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Monday, June 19, 2006
Friday, June 16, 2006
Happy Father's day
yeah..i know its early...but this isn't really for my father either. (i'll have to think of something for when he comes back from hawaii)
This past weekend, i decided to be a "handy man" and do some more house related work. I've only done minor work, but this would be a more complicated task. The garbage disposal always "sounded" like it was working, but never seemed to work right. So saturday i ended up taking it out and apart to figure out what was wrong. Smelly was an understatement, as Karen surrounded me with various scented candles in the kitchen to combat the stench.
I didn't want this to get too complicated, and was hoping to just fix the current disposal, as i wasn't looking into spending more money i didn't have. well, after taking it apart, came to the realization the current one was not going to get fixed (plate harness was rusted out). The next day, i went to lowes and picked up a replacement unit. The part i worried about the most was connecting the electrical stuff. I actually handled that pretty well, but what i didn't expect was to have to go through and repipe the whole thing and as well as the difficulty in taking out the years old rusted parts. Thanks to alfred and my aunt's angle grinder, we were able to get it done.
before
After
I have to say, i would usually "run" to my dad to get help with house related tasks, but this experience proved to me that i was ready to handle these things on my own as well. Course, working around the house with Dad is always fun too.
In other news,
here is HG's father's day wishes. If you dont' know who Haado Gei is, you're in for a treat (maybe).
Also found this musician and had to order her album. Looking forward to listening to the instramental version of Linkin Park. Never thought classical music could be so hot =p (check the video)
Myleene Klass
Nite out on the town with Brenda and Alfred as well as some my drift car pic can be found on karen's xanga.
wow..lots of updates. Glad to look as if many things are going on in my life. Plus summer is here and the Miami Heat have evened the series!!! Yippeee
yeah..i know its early...but this isn't really for my father either. (i'll have to think of something for when he comes back from hawaii)
This past weekend, i decided to be a "handy man" and do some more house related work. I've only done minor work, but this would be a more complicated task. The garbage disposal always "sounded" like it was working, but never seemed to work right. So saturday i ended up taking it out and apart to figure out what was wrong. Smelly was an understatement, as Karen surrounded me with various scented candles in the kitchen to combat the stench.
I didn't want this to get too complicated, and was hoping to just fix the current disposal, as i wasn't looking into spending more money i didn't have. well, after taking it apart, came to the realization the current one was not going to get fixed (plate harness was rusted out). The next day, i went to lowes and picked up a replacement unit. The part i worried about the most was connecting the electrical stuff. I actually handled that pretty well, but what i didn't expect was to have to go through and repipe the whole thing and as well as the difficulty in taking out the years old rusted parts. Thanks to alfred and my aunt's angle grinder, we were able to get it done.
before
After
I have to say, i would usually "run" to my dad to get help with house related tasks, but this experience proved to me that i was ready to handle these things on my own as well. Course, working around the house with Dad is always fun too.
In other news,
here is HG's father's day wishes. If you dont' know who Haado Gei is, you're in for a treat (maybe).
Also found this musician and had to order her album. Looking forward to listening to the instramental version of Linkin Park. Never thought classical music could be so hot =p (check the video)
Myleene Klass
Nite out on the town with Brenda and Alfred as well as some my drift car pic can be found on karen's xanga.
wow..lots of updates. Glad to look as if many things are going on in my life. Plus summer is here and the Miami Heat have evened the series!!! Yippeee
Friday, June 09, 2006
Recap Post
lots going on...so just gonna list whats been going on since the last update post on May 24.
Lasik - Jerry gets lasik and Karen takes care of him after the operation. Great dinner afterwards with Jerry in his Star Wars sunglasses.
AX Picnic - Ended up going to picnic alone and it was bittersweet. Thought it would be nice to come back and enjoy just hanging out with people, but came to realize there was no one there that i really wanted to hang with. People still had ego problems and everyone stayed in their lil cliques. Well, least the experience reminded me of why i do this stuff...mainly hanging out with friends. Sad to see you AX friends are no longer there.
