Been wondering what I’m currently up to? Well, here’s the quick and dirty…

Physiologically
I’m your average short Asian guy (just shy 5′6″). I’m currently sporting short spiky hair that’s usually got a brown or mahogany tint to it. I go to the gym regularly but regretfully sport a lil gut that won’t ever go away. It’s ok though, it helps to hold soda cans while sitting on the couch.

Psychologically
I’ve got my head screwed on straight though I don’t have much patience for those who seek to waste my time and energy. My nickname is flakeboy, but I’m no flake. I like to think I’m pretty loyal, alert, and cognizant. If I’m confused, its usually because I have no idea what I’m doing in this life and I’m not embarrassed to say when I haven’t a clue. Of course not having a clue isn’t necessarily a bad thing. Life will work itself out fine and enduring the pains and pleasures are what makes life worth living.

Career
I have been employed at the colossal CB Richard Ellis, Inc. since March 2004. I am a graphic designer working on marketing materials, sales pitch materials and presentations, building branding, listing flyers, offering packages, webpages, etc. I am also in charge of some basic office administration roles including the inventory/upkeep of marketing supplies/equipment for our floor. I work in our Downtown Los Angeles office as part of the core marketing team and have on occasion gone out to our other six Southern California offices (Torrance, Sherman Oaks, Glendale, Ontario, Century City, and City of Commerce).

Living Arrangements
I’m currently living in a 3/4 bedroom house in North Torrance with Joe, his co-worker, and a trouble-making golden Labrador.

Dating Status
I am still single and will probably stay that way forever unless something miraculous happens (an absolutely flawless person comes into my life). UCLA wasn’t a complete waste of time–I learned that singleness is definitely the way to go.

Future
I don’t know where life is leading me, and I try not to worry to much. There is little point in worrying over what I don’t know and can’t predict.

Pleasures
• The colors blue and orange
• Doodling in my sketchbooks
• SUV’s (I want the MDX)
• Drivers who can actually drive.
• Extra Ripe Kimchee
• Cheesecake
• Anything fried (esp chicken and calamari)
• Pokémon (and I’m ashamed to admit it)
• Nintendo, Nintendo, Nintendo
• My Donkey Kong UFO Plush
• My Chocobo UFO Plush (Taej)

Pains
• All forms of insects and bugs
• Selfish dorks and Inconsiderate jerks
• Wet and/or cold toilet seats.
• Pens that smudge
• Plain raw tomatoes
• Stubbing my toe in doorways (or walking into poles)
• Repeating myself more than twice
• The service at C&O Trattoria
• My ex-boss from the advertising agency
• bills, bills, and bills
• Best Buy’s customer service
• How quickly anything electronic that I buy becomes outdated
• Reformatting because of Windoz
• Pop-up ads & spyware
• Beans
• Warm, sleepless nights

My life is but a boring story for sure. But I thought I’d include a quick bio anyway (which includes all major Nintendo related purchases as well).

1977
· I was born in Michigan the same day my oldest brother was having his birthday party. Needless to say his party was a bit ruined and has since also had to share his birthdays with me… since it’s the same day…

1978
· Our family moved to Palos Verdes in Southern California before I turned 1. I don’t remember much about Michigan or anything before the age of four really.

1982-1983
· It’s discovered that I’m a bit “slower” than other children and am sent to a private school and to a child psychiatrist of some sort. Turns out I had some form of partial dyslexia(?!) which I would quickly outgrow, but was now a year behind all my peers in school.

1984
· I return to “normal” school and have to make new friends all over again… which sucked…

1985
· I get the original Nintendo Entertainment System and then proceed to grow into a very obese child (I was really thin before.. can you believe it?).

1988
· Elijah (my oldest brother) gets his driver’s license and a huge, clunky white Buick.

1989
· Graduate from Vista Grande Elementary School and move on to Ridgecrest Intermediate School.

1990
· I get my first GameBoy.
· Elijah goes off to Cal and leaves the clunky white Buick to sit for a year before Enoch gets his license.

1991
· Ridgecrest is closed, PV High and Miraleste High become converted into intermediate schools, and Rolling Hills High School becomes Palos Verdes Peninsula High School. I get sent to PV and have to make new friends AGAIN because most of my friends get sent to Miraleste.
· Enoch drives me to L.A. Tronics a month before he actually gets his license so that I can buy a Super Nintendo with money I secretly withdrew from my savings account and money accumulated from recycling my family (and our neighbor’s) soda containers and glass bottles.

