Life is All a Balancing Act
By 5teve-0 | December 13, 2015 | Category Briefings
First post in a while, because married life, house hunting and work! We recently saw a late night infomercial about the Ninja Coffee Bar and decided to give it a try; impressive warranty and return policies, why not? Let’s face it, coffee at the local Starbucks and pretty much any boutique coffee house make great […]
Read MoreBy 5teve-0 | March 27, 2015 | Category 2012 ZVW30 Toyota Prius Four
Today marks the completion of one week’s worth of commute from the Inland Empire to the South Bay and I must say that while there is definitely a traffic jam to and from, it is not nearly as bad as I’ve anticipated. I have co-workers that commute from Diamond Bar and the commute takes 2-2.5 […]
Read MoreBy 5teve-0 | March 16, 2015 | Category 2012 ZVW30 Toyota Prius Four
We’re moving from the South Bay to the Inland Empire this month solely for the purpose of shortening and alleviating my wife’s work commute at the expense of increasing my commute by 900% (from 5 mile drive to work to 50 mile drive). We’re also exploring options to buy a new house in the area so we’ve […]
Read MoreBy 5teve-0 | January 30, 2015 | Category Briefings
During the wedding planning process with the wife, I not only wanted to add something that is fun and unique to the mix but also place emphasis on the small important details that compliments our character and values as a couple. My wife picked up a flyer at a bridal expo which she recently attended that depicted custom bobble heads. […]
Read MoreBy 5teve-0 | December 7, 2014 | Category Automobiles
It has been a while since I had to install snow tire chains on a car, but driving up to Vancouver, B.C. in late December, and doing multiple side stops along the way, I figured I grab a pair for those “just-in-case” moments (even though Vancouver is known for mild but wet winters). This article […]
Read MoreBy 5teve-0 | October 23, 2014 | Category Road Trips
Every year, we try to embark on one road trip. I’m not talking about a regular 400+ mile round trip road trip to the Central Coast (i.e. San Luis Obispo), I’m referring to a road trip that would last over 1,500 miles. For 2013, we drove from Los Angeles to Palm Desert, to Monterey, to Sonoma […]
Read MoreBy 5teve-0 | March 11, 2014 | Category 2012 ZVW30 Toyota Prius Four
I often receive a lot of questions regarding Prius lowered on TRD springs with stock 15″ wheels and tires, such as number of inches lowered, request for before/after photos, etc. Today I had the opportunity to snap a pic of such while installing parts on a buddy’s Prius. My Prius is lowered on Prius PLUS […]
Read MoreBy 5teve-0 | February 21, 2014 | Category Outside of California
When one searches for “Coron Palawan Philippines” through popular search engines, the search result yields a vast media coverage of the typhoon and its immediate aftermath. Many of the resulting articles are dated mid November 2013 or earlier. My post will concentrate on our personal accounts in and around Coron, Palawan, Philippines 7-weeks after Typhoon Haiyan (also known […]
Read MoreBy 5teve-0 | January 27, 2014 | Category I Love Technology, Always and 4ever
EDIT: I no longer own this camera and recently have upgraded all my cameras to Nest Cam IQ indoor and outdoor cameras. This is a follow-up to the article on how to set up an IP Camera on a Mac OS X machine. Rather than discussing hardware as in the original article, this write-up will […]
Read MoreBy 5teve-0 | January 26, 2014 | Category I Love Technology, Always and 4ever
I recently traveled to the Philippines with my fiancé and both of us took advantage of T-Mobile’s free international data roaming and unlimited texting. Between the two of us, we used up a total of 2.8 GB of data and sent 165 texts in a two week span, from December 21, 2013 through January 2nd, […]
Read MoreBy 5teve-0 | December 16, 2013 | Category Briefings
While browsing the news feed of my Facebook account one day, I encountered a “suggested post” (advertisement) from Mosaic (heymosaic.com), a photo book printing service. I was intrigued by the message of the ad, “$20 for a printed, bound photo book with 20 photos of your choice straight from your iPhone and $5 shipping.” I clicked […]
Read MoreBy 5teve-0 | October 14, 2013 | Category I Love Technology, Always and 4ever
Update: Readers of this blog have found different ways to locate the account number in the account page at Virgin Mobile’s web site. Please read the comment for alternative methods to locate your account number to talking with a rep at Virgin Mobile. This past weekend, I decided to switch from my current wireless carrier, […]
Read MoreBy 5teve-0 | October 9, 2013 | Category 2012 ZVW30 Toyota Prius Four
I finally had time to order all the JDM Toyota Prius Elegant Style exterior chrome plated garnish upgrades, minus the lower rear bumper garnish since I have the Prius PLUS rear skirt installed. I originally asked my buddy back in July while on his way to Japan to pick me up a complete set of authentic JDM […]
Read MoreBy 5teve-0 | September 28, 2013 | Category 2012 ZVW30 Toyota Prius Four
This is one of the very first mod I wanted to perform on the Prius when I took her home. I’m not a huge fan of all chrome headlights. Unfortunately because I commuted a lot during weekdays and go on road trips on weekends, this project took backstage. Fortunately, I’ve acquired a set of used OEM […]
Read MoreBy 5teve-0 | September 24, 2013 | Category Automobiles
It turns out that the USDM Scion iQ shares the same mirror covers as the JDM Toyota ZVW30 Prius (and Prius ν). Which means that if 3rd generation ZVW30 Prius or Prius ν owners want integrated turn signals on their side mirrors but don’t care for power folding function or 3-in-1 combo LED light features, they […]
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