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| Sunday, September 29, 2002 | ||
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AH!!! Another weekend is over.... I have 2 more weeks until I close on my new house. Woo hoo!!! It was a good weekend again, I had a wonderful time with my girlfriend Hsiu Hsiu. Auburn Beat Syracuse in triple over time with 37-34 score. War Eagle!!! |
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| Min-Hsao -- 8:36:00 PM [ 0 ] | ||
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| Friday, September 27, 2002 | ||
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An email from my friend Rick. I thought it was pretty funny. THE COLLEGE THEME PAPER: HE VS. SHE Remember the book "Men are from Mars, Women are from Venus"? Well, here's a prime example offered by an English professor at Arizona State University. "Today we will experiment with a new form called the tandem story. The process is simple. Each person will pair off with the person sitting to his or her immediate right. One of you will then write the first paragraph of a short story. The partner will read the first paragraph and then add another paragraph to the story. The first person will then add a third paragraph, and so on back and forth. Remember to re-read what has been written each time in order to keep the story coherent. There is to be absolutely NO talking and anything you wish to say must be written on the paper. The story is over when both agree a conclusion has been reached." The following was actually turned in by two of my English students: Rebecca -last name deleted, and Gary - last name deleted. STORY: (first paragraph by Rebecca) At first, Laurie couldn't decide which kind of tea she wanted. The chamomile, which used to be her favorite for lazy evenings at home, now reminded her too much of Carl, who once said, in happier times, that he liked chamomile. But she felt she must now, at all costs, keep her mind off Carl. His possessiveness was suffocating, and if she thought about him too much her asthma started acting up again. So chamomile was out of the question. ------------------------------------------------------ (second paragraph by Gary) Meanwhile, Advance Sergeant Carl Harris, leader of the attack squadron now in orbit over Skylon 4, had more important things to think about than the neuroses of an air-headed asthmatic bimbo named Laurie with whom he had spent one sweaty night over a year ago. "A.S. Harris to Geostation 17, he said into his transgalactic communicator. "Polar orbit established. No sign of resistance so far..." But before he could sign off, a bluish particle beam flashed out of nowhere and blasted a hole through his ship's cargo bay. The jolt from the direct hit sent him flying out of his seat and across the cockpit. ----------------------------------------------------- (Rebecca) He bumped his head and died almost immediately but not before he felt one last pang of regret for psychically brutalizing the one woman who had ever had feelings for him. Soon afterwards, Earth stopped its pointless hostilities towards the peaceful farmers of Skylon 4. "Congress Passes Law Permanently Abolishing War and Space Travel," Laurie read in her newspaper one morning. The news simultaneously excited her and bored her. She stared out the window, dreaming of her youth, when the days had passed unhurriedly and carefree, with no newspapers to read, no television to distract her from her sense of innocent wonder at all the beautiful things around her. "Why must one lose one's innocence to become a woman?" she pondered wistfully. ----------------------------------------------------- (Gary) Little did she know, but she had less than 10 seconds to live. Thousands of miles above the city, the Anu'udrian mothership launched the first of its lithium fusion missiles. The dim-witted wimpy peaceniks who pushed the Unilateral Aerospace Disarmament Treaty through the congress had left Earth a defenseless target for the hostile alien empires who were determined to destroy the human race. Within two hours after the passage of the treaty the Anu'udrian ships were on course for Earth, carrying enough firepower to pulverize the entire planet. With no one to stop them, they swiftly initiated their diabolical plan. The lithium fusion missile entered the atmosphere unimpeded. The President, in his top-secret Mobile submarine headquarters on the ocean floor off the coast of Guam, felt the inconceivably massive explosion, which vaporized poor, stupid, Laurie and 85 million other Americans. The President slammed his fist on the conference table. "We can't allow this! I'm going to veto that treaty! Let's blow 'em out of the sky!" ----------------------------------------------------- (rebecca) This is absurd. I refuse to continue this mockery of literature. My writing partner is a violent, chauvinistic semi-literate adolescent. ----------------------------------------------------- (gary) Yeah? Well, you're a self-centered tedious neurotic whose attempts at writing are the literary equivalent of Valium. "Oh shall I have chamomile tea? Or shall I have some other sort of FUCKING TEA??? Oh no, I'm such an air headed bimbo who reads too many Danielle Steele novels." ----------------------------------------------------- (rebecca) Asshole. ----------------------------------------------------- (gary) Bitch. ----------------------------------------------------- (rebecca) Wanker. ----------------------------------------------------- (gary) slut. ----------------------------------------------------- (rebecca) Get fucked. ----------------------------------------------------- (gary) Eat shit. ----------------------------------------------------- (rebecca) FUCK YOU - YOU NEANDERTHAL!!! ----------------------------------------------------- (gary) Go drink some tea - whore. ********************************************** (teacher) A+ - I really liked this one. |
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| Min-Hsao -- 11:36:00 AM [ 0 ] | ||
