Jonathan Khoo
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Phew the CA hwy patrol is out in full force today (can’t say I blame them).
Almost to the CA-OR border; curious if similar once we get to Oregon.
Almost to the CA-OR border; curious if similar once we get to Oregon.
a highway patrol car has the words " chips " on the side
ALT: a highway patrol car has the words " chips " on the side
media.tenor.com
November 30, 2025 at 7:33 PM
Phew the CA hwy patrol is out in full force today (can’t say I blame them).
Almost to the CA-OR border; curious if similar once we get to Oregon.
Almost to the CA-OR border; curious if similar once we get to Oregon.
We went to KBBQ for dinner tonight and remembered how at this place in Seoul we went to they provided a plastic bag to put your jackets and stuff in so they don’t smell and so this time we brought our own garbage bags.
Success!
Success!
November 30, 2025 at 3:38 AM
We went to KBBQ for dinner tonight and remembered how at this place in Seoul we went to they provided a plastic bag to put your jackets and stuff in so they don’t smell and so this time we brought our own garbage bags.
Success!
Success!
If I had a nickel for every time I go “ooh what a cute neighborhood/shopping area/street” immediately followed by scowling and “ugh this place is so hipster!”, I’d be rich.
(IANAH but simultaneously the call is coming from inside the house)
(IANAH but simultaneously the call is coming from inside the house)
a man wearing a hat and a plaid shirt
ALT: a man wearing a hat and a plaid shirt
media.tenor.com
November 29, 2025 at 11:32 PM
If I had a nickel for every time I go “ooh what a cute neighborhood/shopping area/street” immediately followed by scowling and “ugh this place is so hipster!”, I’d be rich.
(IANAH but simultaneously the call is coming from inside the house)
(IANAH but simultaneously the call is coming from inside the house)
Nothing like the TVB theme to remind you you’re home lol.
(I don’t know when my parents started watching TVB but they are turning into my grandparents. Odd to me because they emigrated in their teens but I guess nostalgia hits hard in your later years.)
(I don’t know when my parents started watching TVB but they are turning into my grandparents. Odd to me because they emigrated in their teens but I guess nostalgia hits hard in your later years.)
November 29, 2025 at 8:10 PM
Nothing like the TVB theme to remind you you’re home lol.
(I don’t know when my parents started watching TVB but they are turning into my grandparents. Odd to me because they emigrated in their teens but I guess nostalgia hits hard in your later years.)
(I don’t know when my parents started watching TVB but they are turning into my grandparents. Odd to me because they emigrated in their teens but I guess nostalgia hits hard in your later years.)
Apparently I’m the only person old enough here to be singing along to “Toy Soldiers”.
Damn kids these days *shakes fist*
Left right left we all fall down…
Damn kids these days *shakes fist*
Left right left we all fall down…
November 29, 2025 at 4:18 PM
Apparently I’m the only person old enough here to be singing along to “Toy Soldiers”.
Damn kids these days *shakes fist*
Left right left we all fall down…
Damn kids these days *shakes fist*
Left right left we all fall down…
We’ve only been on the road 25 minutes and I’m already ready to book a last minute flight instead of driving to California.
(Have I mentioned I hate road trips?)
(Have I mentioned I hate road trips?)
November 26, 2025 at 8:11 PM
We’ve only been on the road 25 minutes and I’m already ready to book a last minute flight instead of driving to California.
(Have I mentioned I hate road trips?)
(Have I mentioned I hate road trips?)
for the past couple days i've been thinking my phone is so old but it turns out it's only just a year old -- and i realized it's because nothing much has changed with the phones i've had for years.
it's not that my phone is old, it's that it's old hat?
it's not that my phone is old, it's that it's old hat?
November 26, 2025 at 5:37 AM
for the past couple days i've been thinking my phone is so old but it turns out it's only just a year old -- and i realized it's because nothing much has changed with the phones i've had for years.
it's not that my phone is old, it's that it's old hat?
it's not that my phone is old, it's that it's old hat?
In which I had to teach Alexander how to use an American gas pump.
(He’s been here almost 3 years but we had an electric, or we always went full service or I just did it)
(He’s been here almost 3 years but we had an electric, or we always went full service or I just did it)
November 26, 2025 at 2:42 AM
In which I had to teach Alexander how to use an American gas pump.
(He’s been here almost 3 years but we had an electric, or we always went full service or I just did it)
(He’s been here almost 3 years but we had an electric, or we always went full service or I just did it)
Customs officer: “Hi sir! How ya doing?”
Man: *deadpan* “GAY!”
(I thought I misheard but it was confirmed by a coworker)
Man: *deadpan* “GAY!”
