tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-113873312024-03-13T16:39:38.764-04:00CumulonimbusCumulonimbushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18390490501674564386noreply@blogger.comBlogger342125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11387331.post-44401770382641370842011-06-08T21:13:00.001-04:002011-06-08T21:13:04.740-04:00UK Trip 2010<p>Ok a real post about my trip. Our main focus of this trip was Scotland, so we did not stay in London for long. We did spend some time walking along Thames though, sight seeing places like Tower of London, Tower Bridge and St Paul’s Cathedral.</p> <p><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-rxPf0q-66JU/TfAdcZDsFYI/AAAAAAAABc8/sbQowJO0SWM/s1600-h/image61.png"><img style="border-right-width: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px" title="image" border="0" alt="image" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-ZRZ-Wy9-2X4/TfAdexjmOHI/AAAAAAAABdA/rs0VKHIiodI/image6_thumb.png?imgmax=800" width="404" height="306" /></a></p> <p>Swiss Re tower as seen from Tower of London</p> <p><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-2OFf86G930M/TfAdkUvVVDI/AAAAAAAABdE/Cqc5UArf6IQ/s1600-h/image31.png"><img style="border-right-width: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px" title="image" border="0" alt="image" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-gAE-FkdOAeE/TfAdnPm92DI/AAAAAAAABdI/8a4wpxkENPA/image3_thumb.png?imgmax=800" width="404" height="306" /></a></p> <p>Tower Bridge</p> <p><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-iebLErrExUQ/TfAdosZy8II/AAAAAAAABdM/3NbxmLRVtMg/s1600-h/IMG_568812.jpg"><img style="border-right-width: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px" title="IMG_5688" border="0" alt="IMG_5688" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-QXH6Kjqa5pU/TfAdpV3MWsI/AAAAAAAABdQ/PQYfnuMfJBU/IMG_5688_thumb10.jpg?imgmax=800" width="404" height="317" /></a></p> <p>Entrance of St Paul’s Cathedral</p> <p>__________________________________________________</p> <p>We were supposed to drive to Manchester the same day that we arrived at London. However, when we collected our car at the rental car center, we discovered the GPS they provided was not working. Upon returning it we were told that they did not have any other working GPS! So we had to actually buy a map (from a gas station nearby) and figured our way out of London. It was definitely an unforgettable experience…took us about 6 hours to finally get to Manchester. </p> <p></p> <p></p> <p></p> <p>In Manchester we stayed at a UofM senior, Zhi Wei’s place. He was such a great host! (it was his n-th time hosting a friend). Our stomachs were constantly stuffed with awesome Manchester food. Between stuffing ourselves and visiting places, I managed to get myself a parking ticket. I could blame no one except for me own stupidity (or maybe it’s the stupid MU’s fault)…I did not display the ticket face up!</p> <p> <a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-EGD8TewseDU/TfAdqcMJpOI/AAAAAAAABdU/deJno_iavao/s1600-h/IMG_57047.jpg"><img style="border-right-width: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px" title="IMG_5704" border="0" alt="IMG_5704" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-_2GwV3pR5rg/TfAdqxKZiOI/AAAAAAAABdY/Zhes38gfF9M/IMG_5704_thumb5.jpg?imgmax=800" width="169" height="222" /></a><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-DBAI4os3uik/TfAdr7BuEBI/AAAAAAAABdc/64V4Q5qxb2U/s1600-h/IMG_57878.jpg"><img style="border-right-width: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px" title="IMG_5787" border="0" alt="IMG_5787" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-p9LmQc26qhU/TfAdsnXvgdI/AAAAAAAABdg/5ZIsjVGbjLw/IMG_5787_thumb6.jpg?imgmax=800" width="213" height="162" /></a>  <a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-tuPYCJGNBr4/TfAdt1iT28I/AAAAAAAABdk/LD5eHhCGT1g/s1600-h/IMG_57496.jpg"><img style="border-right-width: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px" title="IMG_5749" border="0" alt="IMG_5749" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-sdlkMrRV8Gc/TfAdurOMIoI/AAAAAAAABdo/Acb84SGyzJI/IMG_5749_thumb4.jpg?imgmax=800" width="404" height="306" /></a></p> <p>My mere presence (and my deposit in the loo) was not enough to stop MU from taking its 19th title…sighz</p> <p> <a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-74M89dzk4cM/TfAdv4UQIBI/AAAAAAAABds/ce8257xqzWo/s1600-h/IMG_57754.jpg"><img style="border-right-width: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px" title="IMG_5775" border="0" alt="IMG_5775" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-yOASUPyyp-g/TfAdwSbTzKI/AAAAAAAABdw/muzK5Qd2u9Y/IMG_5775_thumb2.jpg?imgmax=800" width="228" height="174" /></a> <a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-S8DO9IZ3MoM/TfAdxdkf9_I/AAAAAAAABd0/9Ye0Fw9CdFQ/s1600-h/IMG_57783.jpg"><img style="border-right-width: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px" title="IMG_5778" border="0" alt="IMG_5778" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-w6IVXgWEus4/TfAdx5CFSbI/AAAAAAAABd4/77d96mHdjp8/IMG_5778_thumb1.jpg?imgmax=800" width="150" height="198" /></a></p> <p>University of Manchester…group photo with Zhi Wei (right photo)</p> <p>__________________________________________________</p> <p>Our next stop was Edinburgh. It was definitely one of the most beautiful cities that I have ever visited. We covered quite a lot in one day, among others the Edinburgh Castle, which sat majestically atop the volcanic Castle Rock; the Palace of Holyroodhouse, the official residence of the monarch in Scotland; and Calton Hill, which offered spectacular views of the city. </p> <p><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-iomw6dFYtZw/TfAdzG_uX3I/AAAAAAAABd8/QnrBWSPUTvc/s1600-h/IMG_5904ps%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="IMG_5904ps" border="0" alt="IMG_5904ps" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/--fp7DHRE4bU/TfAd0Ez_ffI/AAAAAAAABeA/5HrD34YNHiw/IMG_5904ps_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="404" height="306" /></a></p> <p>Cannon, Edinburgh Castle</p> <p><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-9Wj_XHKM8yM/TfAd045AbFI/AAAAAAAABeE/HBC6eTZCXEw/s1600-h/IMG_5953ps%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="IMG_5953ps" border="0" alt="IMG_5953ps" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-_g4WPNnbogo/TfAd1mWlubI/AAAAAAAABeI/S0ri38mU27Y/IMG_5953ps_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="404" height="306" /></a></p> <p>National Monument, Carton Hill</p> <p><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-DjYUi14Cd2U/TfAd25yak2I/AAAAAAAABeM/xdqqbPQ94QE/s1600-h/IMG_5986ps%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="IMG_5986ps" border="0" alt="IMG_5986ps" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-hEl9WsoXtU0/TfAd3ornabI/AAAAAAAABeQ/Pm_HX70_8DA/IMG_5986ps_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="404" height="306" /></a></p> <p>Salisbury Crag and Aurther’s Seat as viewed from Carton Hill</p> <p><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-h4UVNEYDgqk/TfAd4yYU_sI/AAAAAAAABeU/qV90FbhKpyU/s1600-h/IMG_6072ps%25255B7%25255D.jpg"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="IMG_6072ps" border="0" alt="IMG_6072ps" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/--ip5RLmCOVA/TfAd5rHhmWI/AAAAAAAABeY/5yTZ0xslvDc/IMG_6072ps_thumb%25255B3%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="404" height="306" /></a></p> <p>Old town in background</p> <p><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-qAmRUVeuJtA/TfAd7neJcYI/AAAAAAAABec/Lar5qgnQwJ0/s1600-h/IMG_6100ps%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="IMG_6100ps" border="0" alt="IMG_6100ps" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-1TCjxtdeMwo/TfAd80qRjMI/AAAAAAAABeg/bKFfl-EhwFU/IMG_6100ps_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="404" height="306" /></a> </p> <p>Edinburgh Floral Clock</p> <p>__________________________________________________</p> <p>Perhaps the most anticipated part of the trip was the Scotland highland tour. One of the attractions on the list was the Eilean Donan Castle. It was a place I fell in love in since I saw it on a jigsaw puzzle and had made it the subject of my <a href="http://thunderheads.blogspot.com/2010/07/home-sweet-home.html">form 3 oil painting</a>. It felt surreal to finally be able to view it up close, and even entered the castle!!!</p> <p> <a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-xYHiCnkOHYU/TfAd93KD9EI/AAAAAAAABek/C7zu9fUsEbw/s1600-h/IMG_6162ps%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="IMG_6162ps" border="0" alt="IMG_6162ps" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-h7wv2ZC9K4k/TfAd-vSxuQI/AAAAAAAABeo/TLxV10cNoFk/IMG_6162ps_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="306" height="404" /></a> </p> <p>National Wallace Monument viewed from Sterling Castle</p> <p><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-VUD5UPJnDuo/TfAd_8huWqI/AAAAAAAABes/QKMGrJp5T0o/s1600-h/IMG_6256ps%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="IMG_6256ps" border="0" alt="IMG_6256ps" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-I_H7AkERXa4/TfAeAvkBZiI/AAAAAAAABew/3rOT2hxsZGw/IMG_6256ps_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="404" height="306" /></a></p> <p>Sunlight flooding the valley</p> <p><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-cJllaaZtN64/TfAeBocongI/AAAAAAAABe0/wqTOk6YzpA8/s1600-h/IMG_6519ps%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="IMG_6519ps" border="0" alt="IMG_6519ps" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-eaFvg1vff8Q/TfAeCQVxpZI/AAAAAAAABe4/wOpsSa26cSU/IMG_6519ps_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="404" height="306" /></a> </p> <p>Eilean Donan Castle!!!</p> <p><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-R2BBywmFVfc/TfAeDZQFw1I/AAAAAAAABe8/ndfUEEaXASw/s1600-h/IMG_6455ps%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="IMG_6455ps" border="0" alt="IMG_6455ps" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-MOAhitzIkf8/TfAeDzhrhJI/AAAAAAAABfA/OkAU8qzVj-8/IMG_6455ps_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="404" height="306" /></a></p> <p> The bridge leading to the castle</p> <p>__________________________________________________</p> <p>The day before we left UK, we still managed to squeeze in Stonehenge and Bath into our schedule…</p> <p><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-3xZC-917-j4/TfAeEoT9lLI/AAAAAAAABfE/E0-dC5cj_Ok/s1600-h/IMG_6612ps%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="IMG_6612ps" border="0" alt="IMG_6612ps" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-fjhOYSoVBaM/TfAeFGKNe4I/AAAAAAAABfI/CHhulQwN_rw/IMG_6612ps_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="404" height="232" /></a> </p> <p>Stonehenge</p> <p><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-lgEHLT3aYOM/TfAeGGKXinI/AAAAAAAABfM/Q3afsdCCOFE/s1600-h/IMG_6643ps%25255B7%25255D.jpg"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="IMG_6643ps" border="0" alt="IMG_6643ps" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-px2JLsTUP7k/TfAeGXi-X9I/AAAAAAAABfQ/tKFHBBliuz4/IMG_6643ps_thumb%25255B5%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="193" height="255" /></a> <a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-JA3WWioGyZs/TfAeHRTaoBI/AAAAAAAABfU/ApyiSXof8bE/s1600-h/IMG_6692ps%25255B5%25255D.jpg"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="IMG_6692ps" border="0" alt="IMG_6692ps" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-Lkbr26ktlM4/TfAeHxUdWAI/AAAAAAAABfY/hMqTsnvSZZc/IMG_6692ps_thumb%25255B3%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="193" height="255" /></a> </p> <p></p> <p>Bath </p> <p>__________________________________________________</p> <p>To summarize everything in two words: great trip!!!</p> Cumulonimbushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18390490501674564386noreply@blogger.com15tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11387331.post-74122846739763059772011-04-30T17:32:00.001-04:002011-04-30T17:32:41.682-04:00Power of PS<p>It’s been a few months since I last posted anything. Well, at least the hiatus is less than a year. A short update, just took my exam yesterday, and sadly it won’t be my last one…but let’s not get into that part. </p> <p>So I think I should start with my UK trip back in 2010. It was my second time in London, and of course, one of the most famous landmark of the city is the Tower Bridge. Fortunate for us, the sky was gorgeous at that time!! </p> <p><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_7HJq-xXQxUU/Tbx_45jz-ZI/AAAAAAAABcY/Nz_M_HiufdU/s1600-h/IMG_5649ps%5B4%5D.jpg"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="IMG_5649ps" border="0" alt="IMG_5649ps" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_7HJq-xXQxUU/Tbx_5mY70AI/AAAAAAAABcc/ZTTHS_SJ9mU/IMG_5649ps_thumb%5B7%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="384" height="351" /></a></p> <p>Blue sky…..yay!</p> <p>And then, with nothing much to do, we sat there and waited for sunset…</p> <p><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_7HJq-xXQxUU/Tbx_6g7OFjI/AAAAAAAABcg/bdHioQLjrSE/s1600-h/IMG_5649ps3%5B4%5D.jpg"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="IMG_5649ps3" border="0" alt="IMG_5649ps3" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_7HJq-xXQxUU/Tbx_7c5wmyI/AAAAAAAABck/PyF65HbLjFo/IMG_5649ps3_thumb%5B10%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="384" height="344" /></a> </p> <p>We were awed by what we saw. Since our spirits were still high, we chose to stay at the exact spot for a few more hours. And our patience was rewarded…guess what? We saw <i><b>aurora borealis</b></i>!!!</p> <p><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_7HJq-xXQxUU/Tbx_8Kt7zMI/AAAAAAAABco/b54fIEMJ78A/s1600-h/IMG_5649ps2%5B4%5D.jpg"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="IMG_5649ps2" border="0" alt="IMG_5649ps2" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_7HJq-xXQxUU/Tbx_8rZ4ySI/AAAAAAAABcs/uZMWpvAt6iw/IMG_5649ps2_thumb%5B8%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="384" height="349" /></a> </p> <p>Can you believe our luck????!!!! </p> <p>Well…I can’t. And you should not too, just like anyone who is older than 3 years old. You might have even detected that there is something wrong with the photos…That’s what I have been doing since exam, learning some photoshop-ing skills. It’s been really fun to see to what extent one can modify a photo. Hopefully my amateurish attempts did fool you guys, even if just for a second :)</p> <p>Here is the original photo taken back in 2010:</p> <p></p> <p></p> <p></p> <a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_7HJq-xXQxUU/Tbx_9gTJf2I/AAAAAAAABcw/MSSXSq8mnQ0/s1600-h/IMG_5649%5B3%5D.jpg"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="IMG_5649" border="0" alt="IMG_5649" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_7HJq-xXQxUU/Tbx_-YPjxxI/AAAAAAAABc0/GsDPWQECEWQ/IMG_5649_thumb%5B1%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="384" height="291" /></a> Cumulonimbushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18390490501674564386noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11387331.post-69855533112449056322010-09-26T00:40:00.001-04:002010-09-26T00:42:31.845-04:00My new baby<p></p> <p>Since I drive so much, and my old car was getting old (mileage approaching 130k), I figured it might be a good idea to buy a new car. Financially I cannot really justify the purchase of a new car, but for my safety sake, and to make my 4.5 hour trip to Michigan more comfortable, I decided to went ahead with the decision.</p> <p>As it would be my biggest purchase yet, it took me a while to decide what car to buy. Initially I wanted a Honda Civic coupe because it looks super cool, and I don’t mind driving a two door car as firstly, I drive alone most of the times anyways and secondly, a smaller car means a smaller carbon footprint (and less money spent on gas)?</p> <p> <a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_7HJq-xXQxUU/TJ7Oi3y6zjI/AAAAAAAABaU/d-QB1hVvIXk/s1600-h/honda2.jpg"><img style="border-right-width: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px" title="honda" border="0" alt="honda" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_7HJq-xXQxUU/TJ7OjBt_Q9I/AAAAAAAABaY/jwQtNTtjTNQ/honda_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="154" /></a></p> <p><strong>Honda Civic coupe 2010</strong></p> <p>Then I decided that it would be too expensive to get a Honda if I were to load it with all the goodies I want. I did some searching and found out about Mazda 3, did some more digging and quite like it. Plus, it is cheaper than a Honda Civic, and it comes with more bells and whistles.</p> <blockquote> <p>                  <a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_7HJq-xXQxUU/TJ7OjjB9wDI/AAAAAAAABac/JHD6vHwAIBE/s1600-h/mazda2.jpg"><img style="border-right-width: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px" title="NA (US), SDN, SAP, s-GT, LHD, 2.5L, 5EAT, Aluminum Metallic M, Black Leather" border="0" alt="NA (US), SDN, SAP, s-GT, LHD, 2.5L, 5EAT, Aluminum Metallic M, Black Leather" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_7HJq-xXQxUU/TJ7Oj9SZrSI/AAAAAAAABag/17dydg3EnVc/mazda_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="164" /></a></p> <p><strong>                   Mazda 3 2011 </strong></p> </blockquote> <p>I was pretty set about getting a Mazda 3, until I came across the <a href="http://usnews.rankingsandreviews.com/cars-trucks/rankings/Affordable-Small-Cars/">US news affordable small cars rankings</a>. Surprisingly, the first in the list was not a Japanese car. Honda Civic coupe and Mazda 3 were both in the top ten, but the first in the list was the Ford Fiesta 2011.</p> <p>Ford Fiesta? It was the first time I heard of the model, and I was skeptical about the association of Ford with good quality. So I did some more research and found out that it is a model reintroduced to the North America market in summer 2010 after the popularity of the model in Europe. The more I researched, the more I liked the car. And also, the price tag was even lower than a Mazda 3!!! Being a cheap person that demands more for less money, I naturally fell in love with the car. Oh and did I mention it boast 40 mpg on highway?