So the Christmas is come and gone. Well the Christmas season isn't really gone until after the new year's day. But the 25th is come and gone. It was a lot of fun. Going to church. Meeting different people. Meeting people never met before or not met in a long time, was OK. Celebrating the birthday of Jesus was fun. Learning something from it all was fun.
Didn't see many decorations. It's the decoration nazis turning this place into a monotonous, one-colored, alloted number of lights per house boredom. Because the Christmas tree offends people, for no reason other than the fact that they are not christian, it is removed. Or sometimes just renamed as a community tree. Never mind, that the Christmas is a christian celebration!
Anyway, just figure I'd update the blog. Not very many people read it. But hey, that's not why I have a blog. It's just so I can put my thoughts out there. :)
Merry Christmas and a happy new year to all!
Tuesday, December 28, 2004
Saturday, December 18, 2004
So then....
So let's tackle this issue of blog outlook. Blogger just doesn't have enough templates. I have been trying to create a new template but I don't have the time. I also don't have the creativity to generate a really nice UI. But I do know that I don't like whatever templates are available on blogger currently.
So I have decided to use this simple template. I did make it a little wider than before. See how it goes.
So I have decided to use this simple template. I did make it a little wider than before. See how it goes.
Thursday, December 16, 2004
Today's Talk
So after all this overhaul, the page still doesn't display correctly on some browsers when not in fullscreen mode. And I still don't like the look of this blog. If there's anybody reading this, please leave me a comment. I want to know how readable this format is.
Plus I have a good rant about my Christmas vacation but I think it's a little too late for me to be still awake. So I'm going to go to sleep and save the rant for tomorrow. Besides, this will give me a good reason to post something tomorrow.
Plus I have a good rant about my Christmas vacation but I think it's a little too late for me to be still awake. So I'm going to go to sleep and save the rant for tomorrow. Besides, this will give me a good reason to post something tomorrow.
Tuesday, December 14, 2004
Judge for Sale?
Yahoo! News - Judge Not for Sale, Despite eBay Listing
What a way to show the world that you're not stupid and that you should actually be taken seriously. What a way to build your case. Wow! After this, the "disgruntled litigant" should have no problems winning her case.
See Johny, how simple this law stuff is?
NEW YORK - A Manhattan housing court judge said he was not amused by an advertisement on eBay that listed him for sale — with worldwide shipping included — posted by a disgruntled litigant.
The ad, entitled "Judge for Sale," was posted last Wednesday by Janet Schoenberg, a disgruntled litigant in a landlord-tenant dispute in New York City Civil Court who said Klein was mishandling the case and that she had exhausted other ways of drawing attention to her case.
What a way to show the world that you're not stupid and that you should actually be taken seriously. What a way to build your case. Wow! After this, the "disgruntled litigant" should have no problems winning her case.
See Johny, how simple this law stuff is?
Monday, December 13, 2004
Lordship: £29.99
Yahoo! News - Become a Lord for 29.99
Wow! Even if it is fake, here in America that would be $58 well spent.
Wow! Even if it is fake, here in America that would be $58 well spent.
UI Overhaul
Well, a major UI overhaul is underway. I am just not finding a good enough template to work with. So I may have to design a new one. Of course in the process the IE users and Mozilla based browser users will experience the two extremes brought about by incorrect implementation of CSS. The best way to do two columns and get uniform results in all browsers is to use tables.
Until then just enjoy as much as you can a broken blog.
Until then just enjoy as much as you can a broken blog.
Monday, December 06, 2004
'Master/slave' Most Politically Incorrect Phrase
'Master/slave' Most Politically Incorrect Phrase:
Some idiot politicians would just love to ruin as much as they can simply because of a misconception they have that disagreeing with everything makes them look smarter. Maybe if they actually had something to offer they wouldn't have to go around giving others grief about absolutely trivial things. But if they were smart, they wouldn't be politicians to begin with.