FanimeCon - Right after the picnic i went to pick up Karen and Jerry for the drive to San Jose. My bro and sister are the chairs this year and i really wanted to go up and support them. Unfortunately, Jerry wasn't feeling up to the drive anymore as he wanted to just rest and recover...but our 6+ hour drive started. It may have been the last ride for my 91 civic, but she still drove like a dream. Even though there was a detour, we made it in time for MusicFEST. I was really impressed just seeing all the people as we searched for parking. The music was cool and it was nice to just relax and see donny again. The next day we walked through the con and ended up watching "Il Mare". I only got to catch samantha for a few minutes, but overall the weekend was good. We decided to avoid traffic and head back early, making it in timc for Mila's congratulation lunch.
Yard work - the past few weeks i've spent days cleaning up the yard. Much of it looking like a fire hazard, i've finally cleared out the front and middle lawns. Still debating on artificial lawn or replanting, but eventually gonna get it done.
Kelly going away - Unfortunately my princess is leaving california to head to grad school in Memphis. Before she goes away, 344 has joined her in a number of "you can't get this in Memphis" events. Morning Dim Sum and late nites at Pinks, i'm definately gonna miss her =(. Guess we'll have to look into trips to Graceland. Is there anything worthwhile to see in Tennessee?
Fast and Furious premiere - 344 were the press team for "The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift" press junket at Universal studios this past sunday. Albeit an 9am start, Garland got to interview Justin Lin the director and both he and I got to ride in a drift car for the demonstration (dodge Viper). Free food and universal tickets were also part of the package, so we were able to also premiere the new Tokyo Drift portion of the tram ride (as well as return visit to Wisteria lane and the psycho house). The red carpet was fun as we saw a number of start Perry Shen, Roger Fan, Hammer, Bow Wow, John Cho, and many others. I even got to catch up again with Kaila Yu and finally got Aiko Tanaka to approve my myspace request =p. Painfully hot but hey, we're syndicated =p. J-Ent Podcast. We'll get to watch it this wednesday before it opens.
Radio Flyer - The timeless reminder of childhood and innocence, I bought a radio flyer wagon for Karen and I. Hard to believe we've been together for almost 2 years now. Its had its ups and downs, but we've made it through.I love you hunny.
The babies
lots going on...so just gonna list whats been going on since the last update post on May 24.
Lasik - Jerry gets lasik and Karen takes care of him after the operation. Great dinner afterwards with Jerry in his Star Wars sunglasses.
AX Picnic - Ended up going to picnic alone and it was bittersweet. Thought it would be nice to come back and enjoy just hanging out with people, but came to realize there was no one there that i really wanted to hang with. People still had ego problems and everyone stayed in their lil cliques. Well, least the experience reminded me of why i do this stuff...mainly hanging out with friends. Sad to see you AX friends are no longer there.
FanimeCon - Right after the picnic i went to pick up Karen and Jerry for the drive to San Jose. My bro and sister are the chairs this year and i really wanted to go up and support them. Unfortunately, Jerry wasn't feeling up to the drive anymore as he wanted to just rest and recover...but our 6+ hour drive started. It may have been the last ride for my 91 civic, but she still drove like a dream. Even though there was a detour, we made it in time for MusicFEST. I was really impressed just seeing all the people as we searched for parking. The music was cool and it was nice to just relax and see donny again. The next day we walked through the con and ended up watching "Il Mare". I only got to catch samantha for a few minutes, but overall the weekend was good. We decided to avoid traffic and head back early, making it in timc for Mila's congratulation lunch.
Yard work - the past few weeks i've spent days cleaning up the yard. Much of it looking like a fire hazard, i've finally cleared out the front and middle lawns. Still debating on artificial lawn or replanting, but eventually gonna get it done.
Kelly going away - Unfortunately my princess is leaving california to head to grad school in Memphis. Before she goes away, 344 has joined her in a number of "you can't get this in Memphis" events. Morning Dim Sum and late nites at Pinks, i'm definately gonna miss her =(. Guess we'll have to look into trips to Graceland. Is there anything worthwhile to see in Tennessee?
