Happy Winter Solstice

I got forwarded a funny Holiday greetings toiday, I thought I should share it with you.

Happy Winter Solstice Holiday!

Please accept with no obligation, implied or implicit, my best wishes for an environmentally conscious, socially responsible, low-stress, non-addictive, gender-neutral celebration of the winter solstice holiday, practiced within the most enjoyable traditions of the religious persuasion of your choice, or secular practices of your choice, with respect for the religious/secular persuasion and/or traditions of others, or their choice not to practice religious or secular traditions at all.

I also wish you a fiscally successful, personally fulfilling and medically uncomplicated recognition of the onset of the generally accepted calendar year 2008, but not without due respect for the calendars of choice of other cultures whose contributions to society have helped make The world great. Not to imply that our world is necessarily greater than any other world nor the only world in the Milky Way or indeed any other galaxy.

Also, this wish is made without regard to the race, creed, color, age, physical ability, religious faith or sexual preference of the 'wishee'.

By accepting these greetings, you are accepting the aforementioned terms as stated. This greeting is not subject to clarification or withdrawal. It is freely transferable with no alteration to the original greeting. It implies no promise by the wisher to actually implement any of the wishes for herself/himself/others, and is void where prohibited by law and is revocable at the sole discretion of the wisher.

This wish is warranted to perform as expected within the usual application of good tidings for a period of one year or until the issuance of a subsequent holiday greeting, whichever comes first, and warranty is limited to replacement of this wish or issuance of a new wish at the sole discretion of the wisher.

Wow...I will say it again...

It is so creepy that phdcomics actually mirrors my grad school life. XD Creepy and funny.

Wow... I am sure they have grad spy cams.

I kid you not. This actually happened in our school. The supervisor didn't pass his student at his own PHD defense. But yeah, I was fortunate. :)

1973 - James Blunt

I love the song and the music video. :)

1973 by James Blunt

Simona
You're getting older
Your journey's been etched
On your skin

Simona
Wish I had known that
What seemed so strong
Has been and gone

I would call you up every Saturday night
And we'd both stay out 'til the morning light
And we sang, "Here we go again"
And though time goes by
I will always be
In a club with you
In 1973
Singing, "Here we go again"

Simona
Wish I was sober
So I could see clearly now
The rain has gone

Simona
I guess it's over
My memory plays our tune
The same old song

I would call you up every Saturday night

And we'd both stay out 'til the morning light
And we sang, "Here we go again"
And though time goes by
I will always be
In a club with you
In 1973
Singing, "Here we go again"

I would call you up every Saturday night
And we'd both stay out 'til the morning light
And we sang, "Here we go again"
And though time goes by
I will always be
In a club with you
In 1973
Singing, "Here we go again"

I would call you up every saturday night
And we'd both stay out 'til the morning light
And we sang, "Here we go again"
And though time goes by
I will always be
In a club with you
In 1973
Singing, "Here we go again"

And though time goes by
I will always be
In a club with you
In 1973

Motivation to do better...

At work, they have these tea drinks that have cute quotes under the cap. I will be recording them as they tend to be inspirational or something like that.

"To achieve great things, two things are needed; a plan, and not quite enough time."
-Leonard Bernstein

It is all a matter of perspective...

I wake up sneezing
A web is mess in one view
Turn and art it is

I was walking through my complex this morning and saw random cobwebs on one of the pillars, as I turned to get into the garage, I saw that the random lines of silk turned into beautiful patterns of light. All is a matter of perspective. Some things might look like crap first, but if you look at it under a different light, it might turn out to be not so bad at all. This applies to things, people, situations and even ideas. Keep an open mind. Smile and things will turn out for the better... hopefully. On other notes, I am still recovering from my cold. :( Or I can think of it as forced rest. :P

Nine Million Bicyles~

I love this song. :) So many facts, so sweet.

