The Tale of Two Guys: Gallucci and Beaver in 2015

December 2015 is one of the months that I will never forget. It's one of my best rest days in a long time while battling many obstacles. The tale of two guys - one that has a passion for solar power, and the other that splits between zoo keeper by day and DJ by night. And the place is at Eastridge Mall in San Jose. So what is another way for me to stay safe and out of trouble? I tell my story in this blog on a December day of how I managed to have one of my friends meet another while still being with my brother and cousin.

THE DAY OF THE MOVIE

It was on a day that I remembered that a Star Wars movie was coming out - and it started with a rather chilly December morning at my nest in San Martin. I remembered starting my day by doing minor chores and trips to shop for something in Morgan Hill. My brother and cousin agreed to head over to Round 1 Amusement, which is located on the second floor of Eastridge Mall - the same mall of where the three of us plan to see a Star Wars movie.

And so the "freeway" continued. I had one stop after another the previous several days - the day before this trip had 2 stops. The trip for me began at 2pm, as I had to fill up my fuel tank to maximum level at a Shell station near Bernal and Monterey Road about 14 miles later. I arrived at Round 1 Amusement just before 3pm, so I decided to begin playing both arcade and bowling games. The first 90 minutes consisted of bowling games challenging between myself, my brother, and my cousin.

The second phase consisted of playing arcade games before I had to head into the arcade shop and purchased green tea Kit-Kat bars and other snacks using the number of accumulated tickets on my red card before I got a black card. The red card is a standard version for players who only goes to Round 1 Amusement infrequently, while the black card is the upgraded version of the red card with more benefits.

As for the snacks, the green tea Kit-Kat bars is rarely seen in the United States - and only a very few select retailers have green tea Kit-Kat bars. The reason behind this is that while it is legal to obtain green tea Kit-Kat bars in the United States, the product is not designed to be marketed there. When the product is imported for retail in California, the consumer may obtain the green tea Kit-Kat bars at a reasonable price, but only at certain stores. Among the Asian specialty stores that I went to, such as Lion Supermarket (Tully/King only), 99 Ranch Market (San Jose, Milpitas, Dublin (CA), Cupertino, and most recently, Las Vegas, NV only), Manila Oriental Market (Evergreen), and Mitsuwa Marketplace (Saratoga Ave, San Jose), I recalled that Mitsuwa carries that product on a regular basis and the others to a lesser extent and sometimes even lesser.

My brother, cousin, and I had dinner at around 6pm at a restaurant located outside but within the Eastridge Mall area, but near Quimby Road. After dinner, it was back to the mall and Barnes & Noble store with some book exploration plus some sustained quiet time for the next hour before the Star Wars movie.

LIBRA RISING AND SOLARCITY

I had encounters with my brother's friends three different times; one each at Barnes & Noble and Round 1 Amusement - the other just before approaching the theater on the second floor just above the SolarCity booth. When I was inside the theater, I met up with John Beaver - but seconds later joined by Anthony Gallucci! I introduced them both using my own knowledge. This was the first meet between Gallucci and Beaver. John Beaver is a zoo keeper by day, meaning that he is referring to taking care of the animals at the Happy Hallow Park & Zoo in San Jose. Beaver also is a DJ during evening hours, of which he does DJ at venues around the Bay Area, of which he is an artist working for Libra Rising Music. Beaver does tell his story, of which he is a cancer survivor.

Anthony Gallucci on the other hand is a solar specialist at his favorite solar company, known as SolarCity. After the movie was over, in order to ask Gallucci about some of his accomplishments as a Regional Sales Manager (his current position), I had to part ways with my brother and cousin. Previously, Gallucci was an energy consultant, although he got upgraded to become a regional sales manager. He told me that his goal is to have a handful of workers and working as a team at many malls around the Bay Area. Although I will still see him from time to time, I will still chat about solar and perhaps write about my personal experience in future blogs.

Both John Beaver and Anthony Gallucci have contributed as one of the great examples of one important thing for me in my life - that is being reminded to stay out of trouble. I personally believe that both of them have the potential to grow in their respective fields. Sometimes, when I do tell my own story like this, it generally provides one more example of how I do stay safe and out of trouble.

Original Work: Kyle Chak
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Twitter: @KyleSChak