The other day we ate dinner with one of Siew's friends at a place in the Curve called the Apartment. The food was not bad, but the price was more than we usually pay for food. We're cheap people normally.
Anyway, I heard an old song playing there that I really like.
I couldn't quite remember the name, I had to check to make sure I was correct. Lo and behold, I was correct. The song I heard that I liked was Love Fool by the Cardigans.
Siew, I want you to listen to this song so I am posting from a video on Youtube that has the song.
I love you Siew!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MuQ0AQ7YWS8
November 28, 2009
November 27, 2009
A fan without blades
Dyson has made a fan without blades.
http://www.dyson.com/fans/
It is an interesting idea. I think it has appeal to me simply for safety with children.
It pushes a thin, but strong, blast out from the edge of its ring. This, in theory, causes more air to join its flow outward. This should have something to do with high pressure always going towards low-pressure. This is the same type of thing the keeps an airplane from crashing to the ground.
There's no such thing as "suction" but instead a difference in pressure where high pressure goes toward low pressure. Read here for more.
Anyway, neat idea. . . the price is not so neat. 299.99-329.99 for a fan?!
http://www.dyson.com/fans/
It is an interesting idea. I think it has appeal to me simply for safety with children.
It pushes a thin, but strong, blast out from the edge of its ring. This, in theory, causes more air to join its flow outward. This should have something to do with high pressure always going towards low-pressure. This is the same type of thing the keeps an airplane from crashing to the ground.
There's no such thing as "suction" but instead a difference in pressure where high pressure goes toward low pressure. Read here for more.
Anyway, neat idea. . . the price is not so neat. 299.99-329.99 for a fan?!
November 21, 2009
Short Trip
This week we took off for Penang. I took 2 and a half days off from work to make the trip.
We wanted to meet with Siew's cousin about the parts deals.
That was interesting, I learned more about what they want so I can try to find more things and they were surprised that I know so much about circuit boards, plastics, and manufacturing processes.
We went to a private hospital here this week to have an ultra-sound scan done. According to the doctor the risk of the child having down-syndrome or other health problems, in our case, is about 1 in 6285. Those odds are not bad, but I would do with a 100%, but I'll have to accept what is as it is.
Here is a picture of the baby:
I have the picture in bmp to maintain loss-less image quality. Normally I use jpg, but in this case the image is scanned in and is already not clear because of the ultra-sound. Sorry about the large file.
I also obtained my Malaysian driver's license. I am now legal, without having to take a test at all, to drive in Malaysia. Scary isn't it?
On the way to Penang I drove for about 1.5 hours. I am not used to the lack of cruise control, nor to using those particular leg and foot muscles. My foot in particular began to cramp quite a lot. Siew drove the rest of the trip.
We'll be heading back to KL tomorrow. I have to go back to work on Monday. I hope that I can start getting some things arranged and make some trips to finalize things. I really want to work with Siew's cousin, I think that has a lot more potential than teaching, ultimately.
We wanted to meet with Siew's cousin about the parts deals.
That was interesting, I learned more about what they want so I can try to find more things and they were surprised that I know so much about circuit boards, plastics, and manufacturing processes.
We went to a private hospital here this week to have an ultra-sound scan done. According to the doctor the risk of the child having down-syndrome or other health problems, in our case, is about 1 in 6285. Those odds are not bad, but I would do with a 100%, but I'll have to accept what is as it is.
Here is a picture of the baby:
I have the picture in bmp to maintain loss-less image quality. Normally I use jpg, but in this case the image is scanned in and is already not clear because of the ultra-sound. Sorry about the large file.
I also obtained my Malaysian driver's license. I am now legal, without having to take a test at all, to drive in Malaysia. Scary isn't it?
On the way to Penang I drove for about 1.5 hours. I am not used to the lack of cruise control, nor to using those particular leg and foot muscles. My foot in particular began to cramp quite a lot. Siew drove the rest of the trip.
We'll be heading back to KL tomorrow. I have to go back to work on Monday. I hope that I can start getting some things arranged and make some trips to finalize things. I really want to work with Siew's cousin, I think that has a lot more potential than teaching, ultimately.
November 17, 2009
Secrets of Korea
I have some strange employers.