(I thought I misheard but it was confirmed by a coworker)
November 25, 2025 at 12:23 AM
Customs officer: “Hi sir! How ya doing?”
Man: *deadpan* “GAY!”
(I thought I misheard but it was confirmed by a coworker)
Man: *deadpan* “GAY!”
(I thought I misheard but it was confirmed by a coworker)
i don't like how alexander is the voice of reason 🙎♂️😠
a girl has dreams!
a girl has dreams!
November 24, 2025 at 8:31 PM
i don't like how alexander is the voice of reason 🙎♂️😠
a girl has dreams!
a girl has dreams!
oh you want us to wear it on our head?!
idk i don't think the world is ready
idk i don't think the world is ready
November 24, 2025 at 4:05 PM
oh you want us to wear it on our head?!
idk i don't think the world is ready
idk i don't think the world is ready
planning a taiwan trip for next year (🤞 for the geopolitical sitch) and was wondering why accoms for the days i'll be there are...scarce.
turns out there are big lantern festivals going on across the country.
(i heard someone say taiwan is the new japan so get on it! lol)
turns out there are big lantern festivals going on across the country.
(i heard someone say taiwan is the new japan so get on it! lol)
November 23, 2025 at 4:35 AM
planning a taiwan trip for next year (🤞 for the geopolitical sitch) and was wondering why accoms for the days i'll be there are...scarce.
turns out there are big lantern festivals going on across the country.
(i heard someone say taiwan is the new japan so get on it! lol)
turns out there are big lantern festivals going on across the country.
(i heard someone say taiwan is the new japan so get on it! lol)
TIL starbucks japan released a "soupuccino"
"The soup beverage is made by steaming milk in a Starbucks machine...then combining it with black truffles and three types of mushrooms, including porcini mushrooms, with the flavours of fried bacon and vegetable broth."
soranews24.com/2025/11/17/s...
"The soup beverage is made by steaming milk in a Starbucks machine...then combining it with black truffles and three types of mushrooms, including porcini mushrooms, with the flavours of fried bacon and vegetable broth."
soranews24.com/2025/11/17/s...
Starbucks Japan releases the new Soupuccino, but is it everything it’s cracked up to be?
Rethinking soup as we know it.
soranews24.com
November 21, 2025 at 7:04 PM
TIL starbucks japan released a "soupuccino"
"The soup beverage is made by steaming milk in a Starbucks machine...then combining it with black truffles and three types of mushrooms, including porcini mushrooms, with the flavours of fried bacon and vegetable broth."
soranews24.com/2025/11/17/s...
"The soup beverage is made by steaming milk in a Starbucks machine...then combining it with black truffles and three types of mushrooms, including porcini mushrooms, with the flavours of fried bacon and vegetable broth."
soranews24.com/2025/11/17/s...
Was craving a hot dog so decided to check out the hospital cafeteria where I get my allergy shots.
No hot dog but did try their $6 daily special (meatloaf plate).
Spoiler: clearly a $6 meatloaf plate from a hospital cafeteria (but $6! Cheaper than ikea meatballs!)
No hot dog but did try their $6 daily special (meatloaf plate).
Spoiler: clearly a $6 meatloaf plate from a hospital cafeteria (but $6! Cheaper than ikea meatballs!)
November 20, 2025 at 11:51 PM
Was craving a hot dog so decided to check out the hospital cafeteria where I get my allergy shots.
No hot dog but did try their $6 daily special (meatloaf plate).
Spoiler: clearly a $6 meatloaf plate from a hospital cafeteria (but $6! Cheaper than ikea meatballs!)
No hot dog but did try their $6 daily special (meatloaf plate).
Spoiler: clearly a $6 meatloaf plate from a hospital cafeteria (but $6! Cheaper than ikea meatballs!)
😬😬 Stuttgart was the closest major city to where i lived (2005-2007; i'd probably go monthly if only to get starbucks 😅) and i remember them ramping this up in anticipation of construction kicking off...
and still not done yet!
www.dw.com/en/stuttgart...
and still not done yet!
www.dw.com/en/stuttgart...
'Stuttgart 21' high-speed rail opening delayed once more – DW – 11/19/2025
Conceived more than 30 years ago, Stuttgart's new high-speed rail connection and station project is billions over budget and years behind schedule. The latest planned opening date, December 2026, is n...
www.dw.com
November 20, 2025 at 4:11 PM
😬😬 Stuttgart was the closest major city to where i lived (2005-2007; i'd probably go monthly if only to get starbucks 😅) and i remember them ramping this up in anticipation of construction kicking off...
and still not done yet!
www.dw.com/en/stuttgart...
and still not done yet!
www.dw.com/en/stuttgart...
