Just to satisfy the request of a single person, I have added a Co-Worker Obituary. Now this is not for a person that has expired, passed on, died, well, you get the picture... This is for people that have either quit, resigned or the worse one, which in PC terms, let go from a job (actually, I like the term, relieved of duty).
Normally I don't like to do such things, to me, it seems a bit morbid and improper. Just like you don't walk on a grave or write your own obituary before it's actually your time. However, if the requestor doesn't mind, I guess I don't want to disappoint them. So, like anything else to make it a bit better than what it supposed to be, it was done as a parody, of sorts.
I suppose, shorter than the last, but at least it's an entry... till next time.
Thursday, March 30, 2006
Wednesday, March 29, 2006
Awake or Asleep... am I somewhere inbetween?
Last night I had a difficult time sleeping. It seems that I had arrived at that point between sleep and being awake... At one point, I had heard either someone knocking at my door or someone pounding on my window which woke me up, my heart pounding, my breathing, quick. It took me a couple of minutes to convince myself that it didn't happen and that if it had truly happened, Samantha, who was laying on my chest, would have either looked or jumped off my chest and onto the floor.
It seems that this has been going on for the past couple of days, well, not the knocking stuff, but not being sure of being awake or asleep. In the past I've had this happen where I wasn't sure if I were asleep or awake, but not for this long in succession.
Maybe it's something in my current life that is going on that is affecting me, I am currently worried about my truck, the center bearing on the drive shaft is going out, I keep hoping that it'll last a little while longer till I can take it to a shop to get an estimate and get it fixed. There have been other issues, private issues that I've been having but I know those issues really haven't affected me before, not to this extent.
Well, I guess that's it for now, talk about a short one...
It seems that this has been going on for the past couple of days, well, not the knocking stuff, but not being sure of being awake or asleep. In the past I've had this happen where I wasn't sure if I were asleep or awake, but not for this long in succession.
Maybe it's something in my current life that is going on that is affecting me, I am currently worried about my truck, the center bearing on the drive shaft is going out, I keep hoping that it'll last a little while longer till I can take it to a shop to get an estimate and get it fixed. There have been other issues, private issues that I've been having but I know those issues really haven't affected me before, not to this extent.
Well, I guess that's it for now, talk about a short one...
Monday, March 27, 2006
Suffer Well - Depeche Mode
Where were you when I fell from grace
Frozen heart, an empty space
Something's changing, it's in your eyes
Please don't speak, you'll only lie
I found treasure not where I thought
Peace of mind can't be bought
Still I believe
I just hang on
Suffer well
Sometimes it's hard
It's hard to tell
An angel led me when I was blind
I said take me back, I've changed my mind
Now I believe
From the blackest room, I was torn
He called my name, a love was born
So I believe
I just hang on
Suffer well
Sometimes it's hard
It's hard to tell
I just hang on
Suffer well
Sometimes it's hard
So hard to tell
Frozen heart, an empty space
Something's changing, it's in your eyes
Please don't speak, you'll only lie
I found treasure not where I thought
Peace of mind can't be bought
Still I believe
I just hang on
Suffer well
Sometimes it's hard
It's hard to tell
An angel led me when I was blind
I said take me back, I've changed my mind
Now I believe
From the blackest room, I was torn
He called my name, a love was born
So I believe
I just hang on
Suffer well
Sometimes it's hard
It's hard to tell
I just hang on
Suffer well
Sometimes it's hard
So hard to tell
If
If I could, I would buy a state, build a very large wall and live in the middle of that state.
If I was rich, I would buy some land, 7 acres, it would be 3 by 3 with the 7th acre in the center. I would build a house, similar to a Japanese house. A Japanese house is either in a square shape or U shaped, this way, there is a garden or a court yard in the center of the house. I’ll add images as soon as I can find my CAD program to make pictures.
Another type of house that I would like is converting an old 2 story warehouse into a home, the ground floor would have an indoor atrium, kitchen, workout area, garage and bathroom. The second floor would have the living room and bedrooms. The indoor atrium would have a waterfall, stream and a pond, which would also double as a swimming pool
Lately I haven’t had any motivation to do anything. I should be working out, I should be doing something that I need to do, but have been avoiding it. I don’t know if it’s the weather or just the mood at work, but I’ve been feeling like I just don’t want to do anything, at all.
Yesterday would have been a good day to work on my hobby, photography, especially since getting the new camera, but I ended up doing nothing. Hopefully next weekend will be a nice one to go out and take pictures.
Well, I guess this is a short one, off to play Battlefield 2.
