March 17, 2006!

It's here! It's here! Today the countdown counts away from St. Patrick's Day! We made it! This is so exciting and I know that you who are reading this are all so happy. First thing you did this morning. Brush your teeth with your green toothpaste. Then brush your green hair with your green brush. Went back to sleep, then woke up again. Put on your green shirt that says, "Kiss me, I'm Irish". Put on your green hat and your jeans. Like most, you're probably headed to work. There are two types of people who will participate in St. Patrick's Day. The real Die Hards who just don't give a damn and the type A's. Here we go. I'll start with the type A's. You guys look at St. Patrick's Day and think, "Man, this is going to be great. I work so hard and now I'm going to go for some beer! I deserve it." They might wear a green sweater or chiffon on their way to work, but don't keep it on during the day. Let me just say, I'm happy that you guys are coming out, but if you're not going to go all the way, make room for those who are. And now we come to my favourite types. The Die Hards. This is your frame of mind, motivation if you will. You wake up and you know what you have to do, but on this day, you need a certain type of fuel. You feel the burn for alcohol. You'd prefer it to be green, but if it isn't, you'll live. You start bright and early at 8AM. That first shot of vodka to wake you up. Get the burn out and get the day off to a good start. You plan out your day to maximize your amount of drinking you can do. The drinks are flowing, but can you get a chance to get out and part take in the festivities. You get to work at 9AM and just can't concentrate. If you're like me, you don't wait for the bars, you bring the bar to you. Supplies you might need for this day, overnight camping bag, portable cooler, and snacks. Lots of snacks. If you don't make it through the day drinking, don't feel bad. Stop around 3 or so and rest up. The night is going to be a long one. Get going again around 8 and close out your local bar. Drinking with friends is optional, but if you manage to get some tag alongs, that's perfect. I'll post up pictures that I collect over the weekend. It should be amazing. Ok, have a good one and drink...

And yes, for all you little bitches out there (you know who you are), once a little bitch, always a little bitch. Too bad your married now and you can't have what you really want. You should try and steal your balls back. Maybe we'll we won't call you bitch anymore.

March 16, 2006

Ok, this is not related to the countdown whatsoever. The topic of today is...Kevin Trudeau. What the hell is wrong with this guy? I can't even comprehend how insane this man really is. He just talks out of his ass and people believe him. Now, I don't ever expect anyone to believe me, but this man gets people to pay him hard earned money. The sleeve of his book says that he has built a $2 billion dollar empire. That's pure insanity. I have no idea how this was possible. He has also started the sites www.naturalcures.com and www.thewhistleblower.com. Ok, first of all, I won't say that what he says is bogus, but to say these things is to tell someone that they need to breathe to survive. He just tells us what DOCTORS and NUTRITIONISTS tell us everyday. They are also realistic about the dangers of cancer. Kevin Trudeau may speak of curing cancer, but his methods are probably what everyone is told about how to prevent cancer or at least decrease the chances of getting cancer. I'd like to see Mr. Trudeau provide a AML cancer patient with his book of remedies and tell us how fast that person recovers. What I mean is that he says things like people should eat apples. But not just any apples, organic apples. From my understanding, organic foods at the date of book publishing were more expensive than "other" apples. The reason I bring this up, he states that we shouldn't believe in advertising because it's all about money. Stop trying to make us spend more money.

The best part of this book is the Frequently Asked Questions section. There are some amazing questions listed, but my favourite is a question about what makes Kevin Trudeau qualified to write a book of this nature without being a trained medical doctor. He combats this with saying that there is no way that a medical doctor is qualified to write a book like this because are only taught to cure problems with surgery or medicine. He says that he is qualified because he is a logical thinker. WHAT THE HELL IS THAT!?!?! There are many logical thinkers in the world that don't state the obvious or make claims that are completely wrong. I know many logical thinkers who spend their time helping people in other ways for free, not by charging them a fee for a book or seminar.