</p> <p>However, it was the SYNC system available in the car that really caught my eye. With SYNC, you can connect any Bluetooth phone to the car and have hands free conversation on the road. Also, with SYNC you can give voice commands to do things like selecting audio tracks, playing songs by certain artists, and much more. The video below pretty much summarizes what the system is capable of doing:</p> <div style="padding-bottom: 0px; margin: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; float: none; padding-top: 0px" id="scid:5737277B-5D6D-4f48-ABFC-DD9C333F4C5D:99d63f6a-1085-4703-bd18-b358cb5d3d8c" class="wlWriterEditableSmartContent"><div id="99f737a2-abf1-49e7-9ce5-781539b7516e" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; display: inline;"><div><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MyIgbcdOliw" target="_new"><img src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_7HJq-xXQxUU/TJ7OkI_mW1I/AAAAAAAABb4/6rvky5Wqik8/videobef3edc539db%5B8%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" style="border-style: none" galleryimg="no" onload="var downlevelDiv = document.getElementById('99f737a2-abf1-49e7-9ce5-781539b7516e'); downlevelDiv.innerHTML = "<div><object width=\"399\" height=\"333\"><param name=\"movie\" value=\"http://www.youtube.com/v/MyIgbcdOliw&hl=en\"><\/param><embed src=\"http://www.youtube.com/v/MyIgbcdOliw&hl=en\" type=\"application/x-shockwave-flash\" width=\"399\" height=\"333\"><\/embed><\/object><\/div>";" alt=""></a></div></div></div> <p> </p> <p>And also there is this hilarious (and somewhat sarcastic) review of Ford Fiesta by Top Gear, a famous UK auto TV show. I figured I might need to be prepared to be chased by baddies in a shopping mall (or maybe a Normandy landing):</p> <p> <div style="padding-bottom: 0px; margin: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; float: none; padding-top: 0px" id="scid:5737277B-5D6D-4f48-ABFC-DD9C333F4C5D:130d7ba2-c8c4-40d8-b983-2e8eb538a052" class="wlWriterEditableSmartContent"><div id="7ddbffe9-d290-4d2d-8f9c-14d9ca888c73" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; display: inline;"><div><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch#!v=BSVfgQYnbaA&feature=related" target="_new"><img src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_7HJq-xXQxUU/TJ7OkcuNQ7I/AAAAAAAABb8/GPQHI523fs0/video0e87b7d8dd42%5B8%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" style="border-style: none" galleryimg="no" onload="var downlevelDiv = document.getElementById('7ddbffe9-d290-4d2d-8f9c-14d9ca888c73'); downlevelDiv.innerHTML = "<div><object width=\"397\" height=\"332\"><param name=\"movie\" value=\"http://www.youtube.com/v/BSVfgQYnbaA&hl=en\"><\/param><embed src=\"http://www.youtube.com/v/BSVfgQYnbaA&hl=en\" type=\"application/x-shockwave-flash\" width=\"397\" height=\"332\"><\/embed><\/object><\/div>";" alt=""></a></div></div></div> </p> <p> </p> <p>So I ended up being a Ford Fiesta 2011 owner… </p> <p><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_7HJq-xXQxUU/TJ7Ok7Db9ZI/AAAAAAAABaw/g5WXcacVi3g/s1600-h/IMG_67603.jpg"><img style="border-right-width: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px" title="IMG_6760" border="0" alt="IMG_6760" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_7HJq-xXQxUU/TJ7OlJPrLfI/AAAAAAAABa0/1ciUPXbd6LQ/IMG_6760_thumb1.jpg?imgmax=800" width="194" height="147" /></a> <a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_7HJq-xXQxUU/TJ7OlolGnoI/AAAAAAAABa4/hMOMjz-gk2A/s1600-h/IMG_67623.jpg"><img style="border-right-width: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px" title="IMG_6762" border="0" alt="IMG_6762" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_7HJq-xXQxUU/TJ7Ol3rdhXI/AAAAAAAABa8/0Ewr2GpuhdA/IMG_6762_thumb1.jpg?imgmax=800" width="194" height="147" /></a></p> <p></p> <p></p> <p></p> <p> <a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_7HJq-xXQxUU/TJ7Omfg9GoI/AAAAAAAABbA/WCiibRV0Zik/s1600-h/IMG_67493.jpg"><img style="border-right-width: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px" title="IMG_6749" border="0" alt="IMG_6749" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_7HJq-xXQxUU/TJ7Oml5ny5I/AAAAAAAABbE/M0oJq96Mrm4/IMG_6749_thumb1.jpg?imgmax=800" width="384" height="291" /></a></p> <p>I like the headlights a lot…very futuristic (and hiao)</p> <p> <a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_7HJq-xXQxUU/TJ7OnIOuZnI/AAAAAAAABbI/gR7XObX1-Xc/s1600-h/IMG_67503.jpg"><img style="border-right-width: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px" title="IMG_6750" border="0" alt="IMG_6750" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_7HJq-xXQxUU/TJ7OnmoMIUI/AAAAAAAABbM/9jq12oSAda8/IMG_6750_thumb1.jpg?imgmax=800" width="384" height="291" /></a> <a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_7HJq-xXQxUU/TJ7OoEkIpQI/AAAAAAAABbQ/uQA_3txWaUE/s1600-h/IMG_67513.jpg"><img style="border-right-width: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px" title="IMG_6751" border="0" alt="IMG_6751" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_7HJq-xXQxUU/TJ7OoZ6hfOI/AAAAAAAABbU/22dWiHJQxVI/IMG_6751_thumb1.jpg?imgmax=800" width="194" height="147" /></a><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_7HJq-xXQxUU/TJ7OopXRKeI/AAAAAAAABbY/h0Ii768tMzU/s1600-h/IMG_67523.jpg"><img style="border-right-width: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px" title="IMG_6752" border="0" alt="IMG_6752" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_7HJq-xXQxUU/TJ7OpKvXKqI/AAAAAAAABbc/Sh9w2cxf-pQ/IMG_6752_thumb1.jpg?imgmax=800" width="194" height="147" /></a> <a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_7HJq-xXQxUU/TJ7OpfLE6oI/AAAAAAAABbg/ulRHj0sKk-4/s1600-h/IMG_67533.jpg"><img style="border-right-width: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px" title="IMG_6753" border="0" alt="IMG_6753" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_7HJq-xXQxUU/TJ7OpunHyfI/AAAAAAAABbk/4X9MjJVfS-g/IMG_6753_thumb1.jpg?imgmax=800" width="384" height="291" /></a> </p> <p>Unconventional design</p> <p><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_7HJq-xXQxUU/TJ7OqOXxa2I/AAAAAAAABbo/Tzh8a-9617I/s1600-h/IMG_67564.jpg"><img style="border-right-width: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px" title="IMG_6756" border="0" alt="IMG_6756" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_7HJq-xXQxUU/TJ7OqWb8csI/AAAAAAAABbs/QY8C2uVzGAM/IMG_6756_thumb2.jpg?imgmax=800" width="157" height="206" /></a><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_7HJq-xXQxUU/TJ7OqyccK8I/AAAAAAAABbw/RRL5YkUPzE4/s1600-h/IMG_67573.jpg"><img style="border-right-width: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px" title="IMG_6757" border="0" alt="IMG_6757" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_7HJq-xXQxUU/TJ7OrJnq2II/AAAAAAAABb0/DRnKW_fGq5E/IMG_6757_thumb1.jpg?imgmax=800" width="234" height="177" /></a> </p> <p>Yup it’s a manual…</p> <p></p> <p></p> <p>So far the car looks and drives great. I still can’t take my eyes off the car and can’t help smiling whenever I see this baby. Let’s hope it will be as durable as a Toyota. Which is what I used to have. LOL…</p> Cumulonimbushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18390490501674564386noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11387331.post-61337177105809337732010-09-19T12:02:00.001-04:002010-09-19T12:02:15.345-04:00Filling in the blanks<p>So, it’s been a while lol. This blog is so dead that it is alienating even its most ardent fans, to name a few, KY, me and myself. Why didn’t I update my blog more often? I think the reason is that because I was free. Now that my fall exam is approaching, I think I will start updating it more and more often…</p> <p>I wanted so much to start blogging about something else, but let me go back to where I left off. July 4th as every American know is a holiday, but sadly for me I had to work on July 4th, due to the fact that it was when the quarter end valuation work begins. So Pei Ying drove down to Carmel to visit me. And she rented a beetle! </p> <p><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_7HJq-xXQxUU/TJYzyeC3Y7I/AAAAAAAABY8/zABlpK1JQH4/s1600-h/IMG_52604.jpg"><img style="border-right-width: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px" title="IMG_5260" border="0" alt="IMG_5260" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_7HJq-xXQxUU/TJYzzJ4qcAI/AAAAAAAABZA/aMDdRxUIO1g/IMG_5260_thumb2.jpg?imgmax=800" width="384" height="291" /></a></p> <p>Py beaming with her VW beetle…</p> <p>In the past she has been getting some pretty unique cars. Like this one (a Hyundai Genesis coupe?): </p> <p><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_7HJq-xXQxUU/TJYz0EQusvI/AAAAAAAABZE/MiA5D5e3Mkk/s1600-h/IMG_50983.jpg"><img style="border-right-width: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px" title="IMG_5098" border="0" alt="IMG_5098" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_7HJq-xXQxUU/TJYz06cBAVI/AAAAAAAABZI/wDG_qcJMZhw/IMG_5098_thumb1.jpg?imgmax=800" width="384" height="291" /></a> </p> <p>So anyways I worked half day one Sunday, and in the afternoon we went to Greenwood (like Birch Run) to do some shopping. On our way back we stopped at Indianapolis to catch Toy Story III before we went to the Monument Circle to wait for the July 4th fireworks. IMO the performance was really mediocre, and was nothing compared to those extravaganzas in Asia. But at least it wasn’t raining this year…</p> <p><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_7HJq-xXQxUU/TJYz1-z-qkI/AAAAAAAABZM/JoilaFczFc8/s1600-h/IMG_54183.jpg"><img style="border-right-width: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px" title="IMG_5418" border="0" alt="IMG_5418" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_7HJq-xXQxUU/TJYz2hytPDI/AAAAAAAABZQ/3w3hZxigmms/IMG_5418_thumb1.jpg?imgmax=800" width="384" height="291" /></a> </p> <p>Dinner from Au Bon Pain</p> <p><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_7HJq-xXQxUU/TJYz33qMuBI/AAAAAAAABZU/2Bmr9IN4mnk/s1600-h/IMG_54263.jpg"><img style="border-right-width: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px" title="IMG_5426" border="0" alt="IMG_5426" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_7HJq-xXQxUU/TJYz4ulOpFI/AAAAAAAABZY/cf3dV1BF-3g/IMG_5426_thumb1.jpg?imgmax=800" width="384" height="291" /></a> </p> <p>The crowd (above), and the fireworks (below):</p> <p><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_7HJq-xXQxUU/TJYz5ukIsAI/AAAAAAAABZc/6ccYsez3nNM/s1600-h/IMG_54853.jpg"><img style="border-right-width: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px" title="IMG_5485" border="0" alt="IMG_5485" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_7HJq-xXQxUU/TJYz6AUcUEI/AAAAAAAABZg/O_C8Xk4sKD0/IMG_5485_thumb1.jpg?imgmax=800" width="384" height="291" /></a> <a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_7HJq-xXQxUU/TJYz7NYJzSI/AAAAAAAABZk/tG3OFU1C-FY/s1600-h/IMG_5516%5B2%5D.jpg"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="IMG_5516" border="0" alt="IMG_5516" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_7HJq-xXQxUU/TJYz7bS76KI/AAAAAAAABZo/wATbzIA0V0E/IMG_5516_thumb%5B1%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="189" height="144" /></a> <a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_7HJq-xXQxUU/TJYz8CryWkI/AAAAAAAABZs/RmY5BDwLPsY/s1600-h/IMG_5517%5B2%5D.jpg"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="IMG_5517" border="0" alt="IMG_5517" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_7HJq-xXQxUU/TJYz8mokbfI/AAAAAAAABZw/KugB2rmKMlc/IMG_5517_thumb%5B1%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="189" height="144" /></a> <a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_7HJq-xXQxUU/TJYz9ZJInCI/AAAAAAAABZ0/_R62yPwtJg4/s1600-h/IMG_5521%5B2%5D.jpg"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="IMG_5521" border="0" alt="IMG_5521" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_7HJq-xXQxUU/TJYz9_wM7EI/AAAAAAAABZ4/arsAzRUt064/IMG_5521_thumb%5B1%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="189" height="144" /></a> <a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_7HJq-xXQxUU/TJYz-k5CmcI/AAAAAAAABZ8/gQF9beTWRx4/s1600-h/IMG_5544%5B2%5D.jpg"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="IMG_5544" border="0" alt="IMG_5544" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_7HJq-xXQxUU/TJYz_BWozOI/AAAAAAAABaA/ieIej8FMi_M/IMG_5544_thumb%5B1%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="189" height="144" /></a><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_7HJq-xXQxUU/TJYz_561PwI/AAAAAAAABaE/nf6fDQaNcOQ/s1600-h/IMG_55263.jpg"><img style="border-right-width: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px" title="IMG_5526" border="0" alt="IMG_5526" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_7HJq-xXQxUU/TJY0AbtXYlI/AAAAAAAABaI/AtnyBRPjG-Q/IMG_5526_thumb1.jpg?imgmax=800" width="384" height="291" /></a> <a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_7HJq-xXQxUU/TJY0BFH9rhI/AAAAAAAABaM/VRdFcMTjahY/s1600-h/IMG_55353.jpg"><img style="border-right-width: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px" title="IMG_5535" border="0" alt="IMG_5535" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_7HJq-xXQxUU/TJY0Bu5j92I/AAAAAAAABaQ/KMF1Mm0oiII/IMG_5535_thumb1.jpg?imgmax=800" width="384" height="291" /></a></p> Cumulonimbushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18390490501674564386noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11387331.post-25611019924348235292010-07-08T20:51:00.001-04:002010-07-08T20:51:56.692-04:00Home sweet home<p>Went home in May. In the span of the 2 weeks back, I did nothing much except enjoying home as much as possible. It was too hot to go out anyways :D Since I’ve already posted most of my photos on Facebook, I will just show some of the pictures I’ve taken at home here.</p> <p>Let’s start with some priceless artworks in my house:</p> <p><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_7HJq-xXQxUU/TDZyTPOwBUI/AAAAAAAABW8/SED7jui6uAA/s1600-h/IMG_5306%5B3%5D.jpg"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="IMG_5306" border="0" alt="IMG_5306" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_7HJq-xXQxUU/TDZyUI-CIBI/AAAAAAAABXA/CDDHy88RtZI/IMG_5306_thumb%5B1%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="384" height="291" /></a></p> <p><em>“Eilean Donan Castle”, oil, 2000</em></p> <p> <a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_7HJq-xXQxUU/TDZyU4UpXmI/AAAAAAAABXE/qtmXUn2xDe8/s1600-h/IMG_5304%5B3%5D.jpg"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="IMG_5304" border="0" alt="IMG_5304" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_7HJq-xXQxUU/TDZyVmN7zbI/AAAAAAAABXI/jv2Mf5_Rt68/IMG_5304_thumb%5B1%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="291" height="384" /></a> </p> <p><em>Untitled, oil, 2003</em></p> <p><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_7HJq-xXQxUU/TDZyW4b5M9I/AAAAAAAABXM/TfLLIw8ZmZc/s1600-h/IMG_5327%5B3%5D.jpg"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="IMG_5327" border="0" alt="IMG_5327" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_7HJq-xXQxUU/TDZyXgrpt2I/AAAAAAAABXQ/4CxU5FWdzAo/IMG_5327_thumb%5B1%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="384" height="291" /></a> </p> <p><em>“Jardin d'Eden”, oil, 2010</em></p> <p><em>…</em>ok just kidding. That’s the yard of my house. There used to be two mango trees in the yard, now gone. The one left standing is a <em>Rambutan</em> tree.</p> <p><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_7HJq-xXQxUU/TDZyZDldk1I/AAAAAAAABXU/zQR2u0FBqnA/s1600-h/IMG_5331%5B3%5D.jpg"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="IMG_5331" border="0" alt="IMG_5331" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_7HJq-xXQxUU/TDZyZ03lsSI/AAAAAAAABXY/yFMRu-zCahw/IMG_5331_thumb%5B1%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="384" height="291" /></a></p> <p>Some green <em>Rambutans</em>…</p> <p><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_7HJq-xXQxUU/TDZybTBuqAI/AAAAAAAABXc/ez-sIbmm5VQ/s1600-h/IMG_5329%5B3%5D.jpg"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="IMG_5329" border="0" alt="IMG_5329" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_7HJq-xXQxUU/TDZycf7trXI/AAAAAAAABXg/OSGLNSEWUKo/IMG_5329_thumb%5B1%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="384" height="291" /></a></p> <p>…and red ones!!! That good looking bunch actually ended up in my stomach…</p> <p><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_7HJq-xXQxUU/TDZydc9Ox3I/AAAAAAAABXk/3Cm52OG_3JE/s1600-h/IMG_5312%5B4%5D.jpg"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="IMG_5312" border="0" alt="IMG_5312" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_7HJq-xXQxUU/TDZyd16WijI/AAAAAAAABXo/hpc9la8NF_E/IMG_5312_thumb%5B2%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="150" height="197" /></a><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_7HJq-xXQxUU/TDZye0agE_I/AAAAAAAABXs/b8VCQHK6oms/s1600-h/IMG_5322%5B3%5D.jpg"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="IMG_5322" border="0" alt="IMG_5322" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_7HJq-xXQxUU/TDZyfQkZZnI/AAAAAAAABXw/cfwu6c-V7_Y/IMG_5322_thumb%5B1%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="241" height="183" /></a> </p> <p>Papaya tree. Not my favorite fruit.