UBC Blog Squad

I guess now I can say that I’m officially a part of the UBC Blog Squad.

Oh, on a side note: I wonder where this post would rank in Google for the search query “UBC Blogsquad”. The wonders of SEO

*Update* - As of Sept. 1, 08, this post ranks second in Google for… Continue reading...

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Police Car in Beijing, China: Toyota Prius!

I wanted to publish this earlier on, but didn’t really get the time to. So here it is: a Toyota Prius police car that I saw in Beijing on Aug. 5, 2008, parked adjacent to Tiananmen Square.

You see police cars of all sorts: old, beat-up Volkswagens… shiny, new Hyundais…. unmarked, covert Mercedes Benz… you name… Continue reading...

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Green

These days, I’m really into — green. A couple of screenshots from my Thinkpad T61, running Ubuntu 8.04 (hardy):

Booting up…

Logging in… with fingerprint reader of course!

Ta-da…

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So University Begins… Almost?

My first official post for UBC Blog Squad

Thu 12 Aug, 1:08 PM
Scattered clouds
17.0 oC
Calm
Sunrise: 06:13 / Sunset: 20:18

I’m having mixed feelings about university: on one hand, I’m feeling all nostalgic about the end of summer, the end of “childhood” as we know it (how cheesy) …etc. On the other hand, I’m really looking… Continue reading...

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Back From Beijing

I’m finally back from Beijing, after 5 wonderful weeks there.

I’m now quite exhausted, since it is 6:25 AM Beijing time and I don’t remember the last time that I slept.

I’m really glad to be back home, in Vancouver.

I’m numb from exhaustion.

Over and out. Will update in a bit.

(It is sooooooooooooo unbeliveably great to use high… Continue reading...

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