Drove to the beach today.. all the way up to Zuma Beach. Realized it was kinda breezy and the water might be cold so didn't even bother touching the water. Enjoyed the drive tho, thoroughly. On the way back, the 10W was really bumper to bumper so exited near Bundy and Olympic. I had much free time and was in a kickback mood, so decided to take Olympic all the way down home. I never really felt close to Los Angeles. Never considered myself an Angelino. Maybe it's because a part of me wanted to be Japanese, to be part of Japan. But while I was driving down Olympic Blvd, I passed by so many places filled w/ memories, just on this one street. I saw Sawtelle Blvd, where my father's store is located. I passed near my old Japanese school friend, Watanabe-kun's old house on the Avenue of Stars. I passed near Beverly Hills Highschool where we had a soccer match, when I used attend Loyola. Then I passed through the areas with hella mexicans, around my highschool. Then Korea town, where I saw Hodoori restaurant where my UCI friends took me. I had dinner w/ my mom there several times too. I passed by The LA Convention Center where I had visited on many occassions for many events. Recently, for Donald Trump's Wealth Expo. Around this area, I took a left on Figueroa, and passsed through Downtown LA w/ all the hellllllla tall skyscrapers. Took a right on 2nd Street to Little Tokyo.. near my Elementary School - Maryknoll.

Dude, I felt so disconnected from this city all my life. But now looking back, just on this one drive, just on this one street - I realize that my life is very much based in this city, Los Angeles. I am proud to have been born and raised here, it really rocks man. I am 31 now. I hope to create so much more memories and discover so many more new things about this city in the next 30 years to come.

Oh yea, my workout regimen has been steadily improving. My chest incline and flat are at 45 plates. My ab crunches are at max decline w/ 25 plate. Arms - 30s, 35s. Legs - squat w/ 35 plates. Nautilus, non-weight exercises also steadily increasing. I'm not sure, my body look iight, but not sure if I should go higher. My main objective is to stay fit and feel healthy, not be totally hulk. Friends and my brother criticized my chest so maybe I'll go higher on that, but otherwise, I'm pretty satisfied. Alex gave me a bottle of this protein shake called Muscle Milk and the mass increase has been incredible compared to w/o it. Ohyeh, I need cardio. Someone force me out to do cardio. This might add a lil more definition.

I hadn't written an entry in a while. That was fun.. back to my Yakuza movie. Teiku Keya Eburiwan~

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