I've been pretty busy, add in the usual dose of laziness,
and you get a 3 month gap in between my last post....ha.
Well a lot of things changed. I moved, changed jobs, and
other things. Stabilifying (is that a word?) one's life
abroad (being a foreigner) is quite a chore.
Between the teaching I was doing, Acting, and studying
Chinese, I've stayed quite busy.
Taiwan is actually cold now!
Weather patterns all over the world are changing drastically
each year. Snowstorms closing down airports, flooding, etc.
The question is what can we realistically do to control and
maybe reverse these severe weather changes?
I'm going to a friends place for a New Years house party,
should be interesting.
2010, a lot happened.
2011,I have a lot of expectations、 and need to work hard
on improving my life.
-------2011 Goals-------
- Study and take JLPT (Dec 2011), Realistically might have to take it two years from
now to be prepared enough for Level 2
- Continue studying Chinese as much as possible
- Get strong job contacts and position
- Travel to Europe
Tuesday, December 28, 2010
Sunday, October 3, 2010
Agenda
10/3/2010
Android CS: Agenda
7-7:05 Introduce Topics
7:05-7:40 Bootloading/Rooting, Rom Swapping, Unlocking, App Highlights
7:40-8:20: Rooting, App Help, Discussion
8:20-9:00: Drink or eat, possible.
- Unlock Bootloader, Change bootloader + Rooting your device
- learn how to use its full potential
- App Highlights (Best/Most useful apps you know)
- discuss app development
- optimizing battery life
- discuss the upcoming 'gingerbread' build
- learn how to use its full potential
- App Highlights (Best/Most useful apps you know)
- discuss app development
- optimizing battery life
- discuss the upcoming 'gingerbread' build
Top Android Sites
Androidspin
theulnlockr.com
Battery Saving
SetCPU
Mobile Data on/off
JuiceDefender, smart throttling of data
2G/3G
GMap Use
- Latitude
- Starring
- Directions + Brut Navigation (International)
New Google Voice functions
- send text to [contact] [message]
- listen to [artist/song/album]
- call [business]
- call [contact]
- send email to [contact] [message]
- go to [website]
- note to self [note]
- navigate to [location/business name]
- directions to [location/business name]
- map of [location]
Gaming
Snesoid/Nesoid: Emulation
Q3
Prism
Utilities:
DropBox
VOIP Solution: Sipdroid + Pbxes.org + Calleasy.com
JuicePlotter/Defender
Image Viewer: Full/High Res Pic Viewing
Trillian: Full Multi-Client Chatting
Nimbuuzz:
JetVD Youtube downloads
RockPlayer/Act1 Vid Player: Transcoding & File formats: H.264 + LC-AAC Encoding, High@3.1 max.
System
SetCpu
Nandroid Backups
Taskiller Cache Cleaning: Browser/Youtube/Maps
Linda File Manager
Sunday, August 29, 2010
Great Movies Worth your Time
These are some of my favorite movies, you'll notice they all have philosophical tones that question reality, what makes up a human, and the complexity of relationships. Enjoy!
2046: A deep dive into a futuristic sci-fi dream world where the characters are lost in their memories, always trying to relive original memories
Eternal Summer: This Taiwanese movie takes you along a journey beside the two primary characters, 2 best guy friends, as they grow up together, and later are involved with the same girl, and yet have their own emotions for each other.
Ghost In the Shell: Innocence: The second movie in the GITS installation, Innocence uses a heavy amount of philosophy. The characters makeup a secret government organization called 'Section 9' The characters question their own existence, meaning, and what makes a human human to name a few.
Inception: I'm very critical towards American movies, however this breaks the mold. See this in the IMAX, its totally worth it. Twisted and psychologically complex, Inception takes you into the world of dreams, it explores, in a small degree (nothing too mentally challenging)how ideas come about, and how our brain deciphers whether an idea is an original inspiration or "planted."
Saturday, July 10, 2010
Taiwan
So I've been back in Taiwan for about two weeks,
this is the first time I've updated my blog in quite awhile..