</p> <p><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_7HJq-xXQxUU/TDZygedfuXI/AAAAAAAABX0/7wv7clSJlaU/s1600-h/IMG_5321%5B3%5D.jpg"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="IMG_5321" border="0" alt="IMG_5321" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_7HJq-xXQxUU/TDZyg67pgYI/AAAAAAAABX4/jl96vQBRpO4/IMG_5321_thumb%5B1%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="384" height="291" /></a></p> <p>Tomatoes. They were really much smaller than how they look like here…</p> <p>Other small things around my house…</p> <p><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_7HJq-xXQxUU/TDZyh3v5-RI/AAAAAAAABX8/2OeuYkXILbM/s1600-h/IMG_5337%5B3%5D.jpg"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="IMG_5337" border="0" alt="IMG_5337" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_7HJq-xXQxUU/TDZyinPUw2I/AAAAAAAABYA/eJMuiBGUPpY/IMG_5337_thumb%5B1%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="162" height="123" /></a><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_7HJq-xXQxUU/TDZyjZuVBnI/AAAAAAAABYE/PekFs3x_8nY/s1600-h/IMG_5336%5B4%5D.jpg"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="IMG_5336" border="0" alt="IMG_5336" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_7HJq-xXQxUU/TDZyjz90IzI/AAAAAAAABYI/nFG5qTAvJdM/IMG_5336_thumb%5B2%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="224" height="129" /></a> <a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_7HJq-xXQxUU/TDZykqFDIfI/AAAAAAAABYM/WjQ0mj7goao/s1600-h/IMG_5341%5B3%5D.jpg"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="IMG_5341" border="0" alt="IMG_5341" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_7HJq-xXQxUU/TDZylK1RviI/AAAAAAAABYQ/c7WPQlgHA6k/IMG_5341_thumb%5B1%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="242" height="184" /></a> <a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_7HJq-xXQxUU/TDZyl_VKlZI/AAAAAAAABYU/dLVM626_e3U/s1600-h/IMG_5345%5B5%5D.jpg"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="IMG_5345" border="0" alt="IMG_5345" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_7HJq-xXQxUU/TDZymXFY9QI/AAAAAAAABYY/jf6KyRcba4I/IMG_5345_thumb%5B3%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="147" height="191" /></a><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_7HJq-xXQxUU/TDZynR9Q-8I/AAAAAAAABYc/eMeQR-OOzJ8/s1600-h/IMG_5344%5B4%5D.jpg"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="IMG_5344" border="0" alt="IMG_5344" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_7HJq-xXQxUU/TDZyn2ad7GI/AAAAAAAABYg/NUZKBqDaZXo/IMG_5344_thumb%5B2%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="197" height="151" /></a>  <a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_7HJq-xXQxUU/TDZyo-k44VI/AAAAAAAABYk/I5RA-WP8wSA/s1600-h/IMG_5340%5B5%5D.jpg"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="IMG_5340" border="0" alt="IMG_5340" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_7HJq-xXQxUU/TDZypXThOnI/AAAAAAAABYo/Jy7-pqogvtc/IMG_5340_thumb%5B3%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="184" height="141" /></a> </p> <p>Lastly, at home there’s always newspaper to look forward to in the morning…</p> <p><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_7HJq-xXQxUU/TDZyqIjD5MI/AAAAAAAABYs/XlLq7wuD8i0/s1600-h/IMG_5347%5B3%5D.jpg"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="IMG_5347" border="0" alt="IMG_5347" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_7HJq-xXQxUU/TDZyq7zYLwI/AAAAAAAABYw/gbIOmvCLrfU/IMG_5347_thumb%5B1%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="291" height="384" /></a></p> Cumulonimbushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18390490501674564386noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11387331.post-78862823074107850132010-05-14T23:13:00.001-04:002010-05-14T23:13:42.352-04:00It’s spring (commencement) again…<p>First of all, let me congratulate Chelsea for taking the Premier League title. No, I’m still a Liverpool fan; I just want to congratulate the deserving champions here :)</p> <p>So it’s been a while since I last updated my blog. Nothing much had happened in between, just the usual routine. And boy time really does fly when you are doing routines. When someone asked about my age recently, I had to think a while before I said I’m 25. It sounds so…old, and for a second there I found it hard to believe that I was 25 already. I bet other people would feel the same too after reading my previous post.</p> <p>Ok end of rambling and beginning of usual posting. So I attended the University of Michigan spring commencement, again. It still took place in the Big House, and Mary Sue Coleman still ended her speech in the same words, but one thing is special this time – President Obama was the speaker!!! And boy he was such a mega celebrity. The audience was visibly larger, and when he entered the venue, everybody cheered and applauded like they were attending a rock concert. Truly amazing star power.</p> <p>His speech started ok, with some funny bits, but soon getting too long and political IMO. Once he ended his speech, people started  leaving the stadium as if Michigan is 3-33 down in a football game at half time. <strike>I resisted my urge to do the same</strike> I stuck around until the end of the ceremony before leaving for lunch.</p> <p>I am not sure if I will be attending spring commencement again next year, but for now, let me say this: congrats class 2010!!!</p> <p><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_7HJq-xXQxUU/S-4RN13TLFI/AAAAAAAABWM/DWVVRRC7JD4/s1600-h/IMG_5187%5B3%5D.jpg"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="IMG_5187" border="0" alt="IMG_5187" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_7HJq-xXQxUU/S-4ROmpmoYI/AAAAAAAABWQ/QNOCyEr-dIg/IMG_5187_thumb%5B1%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="384" height="291" /></a> </p> <p>Wei Chieh, trying to act cute as usual.</p> <p><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_7HJq-xXQxUU/S-4RPT7SuJI/AAAAAAAABWU/wZPcyUmgC1E/s1600-h/IMG_5197%5B3%5D.jpg"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="IMG_5197" border="0" alt="IMG_5197" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_7HJq-xXQxUU/S-4RQKZTlmI/AAAAAAAABWY/47gGlE1DJ7I/IMG_5197_thumb%5B1%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="291" height="384" /></a> </p> <p>U of M!</p> <p><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_7HJq-xXQxUU/S-4RRoprpNI/AAAAAAAABWc/H-EaKGSHo84/s1600-h/IMG_5200%5B3%5D.jpg"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="IMG_5200" border="0" alt="IMG_5200" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_7HJq-xXQxUU/S-4RS2Vm9NI/AAAAAAAABWg/yZjuzeEY3AY/IMG_5200_thumb%5B1%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="384" height="291" /></a></p> <p>Check out the crowd…</p> <p><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_7HJq-xXQxUU/S-4RUWXwICI/AAAAAAAABWk/wpWEZg8wtho/s1600-h/IMG_5235%5B3%5D.jpg"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="IMG_5235" border="0" alt="IMG_5235" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_7HJq-xXQxUU/S-4RVRsfCXI/AAAAAAAABWo/2EDrlZcqPHs/IMG_5235_thumb%5B1%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="384" height="291" /></a></p> <p>President Obama giving his speech</p> <p><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_7HJq-xXQxUU/S-4RWdYzwyI/AAAAAAAABWs/tTNo6cPeBVU/s1600-h/IMG_5249%5B3%5D.jpg"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="IMG_5249" border="0" alt="IMG_5249" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_7HJq-xXQxUU/S-4RXEqEcxI/AAAAAAAABWw/QeSKkgiFVFI/IMG_5249_thumb%5B1%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="384" height="291" /></a> </p> <p>On big screen</p> <p></p> <p></p> <p></p> <p></p> <p></p> <p><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_7HJq-xXQxUU/S-4RYbNv43I/AAAAAAAABW0/tNG1fbOrtyQ/s1600-h/IMG_5245%5B3%5D.jpg"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="IMG_5245" border="0" alt="IMG_5245" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_7HJq-xXQxUU/S-4RZIgjVNI/AAAAAAAABW4/md5xZNnQGFk/IMG_5245_thumb%5B1%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="384" height="291" /></a> </p> <p>UM Alumni</p> Cumulonimbushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18390490501674564386noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11387331.post-39080518793830269472010-05-13T23:07:00.001-04:002010-05-13T23:12:53.083-04:00Ulquiorra Cifer…<p>…kicks ass!!! Officially my favorite Bleach character now.</p> <p><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_7HJq-xXQxUU/S-y_sRQJCdI/AAAAAAAABWE/fWreFpa96Dc/s1600-h/%5Blarge%5D%5BAnimePaper%5Dwallpapers_Bleach_nat%281.33%29__THISRES__67432%5B3%5D.jpg"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="[large][AnimePaper]wallpapers_Bleach_nat(1.33)__THISRES__67432" border="0" alt="[large][AnimePaper]wallpapers_Bleach_nat(1.33)__THISRES__67432" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_7HJq-xXQxUU/S-y_tOmm9HI/AAAAAAAABWI/kQ3_BUTvR94/%5Blarge%5D%5BAnimePaper%5Dwallpapers_Bleach_nat%281.33%29__THISRES__67432_thumb%5B1%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="384" height="291" /></a> </p> <p>Espada no. 4. Looks like L, anyone?</p> Cumulonimbushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18390490501674564386noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11387331.post-32913003905128857492010-03-04T22:22:00.001-05:002010-03-04T22:22:48.727-05:00Ice hockey game in Joe Louis Arena<p>To me ice hockey has been an unpopular game that the media doesn’t even bother to show or talk about (maybe I didn’t watch enough TV or read enough news), so yeah, I watched most ice hockey when I was following a Japanese drama called “Pride”. Also, I was rather amused by the saying “We went to a fight and an ice hockey game broke out”. I finally had a chance to check the validity of that statement on a chilly January night.</p> <p>It was a game between Michigan and Michigan State in the Joe Louis Arena. Claimed to be the fiercest rivalry (in ???), the game lived up to expectation and proved to be an extremely thrilling one, <strike>but sadly</strike> and luckily there was no fight. We were up 3-0 early in the game, but somehow managed to trail 3-4 for quite some time before finally winning the game at 5-4. All in all, a great game, and a great experience…</p> <p><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_7HJq-xXQxUU/S5B44974uCI/AAAAAAAABVY/D6gznxVM6V8/s1600-h/IMG_5107%5B3%5D.jpg"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="IMG_5107" border="0" alt="IMG_5107" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_7HJq-xXQxUU/S5B45QGdVNI/AAAAAAAABVc/8ZYn_I6ZQkQ/IMG_5107_thumb%5B1%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="392" height="297" /></a></p> <p>Freakishly big moon which we saw on our way to Detroit downtown</p> <p><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_7HJq-xXQxUU/S5B46tWYd0I/AAAAAAAABVg/Cn8MkTQnpMY/s1600-h/IMG_5114%5B3%5D.jpg"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="IMG_5114" border="0" alt="IMG_5114" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_7HJq-xXQxUU/S5B47fdpq4I/AAAAAAAABVk/LBGnrwhrpIc/IMG_5114_thumb%5B1%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="392" height="297" /></a> </p> <p>Joe Louis Arena</p> <p><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_7HJq-xXQxUU/S5B48enJ2YI/AAAAAAAABVo/o9LmjKtdTC0/s1600-h/IMG_5115%5B3%5D.jpg"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="IMG_5115" border="0" alt="IMG_5115" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_7HJq-xXQxUU/S5B4-EZG6OI/AAAAAAAABVs/Z1tFBIad1eY/IMG_5115_thumb%5B1%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="392" height="297" /></a> </p> <p>Players who couldn’t wait to get into some action…</p> <p><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_7HJq-xXQxUU/S5B4_kYjP8I/AAAAAAAABVw/WyiQSbbvi4c/s1600-h/IMG_5112%5B3%5D.jpg"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="IMG_5112" border="0" alt="IMG_5112" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_7HJq-xXQxUU/S5B5AKM1M0I/AAAAAAAABV4/h9M1dnGpcrU/IMG_5112_thumb%5B1%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="392" height="297" /></a></p> <p>Wolverines!!!</p> <p><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_7HJq-xXQxUU/S5B5BF1XKlI/AAAAAAAABV8/b8Z7AYxvYko/s1600-h/IMG_5123%5B3%5D.jpg"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="IMG_5123" border="0" alt="IMG_5123" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_7HJq-xXQxUU/S5B5B_xlQzI/AAAAAAAABWA/s4R7LaxCMs8/IMG_5123_thumb%5B1%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="392" height="297" /></a> Final score…we won 5-4!!! gg…  </p> Cumulonimbushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18390490501674564386noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11387331.post-75658864990187383782010-02-09T21:42:00.001-05:002010-02-09T21:42:48.611-05:00Snowboarding<p>I took the last week of 2009 off and chilled out at Pei Ying’s place. Since I had just finished the final assessment, I did not have to do any studying, so the entire week was just pure relaxation. And boy do I miss those days.</p> <p>On the Saturday before going back to work, three of us (Siew Gee, Pei Ying and I) decided to go snowboarding. We went to the Pine Knob Ski Resort, which was half an hour drive from Dearborn. Before throwing ourselves to the snowy slopes, we made sure our stomachs were taken good care of. We had brunch at LA Cafe, which offered absolutely scrumptious omelets (in generous portions!).</p> <p>We were ready for the test after the hearty meal. I skied twice, which I thought was okay as I knew how to do some basic maneuvering and minimize falling down. However, snowboarding was a whole different beast, at least for me. I cannot remember the number of times I fell hard on the snow. Still, I managed to have a lot of fun. It was fun falling down again and again, knowing that with each fall you are gaining more experience and learning something new. At least that’s what I like to think.</p> <p>I spent most of my time at the beginning slope, and only ventured to the intermediate slope once to get some photos taken. Overall, it was a great experience, but would be much better if it was not an extremely chilly –10C day. </p> <p><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_7HJq-xXQxUU/S3IdAVO1GGI/AAAAAAAABUg/nWBJLFpbmuY/s1600-h/IMG_5065%5B2%5D.jpg"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="IMG_5065" border="0" alt="IMG_5065" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_7HJq-xXQxUU/S3IdA77Yl5I/AAAAAAAABUk/iaVv7LMu8sg/IMG_5065_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="184" height="244" /></a> <a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_7HJq-xXQxUU/S3IdBUjyBrI/AAAAAAAABUo/LGwLO81vqlM/s1600-h/IMG_5066%5B2%5D.jpg"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="IMG_5066" border="0" alt="IMG_5066" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_7HJq-xXQxUU/S3IdCNEgXLI/AAAAAAAABUs/PMUhKn0chdg/IMG_5066_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="184" height="244" /></a> <a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_7HJq-xXQxUU/S3IdC6o7nzI/AAAAAAAABUw/405nV43cG9Y/s1600-h/IMG_5067%5B3%5D.jpg"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="IMG_5067" border="0" alt="IMG_5067" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_7HJq-xXQxUU/S3IdD0Ju6OI/AAAAAAAABU0/VCqwk_Y_s1M/IMG_5067_thumb%5B1%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="384" height="508" /></a> </p> <p>1. Get set, ready, ouch!  2. Let’s try again… 3. Weeee!!</p> <p><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_7HJq-xXQxUU/S3IdE9UqGMI/AAAAAAAABU4/6z-F-MTsVEc/s1600-h/IMG_5068%5B3%5D.jpg"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="IMG_5068" border="0" alt="IMG_5068" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_7HJq-xXQxUU/S3IdFzn_oDI/AAAAAAAABU8/Nr-UElklCBU/IMG_5068_thumb%5B1%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="384" height="508" /></a></p> <p>Pei Ying being very cautious…</p> <p> <a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_7HJq-xXQxUU/S3IdGwfd1uI/AAAAAAAABVA/9GBrZ9vhnno/s1600-h/IMG_5064%5B3%5D.jpg"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="IMG_5064" border="0" alt="IMG_5064" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_7HJq-xXQxUU/S3IdH1MlIxI/AAAAAAAABVE/GvgUZB0yY20/IMG_5064_thumb%5B1%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="384" height="508" /></a> </p> <p>Best snowboarder of the day…low center of gravity does help a ton! :P</p> <p><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_7HJq-xXQxUU/S3IdI1yT-4I/AAAAAAAABVI/_JjekWWusAs/s1600-h/IMG_5070%5B3%5D.jpg"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="IMG_5070" border="0" alt="IMG_5070" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_7HJq-xXQxUU/S3IdJ9NPsII/AAAAAAAABVM/mw6WB3_yzE4/IMG_5070_thumb%5B1%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="392" height="297" /></a></p> <p>Pine Knob Ski Resort</p> Cumulonimbushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18390490501674564386noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11387331.post-42115756106227757562010-01-25T21:24:00.001-05:002010-01-25T21:24:30.856-05:00Washington DC 2009<p>I first visited the capital of US when I was a junior. Back then, my travel buddy was none other than <strike>Abarai Renji</strike> Ren Jie (too much of Bleach), and our trip was a cheap but enjoyable one. 3 years after, I revisited this great city, this time with Pei Ying.</p> <p>Our trip started off not so well, when a traffic jam almost prevented us from reaching the Detroit airport in time. Long story short, we managed to make it because a kind girl saw us and let us hop on her cab. Also, it took more time than expected for us to travel from the Baltimore airport to our Washington DC hotel, as the cab driver screwed up the directions. So it was already 2am-ish when we reached the hotel. Tired and hungry, we went to CVS downstairs and bought some ramen to feed our poor stomachs.</p> <p>Fortunately, the rest of the trip was alright. Little did our stomachs know that they were about to experience the greatest treat in a while: authentic Malaysian food! We went back to the Penang in Bethesda, and luckily the food there was still great. The Kuey Teow Soup was so so, but the Wat Dan Hor and the roti canai was awesome! Too bad, as usual no photos were taken because the food was gone before we realized it.