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It's Friday ... it's Friday ... oh it's Friday!!! Any plans this weekend, guys? Well, my girlfriend is coming to town and the weather is beautiful... I am sure I will be outside doing something. |
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| Min-Hsao -- 6:45:00 AM [ 0 ] | ||
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It's Friday ... it's Friday ... oh it's Friday!!! Any plans this weekend, guys? Well, my girlfriend is coming to town and the weather is beautiful... I am sure I will be outside doing something. |
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| Min-Hsao -- 6:44:00 AM [ 0 ] | ||
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| Thursday, September 26, 2002 | ||
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I guess I am not the only one that ran in to problems with INS. |
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| Min-Hsao -- 9:03:00 AM [ 0 ] | ||
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| Wednesday, September 25, 2002 | ||
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Another day of work, but hey today my buddy Greg and I have made a break through. Woo woo... this will be soo cool... we will be able to provide backup connections to all of our field locations. Woo hoo!! and now for Min's Health report. So I been taking the antibiotic for a day now, I have seen some improvements, but it is probably mainly from the decongestion pill. The good thing is that I am not as dizzy as I was yesterday. The bad thing is that I still have some headaches. I should be better soon. I hope. Time to go home!! |
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| Min-Hsao -- 3:13:00 PM [ 0 ] | ||
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| Tuesday, September 24, 2002 | ||
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So I finally went to the Doctor today. It is kind of weird going to the doctor in the tunnels, especially when the clinic that I am going to use to be a women?s clinic only. Yep! I mean, I think they just recently added the ?men? to their signs so it now says Men and Women?s clinic. It felt really strange and uncomfortable with all the birth control brochures and women health literature everywhere in the waiting room. On top of all that, I believe I was the only male in that office for a while. Everyone in the waiting room were women, everyone in the staff were women, all the doctor tools even seems feminine. Eeek?.. So after a short and very informative wait? I now know everything about the latest birth control?. The doctor gave me a check up. She said that I probably have a sinus infection and gave me a prescription for some antibiotic and some decongestions pills. I hope this will take care of my dizziness. I guess I will let you know?. |
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| Monday, September 23, 2002 | ||
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So did El Paso rigged the power crisis in Cali? Or is it all a "in hind sight you guys could have done this" kind of deal? http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/020923/dam049_1.html |
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| Min-Hsao -- 2:47:00 PM [ 0 ] | ||
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So how was the weekend? Well, it was great!!! I except for the not feeling good part.... Let see... I got a chance to watch alot of football with my friend Johnson. We played a lot of PS2. Yep, just got my new game in... MS Gundam Fed vs. Zeon. It is cool!!! I miss Hsiu Hsiu!!! |
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| Min-Hsao -- 2:45:00 PM [ 0 ] | ||
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My ear... My ear.... Part 2... I know I have complained about my ear before, but I don't know if this is related or not. But for some reason, I been feeling kind of dizzy lately. Well, I have an appointment with a Dr. Chen. no no...not my Dad. So maybe they can help me out. |
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| Min-Hsao -- 2:43:00 PM [ 0 ] | ||
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| Friday, September 20, 2002 | ||
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How 'bout them Tigers. 42-14 against Mississippi State. Good job Auburn!!! As for Starcraft 2? Nope it is not Starcraft 2 but it is a console game base on the Starcraft Storyline. It seems like a first person shooter, the initial graphics looks pretty cool. |
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| Min-Hsao -- 7:05:00 AM [ 0 ] | ||
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| Thursday, September 19, 2002 | ||
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It seems that my friend Rick might be correct. The countdown for Starcraft 2 begins now!!!! |
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| Min-Hsao -- 3:01:00 PM [ 0 ] | ||
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Blog is not working again ... ahhh!!! |
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| Min-Hsao -- 7:35:00 AM [ 0 ] | ||
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I hate mosquitos. I was so tired last night so I decided to go to bed earlier... but there was an evil mosquito in my room. All night it ran sneak air raids on my body and all I could do is hide under my covers. Well, hiding under covers are all good until it gets too hot. When that happens, it stings away. Finally, I had enough around 4:50 am this morning. I finally saw it flying around slowly (it is because it was full of my blood). And SPLAT! I took care of it. So after a full night of suffering, Min 1 Musquito 17. But in the end ... I took care of it. Now what? should I go back to bed? |
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| Min-Hsao -- 3:13:00 AM [ 0 ] | ||
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| Tuesday, September 17, 2002 | ||
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 NEW Gundam Series!!!! Yep it is coming to Japan this year.. it will probably get to the US around 2010 or something. But here is a teaser clip.
