HI! If unicorns were real I would like to capture it and harvest its magical powers and use it for something good Anybody there?
hellloooo again where did you dissappear to last time!
Dude good to chat with you again! haha So I was at work when I left and then I drove back home and I'm home now !
aaah ok what do you do for work?
yeah!
well that's an interesting thing to do
So I work for Nu Skin I do sales and customer support in Chinese! Do you work?
woaaah
hahah
I don't work at the moment but I was a waiter over the summer
oh nice thats awesome where at? I head you can make some pretty good money off of tips doing that !
I'd never done it before and I wanted to do it at least once, before I start getting stuck in the loop of internships and serious jobs yeah it was good! I loved the company that I worked for but it was just for an experience really just to make some money for the semester but I'm really banking on getting an academic scholarship aye otherwise, I will go back to work next semester how is balancing work and school?
OH nice what kind of internships have you gotten to do that sounds interesting? And which company did you do waitering for? Was it worth it? Dude that's awesome way to go I've heard getting an academic scholarship is really competitive. Balancing school and work is kind of hard but at the same time I like it. It helps me to manage my time better because I know I have places to be and things to do. Luckily I work at a desk and if its not too busy then I can take my homework out and do it so I get a majority of my homework done at work which is really nice.
that's awesome I don't know about you, I'm constantly feeling pressure about my finances haha I'm working like a madman so I can get scholarships and make some money on the side
Yeah I get pretty stressed pretty easily when I think about it too much. Luckily this job has been pretty good to me and it isn't too hard to balance school and work.
that's good!
It's hard to find a balance. And even when you do have enough money I still feel like I'm running out of money.
I hope they pay you well for the chinese skills I'm guessing like 13 an hour?
Yeah man! What classes are you taking this semester? yeah they compensate you pretty well, I make 14 and hour.
CS 235, FIN 201, POLI 110, MATH 313, REL 211
What is FIN?
finance
OH OKAY
I'm really financially lean at the moment. Rent with everything else is about 330 and I spend about 80 a month on food
for a second I thought you were taking a finnish class hahahaha I don't know why. How are you liking all those classes?
I bike to school, and I don't buy anything else so I'm good LOVE THME I'm a huge fan of schooo, I love it to bits, really
That's good. Do you stick to a pretty strict budget?
yeah really strict probably too much, but it gets me really focused I don't waste any time buying lunch or dinner or anything I'm at the labs now
That's awesome man, my first couple of semesters were kind of hard for me cause I didn't have a job and I had a hard time balancing school and work but its been pretty good for me lately! Thats awesome. What lab are you in?
CS labs I live here! it's warm, there's a bathroom and free water vending machines, if I get really really hungry too
Oh man, you're still at school? On a friday night?
yeah brother! there's not better place to be
Thats true there is everyhting you need at school....
I'll be here all day tomorow too meeting at 11
What are you doing there besides chatting on the computer? Studying?
and lots of homework to do! yep. I'll be here from 8 to 10 8am to 10pm my life hahah so besides chatting, I'm actually writing an essay through voice recognition and chatting with a brother so apologies if the responses are a bit late
Wow that is some dedication. Props to you man that is awesome! No thats okay dude, I don't expect you do just strictly chat on this thing you have a life outside of this chat haha Oh nice that's really convenient with all the technology we have today !
I really don't have a life hahaha this only works because I love being alone there's zero compromise here
hahaha
a lot of people think I'm sufferring and sacrificing so much but I'm really having the time of my life here
I'm kind of that way, I enjoy studying by myself a lot better than I like stuyding in a group. Too much noise distracts me too bad.
yeah for sure
Dude thats awesome, I feel like nothing is really bad unless you make it bad. Like school for example is very rewarding, you put in the time an effort you're going to get lots out of it. Its that simple So do you have any other hobbies besides school?
yup!! too many that's the problem
What kind of things do you like to do outside of school?
for any free time, if any hobbies always come first before socializign I like trading, exercise, reading and music I need to tone down my hobbies there's too many
What do you mean by trading? like stocks? yeah there are a lot of hobbies to have and they can get pretty costly depending on the hobbies you like to do ! I like exercise and music too! What kinds of exercise do you like doing?
yeah stocks well yeah we can say that I like calisthenics! For music I do beatboxing, acapella and instruments
dude sweet stock trading and investing is something good to be a part of! Nice man what kind of calisthenics? Isn't that like a lot of body weight stuff?
yeah lots so muscle ups and all that
Oh nice do you produce any music or just listen to it? I tried doing some beatboxing like in 7th grade and I sucked so bad I quit haha
I'm so close! I have tried FL studio and production but I just dont have time!! I transcribe music and make instrumental arrangements on guitar though
What kind of stuff are you looking to produce that sounds awesome! Oh nice muscle ups are cool, do you ever do stuff on the rings?