</p> <p>Back to the trip - the first 2 days were cloudy, and it even rained heavily at one point that we had to take refuge in the Air and Space Museum (and have lunch at the McD in it). Still, we managed to cover most of the famous attractions in the city. </p> <p><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_7HJq-xXQxUU/S15R045PJ_I/AAAAAAAABRY/Od3fNcUayYk/s1600-h/IMG_4624%5B1%5D.jpg"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="IMG_4624" border="0" alt="IMG_4624" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_7HJq-xXQxUU/S15R1qz-9-I/AAAAAAAABRc/p33LMPIMjZw/IMG_4624_thumb%5B1%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="384" height="291" /></a> </p> <p>White House, the side (back? front?) which I did not go 3 years ago. </p> <p><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_7HJq-xXQxUU/S15R2cCAgkI/AAAAAAAABRg/9-f7JZi22-M/s1600-h/IMG_4640%5B3%5D.jpg"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="IMG_4640" border="0" alt="IMG_4640" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_7HJq-xXQxUU/S15R2iO5pUI/AAAAAAAABRk/CXIFNir6TME/IMG_4640_thumb%5B1%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="384" height="291" /></a> </p> <p>The National Christmas Tree (yeah, no joke)</p> <p><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_7HJq-xXQxUU/S15R3tdNcRI/AAAAAAAABRo/MMq7W2BaNsg/s1600-h/IMG_4677%5B1%5D.jpg"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="IMG_4677" border="0" alt="IMG_4677" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_7HJq-xXQxUU/S15R4ONgwrI/AAAAAAAABRs/jiUQiTp2qN8/IMG_4677_thumb%5B1%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="384" height="291" /></a> </p> <p>Washington Monument</p> <p><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_7HJq-xXQxUU/S15R40dU_7I/AAAAAAAABRw/zqsy3iWnjgQ/s1600-h/IMG_4693%5B1%5D.jpg"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="IMG_4693" border="0" alt="IMG_4693" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_7HJq-xXQxUU/S15R5eBM9zI/AAAAAAAABR0/KWTulUSPtuE/IMG_4693_thumb%5B1%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="384" height="291" /></a> </p> <p>Chinatown Dunkin’ Donuts (funny translation)</p> <p><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_7HJq-xXQxUU/S15R6S0fQZI/AAAAAAAABR4/k8sdOb8MipE/s1600-h/IMG_4699%5B1%5D.jpg"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="IMG_4699" border="0" alt="IMG_4699" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_7HJq-xXQxUU/S15R67dNITI/AAAAAAAABR8/ZmXegB4mvAM/IMG_4699_thumb%5B1%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="384" height="291" /></a></p> <p>View from Washington Monument (bad visibility that day)</p> <p><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_7HJq-xXQxUU/S15R7gl8NZI/AAAAAAAABSA/HHv8fNtdvuA/s1600-h/IMG_4721%5B1%5D.jpg"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="IMG_4721" border="0" alt="IMG_4721" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_7HJq-xXQxUU/S15R8NBZN5I/AAAAAAAABSE/kRbwdum4J0c/IMG_4721_thumb%5B1%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="384" height="291" /></a></p> <p>Jefferson Memorial in background</p> <p><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_7HJq-xXQxUU/S15R86pa1UI/AAAAAAAABSI/QM0ZuHzAv9U/s1600-h/IMG_4755%5B1%5D.jpg"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="IMG_4755" border="0" alt="IMG_4755" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_7HJq-xXQxUU/S15R9R9XD2I/AAAAAAAABSM/FxBH5eslyfM/IMG_4755_thumb%5B1%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="384" height="291" /></a></p> <p>Entrance of US Capitol Hill (was under construction when I was there 3 years ago)</p> <p> <a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_7HJq-xXQxUU/S15R-im1sZI/AAAAAAAABSQ/Iuo4Y5GfH_4/s1600-h/IMG_4760%5B1%5D.jpg"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="IMG_4760" border="0" alt="IMG_4760" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_7HJq-xXQxUU/S15R_qaGTHI/AAAAAAAABSU/gR5TvKLzF9M/IMG_4760_thumb%5B1%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="384" height="291" /></a></p> <p>The Capitol Rotunda</p> <p> <a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_7HJq-xXQxUU/S15SAlj2iLI/AAAAAAAABSY/MTsrs4N-QBk/s1600-h/IMG_4765%5B1%5D.jpg"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="IMG_4765" border="0" alt="IMG_4765" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_7HJq-xXQxUU/S15SBpBDpYI/AAAAAAAABSc/BoSqmNcmqpY/IMG_4765_thumb%5B1%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="384" height="291" /></a> </p> <p>Frieze of United States History</p> <p><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_7HJq-xXQxUU/S15SCtbMJ2I/AAAAAAAABSg/DTJknKcq_tE/s1600-h/IMG_4790%5B1%5D.jpg"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="IMG_4790" border="0" alt="IMG_4790" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_7HJq-xXQxUU/S15SDfxwkMI/AAAAAAAABSk/q0gLSESKhuM/IMG_4790_thumb%5B1%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="384" height="291" /></a> </p> <p>Great Hall of Library of Congress</p> <p><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_7HJq-xXQxUU/S15SEYIHGeI/AAAAAAAABSo/e3PQsyfvXHs/s1600-h/IMG_4809%5B1%5D.jpg"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="IMG_4809" border="0" alt="IMG_4809" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_7HJq-xXQxUU/S15SEyEwpMI/AAAAAAAABSs/9EEwwxpIWdM/IMG_4809_thumb%5B1%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="384" height="291" /></a></p> <p>Exterior of Library of Congress (somehow reminded me of Monumento Nazionale a Vittorio Emanuele II in Rome)</p> <p><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_7HJq-xXQxUU/S15SFoSMmiI/AAAAAAAABSw/QArYc2pGgMg/s1600-h/IMG_4805%5B1%5D.jpg"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="IMG_4805" border="0" alt="IMG_4805" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_7HJq-xXQxUU/S15SGAZOwWI/AAAAAAAABS0/6sX5lbk0BCY/IMG_4805_thumb%5B1%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="384" height="291" /></a></p> <p>East face of United States Capitol</p> <p><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_7HJq-xXQxUU/S15SG6vX8BI/AAAAAAAABS4/Y09e8xz7I1g/s1600-h/IMG_4845%5B1%5D.jpg"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="IMG_4845" border="0" alt="IMG_4845" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_7HJq-xXQxUU/S15SHVE2zOI/AAAAAAAABS8/UC7rNBqjfeg/IMG_4845_thumb%5B1%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="384" height="291" /></a> <a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_7HJq-xXQxUU/S15SIQW_UiI/AAAAAAAABTA/7QaIYCs0js0/s1600-h/IMG_4852%5B1%5D.jpg"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="IMG_4852" border="0" alt="IMG_4852" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_7HJq-xXQxUU/S15SI1A3n8I/AAAAAAAABTE/Fyhj5S1Ln1Y/IMG_4852_thumb%5B1%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="384" height="291" /></a></p> <p>West face of United States Capitol </p> <p><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_7HJq-xXQxUU/S15SJn5DR2I/AAAAAAAABTI/gDziSYobZik/s1600-h/IMG_4934%5B1%5D.jpg"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="IMG_4934" border="0" alt="IMG_4934" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_7HJq-xXQxUU/S15SKbQfuBI/AAAAAAAABTM/tK7do8UVvTw/IMG_4934_thumb%5B1%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="384" height="291" /></a> </p> <p>Reflecting pool (without the water). People actually walk “in” the pool.</p> <p><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_7HJq-xXQxUU/S15SLH4tPAI/AAAAAAAABTQ/zYBp_HIYnh0/s1600-h/IMG_4940%5B1%5D.jpg"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="IMG_4940" border="0" alt="IMG_4940" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_7HJq-xXQxUU/S15SL7I9AdI/AAAAAAAABTU/e6EZPdqppoY/IMG_4940_thumb%5B1%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="384" height="291" /></a></p> <p>Reflecting pool (view from Lincoln Memorial) </p> <p><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_7HJq-xXQxUU/S15SMuTD-PI/AAAAAAAABTY/R2r_8wPamQg/s1600-h/IMG_4968%5B1%5D.jpg"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="IMG_4968" border="0" alt="IMG_4968" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_7HJq-xXQxUU/S15SNUOGEkI/AAAAAAAABTc/uNY3S-OQuGE/IMG_4968_thumb%5B1%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="384" height="508" /></a>   </p> <p>Lincoln yang bergaya-nya.</p> <p>And finally, various shots of my favorite monument in the city:</p> <p><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_7HJq-xXQxUU/S15SO98hqiI/AAAAAAAABTg/PjFNpWmG6JY/s1600-h/IMG_48903.jpg"><img style="border-right-width: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px" title="IMG_4890" border="0" alt="IMG_4890" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_7HJq-xXQxUU/S15SPnfuENI/AAAAAAAABTk/mmxNsX9YfV4/IMG_4890_thumb1.jpg?imgmax=800" width="392" height="297" /></a><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_7HJq-xXQxUU/S15SQVVB7AI/AAAAAAAABTo/NveDV3UDSy0/s1600-h/IMG_49834.jpg"><img style="border-right-width: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px" title="IMG_4983" border="0" alt="IMG_4983" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_7HJq-xXQxUU/S15SQysOlDI/AAAAAAAABTs/KWe2H1so3R4/IMG_4983_thumb2.jpg?imgmax=800" width="144" height="188" /></a><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_7HJq-xXQxUU/S15SRZ0q1UI/AAAAAAAABTw/39qlC68UgHI/s1600-h/IMG_47295.jpg"><img style="border-right-width: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px" title="IMG_4729" border="0" alt="IMG_4729" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_7HJq-xXQxUU/S15SR9GBOxI/AAAAAAAABT0/q4wrUq442jc/IMG_4729_thumb3.jpg?imgmax=800" width="247" height="189" /></a><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_7HJq-xXQxUU/S15SSEZsUlI/AAAAAAAABT4/XP_pvR_vIwg/s1600-h/IMG_49692.jpg"><img style="border-right-width: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px" title="IMG_4969" border="0" alt="IMG_4969" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_7HJq-xXQxUU/S15SSp855hI/AAAAAAAABT8/HI01e7t4nxo/IMG_4969_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="184" /></a><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_7HJq-xXQxUU/S15SSxCJjKI/AAAAAAAABUA/kdNZtyROc2E/s1600-h/IMG_47433.jpg"><img style="border-right-width: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px" title="IMG_4743" border="0" alt="IMG_4743" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_7HJq-xXQxUU/S15STWhBSnI/AAAAAAAABUE/7FwY9rC_FLM/IMG_4743_thumb1.jpg?imgmax=800" width="150" height="198" /></a></p> <p><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_7HJq-xXQxUU/S15STlfQecI/AAAAAAAABUI/4Z85CaLx888/s1600-h/IMG_46553.jpg"><img style="border-right-width: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px" title="IMG_4655" border="0" alt="IMG_4655" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_7HJq-xXQxUU/S15SULZBvsI/AAAAAAAABUM/7oNWoGK_65Y/IMG_4655_thumb1.jpg?imgmax=800" width="122" height="212" /></a> <a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_7HJq-xXQxUU/S15SVNm41fI/AAAAAAAABUQ/Sc6crwkOQpY/s1600-h/IMG_49233.jpg"><img style="border-right-width: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px" title="IMG_4923" border="0" alt="IMG_4923" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_7HJq-xXQxUU/S15SVtHs-jI/AAAAAAAABUU/BgoFKz5XRAE/IMG_4923_thumb1.jpg?imgmax=800" width="269" height="204" /></a><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_7HJq-xXQxUU/S15SW0QsemI/AAAAAAAABUY/o7UUEIBzJT0/s1600-h/IMG_49743.jpg"><img style="border-right-width: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px" title="IMG_4974" border="0" alt="IMG_4974" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_7HJq-xXQxUU/S15SXQFwdiI/AAAAAAAABUc/AoTBCtEtCzM/IMG_4974_thumb1.jpg?imgmax=800" width="392" height="297" /></a></p> Cumulonimbushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18390490501674564386noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11387331.post-173943019606660442010-01-17T20:38:00.001-05:002010-01-17T20:38:59.408-05:00Shows<p><strong>10/10 David Copperfield</strong></p> <p><em>Venue: Fox Theatre, Detriot</em></p> <p>Finally got to see the famed magician live. The magic/illusions were a little bit disappointing though, as I have already seen most of it on tv, and they weren’t all that impressive. I really wanted to see the illusion which he was sawed into half, but unfortunately he didn’t perform it that night. Here is a Youtube clip of what I was talking about:</p> <div style="padding-bottom: 0px; margin: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; float: none; padding-top: 0px" id="scid:5737277B-5D6D-4f48-ABFC-DD9C333F4C5D:fbbf46b8-60e7-467f-854e-4ac5c9a4e560" class="wlWriterEditableSmartContent"><div id="4db16609-ba40-4410-a345-7809dbf0c681" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; display: inline;"><div><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h0_VSBA4FQI" target="_new"><img src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_7HJq-xXQxUU/S1O7irGH5XI/AAAAAAAABQg/S7kEA1LXbZ4/video7eb75ad5b278%5B5%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" style="border-style: none" galleryimg="no" onload="var downlevelDiv = document.getElementById('4db16609-ba40-4410-a345-7809dbf0c681'); downlevelDiv.innerHTML = "<div><object width=\"398\" height=\"333\"><param name=\"movie\" value=\"http://www.youtube.com/v/h0_VSBA4FQI&hl=en\"><\/param><embed src=\"http://www.youtube.com/v/h0_VSBA4FQI&hl=en\" type=\"application/x-shockwave-flash\" width=\"398\" height=\"333\"><\/embed><\/object><\/div>";" alt=""></a></div></div></div> <p> </p> <p><strong>11/21 Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey:Over the Top Circus</strong></p> <p><em>Venue: Palace of Auburn Hills, Detroit</em></p> <p>Went to the Palace of Auburn Hills for the second time for this circus show (1st time was for an NBA game years ago). Saw some protestors at the entrance protesting against the animal cruelty that the trainers have allegedly committed to train the animals for this show. Well I guess as long as there are people who like us are willing to pay for the show, the cruelty will go on…or maybe not. Can’t people think of a better training method? (wishful thinking)</p> <p>The show itself was alright, and was definitely more tailored to kids. The 7 motorcycles speeding in a steel globe was quite a scene though, and we were definitely holding our breaths watching that insane stunt. Given the difficulty of this show, one can guess things didn’t always go well, as recorded in the following video (note: this is not what happened in our show):</p> <div style="padding-bottom: 0px; margin: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; float: none; padding-top: 0px" id="scid:5737277B-5D6D-4f48-ABFC-DD9C333F4C5D:35a42b93-39dd-41f1-a7c9-09c2c19ce26c" class="wlWriterEditableSmartContent"><div id="cdbf69e4-078b-4a25-8ec1-1c90ba70a7db" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; display: inline;"><div><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vg8pJhCYZXM" target="_new"><img src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_7HJq-xXQxUU/S1O7jAGa4bI/AAAAAAAABQk/dIm1JPLaaog/video0db2a6038acf%5B4%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" style="border-style: none" galleryimg="no" onload="var downlevelDiv = document.getElementById('cdbf69e4-078b-4a25-8ec1-1c90ba70a7db'); downlevelDiv.innerHTML = "<div><object width=\"397\" height=\"332\"><param name=\"movie\" value=\"http://www.youtube.com/v/vg8pJhCYZXM&hl=en\"><\/param><embed src=\"http://www.youtube.com/v/vg8pJhCYZXM&hl=en\" type=\"application/x-shockwave-flash\" width=\"397\" height=\"332\"><\/embed><\/object><\/div>";" alt=""></a></div></div></div> <p> </p> <p>Some photos taken:</p> <p> <a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_7HJq-xXQxUU/S1O7jxqgPtI/AAAAAAAABQo/1epJyl9l0qE/s1600-h/IMG_4600%5B3%5D.jpg"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="IMG_4600" border="0" alt="IMG_4600" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_7HJq-xXQxUU/S1O7kdB6fCI/AAAAAAAABQs/wC1lMaX2cRQ/IMG_4600_thumb%5B1%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="384" height="291" /></a></p> <p>The Greatest Show on Earth? Hmmm….</p> <p> <a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_7HJq-xXQxUU/S1O7lvxiZXI/AAAAAAAABQw/D3RB0HhPvwo/s1600-h/IMG_4611%5B3%5D.jpg"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="IMG_4611" border="0" alt="IMG_4611" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_7HJq-xXQxUU/S1O7mNjCjgI/AAAAAAAABQ0/7yCX3R0sB3g/IMG_4611_thumb%5B1%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="384" height="291" /></a> </p> <p>What a circus…</p> <p><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_7HJq-xXQxUU/S1O7npGvh-I/AAAAAAAABQ4/obC5YsmX6T4/s1600-h/IMG_4618%5B3%5D.jpg"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="IMG_4618" border="0" alt="IMG_4618" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_7HJq-xXQxUU/S1O7ofPiugI/AAAAAAAABQ8/5qoA6Dwb4UU/IMG_4618_thumb%5B1%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="384" height="291" /></a></p> <p>Tiger show (disappointment because I thought it was Thai girl show…ok lame)</p> <p><strong>12/5 Disney on Ice</strong></p> <p><em>Venue: Conseco Fieldhouse, Indianapolis</em></p> <p>I bought front row seats for this event, but didn’t expect them to be so close to the stage. It was actually not a very good idea since if we were to sit a few rows behind, we would actually have a better view as the “elevation” is higher. </p> <p>The show was enjoyable but not as “magical” as I thought it would be. Guess I have grown out of it after my last Disney World trip.</p> <p> <a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_7HJq-xXQxUU/S1O7pOwHVoI/AAAAAAAABRA/e1zmc1spGIY/s1600-h/IMG_4986%5B3%5D.jpg"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="IMG_4986" border="0" alt="IMG_4986" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_7HJq-xXQxUU/S1O7p9heW8I/AAAAAAAABRE/Cnyn0qwXoX8/IMG_4986_thumb%5B1%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="384" height="291" /></a> </p> <p>The proximity of our seats to the stage</p> <p><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_7HJq-xXQxUU/S1O7qqqCUxI/AAAAAAAABRI/dgCdQ3ic1YM/s1600-h/IMG_5008%5B3%5D.jpg"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="IMG_5008" border="0" alt="IMG_5008" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_7HJq-xXQxUU/S1O7rUNdnvI/AAAAAAAABRM/gLx4AmdrGOE/IMG_5008_thumb%5B1%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="384" height="291" /></a> </p> <p>This is a cool scene that has all the major Disney villains in it </p> <p><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_7HJq-xXQxUU/S1O7sDoyNUI/AAAAAAAABRQ/JrtlEXSTsm4/s1600-h/IMG_5027%5B3%5D.jpg"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="IMG_5027" border="0" alt="IMG_5027" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_7HJq-xXQxUU/S1O7sn9k-SI/AAAAAAAABRU/F6ZqTMFmftk/IMG_5027_thumb%5B1%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="384" height="291" /></a></p> <p>Cheers…</p> <p><strong>12/12 Moscow Ballet’s Nutcracker</strong></p> <p><em>Venue: Fox Theatre, Detroit</em></p> <p>I had little idea of what a ballet performance is like before attending this show. After watching this, I wouldn’t say that it is my cup of tea. The music was great (well Tchaikovsky’s work), but the ballet dance was just okay, lacking in both precision or difficulty (at least it seemed like so). Obviously I was missing something. Maybe I should have paid more attention when I was taking my modern dance class a while back…</p> Cumulonimbushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18390490501674564386noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11387331.post-59374324773921865592009-12-30T14:20:00.001-05:002009-12-30T14:20:07.679-05:00Carmel Automobilia 2009<p>The downtown of Carmel, which is within walking distance from my apartment, is a vibrant place especially in the summer. Often the main street will be closed for special events like concerts, themed fairs or various shows. One of the shows that I have attended is the Carmel Automobilia 2009.