Gotta Take A Leap Sometime.... Oh Yeah, Get Pah-tay Too
November 13th, 2009 by Braddah LanceHappy Feel Good Friday everybodies!
Once in awhile you gotta notice da signs. Once in awhile you gotta take a chance. Once in awhile you gotta take a leap of faith.
Or get shoved off to get you started.
My future hea at The Advertiser has been up in the air evah since we started layoffs a year ago and da next few months are no different. If you haven't noticed - or read - I've been close to da chopping block several times. In fact, I (well not me but my position) was actually penned to have been eliminated a couple weeks ago.
I've been granted a stay of execution till April.... maaaaybe.
So I'm taking dat leap........ I just hoping I don't go splat wen I land.
It's actually been over eight years in da making and a dream I've had since high school but I've finally decided to startup my own business. It's not going to be my primary job but a side (supplemental) thing. Wat is it? Well if I told you now, I wouldn't have a blog to write about latah now would I? 
In a few weeks I'll be flying up Seattle but more on dat right aftah I mention dis......
We'll be having our 2nd Annual Triad Blog Pah-tay next Friday November 20th at our most accomodating pah-tay headquarters, Fort Street Bar & Grill! Pah-tay starts at 6pm and every/anyone who's read WWD! is welcome to attend. Well, I guess it's not really a Triad pah-tay anymore since oddah bloggers will be there too but it is our 2nd Annual and it was da original pah-tay dat brought us (bloggers and posters) all together IRL (in real life).
Da food is great there and drinks are real affordable. Also get karaoke too for those inclined to show off their American Idol skills but be prepared if "Simon" shows up. 
Plus going get one high profile blogger come by too (even Da Triad put together no can match). I not going say who but relax fellahs, "she" get boyfriend ok.
And all you mainland peeps no need get all 'J', get one pah-tay for you too!
Ok, not really but like I mentioned earlier I stay going to Seattle in early December so if you like talk story aftah you pau hana, let me know. Da WWD! Hui in Portland no feel left out cause Da Wife and I going be there too! And of course our Vegas WWD! Hui, I'd be a fool not to stop by there right? 
For da WWD! Hui in Seattle, Portland and Vegas ..... da pah-tay coming to you in a few weeks so if you like hook up, let me know so we can work it in. Sorry to all da CA Hui, I usually stop by there but nevah have enough time... nor da kala dis time.
And of course I gotta start throwing dis out already. You guys know dat I LOVE doing da travel blogs and dis one no different so if you have any tips, places to eat, locations to visit, must do's etc, PLEASE let me know and I'll try and hit up as much places as I can in Seattle (Da Wife hasn't been and I haven't been there in 17 years), Portland (Da Wife and I haven't been) and yeah, even Vegas (oh yeah baby..... you know we (I) going pound some onolicious grindz there) to bring those places back to Da WWD! Hui! in real time. Ok, probably a day delay.
Oh yeah.... anybody work at United or can get tickets to da Seahawks/49ers game?
Shoots!
k-den
Tags: Braddah Lance Kwon, Business Venture, Entrepreneur, Feel Good Friday / Tip Of Da Day, Las Vegas, Leap of Faith, Portland, Seattle, Take A Chance, Wassap Wit Dat!, WWD!
November 13th, 2009 at 9:04 am
Shoots cuz, we go.
Eh BL, you gotta do wat you gotta do. Start off your business small kine and den let em grow so you get something to fall back on. Das how. You and da wife get the guts. Us back you up.
Sorry No can make da pahty but I be dea in 2 weeks, maybe us get together one night or sumting. Let you know.
Happy feel good Friday.
FIRST?
November 13th, 2009 at 9:05 am
Ok, I would not leave without some FGF jokes. Here's some CLEAN ones.
One day, a man came home and was greeted by his wife dressed in a very Sexy nightie. 'Tie me up,' she purred, 'and you can do anything you want.' So he tied her up and went golfing.
November 13th, 2009 at 9:06 am
Gotta help pad da posts
A woman came home, screeching her car into the driveway, and ran into the house. She slammed the door and shouted at the top of her lungs, 'Honey, pack your bags. I won the lottery!'
The husband said, 'Oh my God! What should I pack, beach stuff or mountain stuff?'
'Doesn't matter,' she said. 'Just get out.'
November 13th, 2009 at 9:07 am
One more.