"Nine Million Bicycles"

There are nine million bicycles in Beijing
That's a fact,
It's a thing we can't deny
Like the fact that I will love you till I die.

We are twelve billion light years from the edge,
That's a guess,
No-one can ever say it's true
But I know that I will always be with you.

I'm warmed by the fire of your love everyday
So don't call me a liar,
Just believe everything that I say

There are six BILLION people in the world
More or less
and it makes me feel quite small
But you're the one I love the most of all

[INTERLUDE]
We're high on the wire
With the world in our sight
And I'll never tire,
Of the love that you give me every night

There are nine million bicycles in Beijing
That's a Fact,
it's a thing we can't deny
Like the fact that I will love you till I die

And there are nine million bicycles in Beijing
And you know that I will love you till I die!

Stop and smell the roses...

So for some strange reason I woke up at 2 am yesterday and I could not get back to sleep. Maybe eating a snack before bedtime is not such a good idea after all. I figured that since I was already up, I might as well do something. I started reading " In praise of slowness" by Carl Honore (which is the American version of "In praise of slow". I wonder why he had to change the title for the American release?) While I was reading it at 3 am, it hit me that maybe... just maybe he was right. Maybe the reason why I was awake was because I was stressed. We need to slow down and enjoy our life. Constantly trying to be more productive, doing more than one thing at a time, has the adverse effect of making everything crash and burn... our health, our mind, our relationships.


On other news, the maintenance dude from my unit came in to "fix" my shower door. Not sure if he fixed it, but he sure got paint on my leather chair. :( I also had my computer unlocked ( I know, stupid me), and personal information on my desk too ( double doh). Lets hope he did not go through them.

About love... it is a trust thing

Ian and Matt say it so well and their art rocks too.
Check them out at: http://www.threepanelsoul.com/

Back to the roots... or leaves and stems... whatever

So, I have been waking up and going to bed earlier and earlier for some weird reason. Maybe I am slipping into my EST time zone. To stay somewhat operational I have resorted to drinking Yerba Mate. Which is this awesome but bitter Argentinian drink made from the stems and leaves of some sort of plant. A good substitute for coffee, since I am way sensitive to that delicious but makes me jittery like mad drink. :)
I am hooked to mate. On the plus side, mate is supposed to lower your blood pressure and has a higher amount of antioxidants when compared to tea.

Really need to get back in shape...

So I went to the gym today after a five month hiatus. It was a harsh reality check. I am really really out of shape. Barely made a 2 mile run without feeling like dieing. Then when I tried to do weights, I could barely push things up. :( Hopefully, I will get in better shape soon. The food at work is too good.

Things have a knack of working out by themselves

Today, I got my new cellphone and it is nice. For one thing the LCD on this one does not bleed like the old one. :D However, I still need to mail back my old broken one and get credit for it. I had to pay 300$ to get it.... Grrr.... Sprint better give that money back to me. :( I have the Samusung Upstage which is one neat little bugger. Except that the constant flipping of the phone to text stuff is starting to get annoying. XD

I also picked up a 17" Sony Trinitron Multiscan e200 CRT that someone was throwing away and it works marvelously. :D It will have to do while I wait for a good sale on those gorgeous 32" LCD screens. It is strange how when I picked the screen up I thought it was a 15". Either I have grown bigger from all the good food I have been eating recently or I forgot how 17" CRT used to look like. I can't believe I am still acting like a student and trying to save up as much as I can. XD hehe... I guess habits are hard to break. Well, granted, I got a big shock from my first paycheck. Half of it disappeared in random taxes. T.T And all the moving expenses are adding up. :( i don't think my first pay check is enough to pay rent. Urgh... Living expenses in California are so expensive. Oh well. I can think of it as doing a good thing. I recycled the CRT. Instead of landing in a dumpster, it sits here on my table, delaying its inevitable fate.