I LOVE being back here!!!!!!!
Since I got back to Taiwan I was reminded in a friendly way of
the rather warm temperatures here, HOT, HOT and HOT. It's good for your
skin though, the humidity that is.
How does a foreigner stay in Taiwan long term past the usual 30/60/90 day
permit? Work. For foreigners most grab some English teaching job, at least
to start with, which was the reason for my med exam yesterday.
Landing a job teaching wasnt that tough. With the help of a recruiter I locked
down a job and am starting next week! Teaching here pays fairly well, around
18 an hour for foreigners. Though its not my long term objective, it gives me time
to network, explore other job opportunities here, and enjoy the culture.
There were many reasons why I wanted to get out of the US at least for at least
a year. The primary reasons are my love of Asian culture, economic, FOOD, and yes girls (escape man jose ahem). For now I'm happy to be here as I feel it was the right step to go abroad.
Recently I've met some Taiwanese Americans who've come back to Taiwan to help
running family businesses. In many ways I feel these days things are reversing,
that people will go more and more to the east for work and opportunities.
China's growth is forcing Taiwan to fight for economic marketshare, as well as the
constant struggle for political power between china and taiwan which has existed since Taiwan was born.
this is the first time I've updated my blog in quite awhile..
I LOVE being back here!!!!!!!
Since I got back to Taiwan I was reminded in a friendly way of
the rather warm temperatures here, HOT, HOT and HOT. It's good for your
skin though, the humidity that is.
How does a foreigner stay in Taiwan long term past the usual 30/60/90 day
permit? Work. For foreigners most grab some English teaching job, at least
to start with, which was the reason for my med exam yesterday.
Landing a job teaching wasnt that tough. With the help of a recruiter I locked
down a job and am starting next week! Teaching here pays fairly well, around
18 an hour for foreigners. Though its not my long term objective, it gives me time
to network, explore other job opportunities here, and enjoy the culture.
There were many reasons why I wanted to get out of the US at least for at least
a year. The primary reasons are my love of Asian culture, economic, FOOD, and yes girls (escape man jose ahem). For now I'm happy to be here as I feel it was the right step to go abroad.
Recently I've met some Taiwanese Americans who've come back to Taiwan to help
running family businesses. In many ways I feel these days things are reversing,
that people will go more and more to the east for work and opportunities.
China's growth is forcing Taiwan to fight for economic marketshare, as well as the
constant struggle for political power between china and taiwan which has existed since Taiwan was born.
Sunday, January 31, 2010
Life + Graduation SOON + NEXUS: Rooted
Hey Guys been like a LONG time since I wrote in here.
I started my last graduating semester at SJSU and boy am I GLAD
I'm about to finish! There were about 20 people waiting in one
particular BUS 177 Class. This is called a system that needs change. Hear me?
When PRISONS get more money than colleges you know there's major trouble.
Seriously, you can't expect an economy to expand, grow if you cut away the
There's no easy solution If it were up to me I'd employ rather simple tactics
involving *accidently* getting rid of the prisons, you know what I mean. America wastes SO much money on paying for these guys trials, lawyer fees, then goes ahead and gives them cable TV and many other amenities, seriously messed up.
On a happy note, I got the Nexus one phone from Google. I'm quite satisfied overall
with it. Android is expanding and is giving the Iphone a finger. I love competition.
I rooted my Nexus also, damn I love open-source software, the code was released to XDA developers and very soon after CyanognenMod popped out the first cracked ROM.
I'm using the Beta3 right now which runs alright, but having issues making tethering
work which was much easier on the G2(MyTouch).
What I like:
- HI-RES 800x480 Gorgeous AMOLED Screen, got one of those Ipoop?
- Snapdragon 1GHZ Processor. Fast.
- VOIP Capability with Sipdroid, hahaha!!! Take that expensive 300 minute plan!
What needs improvement:
- Multitouch for EVERYTHING. NexusOne should have had the multitouch input from
birth... Cyanogenmod adds this but it should be available
from Google. Google: you gotta work on the interface, thats where Iphone is still
better.
