Archive for the ‘Personal’ Category
I am a complete failure
This morning, when my alarm went off at 4:45AM, I wanted to stay in bed. But then I started dreaming about Mark Zuckerberg (the facebook guy) and how he is a self-made multi-billionaire in his twenties, and I couldn’t sleep anymore. Now… I am not saying that making a lot of money is the only [...]
Commuter Bus
I have spent many posts railing about how much I hate Muni and Bart, but today I want to say something positive. This is very rare, so pay attention closely. I actually enjoy taking the commuter bus and the commuter ferry. I also like taking the Amtrak train. There is something about taking the commuter [...]
I am cold
When people say things like, “Not a day goes by when I don’t think about [him/her]“, I have always thought that they are exaggerating. However, lately I am starting to believe that it is possible. Although I don’t think about my dad everyday, I do remember him more frequently than I expected. And one of [...]
Not so free speech
A long time ago I wrote an article about racism, that had a provocative title “I hate **** people” — Little did I know, it has been well crawled and a lot people came to my post to write really nasty comments about their racist beliefs. At first I just posted those comments because I [...]
Bay Bridge Shortcut
I have to drive across the bay bridge during peak traffic hours ( 7-9am ) pretty often, so I learned a nice trick to get 5 mins out of my commute. Follow red line. Avoid the green area. What happens is that so many people line up for the fastrak lanes, it clogs up and [...]
Ba
On Friday night, my Fiancee and I were trying on new clothes for the wedding we were planning to attend on Saturday. She had on an expensive new dress she just recently bought and I tried on my newly altered suit. She was gushing with excitement over how good I looked in my black suit, [...]
Funny nutritional facts
Here are some funny nutritional facts I learned from NPR. 1) Microwaving vegetables is the best way to preserve all the nutrients – LOL @ all the people who don’t have microwaves because they think it’s more natural. 2) Eating raw vegetables is not as good as eating cooked vegetables – cooking helps break down [...]
Marrying a Catholic
About a month ago, I got engaged. It’s great! White wedding, picked fences, three kids, and growing old together. Except for one problem, she’s not Catholic and my parents are well-known leaders of our Catholic church. To be frank, I have no intention of making my fiancee convert — even if she wanted to. I [...]
Commuting from Sacramento to San Francisco
When I tell people I commute from Sacramento to San Francisco every day, they usually grasp and tell me I am crazy. A lot of people can’t fathom the idea of traveling that much every day, or waking up that early to start the commute. I usually wake up at 5am, get ready and out [...]
Vinhland – The most backward place on earth.
Thinking back on my Disney Cruise and Disney World visit, I started day dreaming about the possibility of building Vinhland. As I have mentioned before, when I become filthy rich, my philantrophy work will mainly be buying land and leaving them untouched. In my opinion this, and education, are the most effective ways to help [...]