A Polish immigrant went to the DMV to apply for a driver's license. First, of course, he had to take an eye sight test The optician showed him a card with the letters
'C Z W I X N O S T A C Z.' 'Can you read this?' the optician asked
'Read it?' the Polish guy replied, 'I know the guy.'
da da dum
November 13th, 2009 at 9:08 am
Ooh, sounds like a fun trip! I stay all J! Happy FGF everybody!
November 13th, 2009 at 9:08 am
Almost pau
A wife was making a breakfast of fried eggs for her husband. Suddenly, her husband burst into the kitchen. 'Careful,' he said, 'CAREFUL! Put in some more butter! Oh my gosh! You're cooking too many at once. TOO MANY! Turn them! TURN THEM NOW! We need more butter. Oh my gosh! WHERE are we going to get MORE BUTTER? They're going to STICK! Careful. CAREFUL! I said be CAREFUL! You NEVER listen to me when you're cooking! Never! Turn them! Hurry up! Are you CRAZY? Have you LOST your mind? Don't forget to salt them. You know you always forget to salt them. Use the! Salt. USE THE SALT! THE SALT!' The wife stared at him. 'What in the world is wrong with you? You think I don't know how to fry a couple of eggs?' The husband calmly replied, 'I just wanted to show you what it feels like when I'm driving.'
November 13th, 2009 at 9:09 am
Good luck in your new venture BL!!
Too bad you not coming to Cali.... would have been cool hanging out wit you and 'da wife. Shootz, maybe next time.
November 13th, 2009 at 9:10 am
Da 20th? Ok, I goin try make this one fo shua!
November 13th, 2009 at 9:11 am
OK last one I promise (NOT)
Fifty-one years ago, Herman James, a North Carolina mountain man, was drafted by the Army. On his first day in basic training, the Army issued him a comb. That afternoon the Army barber sheared off all his hair. On his second day, the Army issued Herman a toothbrush. That afternoon the Army dentist yanked seven of his teeth. On the third day, the Army issued him a jock strap. The Army has been looking for Herman for 51 years.
Happy Feel Guud Friday all you Kwonincs, Lanceformers and Lurkahs.
Have a great time at da pahty. I going miss out on meeting that supah Hot Blogger (da one dat get BF but who knows, maybe get chance
Nah j/k *whack on da side of my head by da wife*)
Chee Hoo. Stay Dry and Be Safe. Latahs
November 13th, 2009 at 9:13 am
happy feel guud friday, kwonics, lanceformers and lurkahs!
wow, BL... too bad about your job (you always keep us wondering about that!)... but sounds like exciting things are on the horizon! whatever you do, i know you'll put all that boundless energy into it... and we'll be there to support you, too!
in seattle, i loved salty's on alki (i had the best stuffed halibut! mmm... !!):
http://www.saltys.com/seattle/
in vegas, did you go to the bellagio dinner buffet?
November 13th, 2009 at 9:15 am
i was wondering how you got so many post so fast... it was all ynaku! (well, most of 'em! ha ha!) ya gotta love the guy!
November 13th, 2009 at 9:16 am
GL braddah Lance in your new venture. No foget to buy the budda and da cat, you know what I mean.
I stay all "J" wish I could be there for the party... or even in Seattle
November 13th, 2009 at 9:19 am
I KNOW! I KNOW! You gonna start "Bruddah Lance's most onolicious kim chee"? Make your slogan "You've tried the rest..............I say dey taste like crap!"
OL................rememba us low life when you get "there"
November 13th, 2009 at 9:25 am
Eh, you going make da kine Mail Order Kim Chee business? I like. Send me one case.
Hey snow..................... xoxo
November 13th, 2009 at 9:26 am
I stay make up for lost time cause I was in classes all week, never post nuthin on WWD! Sorry BL
November 13th, 2009 at 9:30 am
Eh.......Ynaku. Better go send BL one case of Styling Dydees as his kim chee business going be so successful he can "throw in" one dydee with every bottle.
Just in case (ahem) one eats TOO MUCH of a good thing.
OL
November 13th, 2009 at 9:40 am
Aloha, Happy FGF everyone! BL, you'll do well in whatever you do. Just look how much this blog grew. You even got me out of being a lurkah. Keep the jokes coming people.
