Food coma

I was lost in the Google food land with my friends and by the time we finished I couldn’t breath … I had too much. The gourmet Salmon hand roll kicked some asses. It’s so easy to lose track of time – I just realized during our conversation that almost half a year [...]

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Tuesday Tunes: November

“…And i think I’ll want to be alone
So please understand if I dont answer the phone
I’ll just sit and stare at my deep blue walls
Until I can see nothing at all…”

Azure Ray – November
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Prenuptial and separate bank accounts

I know it’s not in the Viet (or Asian as a whole) culture to sign prenuptial and having separate bank accounts in their marriage but I really wanted to explore the main reason behind it. My plan was to interview both older and younger generations to see if the younger generation is [...]

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My friend’s wedding

It was a great Sunday … I got to see Annie Leibovitz’s work and enjoyed the great outdoor in the city. There were actually too many people there at the exhibit, which made it quite hard to have a closed-up view of all the small prints. Parking wasn’t easy to find, however, the [...]

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Tuesday Tunes: I lost myself today – again

Sleepy, lack of energy and blurred vision – What a great way to start my work week! My friend and I are going to see James Blunt concert at the Mountain Winery – would you like to join us?  I’ve been telling myself that I am not going to make the same mistake again [...]

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I have great friends

When you ask someone for their opinions about something (business idea, buying a house, design ideas/review…etc), are you more interested in hearing negative feedbacks? At work, when I am proposing a new design or product idea, I wanted people tell me all the possible failures up front instead of nodding along with every thing [...]

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Tuesday Tunes: sweet and low

So what’s worse? The emptiness or the drugs?

Augustana – Sweet and Low
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Standard U.S. home prices

For the past 8 years houses did make some if not a lot of of people rich. Before that it took about 20-30 years to break even or make money. It was something people bought because they needed it, not so much of an investment.
In Japan, home prices dropped for 10+ consecutive [...]

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Tuesday Tunes: piano solo

I realized I finished the whole bottle of red while typing up my tax. Just correct me if I am wrong and send me the bill. Once a year for income tax and twice for sales tax…I am ready to become an accountant.

Danny Elfman – Victor’s Piano Solo (by [...]

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Scrabble is a religion

Are you a Scrabble enthusiast? Check out this video. CRAZIEST for 311 points.
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