There are two exchange students living at my house now, one Korean
guy from Suwon, S.Korea and one Japanese guy from Kyushu University,
both are attending the SAL program at SJSU. I like having exchange students
around since I can use my Japanese and Korean (well he doesnt speak korean much
cuz he wants to practice English) but cool anyways. Having them
around makes me feel a little bit less stuck in domestication until I
go back to Asia :). I'm the one who suggested the idea to my parents awhile
ago and it has really been interesting in a good way, since my parents are
totally white, unlike their egg son (egg meaning Asian inside white outside)
I started doing meditation in the morning, just a small 7 min but man I NOTICE
the difference in my own mind, much calmer, controlled peaceful. It WORKS.
I got the idea from the temple stay I did in Korea while I was going to Yonsei.
The temple stay was incredible, like a total purification of the mind.
Getting up at about 3AM that morning at the temple, I still remember clearly, going
up to the bell and ringing it as a group, then doing the meditation. The whole
experience was by far one of the best I had in Korea.
My buddy Joaquin moved to SF, its a great move for him into a social
environment *Ahem man jose* GL Man!!! It will be nice to have a place
to crash at when we go drinking together =P
I'm turning in my app soon for ShiDa (NTNU) in Taiwan
I started my last graduating semester at SJSU and boy am I GLAD
I'm about to finish! There were about 20 people waiting in one
particular BUS 177 Class. This is called a system that needs change. Hear me?
When PRISONS get more money than colleges you know there's major trouble.
Seriously, you can't expect an economy to expand, grow if you cut away the
There's no easy solution If it were up to me I'd employ rather simple tactics
involving *accidently* getting rid of the prisons, you know what I mean. America wastes SO much money on paying for these guys trials, lawyer fees, then goes ahead and gives them cable TV and many other amenities, seriously messed up.
On a happy note, I got the Nexus one phone from Google. I'm quite satisfied overall
with it. Android is expanding and is giving the Iphone a finger. I love competition.
I rooted my Nexus also, damn I love open-source software, the code was released to XDA developers and very soon after CyanognenMod popped out the first cracked ROM.
I'm using the Beta3 right now which runs alright, but having issues making tethering
work which was much easier on the G2(MyTouch).
What I like:
- HI-RES 800x480 Gorgeous AMOLED Screen, got one of those Ipoop?
- Snapdragon 1GHZ Processor. Fast.
- VOIP Capability with Sipdroid, hahaha!!! Take that expensive 300 minute plan!
What needs improvement:
- Multitouch for EVERYTHING. NexusOne should have had the multitouch input from
birth... Cyanogenmod adds this but it should be available
from Google. Google: you gotta work on the interface, thats where Iphone is still
better.
There are two exchange students living at my house now, one Korean
guy from Suwon, S.Korea and one Japanese guy from Kyushu University,
both are attending the SAL program at SJSU. I like having exchange students
around since I can use my Japanese and Korean (well he doesnt speak korean much
cuz he wants to practice English) but cool anyways. Having them
around makes me feel a little bit less stuck in domestication until I
go back to Asia :). I'm the one who suggested the idea to my parents awhile
ago and it has really been interesting in a good way, since my parents are
totally white, unlike their egg son (egg meaning Asian inside white outside)
I started doing meditation in the morning, just a small 7 min but man I NOTICE
the difference in my own mind, much calmer, controlled peaceful. It WORKS.
I got the idea from the temple stay I did in Korea while I was going to Yonsei.
The temple stay was incredible, like a total purification of the mind.
Getting up at about 3AM that morning at the temple, I still remember clearly, going
up to the bell and ringing it as a group, then doing the meditation. The whole
experience was by far one of the best I had in Korea.
My buddy Joaquin moved to SF, its a great move for him into a social
environment *Ahem man jose* GL Man!!! It will be nice to have a place
to crash at when we go drinking together =P
I'm turning in my app soon for ShiDa (NTNU) in Taiwan
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