Recent Posts Tagged With 'lunch bits'

• Lunch Bits – Edition 36

  Posted on Tuesday September 29th, 2009 at 18:18 in real estate, home improvement, social, social media, acrobatics, lunch bits

  We went to Olive Garden today.  It was a cool sunny day when we talked about: Most of us ordered the Zuppa Toscana soup.  It was great. The all-you-can-eat bread, soup, and salad meant we can max out, and have the main course to-go for dinner. Goi...

• Lunch Bits – Edition 35

  Posted on Thursday September 17th, 2009 at 15:12 in travel, internet, finance, vacation, stuff, potus, lunch bits

  We went to Chick-Fil-A today.  It was a warm sunny day when we talked about: Broadband woes.  Still not cheap.  We suspected it was done on purpose, because they can just overcharge and we still pay for it. Kanye was a jackass.  [...

• Lunch Bits – Edition 34

  Posted on Friday July 31st, 2009 at 16:41 in world, Driving, lunch bits

  We went to Tri-Village Irvine.  It was a warm sunny day when we talked about: Paternity Leave.  The company allows for 3 weeks of paid leave. But the State of California also adds partially paid paternity leave for upto 6 weeks (with exceptions)!Â...

• Lunch Bits – Edition 33

  Posted on Wednesday July 22nd, 2009 at 16:56 in real estate, self, visa, employee, bicycle, lunch bits

  We went to Baja Fresh.  It was a warm and sunny day when we talked about: The free burrito offer with a drink purchase.  I had the Steak Mexicano.  Not bad for only $1.59! Bollywood and Korean movies.  Bollywood has a lot of singing and dancing,...

• Lunch Bits - Edition 32

  Posted on Friday April 3rd, 2009 at 19:12 in real estate, sushi, party, lawn, lunch bits

  We went to Woodbury Niko Niko Sushi.  It was a cool sunny day when we talked about: The “Crunch Dragon Roll” is pretty good. Housing prices:  Vegas was hit hard.  My community in Anaheim, California is down at least 20%. Going Hoggi...

• Lunch Bits - Edition 31

  Posted on Thursday March 12th, 2009 at 15:17 in education, math, children, people, military, accident, lunch bits

  We went to Chick-Fil-A today.  It was a warm sunny day when we talked about: Yet another free meal deal.  The Chick-Fil-A restaurant was busy! Our kids.  We have toddlers, so we’re still counting our blessings for they’re in their cut...

• Lunch Bits - Edition 30

  Posted on Friday March 6th, 2009 at 15:44 in music, computer, Marketing, process, burger, potus, lunch bits

  We went to Arby’s.  It was a cool sunny day when we talked about: Free Arby’s roast burger.  I had the bacon cheddar burger, and it was good.  We generally liked the roast burgers. Consistent, Simple, and Repeatable process.  Somethi...

• Lunch Bits - Edition 29

  Posted on Friday January 30th, 2009 at 03:38 in real estate, Cars, movies, Golf, download, Driving, stuff, streaming, lexus, rental, teahouse, lunch bits

  We went to Islands last Wednesday.  It was a warm sunny day when we talked about: The golf game at Dad Miller Golf Course.  It was my annual outing for my friend’s birthday.  We seldom play, so our progress is stagnant. Possibly going golf ...

• Lunch Bits - Edition 28

  Posted on Sunday December 14th, 2008 at 11:01 in gadget, world, food, geek, Economy, Korea, Driving, stuff, christmas, lunch, gasoline, lunch bits

  We went to Maggiano’s Little Italy, last Friday.  I was a sunny day when we talked about: The lunch menu: Caesar Salad, Calamari, Chicken and Spinach Manicotti’s, Stuffed Mushroom, Eggplant Parmesan, Linguini with clams, Lasagna, Tirami...

• Lunch Bits - Edition 27

  Posted on Friday November 21st, 2008 at 13:16 in video games, wii, movies, TV, self, geek, xbox, christmas, lunch, motion picture, lunch bits

  We went to Outback Steakhouse on my birthday.  It was a warm sunny day when we talked about: Buying a PS3 and not buying Blu-Ray discs.  Is there really a point of buying/collecting movies, when the age of downloadable movie rentals is already her...

• Lunch Bits - Edition 26

  Posted on Friday November 14th, 2008 at 16:59 in internet, self, geek, social, office, lunch, lunch bits

  This is a slightly different type of lunch bits edition for me.  I felt like eating alone in my company’s cafeteria, but still let myself be connected via Twitter and Yahoo IM.  It was a warm sunny day outside, when I learned about: @thinkge...

• Lunch Bits - Edition 25

  Posted on Friday September 26th, 2008 at 16:32 in education, gadget, vacation, geek, Nature, stuff, motion picture, lunch bits

  We went to various restaurants.  The days were warm and sunny, when we talked about: Mechanical Engineering.  The highest in demand major! Skype is a good VOIP app.  It’s good for video chat too.  Just need a webcam and one of these phone ...

• Lunch Bits - Edition 24

  Posted on Monday August 25th, 2008 at 15:02 in jamaica, china, house, indonesia, usa, stuff, irvine, olympics, lunch bits

  We went to PF Chang and Islands last week.  The days were sunny and cool, when we talked about: Beijing Olympics Track and Field: Jamaican runners ruled.  Also, the #1 marathon runner from Kenya must have felt good during the last 10 miles in the...

• Lunch Bits - Edition 23

  Posted on Thursday August 14th, 2008 at 16:36 in Cars, water, jobs, Driving, stuff, apparel, commerce, office, lunch bits

  We went to Avilas El Ranchito today and McDonald’s yesterday.  The days were sunny and warm when we talked about: How to bargain in Chinese stores.  Russell Peters explained it very well. Alkaline Ionized Water purifier for drinking.  It do...

