The Kevin's blog

Legoland California adventures, sort of

2012-02-12T14:30:00.008-05:00

If there were any disappointments during the trip it would have to be Legoland. It was basically just a piece of land with some Lego characters scattered thinly on its approximately 130 acre turf. A lot of the rides were made for tiny kids. My 6 feet body was not even allowed to go on many of the rides. I thought EVERYTHING would be made from Lego but I was wrong. Despite that Legoland did not meet my expectations, I did, however, enjoy posing randomly with what I thought were cool Lego builds. Sometimes it felt like I was in a Disney land that’s on a very low budget, and other times I felt I was in Minecraft.

I bet Volvo paid Legoland a lot of money to build this car. Some body got lazy and decided to use real tires...

I thought the fake Christmas tree in my house was plastic enough until I saw this 30-foot Christmas tree built entirely from Lego. Pretty cool, but I wouldn’t want to be whoever is responsible to setup this tree every Christmas. It probably takes 360 days to set it up.

In Southern California they don’t get snow, so when there’s any man-made snow in Legoland, everybody wants to play on it. I’m from Toronto, I came to California to get away from all the snow!

Einstein’s mausoleum. Freaky.

I don’t watch Harry Potter. I’m never a Harry Potter fan, but I heard these two are famous so I took a picture with them. Together we form a right-angled triangle.

Pizza making guy. Yea... That’s it.

A Lego lion is eating me alive! Yea I know it’s lame, but how else can I pose with this?

A Lego shark is eating me alive!

WARNING: The following picture is rated M for Mature.
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Everything in this picture happened by accident. I was just giving her a hug and then my hand slipped and might have looked inappropriate. Then a little girl drove her Lego car into my picture and she might have given me a curious look.

Umm.... no comment...

How I see this picture: a Bionicle is chopping off my head.
How normal people see this picture: I’m trying to escape by running through between its legs.
How perverts see this picture: a Bionicle has a penis that resembles a human.

Behind me: Miniland USA. San Fransico made entirely from Lego.

Part of Miniland USA. New York City made entirely from Lego.

Legoland California has a place called Sea Life. It’s like an aquarium to show case sea creatures. Unfortunately for those who designed this place, they probably ran out of ideas on how to incorporate Lego with Sea Life, so they just threw a broken Mr. Potato Head in there. Bang! Legoland style aquarium.

Hot air balloon ride in Temecula California to see sunrise

2012-01-14T23:31:00.001-05:00

It all began with Deby and I waking up at 3’o clock in the morning. We drove one and a half hours from Los Angeles to Temecula to catch our balloon flight and to see sunrise. Driving at that time of the day in California wine country was like driving without my soul. There were nothing moving on the road. It was dead quiet, and my line of sight was purely restricted to where my headlights shone.

When we got there we were asked to wait in the car because the pilot had not arrived. Growing up in the city, I have never been to a place this dark. The stars were clearly visible, and there were a lot of them in the night sky. Above picture shows the sun is peeking over the horizon.

We were taken by a group of men, stuffed us into a white van. It was sketchy. I thought they were going to blind fold us and kill us in somewhere remote. We were dropped off at this open field, supposedly to be our launch site.

By the time those men were setting up the balloon, the sky was already well lit, and our competitors had already flown up in the sky.

I was [almost] able to pull them down, but it was a cold morning. I rather have my hands in my warm pocket.

This is my postcard shot of our competitor’s balloon in the sky. They can fly away from me but they can’t hide!

Here is how it’s done to setup a balloon. You lay the balloon and the basket on its side, and blow it. Don’t forget to put a big ass sheet on the ground to protect the grass.

No you don’t blow it with your mouth. You blow it with a big ass torch. Like how these guys are doing. They teach that at Hot Air Balloon school.

Climbing into the basket was a little challenging, for some. Luckily, my parents have given me long legs. I just leaped in. That giant laundry basket can fit all 9 of us! It was cold, but the torch kept me warm. I think the liquid fuel got into my pilot’s eye. Uh-oh.

Off we go! Up and up! Those are vineyards below us.

For those of you who think farmers are not rich, think again. At least grape farmers live larger than life. Their houses are built to house the Hulk, and his entire family.

This house has a pool, a basketball court, a tennis court, a guest house and a detached garage. I’m tempted to quit my job and become a grape farmer.

Once again I have spotted my competitor’s balloon.

This is Temecula, California. Beautiful, isn’t it?

This is our balloon coming back home. I jumped out the basket before the balloon fully touched down, that’s how I captured this shot.

SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA TRIP: Griffith observatory

2012-01-03T21:32:00.003-05:00

If I were to pick a romantic make out place in the City of Angels, It’d be at the Griffith observatory. The Greater Los Angeles area is full of romantic and beautiful places; this beach or that beach, but no where as magical as the Griffith Observatory during sunset. To an astronomer, the Griffith observatory is built to look into space. To a normal citizen, it is built to experience a magical view.

No this is not Goku from Dragon Ball Z ready to shot energy blasts. This is me holding my fireball, otherwise known as the Sun.

Situated on top of Mount Hollywood, it over looks entire LA. The drive up to the mountain was an experience all by itself.

My panoramic shot of the Griffith observatory. Many popular movies and TV shows were shot here: The Terminator, The Hangover, Star Trek, etc.

In the middle of the lawn leading to the entrance, stands the Astronomers Monument. This pointy thing is surrounded by stone carvings of famous Astrophysicists such as Newton, Kepler etc. See, my time spent in my university astronomy class was not a complete waste.

To the west of the lawn I could clearly see the Hollywood sign. It appeared to be so close I could almost grab it. If you ever go there please don’t jump over the railing and try to grab it. You’ll fall to a horrible death off the cliff. Unless you have travel insurance...

To the east is Griffith park. Panoramic shot courtesy of Deby’s camera.

Inside the observatory it’s typical geeky astronomy stuff, but one thing that was in particular noticeable is this pendulum. What is this for? Instead of me remembering the explanation, I took a picture.

With my X-ray camera and flying high above the observatory, here is a cutaway view of the observatory. Then I lost that picture so I replaced it with a normal shot of a cutaway model.

Here is another one of my panoramic creation. Looking south on top of the observatory. Hello Los Angeles!

My postcard shot of Los Angeles. Why pay 50 cents for a postcard if you can take a shot for free?

Just when we concluded the tour inside, I took this shot, when the sun was setting on Griffith.

Good night LA, good night Griffith.

Southern California trip: Hollywood and Beverly Hills in the City of Angels

2011-12-31T16:39:00.006-05:00

What's going to California without enjoying the sunshine? For that reason, the moment our plane touched down in LAX, we rented a convertible! Even though it's around Christmas, the weather was suitable to go shirtless during the day. At least in my opinion it was warm enough to go shirtless. I mean c’mon, I’m from Canada, as long as it’s above freezing, it’s warm enough.

Top down all the way! In our Mustang Convertible!

We were the only ones with roof down. Apparently the locals thought it was too cold. Oh please.

On our way we passed by Beverly Hills. See that little sign? The famous Beverly Hills sign? You think they would make that sign a little bigger.

The neighbourhood was really clean unlike the poor area 5 minutes away. I was near Jennifer Aniston’s house and she didn’t even come out to greet me! It was christmas, show some love!

We also passed by UCLA. Now I understood why that white girl on Youtube made a video about Asians in UCLA, because that freaking place is full of Asians!

UCLA’s mascot is a bear. I took a picture with it. Asian + bear.

Walking towards Hollywood Blvd. Love the palm trees.

A true tourist must go to those tourist info booth. Even if you don’t think you’ll need one of those brochures, take one! Those brochures can come in handy to cover dirty seats.

Walking on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, I accidentally stepped on Danny Devito’s star. Despite his sub-par face and height, the man is a true actor with amazing acting skills.

Looking at the Kodak Theater on Hollywood Blvd.

This is the famous Kodak Theater where the Academy Award is held, and this is how it looks like when they’re not holding the Oscar. Full of average people and missing the golden statues.

Deby and I took a picture at the door of the Kodak Theater. Nothing was happening inside. Nothing was happening outside either. I saw Iron Man walking by and that was it.

This is another famous theater. Grauman’s Chinese Theater. This is where Star Wars first premiered, and 3 Oscars were held here as well. Nothing beats a picture of a China man with a Chinese theater!

Deby with Tom Hanks’ hand and footprints. I have tremendous amount of respect for Tom Hanks. He’s one of my favourite actors.

Me with Steven Spielberg’s hand and footprints. One of my favourite directors.

Hollywood and Highlands. A large court yard full of stores, A.K.A opportunists who feed on tourists’ money. This is also a very good location to get a beautiful view of the Hollywood sign.

This is my postcard shot of the Hollywood sign.

This is a shot of the Hollywood sign that many postcards do not show.

From my experience of traveling these years, I always find that in tourist attraction places, there’s always a group of break dancers getting a lot of attention, whether it be Paris, Las Vegas or Hollywood.

Two hippy girls making all sorts of flowers using corn leaf. Really cool! They’re very nice too. I bought Deby one and I broke it. Those girls took it back, not only they fixed it, they added two more flowers!

Deby met her Alice in Wonderland friends.

I also met my good friend Shriek. Shrek:”Kevin why are you so skinny?” me:”I have high metabolism i can’t put on weight. Why are you so fat?”. Shrek:”Because I never poop I’m all rotten inside.”

Here is my other friend Bumble Bee all cool and shit. Way cooler than Shrek.

Ended my day at the Hollywood Bowl. It’s an outdoor concert hall. Just look at the back drop! This place is magical! The Beatles performed here.