On other notes, I started reading books again. Those low tech method of information transferal. I started reading Fast Food Nation, while I wait for the arrival of my other books from Amazon. I wished there were a better way to buy things online. A centralized Walmart would be cool. :D

What doesn't kill me will make me stronger.

I am 26 now. It is starting to sink in, after 4 days. Despite my age, I feel that I still got so much more to learn, to experience. I will face forward with courage and not stress too much about every little things. I need to review the list of things to do in this lifetime. I need to be more open to new ideas, embrace new experience with enthusiasm, and learn from past mistakes.

I remember writing a list of goals long time ago, but for some reason I can't find it. Time to do an update. :D More of this to come.

Cute quote

Everything has beauty, but not everyone sees it. -Confucius

Heaven on earth...

or for a geek.

Started work a week ago in sunny California. It is beautiful down here. I can't believe there are no clouds in the sky. I got an awesome road bike from a friend. Well awesome by my standards means better than the 100$ bikes you can get at Walmart or Canadian Tire. :D I spent over 100$ just fixing this bike to make it ridable. Who knew tubes for road bikes were so expensive or that you needed a special pump for them. XD

I also got a small cozy little studio in Mountain View, it is close enough to work that I can bike there under 20 minutes. :D Yay for California weather~

Oh yeah disclaimer here: All thoughts and comments expressed here belong to me and me alone. In no way does this reflect the views and opinions of my employer. yadda yadda. :D

The rumors are true: Work rocks! I can't believe I wake up every morning looking forward to go to work. I just wished living expenses in California weren't so expensive. I forgot a lot of things when I moved, so I ended up buying a lot of things. :(

Road trip complete

My 7 day road trip from Montreal to Santa Clara is finally complete. Some of the major or more memoral stops include:
- Montreal, QC, Canada
- Toronto, ON, Canada
- Waterloo, ON, Canada
- Chicago, IL, US
- Sioux City, IA, US
- Mount Rushmore, ND, US
- Custer, ND, US
- Casper, WY, US
- Salt Lake City, UT,US
- Salt Lake Flats
- Reno, NV, US
- Tahoe Lake, NV, US
- Santa Clara, CA, US

Travel logs - Taiwan Day 11

It is strange how I get to spend the most time online when I am at my Grandpa's place. I guess it has to do with the fact that there is nothing else to do here. I have a love-hate relationship with this internet cafe. I love the fact that it is so convenient and cheap (20 yuen/hour which is about 67 USD cents/hour). I hate it because a lot of the computer are old and decripit. Some of the equipment works half of the time including the internet. Also, people smoke like chimneys in here. Urh... I havent experience second hand smoke this bad since high school.

Since my last entry, I have spent some more time in Hsin Chu and Taipei; mainly Taipei. I ended doing all the touristy stuff. :) My friend Yen yu took me to see the Gu Gong Museum in Taipei. They have on display a large amount of ancient Chinese artifacts. I regret not knowing much about the history, because I don't think I appreciated the whole point of the exposition.

On one of the off days, my cousin took me to the top of Taipei 101 (tallest building of the world with the fastest elevator, as of today) and I got a crash geography lesson on the layout of Taipei.
I got to say that shopping inside 101 is kind of boring, most stores are either European or American, which makes it really pointless. Also, the price for most stuff in there was a lot higher than in Canada or the States. I got a chance to meet up with Annie and do some catching up. :)

As a more cultureal experience, my aunt took me to a Joshua Bell's violin recital at the National Concert Hall in Taipei which is next to Chang Kai Shek's Memorial. Listening to Bell play so well made me regret not taking my violin lessons more seriously. That guy played some mad fiddle. I
never knew human fingers could move that fast. My aunt is taking me back to the Concert Hall to listen to my cousin's concert. She is going to be singing and playing some chinese concert/musical. I can't wait. :)

