Vinh Pham

I keep wondering to myself how it possible that cities exists? Cities do not produce food and water, the two things that are absolutely necessary for human survival. In fact, cities produces toxins, waste, and tons of C02, which actually hurts our chances of survival. Yet, everyday cities grow bigger and farmland disappears.

It is really mind blowing to think that the wellbeing of civilization is largely dependent on a few farmers. Everyone else who is not a farmer, or not some how related to bringing food to the market, is theoretically producing nothing… including myself. In the last 23 years of my life, I have produced absolute nothing useful for my own survival. I am simply another helpless drone suckling nutrition from the nipples of society.

City dwellers are simply staging their own existence. We live in a perpetual circle of self-inflicted torture. Like a dog, we are always chasing our own tails… I spent like 30 mins writing why this is true, but then I realize it didn’t make any sense so I erased it. But you know, you really dont need me explain to you why your life is pointless. Just sit down one day and try to figure out why you wake up every morning to go to work… unless you are one of those sick people who enjoy your job and feel like you are making a difference in the world

Michael Buble - Everything

And I can’t believe, uh that I’m your man,
And I get to kiss you baby just because I can.
Whatever comes our way, ah we’ll see it through,
And you know that’s what our love can do.

And in this crazy life, and through these crazy times
It’s you, it’s you, You make me sing
You’re every line, you’re every word, you’re everything.

So, La, La, La, La, La, La, La
So, La, La, La, La, La, La, La

Link to the actual music video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SPUJIbXN0WY

I often go back and read my May 21st, 2006 entry. Funny how my attitude changed so drastically after that day. Now I am all smiles –>

On the drive home from work, I came to the realization that if Google hired me, I could save them at least $60,000 a year.

Yup, thats right. $60,000 a year. Pay me $40,000 to mop the CEO’s floor, and they will still save $20,000…. Think about that!

I highly highly highly doubt that many Google employees, or any employees for that matter, can offer their company that sort of a return. Besides, if I can guarantee that sort of return, it would be stupid not to hire me…

I could go in details about how this is true, but then you wouldn’t believe me, so I won’t waste my time. But anyways, that’s just food for thought.

I was reading through DavisWiki today - reading the “Davis Wish List”. There are awfully a lot of dumb people with dumb ideas on there, like.. open a “Trader Joe’s”. These people like the “small town” Davis feel, and they ask for a Trader Joe, idiots…

Anyways, one idea that caught my attention is “24 hr coffee”. I have always wanted to open a 24/hr coffee / desert shop in Davis. I would add a twist to it and couple with computer repair, peripheral sales. And I will also incorporate my friend Phil’s idea in here too, but I can’t tell you what his idea is because its his secret idea.

Anyways, its funny how many businesses die in Davis. I blame it on bad planning. Like opening a restaurant in the butt crack of nowhere and opening a boutique clothing store with ass high prices. I think to succeed in Davis you have to 1) be dirt cheap, so don’t even think about going high end on anything 2) be properly situated for your business type. In other places, you can get away with both of these things because there is a huge huge huge number of people everywhere. In Davis, people congregate in familiar spots, like downtown davis or the marketplace. Students want cheap shit, that’s why the line at Fujis is always so long.

Honestly, the easiest idea to succeed in Davis is open a Chinese buffet. Chinese food is dirt cheap so you can make it by the truck full and still charge little for it. Also, if you put the word “buffet” on it, everyone and their grandma will be there…

Once again I heard something interesting on NPR. This could be a blog about NPR. But anyways, it was a couple of Quantum Physicists talking about religion and the big bang etc… The thing that caught my attention was two ideas:

1) They said Quantum Physics has an element of unpredictability, so there is room for God somewhere in there, or at least something we call “God”.
2) They do not discredit religion, they see it as two separate ways human try to understand their existence.

Here is what Einstein had to say: “Science without religion is lame, religion without science is blind.”

These last few days, its been very uncomfortable at work because people kept bringing up religion at work. Because that Farewell died. The weird thing is, whenever people bring up religion at work, its always bashing on Christianity… Being a devoted Catholic, it’s not easy to sit through that.

The worst part is that your religion is not something you can outwardly show (unless you are Muslim I guess). Race, gender, and maybe even homosexuality is something that can be displayed so that people who have opinions about you can shut the f88k up. But religion… unless you want me to carry a fat cross around with me all day, NO ONE will be able to tell I am Catholic. That’s another point, no one can tell I am Catholic because I don’t go around hitting people over the head with a bible, or telling people they will go to hell. In fact, you will often find me joking about immortal things and making lewd gestures.