Yes, I know it's an old story. I did read about it when it was first a big deal. But, I didn't have a blog then. :)
The computer term 'master/slave,' which was banned as racially offensive by a Los Angeles County purchasing department, was named the most politically incorrect term of the year on Thursday.
Some idiot politicians would just love to ruin as much as they can simply because of a misconception they have that disagreeing with everything makes them look smarter. Maybe if they actually had something to offer they wouldn't have to go around giving others grief about absolutely trivial things. But if they were smart, they wouldn't be politicians to begin with.
Yes, I know it's an old story. I did read about it when it was first a big deal. But, I didn't have a blog then. :)
Tuesday, November 30, 2004
Old phones transform into flowers
Researchers compost old mobile phones & transform them into flowers
That's is exactly what people worry about! Discarding old items in a manner that will not affect the environment!
Oh, Get Real!
Researchers at the University of Warwick's Warwick Manufacturing Group, in conjunction with PVAXX Research & Development Ltd, have devised a novel way to recycle discarded mobile telephones - bury them and watch them transform into the flower of your choice.
That's is exactly what people worry about! Discarding old items in a manner that will not affect the environment!
Oh, Get Real!
Monday, November 22, 2004
Friday, November 19, 2004
Cool - Very sci-fi
BELGRADE, Serbia-Montenegro - A probe into the mysterious shooting of two soldiers has revealed the existence beneath the Serbian capital of a secret communist-era network of tunnels and bunkers....
http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=518&e=4&u=/ap/serbia_tito_s_tunnels
Wednesday, October 27, 2004
Saturday, October 09, 2004
I own a timber company?
Debate: Oct. 8th, 2004
So Kerry didn't wanna respond to that? Does Bush own a timber company or not?
I'm not sure exactly who will be considered the winner of this debate. But I think Kerry is starting to lose his footing. Not to mention he contradicted himself at least one time that I noticed. He answered the question one way but then went on to say that he believed and would support the opposite of that. Only if I can remember what issue it was.
The abortion response bothered me from Kerry in terms of leadership quality. He believes its wrong because he believes that life begins at conception. Then it really is not a matter of forcing your opinion on others. Then it's a matter of protecting life. And as the president, the leader, he will just stand by and let people kill others. What kind of conviction is that? He does believe that a life is being taken but he cannot force that opinion on others. If you can't stand up for what you believe in, how can you represent others? How can you defend what others believe in if you don't have the guts to defend what you believe in?
Kudos to Bush for delivering a much better performance that the last time (which I only read about). Down here in TX, we should all be rooting for Bush!
My, my, is my Bush-bias showing?
So Kerry didn't wanna respond to that? Does Bush own a timber company or not?
I'm not sure exactly who will be considered the winner of this debate. But I think Kerry is starting to lose his footing. Not to mention he contradicted himself at least one time that I noticed. He answered the question one way but then went on to say that he believed and would support the opposite of that. Only if I can remember what issue it was.
The abortion response bothered me from Kerry in terms of leadership quality. He believes its wrong because he believes that life begins at conception. Then it really is not a matter of forcing your opinion on others. Then it's a matter of protecting life. And as the president, the leader, he will just stand by and let people kill others. What kind of conviction is that? He does believe that a life is being taken but he cannot force that opinion on others. If you can't stand up for what you believe in, how can you represent others? How can you defend what others believe in if you don't have the guts to defend what you believe in?
Kudos to Bush for delivering a much better performance that the last time (which I only read about). Down here in TX, we should all be rooting for Bush!
My, my, is my Bush-bias showing?
Thursday, October 07, 2004
New Blog (Errrrr..... New Entry)
It's almost Friday. I can almost smell the friday in the air. One more day of faking work and then it's two days of actually not working. Unless sitting on the couch is work.
But then again, recording such awesome music as can make my colleagues bang their heads could also be called work.
Or driving out to buy all flavors of chips is also work. All mentos flavors and cigarettes.
Seriously though, I am just so glad to have a couple of days off. I just can't figure out a way yet to not have to have a fulltime job instead of working as a contractor or parttime jobs. All this with some financialy security, of course.
