...
On that note: Customers who I give discounts to or refill your steamed rice for free...When I'm not there...and you mention that "Jennifer always does this for me" to my co-workers and my boss (my mother) I will no longer be doing that for you because YOU THREW ME UNDER THE BUS!! So...You're welcome for being a dumbass.
Yesterday one of my many regulars came in and the grandmother was telling me stories about her granddaughter and she mentioned that when they go to the park they play "chinese restaurant" and the little girl tells her grandmother to call her "Jennifer"!! L.O.V.E.
It's official...I made it...I'm almost famous...in St. Helena.
Check out our website: www.goldenharvestrestaurant.com or find us on FACEBOOK
As most of you know, I work at a Chinese restaurant up valley.
The city of St. Helena is small...if you go to Safeway you'll recognize everyone in there.
I've recently come to realize that I am the face of chinese food/ Golden Harvest.
When I go to Safeway, everyone stares at me...and I know what they're thinking.."She looks familiar...How do I know her? Where have I seen her before?..." Well....CHINESE FOOD!
One time a customer in safeway saw me and freaked out! He was like "OH MY! You're out of your realm! You actually leave the restaurant? I thought you lived there!" Thank you....
When I go to bars in NAPA....people have the bartender ask me where they know me from...yes...Golden Harvest..."OH YEAH!!"
When I have a day off...people ask me "Where have you been? I was here last week and you were gone!?" You mean that one day I had off...yes I do take time off like a regular human being...
On that note: Customers who I give discounts to or refill your steamed rice for free...When I'm not there...and you mention that "Jennifer always does this for me" to my co-workers and my boss (my mother) I will no longer be doing that for you because YOU THREW ME UNDER THE BUS!! So...You're welcome for being a dumbass.
Yesterday one of my many regulars came in and the grandmother was telling me stories about her granddaughter and she mentioned that when they go to the park they play "chinese restaurant" and the little girl tells her grandmother to call her "Jennifer"!! L.O.V.E.
It's official...I made it...I'm almost famous...in St. Helena.
Check out our website: www.goldenharvestrestaurant.com or find us on FACEBOOK
Wednesday, August 24, 2011
26
Hey Ya'll! (An elderly woman said it to me yesterday, so I thought I'd pass it on)
I just got back from my mini vacation from another mini vacation......Los Angeles!
I.LOVE.L.A!!!!!
I'm even considering moving down there...but honestly I wouldn't know what to do with myself. I mean I would love to eat and shop everyday but that's not realistic. I need to come up with a plan...
Anyways, I've been 26 now for about 20 days...(But who's counting?)...I've noticed some positives and negatives about being closer to 30....
Negatives:
-Hangovers come easier, last longer, and makes sure that I am crippled in the body so that I just lay all day
-My humor has gone to shit.
For example: A customer came in and told me this adorable joke....here it goes...
A three legged dog walks into a bar
the bartender asks "What can I get you?"
The dog replies: "Yeah! I want the mother fucker who shot my paw!"
Wait...I guess this joke doesn't work written...only verbally...but do you guys get it?
I didn't...for about 15 minutes...while the guy stared at my confused, blank face turning red with embarrassment for not getting his joke...
The joke was either bad, or I suck, or I'm getting old...either way its all bad!
Positives:
-I can rent a car (which I have not done nor will I anytime soon...boring)
-I recently purchased a Vegas deal on "Bloomspot" and had to be 25 years or older ($99 for 3 nights @ Treasure Island! Who's Ready!?!)
-I'm at the appropriate age to get married and have children (Which I am NOT ready for)
-My handwriting has improved! I remember when I was a little girl and I'd see grownups handwriting be super neat and legible and I would look down at mine....fail... I guess I'm officially a grown up now.
I guess the positives aren't really that positive for me...
:::sigh::: this blog is boring
On a positive note: I am currently reading "The Happiness Project" by: Gretchen Rubin
When I finish the book I will be working on my happiness project! Not so boring after all!
Being 26 is fun....I can't wait till I'm 30!