November 13th, 2009 at 10:15 am
... hey Braddah Lance ... have a good, safe trip!!! ... most of all relax and enjoy ... and good luck in Vegas ... maybe you just might hit ... and win enough money so that this business venture of yours can take off!!! ...
... I know in these uncertain times ... in even more difficult to think of taking risks ... so I commend you for taking that leap of faith!!! ... you don't know what's going to happen until you try, right??? ... and you can't succeed if you don't try ...
... me??? ... I usually need to get pushed off the edge to get going ... although lately I've been more daring in jumping into the uncertain ...
... anyway, on this Friday the 13th ... I think I'll take it a bit slow ... look twice before I jump into anything ... knock on wood ... rub the lucky rabbit foot ... and say a small prayer ... just in case ...
... Have a Good One Everyone ...
November 13th, 2009 at 10:16 am
BL,
no california dreaming? WWD?
What's brown and rhymes with snoop?
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Dr. Dre
November 13th, 2009 at 10:23 am
A man is on his way to Wahiawa, but gets lost. He stops at a gas station and asks, "Can I take this road to Wahiawa?" The attendant replies, "You can go to Wahiawa, but the road stays here."
November 13th, 2009 at 10:24 am
The difference between the "swine flu" and "avian flu"???
One you cure with "oinkment" and the other you take care of with a lil "tweetment" ..
November 13th, 2009 at 10:28 am
The economy has gotten so bad that McDonald's is changing it's slogan to: "Can you afford fries with that?"
November 13th, 2009 at 10:38 am
Happy Friday!!
Good luck on your venture.
Have a safe trip. Bring back plenny pickchas, yeah.
November 13th, 2009 at 10:42 am
Howzit BL!
In this "New Economy" you are not safe in any job. Good luck in your new venture!
See you at the pah-tay next week!
November 13th, 2009 at 10:44 am
BL, sorry to hear about your job. I think you can do well starting your own business. 2 friends from college started their own business about 15 years ago and are doing really well. Like you they were accounting majors. Good luck and hopefully I'll see you at the triad party.
November 13th, 2009 at 11:23 am
wateva you going do you goin be real successful. no foget us blog peeps.
happy FGF everybodies.
go warriors!
November 13th, 2009 at 11:52 am
Hey good luck with your new venture. Yeah, you accountant types are good with business so I'm sure you will be successful in time. Times are tough so be patient...especially the missus. I love Seattle, oldest boy lives there but Kan is the best bet for places to eat and see. In December?...going be cold but maybe some snow boarding action?
November 13th, 2009 at 12:00 pm
BL - New twist in your life...something new is always exciting. Enjoy the upcoming getaway.
November 13th, 2009 at 12:59 pm
Well it's more for just "help" with expenses and stuff but like they say, you gotta spend kala to make kala.
Too bad they nevah say you had to be broke while doing it. 
Shoots! Might be a little busy/hectic for me but we go try.
Da Wife too strong.... she going broke 'em..... and then broke me.
Wea you tink dis is.... O&E?!?
Too funny.
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Well gotta take kea business first then oh yeeeaah..... let da good times roll.
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The husband calmly replied, 'I just wanted to show you what it feels like when I'm driving.' And then she called 911 cause he got da 'S' of da SOS.
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Mahalos! More of dat latahz.
Yeah, maybe next time. But at least I get fo' get some In-N-Out. Oh yeah and Panera's.
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Rogah. I figgah if I let people know now, they at least can try make it.... or make up a good excuse.
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If dat happened to me I'd be missing for 51 years too!
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Wen I stay awake.
Mahalos!
Mahalos for da suggestion!
Yup. Da Wife likes Wynn bettah. Wen she stay hungry.... I no argue.
And hea I thought people actually liked WWD!.
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I look like a Buddah and my dogs would kill da cat.
There's still Portland and Vegas.... and Vegas.
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No way! I work too hard for dat.
As if I'lll evah get "there"............
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On it's way on da SupahFerry........
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Wat? Now I gotta put on warning label? WWD!
November 13th, 2009 at 1:12 pm
GL and gambatte kudasai on your venture! I totally agree with you about either taking a leap of faith or getting shoved off the side. When my hubby was laid off, he was literally shoved off. In all honesty, the writing was on the wall with his job then but instead of being proactive, he hoped (and I think he really believed) the company he worked for would survive. But I know he feels he's better off now with his new job. Good luck to you, and have fun on your trips! Too bad you couldn't make a stop out here in the southeast!