TIL Randall Park starred in a 2009 web series covertly filmed in an IKEA.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=edgU...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=edgU...
IKEA Heights - EP1
YouTube video by IKEAHeights
www.youtube.com
November 19, 2025 at 9:27 PM
TIL Randall Park starred in a 2009 web series covertly filmed in an IKEA.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=edgU...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=edgU...
there's a place by me that sells kratom and i've always wondered what it is...and yikes!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=TLOb...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=TLOb...
This Gas Station Drug Nearly Ruined My Life
YouTube video by Evan Edinger
www.youtube.com
November 19, 2025 at 5:10 PM
there's a place by me that sells kratom and i've always wondered what it is...and yikes!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=TLOb...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=TLOb...
Look we’re all PNW pals and there is zero rivalry, but overheard:
“Wow! Look at this! Isn’t this nice! This is nice!
Have you ever been to the SeaTac airport? That place is *a dump*!”
💅
“Wow! Look at this! Isn’t this nice! This is nice!
Have you ever been to the SeaTac airport? That place is *a dump*!”
💅
November 19, 2025 at 12:37 AM
Look we’re all PNW pals and there is zero rivalry, but overheard:
“Wow! Look at this! Isn’t this nice! This is nice!
Have you ever been to the SeaTac airport? That place is *a dump*!”
💅
“Wow! Look at this! Isn’t this nice! This is nice!
Have you ever been to the SeaTac airport? That place is *a dump*!”
💅
Airport PSA (with street pricing policy you can’t go wrong, plus get food with a ramp view at Loyal Legion).
On the downside, they installed this giant ad where I normally stand so now I don’t know where to station myself 🤷🏻♂️
On the downside, they installed this giant ad where I normally stand so now I don’t know where to station myself 🤷🏻♂️
November 18, 2025 at 11:11 PM
Airport PSA (with street pricing policy you can’t go wrong, plus get food with a ramp view at Loyal Legion).
On the downside, they installed this giant ad where I normally stand so now I don’t know where to station myself 🤷🏻♂️
On the downside, they installed this giant ad where I normally stand so now I don’t know where to station myself 🤷🏻♂️
you'd think that after all the flying i've done, i would have at some point learned how a jet engine works, but it uhh, yeah, not until today 😅
www.youtube.com/watch?v=QtxV...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=QtxV...
Why don’t jet engines melt?
YouTube video by Veritasium
www.youtube.com
November 17, 2025 at 3:12 PM
you'd think that after all the flying i've done, i would have at some point learned how a jet engine works, but it uhh, yeah, not until today 😅
www.youtube.com/watch?v=QtxV...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=QtxV...
Trying a new-to-us sandwich shop* and I’m obsessed with the pricing and the vibe.
* I know the news cycle has moved on but this is in honor of sandwich guy
* I know the news cycle has moved on but this is in honor of sandwich guy
November 16, 2025 at 8:31 PM
Trying a new-to-us sandwich shop* and I’m obsessed with the pricing and the vibe.
* I know the news cycle has moved on but this is in honor of sandwich guy
* I know the news cycle has moved on but this is in honor of sandwich guy
😂😂😂 Anvils are real and not just from road runner cartoons!
November 16, 2025 at 7:42 PM
😂😂😂 Anvils are real and not just from road runner cartoons!
I guess to balance things out, in the “I might be cooked” camp I just discovered my wallet went through the wash. 🤷🏻♂️
found a missing sock (a real mystery as they hardly ever go missing for me *knock on wood*) when my foot pushed it out of a pair of sweat pants as i was putting them on this morning.
anyways just a long way of saying things are looking up for me!
anyways just a long way of saying things are looking up for me!
November 16, 2025 at 4:53 PM
I guess to balance things out, in the “I might be cooked” camp I just discovered my wallet went through the wash. 🤷🏻♂️
Speaking of, it is indeed time for my annual decorative Christmas tree forest! 🌲
November 16, 2025 at 3:58 PM
Speaking of, it is indeed time for my annual decorative Christmas tree forest! 🌲
found a missing sock (a real mystery as they hardly ever go missing for me *knock on wood*) when my foot pushed it out of a pair of sweat pants as i was putting them on this morning.
anyways just a long way of saying things are looking up for me!
anyways just a long way of saying things are looking up for me!
November 16, 2025 at 3:27 PM
found a missing sock (a real mystery as they hardly ever go missing for me *knock on wood*) when my foot pushed it out of a pair of sweat pants as i was putting them on this morning.
anyways just a long way of saying things are looking up for me!
anyways just a long way of saying things are looking up for me!