</p> <p>I did not know about the event in advance, and found out about it when I went out to lunch with a colleague who temporarily stayed with me for that weekend. Since he had to run some errands after lunch, I decided to take some time to see what the show was all about. Coincidentally Utah called me about it, so we decided to go there together.</p> <p>I was pleasantly surprised when I found out that they have some decent cars on display there. I can’t remember when was the last time I was actually so close to cars like Ferraris, Lamborghinis and Aston Martins.</p> <p>Ferrari and Lamborghini: </p> <p><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_7HJq-xXQxUU/SzunriSj-SI/AAAAAAAABOE/RM2JfHUhLGo/s1600-h/IMG_4528%5B6%5D.jpg"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="IMG_4528" border="0" alt="IMG_4528" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_7HJq-xXQxUU/Szunr_kt-oI/AAAAAAAABOI/4V9_8aB5ZW0/IMG_4528_thumb%5B4%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="192" height="146" /></a> <a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_7HJq-xXQxUU/SzunsOTH1cI/AAAAAAAABOM/yR9H99avsfA/s1600-h/IMG_4517%5B3%5D.jpg"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="IMG_4517" border="0" alt="IMG_4517" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_7HJq-xXQxUU/SzunstXGN-I/AAAAAAAABOQ/JzVoupVMrAg/IMG_4517_thumb%5B1%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="192" height="146" /></a><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_7HJq-xXQxUU/Szuns56GFAI/AAAAAAAABOU/r7Mh8S972jg/s1600-h/IMG_4511%5B3%5D.jpg"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="IMG_4511" border="0" alt="IMG_4511" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_7HJq-xXQxUU/SzuntGZ-jJI/AAAAAAAABOY/1YgaROVjPZY/IMG_4511_thumb%5B1%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="192" height="146" /></a><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_7HJq-xXQxUU/SzuntplCBCI/AAAAAAAABOc/dYyUAt_J90E/s1600-h/IMG_4548%5B3%5D.jpg"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="IMG_4548" border="0" alt="IMG_4548" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_7HJq-xXQxUU/Szunt6r2etI/AAAAAAAABOg/jrzgk_zHXMI/IMG_4548_thumb%5B1%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="192" height="146" /></a><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_7HJq-xXQxUU/SzunuLeuMaI/AAAAAAAABOk/Y1c8w5RvlXI/s1600-h/IMG_4532%5B3%5D.jpg"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="IMG_4532" border="0" alt="IMG_4532" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_7HJq-xXQxUU/SzunukJgtaI/AAAAAAAABOo/7HonYLDyGL8/IMG_4532_thumb%5B1%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="192" height="146" /></a> <a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_7HJq-xXQxUU/SzunuyijBpI/AAAAAAAABOs/kCIUW2ZqpEk/s1600-h/IMG_4547%5B3%5D.jpg"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="IMG_4547" border="0" alt="IMG_4547" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_7HJq-xXQxUU/SzunvPHACDI/AAAAAAAABOw/iZsrM1gJg54/IMG_4547_thumb%5B1%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="192" height="146" /></a> <a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_7HJq-xXQxUU/Szunv-oQTlI/AAAAAAAABO0/04fINBbW2Js/s1600-h/IMG_4531%5B3%5D.jpg"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="IMG_4531" border="0" alt="IMG_4531" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_7HJq-xXQxUU/SzunwCEp8pI/AAAAAAAABO4/yxXz_Tk4SG8/IMG_4531_thumb%5B1%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="192" height="146" /></a> <a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_7HJq-xXQxUU/SzunwQ2-MZI/AAAAAAAABO8/PmDeLv0LhzU/s1600-h/IMG_4544%5B3%5D.jpg"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="IMG_4544" border="0" alt="IMG_4544" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_7HJq-xXQxUU/SzunwkzpALI/AAAAAAAABPA/3Zk3Zahi8ic/IMG_4544_thumb%5B1%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="192" height="146" /></a><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_7HJq-xXQxUU/SzunxGvYHKI/AAAAAAAABPE/tqQwvZTOMsU/s1600-h/IMG_4515%5B3%5D.jpg"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="IMG_4515" border="0" alt="IMG_4515" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_7HJq-xXQxUU/SzunxpSZE8I/AAAAAAAABPI/Aair_l57dQM/IMG_4515_thumb%5B1%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="384" height="291" /></a> <a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_7HJq-xXQxUU/Szunx4AXogI/AAAAAAAABPM/j1AxSWY6EFU/s1600-h/IMG_4545%5B3%5D.jpg"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="IMG_4545" border="0" alt="IMG_4545" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_7HJq-xXQxUU/SzunyJ7hpeI/AAAAAAAABPQ/V_d7Sggtuuc/IMG_4545_thumb%5B1%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="384" height="291" /></a> </p> <p></p> <p></p> <p>The Lamborghini Gallardo was actually the one that I used to drive……in Need For Speed Most Wanted. Other cars:</p> <p><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_7HJq-xXQxUU/SzunytKoSnI/AAAAAAAABPU/p-Gd-ia1bHY/s1600-h/IMG_4498%5B4%5D.jpg"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="IMG_4498" border="0" alt="IMG_4498" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_7HJq-xXQxUU/Szuny4YfbiI/AAAAAAAABPY/F_4r5rnCGVk/IMG_4498_thumb%5B2%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="126" height="96" /></a> <a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_7HJq-xXQxUU/SzunzTQJJMI/AAAAAAAABPc/dgT0DZJhrZg/s1600-h/IMG_4500%5B4%5D.jpg"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="IMG_4500" border="0" alt="IMG_4500" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_7HJq-xXQxUU/SzunzhmhhTI/AAAAAAAABPg/ryWGdT54lkM/IMG_4500_thumb%5B2%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="126" height="96" /></a> <a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_7HJq-xXQxUU/Szun0CpXGAI/AAAAAAAABPk/fNz9lXUwjfE/s1600-h/IMG_4539%5B3%5D.jpg"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="IMG_4539" border="0" alt="IMG_4539" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_7HJq-xXQxUU/Szun0aSGe4I/AAAAAAAABPo/wLEjAoqsZ_c/IMG_4539_thumb%5B1%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="126" height="96" /></a> <a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_7HJq-xXQxUU/Szun08DGgzI/AAAAAAAABPs/XPXct503N4g/s1600-h/IMG_4541%5B3%5D.jpg"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="IMG_4541" border="0" alt="IMG_4541" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_7HJq-xXQxUU/Szun1Lik5gI/AAAAAAAABPw/f0JAXW5zl1Q/IMG_4541_thumb%5B1%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="192" height="146" /></a> <a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_7HJq-xXQxUU/Szun1rZw-sI/AAAAAAAABP0/b0FlK8ax6e8/s1600-h/IMG_4557%5B3%5D.jpg"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="IMG_4557" border="0" alt="IMG_4557" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_7HJq-xXQxUU/Szun170WckI/AAAAAAAABP8/vuQqdmBh9tw/IMG_4557_thumb%5B1%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="192" height="146" /></a> <a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_7HJq-xXQxUU/Szun2tPu4nI/AAAAAAAABQA/fq7Molz2Svc/s1600-h/IMG_4558%5B3%5D.jpg"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="IMG_4558" border="0" alt="IMG_4558" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_7HJq-xXQxUU/Szun3bFT9PI/AAAAAAAABQE/b5_3ShxQUUA/IMG_4558_thumb%5B1%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="384" height="291" /></a> </p> <p>And there was this car which screamed for attention:</p> <p></p> <p></p> <p><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_7HJq-xXQxUU/Szun3pXmq0I/AAAAAAAABQI/SWhm95Xk3Ic/s1600-h/IMG_4521%5B3%5D.jpg"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="IMG_4521" border="0" alt="IMG_4521" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_7HJq-xXQxUU/Szun4O8Ye5I/AAAAAAAABQM/7tpiBntE5JU/IMG_4521_thumb%5B1%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="384" height="291" /></a></p> <p>The entire car was coated with pennies. Guess how many of them were needed?</p> <p> <a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_7HJq-xXQxUU/Szun4aXnrDI/AAAAAAAABQQ/w7Dwo_l3AFo/s1600-h/IMG_4564%5B3%5D.jpg"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="IMG_4564" border="0" alt="IMG_4564" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_7HJq-xXQxUU/Szun4-LikNI/AAAAAAAABQU/_fhKyhLuJkg/IMG_4564_thumb%5B1%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="384" height="291" /></a></p> <p>That’s only $382.95, really.</p> <p><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_7HJq-xXQxUU/Szun5LilDCI/AAAAAAAABQY/6PuLyjfBCP8/s1600-h/IMG_4563%5B3%5D.jpg"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="IMG_4563" border="0" alt="IMG_4563" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_7HJq-xXQxUU/Szun5gpZM4I/AAAAAAAABQc/1v3QL8OwdFY/IMG_4563_thumb%5B1%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="384" height="291" /></a>  </p> <p>Indeed…</p> Cumulonimbushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18390490501674564386noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11387331.post-72839437287611881092009-12-29T14:14:00.001-05:002009-12-29T14:14:31.528-05:00Utah Trip (Last day)<p></p> <p>Still tired from our previous day hiking, we did not do much on our last day in Utah. We stopped at a couple spots on our way out of the Zion National Park, went to the Coral Pink Sand Dunes State Park, and the Valley of Fire State Park.</p> <p>By the time we reached Las Vegas, which was where we would catch our flight back to Detroit, it was already 2 pm-ish. We had our lunch in Todai, a Japanese buffet place in the Miracle Mile Shops. And so, that concludes my Utah Trip. What a long post!! (well it took me two months to finish writing it LOL)</p> <p><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_7HJq-xXQxUU/SzpU_s77BnI/AAAAAAAABNM/aMjZIKyoL-k/s1600-h/IMG_4428%5B6%5D.jpg"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="IMG_4428" border="0" alt="IMG_4428" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_7HJq-xXQxUU/SzpVAAolGzI/AAAAAAAABNQ/ZrfaJ59hJd8/IMG_4428_thumb%5B4%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="384" height="220" /></a>  </p> <p>Zion Canyon</p> <p><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_7HJq-xXQxUU/SzpVAnN-X2I/AAAAAAAABNU/nQK6LWQEmbY/s1600-h/IMG_4439%5B6%5D.jpg"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="IMG_4439" border="0" alt="IMG_4439" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_7HJq-xXQxUU/SzpVBHPU-nI/AAAAAAAABNY/0c59NyNig84/IMG_4439_thumb%5B4%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="384" height="291" /></a></p> <p>Checkerboard Mesa that reminds me of Excel Spreadsheets</p> <p> <a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_7HJq-xXQxUU/SzpVBakYG0I/AAAAAAAABNc/qsYWa9KZzdU/s1600-h/IMG_4487%5B6%5D.jpg"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="IMG_4487" border="0" alt="IMG_4487" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_7HJq-xXQxUU/SzpVB-HTtBI/AAAAAAAABNg/n6UiDy9amPQ/IMG_4487_thumb%5B4%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="384" height="291" /></a><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_7HJq-xXQxUU/SzpVCiGf6uI/AAAAAAAABNk/OJn90maebmc/s1600-h/IMG_4452%5B9%5D.jpg"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="IMG_4452" border="0" alt="IMG_4452" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_7HJq-xXQxUU/SzpVDGSWSsI/AAAAAAAABNo/9_AkfKqMyls/IMG_4452_thumb%5B7%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="150" height="195" /></a> <a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_7HJq-xXQxUU/SzpVDhS3jRI/AAAAAAAABNs/C5j78MXytwk/s1600-h/IMG_4464%5B5%5D.jpg"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="IMG_4464" border="0" alt="IMG_4464" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_7HJq-xXQxUU/SzpVDybNhqI/AAAAAAAABNw/_l6-48VnJEw/IMG_4464_thumb%5B3%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="231" height="177" /></a> <a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_7HJq-xXQxUU/SzpVETvfYlI/AAAAAAAABN0/XbMVzgJXRjc/s1600-h/IMG_4469%5B3%5D.jpg"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="IMG_4469" border="0" alt="IMG_4469" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_7HJq-xXQxUU/SzpVErcdMxI/AAAAAAAABN4/5DmzUzNLqeA/IMG_4469_thumb%5B1%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="191" height="111" /></a> <a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_7HJq-xXQxUU/SzpVE9hqTKI/AAAAAAAABN8/pIbBYjcHig8/s1600-h/IMG_4470%5B3%5D.jpg"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="IMG_4470" border="0" alt="IMG_4470" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_7HJq-xXQxUU/SzpVFtBi4fI/AAAAAAAABOA/TKUCRZU9rGM/IMG_4470_thumb%5B1%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="187" height="142" /></a>  </p> <p></p> <p></p> <p></p> <p>Valley of Fire (not as dramatic as it sounds)</p> Cumulonimbushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18390490501674564386noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11387331.post-52251003259101781972009-11-16T22:22:00.001-05:002009-11-16T22:22:34.369-05:00Utah Trip – Zion National Park<p></p> <p>Our next stop would be the Zion National Park. It was already late afternoon when we reached the park, so we basically just set up our tent (a huge tent enough to fit 5 of us) and had dinner for the night. We did not rent the campground just to ourselves; in fact one has to reserve for it months in advance. Instead, we shared a campground with a group of Malaysians whose trip organizer was Wei Ping’s friend. </p> <p><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_7HJq-xXQxUU/SwIWmlbweYI/AAAAAAAABKw/KqOA1GPnecM/s1600-h/IMG_4197%5B8%5D.jpg"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="IMG_4197" border="0" alt="IMG_4197" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_7HJq-xXQxUU/SwIWnP_pcAI/AAAAAAAABK0/23TZBESRpEI/IMG_4197_thumb%5B6%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="392" height="225" /></a></p> <p>One of the stops we had on our way to the campground</p> <p><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_7HJq-xXQxUU/SwIWoImxQfI/AAAAAAAABK4/w9PLP9QUkJE/s1600-h/IMG_42148.jpg"><img style="border-right-width: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px" title="IMG_4214" border="0" alt="IMG_4214" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_7HJq-xXQxUU/SwIWolfkz0I/AAAAAAAABK8/Aj0CAsAOwI8/IMG_4214_thumb6.jpg?imgmax=800" width="384" height="291" /></a></p> <p>Nice scene with cactus plants in sight</p> <p>The next morning, we left the campground early for the Angels Landing hike. The hike was a tough one, especially the descent. Descents are always difficult for me because my center of gravity is not exactly low, and those worn-out shoe soles of mine certainly did not help. Pei Ying and I got to the peak at a pretty decent pace, but we took quite some time to get back to where we started.</p> <p>The view up there was definitely worth all the hard work though, and the lunch we had at the top was definitely a satisfying one. I guess it proved that victory will only be sweeter if it is a hard-fought one.