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| Min-Hsao -- 1:15:00 PM [ 0 ] | ||
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I know... everytime I go back to Auburn lately, my blog stops. But what can I say... I was with my girlfriend. So what happened this weekend? Well, I took an extra day off ...of course. I finally after long and painful process got my citizenship thing straighten out with INS. We had a surprise birthday party for Hsiu Hsiu. She was a happy girl. My friend Jerich is now a married man!!! Congrats Jerich. Auburn Won and that's about it.... cool huh? |
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| Min-Hsao -- 6:51:00 AM [ 0 ] | ||
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| Friday, September 13, 2002 | ||
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Happy Friday... and here is something from my friend Rigged.... It is my life in the cube. Letterman's Top 10 Drawbacks to working in a cubicle ... 10. Being told to "Think outside the box" when you're in a @#$%?* box all day long. 9. Not being able to check e-mail attachments without turning around to see who's behind you. 8. Fabric cubicle walls do not offer much protection from any kind of gunfire. 7. That nagging feeling that if you press the right button, you'll get a piece of cheese. 6. Lack of roof rafters for the noose. 5. The walls are too close together for the hammock to work right. 4. 23 power cords, 1 outlet. 3. Prison cells are not only bigger, they also have beds. 2. When tours come through, you get peanuts thrown at you. ... And the Number 1 drawback to working in a cubicle: 1. You can't slam the door when you quit and walk out. |
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| Min-Hsao -- 7:56:00 AM [ 0 ] | ||
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| Wednesday, September 11, 2002 | ||
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Are 99.9% of the websites outdated? Is mine outdated? Probably |
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| Min-Hsao -- 10:45:00 AM [ 0 ] | ||
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Today is Sept. 11th. I know what I am about to say is probably what everyone is saying Today. "I can't believe it has already been 1 year." Everyone probably remember the exact moment when the unbelievable happened. But I still find it hard to believe, that is has been one year. So what have we accomplished in one year? We bomb the crap out of Afghanistan. It takes longer now to get through security every where than ever before. So what have I done personally? I moved to Houston. I sold my house in Birmingham. I got a wonderful new girlfriend. I am in the process or getting a new house in Houston. So what have YOU done in the last year? 
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| Min-Hsao -- 8:59:00 AM [ 0 ] | ||
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| Monday, September 09, 2002 | ||
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Boy.... it's Monday again and it's good to be back to another week, but I am already for the weekend! Yep .... I will be heading back to Auburn this weekend. Hopefully, I will also get the opportunity to take care of my INS problem. So, what happened this weekend? Hum... ok lets give you a brief overview. Auburn Won, Alabama lost, I finally got a chance to meet the Rice University's CSA, and the Houston Texan's beat the Cowboys. In between all that I went out with my friend Johnson for Dim Sum and Gundam model hunting. |
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| Min-Hsao -- 6:47:00 AM [ 0 ] | ||
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| Thursday, September 05, 2002 | ||
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So I need to know... what should I add to Mintrix.net? I know things has been been changing much and everything are becoming stale. Please let me know, what do I need to add? |
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| Min-Hsao -- 2:51:00 PM [ 0 ] | ||
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 So what's for dinner tonight Min?
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| Min-Hsao -- 2:34:00 PM [ 0 ] | ||
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Homeowner's insurance sucks in Texas. It is so damn expensive. |
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| Wednesday, September 04, 2002 | ||
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So it is not a problem with my cable modem after all. I went home for lunch today and found out that my network at home still works but people can't get to mintrix.net. It took me but a second to figure out that Road Runner has changed the IP addresses on me. I think they had a major reengineering of their IP scheme. My Ip went from 24.x.x.x to 66.x.x.x that's a big change. So I updated my DNS info and now Mintrix.net should be back and running. |
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| Min-Hsao -- 2:00:00 PM [ 0 ] | ||
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 Well, It seems that my cable modem is down again. It's weird, lately, I been having problems with my cable modems going up and down. Maybe I should get a UPS, like my friend Trung suggested. So what happened yesterday? Well, I felt like one of those fish in the discovery channel. I had my mouth way open and the hygenist was cleaning my teeth. I hate going to places where people stick their hand down in your mouth.
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| Min-Hsao -- 6:36:00 AM [ 0 ] | ||
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| Tuesday, September 03, 2002 | ||
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counting down until dentist time.... eek eek!!! Yes yes... I have a dentist check up today. I don't really like it but ... I still have to go. |
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| Min-Hsao -- 2:17:00 PM [ 0 ] | ||
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It feels like a Monday, but it is actually a Tuesday. Now, that's pretty cool. We all get a short week this week. Well, I got back yesterday before the Auburn USC game. Well, it was a very fun game to watch, but I just hate seeing Auburn Lose. For some reason it always seems that the announcers are cheering for the other team. So the score was 24/17 USC. That ok, Auburn was far from home for the first game. We will get better as we move along in the season. War Eagle! |
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