Sapient Toronto Christmas party 2011 at The Court House

2011-12-17T15:14:00.008-05:00

With the year 2011 coming to an end and knowing that 2012 we're all going to die (according to the Mayans), the company decided to treat all of us to a night of free, limited quantity of food and alcohol. The venue: The Court House. Usually at night time this place is packed with teenagers and their flood of hormones but because we don't like to share with any of those, our Toronto office decided to rent the entire place for the evening. The people were great, services were excellent, but the food was scarce. It made me think that they should probably change their slogan to "The Court House, come happy, leave hungry". It was a night of chatting(socializing) followed by more chatting followed by going to the washroom and back for more chatting. To be able to hang-out with co-workers who I can call friends was very nice!

We match! Don't we? Freakin' skinny tie took me many tries and I still failed to succeed by 4 inches too high.

Clearly I had a few drinks, and they were not water. Please keep in mind that Kevin looks better in real person than in pictures.

The ground floor was packed with too many beautiful people so some of us moved upstairs to get away from the humidity.

Overall the night was fun and relaxing. It was nice to see the people that I work with at night, one hour after I just saw them during the day.

5 star shine 6 months review

2011-11-26T15:40:00.013-05:00

Six months ago I exchanged $100 of my sweat money for a box full of 5 Star Shine products (the sweat part is a joke, I don't sweat from my work, maybe clammy hands but that's it). I applied the product in May when the weather just started to warm up. Now it's almost December. After an entire hot and rainy summer in Toronto, I think this product is holding up as expected. You can see my original post here when I first bought the product. Below are some questions potential consumers might want to know from someone who actually used the product, and not just rely on the company's website because it looks sketchy.

Does this product really last 5 years as the company claims?

I do not know. 5 years is a long time for any car paint product. I'm skeptical. Maybe McDonald's hamburgers can last that long but I'm not sure about 5 Star Shine. So far this product on my car has only seen one hot summer. It has stood up against heat well, not sure about winter conditions.

Can this product hold up against road salt?

I contacted 5 Star Shine regarding this issue and they told me 5 Star Shine can withstand road salt. I will let you know after this winter when Toronto dumps 140,000 tons of salt. I'm not kidding, this is offical statistic.

Does this product repel dirt like the company claims?

I noticed that dust and bug tarts are a bit easier to remove. In the summer I hit a lot of bugs on highways and all I did was washing the spots with car soap and a little bit of elbow grease and tarts come off. I didn't need to use my finger to pick on it like some other people would do. That's nasty.

Is the product easy to apply?

Hells no! It was more tedious to apply than other car wax. There are step 1, step 2 and do this do that. Follow their instructions! Do it right. Cancel the Saturday date with the lady and allocate a whole day for your car.

Is the cost worth it?

I bought the deluxe kit for $100. It came with Step 1 and step 2 solutions, a detailing clay bar, a polishing pad, towel, detailing spray and car wash soap. I believe the company also offers only Step 1 and Step 2 solution for $60. It's still much more expensive than other car wax. If you have the money, try it, it doesn't damage car paint. You can buy cheaper car wax, but you just have to wax more frequently. The company also claims that this is not a wax, they say it's better than wax. I wish this product can shield me from bullets.

How often do I wash my car?

Since I do not drive my car often, my car doesn't get dirty quickly. I usually wash my car as often as I cut my hair, which is about every 5 weeks. Only if I can figure out a cost effective way to ship the water that I saved to Africa, then I could probably solve their thirst problem.

Will this product make my car a chick magnet?

Yes it will provided that you have a nice car and a handsome face.

Conclusion?

So far the 5 Star Shine product is holding up well for the past 6 months. Up until this point, I don't think this product is a scam even though their company website looks like it was created by a 10 year old.

I will do a one year review after the winter. Stay tuned! Meanwhile drive safely. Take extra precaution if you encounter drivers with crappy cars.

is Lululemon racist?

2011-11-14T20:54:00.003-05:00

I'm so sorry I totally didn't mean to see a black man when I chose the black color. Thank god they didn't have that shirt in yellow otherwise it'd probably pop up a China man.

Hooters gourmet chicken wing dinner - 20 wings and a drink for $299

2011-11-10T16:18:00.005-05:00

Creating an expensive menu item won't make you a high end classic restaurant, Hooters! 20 wings plus a drink for $299.01? Even for $299 Hooters still try to squeeze a penny more out of it. Not an immigrant friendly price.

why do most people playing Call of Duty MW3 look like hobos

2011-11-10T09:43:00.005-05:00

Now I know why those people who line up to buy Call of Duty MW3 look dirty and smell like rotten underwear. They were probably once successful bankers who get up every morning and go to work in suits and ties, then Call of Duty came out everything changed... I have given up going to the gym. I would hold my piss for hours just to stay put. I would swallow my saliva so I wouldn't have to get a cup of water. Uh oh...

Call of Duty Modern Warfare 3 (MW3) and working at the company that marketed it

2011-11-08T13:32:00.004-05:00

If you never heard of Call of Duty then please move to Uzbekistan and dig a hole and bury yourself. Despite seeing fat, obese, nerdy, dirty, out-of-shape people lining up in front of electronic stores at midnight to buy the game, I'm proud to be working at a company that created the campaign for Call of Duty Modern Warfare 3, though I played no part in this project.

Under peer pressure I exchanged $67.97 with EB Games and got myself a copy. This would not be good for my health, but meh, I live in Canada and that's what free health care is for. If I pass out from playing too much the government would take care of me. After all I paid 13% tax on this game! Also let me stress on the fact that I did not line up in the cold to get this game unlike some of the other suckers.

Want to see the great work that my colleagues created for Call of Duty? Check out the site.

my simple 24th birthday

2011-10-01T23:36:00.003-04:00

What can I say about my 24th birthday? 24th is not really a big significant age. I still enjoy all the privileges as 21 and gain no more fun privileges by entering level 24. It's good to have a nice dinner with a few friends at Canteen. The food was excellent! I highly recommend.

A heads up for Chinese people, expect to pay more than $3 for a dinner at this place.

weird thing on the GO Train

2011-09-30T10:08:00.003-04:00

Friday morning when I woke up from my beauty nap on the GO Train something happened... When I opened my eyes I saw this thing right in front of me. It scared the shit out of me.

kevin's first time rock climbing

2011-09-28T09:39:00.004-04:00

I have finally discovered an activity that my long arms and legs can come very useful; rock climbing. I was able to climb like a cockroach on a greasy kitchen wall. Some of the easy and medium difficulty walls were not a problem, but my sweaty hands barred me from difficult ones.

What I liked about rock climbing:
Being able to fully utilize my height advantage.
Being able to laugh at those who were struggling on easy walls.

What I didn't like about rock climbing:
Rental shoes were wet, at True North Climbing.
$35 to climb some colorful walls, that's enough to feed a North Korean family on rice for a month.

when the worst taxi driver and the worst tour bus driver meet

2011-09-21T14:48:00.011-04:00

Both drivers probably scored 70 on their IQ test. The bus driver thought he would make a turn without checking his mirror and the cab driver thought he could squeeze through while a bus is making a wide turn. Cab got pinned between the bus and the curb. At least ONE of them is going to lose his job but right now bus driver wins!

this is my TIFF

2011-09-19T16:36:00.006-04:00

This is the first year that I decided to shed some cash and go see a TIFF film with Deby. Little did I know that the tickets I blindly bought was all in French. It was called "That Summer", which I thought was very descriptive. Those french people make very mellow films. I guess it matches their "loving" culture? It's all about relationships and the only dramatic scene that got my heart beat for 2 seconds was when a guy in the film all of a sudden screamed because of nothing. It was definitely an experience watching a film in a foreign language. I still like "Fast and Furious" better though.

Friday at Sapient

2011-09-09T16:38:00.003-04:00

Yep, that's a beer bottle on my desk. No I won't get fired. It's Friday and we get free beer on Fridays. Beats your shitty old fashion cubicle company no?

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Somalia famine charity dinner

2011-09-08T09:38:00.005-04:00

Despite that some of you might think that I don't have a heart, well, this is your answer. I went to this charity dinner for the Somalia famine. The organization was called "Concerned Youth". Remember there's a saying that "if you give them fish, they have food for a day. If you teach them how to fish, they have food for life."? Well, this organization is at the "give them fish" stage, so it wasn't a very creative charitable organization, but I support their caring action. Besides, the food wasn't bad either.

There I met this really cute kid. I'm not sure if he's locally grown or shipped from Somalia, but he's very energetic and fun to play with.

new coffee machine trial at work, Starbucks coffee machine

2011-08-31T18:46:00.009-04:00

Office got rid of all the Bodecker machines on each floor and gave us, the employees, two other options to try and choose.

Option #1: the Flavia machine. It's design looks modern and the beverage choices are abundant, but the taste is sub par. This is not the highlight, I've seen it and used it in my old job. Read on...

Option #2: A giant Starbucks machine! I think someone stole it from a Starbucks store and brought to the office. It's so large and so retro-looking. This machine does not need electricity I don't think. Child labor is in place instead of machine parts. A little child, possibly captured by Starbucks, is stuffed inside this machine to make coffee for us. This explains why it takes 10 minutes to make a cup of coffee, using expired coffee beans. Poor child, I feel like sneak some food for him or her at night when co-workers are not around.

Sapient summer cruise

2011-08-21T14:13:00.014-04:00

Sometimes a company does random things to keep its employees happy and engaged. Things like social events such as company bowling or BBQ. But when Sapient Toronto office announced that this year's summer event is cruise on lake Ontario, A.K.A put me on a boat, I thought "uh oh, that can't be good. Are they putting me on a boat and shipping me back to China?". It turned out wasn't the case and I had a good time.