Monday, March 20, 2006
The fine line between imagination and reality…
For the past several days I’ve been having nightmares that I vaguely remember from the night before. The bits and pieces that I do remember seem to be that of my hometown, the rest I can’t remember at all. At one point, I ended up waking on the floor at the foot of my bed, I know that I didn’t purposely do that. I am very sure that the night before I actually laid down in bed and covered myself with my sheet, surrounded with my pillows, when I woke the next morning, I was lying on my side, at the foot of my bed, width wise. Samantha was lying in her bed, just looking at me…
At the same time, when I’m at work, I’ve been feeling pretty good, not really caring about the calls that I’ve been taking. Either these events have been affecting me or I’m on the verge of losing it all. Maybe it’s because I have too much time to think about things or maybe isolation is not a good thing… either way, something is not right.
On the Upside, the Battlefield Saga continues, they just recently announced Battlefield 2142 and does it really look good. From the preview that I’ve seen, it’s going to have Mechs added as well as futuristic weapons. I just hope that I’ll have my computer upgraded by then to be able to play without any issues like the issues I’m having now…
Well, guess it’s a short one for now.
At the same time, when I’m at work, I’ve been feeling pretty good, not really caring about the calls that I’ve been taking. Either these events have been affecting me or I’m on the verge of losing it all. Maybe it’s because I have too much time to think about things or maybe isolation is not a good thing… either way, something is not right.
On the Upside, the Battlefield Saga continues, they just recently announced Battlefield 2142 and does it really look good. From the preview that I’ve seen, it’s going to have Mechs added as well as futuristic weapons. I just hope that I’ll have my computer upgraded by then to be able to play without any issues like the issues I’m having now…
Well, guess it’s a short one for now.
Saturday, March 18, 2006
The Upgrade Dilemma...
Well, recently I have reached a spending or upgrade dilemma. I had to decide between upgrading my computers video card, which would also force me to upgrade my power supply or get a new digital camera. Currently, I have a BFG Technologies GeForce 6200 AGP video card with 256k of video ram installed in my computer. As you know, I have been playing a lot of Battlefield2 online and it seems that the game was not certified to be played with that particular card. After getting the game, I found out that the game will only support the GeForce 6800; previously I had an ATI Radeon 9600 card with only 128k. I was having video issues before I got the new video card and am still having issues with the current video card. So I was debating on upgrading my video card again. However it seems that the AGP version of the card is more expensive than the PCI express version. Software developers and hardware manufacturers keep pushing the consumers to upgrade their hardware.
I also had previously sold my 3.2 mp digital camera with the hopes of eventually upgrading my camera to something better and get back into a hobby of mine, photography. Anyway, the video card that I wanted is not available locally and the newer video card is only available in limited areas and is pretty expensive, also the newer card requires to have a minimum power supply installed of a 350 watt computer power supply. So in reality, you end up having to upgrade 2 components instead of just the one.
At the same time, I started to look into the cameras available and what mega pixel that the cameras came in. I wanted to get another Olympus for 2 reasons, 1. I already have the storage media from the previous camera and 2; I really like the way the Olympus cameras were made and handled. I ended up deciding on getting the camera. I picked up the Olympus SP-350, 8 mega pixel camera and ended up getting a larger storage media. In a way, it ended up costing less and upgrading the video card.
Well, after purchasing the camera, I went into work so that I could both test the camera (play with the new toy) and get some lunch. I added a couple of pictures that I took with the new camera on my textamerica moblog site, which you can check out by clicking on that preview to the right, just above the links to the other sites. I have to admit, I’m really impressed with the quality and details that show in the pictures.
Well, I’ve reached “middle age” this past week, next year is a Yakudoshi year for me, so at that time, I’ll have to be very careful.
What is Yakudoshi?
Bad luck ages are referred to as yakudoshi, with yaku meaning “calamity” or “calamitous” and doshi signifying “year(s).” These years are considered critical or dangerous because they are believed to bring bad luck or disaster.
For men, the ages 24 and 41 (or 25 and 42 in Japan) are deemed critical years, with 41 being especially critical. It is customary in these unlucky years to visit temples and shrines to provide divine protection from harm. In Hawaii, it has become a widespread tradition among men of Japanese ancestry to celebrate the 41st birthday with a festive yakudoshi party or gathering to ward off the bad luck or disaster that may strike. The birthday person should wear red to bring good health, vitality and long life.
The equivalent yakudoshi ages for women are 18 and 32 (19 and 33 in Japan), with 32 thought to be a particularly hard, terrible or disastrous year. Like the age 41 for men, precautions are taken to ward off bad luck, and some women in Hawaii celebrate their 32nd birthday with a special yakudoshi party. What is Kanreki?