but I'm a huge nut about beatboxing we're talking geeky level
Oh nice I assume you play the guitar then too?
like saving to go to the worlds level yeah I do
dude thats awesome you're really musically talented!
it's what happens when you don't have friendS!!!! all the time in the world to do whatever you want to do
haha don't say that dude I'm sure you have lots of friends! But still really cool you have all those muscial talents!
yeah I do... wells lets rephrase that *when you organize your life to have zero social commitments what are your hobbies???
hahah life can be easier when you don't have a lot of social comittments. You can do whatever you wnat. So my hobbies are school, eating, exercise and thats really about it. I'm pretty big into crossfit and thats really fun I also do some olympic style weightlifting. Also, Brazilian Jiu Jitsu has been a pretty big hobby of mine for a long time.
oh wowwww sickk I used to be into lifting but it was too much upkeep do you follow any youtubers?
So crossfit, has some aspects of calisthenics in it like the pull ups and muscle ups thats pretty fun.
clarence0?
yeah weight lifting can be pretty demanding, if you don't keep up with it then you lose all the gains haah No what kind of content does he have? I'll check it out sometime!
he's a oly lifter insane lifts no straps no belt nothing watch this ahh i hate that you cant copy and paste www.youtube.com/watch?v=IIHZUR67JsY
Yeah its pretty annoying, thats what happened when I tried copy and pasting the chinese earlier haha okay one second I'll check it out.
he really is a freak of nature
Dang bro thats freaking impressive. Most I've ever cleaned is 245 thats half of what hes cleaning... Do you do any kind of oly lifting?
he does it like nothing too it's the speed and execute that's incredible about him check out his channel he just does insane lifts and he's vegan I don't do crazy lifting, unfortunately I lose a ton of motivation when I feel like it's not something that will build up, in terms of benefits? That was so frustrating when I first started lifting. If you don't do it for even a week, you lose a ton of mass
Yeah dude I'll forsure check him out later I love watching people lift. He's vegan? What the heck I've never seen one so jacked hahaha
I'm all about the low maintenance life yeah
Yeah thats true its something that takes a lot of dedication to keep up. haha low maintenance is nice. I like exercising because it helps me let out a lot of stress and I like seeing results even if its not like aesthetic. I like being able to work up to a weight and then see if I can lift even more in a couple weeks. Dude, I'm watching a movie right now called the boy...have you ever heard of it?
yeah for sure! the boy? nope sounds scary
yeah they boy It is weird dude. Its about this family that hires a nanny to take care of their son. But when she goes in hes just like this doll and they treat him like a real person. It's pretty creepy dude haha.
I bet not the biggest fan of scary movies
Yeah dude me niether. I'll probably be up all night thinking about it. But sometimes they're just so weird I watch them to  see how weird or creepy the story is. Like I wonder how do people even come up with the plot for scary movies..,
hahaha are you married or anything?
Yeah I'm married! I'm watching it with my wife Its pretty fun! What about you married? dating?
oh cool neither it'll be a long time before anything like that happens my date count in life stands at 1!
Thats alright dude! You're just busy with school! I think the best thing is to just let it happen when it happens. People here freak out about stuff like that too much
haha yeah not freaking out in hong kong we dont get married until we're about 40 so I'm totally fine
Yeah thats the culture over there.
how did you meet your wife?
They don't get married until they are like all financially stable and have life all put together. Thats at least what I heard from people in Taiwan. So I met her in one of my classes! We just clicked and then the rest is history!
oh cool awesome how people end up married is the biggest mystery to me it seems like such a long path
Yeah it kind of is once you look back and think about how you got where you are. Its pretty crazy to think of all the things you did to get there. But being married is great, I love it!
yeah awesome! super happy for you I dont think I could do it!!
Thanks man! Yeah you could bro!
well it's like...I don't want to hahahah too comfortable
hahaha yeah forsure don't get married if you're not ready! but i feel like when it happens it happens!
hahah you sound like my mum that's her favorite sentence
hahaahha thats a first.
"when it happens it happens!"
dude its a good sentence. HAHAHA
"just don't give up son" "take a girl out some time"
Dude im dying of laughter haha
"I'm ready for grandkids any day" "we'll even give you money for dates"
That is so every single mom out there.
for sureeeeee
You should just tell her that you're going out on dates and take the money.
i would....but I hate using my parents money for anything
My mom would do that for me too, except I'd use the money and go to sushi buffets with my friendsh. haha Are you a fan of sushi?
smaaaart love it man I'm japanse brotha
Oh yeah duh. Know any good sushi places in the area? Do you like sashimi like the slices of raw fish?