Among other things, my sis took me to the night markets and I finally got to shop. I got to say that going shopping with a local makes it so much easier. My sis did all the haggling and I did the looking. :) It was awesome to finally meet up with her after two years. Funny thing about the night market, yesterday I went to another night market with my friend Yuen Yu and we got conned. It pissed me off at first, but then I laughed caused I finally eperienced something I never expereienced before. :) What happened was, the sales lady was trying to convince us to buy more from the store and we said we would if she could give us a deal. We try haggling with her, but she said she couldnt lower the price any longer, but could give us a gift for each person. However, after we paid, all she did was give us a VIP card. Totally useless for me since I was never going back to that store. haha. I guess the fact that I told her I was from out of the country made it easier for her to trick me. XD

Oh.., I almost forgot to mention the food I ate. How can I forget about the food? Taiwan is all about the food. I had some delicious Hunan cuisine, Grilled shrimp, veggies and ribs in spicy sauces. Really good. I also had a bunch of food at the night markets. Most memorable among them are: stinky tofu, lamb in medicinal stew, Pepper Cake. The stinky tofu was not bad, it tasted like fried spicy tofu. It didnt stink once I put it in my mouth. :) As for the lamb in medicinal stew, it was a lot better than I expected. My mom used to make me drink some weird medicinal stuff as a kid to make me stronger or something. I used to hate it. However, the lamb I tried out was delicious. Totally different from the stuff my mom used to force me to eat. Finally, my favorite new discovery in this trip was the pepper cakes I tried at the night market. It was so delicious. It tasted like a fried baozhi. :) MIAM

Travel logs - Taiwan Day 2

I am currently in my Grandpa's little town, in the middle of nowhere. I arrived to Taiwan last night and spent the day in Hsin chu. My friend drove me down to see my grandpa. I barely spent one hour with my grandpa before I decided to drive to the town to get access to internet. I am an addict, I know. XD I am getting new pictures uploaded as soon as I find some time. :) One thing I found interesting so far is that how easily I can blend in. I kind of blend in until I open my mouth that is. XD haha.
So far my trip has been uneventful. I went to the Temple Night Eatery place in Hsinchu and had some Meat balls soup and also some fried meatballs in sticky rice. It is actually yummier than it sounds. I have been drinking a lot of different drinks, especially tea. It seems that everywhere I go, I end up drinking tea.

NDS Tetris on the net. :)

I recently lost all my wifi information on the nds. This sucked because I lost all of my friends on Tetris, but I figured out that as long as you have your friend codes you can still add them.

How to locate your friend code:
Wi-Fi>Friend Settings>Confirm Friend Code
And you should see a set of eight numbers.

Mine is: 465852 448674
Feel free to add me and we can play. :) You will have to tell me yours too.

My new set of lucky numbers

1314520 :)

Random scenes in Chicago

I finally got to go eat at Kuni's today. It was delicious as usual. I had hamachi ( yellow tail), toro(tuna), o toro(fatty tuna, very yummy), chu toro( lean tuna), aji(horse mackerel), tamago(sweet egg), uni(sea urchin), spicy lobster roll, and tuna roll. Wow... now that I think about it, that was a lot of food. It was very very good. Too bad we got there late, and could only get one piece of hamachi. XD I love hamachi the best. I tried aji for the first time today and it tasted really really buttery, the whole fish just melted in my mouth and there was none of that fishy taste.