Maybe it is Korean culture. I am not sure.
Take today as an example. I was talking to the boss's sister (she's kind of the co-owner). She said she had just exercised. In order to continue the conversation, I asked her what kind of exercise. She refused to respond. She really didn't want to tell me what kind of exercise she'd been doing.
This makes me wonder. This is the lady who moved to Malaysia, owns a restaurant in Korea that her husband manages. She's been married for 16 years, but lives apart from her husband.
I know this means I have a dirty mind. However, I suspect that she didn't want to tell me what exercise she was doing because she didn't mean exercise of the normal type. . but of a more intimate type.
She's over 40 and has been in Malaysia with only her son for company for at least 2 years. She claims she doesn't miss her husband. This really makes me suspect her faithfulness to her marriage. Perhaps this is something they both have agreed to, I do not know, of course.
Sorry, just random thoughts.
There have been other things that both of the sisters have said or done that really make me question Korean culture sometimes.
Maybe I'll give more examples later.
Maybe it is Korean culture. I am not sure.
Take today as an example. I was talking to the boss's sister (she's kind of the co-owner). She said she had just exercised. In order to continue the conversation, I asked her what kind of exercise. She refused to respond. She really didn't want to tell me what kind of exercise she'd been doing.
This makes me wonder. This is the lady who moved to Malaysia, owns a restaurant in Korea that her husband manages. She's been married for 16 years, but lives apart from her husband.
I know this means I have a dirty mind. However, I suspect that she didn't want to tell me what exercise she was doing because she didn't mean exercise of the normal type. . but of a more intimate type.
She's over 40 and has been in Malaysia with only her son for company for at least 2 years. She claims she doesn't miss her husband. This really makes me suspect her faithfulness to her marriage. Perhaps this is something they both have agreed to, I do not know, of course.
Sorry, just random thoughts.
There have been other things that both of the sisters have said or done that really make me question Korean culture sometimes.
Maybe I'll give more examples later.
November 13, 2009
Crazy Taxi
Yesterday, when Siew was driving me to work, a taxi driver abruptly cut in front of us.
He didn't indicate his wish to change lanes with a turn signal (not an uncommon event here in Malaysia, or in Kentucky). This is something that happens a lot and isn't a big deal.
When he changed lanes, he slowed down! This is a big deal. You do not get in front of someone, cutting it close at that, and slow down.
Siew did the normal thing, she honked the car's horn. The response was that the driver of the taxi immediately stomped on his brakes. Siew's response was to use the horn again. The driver did the same thing, again! This happened several times before Siew was able to get around this asshole.
When we drove by him he was gesticulating in a way I have never seen before. He had his hand palm-down and was pushing his hand in an upward diagonal repeatedly, while pointedly looking at us.
Neither of us knows what this gesture meant. I have the feeling it was akin to giving someone the middle finger.
We wrote down his plate number and the taxi's phone number so we can complain about him.
We observed his driving further until we turned off the road going to where I work. He is a terrible driver, perhaps he was intoxicated.
I think intoxication is likely, I have never heard of stupidity making someone drive so terribly. But, there is a first time for everything.
If you see taxi HWC 1362. Do not get in!
He didn't indicate his wish to change lanes with a turn signal (not an uncommon event here in Malaysia, or in Kentucky). This is something that happens a lot and isn't a big deal.
When he changed lanes, he slowed down! This is a big deal. You do not get in front of someone, cutting it close at that, and slow down.
Siew did the normal thing, she honked the car's horn. The response was that the driver of the taxi immediately stomped on his brakes. Siew's response was to use the horn again. The driver did the same thing, again! This happened several times before Siew was able to get around this asshole.
When we drove by him he was gesticulating in a way I have never seen before. He had his hand palm-down and was pushing his hand in an upward diagonal repeatedly, while pointedly looking at us.
Neither of us knows what this gesture meant. I have the feeling it was akin to giving someone the middle finger.
We wrote down his plate number and the taxi's phone number so we can complain about him.
We observed his driving further until we turned off the road going to where I work. He is a terrible driver, perhaps he was intoxicated.
I think intoxication is likely, I have never heard of stupidity making someone drive so terribly. But, there is a first time for everything.
If you see taxi HWC 1362. Do not get in!
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