Dec 27th, 2004 by Ashley
I wanna get an external burner (well, internal seems cheaper) cuz I got some very good quality filems *grin*
dunno if it's cheaper to buy now…
but first i gott figure out the differences between DVD +RW annd -RW
more homework to do…
Dec 23rd, 2004 by Ashley
and today our Engineering VP came to my cube and gave me a card
(or something like that, I haven't opened it yet)
I don't know why this happened? :~ I'm not saying that it's bad but…I don't know how to react. sigh…
I guess I'm more comfortable with myself and the computer. This job might be for me….
What a Christams :~
next time, i gotta find a way to get outta here in advace ^^”
Awesome! It turned out not to be a crad, but a Macy's gift card from the company.
I feel much much better now. Or if my surpriors express their merry christmas blessings to me before
I say merry christmas to them, it must be very very imappropriate.
Now I officially declare that I don't have the money to pay the rent :~
Dec 22nd, 2004 by Ashley
We had a Christmas White Elephant gift party at 3:30, so my dizziness has delayed to 5pm.
Felt like I can just lie down and fall asleep instantly. (Believe me, it's not normal for me AT ALL)
The party is quite fun, though I guess some people didn't get what they like ^^”
I realized that you've better be in the middle that there are enough options for you to chose from,
yet not all the good stuffs are already been cut the deal :p
It was really fun! I gotta join it next time (provided that I'll still be here).
Dec 22nd, 2004 by Ashley
Yeah, wine.
People who know me a bit well know that I only drink white wine, and of all the whites,
I detest Chardonnay. Yeah, I'm strange. The majority of wine-drinking people drink red
wine, and of all the whites, Chardonnay is considered the top white.
Now, my boss gave me a Beaulieu Vineyards 2002 Cabernet Sauvinon (Coastal Estate, Private Cellars – This
pic is the closest thing I can find,
but still there's a bit difference).
I've gotta try it no matter what. I don't think
I've really tried Cabernet Sauvinon before. Then again,
I haven't drunk reds for a long time, so I hardly remember which I've tried and which I haven't.
Hope it's good (probably), and good enough to make me actually like it (doubted) :p
I still cannot forget how wonderfully D'Artagnan and Dandelion of Chateau Renaissance tasted.
They were like heaven :) Most delicious wine I've ever drunk (other than the Riesings.)
Dec 22nd, 2004 by Ashley
Eyeshield 21 is so hot-blooded!! :D
Kill them all!!!!!!
Dec 22nd, 2004 by Ashley
Niel came to me with a bottle of red wine just now. He told me that becuz he's leaving at 2 and
won't be back til Tuesday, he wants to say Merry Christmas in advace. Wow, why would my surprior
gives me gift instead of I giving him. I'm so ashamed of myself, (and deeply bothered by this
American gift-giving tradition.)
Ahh…no wonder I'm so not used to this Christmas thing…it's my first Christmas in US!!!!
sigh, hope my boss wouldn't mind :~
12/24 Fri
Pier 39
Sausalito by ferry (lunch)
church
12/25 Sat
Muir Woods
Muir Beach?
12/26 Sun
church
moni goes to SF
12/29 Wed evening
12/30 Thu evening
12/31 Fri evenig
<tab> Pier 39
1/1 Sat
Stanford
Stanford Shopping Center
1/2 Sun
church
Santana Row
Valley Fair
1/3 Mon
?
?
Dec 22nd, 2004 by Ashley
There won't be any store open on that day!!!!!!
Where should we go then?
Ahh….the woods? :p
TV people always surprise me =p
Last time I was shocked when I found out that Mr. Sark is actually younger than me!
Well said Alicia, “Gee… Americans do look old, don't they?”
Yeah… lol
I found out just now that Gabrielle(Eve Longoria) had a BS in kinesiology from Taxes A&M. That's
pretty cool! As for my favorite Bree(Marcia Cross), strangely they don't have much info about her.
She's been in the show biz for quite a while, and she's doing quite well. Another show of hers,
Melrose Place was also somewhat popular. I wonder why that is.
Don't believe his younger than me – Mr. Sark (David Anders)
Dec 21st, 2004 by Ashley
I got the first episode of Desperate Housewives (my new fav show!) and it was on hdtv and in avi
format. I was thrilled for the quality. It's totally different from what I used to get. (such as Alias,
Gilmore Girls, West Wing, and etc.) Since I got here, I'm used to DVD quality; therefore I'm reluctant
to get small screen very blur avi's. But after 20 minutes watching the delicate pilot, I started to
consider collecting the entire show. However, before that I'll have to acquire a portable burner :~
ahh…money money money….
Dec 21st, 2004 by Ashley
Emily the strange!!!!!!
Dec 20th, 2004 by Ashley
This is like a curse.
I was reading the code, and suddenly I felt dizzy and very very sleepy. I look at the clock…
It's 4 O'clock.
Why would this happened? Q_Q
what's wrong with me!?
hope a cup of taste of summer can lighten up my brain
It feels so great to actually do something!
