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That is all.

On Saturday, I and a friend went up to El Dorado, near Sacramento, to visit a friend.

I had a lot of preconceptions of what Sacramento would be like beforehand. I expected cows and pigs to be grazing in the streets with politicians and lawyers running to-and-fro chasing constituents and ambulances. Shockingly, the area was nothing like how I imagined.

For one, the weather was actually quite nice. The last time I was up in Davis, the weather was hot and dry; I felt like a finely-baked potato after the trip. The weather in El Dorado was totally different. There was nary a cloud in the sky and it had a nice soft breeze. The temperature was around the same temperature I would have expected in San Francisco.
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It burns.

I was standing in a crowded bus this morning in front of the outward facing seats. The person sitting down got up to leave at her stop. In this type of situation, I let anyone sit down out of courtesy. Although grateful, some people are not considerate in return.

They take the seat but sit on the very edge. Doing so, their legs stick out into the path, right where I am standing. Need I remind everyone, the bus was packed as it is every morning. Standing room is scarce and a little bit of balance is lost when the handholds required further stretching to reach.

I noticed that mostly asians do this, usually old ones but the younger ones seem to copying them more often now. They would sit down on the very edge of the seat for five minutes, then slide back until they fully fill out the seat.

The question though is why? Are they worried that the ass heat from the previous occupant would affect them in a negative manner? Is it a healthier way to sit? Is a paganistic ritual designed to ward off evil spirits?!

Last night was freaky scary.

Around 2:30am, I was lying in bed playing Neves on the DS. Then I heard two distinct voices scream out. One was crooning off-key while the other was wailing in sorrow. The two voices clashed and the volume rose as they became more distressed.

I lept out of bed and scrambled to the window. This was a once in a lifetime event; seeing ghosts, that is.

I looked to the right. Nothing.

I looked to the left. Nothing.

Maybe my ears were playing tricks on me. The night was absolutely silent.

I climbed back into bed and the voices came back at an even louder decibel. They were angry. The crooning became shouts; the wailing became cries.

I was tempted to take a look; but, I was afraid of what I would find. Besides, ghosts should stay ghosts. We shouldn’t interact with them unless we want to become ghosts ourselves.

BOO!

I am not sure what triggered my peeve-ness this past week; but, I seem to be getting unusually frustrated during the day especially when using public transportation is involved.

Today I was in line to take the escalator from BART to the street. There is an unwritten rule when using an escalator. The right-hand side of the escalator is for those who want a stationary climb. The left-hand side are for those who want to walk up to expedite the process.
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People who exit the train and stand in front of the door deciding which way to turn.

Not only should they have already figured it out beforehand; the least they could of done was move further into the middle of the platform instead of blocking the exit way.

There are signs all around the subway station imploring passengers to “keep a look out” and “be aware of your surroundings”. Yet, there are still a stubborn few who believe the world revolves around them.

This problem isn’t localized to just the subway. This phenomenon  occurs at department stores, elevators, escalators, restrooms, airports, etc.  Wherever there is a chance to annoy others, these people will be there.

English is a tough language to learn when you’re learning it as a second language.

Take for instance this phrase, “I don’t pretend to know anything”.

What does it mean?

“I know” means “I have knowledge about a subject”.

“I pretend to know” means “I have no idea what you are talking about but I am just going to fake it and hope no one sees through my charade”.

“I don’t pretend to know” means “If I have no idea, I will not lie about knowing the subject at hand”.

“anything” means “what people really mean when they say everything”.

Thus, “I don’t pretend to know anything” means “I have no fricking clue what you are talking about and I won’t even waste an ounce of energy faking that I do”.

So what have we learned today, class?

If you are drawing a blank when in a conversation, just visualize them in their underwear and zone out.

I am not sure if this is just something done in San Francisco, but is there a point in putting sparkling dust into the concrete on the sidewalks?

In the mornings when I am heading towards my workplace, the sidewalk reflects the rising sun’s light right into my eyes forcing me to squint as I walk.

Walking in San Francisco in the morning is like snowboarding without goggles.

People who sit in the single seats on MUNI that have the audacity to cross their leg so that it sticks out into the walkway path.

I am totally fine if the leg is partially in the walkway since some people may have long legs and have trouble fitting into the space provided.

But, no way should the leg be so far out there that I need to swerve to the edge and walk sideways to get pass.

And when you bump or trip over their leg, they get pissed. Well, duh. The leg is so freaking far out there, it would be impossible to avoid.