I would invite Kevin Trudeau to give a free seminar to all of us Doubting Thomas's who don't believe a damn thing he preaches.

Ok, I will cut this short, he makes the countdown less fun. Oh, BTW, only one more day until St. Patty's Day! Get your green shirts, shorts and hats!

March 15, 2006

Here we are. Only 2 more days to go. The time just flies when you countdown to something. So it occurs to me that people want to see pictures. More pictures is what I'm told. So I'll deliver. The pictures will hopefully start streaming in on early next week. I'm going to get pics of my friend's annihilation. It will be Canada representing in Australia and the US. That's right, you are going to celebrate it no matter what! Oh yeah, I also want to start receiving the viewer e-mail. You can send it about anything. I don't care. I enjoy everything.

Ok, so last night was the Play-in game for the NCAA tournament. When I learned what this game really was, I was stunned. I don't understand why this game is even played. The game was a disaster and there's no wonder why. The teams that were involved were sub-standard teams to most avid NCAA fans. Since I am not a fan, I am not the most credible source for this, but in my opinion, this is a waste of time and is a joke to teams like Villanova. I realize it's like another practice game, but why jinx it. And why even tempt the gods for you to be out of the tournament? It just seems extra degrading if you're the Number 1 seed that is chosen for this. It's a joke. And then on to the 64th and 65th teams. It's great that you guys won your conference, but just to show you how much we care about your program, we'll set you up for a monumental loss in your program. Why rub it in how far behind other schools are? I just don't get it. And in today's game, Monmouth destroyed Hampton. It's like in hockey with their top 3 seeding of the playoff teams. The top three teams are determined by the division leaders. This is great if all the teams are actually good. There are some divisions that are just terrible. But hockey has done it right since all their teams that lead the divisions are very good and all the teams that make the playoffs are above average. For the Tournament, I'm not sure the same can be said. Anyway, how I would like to tie this into the St. Patrick's Day countdown is this. I think that there are some things that you should think about and then there are other things that you shouldn't think about. For me, thinking about the NCAA tournament doesn't mean anything. What I should be doing is preparing for the big day by consuming many drinks. Self medicating is the way to go. This will better equip me for when I want to watch a hockey game because whether it be bad teams or good teams, it doesn't matter unless the beer is cold.

And my prediction. I will win the Doug's BBQ pool. Mmm, good BBQ.

Having said all this, I here's the next topic. Today I went to South San Francisco to have lunch with former co-workers. It was great. I saw Dr. "Rutiger" Chen, Purification Julie, and Gintsang. We went to eat at this Mexican restaurant that I read a very thorough review about on Gintsang.com, La Morena. I had a Carne Asada Plate. It was delicious becausee it had all the things that I like in Mexican food. Beef, refried beans, lettuce, tomatoes, sour cream, and rice with some tortillas. I'm happy. I'm full, so they did the job. We also saw Old Man. Old Man is doing his thing in Old town, with his old friends and his old people's job, but all in all, Old Man is okay. Good luck in attaining that goal Old Man. Genentech is only about 2 miles away. That's as good as working there, right? Dr. Chen's car, well, what can I say, he has some bad luck. His poor car suffered another black eye when the a truck hit him. Hang in there Dr. Chen, hang in there. Other than that, looks like everyone is doing fine outside of the Pep.

March 14, 2006

Last night, I learned many things. So many that I can only keep a few things in my mind. I am choosing to speak about the life and times of Tommy Chong. I don't know about you, but it's easy to see that he is Chinese. Well, it turns out that he's half Chinese and have Scots/Irish. This is amazing. The reason why this is awesome is that he gets to cover so many different cultural, but he chose to not follow any of them. Instead of going the complete drunken idiot route, he chose to do the pot thing. Do you remember the movie series of Cheech and Chong? I do and I remember it was amazing. These movies were inspirations for generations to come. Just think, if these movies didn't come, you wouldn't think of hot boxing a van. But here's the thing. These movies came out in the 80's. I don't know about you, but for me, I was still in elementary school. Good thing I didn't know what Up in Smoke was really about. Anyway, this discussion is about Tommy Chong. He is a very versatile man. He don't care. Why do I say that? He's been married, divorced, married black, married chinese, had his own kids and adopted some. This is a man who will try anything. And for this reason, he is our honourary St. Patrick's Day Mayor. I would like for you all to give a round of applause. He is a great ambassador to the cause.