</p> <p></p> <p><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_7HJq-xXQxUU/SwIWpD0BALI/AAAAAAAABLA/TxolfbncIzI/s1600-h/IMG_42196.jpg"><img style="border-right-width: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px" title="IMG_4219" border="0" alt="IMG_4219" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_7HJq-xXQxUU/SwIWpvmYv7I/AAAAAAAABLE/pfTZefvYkM4/IMG_4219_thumb4.jpg?imgmax=800" width="392" height="225" /></a></p> <p>Morning moon </p> <p><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_7HJq-xXQxUU/SwIWqRV9YwI/AAAAAAAABLI/RmEhBzlHH1w/s1600-h/IMG_42306.jpg"><img style="border-right-width: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px" title="IMG_4230" border="0" alt="IMG_4230" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_7HJq-xXQxUU/SwIWrNSL3UI/AAAAAAAABLM/A_MlCyERK8g/IMG_4230_thumb4.jpg?imgmax=800" width="392" height="225" /></a> Zion Valley</p> <p><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_7HJq-xXQxUU/SwIWrz8KnfI/AAAAAAAABLQ/rNTPWGjQDaE/s1600-h/IMG_42459.jpg"><img style="border-right-width: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px" title="IMG_4245" border="0" alt="IMG_4245" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_7HJq-xXQxUU/SwIWsbU6t8I/AAAAAAAABLU/xXumi8ZNyfY/IMG_4245_thumb7.jpg?imgmax=800" width="191" height="248" /></a>  <a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_7HJq-xXQxUU/SwIWtO8ehQI/AAAAAAAABLY/C51_8dCgRpc/s1600-h/IMG_431812.jpg"><img style="border-right-width: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px" title="IMG_4318" border="0" alt="IMG_4318" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_7HJq-xXQxUU/SwIWta1gwBI/AAAAAAAABLc/ToMuzn4l0Ag/IMG_4318_thumb10.jpg?imgmax=800" width="191" height="247" /></a> </p> <p>Beginning of the hike</p> <p><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_7HJq-xXQxUU/SwIWuukozxI/AAAAAAAABLg/9Xhg48fLdKk/s1600-h/IMG_42526.jpg"><img style="border-right-width: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px" title="IMG_4252" border="0" alt="IMG_4252" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_7HJq-xXQxUU/SwIWvblkB-I/AAAAAAAABLk/tn1Q8WXtMbI/IMG_4252_thumb4.jpg?imgmax=800" width="384" height="291" /></a>  </p> <p>A series of steep switchbacks </p> <p><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_7HJq-xXQxUU/SwIWwAaxHsI/AAAAAAAABLo/BgjYfyulNFY/s1600-h/IMG_42567.jpg"><img style="border-right-width: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px" title="IMG_4256" border="0" alt="IMG_4256" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_7HJq-xXQxUU/SwIWwsFyrJI/AAAAAAAABLs/Rhku-0NV5do/IMG_4256_thumb5.jpg?imgmax=800" width="384" height="291" /></a></p> <table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"><tbody> <tr> <td width="263"> <p>Rocky mountain (literal)</p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_7HJq-xXQxUU/SwIWxj4VjgI/AAAAAAAABLw/A-G-6dejfsk/s1600-h/IMG_425710.jpg"><img style="border-right-width: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px" title="IMG_4257" border="0" alt="IMG_4257" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_7HJq-xXQxUU/SwIWyTiI06I/AAAAAAAABL0/muZn1JFDHyY/IMG_4257_thumb8.jpg?imgmax=800" width="384" height="508" /></a> <p></p> </td> <td><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_7HJq-xXQxUU/SwIWyrq9jGI/AAAAAAAABL4/_3UAUBWLvS4/s1600-h/clip_image002%5B3%5D.gif"></a></td> </tr> </tbody></table> <p><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_7HJq-xXQxUU/SwIWyrq9jGI/AAAAAAAABL8/l8gjcpHzgfI/s1600-h/clip_image002%5B9%5D.gif"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="clip_image002" border="0" alt="clip_image002" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_7HJq-xXQxUU/SwIWzaSroeI/AAAAAAAABME/ep6qqdRoEKc/clip_image002_thumb%5B4%5D.gif?imgmax=800" width="166" height="213" /></a></p> <p>Insane slope with lots of insane people on it (trail marker in smaller photo)</p> <p></p> <p></p> <p></p> <p></p> <p><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_7HJq-xXQxUU/SwIW0N6_xQI/AAAAAAAABMI/yBUKG9fYoCU/s1600-h/IMG_42629.jpg"><img style="border-right-width: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px" title="IMG_4262" border="0" alt="IMG_4262" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_7HJq-xXQxUU/SwIW02CiqhI/AAAAAAAABMM/qec_jGMkfao/IMG_4262_thumb7.jpg?imgmax=800" width="384" height="511" /></a> </p> <p>Check out the steep cliff and how close the trail is to the edge…definitely not a time for missteps</p> <p><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_7HJq-xXQxUU/SwIW1yyEe0I/AAAAAAAABMQ/IW9LuEaGiVI/s1600-h/IMG_42648.jpg"><img style="border-right-width: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px" title="IMG_4264" border="0" alt="IMG_4264" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_7HJq-xXQxUU/SwIW2ciLLiI/AAAAAAAABMU/GsAi_CsQQ6U/IMG_4264_thumb6.jpg?imgmax=800" width="384" height="291" /></a></p> <p>Pei Ying making her way up</p> <p><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_7HJq-xXQxUU/SwIW3JNKmQI/AAAAAAAABMY/TCJjVE9GhPA/s1600-h/IMG_42726.jpg"><img style="border-right-width: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px" title="IMG_4272" border="0" alt="IMG_4272" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_7HJq-xXQxUU/SwIW3nfeTgI/AAAAAAAABMc/XI-G7O7B3WQ/IMG_4272_thumb4.jpg?imgmax=800" width="384" height="291" /></a></p> <p></p> <p></p> <p>Deep valley </p> <p><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_7HJq-xXQxUU/SwIW4Yl4eaI/AAAAAAAABMg/tFxGW7Vv478/s1600-h/IMG_42796.jpg"><img style="border-right-width: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px" title="IMG_4279" border="0" alt="IMG_4279" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_7HJq-xXQxUU/SwIW5GMKaXI/AAAAAAAABMk/ab_ENRXvSqw/IMG_4279_thumb4.jpg?imgmax=800" width="392" height="225" /></a> </p> <p><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_7HJq-xXQxUU/SwIW5ksVWJI/AAAAAAAABMo/k3Iog1JhJ6Y/s1600-h/clip_image002%5B5%5D%5B6%5D.gif"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="clip_image002[5]" border="0" alt="clip_image002[5]" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_7HJq-xXQxUU/SwIW5zgEAsI/AAAAAAAABMs/vk0fOrb1-Ng/clip_image002%5B5%5D_thumb%5B4%5D.gif?imgmax=800" width="325" height="187" /></a></p> <p>Support chains for hikers (trail marker in smaller photo)</p> <p><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_7HJq-xXQxUU/SwIW6geIfhI/AAAAAAAABMw/iUr5ID7WG10/s1600-h/IMG_4293_HDR23.jpg"><img style="border-right-width: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px" title="" border="0" alt="" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_7HJq-xXQxUU/SwIW7ROXZuI/AAAAAAAABM0/DUSqoMwNBoQ/IMG_4293_HDR2_thumb1.jpg?imgmax=800" width="392" height="225" /></a></p> <p>Photoshoped</p> <p></p> <p></p> <p><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_7HJq-xXQxUU/SwIW8fy4gFI/AAAAAAAABM4/WTrrggPeN0A/s1600-h/IMG_43086.jpg"><img style="border-right-width: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px" title="IMG_4308" border="0" alt="IMG_4308" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_7HJq-xXQxUU/SwIW8yKSCvI/AAAAAAAABM8/Ofcq3CYO3JE/IMG_4308_thumb4.jpg?imgmax=800" width="384" height="291" /></a></p> <p>Zion Canyon viewed from Angels Landing </p> <p><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_7HJq-xXQxUU/SwIW94O6jzI/AAAAAAAABNA/BOHttAXCNME/s1600-h/IMG_43167.jpg"><img style="border-right-width: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px" title="IMG_4316" border="0" alt="IMG_4316" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_7HJq-xXQxUU/SwIW-TeElDI/AAAAAAAABNE/7sYs1Y5t8ZY/IMG_4316_thumb5.jpg?imgmax=800" width="392" height="225" /></a></p> <p></p> <p></p> <p></p> <p></p> <p></p> <p>Zion Canyon widescreen</p> Cumulonimbushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18390490501674564386noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11387331.post-46817851430956426462009-11-03T21:33:00.001-05:002009-11-03T21:33:37.995-05:00Utah trip – Bryce Canyon National Park<p>We left Arches National Park at around noon, heading to our next destination – Bryce Canyon National Park. We did not do any hikes there, basically just stopping at a few spots to take photos. The view there wasn’t that spectacular in my opinion, but my expectation wasn’t high in the first place too. </p> <p><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_7HJq-xXQxUU/SvDn6GovXYI/AAAAAAAABKE/_IeuCEmhiRU/s1600-h/IMG_41336.jpg"><img style="border-right-width: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px" title="IMG_4133" border="0" alt="IMG_4133" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_7HJq-xXQxUU/SvDn6vH7HGI/AAAAAAAABKI/Z4h-CslzbvI/IMG_4133_thumb4.jpg?imgmax=800" width="384" height="291" /></a></p> <p>I somehow discovered the widescreen mode when I was taking photos in this park. Yeah shoot me for not knowing that earlier…but since then I was hooked. Here are a couple of widescreen shots that I took…and I used to think that such photos are computer-stitched panoramic shots: </p> <p><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_7HJq-xXQxUU/SvDn7ouwGpI/AAAAAAAABKM/btgQwoNEsb0/s1600-h/IMG_41298.jpg"><img style="border-right-width: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px" title="IMG_4129" border="0" alt="IMG_4129" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_7HJq-xXQxUU/SvDn8EXJH0I/AAAAAAAABKQ/zi8E_ku8PEs/IMG_4129_thumb6.jpg?imgmax=800" width="392" height="225" /></a> <a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_7HJq-xXQxUU/SvDn80RzQjI/AAAAAAAABKU/QTO51Jh5kLQ/s1600-h/IMG_41366.jpg"><img style="border-right-width: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px" title="IMG_4136" border="0" alt="IMG_4136" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_7HJq-xXQxUU/SvDn9RjQGQI/AAAAAAAABKc/7J-IsHuFZ1Q/IMG_4136_thumb4.jpg?imgmax=800" width="392" height="225" /></a> <a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_7HJq-xXQxUU/SvDn-YTBTFI/AAAAAAAABKg/lmXSIMk3zJI/s1600-h/IMG_41378.jpg"><img style="border-right-width: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px" title="IMG_4137" border="0" alt="IMG_4137" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_7HJq-xXQxUU/SvDn-xxB6PI/AAAAAAAABKk/sDEbf5YYw7Q/IMG_4137_thumb6.jpg?imgmax=800" width="392" height="225" /></a> <a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_7HJq-xXQxUU/SvDn_96QtDI/AAAAAAAABKo/3iRADPi0UVU/s1600-h/IMG_41617.jpg"><img style="border-right-width: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px" title="IMG_4161" border="0" alt="IMG_4161" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_7HJq-xXQxUU/SvDoAINPjZI/AAAAAAAABKs/WKAwUMHSpCQ/IMG_4161_thumb5.jpg?imgmax=800" width="392" height="225" /></a></p> <p>An enlightening trip indeed!</p> Cumulonimbushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18390490501674564386noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11387331.post-14372946108041251862009-10-26T22:11:00.001-04:002009-10-26T22:11:59.255-04:00Utah trip – Arches National Park<p>During Labor Day, five of us (Wei Ping, Jason, Siew Gee, Pei Ying and I) went to the Utah state for a short trip. We transited at Salt Lake City and reached Grand Junction at around 9pm. After collecting our Ford Fusion from the airport, we proceeded to the Arches National Park to spend the rest of the night.</p> <p>Due to unknown reasons I could not fall asleep (guess sleeping in car only works for me when the car is in motion), hence I spent the whole night pondering on the meaning of life…not (stupid lame sarcastic catchphrase IMO). Too bad there was a full moon, so my plans of capturing the milky way in still frames did not manage to realize. </p> <p> <a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_7HJq-xXQxUU/SuZWwfH48wI/AAAAAAAABI0/M4ZqfBjlNmc/s1600-h/IMG_3867%5B9%5D.jpg"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="IMG_3867" border="0" alt="IMG_3867" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_7HJq-xXQxUU/SuZWwstbQSI/AAAAAAAABI4/h7jFFdIpVOA/IMG_3867_thumb%5B7%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="384" height="291" /></a> </p> <p>Thank you very much…very bright indeed.</p> <p>Early next morning, we went to Dennis for a quick breakfast (taking away leftovers for later), then rushed back to the park in hope of catching the sunrise. The walk/hike to the Delicate Arch was unexpectedly long, and at one point we got lost. Luckily we somehow made it to the destination, just in time to catch the sunrise. The sunrise itself wasn’t that awe-inspiring, but the Delicate Arch was definitely majestic and a sight to behold. And I’ve never imagined I could get that close to the Arch, basically to the point that I was under the Arch.</p> <p><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_7HJq-xXQxUU/SuZWxaSYsvI/AAAAAAAABI8/FGfLSsu-9g0/s1600-h/IMG_395110.jpg"><img style="border-right-width: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px" title="IMG_3951" border="0" alt="IMG_3951" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_7HJq-xXQxUU/SuZWx53awpI/AAAAAAAABJA/hAc-NAB4oAg/IMG_3951_thumb8.jpg?imgmax=800" width="291" height="384" /></a> </p> <p>Delicate Arch</p> <p><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_7HJq-xXQxUU/SuZWyk0eHbI/AAAAAAAABJE/OKXARH7T5kA/s1600-h/IMG_39649.jpg"><img style="border-right-width: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px" title="IMG_3964" border="0" alt="IMG_3964" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_7HJq-xXQxUU/SuZWyxoHQOI/AAAAAAAABJI/YVEtxyS0jmE/IMG_3964_thumb7.jpg?imgmax=800" width="384" height="291" /></a> </p> <p>Pei Ying patting Delicate Arch’s head and commended it for being a good arch</p> <p><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_7HJq-xXQxUU/SuZWzgrYnLI/AAAAAAAABJM/D3hK5KaOhHw/s1600-h/IMG_39879.jpg"><img style="border-right-width: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px" title="IMG_3987" border="0" alt="IMG_3987" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_7HJq-xXQxUU/SuZWz8wnpPI/AAAAAAAABJQ/t15a7uB50C0/IMG_3987_thumb7.jpg?imgmax=800" width="291" height="384" /></a> </p> <p>One of the numerous jumps, with Delicate Arch watching behind silently, for it is a good arch.</p> <p><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_7HJq-xXQxUU/SuZW0muetlI/AAAAAAAABJU/c7qBFW3FEtE/s1600-h/IMG_39999.jpg"><img style="border-right-width: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px" title="IMG_3999" border="0" alt="IMG_3999" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_7HJq-xXQxUU/SuZW1IKAxMI/AAAAAAAABJY/7gHEbzTNss0/IMG_3999_thumb7.jpg?imgmax=800" width="384" height="291" /></a> </p> <p>View 1</p> <p> <a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_7HJq-xXQxUU/SuZW16lrlVI/AAAAAAAABJc/pXGJhL_E0pw/s1600-h/IMG_40096.jpg"><img style="border-right-width: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px" title="IMG_4009" border="0" alt="IMG_4009" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_7HJq-xXQxUU/SuZW2TVEr0I/AAAAAAAABJg/Kgr6x31kerI/IMG_4009_thumb4.jpg?imgmax=800" width="384" height="291" /></a></p> <p>View 2</p> <p></p> <p></p> <p><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_7HJq-xXQxUU/SuZW3kaWeQI/AAAAAAAABJk/5P0zB8nQtcU/s1600-h/IMG_4032%5B7%5D.jpg"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="IMG_4032" border="0" alt="IMG_4032" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_7HJq-xXQxUU/SuZW4Difz_I/AAAAAAAABJo/_LdjZ_dSdn0/IMG_4032_thumb%5B5%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="384" height="291" /></a></p> <p>View 3</p> <p><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_7HJq-xXQxUU/SuZW4mVxVYI/AAAAAAAABJs/unES1TLbSn0/s1600-h/IMG_4056_HDR2%5B10%5D.jpg"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="" border="0" alt="" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_7HJq-xXQxUU/SuZW5ZhjBnI/AAAAAAAABJw/7bDBhj__Pw8/IMG_4056_HDR2_thumb%5B8%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="291" height="384" /></a> </p> <p>This photo sticks out like a sore thumb after it was photo-shopped. Like the poses though, as if this is a cover shot for an album</p> <p><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_7HJq-xXQxUU/SuZW6BGyJ9I/AAAAAAAABJ0/Y38omd4_1SQ/s1600-h/IMG_4058%5B13%5D.jpg"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="IMG_4058" border="0" alt="IMG_4058" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_7HJq-xXQxUU/SuZW6vztExI/AAAAAAAABJ4/TOmPfNmJEiA/IMG_4058_thumb%5B11%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="291" height="384" /></a> </p> <p>Double Arch</p> <p><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_7HJq-xXQxUU/SuZW7DnQpYI/AAAAAAAABJ8/THxPmHNeyug/s1600-h/IMG_4117%5B6%5D.jpg"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="IMG_4117" border="0" alt="IMG_4117" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_7HJq-xXQxUU/SuZW7qzh4fI/AAAAAAAABKA/XxnF0xk-TI4/IMG_4117_thumb%5B4%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="384" height="291" /></a> </p> <p>Balanced Rock (right column). It has the size of three school buses according to Wiki.</p> Cumulonimbushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18390490501674564386noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11387331.post-65270179223721983622009-10-18T21:19:00.001-04:002009-10-18T21:19:56.619-04:0019<p><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_7HJq-xXQxUU/Stu-ubHawlI/AAAAAAAABIs/wkMoBlHbjH8/s1600-h/IMG_4574%5B8%5D.jpg"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="IMG_4574" border="0" alt="IMG_4574" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_7HJq-xXQxUU/Stu-u1mFwgI/AAAAAAAABIw/tC4rF111b7A/IMG_4574_thumb%5B6%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="384" height="291" /></a> </p> <p>Limited edition – only one pair in the world :P</p> Cumulonimbushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18390490501674564386noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11387331.post-35723713466724550122009-10-18T20:43:00.001-04:002009-10-18T20:43:37.806-04:00Hilter Parodies<p>I recently came across some very funny parodies (IMO) made from one particular scene in the movie <i><b>Downfall</b></i> (<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/German_language">German</a>: <i><b>Der Untergang</b></i>). The original scene depicts Hitler’s furious outburst when he realizes that the war is lost. Since the movie was in German, subtitles were added to the clip showing Hitler ranting about various issues (essentially putting words in his mouth). I had some good time LOL-ing when watching some of these videos. I am sharing some of my favorites here (WARNING: HARSH LANGUAGE IN VIDEOS): </p> <p>1. Exactly what I felt when I found out iPod Touch did not get the camera upgrade:</p> <p> <div style="padding-bottom: 0px; margin: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; float: none; padding-top: 0px" id="scid:5737277B-5D6D-4f48-ABFC-DD9C333F4C5D:67ef01c8-09c8-4f0c-a2cb-4857bf200ec0" class="wlWriterEditableSmartContent"><div id="42f0be33-def0-4f39-a1af-9682aebc45ad" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; display: inline;"><div><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vEHjqx8X4bk" target="_new"><img src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_7HJq-xXQxUU/Stu2NXrpufI/AAAAAAAABIg/4cLrFDRtbX8/video63f79d75d901%5B4%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" style="border-style: none" galleryimg="no" onload="var downlevelDiv = document.getElementById('42f0be33-def0-4f39-a1af-9682aebc45ad'); downlevelDiv.innerHTML = "<div><object width=\"398\" height=\"332\"><param name=\"movie\" value=\"http://www.youtube.com/v/vEHjqx8X4bk&hl=en\"><\/param><embed src=\"http://www.youtube.com/v/vEHjqx8X4bk&hl=en\" type=\"application/x-shockwave-flash\" width=\"398\" height=\"332\"><\/embed><\/object><\/div>";" alt=""></a></div></div></div>  </p> <p>2. Hilter reacts when he finds out MU lost to Burnley</p> <div style="padding-bottom: 0px; margin: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; float: none; padding-top: 0px" id="scid:5737277B-5D6D-4f48-ABFC-DD9C333F4C5D:672002b0-0dcb-401e-98dd-4a4dabcc756d" class="wlWriterEditableSmartContent"><div id="d1e2700a-062f-4166-a898-887c826ed44e" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; display: inline;"><div><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j4N234vGB0Y" target="_new"><img src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_7HJq-xXQxUU/Stu2Nn_6uHI/AAAAAAAABIk/M3mKBGEx1wI/videof120978e07c6%5B4%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" style="border-style: none" galleryimg="no" onload="var downlevelDiv = document.getElementById('d1e2700a-062f-4166-a898-887c826ed44e'); downlevelDiv.innerHTML = "<div><object width=\"399\" height=\"334\"><param name=\"movie\" value=\"http://www.youtube.com/v/j4N234vGB0Y&hl=en\"><\/param><embed src=\"http://www.youtube.com/v/j4N234vGB0Y&hl=en\" type=\"application/x-shockwave-flash\" width=\"399\" height=\"334\"><\/embed><\/object><\/div>";" alt=""></a></div></div></div> <p> </p> <p>And