Eurotrip Robot fight scene

Because I'm going to paris, i'd figured i'd get a bit acquainted with the culture a bit...

The Wicker Man - Comedy Trailer

Alright, thanks to colin, i can't stop laughing at the wicker man. Check this piece of awesomeness out...

Pub Quiz night!

After, running around in san francisco, Gary decides to chill with his homey Roth. So after some really good food at the pancake house, we decided to take in a pub quiz night on irving.
As always, Gary scores well with ladies by bringing some guinness to the table. I was ordered some pear cider. It was good! Blackthorn tavern was pretty empty on a monday, but hey, i'm just glad we got some seats and weren't last.

Why can't my life be a musical?

I went with a few coworkers to this awesome musical in the city called "The Student Gypsy." Really funny, with corny jokes thrown in the mix. I'm going to mark it as one of many potential date places. It's in the embarcadero, so it definitely gives an option for a nice walk at night near the pier. Osha thai is nearby as well and parking is plentiful ($6.00 if you do decide to pay for parking). Lynette showcases her princess umbrella as it was raining that night.. brrr.

Grad School Life: The Lab

So as many of you know (i.e. Gary), i got into grad school at SFSU. Good program, nearby, and hopefully fun. It'll be different from last job where i had an office, a view and hot coworkers. Oh well, time to move on. Here's a virtual tour. I hope to include the classrooms where I hope to TA.



So this is where we keep our butterflies after they hatch. I always wonder about a few that escape to annoy anyone who's in the lab. Ah well, as you can see the lab is up in the top floor so we get decent sunlight and stuff. Not a bad atmosphere to work in.


Here is a bit more of the lab where i do the dissections. Pretty sterile, clean and vacant (spring break).

Here is my work station, where i keep the bugs on chill to anesthetize them (before i rip out their CNS). Here's a piece of my work, opened and laid out for all to see. I think this is the part where i cut out the digestive cavity and start isolating the cns. The next step is to locate the motor neuron and then have it a rig where i can start recording firing of the ecdysis pattern. Good thing we did a lot of this at Davis, so i have some experience in recording from a transducer. I probably need more practice isolating the CNS motor neuron...



This is the break room with two macs and two PCs. I just wish it had a couch.

American Hi-Fi - The Geeks Get The Girls (Video)

Because I'm a geek!

Editors - The Weight Of The World (Melkweg)

Song of the day!

Wallpaper - Poison

Wallpaper at the Bottom of the Hill

Music Video of the Day! Wallpaper - Poison

Can't get it out of my head....

About my blog title.

So I guess you're wondering what "5 centimeters per second" means. It's actually a title of anime about how fast cherry blossom petals fall and that it symbolizes the relationships of people, about how we all start off together and we slowly drift our separate ways. With this blog, I hope to at least remember the people I did meet or did interact with, even if it was just briefly, or years upon years long.

I'm optimistic though. Life has a way of bringing us back together, by a song, an image in a store, or a holiday. We remember people who aren't always around or off doing something else. So even though, we might drift away, as slowly as petals, we come back together in ways unbeknownst to ourselves. This blog is to do just that. Holding onto connections while making new ones.*Cue emo music "Transatlanticism" by Death Cab for Cutie*

Spring Break.. what?

I guess now that I'm working, spring breaks don't matter much to me any more. I remember being excited over going out, getting some sleep, eating out a lot and just plain r-e-l-a-x-ing. With work, there's no such thing as vacation. I can't wait to look forward to spring break when I'm a grad student, although, I'm sure I'll be slaving over some project...yay research...

Running again!

Finally, my coughing fits are few and far in between and I can finally breathe! Though, I won't be going up to tahoe to go snowboarding. I do need still need to take it easy and if I'm going to put my health at risk, I rather do it running (and lifting). So this is my tiny little gym that I use. I love it! No one's around, i have full use of all of the equipment. And i don't get bothered. It's my place of Zen. It's been a while since i've worked out, so some of my exercises have been
harder.

Thursday I've got my grad class presentation. I called up Pascal to see what's up and what's he's up to. He told me that I could benefit a lot from increased mileage.

Miles: 4.7 (I'm still coughing)


(P.S. Everytime i see that stop button, i just want to tag it hammertime)

Maybe we didn't play enough cowbell...

Yeah, damn you SF hipster bands. =).

Can't touch this.

That's what i feel, at least at the time. I should probably break it off like i'm "too legit to quit"(hey, hey..). My life is going way too fast right now, and i need to take a break every once in a while.

Enter, this weekend, i should probably go snowboarding but I should probably stop (hammertime) and take care of my health. Then I can REALLY party (woohoo Gary's coming).

Happy St. Patricks' Day

So i might be going to a little known pub called Beckett's if it were for the fact that a) I'm still a tad under the weather b) I should get to work on those slides for my project on thursday c) i only know one more person coming to this thing. Might as well stop by for a beer and leave early. Might bring my laptop and just get some work done out there. I probably shouldn't go out if i keep coughing.

Miles: 1.3 (normal walking distance)

Running song of the week.Young Love: DiscoTech

I love this song, and plus who says you can't be a hipster while running. I'm actually starting to feel a whole lot better.