I just got back from my mini vacation from another mini vacation......Los Angeles!
I.LOVE.L.A!!!!!
I'm even considering moving down there...but honestly I wouldn't know what to do with myself. I mean I would love to eat and shop everyday but that's not realistic. I need to come up with a plan...
Anyways, I've been 26 now for about 20 days...(But who's counting?)...I've noticed some positives and negatives about being closer to 30....
Negatives:
-Hangovers come easier, last longer, and makes sure that I am crippled in the body so that I just lay all day
-My humor has gone to shit.
For example: A customer came in and told me this adorable joke....here it goes...
A three legged dog walks into a bar
the bartender asks "What can I get you?"
The dog replies: "Yeah! I want the mother fucker who shot my paw!"
Wait...I guess this joke doesn't work written...only verbally...but do you guys get it?
I didn't...for about 15 minutes...while the guy stared at my confused, blank face turning red with embarrassment for not getting his joke...
The joke was either bad, or I suck, or I'm getting old...either way its all bad!
Positives:
-I can rent a car (which I have not done nor will I anytime soon...boring)
-I recently purchased a Vegas deal on "Bloomspot" and had to be 25 years or older ($99 for 3 nights @ Treasure Island! Who's Ready!?!)
-I'm at the appropriate age to get married and have children (Which I am NOT ready for)
-My handwriting has improved! I remember when I was a little girl and I'd see grownups handwriting be super neat and legible and I would look down at mine....fail... I guess I'm officially a grown up now.
I guess the positives aren't really that positive for me...
:::sigh::: this blog is boring
On a positive note: I am currently reading "The Happiness Project" by: Gretchen Rubin
When I finish the book I will be working on my happiness project! Not so boring after all!
Being 26 is fun....I can't wait till I'm 30!
Monday, August 15, 2011
Bitch Boots
This is my first blog about a customer.
We will call this particular person: "Bitch Boots"
I did not name this customer...ANOTHER customer named this person "Bitch Boots" and I think it fits perfectly. Like a glove...or boots in this case.
Some information about "Bitch Boots":
-She is a regular...."bitch"
-She has Celiac Disease (Which means she can't have Gluten: wheat, barley, or rye)
-She loves ask the same question over and over and over and over again
-She thinks I don't understand english.
Today is what really set me off...
"Bitch Boots" is a vegetarian, gluten-free customer. She always orders the Vegetable Deluxe. And ALWAYS asks if there is Soy sauce in it...
Here is our typical phone conversation:
BB: I'll have the vegetable deluxe
Me: O.K.
BB: Can you make sure there is no soy sauce in it
Me: There is no soy sauce in it
BB: are you sure?
Me: Yes, the sauce is white...soy sauce is brown...
BB: Ok and can you make sure the vegetables are super soft and not crunchy at all
Me: Sure (Me thinking: You want mushy vegetables like an old person?!)
BB: Ok No soy sauce and the vegetables cooked well done
Me: O.K.
BB: Do you understand what I'm saying?
Me: YES!
BB: Ok I just want to make sure my food doesn't have any soy sauce and my vegetables are well done
After she came and picked up her food, and gave me the whole speech on gluten free soy sauce, she calls me back and wanted a refund on BOTH her vegetable deluxes because ONE of them had a noodle in it.
I gave this woman a refund and said sorry....So she calls back 10mins later to say just refund her for only one instead of both because it wasn't fair to us. (She must have heard me say I was going to refuse service to her next time...)
awwww.....soooooo.....sweeet....TOO LATE BITCH! I already refunded you for both!
This woman...looks like a bitch, and then when she opens her mouth...she's a bitch bitch, in boots.
She always...ALWAYS...tells us to change our soy sauce to gluten-free soy sauce..sure...so that you can be the ONLY customer for us? No way!
I am always very cautious for people who have food allergies but when you're a bitch I kind of lose interest in your interests.
Don't get me wrong we have a lot of customers who are Gluten-Intolerant or with Celiac and they are very kind people who don't tell a business how to run a business.
For example: my lovely friend "Sweetheart" has celiac.