I love sushi anything but not the biggest fan of the american versions there's some good ones out there
Oh like all the speical rolls that they have? haha
but I usually get sushi at my cousins in provo they buy cut and actually make the sushi themselves
There are some that are pretty nasaty... I do like some of the deep friend rolls with salmon I think those have a really good flavor. Oh like at his house? Or does he have a restaurant?
yeah at home they buy the fish at the market and cut it up and make the sushi rice themseles japanese people are very particular about how their food is done
Oh awesome nothing better then home made food? Thats sweet bro do you know if they go to a special fish market? Also isn't there like different grades of fish and there is like sushi grade fish that you're supposed to use for sushi? Or can you just eat like a filet raw from smtihs? haha I don't even know why I'm asking this.
I think they go to a market in salt lake they go there on the way back from weekend schoool yeah there are different grades but it mostly has to do with freshness I think, as far as sushi goes here in japan they'll break into a million grades of quality nah you're good sushi is serious stuff
I can only imagine how intense they get over in japan. Thats like their specialty. I've seen some tv shows where they charge soooo much money just to sit down and have a chef make sushi for you.
yep did you watch Jiro dreams of sushi?
Oh nice, I wonder how they keep the sushi fresh bringin it all the way here.
yeah it's pretty crazy
No i don't watch it but thats what I was talking about is that show!
because they go down to the pacific islands to buy a lot fish and fly over the same day and sell it within 24 hrs huge business I love the food culture in japan
There is like a crazy long waitlist just to get into his place.
there are so many people who are willing to do nothing but one thing for their whole life its really a beautiful humble way to live while people here job hop and look for the next raise
Dude seems like a good business to get into. Most people love sushi and you can sell it for a lot of money.
hahah yeah
Yeah people here are just chasing the coin.
problem is people cant appreciate it here there are some legit places in NYC
Dude I appreciate a good sushi. I mean I don't know how well I know my sushi but all I know is that I love eating all kinds of it! Dude have you heard of wagyu beef? I think its from japan I'm not too sure but I've heard it literally melts inyour mouth.
I have indeed it's great
And it costs like 100s for a steak.
yeah hahaha
Bro, you've done it all and had all the kinds of food! haha
it's become somewhat of a huge boom here
wagyu? I havent seen it anywhere in utah yet....maybe im not looking
yeah hahah none of pop culture applies to utah but at the coasts, its hugeee kobe beef is super popular
I've heard of kobe, also never tried it. it sounds delicious though. Is it cheaper?
I've only had it like once it's incredible really unlike anything else but I'll always be a quanitity over quality guy hahahha I'd rather have a 100 decent steaks over 1 life changing one
haha im the same way. Thats why I got to sushi buffet. over there I can eat alot for a decent amount . I'm all about getting my moneys worth for things. I also like places like Tucanos or Texas de Brazil? Have you ever been there? Its a brazilian steakhouse. Basically they give you a card and you put it facing up or down and they just bring you all this fresh grilled meats and slice it on your plate. Its soooo good but also pretty expensive depending on where you go.
mmmm wounds amazing but I have not my daily budget for food is about 2 dollars haha I spend 40 to 60 on groceries
There is one here in provo by the mall thatjust opened up.
yeah?? how much
darn man you really are balling on a budget!
I am!!! it's done wonders for my weight! I've never been lighter I gained like 15 kgs on the missions
I think its like 20 or 25 for one meal, but If you go on your birthday I'm pretty sure you get your meal for free!
but I've since lost almost 35 pounds wow no way
Dang dude thats awesome you've lost the weight and way to go for keeping i t off!
yeah I love being light it makes exercise really fun
Yeah dude, so go on your birthday becuase its buffet and also the salad bar is buffet. hahah Yeah its nice exercising and not feeling gassed all the time.
that sounds so goood I get my weekly buffet at the grandparents place on sunday haha every week 5pm
thats also a good one.
that's when I eat enough for the rest of the week
grandparents make such good food.
I KNOW and it's free
and they make so much of it that you'll never go hungry. thats the best part FREE
im so keen for that aye this sunday super super super keen
hahaha thats great. people will do anything for free food !
okayyy!! I think it's time to head home before it gets too cold love talking to you man I think this convo will take us both to the top 2
Yeah forsure! thanks for chatting bro appreciate it!
biking to and from school is one of my favorite parts of the day
also thanks for not being boring.
catch you on the chat again! I'm sure ill see you here
Hvae fund dude bike s afe!
:D hahahah that's a first to hear