1992
· My family begins going to Bread of Life church in Torrance because me and my middle brother are unhappy with Chinese Evangelical Free Church in Monterey Park (them kids were mean).
· I also graduate from PVI to PVP.

1993
· I get my driver’s license and yee old Buick Century to terrorize PV/Torrance in (Enoch goes off to UCLA).

1994
· I become Christian.

1996
· I graduate from PVP and go off to UCLA.
· I make my first webpage on Geocities (since it was all the rage back then)
· I wait in agony for 10 months for the N64 to be released

1997
· I purchase Macromedia Freehand 7 and begin teaching myself the ins and outs of vector design
· I procure an old copy of Photoshop 4 and begin teaching myself about bitmaps and image manipulation
· I apply for the graphic design program at UCLA and get reject.
· I become further jaded when my design professor tells me he would have padded my portfolio score and recommendation had he known which portfolio was mine.
· Become even further jaded when a fellow student in one of my design classes gets into the program even though all his pieces got lower grades than mine in the same class because the professor liked him.
· I decide to pursue communications as it’s UCLA’s closest thing to marketing/advertising.
· I get hired at the Villager arcade.

1998
· I become accepted into the communications major with a GPA of 3.8 (which eventually drops to 3.5 before I graduate).
· I become the student supervisor at the Villager arcade.
· I’m given an old Geo to drive around, which despite the sneers, I still loved.
· I purchase FrontPage and begin teaching myself HTML (since FrontPage never worked correctly).
· I purchase a GameBoy color and a copy of Pokémon Blue.

1999
· The Villager arcade moves into Sproul and student staff becomes disbanded since, in theory, the Sproul staff can monitor the machines.Later, all arcade machines become heavily vandalized.
· I purchase an arcade machine from X-Cape and convert it into a PCS2 compatible machine running games such as Street Fighter Alpha 2, Puzzle Fighter, Pocket Fighter, X-man vs Street Fighter and Marvel Super Heroes.
· The Geo breaks down and I get a used Honda Accord.
· I start working at the Daily Bruin as a graphics illustrator where I am forced to learn Adobe Illustrator
· I quit from the Villager as a technician.
· I begin an internship at XactImage, an Internet provider/design company in West Los Angeles.
· I procure a version of Flash and begin teaching myself how to use flash.

· I purchase a Japanese GameBoy advance four months before the American version is released and have no games to play since I can’t read Japanese.

2000
· I graduate from UCLA and decide to pursue art school.
· My brother Enoch gets married.
· I purchase the domain jsmind.com and launch my own website and begin drawing j’s mind comics.
· I am awarded best graphics illustrator at the Daily Bruin for the 1999-2000 school year.

2001
· I learn some history of type-setting as well as how to draw the human body in a drawing class.
· after 8 weeks of art school, i get fed up and jaded with students and the uselessness of it all (one of my professors told me I was wasting my time since I already had a BA).
· I return to XactImage and begin learning to code in ColdFusion.
· 9/11 hits and an already sucky economy takes a further dive dragging XactImage down with it.
· I wake up early and line up at the Best Buy in Westwood to get my black GameCube, 3 extra controllers, Luigi’s Mansion and Super Monkey Ball.

2002
· After literally months without pay, I secure a job at i7 Interactive, an advertising company in Torrance
· I quit XactImage (who to this day still owes me about $3,000).
· My nephew, Evan, is born.
· I purchase my CR-V.

2003
· After 9 months, I quit my job with i7 opting to freelance.
· Lived off of unemployment for a short while.
· Moved back to PV.
· Joined L.A. Fitness and going to the gym regularly.
· Received a black GameBoy SP as a gift.

2004
· After freelancing and bouncing from gig to gig, I began working at CBRE in March.
· Moved out from PV into a bedroom apt.
· Moved out of apartment into house with Joe (a friend) and his co-worker.
· Purchased a Nintendo DS.

2005
· let’s see what happens…

I’ve been a Christian for most of my life and I’m not ashamed of my God or religion. This is my page dedicated to God and my church. He’s probably wondering why he only has one page–or not because He already knows everything… Oh, you were wondering… hmmm… ask Him.