She gave me the whole low down on how this "gluten" thing works, after the "Bitch Boots" episode.
"Sweetheart" can NOT eat anything that has been contaminated by "Wheat, rye, or barley". If someone touched a piece of bread and handed "Sweetheart" a gluten free bread and she ate this gluten free bread, then this gluten free bread would not be gluten free anymore. Get it?
SO now I feel bad for "Bitch Boots"...I contaminated her Vegetables Deluxe. I didn't...my dad did...
But me feeling bad is only just a little....I do kind of have some satisfaction knowing that she will be thinking of me when she is bloated with a tummy ache later....
Muahahaha....
We will call this particular person: "Bitch Boots"
I did not name this customer...ANOTHER customer named this person "Bitch Boots" and I think it fits perfectly. Like a glove...or boots in this case.
Some information about "Bitch Boots":
-She is a regular...."bitch"
-She has Celiac Disease (Which means she can't have Gluten: wheat, barley, or rye)
-She loves ask the same question over and over and over and over again
-She thinks I don't understand english.
Today is what really set me off...
"Bitch Boots" is a vegetarian, gluten-free customer. She always orders the Vegetable Deluxe. And ALWAYS asks if there is Soy sauce in it...
Here is our typical phone conversation:
BB: I'll have the vegetable deluxe
Me: O.K.
BB: Can you make sure there is no soy sauce in it
Me: There is no soy sauce in it
BB: are you sure?
Me: Yes, the sauce is white...soy sauce is brown...
BB: Ok and can you make sure the vegetables are super soft and not crunchy at all
Me: Sure (Me thinking: You want mushy vegetables like an old person?!)
BB: Ok No soy sauce and the vegetables cooked well done
Me: O.K.
BB: Do you understand what I'm saying?
Me: YES!
BB: Ok I just want to make sure my food doesn't have any soy sauce and my vegetables are well done
After she came and picked up her food, and gave me the whole speech on gluten free soy sauce, she calls me back and wanted a refund on BOTH her vegetable deluxes because ONE of them had a noodle in it.
I gave this woman a refund and said sorry....So she calls back 10mins later to say just refund her for only one instead of both because it wasn't fair to us. (She must have heard me say I was going to refuse service to her next time...)
awwww.....soooooo.....sweeet....TOO LATE BITCH! I already refunded you for both!
This woman...looks like a bitch, and then when she opens her mouth...she's a bitch bitch, in boots.
She always...ALWAYS...tells us to change our soy sauce to gluten-free soy sauce..sure...so that you can be the ONLY customer for us? No way!
I am always very cautious for people who have food allergies but when you're a bitch I kind of lose interest in your interests.
Don't get me wrong we have a lot of customers who are Gluten-Intolerant or with Celiac and they are very kind people who don't tell a business how to run a business.
For example: my lovely friend "Sweetheart" has celiac.
She gave me the whole low down on how this "gluten" thing works, after the "Bitch Boots" episode.
"Sweetheart" can NOT eat anything that has been contaminated by "Wheat, rye, or barley". If someone touched a piece of bread and handed "Sweetheart" a gluten free bread and she ate this gluten free bread, then this gluten free bread would not be gluten free anymore. Get it?
SO now I feel bad for "Bitch Boots"...I contaminated her Vegetables Deluxe. I didn't...my dad did...
But me feeling bad is only just a little....I do kind of have some satisfaction knowing that she will be thinking of me when she is bloated with a tummy ache later....
Muahahaha....
Monday, August 8, 2011
"B" for Birthday
Birthday week is over!
I'm so happy that it is over. The whole weekend was too much for me. I was super hungover all day saturday and sunday and today I just feel weird...
My poor body. I worked it hard for 31 days...Yes 31. I didn't drink on my actual birthday because I wanted to prove to myself that I will go 30 days so I did an extra day because of that one day that barefoot came in and did a tasting, and I "sipped" wine but "someone" said that "sipping wine is drinking wine".
Anyways my theme for turning 26 this year is the letter "B" for Birthday.