I also got to drive my aunt's new car, an Audi A8. Nice car, reminds me of her old Mercedes, big boat and smooth drive. Very roomy and handles a lot better than expected. Cool things about the car is that it has motion sensors around the car, so in case you are about to bump into something or someone it will warn you and tell u where it is on the on board lcd screen (there is one on the dash as well as on the dials). It also has a set of cameras installed in the rear, so when you back up it shows you exactly what is behind of you. This is very useful when you have really tall passengers. :p The backing up screen even shows you the predicted path of the car, very cool. Not as cool as Lexus' self-park system, but still very cool. The other cool and sometimes annoying thing about the car is its key system, or rather the lack of it. You just carry a badge, which I think is an RF Id tag, but I am not sure. You get close to the car and it allows you to open the door without using your keys. You can even start the car without inserting the key, which in my opinion pretty convenient. Now for the drawbacks, since the door always unlocks in the vicinity of the tag, you can never test out if the car is properly locked, because as soon as you get near it, it unlocks. Also, even to lock the car, you need to have the badge, which is just stupid, cause it unlocks when you get near it. So I failed to see the point. Also, it raises the question of what happens when the driver moves away from the car and someone moves in and opens the door and starts the car and drives away. Once you start the car, you can drive without the key being in the vicinity. Seems to me that this makes car jacking a lot easier. My other pet peeve with the car is the on board GPS system, which was crap. The directions it gave were very confusing and were longer than just going straight. I mean shortest time does not mean shortest distance, you have to make a couple of left turns instead of going straight, it will take longer. Also, the navigation of the system is counter intuitive, you have to use this knob and a couple of buttons. I personally would have just implemented the system with a touch screen. I originally thought it was one and was surprised when I pressed the screen and it didn't work. My aunt actually looked confused when I kept touching the screen, my dad had to tell me that I had to use the dial. How embarrassing. XD Also, if you turn on the radio or the entertainment system, the voice navigation turns off. Sometimes, I like to listen to music while I drive lost. It keeps me calm. :p hahaha Anyways, still very nice car, but I would never get one. Mainly, because I lack the dough.

I also watched a movie last night, called "The shooter". It is about a navy sniper who was betrayed by the government he swore to protect. Very entertaining action movie, sort of like the Bourne Identity; highly trained dark ops guy getting even and exacting justice. I did however spot a very funny scene. There is this part in the movie, where the main protagonist is shopping for supplies in a hardware store, you know, to kill the bad guys. I noticed that except for the main dude and his sidekick, the other clients in that hardware store are actually very hot girls in their miniskirts and high heels. I don't want to sound sexist or biased, but I really would like to know what kind of hardware store that is. Last time I went to a hardware store, the only cute girls in miniskirts and heels were the one sitting behind the cashiers office. XD Ah, Hollywood and its subliminal scenes. :p

Immigration woes

Can't seem to get my SSN. Something to do with my I94 form or something. Urgh..
On other news, I am getting a Canon Powershot A570 IS. Woot!!!
So bored here in Chicago, and plus I got food poisoning. Not cool. :(

Your plane will NOT be on time.

So, for those who don't know, I am relocating to the states for a job. So I came down early to see some friends and family, before moving to the westcoast. I got to the airport early, since I figured I will need the extra time to apply for my TN1 work visa. Good thing too, I had to wait in line for almost one hour. On the bright sides of things, the Border Patrol lady was very nice and friendly. :) After I paid for my visa, I walked to my gate only to discover I had 6 hours to kill. My plane was schedule to leave at 7 pm, I was there at 1. XD So much for planning ahead. I was hungry so I decided to grab a bite to eat, and got a Whopper combo at Burger king. After finishing my meal in a hurry ( I dont even know why I ate so fast), there was still a lot of time. My dad called me and asked me to reschedule my flight to an earlier one. My aunt wanted to take me to Kuni san. (Kuni san is this awesome sushi restaurant in
downtown Chicago, who would expect that eh?) I was really looking forward to that, so I approached the counter lady and I asked her if that was possible. Armed with my most charming smile, I politely asked if I could be moved to an earlier flight. The lady looked kind of tired and haggard, so after looking at my boarding pass, she proceeded to type in stuff into her terminal and asking me a bunch of questions. Then, I mentionned that I had checked in my bags, at which point she looked up and gave back my boarding pass and told me that it was too much hassle for her to look for my luggage and that rescheduling was not possible. I was a little peeved by her attitude and sadly returned to my seat to take a napNow the interesting thing is, due to horrible weather conditions in Chicago, there were massive delays in the airport, and the earlier flight that I was suppose to reschedule to got cancelled. Ooof.. talk about luck.:) That also explained why that lady was so tired, she has been rescheduling flights left and right. I kind of feel guilty now for being a little peeved. Anyways, due to weather conditions earlier flights got cancelled. However, that also meant that my plane got pushed back by 3 hours and 30 minutes. So I spent a total of 9 hours at the airport twiddling my thumbs. XD Good thing I had my DS to keep me busy. Hahaha... Thank you Alex for convincing me to buy it. I am pretty good at Tetris now.