Before I saw the cruise I thought it was going to be a tiny boat that cram everyone together. Nope, Sapient did not cheap out. The entire ship was chartered by Sapient, and the ship is actually very big.
Ladies and gentlemen please meet Capt. Matthew Flinders. That's the name of the ship, not the name of the captain. The captain's name is probably something like USS Boat.

The boat has two bars, and we did not have to give real money for exchange of the drinks. Here you see my surprised face when I heard free drinks.

The inside of the ship was not that bad. There were 3 levels, a bar on the main level, and a bar on the second level, and nothing on the top deck. For some reason everyone crammed onto the top deck leaving the bottom levels for only a few lonely souls.

For some strange purposes there was a large bed on the second level, with lots of pillows. For that reason we took a picture with it. "We" as in me and my co-worker here. No he's not blind. Yes he has a name.This picture is so wrong on so many levels. I should have never placed my beer bottle at that position, and I have no idea what's with the other guy's fast hand motion that's making it blurry.

The boat took us around the Centre Island in a beautiful weather.
When I woke up, I was Fresh Off the Boat in Toronto.

my car's sideskirts stripes add another 15 horse power - yay or nay?

2011-08-13T17:54:00.012-04:00

To make up for the lack of horse power, I added racing side stripes. I can eat my rice cake and stare at her all day with those little stripes. Want a ride? What do you think? Yay or Nay?

I'm expecting responses to be either "Oh wow that's so cool it's gonna be as easy to lure chicks as a bowl of rice can lure asians" OR "The stripes are so ugly that my butt hair looks better than this."

king of the world

2011-08-12T15:39:00.005-04:00

This is how a king works... friday at Sapient. Little people watch out!

why Chapman's is greater than Haagen Dazs ice cream

2011-08-01T17:07:00.007-04:00

I was supposed to write an entry about my civic long weekend trip, but my job demanded me to stay at home for all 3 days to work. In this hot weather, I stocked up on 4 jugs of ice cream. I could only eat my Haagen Dazs like eating caviar, because it's small and expensive. I was eating Chapman's like a Chinese boy eating his bowl of rice. It was cheap and abundant.

The jug of Chapman's ice cream is 4 times as large in volume as the Haagen Dazs, and costs about 25% less. Yes I know the Chapman is frozen yogurt, but in this hot summer day, my taste buds are all lethargic, like men pass out after sex, can't feel anything.

The best part of eating Chapman is that it's guilt free. For every 125mL serving, the Haagen Dazs has 300 Calories, yet Chapman only has 90 Calories. I can eat the Chapman until my nipples get hard and still not feel guilty.

This is my first long weekend not being able to go out. Staying at home for the whole weekend. I don't have drugs so I resort to ice cream go give my brain a freeze kick.

P.S. If you're from Chapman's and reading this, I accept free samples in any amount ;)

my custom GPS install

2011-07-17T20:56:00.007-04:00

When I purchased my car I did not get the navigation package because the dealership asked me to either shed $2000 or donate my liver. I bought this Garmin Nuvi 1435 LMT as a poor man's solution to a rich man's luxury. It comes with free lifetime map update and traffic but I didn't want to mount this on my windshield like all the other cheap ass drivers. It happened that my car has a storage compartment that fits my 5 inch GPS perfectly. For $200 of the cost of the GPS, I probably increased my car's value by $2000. I made an investment that had 10 folds return! Now I feel like I'm a Jewish business man!

The one at the bottom is the GPS. The one on top is just another screen for music and everything else. For you perverted minds there, no, I cannot watch porn on either of the screens while driving.

I used Magellan GPS for a year before I bought the Garmin. Magellan GPS sucks. Magellan sucks so bad it's like asking a straight guy to... nevermind. Anyway, Garmin is the way to go. Don't guy Magellan.

working at Sapient Toronto office

2011-07-13T20:23:00.007-04:00

The only way of preventing workers from secretly picking their nose and then shake your hand is to have no cubicle at all. Sapient has done a good job on this, and this is exactly the reason that I decided to join Sapient... amongst other things. "Openess" is one of the company's core values. They brain fed me this during the one week brain washing camp (a.k.a Sapient Start) in Boston. Each of Sapient's 30+ offices around the world is unique, but all share the same idea of openess. Toronto office has its own "attractions".

How about a game room to start with? How about two game rooms? Yes, two game rooms! My productivity is in jeopardy. I do no work except play. Im kidding, I only work, no play. Absolutely not.

Game rooms not enough? That's okay, how about TVs on each floor for distraction? No porn channels though, like the ones you can find in your hotel room.

No walls? No problem! We print large banners of DNA stuff to block out the sun and peeping eyes. Why DNA? I have absolutely no idea. Why is the washroom not air conditioned?

My area's seating arrangement reminds me of University computer lab. The up-side about this is that I can "use" my neighbours' stuff. The down-side about this is that they can "use" my stuff. For those of you curious souls, I sit at the far end, sort of near the window area. I get my daily dose of Vitamin D.

It's exciting working at the Toronto office. Every morning when I walk into the office I see all the color, creative work, and weird arts people. This gets me pumped for a day's ~~foosball game~~ work.

WTF for lease

2011-06-30T21:32:00.004-04:00

As I was walking to the bus stop after work I saw a sign, and I thought:"What The F@%$"? Ohhh... What The F@%$ is up for lease. There is even a WTF group. Today's society is so F@%$ oriented that WTF is actually a viable business, making descent money. Profanity, what profanity?

So if I lease WTF, I can say it whenever I want? Please call 416-593-6420 when you want to say WTF.

Boston business trip, Sapient Start

2011-06-26T12:02:00.020-04:00

Warning: All pictures were taken on my iPhone. Quality might be sub-par. Some contents might be blurred because some work created at Sapient Boston were yet to be released to the public.

What's better than going on a trip for a week in fantastic Boston eating gourmet seafood everyday? How about going on a trip for a week with all expenses paid for and eating FREE gourmet sea food everyday!

This was my home for a week in Boston. A big bed that I could sleep in any directions and a view that allowed me the opportunity to peek into neighbouring building bedrooms. Creepy? I think so! To all the law enforcements reading this, I'm just kidding, I did not peek.

The reason for this trip was to train the new hires at Sapient North America. What companies would spend thousands of dollars on a new hire to a trip that's almost like a vacation? It sure beats my previous company! Inside Sapient Boston it was uber-fun! All the color and energy! There was even a hallway full of expensive paintings on the wall. I felt safe, because I knew if the company was ever short on cash, they can sell the paintings and I would still get paid. There were lots of open spaces for group work, chats, doodles on a wall, or just relax. Yea suck that cubicles!

Boston was nice. Unlike New York, it is old but not smelly. Unlike Quebec, it has nice European neighbourhoods but no French separatists. Unlike Toronto, Boston also has major league franchises but they actually win something.
This is the State house of Massachusetts. I guess this is how the White House looked before it got burnt down by the British.
The biggest Apple store in North America is also located in Boston. Why did Apple choose Boston to hold its largest store? I bet Steve Jobs lives on the top. You know, like those Chinese convenient stores where the entire family lives on top of the store.

The REAL reason to Boston was because of the food. Every morning when I woke up, room service! The hotel took the opportunity to rip me off. A bowl of cereal, $12, cha ching! A yogurt with some fruit, $15, cha ching! For $12 I can go to Walmart and buy 3 boxes of cereals. No wonder my room service guy had green eyes. When he looked at me he probably only saw cash.

Sea food is a must in Boston. I had so much Lobster rolls and Oysters and crab cakes to the point that I fully understood why the British fed Lobsters to prisoners 100 years ago.

Pizza in Boston was also very good; Boston pizza. No not the loser restaurant Boston pizza. I'm talking about the real deal! I think the Pizza restaurant name was Mama Regina. Haha, what a name. It sounds like...
With so much local food, I needed some Indian food too, just to erase all those lobster taste. Indian food worked well because it had a very strong taste of its own.

Of course there were lots of good dessert places in Boston too. One particular place was called Mike's Pastry in Boston. Apparently Bill Clinton went there. I never knew that other than doing his office staff in the Oval office, Mr. Clinton also liked to stuff his mouth with some creamy canolli.
Picture on the right: No that's not a handful of poop that I was holding. That's a piece of creamy canolli with chocolate.

Overall I think Sapient did a good job getting me excited about working there and there's nothing better than kick start everything in Boston!

My Bad Experience with the OTT legal services

2011-06-17T11:50:00.005-04:00

What can you buy with $280? For that much money I would probably buy 20 pairs of CK underwear, or 40 jugs of Haagen Daz, or 60 bottles of car wax. But no! I ended up spending on paralegals in the hopes that my traffic ticket would be turned around. I paid $280 for OTT Legal Services. What's the result? Not much different if I were to represent myself in court. They wrote to me "... the police had a strong case..." NO REALLY? I'm sure the police had a strong case that's why I burnt $280 hiring you guys! Since I'm under 25 years old, my insurance is probably going up. What are my options now? I will probably ride a bicycle to work, just like how people do it in China. If next time I get caught by police on my bicycle making an illegal turn, at least I know I will not go back to OTT Legal Services.

this fuel cap decal will help me save gas

2011-06-09T22:53:00.005-04:00

In today's high gas price, I'd rather my car drink milk than gasoline. This decal will squeeze out the most energy from every drop of gas. Best $6.54 I have ever spent... on eBay. Save gas to the last drop!

goodbye to the Oprah show

2011-05-25T23:43:00.006-04:00

Yes, I watch the Oprah Show. I have been a long time Oprah fan and I'm not afraid to admit it! I also have pink shirts and use Dove body wash. I am not gay. As I always say, I'm so straight that I can be a ruler. However, I am sad to see the show end.

