Tuesday, September 27, 2005
Korean class vs Japanese class
Just want to get a basic understanding about Korean, I went to the Korean class (at DeAnza College) last night. It is the first class of the new quarter. Although I had sit in another Korean class (also at DeAnza) with my friend Eddie for about a month several years ago, I didn't put much effort into it. This time, hopefully, I will register for the class.
One interesting observation in the Korean class is that there are quite a few Korean heritage students (including those been adopted many years ago. Adding second generation Korean students, about half of the class know some Korean already.
Compare to the Japanese classes that I took before, it is a quite different experience. In those Japanese classes, only few students have Japanese background.
One interesting observation in the Korean class is that there are quite a few Korean heritage students (including those been adopted many years ago. Adding second generation Korean students, about half of the class know some Korean already.
Compare to the Japanese classes that I took before, it is a quite different experience. In those Japanese classes, only few students have Japanese background.
Labels: language
You may not need TV at all
The cable service has been restored for almost a week (It was fixed last Monday, soon after I filed that compliant with FCC - what a coincident), but whenever I grab the remote control, I don't know which channel I should tune to. In fact, I don't feel like to watch TV anymore?!
There are reports and articles tell people to get away from TV once a while (or get rid of TV altogether), and I always have a doubt. After losing cable service for an entire month, I started to believe that TV is *NOT* an essential part of our live.
I found that I have more time to do something else or even just hanging around doing nothing - actually, my entire family feels the same way - without cable service.
May be I should keep up the good habit but limiting my TV-watching time.
There are reports and articles tell people to get away from TV once a while (or get rid of TV altogether), and I always have a doubt. After losing cable service for an entire month, I started to believe that TV is *NOT* an essential part of our live.
I found that I have more time to do something else or even just hanging around doing nothing - actually, my entire family feels the same way - without cable service.
May be I should keep up the good habit but limiting my TV-watching time.
Saturday, September 17, 2005
Can FCC help me resolve my Comcast issue?
I have filed a compliant with FCC (the confirmation number is FORM475: 05-W10977328) regarding the out-of-cable-service for almost a month (since 8-19 we returned from the trip) issue.
Numerous calls to Comcast 800 service number resulted in few technician visits and none of them is helpful. This makes wonder if Comcast people really understand their network?
Wether this complaint will help resolving the issue or not is a question. Let's wait and see.
If this doesn't work out. I will have to try other venues. What are other resources are available?
Numerous calls to Comcast 800 service number resulted in few technician visits and none of them is helpful. This makes wonder if Comcast people really understand their network?
Wether this complaint will help resolving the issue or not is a question. Let's wait and see.
If this doesn't work out. I will have to try other venues. What are other resources are available?
Friday, September 02, 2005
a roller-coaster day
late last night i got a call from the manager who is managing the project that i am assigned to at the time-being, asked me to attend a meeting at 9:00am this morning.
it seems that the project schedule will be squeezed again.
i arrived office much earlier. later, i found out in the meeting that the managers in yesterday's meeting had being thinking drop off certain features to squeese the schedule.
two proposals were discussed. although less and less work is to be done the schedule seems to be tighter and tighter.
latest news around noon is that the executive decision (on the business side instead of technical side) was made and the entire work is shifted to another group.
look like i have spent some time doing nothing for a while.
glad that i went to Linux training from monday to wednesday.
it seems that the project schedule will be squeezed again.
i arrived office much earlier. later, i found out in the meeting that the managers in yesterday's meeting had being thinking drop off certain features to squeese the schedule.
two proposals were discussed. although less and less work is to be done the schedule seems to be tighter and tighter.
latest news around noon is that the executive decision (on the business side instead of technical side) was made and the entire work is shifted to another group.
look like i have spent some time doing nothing for a while.
glad that i went to Linux training from monday to wednesday.