Friday morning, I got my very first "Brazilian", yeah it'll probably also be my last. OUCH.
I went to get a mani/pedi and painted it "Blingy"
When friday evening rolled around...I had one sip of "Bubbles" and WOW I was drunk.
Oh! And I haven't been eating as much which is weird for me because I eat a lot especially when I exercise a lot. But lately my stomach has not been hungry...and so that was bad because the combination of lack of food and excessive amounts of bubbles equal massive drunkness and hangover central!
I. am. not. drinking. ever. again.
Saturday: "Beach" with my cousin and friends
Saturday Night: I wore my "Birthday BLUE Dress"
Dinner @ Gracias Madre. Which is a vegan mexican restaurant. It does not go with my theme but the "BF" was not too thrilled. So that was funny.
The cab driver we had from dinner to the bar, was a major "Bastard!". My friend was showing me the 5 asian poses and he had to kill it by telling us to shut it in our pie holes or else he can't concentrate on his shitty driving...."BUZZ KILL"
After dinner we hit up 25LUSK. "Barhopping" except we didn't hop around, somehow we ended up 25lusk the whole night! We actually got escorted outside! "BUMMER!"
While we were at 25lusk, a man I do not know handed me a glass of champagne. And then another man named "BENNY" I did not know handed me a drink called "Dark and Stormy", it was tasty but I gave the drink away....The drink must have been describing my future of tomorrow...."Blurry"....
The thing about me and drinking...is I actually know my limit. My body actually tells me when to stop. But on my birthday weekend...my friends forced me to drink. They made me chug red wine! Like a for reals drinking contest with red wine!
I tried to not drink too much because I wanted to be good for Sunday...
Oh Sunday..SUNDAY FUNDAY...."Brunch" @ Circa with "Bottomless Mimosas"...enough said..."Belligerent"
That concludes my "Birthday Weekend"
From now on....only grown up birthdays where everyone goes to dinner and gets home at a decent hour to watch their stories and go to bed without a hangover in the morning.
26.....too epic.
I'm so happy that it is over. The whole weekend was too much for me. I was super hungover all day saturday and sunday and today I just feel weird...
My poor body. I worked it hard for 31 days...Yes 31. I didn't drink on my actual birthday because I wanted to prove to myself that I will go 30 days so I did an extra day because of that one day that barefoot came in and did a tasting, and I "sipped" wine but "someone" said that "sipping wine is drinking wine".
Anyways my theme for turning 26 this year is the letter "B" for Birthday.
Friday morning, I got my very first "Brazilian", yeah it'll probably also be my last. OUCH.
I went to get a mani/pedi and painted it "Blingy"
When friday evening rolled around...I had one sip of "Bubbles" and WOW I was drunk.
Oh! And I haven't been eating as much which is weird for me because I eat a lot especially when I exercise a lot. But lately my stomach has not been hungry...and so that was bad because the combination of lack of food and excessive amounts of bubbles equal massive drunkness and hangover central!
I. am. not. drinking. ever. again.
Saturday: "Beach" with my cousin and friends
Saturday Night: I wore my "Birthday BLUE Dress"
Dinner @ Gracias Madre. Which is a vegan mexican restaurant. It does not go with my theme but the "BF" was not too thrilled. So that was funny.
The cab driver we had from dinner to the bar, was a major "Bastard!". My friend was showing me the 5 asian poses and he had to kill it by telling us to shut it in our pie holes or else he can't concentrate on his shitty driving...."BUZZ KILL"
After dinner we hit up 25LUSK. "Barhopping" except we didn't hop around, somehow we ended up 25lusk the whole night! We actually got escorted outside! "BUMMER!"
While we were at 25lusk, a man I do not know handed me a glass of champagne. And then another man named "BENNY" I did not know handed me a drink called "Dark and Stormy", it was tasty but I gave the drink away....The drink must have been describing my future of tomorrow...."Blurry"....
The thing about me and drinking...is I actually know my limit. My body actually tells me when to stop. But on my birthday weekend...my friends forced me to drink. They made me chug red wine! Like a for reals drinking contest with red wine!