Today I stayed at home and watched the final episode of The Oprah Show. For many years, whenever I get a chance, I always try to squeeze in the time to watch. Many of the Oprah Show guests were an absolute inspiration to me, and I learned a lot. Now what am I suppose to watch at 4pm everyday? I'm going to find inspiration from Family Guy.

I tried 5 star shine

2011-05-19T19:44:00.004-04:00

I randomly came across this car product called 5 Star Shine. They claim that this is not a car wax but it uses a patented technology called Electrophoresis Dynamics. I have absolutely no idea what that means. It could just be a fancy marketing scheme. Here is THEIR ad:

Nonetheless I wanted to try so I bought their deluxe kit. First I washed my car, then I used clay bar to remove fine contaminates. After that I had to wash my car again but this time using their Step 1 solution. This should set up a negative charge on top of my car paint. 15 minutes later when the solution was dried, I rinsed it off and applied their Step 2 polishing compound. This step supposed to bond together with Step 1 and leaves a strong shiny coat on the car. I was very sceptical in the beginning but after 7 hours coating my car I did see some initial result. However, they claim that 5 Star Shine would last a very long time, there's no way of me seeing whether that's true or not at this moment. As for the cost, I spent $100 on the deluxe kit which came with 1 car wash soap, 1 Terry Cloth, 1 Clay bar + spray, 1 Step #1 solution, 1 Step #2 compound, 1 polishing applicator.

My 7 hours of effort and a sore back brought me a very shiny and clean car! Inside and out!
Mirror mirror, whose car is the shiniest and cleanest? Mirror answers:"yours".

I resigned from iter8 Inc.

2011-05-16T21:54:00.006-04:00

After 11 months of serving my ex-company, today I decided to submit my resignation letter to my boss at iter8 Inc. I had such a fun time working there. I had a super supportive manager, a super smart project manager, a super social-able senior team lead, and a bunch of super fun team mates. Overall I think I had the most fun team in the world! However, iter8 was not a land of opportunities, and I was not a fan of their products. Although I will probably miss my team memebers, I'm very excited and looking forward to start my new job! From now to the start of my new job I have five weeks off, two of which are paid for! What should I do during this time? Travel? Learn how to fly a plane? Party? Oh boy I'm loving the possibilities! Sunshine, life, new career, HERE I COME!

my Sapient interview process, experience

2011-05-14T13:39:00.004-04:00

Sapient seems like a really fun and exciting place to work, so I applied for the Junior Associate Technology position. The entire process took almost two months from the date that I applied to the date offer was made. I was put through two phone interviews, one written test, and a full day event on a Saturday. Yea, Saturday!

Two weeks after I applied, I received an email from HR to set up a quick initial interview on the phone. The first interview mostly introduced me to the role that I applied for and asked me a few questions why I want to join Sapient. The call took no more than 20 minutes.

Couple of days after, I was set up for another phone interview. This time was technology related. The interviewer introduced himself and his background then proceeded with his questions. I was asked about JAVA technologies and my past school projects. Surprisingly the interviewer did not ask too much about my current job. I think maybe that's because what I did at my current job does not really apply to what Sapient is doing, which is JAVA. The call lasted about 45 minutes. It was really tough because I was expected to know a lot about the JAVA frame work and data structure, and I had to provide very detailed answers. At the end I was given the impression that the interviewer liked me.

HR called me the next day and asked me how I felt the interview went. I told her "I think it went well". She confirmed that and wanted to move me forward to the third and final round of interview. However, before I could go to the final round, I had to complete an online, written test(multiple choice).

The test was provided by a third party company that Sapient hired. It was a really hard test because it covered a lot of topics including database, javascript, java, j2ee etc. Some of those I didn't know. I was told that the result of this test would not be taken into account too heavily because it's expected that no one could answer all questions correctly. The format of the test was similar to that of GMAT, in which if you answered one question right, the next question would be harder. Also in the test, I had 5 choices, and I can select up to 3 correct answers. If I mis-choose an answer or not choose one of the correct answers, I lose marks. There were 45 questions and took me more than an hour. Up until this day I still don't know how I did because I was not presented with a score.

The final round of interview happened on a Saturday, and it ran from 8:30am to 4:30pm. I was invited into their Toronto office along with 18 other finalists (all travel expenses paid for). Not everyone there was competing for the position that I applied for. Some of them were Program Management roles and some were Interactive Design roles. We were given an one hour presentation about the company, then proceeded with our daily activities. My first task was to prepare(45mins) and deliver a presentation(10mins) with a group(other candidates). They gave us an topic, and we presented our arguments. I felt that I did very well during the presentation, and that had set my bar for the remaining of the day. Lunch I did not eat much because I didn't want to get sleepy in the afternoon. We were also given a tour of the Toronto office. I learned that their work environment was quite different than most companies. It was full of color, full of energy. There were many funny posters, cool gadgets, cutting edge technologies, TVs and games. All kinds of drinks. After the tour we were moved on to our afternoon activities. One behavioural interview took 45 minutes, followed by a technical interview. In the technical interview I was given a business case and I had to design an e-Commerce system and presented to my client(interviewer). I had 45 minutes to prepare and draw technical diagrams on the board by myself, in an enclosed room, then another 45 minutes for presentation. I would say presentation has always been my strength whether in school or work. However, I was grilled on my design. I was really nervous. My hands were sweating so much that I could just add soap and I wash my hands right there.

After all the scheduled activities, we had time to mingle with each candidates and also with the interviewers. They also brought out alcohol! Like beer and wine! I didn't drink any because I had to drive back home.

Overall I was well liked by my interviewers. I also made many new friends. I learned that professionalism, humor, and luck are very important. Despite the fact that I only had 5 hours of sleep the night before, I was able to perform better than expected. Thank you coffee!

my new toy - Motorola Xoom

2011-05-10T22:58:00.003-04:00

The real purpose of a tablet to me is to keep me busy and entertained while I disrespect the toilet.

After a lot of research and camping out at a nearby electronic store, I welcomed my Motorola Xoom with open wallet.

This one runs on Android 3.0 (Honeycomb). Why Motorola Xoom beat out my other options (ie. Blackberry Playbook and Apple Ipad2)? I was going to get the Blackberry Playbook but after playing around with it, I feel that the Playbook is too small to watch anything entertaining on it. Playbook at this moment can't really do anything. It's a piece of nice looking face without a soul. The iPad2 is great, but I'm really sick of the user interface. iPad is more for people who do not have much of a technical background. On an iPad2, as long as you know how to swipe left, swipe right, and point, then you're golden. On the Motorola Xoom you actually have to do some digging and *learn* the system, which I think is more fun. The Xoom is more customizable. Since it runs on Android, I get my apps too!

New York road trip day 2

2011-05-05T17:10:00.017-04:00

Warning! This blog entry is sort of long, so it's a good idea to have your girlfriend/boyfriend/spouse give you a shoulder massage while you're reading.

Our mission on Day II (A.K.A. last day in NYC before driving to Toronto) was to visit as many famous land marks as possible. This meant that we drove and walked and subway-ed everywhere. In NYC, there were many street corners with the sign "Don't honk you idiot!", though more politely phrased. $350 fine if you do. Toronto can really use some of that.

This is the starting point of the ferry in New Jersey. This is also the beginning of my skin start to cook throughout the day.

Look at her! Look at Miss New Jersey. She is so hot, so sexy. With her big waist and little head... voluptuous. I was in her all the way to the island ;)

Here is our boat full of immigrants...

Usually what an immigrant would do on a boat is to enjoy the sun and listen to audio tour tracks. How else would you expect immigrants to kill time on a little boat that's full of sweaty people?

And now the immigrant has landed in America!

After we bribed some officials and cleared customs on Ellis island, we were off to Liberty island where the big lady set us free. The color of her dress(green) symbolizes money, and her size symbolizes a lot of money. This means that you can have liberty and freedom if you have lots of money.Damn I'm such a good photographer.

Liberty comes at a tremendous cost in a post 9/11 era. In a little island full of foreigners, the Americans always send a military helicopter watching our moves. In the event that one of us jumps in the water and tries to swim to the mainland, the sniper in the helicopter can take us out in the earliest time.

Allow me to show you what I mean by an immigrant. They are those who eat with surgical gloves because they can't find a washroom to wash their hands. Perhaps they can't read English? Or maybe it's just a cultural thing.

Taking a picture with the big lady was rather difficult. I was trying to pose as if I was holding a torch. The American way would have the arm extended straight, but the Chinese(or Canadian) way was a bit different. It's like my accent, I will never be able to get rid of it, eh?

The ticket that we had did not allow us to go inside the statue. Because of our innocent look and clean criminal record, the guard outside let us in. In there we saw the original torch that was built for the statue in 1886.

The big replica face looked mad, so I offered to giver her a kiss...

She was still mad, so I offered to pick her nose, since she doesn't have hands...

She got furious so she kicked me!

The view on top of the statue was gorgeous! Manhattan and Queens were both in sight!

Riding the New York subway was like sitting in a daisy field. Other than the Central Park, this was probably the only green area that I encountered in NYC.

From Columbus Circle at Central Park we started walking endlessly. The weather was so good that we didn't need our jackets. Instead of occupying my hands and arms holding jackets, a ghetto way was implemented to tie the jackets together and drag it. Smart no?

Love statue was the second most popular statue in NYC. Really? Lousy immigrants can't take pictures. Blurry.

United Nations was so boring that it does not deserve more than one picture to be posted. What is up with all that broken windows?