Life wasn’t always as good as it is now. I had many struggles growing up and it’s taken me a long time to come to where I am in life. Of all the influences that have ever passed through my life, Bread has been the one to impact me the most. It was here that I truly learned what it meant to actually know God.

While I had attended church ever since before I could remember, I wasn’t a Christian until mid High School. It was then that for the first time, I experienced brokenness from God and not from my own selfish desires. There’s something about being emotionally trampled on that opens a guys eyes. In high school, I got this when I realized that I had been going to church for over 15 years, but did not really experience God in my life.

I think that having my own selfishness thrown back in my face is what really opened my eyes to what was important in this life. I was able to see clearly what was eternal and what was not. Those things which I do for the Kingdom and for God and not myself is what is eternal. This webpage? It’s fleeting, but hey, no one’s perfect.

I am not saint and I don’t pretend to be. I’ll never be a saint. In fact anyone that knows me knows I am about as far from perfect as a circle is from a square, but without the support I have gained at Bread, I’d probably be even more screwed up. At any rate, I have no idea if that was encouraging or even the least bit coherent, but at any rate, that’s my speal on Bread.

In high school, throughout college and into my mid-twenties, I attended the Torrance Bread of Life Church. During college I did also explore a number of different fellowships and churches, but ended up back at Bread of Life for whatever reasons. If you’re looking for life answers, I encourage you to seek them in Jesus Christ and God.

Of course a physical church is a good place to help you on your search, but no single church will be prefect or flawless. There’s a need to strike a balance at church between one that can feed you (spiritually, mentally, and socially) and one where you can serve at be committed to serving despite hard times and times that may seem unjust. No one is perfect and we all make mistakes, but ignoring a mistake or error will not make it go away. Similarly, making mountains out of molehills does no one any good. Sometimes people feel neglected at a church and sometimes people are not willing to commit or take a chance to open themselves to others or new experiences. Since after college and going through a couple of jobs, things around me changes as did I. While technically I’m still attending Bread these days (though not as regularly), I do occasionally visit other churches some of my friends have moved on to. It’s hard to stay committed to something you feel isn’t right for you anymore, and it’s something I’m still working out–but I’ve always recognized that leaving a church due to it having “too many” problems is not a good reason. If something has problems, God would want you to help make these trouble-areas get better. If however the conflict is something that cannot be solved and is just a weak area for the church, at least try to remedy the situation before seeking a new church to meet your needs. I guess that’s where I am right now. Trying to find resolution to something that is within me and more or less, irrelevant to those around me.

Until I figure all that out, I do think that people need to remember that while the focus of a church is God, people make up the church and every church is different. While it’s be nice if all churches were doctrinally on the same page, it’s the individuals that give a place personality. Don’t hate God or “the church” for what one church experience has been like. Too many become bitter at God for human wrongs. Move on, forgive (or forget though forgiving is more ideal), and realize there’s someplace better for you.

“Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on
your own understandings, in all of your ways acknowledge Him
and He will make your paths straight.”
~Proverbs 3:5,6
Well, enough of that now. I need to remember to update this page somewhat regularly, but I hope that wasn’t too painful; if you actually read through the whole thing, I’d like to say I’m impressed. So, until we meet in person or in heaven, peace. †In Him,
~ Jacob

Below is a huge long survey I jacked from Wootae… I felt like updating this section, but didn’t know what to say in it… luckily for me I found this ridiculously LONG survey to fill out! If you’re really bored, it’ll take some time to read through it all. if you’re REALLY bored, you can always copy and paste it and then fill it out yourself… Or you could just sit there and mentally think what a waste of time this was for me… but then again… YOU’RE the one taking time to read this… so who’s really wasting time? Uh huh… that’s what I though…

