Friday, October 27, 2006
Save Park Avenue!
Montreal Mayor Gérald Tremblay wants to change Parc Avenue to Robert Bourassa Avenue. I don't know why they like to change names, but I know that Avenue du Parc has a value in the history of Montreal's culture. I remember reading books by Michel Tremblay and they mention Avenue du Parc and its bus #80. I grew up near that area and it will mean a lot to me if they can keep this part of my past, so I'm voting to keep Avenue du Parc. Petition: http://www.petitiononline.com/parc/petition.html
Wednesday, October 18, 2006
Five Months Already...
Today, I received an email from thenest.com congratulating me for being married for 150 days. Oops, has it been 5 months already? hmm, that means, in two weeks, I would have been in Silicon Valley for 5 months! Yes, I haven't forgotten - I better get those thank you cards mailed out!!! Ok, my target is to get it done within the next two weeks... hehehe... Sorry for those who have been waiting :) We needed to get the pics from the photographer and then have them printed out.
Today, in thenest.com's newsletter email, the topic is "Learning to Love (or at Least Tolerate) Your In-Laws". Hmm, interesting... According to them:
2. Never spend more than three days under the same roof with your in-laws.
3. Try (really, really hard!) not to bash each other’s parents.
4. Call your mother-in-law once in a while to say hi, even if it kills you.
5. Never criticize your spouse within earshot of his family.
6. Deal with your own.
To read more about each of them, read the article about The Laws of In-Laws on thenest.com
For those who know me personally, it is very obvious that I fail badly at one of them.
Today, in thenest.com's newsletter email, the topic is "Learning to Love (or at Least Tolerate) Your In-Laws". Hmm, interesting... According to them:
6 sacrosanct rules of behavior
1. Every family has a different way of doing things.2. Never spend more than three days under the same roof with your in-laws.
3. Try (really, really hard!) not to bash each other’s parents.
4. Call your mother-in-law once in a while to say hi, even if it kills you.
5. Never criticize your spouse within earshot of his family.
6. Deal with your own.
To read more about each of them, read the article about The Laws of In-Laws on thenest.com
For those who know me personally, it is very obvious that I fail badly at one of them.
The Jimmy Chiu Show
Have you ever watched the "How to Make Pho" cartoon movie? It's hilarious!!! Even funnier if you understand some Vietnamese!!!
I found it so amusing that I went for more and looked for more cartoons from the same group and found The Jimmy Chiu Show website!
Don't skip the intro and listen to Jimmy Chiu rapping... so funny... but BEWARE: mature content... :)
I found it so amusing that I went for more and looked for more cartoons from the same group and found The Jimmy Chiu Show website!
Don't skip the intro and listen to Jimmy Chiu rapping... so funny... but BEWARE: mature content... :)
Tuesday, October 17, 2006
Using Code to Catch Sex Predators?
The following information was taken from SlashDot:
An anonymous reader writes, "Wired News editor and former hacker Kevin Poulsen wrote a 1,000-line Perl script that checked MySpace for registered sex offenders. Sifting through the results, he manually confirmed over 700 offenders, including a serial child molester in New York actively trying to hook up with underage boys on the site, and who has now been arrested as a result. MySpace told Congress last June that it didn't have this capability."
Wired News says they will publish Poulsen's code under an open-source license later this week.
An anonymous reader writes, "Wired News editor and former hacker Kevin Poulsen wrote a 1,000-line Perl script that checked MySpace for registered sex offenders. Sifting through the results, he manually confirmed over 700 offenders, including a serial child molester in New York actively trying to hook up with underage boys on the site, and who has now been arrested as a result. MySpace told Congress last June that it didn't have this capability."
Wired News says they will publish Poulsen's code under an open-source license later this week.
Monday, October 09, 2006
France Bans Smoking in Many Public Places
It was almost unbelieveable to me when I read the article. I visited Paris, France last year on a weekend trip.
My then fiance and I took the EuroStar train from London, UK and stayed in Paris for two nights. We arrived at night after a day at work in London. I was astonished to find out how we were surrounded by smokers. The next day, we got up early and spent the day site-seeing. We had lunch at a small bistro and we could smell cigarette everywhere in the restaurant despite the big windows opened to outside: there were just as many smokers inside as outside the restaurant. We looked around us to look at the other customers, everyone seems to smoke... and drink! From lady-like to teenage girls, from professional to trashy women... they all smoke!!! I guess that's just part of their culture!
They say Paris is a romantic city, no offence, but I couldn't concentrate on that part. My mind was preoccupied and disgusted by the smoke and hence the pollution level. By early evening, after dinner around 7:30PM, we had to head back to hotel. My fiance just couldn't stand the smoke anymore: his eyes were burning and red!
All that to say that I think this is a good move for France, I just don't know how the population will react and just sceptical that they are ready. Hopefully, my next trip to France will be more enjoyable.
My then fiance and I took the EuroStar train from London, UK and stayed in Paris for two nights. We arrived at night after a day at work in London. I was astonished to find out how we were surrounded by smokers. The next day, we got up early and spent the day site-seeing. We had lunch at a small bistro and we could smell cigarette everywhere in the restaurant despite the big windows opened to outside: there were just as many smokers inside as outside the restaurant. We looked around us to look at the other customers, everyone seems to smoke... and drink! From lady-like to teenage girls, from professional to trashy women... they all smoke!!! I guess that's just part of their culture!
They say Paris is a romantic city, no offence, but I couldn't concentrate on that part. My mind was preoccupied and disgusted by the smoke and hence the pollution level. By early evening, after dinner around 7:30PM, we had to head back to hotel. My fiance just couldn't stand the smoke anymore: his eyes were burning and red!
All that to say that I think this is a good move for France, I just don't know how the population will react and just sceptical that they are ready. Hopefully, my next trip to France will be more enjoyable.
Monday, October 02, 2006
It rained..... Finally!
Yesterday, October 1st, exactly 4 months after I moved here, it finally rained for the first time! I was so happy. I wore my rain jacket with hood and went under the rain for a few pictures. It had not rained for at least 4 months. The rain made the oil stains on the roads bubble. What a cleansing feeling. It was cold and dark, a perfect day to enjoy a hot chocolate.
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