Guess where we went for dinner? Bubba Gump! If you haven't seen the movie "Run Forest Run" then you're definitely missing a chunk of your life.

New York City would not be complete without going on top of the Empire State building. Who would've thought that the building was still open at midnight? And that's exactly when we went! Almost lost my car afterwards...

New York road trip day 1

2011-05-01T16:46:00.016-04:00

We survived another ice age in Toronto. What's better than kicking off trip season than to have a road trip to NYC!

We took a bypass to West Point Military Academy. Why? Well, I'm not suppose to write this here, but the Canadian government has asked us to spy on U.S. high ranking military officials. Now that I said this, both governments are probably going to hunt for my soul. For my own safety, I'm going to change my name to Mohammed. Shoot, that's even worse.

I'm going to steal this tank and put it on my front lawn to scare off my creepy neighbours.

This is what a typical West Point cadet's room would look like. I will never complain about my bed or desk again!

This gate is not for public access. It is one of the gates leading into the secret world of American military academy. My excuse was that I was lost. The guard at the gate let me drive inside and take a U-turn back out. Hehehe, they bought my little Chinese lie.

Into New York City!

Driving in NYC was a huge challenge. Keep in mind that metro New York has more than half the population as of entire Canada. Drivers there obey no traffic laws despite heavy police presence.If my arm twitches a bit, I could have very well cut off this sewage worker's head(in yellow).

This is the place that caused the biggest economical melt down in recent history; Wall Street. I don't think those people there are tourists. They are there to slice the heads of wealthy I-bankers. I'm not really into violence. I'm just there to watch it unfold.

Behind me and my pink umbrella is the new World Trade Center that's under construction. I think those who died on Sept. 11, 2001 are absolute heros, so I'm not going to poke any jokes. If you wish to make fun of me about the umbrella, feel free. A real man is not afraid to use a pink umbrella! I am not gay. I'm so straight that I can be used as a ruler.

This is as close to an Aircraft Carrier as I have ever been. Ladies and gentlemen, meet USS Intrepid.

This is not my first time in NYC, but every time I pass by Times Square it never fails to astonish me. Times Square makes Yonge-Dundas Square look like a village.

Driving through the Brooklyn Bridge and the Lincoln Tunnel wraps up day 1 in New York City.

Heading back to our hotel in New Jersey that's owned by Paris Hilton's dad. Why getting a hotel in New Jersey? As Deby always says, I'm a cheap ass.

Drinks for fat and horny adults only, 18+

2011-04-29T14:26:00.005-04:00

You know when Americans are becoming increasingly fat and horny when gas stations are selling Skinny brand water and Naked brand grape juice. AND they are putting the two side by side so when perverts are out looking for grape juice they will also buy some skinny water, or when fat people are out looking for water, they will also get some action. I bought neither, because I'm already skinny and I wasn't turned on by the gas station cashier.

a real man's sandwich

2011-04-26T22:41:00.002-04:00

On my way driving to New York City I found my good friend Arby and we killed a baby calf and stuffed it in between two pieces of bread. Yum!

I locked Zeus inside my computer case

2011-04-04T20:21:00.006-04:00

My solution to a broken power button on my old computer case was just like anyone else's: super glue the plastic button, just to save money. But after a couple of months when that fails again, I reached deep down my golden trouser and bought the best computer case money can get. A Corsair Graphite Series 600T. Sound nerdy yet?

I had to migrate all the inside parts from the old case to the new one. That wasn't a problem. I'm no noob in building my own computer. The new case allows me to control the fan speed manually! How great is that! Before today I thought only jet pilots can control how fast those rotary things can spin. I can now turn on all 5 fans (2 of them are ginormous) to maximum and have the computer run so cool that I can make my own frozen yogurt inside.

With this super sexy case, my computer can now run faster and quieter. The wiring took most of the time, but when it's done, it's a beauty. From the outside, it looks like Zeus is firing lightning bolts inside.

the end of a project

2011-03-31T23:10:00.005-04:00

It's obvious that nowadays the only (?interesting?) things happening in my life revolve around work, because my job is not in Las Vegas and I don't have hot ladies stroking my hair when I work. Our final day on the project that we had worked so hard was filled with food. All that yummy fat, sugary food made us concentrate better and got the software deployment done. There's no such thing on earth as bad fat or too much sugar.

My team spent another day in the "war room" glueing everything together. The room was filled with food, people, electric equipments, and the occasional farts. Even though the room did not smell anything like roses and daisy, the smell kept our brain sharp and efficient. So what's next after this project? Another project? one month of paid vacation time in the Bahamas? or start looking for jobs on Monster.com? I don't know, and i don't care at this moment. Now i'm going to take off my stinky socks, kick back, and have myself a bowl of wonton soup. (So Asian)

Actually i lied. i don't even like wonton soup. If anyone is thinking of cooking for me, please, no wonton soup. I like meat.

Asians in the Library - UCLA Girl going wild on Asians

2011-03-18T15:16:00.005-04:00

Step 1:

Watch this or go here http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lg3tIERI-D4&feature=fvwkrel

Being racist is one thing, but saying it out loud on YouTube?... It's like she was asking for videos like the following. Only if her brain can be half as big as her boob, she wouldn't have done it. Meanwhile, it's entertainment, so let's enjoy it.

Step 2:

Josh is getting old

2011-03-08T20:34:00.004-05:00

254 years ago Mr.J slipped out of his mama's womb. 254 years later on a horrible icy-rain-later-turned-snow-storm day, we celebrated the old man's birthday at Scotland Yard.

Picture below shows the Coolest Nerds in Computer Science. The picture captures how the night starts. How the night ends? I don't even know...

not just another day at work

2011-02-28T22:03:00.005-05:00

Special circumstances require special actions. This to me means waking up extremely late and get to work around lunch time while getting honked many times on the way. No, not because I'm Chinese and people think Chinese can't drive! The special occasion is production deployment for our client. For all you non-technical people, this means it's the day to give something back to the people who paid you while eating mango mousse cake and making some not-so-racists jokes with your team mates along the way.

Mr.Murphy is such a bright man! He said if anything can go wrong will go wrong, which it did. Who would think a simple copy-paste issue took 4 hours to resolve was due to a server disk corruption? Probably the hard disks were made by WD.

The entire day was spent in the "war room" try to resolve all deployment problems so we can make ourselves look brilliant. Mango mousse cake and booster juice were needed during the entire process. Because Mr. Murphy said something a long long time ago, we stayed until late in the evening. However, staying late has its upside. FREE dinner! If anyone didn't do a good job it would have been the Pizza Hut delivery man, who thought a dozen "assorted" cola means a dozen of the same cola.

i spotted my ugly twin

2011-02-26T15:26:00.003-05:00

I spotted one of the few white Nissan Altima Coupe in the wild. Guess which one is mine?

valentine

2011-02-14T21:53:00.003-05:00

Where did you spend your valentine's? We did it at Panorama, with the best seat in the house and the best view! The food was fantastic. Even after a box of nacho before the dinner, I managed to finish all my food, and dessert.

Main course of the evening: Tilapia cooked in some sort of herb.

yes, im a label whore, Omega label whore

2011-02-09T18:51:00.008-05:00

i thought buying a piece of Omega would bring a lot of compliments. Little did i know, my friends are not very impressed because of the sheer amount of money that i spent on this watch ($x000.00). i can take this opportunity to clarify and justify myself......... YEA RIGHT, i don't need to justify myself. Life is too short to not make yourself happy.

As a male, we don't have the privilege to wear lavish jewellery like our female counterparts do. We don't have dozens of necklaces or earrings to make our days exciting. Males are boring. The only piece of jewellery we are entitled to wear is a nice piece of watch (i'm excluding homosexuals because left ear earring doesn't count).

i like beautiful watches, so i bought this piece of Omega.

This piece is elegant, simple and classy. It is an automatic self-winding watch, which means no battery operation and no need to rewind the spring. Omega is one of the very few watch brands that uses co-axial escapement for its watches, meaning that there are very little friction between all the inside parts. Most watches on the market nowadays either use lever escapement or battery operated quartz. Low friction also means longer service interval. I definitely don't want to take my watch for service too often since each service at Omega is $400.

The box is very well made. Very elegant. Exactly what you would expect for something that costs triple digits. There is a box for the box!

i think this piece goes very well with shirts. Nothing too complex. This does not have a big face so it's not too aggressive in the office. It's very light and thin, so shirt sleeve doesn't get caught. I need to find a way to make more money, legal or illegal. Preferably legal, because I'm eyeing my next watch, maybe IWC? Maybe Patek Phillippe.

LV wallet with my name on it!

2011-02-06T15:55:00.004-05:00

It's almost spring, and my money tree started growing cash. I was having a hard time deciding where I should burn $500. I could get an iPad, or 25 pairs of underwear, or buy 12 bottles of Smirnoff to help the homeless on the street. I am not gay, but the moment I touched the LV Damier Graphite Canvas Florin wallet I had an erection, I knew that's where my money will go.

I like the black checker board design, it's subtle, not in-your-face look. I like the texture, feels like plastic, so probably will last longer than leather. It has enough card slots so I can put all my strip club VIP cards in town ;) It even has a coin pocket! I thought only girls are privileged to have those things. The wallet is also bigger than my old wallet, so when I put it in my ass pocket, it'll make me look like I got a nice butt.

Holt Renfrew even offered to hot stamp my initials on the wallet! Now i'm ball'n. Except I have no money now. I'm stuffing some newspaper inside just to make it look full.

Crazy Las Vegas!

2011-01-16T19:47:00.014-05:00

Las Vegas was the most crazy place I have ever been to. If Las Vegas can be described with two words, then I'd say "Boobs" and "Money". Money, I didn't win any. Boobs, well, that's a private issue.

