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2007-10-27

 

I'm Very Well Connected...

I have a T-shirt from Sprint with this phrase printed on the front. Although I don't really care what is printed on it and use it in rotation, it has given me undue attention the last few times I wore it. People would read it aloud and ask me whom I'm very well connected to.

It is probably a very nice T-shirt for starting conversations with strangers. Too bad I hate that...

2007-10-18

 

Much Improved Commute

With my office moved from Santa Monica to Culver City, I finally realize, commute does not have to be nasty.

On paper, the distance is shortened only by 30%. But by avoiding crossing two horrible freeways, the commute time is now less than half: from 20-40 mins down to 10-15 mins. More importantly, since the route is not as congested, driving is much more relaxing. No need to worry people's reckless cutting and turning from out of nowhere.

The sad thing is, this is about the only good thing on the move...

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2007-10-16

 

The Trip

With a few days of rest, it is time to summarize the trip.

The show, Mamma Mia, was surprisingly good. Surprising because I didn't have much expectation as I thought it would be kinda boring. It was actually much lighter and funnier than I imagined. The singing was great, particular the one playing the "mother" Donna. Much more enjoyable than Sammi's concert.

I also tried the $20 trick for hotel upgrade. Too bad the front desk clerk said the manager did not allow update, probably due to the coincidence IBM conference (or whatever meeting they do... in Vegas...). I did get a free spa day pass to try their fitness center.

But the most memorial was the Noodle Shop. I heard about this place when it was still in another hotel. Now that I'm staying at a hotel with this restaurant, of course I decided to try it. I went there really early at 5-ish (wanted to eat something before the show). The place was already pretty full (there is no really sense of time in Vegas as the casino has the same lighting 24/7). I was seated and brought a drink, but was then told to wait for the waitress. After waiting for like 10 mins, I started to get impatient, tried to signal, but no one seemed to care, even though at least 3 waitresses saw me. Then eventually at least one of them walked by and mumbled that a waitresses would be serving me soon.

After a few more minutes, a waitress finally showed up to take orders. But she only went to the table next to mine, and completely ignore my table. What would you do in this case? Certainly! I walked out of the restaurant. This is the first time I do something like this, but I don't think I had a choice when no one cared enough to serve me...

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2007-10-11

 

Cheapo Cheapo

When I said cheapo, I meant it. The very cheap JetBlue tickets that came with my Vegas trip are actually next to unusable.

So I got Saturday night show tickets and hotels easily. Using them is as simple as faxing/making an easy call. But no, not for cheapo JetBlue. When I called a month ago, the very helpful representative told me that there is no way to get tickets on weekends calling so late. No Fridays. No Sundays. No Mondays. Since the show tickets mandate Saturday night, there is just no way around it.

After taking the blame of calling so late, I asked her if there are flights tickets available any weekend up to April. No, it's even not my fault; they are just not giving me weekend tickets. So I could fly, but not for the show...

Well, it might not totally be JetBlue's fault. The mall that gave me the package probably only paid for the cheapest "reward" tickets. And with this impossible task on scheduling a weekend trip without weekend flights, at least they should have someone to arrange the trip for me. So the mall sucks, too.

Out of spite, I am considering flying roundtrip on the same day on some weekday to waste their resources...

Anyway, I'm driving to Vegas tomorrow. Have a nice weekend!

2007-10-08

 

DSmania

Sony has recently released the "Slim & Lite" version of PSP, but looks like the winner has already been decided: DS Lite. That's a great news for a proud owner like me.

How do I know DS Lite has won? Well, if you go to my office's cafeteria at around 4pm each day, you'll see a gang of 4 to 5 people playing networked games. Last time, when I went to Ralph's for grocery at 6pm, I also saw one of their employees taking a break outside the store with none other than a DS Lite. I can't remember when was the last time I saw someone playing a PSP in public.

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2007-10-05

 

24" Commute

Commuting has become much worse lately. That's unavoidable: traffic is only marginally tolerable during the summer, when many people, particularly those go to UCLA, are not around. But it's ok. I've only got one more week to suffer, before my company moves to Culver City, when I can choose to drive a much shorter and better route or just take a bus.

Beside, I have another reason to be excited. I just got a 24" monitor. Since I don't want to repackage it, I haven't opened the box yet. Can't wait to start using it after the move...

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