there are countless of other such videos showing Hitler ranting about basically everything, from complaining about Windows Vista to ranting about Usain Bolt’s win in World’s Championship. And here is the parody of parodies (my favorite!):</p> <p> <div style="padding-bottom: 0px; margin: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; float: none; padding-top: 0px" id="scid:5737277B-5D6D-4f48-ABFC-DD9C333F4C5D:5a4aaf61-73ca-48cf-b0e6-3363889be74c" class="wlWriterEditableSmartContent"><div id="8a96703b-6953-4f4d-b862-b35dafe81493" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; display: inline;"><div><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cqqxRPZdfvs" target="_new"><img src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_7HJq-xXQxUU/Stu2ON-E4mI/AAAAAAAABIo/lw4B1-KQdfU/video7d2c98c56f6c%5B3%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" style="border-style: none" galleryimg="no" onload="var downlevelDiv = document.getElementById('8a96703b-6953-4f4d-b862-b35dafe81493'); downlevelDiv.innerHTML = "<div><object width=\"392\" height=\"328\"><param name=\"movie\" value=\"http://www.youtube.com/v/cqqxRPZdfvs&hl=en\"><\/param><embed src=\"http://www.youtube.com/v/cqqxRPZdfvs&hl=en\" type=\"application/x-shockwave-flash\" width=\"392\" height=\"328\"><\/embed><\/object><\/div>";" alt=""></a></div></div></div></p> Cumulonimbushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18390490501674564386noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11387331.post-83433199675348588972009-10-12T21:56:00.001-04:002009-10-12T21:56:29.366-04:00US Senior Open 2009<p></p> <p>Our company happened to be one of the sponsors of the US Senior Open 2009 which took place in Carmel, and had tickets to the practice rounds and also actual games. I initially declined the invitation to one of the earlier practice rounds, but on second thought, I figured it would be almost sinful to turn down a free day off offer complete with a free lunch. So in Crooked Stick Golf Club I was, when I could be working in the office :)</p> <p><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_7HJq-xXQxUU/StPeNoTs7lI/AAAAAAAABIA/oIwqD8W8hgc/s1600-h/IMG_3764%5B3%5D.jpg"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="IMG_3764" border="0" alt="IMG_3764" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_7HJq-xXQxUU/StPeOEaFlrI/AAAAAAAABIE/_jpBin0XN5w/IMG_3764_thumb%5B1%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="384" height="291" /></a></p> <p>Entry pass that has to be worn at all times</p> <p><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_7HJq-xXQxUU/StPePOzq_SI/AAAAAAAABII/WCoLf8ObLQM/s1600-h/IMG_3766%5B3%5D.jpg"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="IMG_3766" border="0" alt="IMG_3766" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_7HJq-xXQxUU/StPePvAYcII/AAAAAAAABIM/5FLR5k0ALYE/IMG_3766_thumb%5B1%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="384" height="291" /></a></p> <p>Entrance </p> <p><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_7HJq-xXQxUU/StPeQkc89JI/AAAAAAAABIQ/9AJsRF7ueeE/s1600-h/IMG_3792%5B3%5D.jpg"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="IMG_3792" border="0" alt="IMG_3792" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_7HJq-xXQxUU/StPeRCCBDiI/AAAAAAAABIU/RQMN2jJwpgI/IMG_3792_thumb%5B1%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="384" height="291" /></a></p> <p>Fine day…check out the crowd watching the practice</p> <p><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_7HJq-xXQxUU/StPeSe2zP8I/AAAAAAAABIY/5L-uC_woJmQ/s1600-h/IMG_3804%5B3%5D.jpg"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="IMG_3804" border="0" alt="IMG_3804" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_7HJq-xXQxUU/StPeTB6YZlI/AAAAAAAABIc/Hn-3vw_27k4/IMG_3804_thumb%5B1%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="384" height="291" /></a> </p> <p></p> <p></p> <p>Greg Norman, who used to win some majors</p> Cumulonimbushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18390490501674564386noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11387331.post-12209367034382247492009-10-03T22:11:00.001-04:002009-10-03T22:14:06.919-04:00Airshow Tak Jadi (7/18)<p>We wanted to go to the Thunder Over Michigan airshow at Willlow Run Airport, and had even bought tickets for it. However, due to us reaching there late there was a massive traffic jam near the entrance. We ended up not being able to enter the site, instead parking our cars outside the area and contented with taking pictures of the aircrafts observable from where we were. Thanks to Seow Yuen who was well prepared (with bottled water and beef jerky!) the experience was not that bad. </p> <p><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_7HJq-xXQxUU/SsgETAFkM1I/AAAAAAAABGQ/-UdlKBNzPDw/s1600-h/IMG_3682%5B3%5D.jpg"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="IMG_3682" border="0" alt="IMG_3682" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_7HJq-xXQxUU/SsgETpypD6I/AAAAAAAABGU/H0LE1ZCX5XY/IMG_3682_thumb%5B1%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="384" height="291" /></a></p> <p>A B2 stealth bomber in sight (only 20 exist now)</p> <p><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_7HJq-xXQxUU/SsgEULnawAI/AAAAAAAABGY/Hpa15eHzEPY/s1600-h/IMG_3689%5B13%5D.jpg"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="IMG_3689" border="0" alt="IMG_3689" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_7HJq-xXQxUU/SsgEUoTsZkI/AAAAAAAABGc/vX940olfsA8/IMG_3689_thumb%5B15%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="384" height="281" /></a> </p> <p></p> <p></p> <p>Can you spot the plane?</p> <p><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_7HJq-xXQxUU/SsgEVAKiL_I/AAAAAAAABGg/ilqCfvJC4LE/s1600-h/IMG_3720%5B3%5D.jpg"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="IMG_3720" border="0" alt="IMG_3720" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_7HJq-xXQxUU/SsgEVTunMCI/AAAAAAAABGk/xP5KNOy4CiI/IMG_3720_thumb%5B1%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="384" height="291" /></a> <a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_7HJq-xXQxUU/SsgEV4-dwXI/AAAAAAAABHQ/QXIlV0zB5eI/s1600-h/IMG_3696%5B12%5D.jpg"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="IMG_3696" border="0" alt="IMG_3696" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_7HJq-xXQxUU/SsgEWAapacI/AAAAAAAABHU/vWFxKVDchKI/IMG_3696_thumb%5B8%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="124" height="95" /></a> <a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_7HJq-xXQxUU/SsgEWj5a5TI/AAAAAAAABHc/3acGXRDtBOc/s1600-h/IMG_3740%5B7%5D.jpg"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="IMG_3740" border="0" alt="IMG_3740" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_7HJq-xXQxUU/SsgEWzOReeI/AAAAAAAABHk/jGDBS5gbeQg/IMG_3740_thumb%5B5%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="124" height="94" /></a><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_7HJq-xXQxUU/SsgEXteRTnI/AAAAAAAABHo/rpjg0_kvZ38/s1600-h/IMG_3741%5B7%5D.jpg"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="IMG_3741" border="0" alt="IMG_3741" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_7HJq-xXQxUU/SsgEX_NQgqI/AAAAAAAABHs/y4Jo_Q99sjc/IMG_3741_thumb%5B5%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="124" height="94" /></a> <a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_7HJq-xXQxUU/SsgEZuAu50I/AAAAAAAABHI/B641LFbf4D8/s1600-h/IMG_3724%5B3%5D.jpg"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="IMG_3724" border="0" alt="IMG_3724" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_7HJq-xXQxUU/SsgEaWYFkDI/AAAAAAAABHM/l6Ze9_gy9gc/IMG_3724_thumb%5B1%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="384" height="291" /></a> </p> <p>Getting comfortable…</p> Cumulonimbushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18390490501674564386noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11387331.post-19084480208783174162009-09-28T22:21:00.001-04:002009-09-28T22:21:06.363-04:00July 4th 2009<p>July 4th coincided with my first quarterly valuation work, hence I had to work even though it was a public holiday. However, things weren’t as bad as I had two visitors during that weekend – Pei Ying and Wei Chieh.</p> <p>On Friday night, we saw some fireworks on sale in Meijer. Since I haven’t tried one before, we decided to buy some and light it in a park not far from my place.</p> <p><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_7HJq-xXQxUU/SsFuzZt0fFI/AAAAAAAABEQ/O4aR7jCaP3Y/s1600-h/IMG_3553%5B3%5D.jpg"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="IMG_3553" border="0" alt="IMG_3553" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_7HJq-xXQxUU/SsFuz32jAxI/AAAAAAAABEU/vp81uEeyB9Y/IMG_3553_thumb%5B1%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="384" height="291" /></a></p> <p><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_7HJq-xXQxUU/SsFu0gLlVCI/AAAAAAAABEY/AzEMvi8z4ic/s1600-h/IMG_3554%5B3%5D.jpg"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="IMG_3554" border="0" alt="IMG_3554" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_7HJq-xXQxUU/SsFu1IhPpkI/AAAAAAAABEc/FzSS_g1ZISM/IMG_3554_thumb%5B1%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="384" height="291" /></a> </p> <p><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_7HJq-xXQxUU/SsFu13mgJ1I/AAAAAAAABEg/ZLUCtgQSnhI/s1600-h/IMG_3558%5B4%5D.jpg"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="IMG_3558" border="0" alt="IMG_3558" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_7HJq-xXQxUU/SsFu2dcvZzI/AAAAAAAABEk/xYXkmIRIoK0/IMG_3558_thumb%5B2%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="384" height="291" /></a>  </p> <p>Orang-orang gila (orang gila-gila?) celebrating first discovery of fire…</p> <p>On the 4th of July itself (which was a Saturday), we went to see the real deal near the Carmel City Hall. The place was within walkable distance, but I really should have driven there since it was raining and parking wasn’t that difficult to find. And did I mention that we had to carry our own camp chairs there? </p> <p><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_7HJq-xXQxUU/SsFu3M4MMxI/AAAAAAAABEo/qgrNC0L48ns/s1600-h/IMG_3565%5B3%5D.jpg"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="IMG_3565" border="0" alt="IMG_3565" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_7HJq-xXQxUU/SsFu3nL3nxI/AAAAAAAABEs/DC8kWehP0L0/IMG_3565_thumb%5B1%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="384" height="291" /></a></p> <p>Such a wide pool. What a way to show off Carmel’s coffer.</p> <p> <a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_7HJq-xXQxUU/SsFu4h3k2RI/AAAAAAAABEw/LzHMIWSHqeg/s1600-h/IMG_3569%5B3%5D.jpg"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="IMG_3569" border="0" alt="IMG_3569" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_7HJq-xXQxUU/SsFu5L3PwpI/AAAAAAAABE0/mMb4u_vLRd4/IMG_3569_thumb%5B1%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="384" height="291" /></a> </p> <p>Everyone’s well equipped and determined not to let the rain spoil the fun</p> <p><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_7HJq-xXQxUU/SsFu6OvKEbI/AAAAAAAABE4/Y4DHoKe0nKU/s1600-h/IMG_3574%5B3%5D.jpg"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="IMG_3574" border="0" alt="IMG_3574" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_7HJq-xXQxUU/SsFu6zNeQhI/AAAAAAAABE8/fsd8uykEFvk/IMG_3574_thumb%5B1%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="384" height="291" /></a> </p> <p>Stalls making quick bucks</p> <p><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_7HJq-xXQxUU/SsFu7qSWfqI/AAAAAAAABFA/g3WYKbod03k/s1600-h/IMG_3583%5B3%5D.jpg"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="IMG_3583" border="0" alt="IMG_3583" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_7HJq-xXQxUU/SsFu8K4kTII/AAAAAAAABFE/okBvzCic2Ag/IMG_3583_thumb%5B1%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="384" height="291" /></a></p> <p>Curly fries seasoned by rain</p> <p> <a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_7HJq-xXQxUU/SsFu8yAmNAI/AAAAAAAABFI/DTXPxrnc4gw/s1600-h/IMG_3587%5B3%5D.jpg"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="IMG_3587" border="0" alt="IMG_3587" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_7HJq-xXQxUU/SsFu9Q591LI/AAAAAAAABFM/nu2pQbVvgvE/IMG_3587_thumb%5B1%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="384" height="291" /></a></p> <p>Wei Chieh forcing a smile despite all the “hardships”</p> <p>And finally, the fireworks:</p> <p><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_7HJq-xXQxUU/SsFu90IkQhI/AAAAAAAABFQ/5Anfcwl5JJA/s1600-h/IMG_3670%5B3%5D.jpg"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="IMG_3670" border="0" alt="IMG_3670" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_7HJq-xXQxUU/SsFu-JlxcnI/AAAAAAAABFU/UwM8S0qCJ7Q/IMG_3670_thumb%5B1%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="384" height="291" /></a> <a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_7HJq-xXQxUU/SsFu-sP9pTI/AAAAAAAABFY/ic77Zgy0YEk/s1600-h/IMG_3604%5B3%5D.jpg"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="IMG_3604" border="0" alt="IMG_3604" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_7HJq-xXQxUU/SsFu-wiEUSI/AAAAAAAABFc/KNnSJGNG6ik/IMG_3604_thumb%5B1%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="384" height="291" /></a> <a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_7HJq-xXQxUU/SsFu_aK3OtI/AAAAAAAABFg/nnLuPHLd4Rs/s1600-h/IMG_3609%5B3%5D.jpg"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="IMG_3609" border="0" alt="IMG_3609" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_7HJq-xXQxUU/SsFu_2brjXI/AAAAAAAABFk/mJwrU9x8rmo/IMG_3609_thumb%5B1%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="384" height="291" /></a> <a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_7HJq-xXQxUU/SsFvAYcaIxI/AAAAAAAABFo/rPDRWO43OlU/s1600-h/IMG_3618%5B3%5D.jpg"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="IMG_3618" border="0" alt="IMG_3618" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_7HJq-xXQxUU/SsFvApagBXI/AAAAAAAABFs/llYhiKbYCdU/IMG_3618_thumb%5B1%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="384" height="291" /></a> <a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_7HJq-xXQxUU/SsFvBFTWysI/AAAAAAAABFw/ft8kXo_JA6w/s1600-h/IMG_3620%5B3%5D.jpg"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="IMG_3620" border="0" alt="IMG_3620" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_7HJq-xXQxUU/SsFvBo1hnwI/AAAAAAAABF0/9puRthAL5QM/IMG_3620_thumb%5B1%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="384" height="291" /></a> <a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_7HJq-xXQxUU/SsFvCMbEI9I/AAAAAAAABF4/e9v9nHtA_DE/s1600-h/IMG_3624%5B3%5D.jpg"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="IMG_3624" border="0" alt="IMG_3624" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_7HJq-xXQxUU/SsFvC1Wfd1I/AAAAAAAABF8/tuLvIKc2_AY/IMG_3624_thumb%5B1%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="384" height="291" /></a> <a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_7HJq-xXQxUU/SsFvDfj8qLI/AAAAAAAABGA/aEJa2XSWG5U/s1600-h/IMG_3639%5B3%5D.jpg"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="IMG_3639" border="0" alt="IMG_3639" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_7HJq-xXQxUU/SsFvDhOx4kI/AAAAAAAABGE/vUYZfUtemj0/IMG_3639_thumb%5B1%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="384" height="291" /></a> <a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_7HJq-xXQxUU/SsFvEICSkPI/AAAAAAAABGI/AnHMwH3M9VU/s1600-h/IMG_3665%5B3%5D.jpg"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="IMG_3665" border="0" alt="IMG_3665" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_7HJq-xXQxUU/SsFvEa40pvI/AAAAAAAABGM/-haoy-9no0U/IMG_3665_thumb%5B1%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="384" height="291" /></a> </p> <p>All in all the experience will be so much nicer without the rain…still it was a memorable July 4th. </p> Cumulonimbushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18390490501674564386noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11387331.post-36679255342972495802009-09-20T21:56:00.001-04:002009-09-20T22:05:37.210-04:00Alden Dow House and Studio (Midland, MI) (6/20)<p>Alden B. Dow was the son of Herbert Henry Dow (founder of Dow Chemical Company) and student of Frank Lloyd Wright. He was an architect, and one of his most renowned piece of work is the Alden Dow House and Studio, located in Midland, Michigan.