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Busy Tuesday
Research in the UK showed Tuesday is busiest day of the week. It’s not Monday as most people will admit. People use Mondays to gear up (slowly) for the work week. But for me, it’s actually Friday that’s the most busy. Here, pe...
Tintin is Coming to the Big Screen in 2011
I’ve known the big screen adaptation of The Adventures of Tintin is coming. They just announced recently it’s going to be done near Christmas 2011! The title they chose was “The Secret of the Unicorn”. It’s actual...
The Internet is 40 Years Old!
Apparently, today is the Internet’s 40th birthday! According to Wikipedia: After much work, the first two nodes of what would become the ARPANET were interconnected between UCLA’s School of Engineering and Applied Science and SRI Interna...
Taxes and More Taxes!
Living in a highly developed country, like Canada or United States, I’m bound to pay a lot of taxes. Canada has a burgeoning public health care system, pegging the Canadian income tax up to 50% (and additional Goods & Services tax). Mea...
In Control
In my self examination moment (there were many), I’ve asked myself why I behave the way I do towards my wife, kid, other family members, and friends. I came to realize that I like to be in control. I like to know where my life is heading....
New Bicycle: Keeping Fit
It’s been 9 years since I rode a bicycle. In 1997, I got a Mongoose bike when I was still in Mountain View, California. It was an experiment to see if I could survive in this State, without a car. I lived less than 1/2 mile from work. A...
Lunch Bits – Edition 33
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,...
Groovy Week
Last week, a lot of things happened. I got a lot of things done. Firstly, it was the week of my daughter’s 4th birthday. We had a lot of visitors in the house. We also made a special trip to Disneyland, so she can enjoy the night parade ...
Dorky Memory: Zork - The Novel
In the early 1980’s, I did a book report on this in Grade 8 for English class. I remembered doing a presentation of this “novel”, complete with turning the lights off. It was totally lame. My English wasn’t good back the...
Hey DJ (Hero)!
I used to be a DJ in the 80’s, and I enjoy doing party mixes for a crowd, or to a tape recorder. Having two turntables (and sometimes a drum machine), and playing various dance/club songs were fun me. It was an expensive hobby too, I bought...
Rabbit Ears
I’m trying to cut costs these days. One of the way of doing this is to stop my satellite dish subscription. Dish Network is currently billing me $60 a month for a 200-channel subscription with DVR service. Sounds impressive, but out of 20...
Rest and Relaxation
I used to think weekends are enough to recharge for the week. After all, it’s 2 days of down time, every week, to relax. Also, my work calendar also indicates that I have a long weekend every month. So that’s a lot of breaks from th...
Localizing
I often asked myself: What’s important in this world? There are just so many things going on, it’s difficult to keep up with everything. After a moment of thinking (probably less than 3 minutes), I’ve concluded that “my wo...
Party Like It’s 1999
Microsoft just sent me an thank you email for being a Hotmail.com user of 10 years. Has it been that long? Time has certainly passed. They highlighted what happened back then which included: Windows 98, Titanic movie, and The Spice Girls. I&#...
My Tax Money Returneth
It’s that time of the year. Filing my tax return is usually a chore for me. I have to gather all of my docs, check them, enter the numbers into TurboTax, print them, file, and mail them. So I tend to procrastinate when it comes to fili...
Atari 2600 Box Art
I grew up playing the Atari 2600 back in the early 80’s. I remembered my parent’s basement in Toronto where they setup the game in a corner, next to the fireplace. During winter, it got pretty cold down there, but I didn’t care....
This is A Test - Breakage
Sometimes a big Content Management System, like this Wordpress.org, has its drawbacks. So many moving parts mean so many things can go wrong. My RSS feed is no exception. It’s currently not working. This test post may (or may not) reveal th...
Finding the Right Sheep
I just looked at my Twitter followers recently using a tool called Twitter Sheep. I made a startling discovery: I’m becoming a “social media blogger”. Funny thing is, that’s not who I am. Sure, I’m using social media...
Always Thinking
People are starting to get talkative these days. In an ever increasing sarcastic and suspicious society, a lot of things being said are really hurtful, and causes a lot of division. With the popularity of blogs, Facebook, or Twitter, we all want ...
Economy: Where Do We Go from Here?
We haven’t recovered from this recession. In fact, it has been said the worse is still yet to come1. But, people do have a sense of humor about the ailing economy, asking for more bubble to invest in. Sarcasm aside, it does pose a good ques...
Nostalgia Technology
My parents have memories of using the 8-Track tapes in the 1960’s. My fond memories of recorded media were VHS video tapes and Laserdiscs. I watched the first Star Wars movie from a fuzzy video tape version back in the late 70’s. Wh...
Happy Chinese New Year 2009
It’s the year of the Ox today. It’s a time for Chinese tradition: cleaning, organizing, giving money to the kids, gathering with the family, and eat lots of food! I called my parents yesterday afternoon because they live in Indonesia (a...
I Don’t Need a Vacation
Part of the reason for living in Southern California is the close proximity to entertainment centers like Disneyland, Newport Beach, San Diego Zoo, or Legoland. For a change of scenery, my wife and I are probably the only few people who enjoy visit...
Reminder to Foster “Offline” Friendships
I wrote about being socially active online before. It’s much easier to make friends online because it’s easier to connect, cheaper to maintain, and there’s no awkward face-to-face meetings. On the other hand, making friends offlin...
Thanksgiving 2008
Today is Thanksgiving, one of my favorite time of the year. I like to add more to my list of things to be thankful for: Even though my nearest family is 2000 miles away, I still have friends we can spend Thanksgiving dinner with. Even though IR...
Lunch Bits - Edition 27
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...
What Did Happen 40 Years Ago?
While celebrating my 40th birthday, I couldn’t help but wonder, what happened back in November 1968? My research found some interesting ones, and here some of them: Richard Nixon was elected as President of United States. Nixon on the cover ...
Lunch Bits - Edition 26
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...
Being Thankful
I originally got this in an email sent by a dear friend from Saddleback Church. I see it making its way to people’s blogs. It’s definitely worth repeating. I’ve added a few of my thankful thoughts at the end. I am thankful: F...
Wearing My Domain
I just dug this T-shirt from my closet the other day. Network Solutions gave this away back in the late 90’s to everyone who registered domains through them. As you can see from the faded prints, I’ve worn it down. Lin Burress told me...