BASICS…
name:
Jacob
nicknames:
flakeboy, jester, jest, jerk-ob, snake-up, jake, j-cup, j-rump, yacob, bocaj, flakey, “2″
gender:
male
date of birth:
09/09/1977
age:
if you can read the above line, you can do the math
birthplace:
Michigan
astrological sign:
Virgo
zodiac sign:
snake
location:
Los Angeles/Palos Verdes
school:
UCLA
romantic status:
uh… single… N/A… whatever…
ethnicity:
Chinese American
hair color:
black or mahogany
eye color:
light brown
piercings:
none… yet…
height:
5′5″ and 0.5″
best feature:
my rump and how I shake it… or so I’ve been told…ARE YOU…
pretty:
I don’t know about pretty but I can be pretty damn petty…
funny:
people tend to laugh at me and not with me
hot:
depends on how desperate or drunk you are
friendly:
hey! what you looking at ugly?!
amusing:
I can amuse myself. The other day I spent 30 minutes playing with plastic clips and twisting them into different shapes…
loveable:
sure
caring:
in my own special way
sweet:
I’m the antithesis of salty
dorky:
sometimes
weird:
yes… but aren’t we all?
smart:
I used to think i was… shows how stupid I really am!
arrogant:
hope not
attractive:
to the wrong people
outgoing:
not really
shy:
depends on the crowd
popular:
hahaha… wasn’t that a show on the WB?
sarcastic:
what’s that mean?
religious:
yes
ambitious:
should be
bitchy:
only when I whine
cocky:
isn’t that the same as arrogant?
independent:
want to be
lazy:
can’t afford to be
ignorant:
is bliss
crazy:
and insane
clueless:
this list has too many synonyms
perverted:
actually, I prefer to be called demented…
depressed:
all the time
suicidal:
you’ll find out when you find my note…
innocent:
as the freshly fallen snow…
artistic:
depends on who you ask
clothing:
boxers, jeans and a shirt… all a guy needs
musical:
i like music but I am not musically talented at all

EITHER/OR…
coke or pepsi:
Coke… duh…
club or houseparty:
houseparty
tea or coffee:
coffee
high achiever or easy-going:
hard-working under-achiever?
cats or dogs:
puppies
apples or oranges:
oranges
food or candy:
isn’t candy a type of food?
DVDs or VHS:
DVD
mall or movies:
mall
matches or a lighter:
lighters… especially ones that play China’s national anthem when opened
oprah or jerry springer:
Harpo
DO YOU…
smoke:
only inside casinos and places where smoking is permitted
do drugs:
nope
drink:
only if I can’t taste the alcohol
have a crush:
perhaps…
have a boyfriend/girlfriend:
nope
have recurring dreams:
usually involves me and an anvil
have any gay or lesbian friends:
yep and some ambiguous ones too
believe in miracles:
don’t you?
believe in astrology:
no
believe in magic:
do miracles count as magic?
pray:
not enough
go to church:
yep
have any secrets:
a few skeletons here and there
have any pets:
not at the moment
go to or plan to go to college:
UCLA
talk to strangers who instant message you:
not usually
wear hats:
yep
hate yourself:
sometimes
take walks in the rain:
I love the rain
sing in the shower:
sometimes
wear glasses/contacts:
both
wear white socks:
who doesn’t?
have your own phoneline:
SprintPCS
like to dance:
sure, why not?
sit by the phone all night waiting for a call:
no
save AOL convos:
my computer does that automatically
save emails:
ALL OF THEM
wish you were someone else:
I wish i was rich, does that count?
wish you were a member of the opposite sex:
Hell no!
facial feature do you find most attractive:
smile baby
long/short hair:
short
looks/personality:
go for both
punk/prep:
prep
older/younger:
i could go either way within a 4 year radius…

HAVE YOU EVER…
been so drunk that you blacked out?
yep. the first and last time i drank
taken any illegal substances?
no… I prefer the legal ones, they’re easier to get
gone out in public in your pajamas?
yup
missed school because it was raining?
no… i like the rain
set any body part on fire for amusement?
huh?
kept a secret from everyone?
well… yeees… that’s what makes it a secret
who knows your deepest ones?
God
wanted to hook up with a friend?
who hasn’t?
cried during a flick?
on occasion, but luckily no one ever notices…
had a crush on a teacher?
ewe…
thought an animated character was hot?
yeah
prank called someone?
my Latin teacher in High School on her birthday…
been on stage?
yeah… big mistake
kissed your cousin?
ewe.. friggin’ NASTY
ran away?
no… was never that stupid to believe I could afford it
broken someone’s heart?
unfortunately…
had your heart broken?
I’ve lost count…
had an imaginary friend?
no… but i talked to my stuffed animals sometimes…
cheated on a test?
no… too scared and stupid to
been in the hospital?
yeah
been with 2 girls at one time?
only 2? (j/k)
fell asleep in the shower/bath?
yes.. and on the can too!
gone to church?
yep
been to a camp/retreat?
yep
sat in a restaurant without ordering anything?
whenever I’m broke and with hungry friends who aren’t
gone without bathing for more than a week?
when i was a lil kid
broken something valuable?
all the time as a kid
screamed at someone for no reason?
no, i got reasons for my madness
thought you were in love?
yeah… a coupla times…
said “I Love You” and meant it?
yeah
been hurt by a guy/girl you loved?
oh yeah
stayed up until 4 AM?
all the time in college
liked someone too young for you?
uhmmm… no… thaz just wrong…
walked in on someone changing or showering?
yeah
had braces?
yeah.. i think i need them again too
loved someone you had no chance with?
yeah… that’s why I’ve given up on love…