</p> <p>We paid this place a visit on one fine summer day. There were 8 of us, and we went there in two cars (Billy and Wei Ping driving). We had a tour around the house, and it was extremely informative thanks to the friendly and knowledgeable tour guide. </p> <p>In the afternoon, after having lunch at a pizza place in the town, we went to the Dow Gardens, which is developed by the same Dow family. Before heading back to Ann Arbor, we managed to stop by at Frankenmuth too. As usual, the pictures will do the talking:</p> <p><strong><u>Alden Dow House and Studio</u></strong></p> <p> </p> <p><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_7HJq-xXQxUU/SrbcadaePNI/AAAAAAAAA_w/03JJiDSQFm8/s1600-h/IMG_3267%5B3%5D.jpg"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="IMG_3267" border="0" alt="IMG_3267" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_7HJq-xXQxUU/Srbca2Q935I/AAAAAAAAA_0/Zt8R5dLCEAM/IMG_3267_thumb%5B1%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="154" height="203" /></a>  <a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_7HJq-xXQxUU/SrbccD0JcMI/AAAAAAAAA_4/yuj5CVRoaPA/s1600-h/IMG_3402%5B3%5D.jpg"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="IMG_3402" border="0" alt="IMG_3402" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_7HJq-xXQxUU/SrbcczIJAqI/AAAAAAAAA_8/qKOeM2BJbuY/IMG_3402_thumb%5B1%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="228" height="173" /></a><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_7HJq-xXQxUU/SrbcdrYv_9I/AAAAAAAABAA/eLllZ8AIoBo/s1600-h/IMG_3291%5B3%5D.jpg"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; 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border-left: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="IMG_3383" border="0" alt="IMG_3383" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_7HJq-xXQxUU/SrbcrhKLujI/AAAAAAAABBM/jefmQoVTrLQ/IMG_3383_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="184" /></a> <a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_7HJq-xXQxUU/SrbcshXqB9I/AAAAAAAABBQ/V162mwqGzEk/s1600-h/IMG_3385%5B4%5D.jpg"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="IMG_3385" border="0" alt="IMG_3385" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_7HJq-xXQxUU/SrbctPlUkJI/AAAAAAAABBU/0bZUW6htkNI/IMG_3385_thumb%5B2%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="140" height="183" /></a>  <a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_7HJq-xXQxUU/Srbct2JsiLI/AAAAAAAABBY/X-3qV9qjkak/s1600-h/IMG_3394%5B3%5D.jpg"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="IMG_3394" border="0" alt="IMG_3394" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_7HJq-xXQxUU/SrbcuX8ogdI/AAAAAAAABBc/Y2sJpRNbJkY/IMG_3394_thumb%5B1%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="239" height="181" /></a> <a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_7HJq-xXQxUU/SrbcvhB3PiI/AAAAAAAABBg/Zx2joiWqIlg/s1600-h/IMG_3279%5B4%5D.jpg"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; 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border-left: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="IMG_3469" border="0" alt="IMG_3469" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_7HJq-xXQxUU/Srbc8HansiI/AAAAAAAABCU/Om682-3XBIE/IMG_3469_thumb%5B2%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="188" height="144" /></a> <a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_7HJq-xXQxUU/Srbc9rTyaTI/AAAAAAAABCY/URYBK6SPVrQ/s1600-h/IMG_3414%5B4%5D.jpg"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="IMG_3414" border="0" alt="IMG_3414" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_7HJq-xXQxUU/Srbc-Gd7aSI/AAAAAAAABCc/T-hfbl_DamQ/IMG_3414_thumb%5B2%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="183" height="140" /></a> <a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_7HJq-xXQxUU/Srbc_RSAyEI/AAAAAAAABCk/MutCZaBEW_k/s1600-h/IMG_3419%5B2%5D.jpg"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="IMG_3419" border="0" alt="IMG_3419" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_7HJq-xXQxUU/Srbc_2OV_pI/AAAAAAAABCo/ye1bJ_q24bA/IMG_3419_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="184" height="244" /></a> <a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_7HJq-xXQxUU/SrbdAkmtgvI/AAAAAAAABCs/mFT5Uytr60A/s1600-h/IMG_3431%5B3%5D.jpg"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="IMG_3431" border="0" alt="IMG_3431" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_7HJq-xXQxUU/SrbdBKVFuqI/AAAAAAAABCw/3xdgaMST5PI/IMG_3431_thumb%5B1%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="197" height="150" /></a> <a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_7HJq-xXQxUU/SrbdCfWQz0I/AAAAAAAABC0/cbIjJ8ujSV4/s1600-h/IMG_3451%5B3%5D.jpg"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="IMG_3451" border="0" alt="IMG_3451" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_7HJq-xXQxUU/SrbdDJnP9iI/AAAAAAAABC4/1cg4vrtbD7U/IMG_3451_thumb%5B1%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="243" height="184" /></a>  <a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_7HJq-xXQxUU/SrbdD5sZimI/AAAAAAAABC8/59L-NKrx3dk/s1600-h/IMG_3463%5B4%5D.jpg"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="IMG_3463" border="0" alt="IMG_3463" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_7HJq-xXQxUU/SrbdEg7bboI/AAAAAAAABDA/drtgrPZR7cc/IMG_3463_thumb%5B2%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="141" height="185" /></a><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_7HJq-xXQxUU/SrbdF91tJbI/AAAAAAAABDE/E-dSiyqyad4/s1600-h/IMG_3460%5B3%5D.jpg"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="IMG_3460" border="0" alt="IMG_3460" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_7HJq-xXQxUU/SrbdGxrYjII/AAAAAAAABDI/CgzCMkTyfso/IMG_3460_thumb%5B1%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="384" height="291" /></a>  <a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_7HJq-xXQxUU/SrbdIWsAEUI/AAAAAAAABDM/wcEkcjzxzkE/s1600-h/IMG_3489%5B4%5D.jpg"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="IMG_3489" border="0" alt="IMG_3489" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_7HJq-xXQxUU/SrbdI21ptMI/AAAAAAAABDU/G2IGQFSQSiA/IMG_3489_thumb%5B2%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="188" height="144" /></a> <a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_7HJq-xXQxUU/SrbdKJ1O93I/AAAAAAAABDY/5XlTBkXVA0Y/s1600-h/IMG_3497%5B3%5D.jpg"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="IMG_3497" border="0" alt="IMG_3497" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_7HJq-xXQxUU/SrbdKqZylDI/AAAAAAAABDc/yTIpoaVVBfo/IMG_3497_thumb%5B1%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="199" height="151" /></a> </strong></p> <p><strong><u>Frankenmuth</u></strong></p> <p> </p> <p></p> <p></p> <p></p> <p><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_7HJq-xXQxUU/SrbdLnM1SsI/AAAAAAAABDg/j-thEZ2h22I/s1600-h/IMG_3525%5B4%5D.jpg"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="IMG_3525" border="0" alt="IMG_3525" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_7HJq-xXQxUU/SrbdMBmWSTI/AAAAAAAABDk/riy8CRFDS_g/IMG_3525_thumb%5B2%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="192" height="147" /></a> <a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_7HJq-xXQxUU/SrbdNJZYU1I/AAAAAAAABDo/1NCcJsi9ySI/s1600-h/IMG_3528%5B4%5D.jpg"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="IMG_3528" border="0" alt="IMG_3528" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_7HJq-xXQxUU/SrbdNfcqr5I/AAAAAAAABDs/pVE66-TCLu4/IMG_3528_thumb%5B2%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="195" height="149" /></a> <a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_7HJq-xXQxUU/SrbdOfiocBI/AAAAAAAABDw/NeNFoFSIMh8/s1600-h/IMG_3531%5B3%5D.jpg"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="IMG_3531" border="0" alt="IMG_3531" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_7HJq-xXQxUU/SrbdOyxmGXI/AAAAAAAABD0/Ip0NvwM3Djc/IMG_3531_thumb%5B1%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="384" height="291" /></a> <a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_7HJq-xXQxUU/SrbdPWT6voI/AAAAAAAABD4/Hq9r8PLu3DA/s1600-h/IMG_3514%5B2%5D.jpg"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="IMG_3514" border="0" alt="IMG_3514" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_7HJq-xXQxUU/SrbdP6qiWeI/AAAAAAAABD8/ITXyrQs-Gbo/IMG_3514_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="184" height="244" /></a> <a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_7HJq-xXQxUU/SrbdQqRSMzI/AAAAAAAABEA/uncw95JfwNU/s1600-h/IMG_3516%5B3%5D.jpg"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="IMG_3516" border="0" alt="IMG_3516" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_7HJq-xXQxUU/SrbdRCpqXJI/AAAAAAAABEE/WX9JZxJojqs/IMG_3516_thumb%5B1%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="194" height="147" /></a> <a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_7HJq-xXQxUU/SrbdSS0YEJI/AAAAAAAABEI/a7Em0NNTP8c/s1600-h/IMG_3519%5B3%5D.jpg"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="IMG_3519" border="0" alt="IMG_3519" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_7HJq-xXQxUU/SrbdSwJjYKI/AAAAAAAABEM/7XYETIKkh58/IMG_3519_thumb%5B1%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="384" height="291" /></a> </p> <p>I bet the photos are a little bit too talkative today…:P</p> Cumulonimbushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18390490501674564386noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11387331.post-79359993366360750292009-07-28T20:20:00.001-04:002009-07-28T20:20:13.426-04:00New addition to apartment<p>About one year after I started working, I finally decided to buy a futon. I found this Manhattan convertible lounger online, and since it has some pretty good reviews and the price is rather affordable, I decided to go for it. </p> <p>Before: One huge-ass box…Objects behind for scale</p> <p><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_7HJq-xXQxUU/Sm-VqosAhEI/AAAAAAAAA_Q/BrRhxzce-u8/s1600-h/IMG_3251%5B5%5D.jpg"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="IMG_3251" border="0" alt="IMG_3251" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_7HJq-xXQxUU/Sm-VrK5KzDI/AAAAAAAAA_U/kOM9W2TMY1I/IMG_3251_thumb%5B3%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="192" height="148" /></a> <a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_7HJq-xXQxUU/Sm-VsNKhWTI/AAAAAAAAA_Y/10HBV2ILrmc/s1600-h/IMG_3250%5B5%5D.jpg"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="IMG_3250" border="0" alt="IMG_3250" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_7HJq-xXQxUU/Sm-VssFTr6I/AAAAAAAAA_c/K-LtccIb-XA/IMG_3250_thumb%5B3%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="192" height="147" /></a> </p> <p>After: a less empty apartment</p> <p> <a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_7HJq-xXQxUU/Sm-VtV2WyAI/AAAAAAAAA_g/GdU23HJ4BnI/s1600-h/IMG_3823%5B3%5D.jpg"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="IMG_3823" border="0" alt="IMG_3823" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_7HJq-xXQxUU/Sm-Vtxjz1aI/AAAAAAAAA_k/XcQ7moXC-dE/IMG_3823_thumb%5B1%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="384" height="291" /></a> <a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_7HJq-xXQxUU/Sm-VunuG7KI/AAAAAAAAA_o/eUFHMuiW8ps/s1600-h/IMG_3819%5B3%5D.jpg"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="IMG_3819" border="0" alt="IMG_3819" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_7HJq-xXQxUU/Sm-VvF9v1ZI/AAAAAAAAA_s/xyjN9PXM_6A/IMG_3819_thumb%5B1%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="384" height="291" /></a></p> <p>Now I figure I just need a bigger television, another nice standing lamp, a small coffee table with some artwork on it, and a couple pictures on the wall to make my apartment look nicer. Well, I don’t really need those though, so I shall stop spending unnecessarily…for now. </p> Cumulonimbushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18390490501674564386noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11387331.post-63571567505745246862009-07-26T20:58:00.001-04:002009-07-26T20:58:03.047-04:00Gallup Park revisited<p>Not long after our Gallup Park picnic, we revisited Gallup Park again for the Rackham/RSG Day. The reason? None other than the free boat rentals and free food (yay call me cheap).</p> <p>The parking at Gallup Park was extremely limited, but luckily we managed to find one spot thanks to my compact car. The other visitors who were driving SUVs or big American cars could only watch helplessly as my car slid into the space too small for their vehicles.</p> <p>Py and I got a canoe, and that reminded me that my first time canoeing was with a py also. We canoed from the rental place to where the food was, and decided to tie our boat to a tree at the bank nearby so that we could go get ourselves some food. With plates of food and some cold soda, we resumed canoeing, and that was one of the most relaxing thing one can do for an afternoon. What beats drifting slowly on a river while enjoying some food, not having to worry about other things at least for the moment? </p> <p><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_7HJq-xXQxUU/Smz7f_T3H9I/AAAAAAAAA-g/VgA4yc1lWRw/s1600-h/IMG_3235%5B3%5D.jpg"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="IMG_3235" border="0" alt="IMG_3235" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_7HJq-xXQxUU/Smz7gdVuNXI/AAAAAAAAA-k/MbOKXWlkNL8/IMG_3235_thumb%5B1%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="384" height="291" /></a> <a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_7HJq-xXQxUU/Smz7hC_beSI/AAAAAAAAA-o/LHSAgzyAfgY/s1600-h/IMG_3237%5B3%5D.jpg"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="IMG_3237" border="0" alt="IMG_3237" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_7HJq-xXQxUU/Smz7hoBLVkI/AAAAAAAAA-s/7j1E7XLifVM/IMG_3237_thumb%5B1%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="193" height="147" /></a> <a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_7HJq-xXQxUU/Smz7iY8eaoI/AAAAAAAAA-w/Bw3q9gwzGM4/s1600-h/IMG_3240%5B4%5D.jpg"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="IMG_3240" border="0" alt="IMG_3240" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_7HJq-xXQxUU/Smz7isnEM7I/AAAAAAAAA-0/Rvn7G6HNk5Y/IMG_3240_thumb%5B2%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="194" height="148" /></a> <a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_7HJq-xXQxUU/Smz7jmS9omI/AAAAAAAAA-4/jnV6k9ZPmIc/s1600-h/IMG_3242%5B3%5D.jpg"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="IMG_3242" border="0" alt="IMG_3242" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_7HJq-xXQxUU/Smz7kdhHsFI/AAAAAAAAA-8/86eB7adqVWI/IMG_3242_thumb%5B1%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="384" height="291" /></a> <a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_7HJq-xXQxUU/Smz7lLC1EUI/AAAAAAAAA_A/tNIa9krFGcA/s1600-h/IMG_3245%5B3%5D.jpg"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="IMG_3245" border="0" alt="IMG_3245" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_7HJq-xXQxUU/Smz7ltS1koI/AAAAAAAAA_E/RkxxSVytMFg/IMG_3245_thumb%5B1%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="384" height="291" /></a> <a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_7HJq-xXQxUU/Smz7mE4UmBI/AAAAAAAAA_I/QDZjBd-C2VM/s1600-h/IMG_3249%5B3%5D.jpg"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="IMG_3249" border="0" alt="IMG_3249" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_7HJq-xXQxUU/Smz7mkMCySI/AAAAAAAAA_M/Wq2VWEvai48/IMG_3249_thumb%5B1%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="384" height="291" /></a></p> Cumulonimbushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18390490501674564386noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11387331.post-53547308559823403782009-07-20T22:52:00.001-04:002009-07-20T22:52:02.027-04:00Gallup park picnic<p>Just submitted my module 4 end of module exercise, so I’m going to take some time off and write this post. Again, this happens back in May…end of May in fact, when the darling buds of May were shaken by the rough winds. Since summer’s lease hath all too short a date, we decided to have a picnic in Gallup Park when not too hot the eye of heaven shines…</p> <p>Ok ok sorry Shakespeare. Wei Chieh and Jason each cooked some “bihun”, Szu Ling prepared some sandwich, Siew Gee brought some fruits, and Pei Ying and I had the arduous task of eating the food (reads thank you guys). Weather was great, but a little bit chilly. We brought Frisbees there, but too bad nobody wanted to play it except for Wei Chieh and I…so we played while others watch.</p> <p>Here are some pictures:</p> <p> <a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_7HJq-xXQxUU/SmUtJy-mDeI/AAAAAAAAA9c/LLAPa3v5mrg/s1600-h/IMG_3201%5B4%5D.jpg"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="IMG_3201" border="0" alt="IMG_3201" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_7HJq-xXQxUU/SmUtKX0l_aI/AAAAAAAAA9g/T_GuRmYH-44/IMG_3201_thumb%5B2%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="229" height="175" /></a><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_7HJq-xXQxUU/SmUtK2rzQFI/AAAAAAAAA9k/PzWSeu5rdhU/s1600-h/IMG_3183%5B3%5D.jpg"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="IMG_3183" border="0" alt="IMG_3183" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_7HJq-xXQxUU/SmUtLK2dfyI/AAAAAAAAA9o/solb8FrVAWU/IMG_3183_thumb%5B1%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="160" height="210" /></a><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_7HJq-xXQxUU/SmUtMCiyqQI/AAAAAAAAA9s/vWJ6jjolSiE/s1600-h/IMG_3209%5B2%5D.jpg"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="IMG_3209" border="0" alt="IMG_3209" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_7HJq-xXQxUU/SmUtMn-XhtI/AAAAAAAAA9w/BbGtLYn4FKs/IMG_3209_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="184" height="244" /></a><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_7HJq-xXQxUU/SmUtNd84eRI/AAAAAAAAA90/630XLsqO-u8/s1600-h/IMG_3213%5B4%5D.jpg"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="IMG_3213" border="0" alt="IMG_3213" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_7HJq-xXQxUU/SmUtNzZ4vzI/AAAAAAAAA94/XzLjUHSckSs/IMG_3213_thumb%5B2%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="207" height="158" /></a> </p> <p>  <a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_7HJq-xXQxUU/SmUtO64zxtI/AAAAAAAAA98/eULjOgOw0Ck/s1600-h/IMG_3177%5B3%5D.jpg"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="IMG_3177" border="0" alt="IMG_3177" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_7HJq-xXQxUU/SmUtPX4ckxI/AAAAAAAAA-A/jQ9q6zmDj1o/IMG_3177_thumb%5B1%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="384" height="291" /></a></p> <p></p> <p></p> <p></p> <p></p> <p></p> <p></p> <p></p> <p></p> <p></p> <p><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_7HJq-xXQxUU/SmUtQV8pT4I/AAAAAAAAA-E/Nzod_De7ess/s1600-h/IMG_3204%5B3%5D.jpg"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="IMG_3204" border="0" alt="IMG_3204" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_7HJq-xXQxUU/SmUtQ3vetiI/AAAAAAAAA-I/PqAWg7LmMmA/IMG_3204_thumb%5B1%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="384" height="291" /></a> </p> <p><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_7HJq-xXQxUU/SmUtSNeb2xI/AAAAAAAAA-M/oysh7lEI21M/s1600-h/IMG_3218%5B4%5D.jpg"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="IMG_3218" border="0" alt="IMG_3218" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_7HJq-xXQxUU/SmUtSubslSI/AAAAAAAAA-U/dtVQEtah1HE/IMG_3218_thumb%5B2%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="195" height="149" /></a> <a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_7HJq-xXQxUU/SmUtT_-zgoI/AAAAAAAAA-Y/47t76F78dGA/s1600-h/IMG_3219%5B5%5D.jpg"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="IMG_3219" border="0" alt="IMG_3219" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_7HJq-xXQxUU/SmUtUCg9bgI/AAAAAAAAA-c/K2KVS4Slc_k/IMG_3219_thumb%5B3%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="191" height="147" /></a></p> Cumulonimbushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18390490501674564386noreply@blogger.com5