• Lunch Bits - Edition 22

  Posted on Monday August 11th, 2008 at 19:05 in china, Car, beijing, olympics, lunch bits

  We went to Curry House Irvine.  It was a warm sunny day when we talked about: New car smell.  Apparently there’s a “new car” fragrance we can buy to simulate the smell in an older car. Beijing 2008 Olympics.   We all agreed it ...

• Lunch Bits - Edition 21

  Posted on Thursday July 31st, 2008 at 12:44 in Batman, imax, motion picture, lunch bits

  We went to California Pizza Kitchen yesterday.  We also saw The Dark Knight in IMAX theater Irvine Spectrum.  It was a warm sunny day when we talked about: The Dark Knight: we all like this new version of Batman, adapted from Frank Miller’s ...

• Lunch Bits - Edition 20

  Posted on Sunday July 20th, 2008 at 23:57 in Cars, Germany, Driving, russia, lunch bits

  We went to Fukada last week.  It was a warm sunny day when we talked about: Russians in China - after 1950’s, Russians speak fluent Mandarin. ie. Harbin or Northern China. East Germany’s economy is still struggling to catch up with Wes...

• Google Mapping Lunch Bits

  Posted on Wednesday July 16th, 2008 at 13:08 in restaurant, map, lunch, location, this blog, lunch bits

  Lee at Epiblogger pointed me to this neat Google Maps Wordpress Plugin. I had trouble getting it to work initially, but after a few tweaks, I figured it out. In this post, I’m featuring my “Lunch Bits” Editions 1-19 on the map belo...

• Lunch Bits - Edition 19

  Posted on Sunday July 13th, 2008 at 10:53 in camping, Mobile Phones, stuff, lunch, motion picture, lunch bits

  We went to several places last week. It was sunny days when we talked about: iPhone, Blackberry, or something else.  It all depends on the data plans.  With Blackberry and iPhone, unlimited data plan is almost necessary, and it’s not cheap. ...

• Lunch Bits - Edition 18

  Posted on Friday June 27th, 2008 at 11:52 in basketball, Driving, mobile phone, law, lunch, motion picture, lunch bits

  We went to Panera Bread.  It was an overcast day when we talked about: Co-worker looks like Rick Yune. Kobe Bryant is the 2008 MVP for Lakers.  But is he to blame for Laker’s loss to the Celtics?  Our opinions were split evenly. Co-worker s...

• Lunch Bits - Edition 17

  Posted on Friday June 20th, 2008 at 16:18 in Golf, Car, weather, Driving, lunch, motion picture, lunch bits

  We went to Curry House this week.  It was a very warm day when we talked about: A co-worker likes sprint car racing.  Pretty expensive hobby, but it looks like a lot of fun. The laugh out loud movies: Dumb and Dumber, Borat, Harold and Kumar, and ...

• Lunch Bits - Edition 16

  Posted on Sunday May 18th, 2008 at 10:21 in stuff, gps, lunch, lunch bits

  We went to Spice Thai and The Fish Market last week, and we talked about: We’re not in economic recession because GDP is up in the positive (+0.6%). But, some will argue it’s too early to tell. GPS Tracking System: how does it work? T...

• Lunch Bits - Edition 15

  Posted on Friday April 18th, 2008 at 18:18 in taiwan, stuff, healthcare, survey, amex, lunch bits

  We went to Curry House today. It was a sunny day when we talked about: The “fusion” finish look of the new Toshiba Satellite U405 laptop. Live survey in the all hands meeting, based on a third-party company assessment. My choice of car...

• Lunch Bits - Edition 14

  Posted on Thursday April 17th, 2008 at 22:46 in gaming, weather, Driving, stuff, social, city, lunch, broadband, lunch bits

  We went to Foothill Ranch and Avila’s El Ranchito in the past two weeks.  The days were warm and sunny when we talked about: Wii multiplayer over the internet: Here’s an illustration why it’s not there yet. Xbox Live has a good ne...

• Lunch Bits - Edition 13

  Posted on Friday March 28th, 2008 at 16:29 in beach, coffee, taiwan, stuff, phone, job, irvine, camera, dentist, smog, warner bros, lunch bits

  We went to Lucille’s BBQ last Wednesday.  It was a warm sunny day when we talked about: Taiwan’s new president Ma Ying-Jeou. Sure looks like he’s pro-China? Co-worker quiting to go to work for Warner Bros.  We jokingly called him a &...

• Lunch Bits - Edition 12

  Posted on Thursday February 28th, 2008 at 13:49 in self, Gym, stuff, franchise, lunch, hd-dvd, park, lunch bits

  We went to Chick-Fil-A yesterday. It was a warm sunny day when we talked about: We should regularly work-out in a gym. Everyone’s liking LA Fitness. I get a good work-out on a golf driving range. Toshiba HD-DVD A35 for $150 at Best Buy.  C...

• Lunch Bits - Edition 11

  Posted on Friday February 8th, 2008 at 10:08 in electronics, stuff, train, hd-dvd, lunch bits

  We went to Red Robins last wednesday. It was a warm sunny day when we talked about: The Toshiba HD-A3 is now down to $129 at Amazon.  Pretty good deal for anyone who wants to buy an great 1080p upconverting DVD player with HD capabilities. Why Tos...

• Lunch Bits - Edition 9 and 10

  Posted on Saturday January 26th, 2008 at 18:01 in wii, Fraud, University, birthday, stuff, eurostar, irvine, west, thai, east, guitar hero, age

  We went to Curry House Irvine last Thursday. It was a cool cloudy day when we talked about: Booger. Medical term for it is Dried Nasal Mucus. Guitar Hero III for Wii has bugs. There is a solution: Guitar Hero III Wii Replacement Disc Pre-Registr...