Sunday morning, my dad and I went to Costco Sunnyvale to return the Ubiolabs wireless charger. Our timing for that trip turned out to be great. There was light drizzle, but it didn’t interfere with our shopping in any way.
Fast forward to the afternoon; the Northern California storm started ramping up. Compared to San Rafael and San Mateo, our West San Jose neighborhood wasn’t hit so hard, but the rainfall was still intense. At 3pm, our internet got knocked out for four hours. At 6pm when I volunteered to take out the trash, I was coddled by my mom who was overly anxious about her son stepping out into the treacherous winds. (She forced me to put on my dad’s raincoat and take out only half our recyclables.)
No internet on a rainy Sunday sounds like a surefire recipe for immense boredom. Luckily, we still had power. (KTVU4 reported that 128,000 had lost power.) That afternoon, my dad and I finished episode 8 and the 9 finale of Squid Game.
Most of my friends binged through that Korean show in 2 to 3 days. My dad and I were more patient; until Sunday, we limited ourselves to one episode a day. (My mom was the most impatient; she insisted on watching a 53-minute Mandarin Chinese YouTube summary instead of joining our viewings.)
Anyway, I enjoyed Squid Game. Gi-Hun, the main character, seemed to be overly prone to making stupid decisions, but becomes likeable as you get to better know him. Many of the relationships depicted on-screen are emotional and deep. I was able to predict a few of the plot twists, but many surprised me pleasantly. The show is a little too bloody and violent (my dad describes it as “kind of disgusting”), but that’s something I’m willing to overlook.