WHAT IS…
the stupidest thing you’ve ever done?
trusting my friend to actually be a friend when I needed him
your most embarrassing moment?
farting in a complete stranger’s face in a study lounge in college
your fondest memory?
That’s a secret… oooooh!!!!!
your most prized possession?
my portfolio
the thing that makes you happiest?
forgetting about all the woes and troubles that exist in this world

DO YOU BELIEVE IN…
God: yes
devil: yes
love: yes and no… not as much as I used to?
heaven: yes
hell: yes
superstitions: no
santa claus: I believe Coca-cola made him up
ghosts: yes
UFO’s: yes
destiny/fate: yes… and its unavoidable…
love at first sight: no

FAVORITES…
salad dressing:
Caesar
movie:
Emperor’s New Groove
book:
books without pictures?! Uhhh… my Cordon Bleu cookbook?
type of music:
Video Game Soundtracks (originals and remixed)
fast food:
Wendy’s
ice cream:
French Vanilla
food:
I like most foods except eggplant, nuts, and beans
soda:
Diet Coke
song:
Eyes on Me (N.Uematsu and F.Wong)
radio station:
Don’t really like any of them anymore
color:
Obnoxious Orange
candy:
Altoid Tangerine Sours
breakfast food:
Skillets… hmmmm
fruit:
purple is a fruit… pineapples :)
scent:
Dunhill Desire Blue
subject:
me of course! (j/k)
day of the week:
Saturday
month:
December (all the vacation days!)
season:
Winter
location for a date:
In front of the TV under a blankie… ooh la la…

QUESTIONS…
what jewelry do you wear everyday?
I don’t wear jewelry
would you vote for a woman president?
I’d be open to it
do you dream in black and white?
i don’t think so.. not unless its a flashback
what color nail polish do you wear?
umm… N/A
do you have dimples?
I don’t think so, but according to my friends I do…
do you remember being born?
no
why do you take surveys?
Bored and outta my mind… DAMN this thing is LONG
what hurts more, emotional or physical pain?
emotional
do you like your name?
I dunno… I’ve just gotten used to it I guess
who do you want to spend the rest of your life with?
Do I really have a choice? Me, myself and I…
can you unwrap a starburst with your tongue?
Yep and I can tie a cherry stem in a knot too
who makes you happy?
No one really
have you ever won any special awards?
Yeah… but they spelled my name wrong on it and didn’t tell me I was getting it until after I already missed the awards ceremony
what are your future goals?
have a steady income, not be a burden to anyone, and support my family/friends in their endeavors…
are you afraid that you’ll never get married?
no… I’m not afraid… I know I’m never getting married…
do you want kids?
Wouldn’t mind a kid… I think the world could use more people just like meeh. :)
what do you want to be when you grow up?
competent.

AT THE MOMENT…
rockin:
Whatever come up in my random iTunes/WinAmp playlist… but usually Chrono Cross
eating:
Altoid Tangerine Sours!!!
drinking:
bottled water
listening to:
MP3’s
talking to:
my very Chinky friend…

EXTRAS…
last digit of your number:
which number? phone number or SS#? Well both end in 4. My driver’s license ends in a 6 though
can you speak ebonics:
nope… but I can do a double snap… which is something I should not be proud of…
if you could be any animal, which and why:
I’d be a very pampered puppy
people are always surprised at your ability to give advice:
only those who actually think I give good advice…
your parents always tell you to do:
meet a girl
do you write in cursive or print:
print
it’s the end of the world as we know it, what do you do?:
lay down and die like everyone else
best things about the past year:
going to the gym and losing 25+ lbs.
worst things about the past year:
moving away from West LA

· Last updated 2004.01.04