Maybe I should start a new search engine. The next unpatented word out of babytalk is gaga-goo-goo-gablable. Unless that has also been used to define a completely uninspired and useless mathematical concept by an equally uninspired mathematician!
But then again, recording such awesome music as can make my colleagues bang their heads could also be called work.
Or driving out to buy all flavors of chips is also work. All mentos flavors and cigarettes.
Seriously though, I am just so glad to have a couple of days off. I just can't figure out a way yet to not have to have a fulltime job instead of working as a contractor or parttime jobs. All this with some financialy security, of course.
Maybe I should start a new search engine. The next unpatented word out of babytalk is gaga-goo-goo-gablable. Unless that has also been used to define a completely uninspired and useless mathematical concept by an equally uninspired mathematician!
Sunday, October 03, 2004
Filler
This blog entry is just a filler. Just filling up space making sure I have an entry here everyday. :)
Saturday, October 02, 2004
Another Vice?
Drinking, smoking, cussing, or laziness - people have many vices. Now it would seem that blogging might become one of mine. Why, the time I spend fixing this site's template alone would make me a millionaire if I spend that kind of time on a business or at least a business plan.
But this world is not full of practical people. The world is full of people who have big intentions. Having big intentions is not necessarily synonymous with having big plans. It just means someday a lot of people will do something great. Today is, however, just another day. If only....
Anyway, spent a lot of time playing the piano and then the guitar. Still feeling bored though. I need to find a hobby. Not something as laborous as gardening. Something more like.... Wine Tasting. Or perhaps joining a book club (no, I'm not saying that because of Joey and the book club). Or maybe practicing guitar with a real band. Something that will allow me to get out but not mean a lot of work.
....
We all grow up and put away our childhood games
But deep inside I wonder if we really change
’cause I’m still seeking, though I’ve learned to hide so well
And I can still remember how it felt
Singing, ollie, ollie, everybody free!
Will I ever find someone pursuing me?
....
Michael W. Smith - Everybody Free.
But this world is not full of practical people. The world is full of people who have big intentions. Having big intentions is not necessarily synonymous with having big plans. It just means someday a lot of people will do something great. Today is, however, just another day. If only....
Anyway, spent a lot of time playing the piano and then the guitar. Still feeling bored though. I need to find a hobby. Not something as laborous as gardening. Something more like.... Wine Tasting. Or perhaps joining a book club (no, I'm not saying that because of Joey and the book club). Or maybe practicing guitar with a real band. Something that will allow me to get out but not mean a lot of work.
....
We all grow up and put away our childhood games
But deep inside I wonder if we really change
’cause I’m still seeking, though I’ve learned to hide so well
And I can still remember how it felt
Singing, ollie, ollie, everybody free!
Will I ever find someone pursuing me?
....
Michael W. Smith - Everybody Free.
Bush Or Kerry
Oh, the debate! First off, I didn't watch the debate. Wait, so am I still eligible to talk about it. Yes! Because that's all I've read all day in the news. So I should be able to get my $0.02 in.
Oh Bush is so childish and Kerry is so smart! It's true that Bush is not well polished and he is not the most eloquent speaker. And there's many other things that he is not. Suffice it to say that he's not the first person that comes to mind when you hear the word "refined."
Kerry on the other hand has the package. The smug expression. The forceful personality. The right gestures (of course both candidates were criticized on their body language, but still). He knows when to smile. He can comb his hair before getting in front of the press. And so on. However, he's also not the first things that comes to mind when you hear the word "refined." He is the first things that comes to mind, however, when you hear the words "empty can". Afterall he has the loudest rattle.
I shall liken him unto an onion. He shows a lot of promise. But you can keep peeling and peeling, you will only find more to peel. He can't even commit to the democratic agendas for crying out loud. I mean sure he can take shots at Bush now (during the campaign), but is he planning on doing anything useful if elected? Or is he just going to keep slandering Bush for his entire term of 4 years? Anybody who votes for Kerry should at least ask themselves why they're throwing their vote away. I mean if you do have the right to vote, that in itself is worth nothing unless exercise properly.