I'm trapped in the Closet.. like R. Kelly

Pssshhh. haHAHAHA

Lost!

So last night's Lost episode was really good although, i was disappointed about what happened to Jin. I mean seriously, kill off the Asian guy? Lame! Though, it may just be a fake death. We'll see. Being sick has it's ups and downs, but when it's up, i'm in such a good mood but otherwise i'm tired, lazy and just foggy.

Anyways, today's another busy clinic day, so i'll updated again when i can, with photos! Anyone doing anything cool for St. Patrick's Day?

Reminds me of Seattle: Milli Vanilli - Blame It On The Rain

Yes, i will blame being sick on the rain...

Another 90s favorite: Milli Vanilli

Girl you know it's true!

The Forbidden Kingdom

woohoo

Music Video Pick of the day: Sigur Ros

Awesome, just awesome.

Say It Again (Original Song)

Half Japanese, Half Irish singer-song writer... Yes it's Pop-y, but hey, she's a total Hasian (hot + Asian).

Another mobile blog

I'm waiting for my bro to come down from office. Usually he has his
own car but he had to bring it into the shop. I took this photo near
st. Mary's in San francisco which is near USF. They have such a nice
campus which is further amplified by nice weather.

This is perfect "beisbol" weather which usually means beer and garlic
fries woohoo!

Still haven't decided whether to go to Oklahoma for my friend's
wedding or Paris. Decisions decisions....

Whoa just saw a girl riding a bike who had her red thong exposed. That
was random. :)

Feminist issues of Grey's Anatomy and Cake

Friday night, i went to my friend's wife's congratulatory party for passing her quals. It was held in Berkeley, at a little restaurant called Downtown. Good drinks, small but tasty portions. I had the lamb which i liked a lot.



I got her decadent hazelnut cake which she and the guests loved it. I also met a cute history grad student by the name of Megan. She's totally cool! We talked a bit about carpentry, and I'm sure i embarrassed myself. She's pretty cute, got the lisa loeb glasses and a bit snarky. Loves indie shows and stands firm on some issues (she hates grey's anatomy because it depicts women as hysterical crazy people which hindered a lot of women in the past). I must mention she's pretty sweet as well.


This weekend is all about studying and running, (probably going to do it sunday). I wish i could have took some photos of the party but my iphone was out of juice and my camera battery was dead.. Yes, i know i'm lame.

AsianAvenue

I've been roughly on Asian Avenue two months longer than Gary, and if there was a side by side comparison, it looks like Gary's getting all the love. Seriously, check it out, there's a no photo on his main page, and he has like 216 hits. I have, 12 hits on my page. What the hell? I'm going to need to hire a new photo person to take my photos for myspace and facebook. You think i'm kidding...

Today, I ran for 50 minutes at 10:30 pace, lifted 180lbs @ 2 sets of 20, butterfly curls @ the same, and then 120 elevated crunches before i hit the books again... Looking forward to this friday for my friend's wife's quals party. I think chocolate should do it.



So, I

Singstar PS3

Oh hells yes, for those cold hipster nights when all you have is microphone..

Another SF Indie Pop Moment

So I discovered this band accidently, by going to this website call freecheap.com, an all inclusive guide to fun cheap things to do in the city (like free booze and concerts, and even a bicycle jousting tournament?) Anyway, they're called Love like Fire. I like it! You should too if you know what's what.

They having a mini set @ the Harlot in SF and if it weren't for the fact that I'm trying to be some what responsible with studying and exercise, i'd so go.

Free vodka lemon drops too... Crap. Anyway, give them a listen and tell me what you think.

Look what I found on my computer

Good times.

Roth Rolled! The 80s!

You just been Roth Rolled!

Blogging with your Iphone (or mobile phone)

So i figured out a few things about mobile blogging, mlogging, mblogging or whatever you call blogging with your mobile phone, or in my case, iphone. As long as you have internet on your phone (whether you pay for it by data or have a carte blanche service), it's surprisingly very easy to do. I recommend blogger.com for mobile blogging. Before any of this, make sure you already signed into blogger.com and have a live blog activated. Also, go through their mobile blogging setup. Here's a picture guide of how to blog with your phone (in my case, iphone).

Step 1.
Take a photo with your iphone (or any mobile phone).













Step 2.
Click the "Email Photo"











Step 3.
You should be in the email application and see this screen.











Step 4.
In the To: email field, make sure you have "go@blogger.com" (i use blogger.com, way easy and clean).











Step 5.
In the Subject line, type the title of your blog post. In the body of your email, type the body text of your post as shown in the picture below.











Step 6.
After your done, typing the blog click send and your post should be uploaded to your blogspot address.













Some pointers. I noticed that if i don't write a whole bunch of text, my sentences get skewed a bit with improper paragraph indents. So make sure there's a decent amount of text before you send. Mblogg away.

Another show

Just another photo from the show. Usually I don't get a chance to go
out and catch a show (damn school/work) but when I do, I'm glad I did.
The next show is in Merced, about two hours away from sf. Check them
out on myspace. The definite articles.

Retox lounge

Awesome show at retox. Arjun, melody, sean and john totally blew me
away. I was kinda thinking about not going but I'm so glad I did. Will
have to get a cd if I can.