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The Blog of Rudy Amid

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  • TV Worth Watching

    Posted on Thursday February 4th, 2010 at 02:47 pm in movies, television, shows, motion picture

    These days, a parent like me who has a lot of things to do every day and night, would not have so much time to watch any TV, right?  Surprisingly, I do have some time, thanks to streaming technologies like Hulu, Netflix, Torrents, Tivo, and YouTube....

  • Turning American

    Posted on Monday January 25th, 2010 at 06:00 pm in politics, self, america, usa, duty, citizenship

    No, this is not a sarcastic post about becoming an “American”.  It’s not about me becoming fat and ugly.  It’s not about me having a Texan accent.  It’s not about me having an IQ of a 1st grader. In fact, it’s a...

  • Lunch Bits – Edition 37

    Posted on Friday January 22nd, 2010 at 04:13 pm in fashion, restaurant, holiday, lunch, chinatown, dim sum, lunch bits

    We went to China Garden today.  It was a rainy day when we talked about: Purse hooks.  A colleague brought hers from 30 years ago.  Apparently, it’s a classic item that’s making a fashion comeback. Which Chinatown is bigger: San Franc...

  • Here Comes the Rain

    Posted on Thursday January 21st, 2010 at 12:52 pm in water, weather, Nature, California

    Southern California has always been dry.  Hardly any rain, all year around.  If it wasn’t close to the Pacific Ocean, this area would be a nasty desert.  Fresh water has always been scarce here.  Even a colleague back East called me a ̶...

  • Smartphone Woes

    Posted on Tuesday January 12th, 2010 at 03:58 pm in internet, self, geek, wireless, mobile phone, phone

    I always wanted a smartphone.  I wanted one device for voice and browsing the web.  I’ve had a PDA before, but I couldn’t make voice calls with it.  For the longest time, I’m stuck with a dumb cell phone that can only do voice an...

  • Back from Vacation

    Posted on Friday January 8th, 2010 at 05:48 pm in travel, world, self, New York City, winter, toronto, tourist, christmas, airport

    Actually, I returned last Sunday, January 3, from a rather stressful (but memorable) vacation.  Instead of documenting where I’ve been, I just want to point out what I’ve learned: Never go to a vacation where the weather is COLD!  A &#...

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