Now, if we can get past the appearances, do we even know which candidate is going to do what for the people? Not really. It's good enough to hear them say what they're going to bring to the table. Why bother finding out on our own? Why look into these people's past record. That would be too much work. After the debate Leno will have insightful commentary, afterall. That oughta be enough.
I don't agree with many things Bush has done but he has tried. He has a good character. He is fighting for something. He has a goal in mind. Kerry, on the other hand, has open-ended plans for every major issue dogging the people today. I'm sure if in a hypothetical world he was elected, he would probably sail clear of making any major decisions. He is the kind of person that will spend 4 years socializing with the UN and the EU.
I think people should decide whether they want a poster boy or somebody who will at least try to make things better.
This post is getting too long. So I'll end it here.
Oh Bush is so childish and Kerry is so smart! It's true that Bush is not well polished and he is not the most eloquent speaker. And there's many other things that he is not. Suffice it to say that he's not the first person that comes to mind when you hear the word "refined."
Kerry on the other hand has the package. The smug expression. The forceful personality. The right gestures (of course both candidates were criticized on their body language, but still). He knows when to smile. He can comb his hair before getting in front of the press. And so on. However, he's also not the first things that comes to mind when you hear the word "refined." He is the first things that comes to mind, however, when you hear the words "empty can". Afterall he has the loudest rattle.
I shall liken him unto an onion. He shows a lot of promise. But you can keep peeling and peeling, you will only find more to peel. He can't even commit to the democratic agendas for crying out loud. I mean sure he can take shots at Bush now (during the campaign), but is he planning on doing anything useful if elected? Or is he just going to keep slandering Bush for his entire term of 4 years? Anybody who votes for Kerry should at least ask themselves why they're throwing their vote away. I mean if you do have the right to vote, that in itself is worth nothing unless exercise properly.
Now, if we can get past the appearances, do we even know which candidate is going to do what for the people? Not really. It's good enough to hear them say what they're going to bring to the table. Why bother finding out on our own? Why look into these people's past record. That would be too much work. After the debate Leno will have insightful commentary, afterall. That oughta be enough.
I don't agree with many things Bush has done but he has tried. He has a good character. He is fighting for something. He has a goal in mind. Kerry, on the other hand, has open-ended plans for every major issue dogging the people today. I'm sure if in a hypothetical world he was elected, he would probably sail clear of making any major decisions. He is the kind of person that will spend 4 years socializing with the UN and the EU.
I think people should decide whether they want a poster boy or somebody who will at least try to make things better.
This post is getting too long. So I'll end it here.
Friday, October 01, 2004
Thursday, September 30, 2004
Is everybody blogging now?
Well, it would appear so. Is that a good thing? Not necessarily. If everyone has a blog and each blog has a ton of "crap", then soon people will be avoiding blogs. Others will develop solutions to block all blogs from displaying on your computer and want to sell those to you. And then the internet will break! Nah, the internet is just fine for the moment.
Anyway, everybody having a blog could be a good thing, too. Everyone is able to say what they want but behave as a responsible netizen and don't spam others with website-hit-solicitations. And that's pretty much the way it is right now.
Although mine would still be a boring blog. 'Coz I would still not have any interesting to say. Or if I find something interesting the post won't be coherent enough for five consecutive lines to draw a reader in. I could hide subliminal message behind the text tho....
Or I could just go to sleep on time for a change so I can wake up in the morning on time. :)
Laters.
Anyway, everybody having a blog could be a good thing, too. Everyone is able to say what they want but behave as a responsible netizen and don't spam others with website-hit-solicitations. And that's pretty much the way it is right now.
Although mine would still be a boring blog. 'Coz I would still not have any interesting to say. Or if I find something interesting the post won't be coherent enough for five consecutive lines to draw a reader in. I could hide subliminal message behind the text tho....
Or I could just go to sleep on time for a change so I can wake up in the morning on time. :)
Laters.
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