Appartment hunting

One thing I liked about coop was the moving. It gave me the impression that I was starting afresh in a new place. A blank new page to write down memories and impressions. I guess it has been hardwired into my nature to move ever so often. As a kid, my family moved around quite a bit. I will often get a chance to explore a new place, learn new things, and visit new places. I think if not for all the moving, I would not have grown to be the person I am today.

One thing I hate about coop was the moving. Every time you move, you need to plan ahead. Every time I moved, I lost friends. I am horrible at keeping in touch, I guess Facebook changed all of that. :) Looking for proper housing is a nightmare especially if you do not know the area. As a MASc student when I first started looking for places to stay, it was not too bad. I could figure which areas in Waterloo I wanted to stay. However, now that I am moving into the Bay area, I have no idea what I am dealing with it. Hopefully, everything will work out eventually.

On other notes, I will be going back to the motherland in July, can't wait.

Ultimate spring cleaning and movie galore

I have been spending the past five days cleaning our house back in Montreal. It is surprising how much junk we can gather after only living in it for 15 odd years. I found my first year notes as well as my cegep notes. I found my old movies and my old toys. Sadly, in order to make room for my new junk, I had to throw them away. At first, I was kind of despairing at the idea of throwing everything. Not because I was torn emotionally, but the shear effort of bagging all that junk and putting it on the curb. Yesterday was grabage day and I left a small mountain of eight or nine garbage bags and two boxes worth of recycling material. Today, when I resumed cleaning I was overwhelmed once more at the amount of junk still left to throw out. However, my friend, Jerome told me to be environmentally sound and to bring all my old junk to the ecocentre for recycling. At first, I jokiling commented how easier it would be to just dump everything in the garbage since I won't have to sort it out. But eventually, I decided to get off my lazy ass and start sorting my junk. I brought over a van load of stuff to the recycling center. Mainly old magazines, books, computer stuff, phones, etc. Now the house looks a little better, but there is still a long way to go. :( I can't wait to finish cleaning. At least now my room actually looks like a place where I can sleep in and not just a storage area. While I was cleaning I also happen to stumble upon some of my old movies. I think I will sit down and watch them once I am done cleaning... if I am ever done.

You are my sunshine

The other night dear, as I lay sleeping
I dreamed I held you in my arms
When I awoke, dear, I was mistaken
So I hung my head and I cried.

You are my sunshine, my only sunshine
You make me happy when skies are gray
You'll never know dear, how much I miss you
Please don't take my sunshine away

I'll always love you and make you happy,
If you will only say the same.
But if you leave me to love another,
You'll regret it all some day:

You are my sunshine, my only sunshine
You make me happy when skies are gray
You'll never know dear, how much I miss you
Please don't take my sunshine away

You told me once, dear, you really loved me
And no one else could come between.
But not you've left me and love another;
You have shattered all my dreams:

You are my sunshine, my only sunshine
You make me happy when skies are gray
You'll never know dear, how much I miss you
Please don't take my sunshine away

The long drive home

So I finally made it home today. I came home to mix feelings. I was kind of happy to see my old room and my old things, but at the same time I got a huge feeling of claustrophobia, never realized I had so much junk. I decided to do a huge clean up and packed four huge bags of clothes to give away... I have way too many clothes. Even after clearing half my closet space, my room is still littered with junk. I am really tired since there is so much to do and no will to do it...
Strangely, I never thought I will ever say this in my undergrad, but " I want to go back to Waterloo". My life back in Loo was a lot more comfortable, enjoyable, and happy. :(