For men, the 60th birthday is called kanreki, the recognition of his “second infancy.” The Japanese characters in the word kanreki literally mean “return” and “calendar.” The traditional calendar, which was based on the Chinese calendar, was organized on 60-year cycles. The cycle of life returns to its starting point in 60 years, and as such, kanreki celebrates that point in a man’s life when his personal calendar has returned to the calendar sign under which he was born.
Traditionally, friends and relatives are invited for a celebratory feast on one’s 60th birthday. It is customary for the celebrant to be given a red hood and wear a red vest. These clothes are usually worn by babies and thus symbolize the celebrant’s return to his birth.
From the information that I found and added here, I’ll have to plan a party for my 41st birthday to ward off the bad luck or disaster… I’m not really looking forward to that time…
Anyway, since I didn’t have any money at that time, I held off on holding a private birthday celebration for myself since I don’t like to tell anyone when my birthday is, I just want to keep it to myself. So tonight when I stopped into the supermarket, I picked up a single sized cake and a couple of other things. After getting home, I had my cake… yeah, I suppose it’s the lonely guy thing, but at least I had the company of Samantha.
Other than that, I guess that’s all I have for now.
I also had previously sold my 3.2 mp digital camera with the hopes of eventually upgrading my camera to something better and get back into a hobby of mine, photography. Anyway, the video card that I wanted is not available locally and the newer video card is only available in limited areas and is pretty expensive, also the newer card requires to have a minimum power supply installed of a 350 watt computer power supply. So in reality, you end up having to upgrade 2 components instead of just the one.
At the same time, I started to look into the cameras available and what mega pixel that the cameras came in. I wanted to get another Olympus for 2 reasons, 1. I already have the storage media from the previous camera and 2; I really like the way the Olympus cameras were made and handled. I ended up deciding on getting the camera. I picked up the Olympus SP-350, 8 mega pixel camera and ended up getting a larger storage media. In a way, it ended up costing less and upgrading the video card.
Well, after purchasing the camera, I went into work so that I could both test the camera (play with the new toy) and get some lunch. I added a couple of pictures that I took with the new camera on my textamerica moblog site, which you can check out by clicking on that preview to the right, just above the links to the other sites. I have to admit, I’m really impressed with the quality and details that show in the pictures.
Well, I’ve reached “middle age” this past week, next year is a Yakudoshi year for me, so at that time, I’ll have to be very careful.
What is Yakudoshi?
Bad luck ages are referred to as yakudoshi, with yaku meaning “calamity” or “calamitous” and doshi signifying “year(s).” These years are considered critical or dangerous because they are believed to bring bad luck or disaster.
For men, the ages 24 and 41 (or 25 and 42 in Japan) are deemed critical years, with 41 being especially critical. It is customary in these unlucky years to visit temples and shrines to provide divine protection from harm. In Hawaii, it has become a widespread tradition among men of Japanese ancestry to celebrate the 41st birthday with a festive yakudoshi party or gathering to ward off the bad luck or disaster that may strike. The birthday person should wear red to bring good health, vitality and long life.
The equivalent yakudoshi ages for women are 18 and 32 (19 and 33 in Japan), with 32 thought to be a particularly hard, terrible or disastrous year. Like the age 41 for men, precautions are taken to ward off bad luck, and some women in Hawaii celebrate their 32nd birthday with a special yakudoshi party. What is Kanreki?
For men, the 60th birthday is called kanreki, the recognition of his “second infancy.” The Japanese characters in the word kanreki literally mean “return” and “calendar.” The traditional calendar, which was based on the Chinese calendar, was organized on 60-year cycles. The cycle of life returns to its starting point in 60 years, and as such, kanreki celebrates that point in a man’s life when his personal calendar has returned to the calendar sign under which he was born.
Traditionally, friends and relatives are invited for a celebratory feast on one’s 60th birthday. It is customary for the celebrant to be given a red hood and wear a red vest. These clothes are usually worn by babies and thus symbolize the celebrant’s return to his birth.
From the information that I found and added here, I’ll have to plan a party for my 41st birthday to ward off the bad luck or disaster… I’m not really looking forward to that time…
Anyway, since I didn’t have any money at that time, I held off on holding a private birthday celebration for myself since I don’t like to tell anyone when my birthday is, I just want to keep it to myself. So tonight when I stopped into the supermarket, I picked up a single sized cake and a couple of other things. After getting home, I had my cake… yeah, I suppose it’s the lonely guy thing, but at least I had the company of Samantha.
Other than that, I guess that’s all I have for now.
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