Here are the highlights (ones that caught on camera):

Instead of newspaper boxes you see in most city streets, those are replaced with big booby women who can come to your hotel room for a small price.

My Christmas in Las Vegas was very merry. While Santa was busy delivering gifts to nice kids, I stole his little "helpers". Damn lucky Santa Claus. For the other 364 days of the year he can spend with those two sluts.

Random girls with skimpy clothes are everywhere. God, thank you for giving us a city called Las Vegas! All the men on earth thank you!

After the "Fantasy Girl" show, which was an adult show, I got mesmerized by her "skills". Out of all 8 girls, I only managed to snap a photo of this one. Good enough. Who is that guy beside her. I'm jealous.

Not only that we saw topless shows, we also saw normal people shows, like Phantom of the Opera. A M A Z I N G!. And Cirque De Soleil show.

One of my m&m escaped from my bag. I caught this giant piece of goodness and ate it.

I also bumped into spider man. Our world has been a peaceful place. Guess he wasn't needed for anything. Sitting at home watching TV all day really turned him into a big fat ass. A very unfit spider man.

Las Vegas, I will come back soon.

where magic begins! no, not disney world.

2011-01-09T16:34:00.005-05:00

I promise more Las Vegas pictures will be posted soon. There are too many pictures. I had to divide them up. Caesars Palace alone was an adventure. It was so big and it covers a huge area. It's the second best hotel in Las Vegas IMO, after Bellagio. I don't have rich mommy and daddy so I roll in second best ;)

It's most amazing at night. Ah the luxury.

I thought that was an ATM machine. Turns out it doesn't GIVE you money, it takes your money away :( Slowly.

David is always naked, even in Las Vegas. I should say, especially in Las Vegas.

Everything about Caesars Palace:

On top of the world!

2011-01-02T20:24:00.008-05:00

When most of you were at home eating your fatty turkey and gaining weight on Christmas eve, I was on top of the world!... Not really, but it was still a far more exciting place than sitting at home. I was on top of the Grand Canyon! You can sense my amazement up until this day. I seldom see anything as beautiful and glorious as the Grand Canyon.

Don't focus on me, look at what the other guy is doing. Picking his disgusting nose! And eating it too!

Who knew there are people living at the bottom of the canyon. I wish I had enough water to pour down there so i can wash them out... just for the fun of it.

More photo down below as slides:

my company xmas party kicks your company xmas party's ass

2010-12-29T22:09:00.004-05:00

My company Christmas party kicks your company Christmas party's ass!

Free, UNLIMITED amount of booze. See that shelve of alcohol? Let it fall on me, let it fall on me.

Food was free, taxi ride back home was also free... well, not really, the ride from downtown back to my house was $100, but I didn't have to pay a penny :)

The coolest team in the company! The coolest guy in the coolest team is the one sitting on the left, wearing a sexy pink shirt.

The venue was at the Academy of Spherical Arts. Let me tell ya, alcohol sharpens your snooker skills!

That's righhhtttt!

Last but not least, my date of the night. Haha Deby had a little too much alcohol that night. When she stepped out of the taxi, she fell in the snow, rolled a bit, got up, and continued walking. Of course, I was just watching.

Hilarious animal voiceovers

2010-12-16T19:59:00.003-05:00

I must say, whoever composed this video is very creative. This is an amazing idea. Alan! Alan!

Getting ready for the winter

2010-11-27T16:58:00.002-05:00

Even in today's gas price, I pump my car mid-grade. Yes, that means I had to stop drinking milk in the morning and use the money saved to buy gasoline. The harsh Toronto winter is coming and this will be the firs winter for my car, so of course I want to give my car the best rust proof. Where did i take it? Krown! Despite all that greasy stuff everywhere, I have to say it's a good product. The people at Krown didn't do a very good job keeping the grease on the outside, but all that grease made my car work better. Some how the ride just became that much smoother. Watching my car getting sprayed all over by greasy hands broke my heart, but the pain is temporary. The benefit lasts a life time... or maybe not, maybe just a couple years.

life of a consultant - first business trip

2010-11-12T19:22:00.002-05:00

Free breakfast, free lunch, free dinner, all the cookies and drink i can possibly take, hotel all paid for with king size bed and only myself in it... life was so good for about 5 seconds, then it hit me. It was like Mike Tyson punched me in the face when i just got into bed with Heidi Klum. 11 hour work days with no chance of bail. In two days, I really learned the true meaning of "There is no free lunch".

i missed the angel :(

2010-10-30T18:06:00.003-04:00

I took a 5pm break from work to go to Eaton Center with a colleague to see the grand opening of the Victoria's Secret store. Adriana Lima was supposed to be there. Went there, saw nothing... except a line that's about 3 hours long. Rumors had it that Adriana Lima was inside the store. She's not attractive enough to make me stand in line for 3 hours. 2.5 hours maybe, but not 3.

It was like deja vu in front of Apple store when iPhone4 came out, but this time instead of geeks in line, it was made up of hot girls and perverts. A fat Asian dude carrying a dSLR taking pictures of any hot chick he sees in line.

I ate a KFC double down and ...

2010-10-20T20:22:00.012-04:00

As a carnivore, I just had to get my mouth onto one of those KFC double down that I have been hearing on the radio for the past two days. The line in front of KFC eaton center was 30 minutes. Everyone was getting one, and getting pissed for waiting so long. It's like an iPhone frenzy, except meaty-er.

$7.90(after tax) for a double down sandwich. That's bloody expensive for two pieces of chicken and some bacon. BUT, after I had my first bite, I realized that KFC probably doesn't make much profit on this. The cost to make this must be $7. Here is the cost break down:

two pieces of chicken: $2
bacon and cheese: $0.50
Salt used in this thing: $4.50
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total: $7 + tax

My god was this thing salty! KFC probably killed the old man selling salt and raped his family too. It's also very greasy, but I will not get into how greasy it is. I don't want to blame the entire world's problem on KFC. I was feeling so energetic all afternoon. With all that fat, calorie and salt, my body was like a nuclear power plant!

Most likely I will not have one of those before this limited time offering. I'm also not encouraging or discouraging anyone from trying one, but before you do, call your loved ones, because you might not see them after this.

P.S. Don't comment on the hair, it's not cool. Wasn't a perfect day.

My Guu experience

2010-10-06T21:18:00.005-04:00

When most people went to Guu, they waited for hours to get a seat (at least that's what people told me). I went to Guu on a Monday, after work, and only waited for 10 minutes. The restaurant was located near Church and Gerrad. It has no windows, and a front door that looks like the back door of some ghetto Chinese restaurant.

The first impression that i had when i entered the restaurant was: The waiter and waitresses are very annoying. They yell VERY loudly when new customers enter and leave. Yes i know they are trying to be nice, but that's a little too much. Let me eat in peace! Second, Japanese girls are supposed to be hot, you know, those that you see in Jap porn. But NO! Not at Guu. They are very sub-par. Good thing i was there to try the food, not hot chicks.

Ordering dish was another disaster. "Where is the sushi? It's a Japanese restaurant, I can't find sushi!?" Yes, if you want sushi, don't go there. Guu is known for the little 'snack'. Weird things like pig stomach, cow tongue or fish that i can't even pronounce the name... but no sushi. However, they taste really good! I never knew pig stomach can taste so good!

Pig stomach

Some weird fish

Since we live in a capitalist country, we all have to pay at one point. Deby and I ordered 5 dishes, i ate most of them. $50 later i was still hungry. I can't survive on little expensive Japanese diet :(

All in all, it was definitely an experience. Something different from all the Pho that i've been eating. I encourage any of you to go try it... Just don't go there too often.

Chicago! [Trip Photo]

2010-09-13T22:51:00.005-04:00

I have visited some of the world's well known metropolitans, Chicago was definitely my favourite. It strikes me as a very clean, beautiful and livable city. It's big and vibrant, yet you can still drive in the city unlike New York. Deby and I took the Chicago river cruise that showed us most of the famous buildings. We also climbed the John Hancock tower (Chicago's 3rd highest). Unfortunately we missed out on the famous Chicago deep dish Pizza. I was also hoping to meet Oprah, but she refused to invite me to her Chicago apartment. No worry, something tells me that this won't be the last time that I see Chicago. Overall, it was a fun-packed trip. Summary of the trip can be seen in the photos.

A little trivia:

Chicago is the 3rd largest city in U.S. What's the first two?

Answer: New York and Los Angeles

here, my new toy

2010-09-02T22:03:00.002-04:00

Work and business trip is making me too tired to explain, but here it is, my ... (*drum roll*) ... iPhone 4. This is not your iPhone locked on Rogers or Fido or Bell, this is the real manufacturer's UNLOCKED iPhone. After using an iPhone 4 years ago, then a Blackberry and HTC HD2, i'm finally back with iPhone, because iPhone is the best smart phone yet. Welcome home iPhone, welcome home.

$ Cha Ching $, here is my money, Apple

2010-08-10T19:16:00.006-04:00

It's almost impossible to buy an iPhone 4 at a store these days. During the rare days that the sun rise from the west when a store has some, I don't want to line up for 4 hours, so I made the decision to buy the phone online! Free shipping is always a plus.

iPhone 4 line up

2010-08-04T22:31:00.002-04:00

Six days after the iPhone 4 release in Canada, I was going to get one, unlocked, from the Apple store. I passed by Eaton Center apple store and the line was still more than 100 people long! Forget it, I wasn't going to be one of those pathetic desperate geeks waiting in line for hours just to get an iPhone. I have work the next day... making real money.