Here are some other tidbits. One of his daughter's is Rae Dawn Chong. She was in the great film Commando, starring a very young (a hot for you sickos out there) Alyssa Milano and Arnold "Governator" Schwarzeneggar. I loved that movie. Mostly because of the guns which is pretty weird because I don't care for guns unless it's a video game. Another member of this illustrious family is Marcus Chong. He is better known as Tank from the Matrix. Imdb.com reports that he did not appear in the other movies because he asked for half a million dollars. He should have asked for some advice from me. The last time I asked for half a million dollars to do anything...you guessed it, I was lit on fire.

So why read the countdown? I don't know why I have to keep giving you reasons to check back to this page. The content is so wicked cool and the admins are krunk. You heard me. Anyway, today's countdown content was brought to you by the kind click of you the viewer. If for some reason you forget the URL for this page, just go to www.gintsang.com and click on the banner. I'm sure you can remember that page because there is a large amount of visitors to that page that are not accounted for. But I think we all know why there have been so many visitors (wink, wink).

Where the Hell is my Chiffon! Again, I'm wiping your face with it!

March 13, 2006

So it's Monday. When you're asked, who is one person in history, living or dead, would you like to meet? I decided today that one of those people will be the guy who coined the phrase, "Crazy like a fox." Now, before you say anything (such as, "You're right, that is an awesome phrase" or "I wish I had thought of that") this phrase has made the lives of many brighter. There are many applications of this fragment. Here is one use,

Two girls walk into a bar.

Girl 1: "You're going to drink that whole beer?"
Girl 2: "Yup"
Girl 1: "You're crazy!"
Girl 2: "Like a fox!"

This is probably the most popular usage of the phrase. Another use would be,

If you see a guy ready to jump off a cliff into some shallow water with rocks.

"He's crazy...like a fox"

The delay in the delivery is key. Next time you're at the social gathering, try it out. You'll be the hit of the party. On this St. Patrick's day, it will attract the opposite sex like no other. Other winners, "I'm with Stupid (point to your left)", "I'm with Stupid (point to yourself)", "Should have seem me before the accident", "I don't drink, I make love". Think about it.

March 12, 2006

Today is the beginning of the final countdown week. The time has come to become serious about preparation for the big day. Friday. Things that need to be done for this week. Make sure that you have locked down your locale. If you have more than one, this would be good. Just in case you get there late to your first choice and don't get in. Next, make sure you know what you're going to be drinking. The drink...Green Beer. If not green, just make sure it is beer. If you decide that "you can't drink beer", then youo need to have a sip of beer to make sure that you cover the beer quota. Anyway, it's pretty late right now. It's been a long day and I hope that this entry is being appreciated by all that read it. You don't know how difficult it is to come up with content, day in, day out. I will try to make it each and everyday this week.

Here is a question that I just thought of. What is your favourite beer? Please send your comments to countdown@gintsang.com. Hopefully, people will actually reply and I can tabulate the results. I expect that we will not get the turnout that I hope for, so most likely I will have to fabricate the results. I'm sorry, but the beer will probably be Canadian. Not only that, it will probably be Ricard's Red. This beer is mighty and sweet. If you don't drink beer and are willing to try it. Try this one. It's so nice. It will make you change your mind about beer forever. A true testiment to how far beer has come and why it is here to stay along with the vodkas, rums, and whiskeys.

Ok, I'm going to stop righting and writing. I'm tired. I'm going to post a picture of the beer I spoke of and link back to Jon's page because it makes my work easier. Peace.