Our 3rd generation Prius is approaching its 5th year anniversary and to commemorate, I decided to give it a minor exterior upgrade. Over this weekend, I’ll swap out the OEM double-hockey stick tail lights with a pair of brand new…

Our 3rd generation Prius is approaching its 5th year anniversary and to commemorate, I decided to give it a minor exterior upgrade. Over this weekend, I’ll swap out the OEM double-hockey stick tail lights with a pair of brand new…
With the addition of a baby, we need to expand the Prius’ cargo space to accommodate for the new little member of the family when we hit the road for road trips. Since I was not able to discuss the…
Updated April 11, 2017 – see end of article for new information added The Prepd Pack Journey This is an account of the journey of my first crowd funded project. Well, I was not exactly part of the original crowd funding campaigns on…
Many parents we’ve conversed with said that once our newborn enters the world, our favorite pastimes and routines will all go out the window. Instead, sleepless nights and nonstop exhaustion will take their place. While I do not 100% dispute…
Our Vision When we found out that my wife was pregnant with our first child, we wasted no time planning and designing our future nursery. Planning out a baby nursery proved to be challenging, especially not knowing the baby’s gender. Nonetheless,…
I have to admit, my OGS Intelligent Position Switch has seen better days. In its early days, it was nice, silver and shiny. After 3 years of use, the shiny silver wore off and a hue of black can be…
When we found out my wife was pregnant in February 2016, we started baby planning. The first big ticket baby item we purchased was our . As a matter of fact, we ordered the set exactly one week after we learned…
After several weeks of labor and love, the Nintendo/Super Mario baby nursery mural is finally complete and I am actually happier with the result than I was anticipating: This was my first time laying hand on paint and brush (days…
We originally decided to plaster the wall with Mario themed decals, but since we already plastered the wall opposite of the crib with miniature version of the decals we wanted, a giant painted mural of Bowser Jr. seem more fitting…
Small update to our Nintendo themed baby nursery building progress. This week we painted one wall with an accent color; this wall is where the baby crib will lie adjacent to. The color we picked is a cool hue of…
So my door actuator just failed on my third generation Prius and I found Steve’s excellent post on how to remove the door panel (here) and used it to get me half way there. Here’s a “Part Two” for anyone…
It has been a while since I posted an update to this blog, I have no other explanation other than that I’ve been extremely busy in all aspect of life: career, family, friends and relative’s weddings, showers, kids’ birthday, etc.…
Here’s a short DIY article with instructions on how to change the cabin filter in your Prius. You can literally change the cabin filter in less than 5 minutes. As a matter of fact, I changed my cabin filter while on…
I haven’t made a lot of technology posts, or any post at all lately, but figured this may help folks who own a Samsung HT-F5500W 3D Blu-Ray Home Theater System and would like to make their Blu-Ray player region free. This…