As you all know summer started some time ago and with that, no post to ring in the season! I guess I’ll take it on myself to make the first post in a long time. So what have I missed since the last post…Jebus, is that the price of gas?! *goes back into blog hibernation ’till the market catches up*. But in all seriousness this too is too pass as our fearless webmaster has pointed out to me here.
And not a moment too soon either, its been educational figuring out I can manage roughly 320 miles per tank cruising in the Z. To that end, last month the civic actually eclipsed the F-150 as the best selling car in America. A wake up call indeed. I’m sure Tpen is owning me when it comes to millage and not only with driving skills - I heard the brew in most states if not all of them is a touch better on the millage than that 87, 89, 91 w/ additives we get in Cali.
Alright alright, enough with the petrol schpeal. I’m hoping to toss up a few more posts in the days to come and get this blog back to regularity.
Tpenology is back in session.
Hey all! Note: I’M HOME IN OC, SO CALL ME! LET’S HANG! I can’t believe I’m 22 already…ridiculous. PS3 awesomeness, then awesome Sushi from my parents, it’s a great day. I’m still in my pajamas, and I’m going to change so I can make the most out of this day. Dromo, ANYONE? Hehehe. Take care everyone, and hope to see you this week!
Hey everyone, I know it’s been a while. I’ve been working and semi-busy with some other things (like studying for random stuff), but it has been altogether pleasant. I recently created a fileserver for the wireless network here, and it’s working out great! I’ve had a lot of fun figuring out networking, Linux (ubuntu), and programming. It’s been a lot of fun, and here is a picture of my recent bike rental:
It’s a Dahon Speed 7 that I rented from Montlake bicycle shop near UW. I only rented it for a day, but the people at the bike shop were super friendly and gave me some great advice on finding a folding bike for a commute to the city.
Here is my setup for the Samba Fileserver:
I have my old VAIO next to my router and cable modem, with a samba setup. It allows me to connect to my fileserver using my wireless network, and it is Windows & Mac (& Linux) compatible, which makes it great for simply daisy-chaining more hard drives to use as network drives. It makes everything seamless, although performance would be much better with a wireless-N router. But hey, you win some, you lose some!
And I made some spinach ravioli, which takes forever to clean up (because of all of the cookware), but it was worth it. It doesn’t look very appetizing, but I can guarantee that it tasted GOOD.
Anyways, that’s all from my end. I promise my next post will be more entertaining and informative, so bear with me. Now, off to work! YAY!!
Happy February 29th everyone! It’s that rare day that comes around every 4 years, just to make the Gregorian calendar work the way it does. Anyways, I just wanted to say what’s up to everyone, since I haven’t posted for a while. Recently, I acquired a part time position as a math tutor at the local Mathnasium! Boy, it was great to finally meet some new people, and dust off the part of my brain proficient in math skills (executive functions, probably left hemisphere neocortex). I had a lot of fun just getting acclimated to the environment, and I feel that the place I work at now is extremely valuable for kids struggling in math. I have seen countless peers and children that have succumbed to the difficulty of math and simply lose their confidence; I am glad that Mathnasium is a place where they make Math FUN instead of rigorous and strict. Coming from Kumon, I was no exception to the rule. Although I love math as a passion, there were some times in my youth where I managed to hate those times when I couldn’t get a concept. It would make me angry, and I can see how many children who are frustrated with simple concepts are forced to feel even worse about themselves because other peers don’t see it as difficult and simply move on without them.
It’s a great place to work, but it’s an even better place to learn math.
Anyways, some other things that I’ve been working on throughout the past 2 weeks are my new logo (which I will post up by this weekend) and adding more flickr pictures. Also, I found this one commercial that REALLY blew me away, and I couldn’t stop watching it: Peliculas Ponder / Metro
It’s by this guy named Gabe Ibanez, and it’s UNBELIEVABLE the angle which he shows this commercial at; it really is amazing.
Anyways, that’s enough about the blurb on Mathnasium and other stuff; have a great weekend!
It’s been a while since I’ve posted, so just giving everyone some tid-bits to munch on. I’ve been out and about in Seattle with my parents, and I’ve seen a great many sights that I usually don’t get to see by myself (on account of it not being fun when you’re by yourself). While walking around the city, I managed to stumble into the world’s very first Starbucks, which is located at Pike Place Market. Pics following (sorry for the bad quality, was relegated to using my cell phone for pics because my idiotic self forgot to bring the SLR):
Not very exciting is it…I was relatively surprised. Although, the only differences between it and a normal starbucks is the nice gang of african-americans hanging outside singing a-cappella and the brown starbucks sign and logo (as opposed to the green circle with the lady) seen throughout the store. It’s also packed with tourists and a special blend of “pike place market” coffee along with a gang of baristas ready to take your order. Service was slightly slow, but it was a nice change from your everyday Starbucks. It’s located on Pike Street, right across the street from Pike Place Market.
The sun showed itself for the first time in 3 weeks, and everyone was out to enjoy the beautiful weather. (Yes, for all you nonbelievers, there ARE days where it doesn’t rain in Seattle)
Now, I’m at home, sleepy from my extended adventure in downtown.
The parents are over here in Washington today, they’ll be here for about a week. We’ve had a great time buying random items at Costco, and tomorrow my dad and I might even go fishing! Oddly enough, I miss these great times. Cherish them, because they won’t happen that often once you get older. It’s very nice not to have to cook for myself all the time; for once, the food tastes a heck of a lot better. Filipino food………..mmmm. Good eatin’!
One good deed must be rewarded with another good deed: Quang, thanks for giving me a shoutout on your blog! I shall do the same for yours here. My dear friend Quang was the inspiration to Tpenology, and I want y’all to check out EqualParenthesis.com, which has some great posts about awesome random items Quang finds while surfing on the ‘Net. And from Quang’s post to here, there’s only one thing that I can say about the Colbert/Scerri connection (Scerri, by the way, was the Chem 20A teacher while we were good ol’ freshmen): Continue reading ‘Tit for Tat - Now, Back to Work.’
