A cool rainy day here in Winston-Salem. Starting to feel like autumn now.

Hurricane hit the Texas coast about 10 days ago. It was pretty devastating though few would know about it since it coincided with the financial crisis that is ongoing. Yet for us here in North Carolina, we are still pretty much affected by the fallout. With the refineries still not at full production, shortages remain [...]

Early this morning, Hurricane Ike proceeded to tear up a broad swath of Texas. Damage is extensive with the full extent of it yet to be determined especially as the storm moves up the midwest of the United States which may lead to more flooding and more seriously, outbreaks of tornados.
Last week, Tropical Storm Hanna [...]

A drizzlily day today which is quite welcome after a long dry period. Coolness is appreciated too. Starting to feel a bit like fall… Speaking of fall, yesterday was the start of the new school year. Christen is now a freshman at Parkland High. Seems it was not too long ago she was just starting [...]

Filled up the gast tank with premium gas at $3.65/gallon. I think it was that price sometime last winter I believe. It is about 40¢ off from the peak in the summer time. That works about $4 less per fill-up. Does not seem like much but over a month that works about $30 less for [...]

Being a programmer never was the first thing I imagined my life’s occupation to be growing up. I always had dreams of more adventurous jobs: test pilot, military soldier, doctor. But reality and an understanding of what avenues for success were available to me lead me to business school. Even then, I chose the more [...]

When I think about my favorite movies, I realised that there are no easy top ten list for me to pick from. My film watching habits over the years has transverse every genre, over many countries and different film eras. It is rare for me to view a film repeatedly. Actually, my problem is that [...]

I wanted to be a test pilot.
From late childhood to late teenage years, I wanted to be a test pilot more than anything else. Notwithstanding that I wore and still is wearing glasses, the idea to be in command of a machine and push it to its limits had its appeal to me. From time [...]