Anyways, my point is, I don’t think its fair for people to talk shit about religion at work. You don’t go to work and make fun of Asian people, females, or gays, so why do you think its ok to go to work and make fun of religion?? I don’t make fun of you, so shut the f$$ck up. If you want to make fun of me, make fun of my clothes, my hair, or my small p3n1s, don’t make fun of something that matters to me.

If you are reading this, you will ask, “why didn’t you say anything? , why didn’t you defend yourself?” WTF??? Why do I have to defend myself? I live in SF, the most diverse place on earth, why the hell do I have to defend myself against prejudice and hatred? I am not living in the South in 1940…

Taken from AIM on May 14, 2007.

sakentempura (1:53:09 PM): i jog cuz i want a six pack okay…i dont have a girlfriend..so leave me a lone…lol

Ladies, start your engine….

Next time you feel utterly useless, remember this “at least you are not one sock”.

There is nothing in this world more useless than one sock. First off, there is nothing you can do with one sock. Socks are made to co-exists and work when they are in pairs. If you have one sock, you will have to make the hard choice of allowing which foot to go cold, suffer the wear and tear of bipedal motion, and you will be walking in circle since one leg will be shorter than the other one.

But that is not the worst part of having one sock. In fact, the worst part of having one sock is the feeling you get when you find one sock in your sock drawer…

When you find one sock, you would normally think to yourself, “where the fudge is the other sock?” You then begin the futile search around your living space in an attempt to locate that missing sock, knowing damn well you will never find it. Then, when you are exhausted from your fruitless search, you think to yourself “what the fudge happened to that sock?” Well, this is where it gets interesting. If you really search in your soul, you will come to realize that loosing that one sock makes you an idiot.

Why? well, if you were to wake up one morning and find your car missing, you can say to yourself, “fudge, someone stole my car!” That’s ok, it is expected that people would steal your car. Or, if you look in your pocket and realize you forgot your wallet, you would say, “fudge, I forgot my wallet!”. Even that’s completely ok, because every day you change your clothes, and it’s easy to forget to put your wallet back in your pants when you are drowsy in the morning. However, if you were to loose a sock, there is absolute no excuse…

No one is out to STEAL your sock. Your sock is either on your feet, or in your clothes hamper, not anywhere in between. And lastly, you will never FORGET to wear your socks, because you wouldn’t be able to walk around without them.

So, knowing these facts, how is it possible that you loss a sock? Is it because were too lazy to bundle up your socks when you got them from the drier? Or it is because you were too lazy to put them in your hamper, where dirty socks belong? Or do you honestly believe that your washing machine ate your socks and transported it to socks-land? Whatever your reasoning maybe, it all comes down to one thing: You are an idiot for loosing your sock!

So in conclusion, being one sock sucks because 1) You have no use and 2) You make the person who found you feel stupid. Yea, it sucks to be one sock. And it sucks to be the person who found that one sock….

I am feeling kind off right now. I don’t know if it is the new job, the driving two hours back to Davis, the fact that I been away from my girlfriend for two days, or some other season, but I just don’t feel normal. I feel like something happened to me and I am not myself. I feel like I am only a clone of myself. Like one of those people who are dead, but don’t know they are dead and think they are still alive.

Anyways, what makes it worse is I am watching this movie called “Spring, Summer, Fall, and Winter”. I am not sure what it’s about, but it’s one of those weird Korean flicks. It’s kind of surreal and the action, or lack of action, just seems so strange. What the fuck am I writing about anyways…

You ever have one of those days? It’s not like you are sad, or happy, or anything. Your head is just kind of hazy and you are not sure where you are and what the heck you are doing here… No, not like you are drunk or high… It’s like you should be dreaming, but somehow you are awake…

Why are the people on family feud so f$3CKen stupid. Where do they find those idiots? Do the producers of that show scour the earth for the dumbest family possible and then put them on the show?
They always give the stupidest answer you can think of. Some of their answers don’t even relate to the damn question.

Here is an example:
Question: Name something people cheat on
Dumb f2Ck number 1: Their driver’s test.
Dumb f2ck number 2 from the same family: Game shows.
Dumb f2ck number 3 from a different family: Taking money from their friends.
<-- that's my look of utter and complete confusion.

Hillshire Farms got the funniest commercial ever. That one commercial with the Asian girl who starts singing to her salad is a classic. If you have not seen it, lucky for you because some folks over at youtube thinks it funny too: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KTv8pR3fu7M

WOO!!