Scenic caves

2010-08-01T22:31:00.009-04:00

A mini trip was much needed for this summer when I'm not able to take long vacations elsewhere. Destination: Scenic caves. Two hours north of Toronto.

For a natural mountainous area, which Canada has plenty, $28 for an admission ticket to enter the park was not a great return on investment. Nonetheless, it was fun.

Three highlights of the day (or lack-of):
#1. Walking over the suspension bridge.

The bridge is on their logo of the park. It supposed to shake when you walk on it. Well, it did, but not as much as I expected. Some people were actually scared. My answer to them: if you're a scared pussy-cat, get off the bridge and let me shake it.

#2. Gemstone mining.
Gemstone mining was definitely the highlight of the day. It was fun, and look what we've found!

The blue and the green are gemstones!

WE FOUND GOLD! WE FOUND GOLD! I'M RICH I'M RICH!

#3. Caves (Surprise Surprise).
Despite the small size and the high admission of the park, the natural beauty was undoubtedly Canadian.

I often get stuck in the caves :(

Below is a hand-full of presentable pictures. Let's just say our photographer on that day was sub par.

this is why i want a pig as a pet

2010-08-01T00:10:00.003-04:00

It's so boring getting a dog as a pet. Everybody has a dog these days. I want something that's not a dog, but something intelligent. I want a pig as a pet!

If any one know where I can get a teacup pig, let me know!

Viagra for Children???

2010-07-29T20:30:00.003-04:00

Ok I really have to be careful how I comment on it, but children are getting Viagra for lunge disease? If the very old, and now the very young are getting this magic blue pill, where does it leave people in the middle? I wonder what this pill can do next, help middle aged men to be more patient when cloths shopping with their girlfriend/wife?

6th week done at work

2010-07-23T22:00:00.003-04:00

There is a reason why I don't have exciting stuff to post on my blog. That's because I haven't been doing anything exciting. Why? Because I'M ALWAYS WORKING! Well, I mean if you consider debugging like a rock star exciting then sure... We're required to complete 7.5 hours a day, but recently I've been putting in 9 or 10 hour days because expectations around here is relatively high, and insurance brokers(our clients) are not very talented with logical expressions.

My cube, for now.

Still haven't got sick of all the free drink yet.

A little different iPhone 4 promo

2010-07-22T19:26:00.002-04:00

iPhone 4 has been in the heat for its antenna problem. I would say this promo is better suited for the actual iPhone.

my work

2010-07-14T21:25:00.004-04:00

It has been exactly one month since my first day working as a consultant. Each day is new. Each day I learn new things. I really like the people and the freedom. Time of work is flexible as long as I complete 7.5 hours a day, plus the extra perk of working from home occasionally. Travelling to client sites is a major bonus as a consultant, and the expenses are all paid for by the company. That also include my cellphone bill and tech gadgets related to work.

This is what I live for every morning: Dozens of different drinks, all for free! My favorite is the Dove hot chocolate. Below shows only a portion of the beverage section. No free food? No problem. Just drink to your heart's desire. This ain't Google anyway.

Are there cubicles? Sure there are cubicles. Do I like to work in a cubicle all by myself? Of course not. Instead of choosing a cubicle, I chose to sit in a room with another co-worker, around my age. Plenty of fun. With the door closed, we can turn up the music and jump around! Of course, if things get too noisy, I can always go back to a cubicle... with no view.

Yep, this is my view from my chair. I have the best view of Toronto City Hall. The building on the left of City Hall is Chestnut, the UofT rez.

The night before HST kicks in

2010-06-30T22:04:00.003-04:00

At this very moment as I'm writing this blog entry, gas tax in Toronto is still 5%, but in less than 2 hours from now, we will have a taste of 13% gas tax. Ouch!

This is the night before the HST. It's like the end of the world. Everyone was gassing up their tank.

Kevin, meet your first car!

2010-06-21T22:41:00.004-04:00

In 1999, the single most expensive item I bought was a $20 wallet from Zellers. Yep, it was leather.

In 2008, the single most expensive thing I bought was a $2000 camera.

In 2010, the most expensive toy I got is this new car, with a price tag of $35,000.

I would say, my 4 year education brought me a descent paying job, my first real job. Then my job gave me the ability to buy descent things. Actually, my first car choice was not this one. I always wanted to get a really nice, RED, sports car. However, it would take at least 3 months to ship from Japan. So for practical reasons, I got this white beauty.

Front view

Side view. Yes, it's a coupe. Two doors. Excuse not to drive a whole bunch of people around.

Ass. Spoiler makes a huge difference. I like dual exhaust.

I really like a car with sun roof. I also like the keyless ignition and entry. I also like the premium package with a 4.3 inch display and all leather.

my father's father's day

2010-06-20T23:16:00.004-04:00

Usually Chinese parents are cheap, mine are not an exception. This father's day, I decided to take my parents to the 360 Restaurant on top of the CN tower. Dinner and photo plus parking cha-ching-ed me $300.

I'm really tired, tomorrow is monday, and i have to work, so I don't feel like writing much. A few pics below. Since each picture is worth a thousand words, this entry can worth at least 4000 words.

Above picture is taken down at the lobby right before we entered the elevator to the restaurant. The cost of this photo: $23

Above picture taken by our waiter.

Above: yep, my old folks are enjoying the food...

Above: The weather could not be any better.

My Convocation!

2010-06-14T21:52:00.002-04:00

Often when I go to interviews, employers ask me "What's the biggest accomplishment you have achieved?" and I say "Getting through 4 years of undergrad at University of Toronto studying computer science." Countless number of bugs (computer bugs, not your dirty house bugs, silly) and endless number of problems to solve required many many sleepless nights. That took a toll on my life and probably reduced the number of years I can live. I like to think of it as UofT fucked me once, and flipped me over and fucked me again.**Did I not mention reader discretion is advised?** Nonetheless, I successfully graduated with no failed course :) and received a couple job offers even before the convocation. I also ordered my very first car (delivering in a week). I can say that this is the first time I'm proud of myself for all the achievements. However, I also think being humble goes a long way. Theodore Roosevelt once said "Speak softly but carry a big stick". The first step was done, many, MANY steps still ahead of me.

Below are some of the pictures during my convocation. Despite the rain that day, the convocation was pretty good, IMO.

Below is a slide show. You need to enable flash.

Kevin needs your help to think of a name! Please read in full.

2010-05-11T20:33:00.009-04:00

When you're reading this, you're probably sitting on a comfortable chair, in a warm room, and have access to food to fill your stomach whenever you feel hungry. You are the privileged. Maybe it’s because of your hard work, or you have parents who can provide for you. But do you know, even in a highly developed city like Toronto, there are still thousands of children and adults who can’t afford simple things such as school supplies for their kids.

I want to start a charity organization. Below is the logo that I came up with, however, I can't think of a suitable name. I need your help to help me think of a name for the organization.

Why this logo you may ask. This is modified from the Canadian flag. Canada is well known as a charitable country. The inner red plant grows two fruits in the shape of hearts, opportunity and kindness, and all surrounded by the golden wheat, symbolizing food and shelter.

It is not my goal to eliminate poverty or provide education for the entire world. That's the job of Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and the United Way. I'm aiming for little things which can also make a difference. Such things include getting people to donate their unused clothes and we'll pick it up, or collectively pool in $1 or $2 from everyone and buy a set of school supplies for that underprivileged kid in your neighborhood.

I have to stress that I'm not a religious person. I do not affiliate with any religious group. This is not my full time job and I do not intent to make money from this. This is purely an initiative to motivate others to improve our local community.

Please help me think of a name for the organization, and I'll keep you guys updated on where we go from there. Thanks!

my grad photo exposed

2010-05-10T19:56:00.008-04:00

Ok, all marks are out. It's offical, I'm done! I'm graduating! Five years of undergrad went by so "fast". (psh, yea right...).

Those grad photos actually came out in March, but I was hiding them from the world. I didn't think they were that great. I'm not going to post that on facebook (unlike the rest of you) so this is the only place to have a sneak peak at Kevin's mysterious grad photos. Sshhh...

why stop with just ice cream

2010-05-05T12:53:00.003-04:00

People, we should try eating ice cream on the roller coaster. In fact, why stop there, we should also try with pizza, cheese cake, or wonton soup!

peter chao is actually very ugly

2010-05-02T00:54:00.003-04:00

We all know who Peter Chao is. If you don't, then you should learn how to use the internet and youtube. Anyway, do you ever wonder what he looks like without his shades? well, wonder no more! Here is a video of him WITHOUT his sunglasses.

Kevin goes to hooters... then...

2010-04-15T11:47:00.004-04:00

Second exam down, I went out with some buddies to eat. Location? Hooters Toronto. For any guys, going to hooters is(should be) exciting. Eat good food served by hot waitresses. 30km after, we found the only Hooters in the city of Toronto, on Adelaide and Spadina.

Picture below, Navin saw Hooters, got excited, started sweating, stopped on the road.

Picture below, got off the car, walked to the door. we expected to be served on boobies and asses...

First impression, waitresses not hot at all! They're either giant tall girls with flat asses or short...whatever they were... with big faces.

Second impression, the place was way too bright for people who just want to grab a drink and eat sticky food. There were also a few dirty/disgusting men who think they can get some action with the girls.

Third impression, food sucks! Hey, did i mention their food SUCKS?!

