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Name: William
Country: United States
State: Illinois
Birthday: 10/15/1972
Gender: Male
Interests: See above
Expertise: Home theater! Cooking, some guitar, oudated Dave Matthews information, music, Deep Thoughts, 24, Lord of the Rings (the movie) and meat...
Occupation: Legal
Industry: Legal
Message: message meEmail: email me
Website: visit my website
Member Since:
12/13/2002
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| V's 007 resolutions:
Help W eat more vegetables
Help W work out more
Help W sleep more
Help W paint outside exterior
Help W pave the driveway
Help W take his vitamins
JUST KIDDING, sort of...
ok, here are some of my 007 resolutions:
slow down and chew my food more
don't have to finish eating everything in front of me
don't have to always finish W's foods
don't feel guilty about throwing unfinished foods away
pray with more intensity
sightplay new music on the piano a few times a month
save up for big purchases
let someone pull out in front of me while I'm out driving
not using my cell phone while driving
wear more colorful combos
be more patient, loving & Christlike to my father
watch a full b-ball game here & there with W
soak in more sun
be more encouraging to my students
learn to deliver jokes like W
stay in better touch with friends
be a faithful steward of what God has entrusted us with and live everyday without regrets
you can pray for me and help keep me accountable in all these areas 
1/12/007 added
p.s., i said learn to deliver jokes, not learn to tell jokes - there's a difference! 
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| Happiest New 2007 Everyone!
William & I fasted together New Year's Eve.
We also cut our hair... Wow! I've been cutting William's hair on/off since 1990. Decided to give myself bangs too.
Sam & Jon came with us to Calvary Church for open communion. Afterwards we break fast together with a nice homemade meal by Master Chef Wu.
Around 9PM, a bunch of friends came over. Unfortunately, Sam was sick and left early to play WoW... I mean, to rest.
Guitar Heroes I & II was our entertainment for majority of the night.
We also had the Choi brothers: Dave/John/Paul, Andrew & Sam over New Year's night to watch a disappointing Rose Bowl game... but Boise highlights were quite amazing - especially since I'm not even a football fan!
On top of making us look bad,
K Shan had to leave early and bring pants for someone somewhere...
Master Chef Wu can always whip us something yummy at the last second... In this case, our left overs looked good still.
the saga of Guitar Hero begins... I tried to capture all the possible combos:
         
I must say, my guitar playing sounded a lot like a choir of donkeys. Gee, I only recognize 3 heavy rock/metal tunes... where have I've been.
I'm glad Lawrence always recap what we attempted to play after each song!
My new year resolution: I will not make fun of you game freaks as much from 2007 on! And of course, who keeps their New Year Resolutions for more than 2 months?
I need real black notes!!!
At 11:30PM we started writing down our 2006 TOP 10 List.
Took a 5 second break and popped sparkling confetti to ring in the new year: 3, 2...
 
1. HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!
Then we shared our 2006 Top 10 List... quite a few lap top purchases!
Can't believe everyone's done with college and onto work or graduate school.
We also shared some prayer requests for 2007 and prayed for one another.
More Guitar Hero, here's a glimpse into Denny's world of Maple Story: 
     
circa 3:30AM
these guys are truly Guitar Heroes.
Vivian's TOP 10 for 2006:
Note: I always have more than 10, and since Lawrence started the trend of honorable mentions, well, that's perfect for me:
Honorable mention: get togethers with the Echiverri family: graduation party, downtown condo overnight, Henry's 50 b-day bash - that's where we took our Christmas picture next to a beautiful tree.
10. 4 piano recitals for my students - making DVDs for them
9. my father's successful quadruple bypass surgery in Taiwan
8. SS card w/ correct name changes and b-date... & applying for my very first US passport ever! This is really for Steve Yen's wedding!
7. God blessing us with various special deals, discounts, free shipping deals & rebates. Hey, they add up! Free Health Rider from one of my piano student's family.
6. Health related:
a. learning more about gardening, new grow beds, composter & harvesting our own fresh veggies and herbs
b. new way of eating: separating carbs & protein, fruit alone... better digestion
c. because of a bad car accident - getting regular treatments from Cammisa Chiropractic - including massages, adjustments, posture exercises, good vitamin regime
5. our Annual Christmas Open House with about 60 friends over.
4. 6 weddings! Last one being in Hawaii - hanging w/ old school & Jess. Tasting the sweetest mango ever existed! Romy's fresh shrimp. Makino Chaya. Ooo, I would be fat and broke if we live in Hawaii!
3. Special friends visiting: Steve & Joanne from Toronto, Debby Fung from Maryland, Joseph & Theresa Tsang from NYC, Wes & Christa & Hanna Quimby from MI, Carl & Theresa Cho from Singapore, William's uncle & aunt from NYC, Vivian's childhood youth leaders Wen & Emily Hsieh.
2. Household changes - mainly because of the bad car accident, instead of purchasing another vehicle, we bought my dream grand piano and prep the house so I can teach out of it: new colorful music themed area rugs, William painted first floor. Did a semi-clean sweep. Donated a couple of truckloads to Salvation Army. Discovering that our Carbon Monoxide detector is the culprit beeper in the last 2 years!!! We kept thinking it's our fire alarm. DUH! Can't believe I lost sleep over that for so many nights!
1. Fast regularly. So blessed and honored that God would use my hunger and listen to my pleads and pour out His amazing grace... and that God has also called out a small army together taking 12 hours shifts covering every day of the week. Only eternity will we be able to see the fullness of what this act of obedience has accomplish. =)
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| Here are some highlights from our 2006 Christmas Open House
Thank you all for coming and sharing your life with us.
Thank you for the special treats you brought to share with everyone.
A big thank you also for those of you who couldn't come but were generous enough to give us treats to share too.
We will forever treasure these times and your friendship!
MERRY MERRY CHRISTMAS!!!  
Wangs:  , Tangs:  , Mr. Deli Spiral:  , Yuans:  ,
Wus:  , Lus:  , Huangs:  , Cunninghams:  ,
Lins:  , Chen brothers:  , Lin sisters & fiances:  ,
Ed Hsu:  , Loo siblings:  , Choi brothers:  ,
karaoke time:  ,  ,  , 
still going strong at 2:30AM:  | | |
| MERRY CHRISTMAS!!!
come celebrate Jesus Christ's birthday with us
Christmas Open House at William & Vivian's
Saturday, 12/23/2006
3:33PM  - until you must leave us... 
Bring a concealed (wrapped or in a gift bag) Secret Santa Gift to participate in an ongoing gift exchange.
Approximately $10 value.
For fun, you can even include a little Christmas message and give clues to who you are.  To slightly prevent overstuffing ourselves, we have allotted the following times for caroling:
5:30pm / 8pm / 10:30pmYou may request your favorite Christmas Carol in advance when you RSVP.
since Xanga is open to the WWW, we will give you specific directions to our place when you
RSVP via email by Wednesday, 12/20/06 so we know how much food to prepare:
willcvivi@gmail.com
drinks & appetizers (e.g., bagel dogs, sushi, spring rolls, finger sandwiches, chicken nuggets, etc. - be creative  ) are always welcome Please let us know what you'll be bringing when you RSVP & don't forget to request your favorite Christmas Carol too. 
HOPE TO SEE YOU SOON!
This is Vivian, I have "bought out" workwilliam's xanga for the time being.
The picture was taken NOT at our home, so no need to look for a massive decorated Christmas tree when you come!
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