By 5teve-0 | January 19, 2013 | Category Briefings
We’ve been eyeing this tree since November 2012, but due to budget constraint incurred from our moving expense and holiday vacation plans, we had to forfeit a tree for Christmas 2012 :[ (we’re not folks that make impulse purchases on credit). Fortunately, when I returned to the Improvements site in January 2013, I saw the […]
Read MoreBy 5teve-0 | December 7, 2012 | Category Briefings
Ever since we’ve subscribed to Time Warner Cable’s (TWC) broadband service, our cable modem was provided by TWC at no charge. As of November 2012, TWC has decided to quietly assess an equipment lease fee of $3.95 a month. That’s $47.40 a year and who knows if the monthly lease will increase in subsequent years. […]
Read MoreBy 5teve-0 | October 14, 2012 | Category Briefings
Been busy as heck again. In a few weeks, I’ll have a couple of Toyota Prius DIY guides up. This includes a comprehensive how-to guide on installing the Prius PLUS ground effects kit by Toyota on the 2012+ Prius. I’ll also be writing a DIY on how to install the Prius PLUS rear sway bar […]
Read MoreBy 5teve-0 | August 10, 2012 | Category Briefings
Well, not quite. Remember those lyre tail molly fries from 20 weeks ago? They’re fully grown and giving birth on their own. Here’s one of two pregnant female mollies about to burst with fries: Here are some of the fries I’ve spotted. I counted about six. This time, the batch consists of a higher ratio […]
Read MoreBy 5teve-0 | July 7, 2012 | Category Briefings
Actually, more like molly adults. Remember the molly fries I posted roughly 15-16 weeks ago? They are now all adults. Matter of fact, some of the female mollies in the tank are pregnant. I believe I’ve counted three. Anyways, here are some photos: No updates on the Prius so far, I’ve been extremely busy these […]
Read MoreBy 5teve-0 | March 22, 2012 | Category Briefings
And a string of great things has happened consecutively during the month of March. For one, I’ve finally finished my study at Cal Poly Pomona and graduated with a degree in International Business and a minor in Marketing Management. The entire ordeal lasted me six quarters, back-to-back, or 18 months. As I’ve mentioned several times in […]
Read MoreBy 5teve-0 | February 28, 2012 | Category Briefings
February has indeed been an incredibly busy month! I’m wrapping up the last two weeks of my final final examinations at Cal Poly Pomona. So much opportunity cost has been forgone for the past year and 3 months, but that’s all about to pay off. Since it is the last two weeks of class prior […]
Read MoreBy 5teve-0 | January 18, 2012 | Category Briefings
As you may already know, this blog is now powered by WordPress completely. The Serendipity platform became too cumbersome and consumed considerable amount of unnecessary resource ultimately warranted the switch. Expect to hit a few missing or invalid permalinks while this blog settles down during the next few weeks. If you arrived here from a […]
Read MoreBy 5teve-0 | January 17, 2012 | Category Briefings
A new and relatively expensive hobby has entered the arena. Instead of pursuing a marine aquarium like I originally intended, I’m going to plan and eventually build a Nature Aquarium. What is a “Nature Aquarium”? According to Takashi Amano, the pioneer of elaborate aquascapes: Nature Aquarium is a concept of the planted aquarium hobby, and […]
Read MoreBy 5teve-0 | January 3, 2012 | Category Briefings
I just returned from our 10-day road trip to Northern California. Suffice to say, it was a refreshing and respite retreat from the hectic life of Los Angeles. Shaggy, our adopted guinea pig survived the 1,600+ mile round-trip and was glad to be home. I am surprised to find that all the plants and all […]
Read MoreBy 5teve-0 | December 22, 2011 | Category Briefings
So after a failed attempt at migrating to WordPress blog platform from s9y Serendipity earlier this year, I am going to attempt the task again. Since there are no direct Serendipity -> WordPress importer, at least not one that is compatible with newer versions of both softwares, I am going to need to manually transfer […]
Read MoreBy 5teve-0 | December 14, 2011 | Category Briefings
I’m pretty particular with the condition I keep my gadgets and books in. So it surprised me to come across this: An Amazon Kindle 2 USB charging cable, left intact and still wrapped in its original wire tie, after 2.5 years. The cable sustained cracks all over the place. It appeared that the cable cover […]
Read MoreBy 5teve-0 | December 9, 2011 | Category Briefings
After a lengthy week and a half of sleep deprivation and stress from finals, I am happy to say that Fall 2011 quarter is over once and for all. It is the toughest quarter I’ve faced throughout my academic career. I’ll enjoy the next 4 weeks of winter break and resume to finish my last […]
Read MoreBy 5teve-0 | November 27, 2011 | Category Briefings
As I was observing my reclusive albino bristle-nose plecostomus in the Fluval Chi, I noticed a few peculiar dots lined slightly beneath the substrate and pressed against the glass. When I took a closer look, it became apparent that the dots are fish fries that were probably born quite recently. I looked around the gravel […]
Read MoreBy 5teve-0 | November 26, 2011 | Category Briefings
It’s been one quarter over a year since I started my study at Cal Poly Pomona. As I reflect back the past five quarters (fall ’10, winter ’11, spring ’11, summer ’11, fall ’11) at Cal Poly Pomona, I’m still amazed at how I was able to sustain what I’ve been doing on a routinely […]
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