November 13th, 2009 at 1:15 pm
Happy Aloha Friday everyone!!
Thanks Ynaku for the great jokes.
Good luck BL on your new job adventure. I hope this is when karma comes into play so all the good you have done for others will come back at you and make your business a success.
In Vegas, don't forget to try the mac and cheese at The Harley Davidson Cafe.
November 13th, 2009 at 1:15 pm
Is the surprise blogger coming to the party Cat Toth??
November 13th, 2009 at 2:17 pm
Now it's no longer a surprise!. WWD?!?!?
November 13th, 2009 at 2:34 pm
BL: check your non-work email.
November 13th, 2009 at 2:52 pm
Ahh, Pacific Northwest. Craft beer! Fat tire!
Where you staying in Portland? I kinda know the area.
November 13th, 2009 at 3:05 pm
Howzit all you FGF buggas
Good luck BL......you fool.....nah jus jokin
look how sucksexful me, das why IKHEA gatta work so hard 
NKHEA..... can go SUPin anytime with BL now
November 13th, 2009 at 3:08 pm
Happy FGF everyone!
Another party missed and it sounds like it will be a good one.
Oh, and BTW - playing Megabucks isn't considered starting a business, even in Vegas.
Alan from Makiki
November 13th, 2009 at 3:18 pm
I really don't tink it was me. It was/is more about whoevah reads coming out of their comfort zone.... I just provided something to bitch about.
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I was wondering who'd mention dat.
If I hit da big one...... I not working.
Rogah dat.
Superstitious are we?
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Sadly not dis trip.... we tried cause we really wanted to go back and eat at Johnnies and try Tito's Tacos but couldn't fit it in.
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No worries about dat!
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Well it really doesn't start up till next yea but gotta take kea all da logistics first.
Was there any doubt?
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15 years and surviving? Now they must be doing well. Congrats to them!
Hopefully..... jus' look for da short Korean.
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Nevah!
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Now you tell me!
I wish! If Da Boys were going automatic we head up North but I stay with Da Wife and she no like go anyways so das why we heading south aftah to Portland.
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"New" is always exciting..... just hoping it stays dat way.
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Domo arigato gozaimasu.
Das kinda how I feel.
Believe me, Da Wife would have loved to have gone there!
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Boy am I going to be 20#'s heavier wen I come back from dis trip.
Now if I told you right now..... it wouldn't be a surprise now would it.
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Easy ti-gah.
You just have to show up and find out...... or wait for da blog pics. 
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Okie-dokie
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Downtown Portland - we're driving from Seattle so we'll have a car and don't mind driving around and exploring.... and yeah, Da Wife already has looked up some microbreweries for us to check out. Probably to get me drunk and pass out so she can go shopping like crazy.
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Well Da Wife knows it's not going to be full-time gig so she bettah keep working.
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You'll get hea' one day.
It's not? Damn! I already sent in my application.
November 13th, 2009 at 3:23 pm
Happy FGF All!!
BL - Good luck with your new business venture! Let us know what it is and we all going try help bring you business.
Seattle is the bomb! KAN knows. Portland(Oregon) no more sales tax, so go shopping. You know all about Vegas already.
November 13th, 2009 at 3:30 pm
Change is always scary, but it is how we grow. You are smart to go into business on your own. You should do very well. Have a great weekend.
November 13th, 2009 at 3:55 pm
Braddah - just no give away da store, eh?
November 13th, 2009 at 3:56 pm
... except to your fellow yobos.
November 13th, 2009 at 4:16 pm
Is the new business the thing we talked about at the golf tournament when referencing the thing you blogged about (and fooled me) on the April first blog???? If so, I'm a large. X-large after the holidays
But I know you're not moving to Colorado, so no can fool me twice
November 13th, 2009 at 5:37 pm
Hi BL and everybody!
Change is scary kine good. You got da smarts, you wouldn't make a foolish move. You know know you got the support of all of us. If your venture is gonna be Kim Chee well, you know I don't eat Kim Chee (don't throw bottles at me!) but all my friends do and there's always gifts, omiyage, etc.
Good luck BL! But wait...! Not April yet so we got you for a while yet.
November 13th, 2009 at 6:01 pm
btw, Happy FGF everbody! Thanks for all the jokes.