Sweating in the dark
Memories of past won't leave
The cicadas sing

Things I have learned about moving

After spending 5 years doing coop, and having to move every four months I have come to uncover some basic rules about moving:
- never pack your computer first
- travel light, the less you have, the less you need to pack, the less you lose
- you will always forget something
- you will discover how much stuff you can accumulate over your short stay
- you won't have enough boxes for all the stuff you accumulated
- the more you sell/give away, the less you need to move
- textbooks are heavy... so don't buy them or sell them when you are done
- having roomies is awesome, it helps with the moving. But remember it goes both ways, you have to move their stuff sooner or later
- don't put off packing till the last day. Apperances can be deceiving, you have more stuff than you think
- having a car is good, a mini van is better, but the best is to have a truck
- don't pack your pots with your dishes. Metal > Porcelaine.

Legal issues with music

Since I am a little bit bored, I decided to setup a Ubuntu Linux box to play with. I have been hearing all these things about the distro that made me curious. The beauty of Linux is its open sourceness ( not sure if that is even a word). However, it is also because of that feature that it is a pain in the neck.

Ubuntu's installation was pretty straight forward, but I still have some pet peeves about it. First, the latest version of Ubuntu 7.04 did not recognize my mouse and keyboard making it impossible to install. So I had to install a previous version and upgrade to the latest one. Also, the partitioning tool is not very user friendly. Maybe I am just partition challenged or something, but it took me a couple of tries to make head or tails about what it was suppose to do. Finally, I spent a whole day setting up mp3 playback. Now to be fair, the only reason mp3 playback does not come standard with Linux is because of copyright laws. I discovered the use of Automatix. With one click, I was able to install all the required softwares and codecs. Yay for me~ So all in all, it was fun setting it up. But now that it is all up and running, I discovered that it is pretty much the same with any of the other distro I played with previously. There might be some small changes or difference, but in general it is pretty much the same. Maybe it is because I am so used to using the command line instead of the gui. :p or maybe it is because I only use it to surf the web, check my email, watch movies, and listen to music. Maybe I should try using it as a development tool or something.

NDS + WiFi = Da Win

So I figured I might as well try out this wifi thing on my DS since I am about to leave Waterloo. Good way to kick my roomies or ex-roomies ass via the internets. haha...
Man this feature so rocks. Gotta get back to kicking people asses.

Mario Kart did not prepare me for this

I went go carting yesterday with a couple of friends. It was fun, but too short. We did 10 laps of 2km. Also it wasn't as fast as I would have liked it, but it does not matter. :) I kicked Clement's ass a couple of times. But he got back at me by bumping me all the way.

We also went to eat at this Japanese BBQ place near Pacific mall. Not too bad, but I think I ate too much again.

Koreans rejoice...

Starcraft 2 is coming. I just finished watching the cinematic trailer for SC2 for the tenth time and damn it looks sexy. I know those aren't in game graphics, but Blizzard has not failed me yet. Speaking of which I think I will be resuming WoW in about two weeks. :P

So it begins

I just submitted my accepted thesis to Graphics and by that started my first steps into the real world. When I came back home, I installed Vista and was wowed by the MS eye candy, then proceeded to curse and fix all the little quirks that make Windows, well Windows. It took a little bit of getting used to, but I ended up making Vista look like Windows 2000 again. Hahaha, I wonder why I even bothered upgrading. Oh wait, I got Vista for free. :) Still worth it? Well, time will tell.

Today is also the day I start off reusing blogger as I start to support my mother company as opposed to the competitors. ( Sorry Lawrence) :p I got to admit, lots of things have changed since the days of "Musings of a MICE". Also, I feel really rusty from not blogging for a while. My sentences do not flow.