Fast and Furious premiere - 344 were the press team for "The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift" press junket at Universal studios this past sunday. Albeit an 9am start, Garland got to interview Justin Lin the director and both he and I got to ride in a drift car for the demonstration (dodge Viper). Free food and universal tickets were also part of the package, so we were able to also premiere the new Tokyo Drift portion of the tram ride (as well as return visit to Wisteria lane and the psycho house). The red carpet was fun as we saw a number of start Perry Shen, Roger Fan, Hammer, Bow Wow, John Cho, and many others. I even got to catch up again with Kaila Yu and finally got Aiko Tanaka to approve my myspace request =p. Painfully hot but hey, we're syndicated =p. J-Ent Podcast. We'll get to watch it this wednesday before it opens.
Radio Flyer - The timeless reminder of childhood and innocence, I bought a radio flyer wagon for Karen and I. Hard to believe we've been together for almost 2 years now. Its had its ups and downs, but we've made it through.
The babies
Thursday, June 08, 2006
Changes
I've been looking for ways to optimize my internet experience and wanted to get some opinions (not that i've gotten many comments in the past..but here goes).
As much as i realize i check my email frequently, I can't say i've been too happy with MSN/Hotmail (page is starting to lag). The new microsoft live hotmail is just like outlook so i'm really familiar with it and love the preview option. Also looking into RSS feeds. So here are my options and opinions.
Debating home page/email
MSN/Hotmail
+ been with hotmail forever. personal and "business" emails are there
+ comfortable with MSN front page for new and interesting content (usually)
- MSN Page is really lagging lately
- Layout gets boring when you check it frequently
/ haven't emailed much out of email accounts, so a change is possible.
- no search feature in hotmail
Yahoo/YahooMail
+ Number 1 website. Definite relability (as well as target)
+ Yahoo Mail is 2gb+ with (++)folder options.
+ already use yahoo groups options, TV, music videos.
+ fresh new layout
+ myYahoo has Rss feed integration.
- no preview option in email
- Never felt @yahoo would be really considered "professional". guess @hotmail seemed a lil bit better.
/ had used geocities off yahoo as well. But not active on it.
+ swwweet yahoo mail notifier
Google/Gmail
+ innovative and constantly creating new technology and services. Reliability again as well as target.
+ largest and most used search engine
+ gmail storage is constantly increasing
+ shared calendar and gtalk with IM service is interesting.
- don't really like the gmail interface or threading of emails.
Reviewing, i am sorta leaning towards yahoo. I think that google would be a good step forward as they are constantly improving their stuff, but yahoo seems to meet most of my needs. Anways, if you have any thoughts on it..let me know. Otherwise you may get an email soon saying its changed =p.
I've been looking for ways to optimize my internet experience and wanted to get some opinions (not that i've gotten many comments in the past..but here goes).
As much as i realize i check my email frequently, I can't say i've been too happy with MSN/Hotmail (page is starting to lag). The new microsoft live hotmail is just like outlook so i'm really familiar with it and love the preview option. Also looking into RSS feeds. So here are my options and opinions.
Debating home page/email
MSN/Hotmail
+ been with hotmail forever. personal and "business" emails are there
+ comfortable with MSN front page for new and interesting content (usually)
- MSN Page is really lagging lately
- Layout gets boring when you check it frequently
/ haven't emailed much out of email accounts, so a change is possible.
- no search feature in hotmail
Yahoo/YahooMail
+ Number 1 website. Definite relability (as well as target)
+ Yahoo Mail is 2gb+ with (++)folder options.
+ already use yahoo groups options, TV, music videos.
+ fresh new layout
+ myYahoo has Rss feed integration.
- no preview option in email
- Never felt @yahoo would be really considered "professional". guess @hotmail seemed a lil bit better.
/ had used geocities off yahoo as well. But not active on it.
+ swwweet yahoo mail notifier
Google/Gmail
+ innovative and constantly creating new technology and services. Reliability again as well as target.
+ largest and most used search engine
+ gmail storage is constantly increasing
+ shared calendar and gtalk with IM service is interesting.
- don't really like the gmail interface or threading of emails.
Reviewing, i am sorta leaning towards yahoo. I think that google would be a good step forward as they are constantly improving their stuff, but yahoo seems to meet most of my needs. Anways, if you have any thoughts on it..let me know. Otherwise you may get an email soon saying its changed =p.
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