I tried to not drink too much because I wanted to be good for Sunday...
Oh Sunday..SUNDAY FUNDAY...."Brunch" @ Circa with "Bottomless Mimosas"...enough said..."Belligerent"
That concludes my "Birthday Weekend"
From now on....only grown up birthdays where everyone goes to dinner and gets home at a decent hour to watch their stories and go to bed without a hangover in the morning.
26.....too epic.
Tuesday, August 2, 2011
Beautiful
It's Birthday WEEK/MONTH!
Day 29 of 30.
Its the day before day 30. How do I feel?......Antsy!
Although, my body is tired from working! Working hard at the gym and working hard at work! I do feel thinner from not drinking and sleeping more. But thats all going to change this friday...I can't wait....
My body knows its August! I woke up on Monday morning at 6AM knowing it was Birthday MONTH!
I <3 August : I love all the magazines. I love the summer movies. And I love the SUN! I love my BIRTHDAY! And celebrating other people's birthdays also, which means lots of parties!
August: YOU. ARE. BEAUTIFUL.
August 1st was AH-MAZING. I drank delicious coffee from whole foods, ate delicious fruit, went to work, had lots of laughs, the bf <3 & his other half came to visit me, and there were no crazy customers to ruin my day.
So....as the first day of my birthday week came to an end...my friend "Lenny" decided to hurt my feelings...on accident/on purpose? I think that he just doesn't think before he speaks and he just sucks at not knowing what is right or wrong to say to people. I would never say the things that he said to him or to any of my friends. Honestly...if I were him...I would have lied or at least not told the whole truth.
It's like when your mom is cooking steak and grandma is cooking chicken, and they ask...which one do think tastes better? (Not that I'm eating chicken or steak...I would say NO to both, but that's besides the point this is a hypothetical question!)
Do you hurt one of their feelings and say which one you think tastes better? Or do you say they both taste good because they're both different? Or YOU LIKE BOTH? Call me crazy but I would say they both taste yummy! Right?!
I won't tell you what "Lenny" actually said to me but I'm sure you could figure it out.
Now all day today I've been down and haven't been able to snap out of it. August 2nd has sucked. Hopefully I can get over it by tomorrow....AUGUST 3rd!!! DAY 30!!!!!
I <3 u blog readers. You are beautiful. No matter what they say. Words. Won't. Bring. You. Down.
Day 29 of 30.
Its the day before day 30. How do I feel?......Antsy!
Although, my body is tired from working! Working hard at the gym and working hard at work! I do feel thinner from not drinking and sleeping more. But thats all going to change this friday...I can't wait....
My body knows its August! I woke up on Monday morning at 6AM knowing it was Birthday MONTH!
I <3 August : I love all the magazines. I love the summer movies. And I love the SUN! I love my BIRTHDAY! And celebrating other people's birthdays also, which means lots of parties!
August: YOU. ARE. BEAUTIFUL.
August 1st was AH-MAZING. I drank delicious coffee from whole foods, ate delicious fruit, went to work, had lots of laughs, the bf <3 & his other half came to visit me, and there were no crazy customers to ruin my day.
So....as the first day of my birthday week came to an end...my friend "Lenny" decided to hurt my feelings...on accident/on purpose? I think that he just doesn't think before he speaks and he just sucks at not knowing what is right or wrong to say to people. I would never say the things that he said to him or to any of my friends. Honestly...if I were him...I would have lied or at least not told the whole truth.
It's like when your mom is cooking steak and grandma is cooking chicken, and they ask...which one do think tastes better? (Not that I'm eating chicken or steak...I would say NO to both, but that's besides the point this is a hypothetical question!)
I won't tell you what "Lenny" actually said to me but I'm sure you could figure it out.
Now all day today I've been down and haven't been able to snap out of it. August 2nd has sucked. Hopefully I can get over it by tomorrow....AUGUST 3rd!!! DAY 30!!!!!
I <3 u blog readers. You are beautiful. No matter what they say. Words. Won't. Bring. You. Down.
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