Sally>>>*don't eat saimin while reading blogs anymore*
November 13th, 2009 at 6:31 pm
I bought a jar of Kim Chee at a supermarket in Ca. this week. It tasted like crap. I miss BL's Kim Chee. Even my wife, who is a meat and potato gal, loved BL's Kim Chee
November 13th, 2009 at 8:39 pm
eh BL: Email me offlist. I live just outside of Portland (next town over). I don't know what you and Mrs. Braddah Lance wanna do, or if we can even meet up IRL, but at least I can send you web links to various places: shopping malls, stores, microbreweries, whatever else comes to mind.
Remember one thing, Oregon has NO SALES TAX! Shop shop shop.
November 13th, 2009 at 9:49 pm
Yup, no tax in Oregon. I've been to Redhook in Seattle.
We usually stay at the Embassy Suites downtown. Widmer Hefeweizen on tap for FREE at the evening "Managers Reception"
November 13th, 2009 at 11:30 pm
D in O: Oregon... isn't that where Marionberries are? Marionberry Jam (seedless) are second only to Guava Jelly!
November 14th, 2009 at 5:14 am
Drove through Oregon recently. Had forgotten that one cannot self-pump gas (it's actually illegal); must be done by a gas station attendant. Interesting.
November 14th, 2009 at 6:54 am
sally: yes, Marionberries are from here. There's actually quite a bunch of things that are grown and/or manufactured here in the state of Oregon, like Marionberries, Wine, Sake, Hazelnuts (Filberts), and a bunch of other stuff.
November 14th, 2009 at 6:58 am
Tahoe-gal: I don't know how or why that stupid law came about regarding not being able to pump gas. After all these years of living in this state, that's one law that still baffles me. Of course now, it also confuses me. When I travel to places like California, I end up waiting for some attendant to come out and pump gas.
November 14th, 2009 at 9:43 pm
BL: Heeeyyy..... see.. I check in still yet! hee hee... let me know when you get to LV! Uhmm just keep in mind, I stay jobless and poor, hehe...but very willing to go out! bahhaha..
November 16th, 2009 at 3:04 pm
Have I been outed.....?
November 17th, 2009 at 5:00 am
BL:
Hey, I'll bee your first customer for your World Famous Kim Chee business
...any chance I can pick up a bottle from you when I'm there 
November 17th, 2009 at 9:44 am
Rogah Dat!
Rogah dat two times!
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True dat.
Smart or bankrupt? We'll see........
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Yeah, I know.... dat's one thing I kinda gotta change but hard.
I knew there was more to dat.
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Silicon Valley.
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It's yet to be seen.
But I did marry Da Wife.... dat's a good move right? 
Sorry but no it isn't. Dat's just for fun and give aways.
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Braddah Scott, you bettah than to buy a bottle of kim chee...... especially from a mainland store!
But then again..... wen you going buy 'em eh? Email me your address and I'll mail some to you. It should be perfect by da time you get it. 
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Das wat I'm afraid of.
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Heh? Wat time dat stay?
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Really? Gotta tip?
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Sake?
Good thing I know cause I would have thought dat da guy would be trying to jack us or something.
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Evah been to Sushi on Rainbow? Buffet sushi and onolicious! Our treat. I'll send you an email.
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Holy guacamole! I've been graced by your prescence? And you read WWD!? Or is just cause I had "pah-tay" in da title.
Outed? Not yet.......... 
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Kim chee isn't my new business venture.... but for you? I'll make a batch special for you.
November 17th, 2009 at 10:55 am
BL: No, you don't need to tip gas station attendants in Oregon. One thing you do need to ask about, is if there is a difference in price (or additional fees charged) between paying with cash and paying with an atm or credit card. I know ARCO -- am/pm stations charge something like 45¢ as a fee for using your atm card, and they do NOT take credit cards.
I am compiling a list now of Oregon stuff for you and the wife. It's going to take me a while, so I'll email it to you when I'm done.
November 17th, 2009 at 12:39 pm
Awww BL, thanks(!) so sweet!! No need treat though! You gonna need all that kala for buying stuff (no sales tax???) and trying to make your millions here in LV! Bahahah, I was just worried you'd wanna meet at some expensive place or something! I've never been to Sushi on Rainbow, someplace new, yay! hee hee...