WATER! pouring in! from bedroom window

A fortuneteller once told me in 2006 that I was going to have water leak at my new place, sure it didn’t happen that year but the unthinkable happened after a bad monsoon swept through Arizona in 2008. (more…)

I guess I am officially a Sony Fanboy? [TOP] Metal Gear Solid 4 80GB Edition, [Bottom Left] 80GB w/ Dualshock, [Bottom Right] Original 60GB.

I do not want to get too political but America is definitely ready for changes and let’s hope that President Obama can repair the damages done in the recent years.

Last night was really a historic election, I’m glad to be part of the history. While not entirely surprised at the outcome of this election, but seeing how prop 8 in CA would pass was a bit shocking.

Mccain gave an awesome speech last night, you’ve taken it well, job well done.

2008 Smoky Granite Lexus LS460L

October 17th of 2008 marked the 60th birthday of my dad, and what’s a better way to celebrate than to surprise him with a new car. After all, no one deserved a better gift than him and we’ve always wanted to get that big bow on the car.

*not many pictures at the dinner party, as we were all too busy to…. drink

Argh, I have so much I wanted to update but I accidentally left my camera on a friend’s car so I couldn’t take any new pictures and post the ones already on it!

*It’s just so hard to go places carrying a DSLR, I miss my point and shoot.

I have about 5 spare keyboards at home, because I can never find one that I like. Wireless ones are too slow to register my key strokes properly. I have Alienware, Microsoft Multimedia & Natural…etc. None of them can compare to the looks and feels of my new keyboard - Logitech Illuminated Keyboard

“The ultra-thin keyboard sports a full-size key layout, a transparent frame, PerfectStroke key system, soft-touch palm rest, and one-touch multimedia controls.” [Uncrate]

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For those that knows me, I’ve been praising Amazon for a long time and have been a long time shopper. Being the #1 online retailers, their customer service is unmatched by any standards or anyone.

Below is a prime example regarding a $5 drop 2 weeks after my purchase.

Thanks for writing to us about the recent price change on “Transformers (Two-Disc Special Edition) [Blu-ray].” I recognize you have a choice of retailers and appreciate that you prefer to order from us. Unfortunately, we do not have a post-order price guarantee.

I’ve reviewed your order and see that the price change was significant and you just received this item from us. Under the circumstances, I’ll make a one-time exception for you and issue a refund for the price difference in the amount of $5.00.

Please understand that I’m issuing this refund because of the exceptional circumstances, and I’m doing this for you against our standard policy.

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Happy 25th birthday~ on 09/05. She is a very close friend of mine, totally worth flying back to CA for. Photo was taken at Mijares, a Mexican restaurant in Pasadena, CA. (more…)

Our dear Steve Jobs just released the next gen of iPod during his “Let’s Rock” keynote today. Let’s just say I know what to get soon. Details to follow:

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During Labor Day weekend, we rented a RV from Cruise America and took a road trip to Woody Mountain Campground in Flagstaff (1day) then Grand Canyon. I think what everyone would remember was the amount of alcohol and food we had. It sure was fun to hang out with friends from California again.
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Transformers DVD + Bluray

Paramount Studio, please do not pull that HD-DVD trick again, release into the popular format will guarantee yield better result. Finally, Transformers on HD, I’ve waited for too long.

Just jotting down some plans for this month:

09/05~09/07: Back to CA to for Taemi’s birthday and my mom’s

09/12~09/13: 3 years anniversary at work & coworker’s birthday

09/19~09/21: Back to CA for a weekend roadtrip to visit few people

09/25~09/26: National Sales Meeting presentation

09/26~09/28: Brother/Mimi & friends coming to AZ for visit

this doesn’t look good at all for my diet/work out plan.

2008 Glacier Frost Mica IS250

Arizona dealer doesn’t have that many models as loaner cars so I’ve tried all of them already: 1) ‘07 RX350 2) ‘08 ES350 and now ‘08 IS250. This car was surprisingly slow, but it is quiet fun with the paddle shifters. Cost: $165.31 for 10k miles oil change and loaner, I need to start looking for coupons.

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Testing the embedded video for the new theme and flickr’s video.

View from the Cruise while leaving Ketchikan, Alaska

Jamie Barone, Dominic Szabo, Kevin Clements, Michael Phelps

I am sure Michael Phelps requires no further introduction now that he is considered one of the greatest Olympian ever lived, but what really got my attention is the name: Kevin Clements, one of Phelps’ teammate & friend in the North Baltimore Aquatic Club. He is the older brother of Joey Clements (He even went to ASU!) both were my teammates in High School for water polo and swimming! I hope I get a chance to meet Michael Phelps, it’ll be an honor.

[Image via StrokeConsultant]