I think the reason why I was depressed last week is because I don't know what I'm doing
and I hesitate to do what I'm supposed to do. I don't know why, the China part always gives
me a big head. Now, I'm modifying the system for Sales, which is great! At least I know
what I am doing.
Maybe I'll have to reconsider about whether this job is for me or not.
I'm such a loser
Dec 20th, 2004 by Ashley
List of places to go and things to do first:
Christmas in the Prak – beautiful beautiful downtown San Jose!
Plaza de Cesar Chavez Park
night? activity? restaurant?
Ice
San Jose Event
Santana Row – shopping, view
Santana Row Community
VAlley Fair
Dec 20th, 2004 by Ashley
dalala….I'm so excited :D
havent thought where to bring her, i myself am not very much familiar with this area either :~
but together we can discover this place! play it all!
Dec 20th, 2004 by Ashley
I was looking for job opps on 104@TW, and there were some quiz to analyze what kind of job
suits me best, and this and that. I took the quiz that analyze what type of person you are first,
which catagorize you into 6 categories: Art, Enterprise, Research, Social (work?), “Useful”, and
“this and that”.
Guess which category I score the highest?
Enterprise.
I'm not surprised. Long time ago(in senior high i think), I took a similiar quiz and got the result:
Art >> Enterprise > Research >>>> all the other crap. (To me, those three are the same.)
“So why are you not surprised?” you might ask, ” the result is totally different!”
The thing is, I know I have a great interest in art; however, unfortunately, I don't have the talent.
Now, I've been working for almost 3 months, and I've grown more practical through the years
(I hope). My irrealistic fantasies for art was compromised by the reality, which is not a bad thing.
Don't get me wrong. I do have a passion for literature and music, but you gotta admit that when
you think of “art”, the first thing that comes to your mind is painting or design, which i am very
very bad at. (You can tell from my blog…lol) Anyways, I'm not saying that I'm giving up my love
for lit or music, but I understand that I'm not the type of person born to do those kinda job. So as
I was answering the quiz, I was more honest and answered it based on the reality I knew. Hence,
there was the result.
But the most disappointed thing of all was when I told mom about this, she replied:
“This is what MBA program will make you!”
Oh please, don't say “MBA” in front of my face, I've already had a headache.
I hate MBA
I came across an article “advertising” iBook G4 today, and it made me think of my dear,
beautiful, in-the-closet iBook (G3, unfortunately). I really owe her an apology. Ever since
my desktop is set up, I've abandoned her. For a reason – it's too slow.
I know it's my fault. I like to use many software at the same time, and I'm too stingy to
feed her another ram. Sigh, I really shouldn't treat my babe this way.
Next week, i'm gonna bring her to office, definitely.
(To do what?)
Dec 17th, 2004 by Ashley
I talk to at least one person in Buffalo everyday. I do miss almost
everything and everyone in Buf. So today I searched wretch blog by
“buffalo”, trying to find something that'll bring back the memories.
Tried to capture the uncatchable scent, a feeling.
Recently I started to wonder if I grow a enormous feeling toward
a place when I stay there long enough, say a year or so, and
when I move to somewhere else, I can't help but missing and beautifying the former place I stayed. It seems that I need a year to fall in love
with a new place. But sometimes this “rule” doesn't apply. In the first few months of my college life,
I can't stop remembering how lovely the days were when I was in senior high. Even now, I still wish I
can turn back time and stay in college forever. Bu then again, these feelings didn't keep me from falling
in love with new places, such as NCTU and Buffalo. So do we get the conclusion that I do hate (well,
don't like) this place?
Yet, I have a special feeling toward SF and Berkeley. That one month was sweet and unforgettable.
I don't perticularly love California. Probably becuz the people here are arrogant, in the way they value
Cali so much. It's funny how European look down upon American, and east coasters look down upon
west coasters. Yes, I am fond of the lovely SF city, but I'm still a proud western new yorker.
Well, I guess I'm just being proud ._.
photo: My Creekside backyard view in 2003 Autumn
Dec 17th, 2004 by Ashley
My life seems stuck recently. Last night in bed, the thought that I don't really belong here came across
my mind. I mean the job. It's not the first time I tried to figure out whether this job is for me or not, but
I can't think straight. Afterall, I don't know myself that well. However, last night it became so clear all
of the sudden. I don't enjoy it at all.
What will I enjoy? Let's forget about hanging around doing nothing, watching TV, listening to music, or
reading novels for now. Am I looking for something more challengin? Isn't this job challenging? (FYI, this
is not a retorted answer.) Yes, I still don't know what I want, but I guess I have a somewhat not-too-
vague idea of what I don't want. But then again, it doesn't matter much whether I enjoy this job or not.
It's only a process, an oppertunity for me to practice seriousness. I kept telling myself, don't be a so-
called nowadays-irresponsible-young-adults, but boy, there's a reason for there being so many “nowadays-
irresponsible-young-adults” enough for people to conclude that yound adults nowadays tend to be…
irresponsible.
Apparently there's a huge gap between knowing what to do and doing what to do. What a cliche.
Well, I guess I wanna do something that's more…affective(?). Not necessarily something that will change
others life, but something that's mind-related(?).
Afterall, I do hate programming.