Lastly I have to apologize that I didn't take pics inside. Didn't want to look like a creep and there was really nothing much special about the place, really.

the last lecture of undergrad before graduation

2010-04-07T11:22:00.005-04:00

Finally reached to the last lecture in undergrad. Whether i decide to go into postgrad in the future or not does not really matter. I have no plan on continuing school in the near future. However, if I were to consider continuing onto postgrad education, online and continuing professional courses might be an option. The advantages and disadvantages of online grad programs are explained in easy to understand human language on Online Graduate Program's website. It's now the 21st century, why would you have to wake up at 8am to physically go to class? For the time being, let's hope everything goes well and kiss school goodbye at the end of this month.

for girls who like asian guys...

2010-04-01T10:52:00.005-04:00

This MV is for you girls out there who like asian guys. if you don't, then go with Taylor Lautner (they both have tiny eyes).

another pic of my secret cave

2010-03-13T22:01:00.004-05:00

So this is how i nerd on a daily basis, hiding inside my secret apartment that everyone wants to come and party, where it's very hot inside (30+ Celsius) and all my neighbours eat curry as their daily dish.

i got the iphone killer

2010-03-05T11:35:00.003-05:00

Forget about iPhone. You're just a drop of water in the ocean if you own an iphone. Sure there's the appStore, but that's about the only attractive feature of iphone there is. HTC HD2 is bigger, faster, prettier. It's not mainstream in North America, so it's special.

Did i mention it's big? Not terribly big, and it's comfortable to hold in your hand while making calls... unlike the slippery iphone that i once had.

Did i mention that it's fast? and can handle multi-tasking? something that iphone can't do.

Did i mention that it has a 5MP camera with LED flash? and changeable battery? something iphone cannot?

Hockey is Canada's game!

2010-02-28T23:56:00.003-05:00

That's right USA! Now you know you were playing our game at our home!

go Canada!

2010-02-27T18:33:00.010-05:00

They shoot! They score! Well played team Canada! My way of supporting team Canada is by getting a Hockey Canada jersey and hit the bar cheer for our team! C'mon lets beat the Americans on Sunday!

Damn that red jersey makes me look so sexy!

2010 Canadian International Auto Show

2010-02-15T19:56:00.027-05:00

The after taste that I got from the 2010 Auto Show was a little bitter. The cars were average. By everyday standard, they are very nice cars, but in something that's as flashy as an auto show, I expected a lot more concept cars and a lot more excitement. There were mostly practical cars and absolutely no show girls! Where were all the hot and sexy girls???

Going down the escalator before entering the South building of the convention center.

Electric car made by Tesla.

This car is so shiny that it looks very cheap. Every morning when you wake up, you can brush your teeth in front of it.

Y am i so slow? well, maybe because i'm not driving a Viper :(

R8, i like your ass!

This company specializes in making shiny stuff non-shiny. Hey, maybe the silver Ford can get some help from them ;-)

Which auto show can be complete without a Ferrari? This hot chick was wearing 6 inch red heels. Now i wonder, what's the point wearing that if you just sit behind a box -.-

wanna come onto my tricycle?

k when i said there were absolutely no show girls, i was exaggerating. There was this ONE booth of a pair of hot chicks. Well, just one of them, the other one was quite hideous.

Gotta wash down that auto show memory with a cold one!

Hey we can't forget about Valentine's can we? Otherwise the girl will get mad. Deby and I went to this really nice french restaurant that robbed us $200, and that's EXCLUDING the flower i bought! i'm not complaining, at least we got top notch service.

you gotta be here

2010-02-11T16:42:00.007-05:00

British Columbia is a beautiful place, and it was my very first home in Canada. You just have to see the place to believe how beautiful it is. Go Vancouver! Go BC! Go Canada!

honey garlic

2010-01-31T20:35:00.004-05:00

The making of the most tasty honey garlic ribs in the world!

Making of the secret sauce.

Pouring of the secret sauce on the already-baked ribs.

Yep, that is me pouring the sauce. and yes that's how i look outside of the public view. and yes that is my secret apartment near school, for the remaining 3 months.

Yum!

iPad didn't just disappoint me, it disappointed Hitler too

2010-01-29T20:42:00.003-05:00

In my previous blog entry i mentioned how i was disappointed in the iPad. Now Hitler is disappointed at it too. Read the subtitle.

kind of disappointed at the new iPad by Apple

2010-01-27T16:51:00.003-05:00

Steve just announced the new iPad today. After seeing the specs I was kind of disappointed. The thing is basically a giant iPhone minus the phone and the camera. It's not really a computer. It doesn't have USB ports, doesn't have SD card reader, battery only lasts up to 10 hours, and base model only has 16GB storage! I hoped it would live up to the "tablet" standards, but it didn't. Now i'm not sure if i would buy one when it ships in April.

still LOVE the macbook pro!

cheese anyone?

2010-01-23T11:56:00.002-05:00

A very creative cheese commercial by Nolan's Cheddar.

what's happening?

2010-01-20T20:35:00.006-05:00

Both of my good friends Bill Gates and Barack Obama have signed up on twitter so today i thought i would give it a try. I thought facebook was growing fast, at 195% growth last year. Twitter's growth last year was 1200% and no, i did not miscount my zeros. So here i am, one of the 15,000,000 twitter users. I find twitter pointless. I don't really care "what's happening" to other 14,999,999 people that i don't even know. How come none of the people around me have twitter? or use twitter actively? i feel kind of lonely on there already!

Grow up and prank like a man!

2010-01-17T21:28:00.002-05:00

You might want to stop with your old phone prank. Do some real prank... like... kick someone into the lake.

back from china!

2010-01-07T00:16:00.003-05:00

After two weeks in China, I'm finally back in Toronto. I can't really describe this trip in a page or two, so the best way to share this trip is by pictures. If a picture is worth 1000 words, then this albumis worth 55000 words. Click the "photo album tab" or click here

building my own PC

2009-12-16T22:00:00.005-05:00

I have decided to build my own desktop computer. Obviously i want to build a computer with the best everything money can buy, but i'm a poor student, with a budget constrain, so i can only stretch my money so far. here are the specs in rough detail:

Intel mother board, 4 RAM slot, 8 USB connectors

Intel i5 Quad core CPU. 2.66GHz, 8MB Cache

XFX ATI GPU, 1GB.

other specs include:
Coolmax 500W power supply,
Kingston 2GB DDR3 RAM,
160GB HDD, taken from my old desk top,
a new case

hopefully in the very near future i will upgrade the RAM and the HDD.

First snow storm of the year

2009-12-09T19:08:00.004-05:00

Today i was reminded just how much i hate living in Toronto in the winter without a car. I wrote the entire 3 hour exam wearing ice-cold soaked pants and socks. Damn i miss the days living at home with a car to drive.

Good bye, Willie (Robot Demo day)

2009-12-04T00:13:00.007-05:00

Last day of class. Robot assignment was due and we had to demonstrate our robot.

Here's Willie:

Two short videos of the demonstration:

After the demonstration, we have to disassemble and return the kit :( A month of hard work :(

any course more beneficial than this?

2009-11-27T17:28:00.003-05:00

Last lecture of CSCC09 Programming on the Web. In a blink of an eye the first semester of my final year of undergrad is ending. As much as i hate the assignments of CSCC09, i have to say, it's a very useful course. After the course, we gained a lot more skills that we can include on the resume. Below is the last slide of the last lecture of CSCC09. A few dozen technical skills that we can put on the resume.

As far as i remember, no course in the history of my life would give me the gift of 30+ skills to be put on the resume. Was it a fun course? Maybe. Will i remember all the skills? Most likely not. Was it worth it? Yes.

i am very sick................................of school

2009-11-21T22:45:00.006-05:00

This is what i'm doing on a saturday night...coding in the computer lab.

I am so sick of school. i hate assignments especially when they are ALL DUE ON THE SAME F****** DAY! My entire week has been spent either in the computer lab coding or in the physics lab building robot. For most of the week i ate nothing but A&W's baby burger because they are fast to eat. Not to mention gym has been history for a few weeks. The computer lab has become my second home and a place that i spend my weekend and weekend nights. if life were a game, i would have quit.

blah

2009-11-17T23:16:00.002-05:00

what's the worst feeling? it's when you know you should have listened but you didn't because you told them you were so sure that it's going to work. When it doesn't work out, you can't admit it and have to pretend it works.

"this is why guys can sleep around and girls can't"

2009-11-16T23:18:00.006-05:00

why is that when a guy sleeps with more than one girl it is acceptable and when a girl sleeps with more than one guy makes her a slut?

according to this article i read: when a key can open multiple locks, it is a master key. when a lock can be opened by any key, it is a shitty lock.

disclaimer: this does not reflect my principle. i only posted because it's a really good analogy.

building super willie

2009-11-10T12:46:00.011-05:00

who doesn't like to build robots? i spent the past couple days building my robot for my microprocessor class. i named my robot Super Willie! At this stage it's just a body. During the next couple weeks, I will have to program the brain of the robot so it can use all its sensors. the head is a supersonic sensor. the left hand is a touch sensor. the right hand is a light sensor. it is capable of speaking and moving in all directions. i just want to stay in the lab all day and build this thing... okay i should shut up before i sound like a geek.

drawing picture, the computer science way

2009-11-09T15:47:00.004-05:00

After a couple of months of Computer Graphics class, we can now draw simple 3D drawings. This is not your MS paint file. This is done the hardcore way. OpenGL written in C++. 500 lines of uncleaned code just to render out this picture. I title this, "Crusty is dead".

finding batman

2009-11-01T17:13:00.008-05:00

This is my halloween!
Candies collected: 0!

First it was dinner at the KEG's mansion, then roam around the street of Downtown Toronto at night trying to find and kill batman! Bumped into transsexuals and super marios and more transsexuals and halo and transsexuals again FINALLY found batman(he was a little over weight) we made friends and took a picture and that was it...