Sometimes you have to realize where you are and what you’ve done. It’ll take a great effort to be in a new light. These efforts are not easy and almost impossible.

I don’t remember where I read something similar before but I am familiar with the thought. Or is it, more work than you’re willing to put in. Or in energy form, if an object is in motion, it will take very little energy to keep it moving. But if an object is stationary, it’ll take quite a lot of energy to get the object in motion. Is it worth it?

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When we look at a color, do we all see it the same way? Will the shade of blue that I see contain less red or more green? What does that mean?

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People are people so what can you do? That’s from a Depeche Mode’s song. I think those are the words they sing. That’s the part that I remembered…

No matter what you do, or think, people are who they are. It’s going to be hard to figure out what works and what does not. It’s hard to figure out if people are going to be honest about what they tell you.

I’m at a point where I know I shouldn’t judge people right away but I haven’t been proven wrong yet. First impressions do leave a lasting impression. I know I don’t come off strong right away but that’s just who I am.

One realization that I’ve gotten lately is that I’m in the wrong place and at the wrong time.

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Europe has always been a place that fascinated me. It’s been a place that I’ve always wanted to visit and experience for myself. Every year, I chose to go to Malaysia instead because that’s where my family is at. 10 years later, I’ve finally around to seeing Europe for myself.

My trip started March 18 with an evening flight to London. Technically, the plane left at 1am on March 19. I had visited Li Yun over there as she was finishing her MBA class in London. We went to some great places to eat. Having only been there a few months, she’s found many good places and I must say that I was impressed by the quality and variety of food found in London.

What did I see: Tower Bridge, London Eye, Westminister Abbey, Buckingham Palace, Victoria, Trafaglar Square, Chinatown, Piccadilly, Oxford Square, the outer walls of London Tower, London Bridge, St Paul Cathedral, Tate Modern, National Portrait Museum, Nothing Hill, Stonehenge, Windsor Castle and Bath. The last 3 was a day trip outside London.

After spending 5 days in London, I took the SCNF to Paris. It went under the channel. A lot of people has asked me what it was like. It just felt like being in a really long tunnel. It was dark and you can’t tell a difference. The train was moving fast enough that it didn’t make a difference if we were above ground or underground.

I spent the next 2.5 days in Paris, where I saw the important sights: Eiffel Tower, Trocadero, Grand Palais, Les Invades, Arc de Triomphe, Notre Dame and Louvre Museum. The Louvre was totally amazing. I was planning on spending 2-3 hours there since it’s just another museum. I ended up spending 6+ hours there. The rooms were like a maze. It’s quite frustrating at times to get lost but you end up discovering something new. That’s how I got to seeing the Mona Lisa, by accident. I also realized that there are a lot of good Italian art that I didn’t think I’d appreciate before… I didn’t have anything amazing enough to talk about – I did have crepes, pastries, etc. One thing that I really enjoyed in Paris was the espresso. Definitely something else.

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I’m finding myself wondering what I’ve done in my life. This is a blog of my 2009, just to remind me 20 years from now, what life was like in 2009.

2009 started cold. Well, that’s a given since I’m living in MN. New Years Eve was spent with Kayla, Kris, Lauren and a few others. I flew to Malaysia in January for Chinese New Year. I stopped by in South Korea first. Spent the evening exploring what’s to eat in Seoul with Rachel. She had flew there to visit her cousin. I had a 23.5 hours layover. I remembered it was cold. Just like in MN. Got to KL the next day, tired as heck. My mom and brother picked me up from the airport.

I spent most of CNY with the family. Didn’t do much other than be home, have breakfast with dad and went shopping with mom. Got into some arguments with my bro, as usual. But we’re family, so things are easily forgotten. Visited my cousins and uncle in Penang. The drive to my uncle’s place usually takes 5-6 hours with dad in the car. This time, it only took 3 hours 45 mins.

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This is what I learned today. To get sound working over HDMI for a PC, you’ll need to get video card driver installed (since HDMI is technically on the video card) and the kicker is you need to have the correct display resolution in order for it to output sound. So, if you see an option for 1280 X 800 but the “recommended” is 1900 X 1080, you need to select the latter.

I just don’t get why the video card driver can’t have a little more intelligence in it – don’t display the resolutions that will not support both audio and video. And don’t let you see a HDMI sound option unless you’ve got the video card installed… Otherwise, there’s a lot of endless loops you’ll be sending people chasing after.

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Between work and personal life, I’m not sure how my life got so complicated. As time goes on, I find myself holding on to more and more crap. Why is that?

I also find myself with more bills and more things that I don’t really need. I would go into times where I want something for a while and then not. It goes for many things in my life.

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I went to Kansas City, MO on 12/3/09 to watch Metric, The Bravery, Spoon and Hockey play. Spoon was headlining and Metric was the second band to play. They played for 30 minutes and it was amazing to watch them perform songs from Fantasies.

Here’s a video clip. I have still hands.

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As humans, we have basic needs – air to breathe, water to keep our bodily functions working, food to give us energy, etc. Once we figured out how to get the basics, we work on figuring out what’s next. At some point in time, human began to think about fire. Fire lead to cooked meals. Cooked meals led to many other things.

The point is… Once we get what we are looking for, we move on, to something that we want. The want becomes a need. The need is sometimes in the form of invention or it can be as simple as friendship. As we evolve, our needs evolve as well. Our needs get bigger and bigger. It’s not supposed to stop. We will continue to want something new, something better.

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The View for the Basswood Room

You know how some people talk about moons aligning for something to happen? Well, this is kind of how I found Thimbleberry Inn. I had wanted to take pictures of the Fall but wasn’t thinking about driving far for it. I had wanted a vacation but am really afraid to take more than a day off at a time because of my crazy work schedule – I do sometimes live around my work.

I had decided to take Friday off and had no plans. The night before, I had thought about Bayfield because I remembered it being on Lake Superior and it’s been a place that I’ve wanted to visit. I looked up some hotel information. Found a couple of Inns and I had decided to call them up. Everyone I had talked to sounded the same – told me how much a room was going to cost me and what they included – a continental breakfast.

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