Hwahahaha...
Software downloaded... parts ordered... my $50 robot should be created as soon as I receive the parts and put them together and then breath some programming into it!!!
Can't wait!!! :)
BTW, my robot will be a photovore or a light seeker. Of course we could program it to avoid lights too, but anyway, I think I'm just going to program it to be a Christian, and child of light!!! He will run around earth praising me! Well, let's see how good of a God I can play... hopefully I can get it built within 7 weeks, let alone 7 days! ;)
(Psalm 96-100, 174.8 lbs, $2.159)
Tuesday, January 13, 2009
Monday, January 12, 2009
Johny B Goode, Barnabas B flat!
Jay is soon to be shipped off to China! We had dinner last nite to send him off. He talked about how even Motorola are having financial difficulties. Hopefully they won't go under and ruin his contract! ;) I was telling him that even in the aerospace industry, nothing's for sure either. Luckily for Chin, people still need to go to hospitals! So she and Didi should be pretty safe no matter what! :)
Anyway, today's reading of psalms was encouraging especially during such harsh economic times!
Psalm 91
14 "Because he loves me," says the LORD, "I will rescue him;
I will protect him, for he acknowledges my name.
It's interesting that we also saw a movie called 'Ghost Town', delivering pretty much the same message! ;) It's a fun little movie, way better than some of the blockbusters I think. Anyway, so for sure I think God is trying to get this message across our minds lately...
Also, besides Barnabas, I've discovered something interesting with wife last nite..., that is apparently, our ringing in the ears are ringing at B flat. Not sure how many octaves above the regular B flat, but for whatever reasons, we can both hear it. And apparently B flat is kinda special... according to NPR, alligators are pretty sensitive to B flat(1 octave below middle C). Upon hearing it, they'll start to get excited and bellow! And scientists even figure out that black holes are humming at B flat also(57 octaves below middle C, so we won't really hear it!)
So there just might be something about B flat... 466.164 Hz
(Psalm 91-95, 175.2 lbs, $2.139)
Anyway, today's reading of psalms was encouraging especially during such harsh economic times!
Psalm 91
14 "Because he loves me," says the LORD, "I will rescue him;
I will protect him, for he acknowledges my name.
15 He will call upon me, and I will answer him;
I will be with him in trouble,
I will deliver him and honor him.
16 With long life will I satisfy him
and show him my salvation."
It's interesting that we also saw a movie called 'Ghost Town', delivering pretty much the same message! ;) It's a fun little movie, way better than some of the blockbusters I think. Anyway, so for sure I think God is trying to get this message across our minds lately...
Also, besides Barnabas, I've discovered something interesting with wife last nite..., that is apparently, our ringing in the ears are ringing at B flat. Not sure how many octaves above the regular B flat, but for whatever reasons, we can both hear it. And apparently B flat is kinda special... according to NPR, alligators are pretty sensitive to B flat(1 octave below middle C). Upon hearing it, they'll start to get excited and bellow! And scientists even figure out that black holes are humming at B flat also(57 octaves below middle C, so we won't really hear it!)
So there just might be something about B flat... 466.164 Hz
(Psalm 91-95, 175.2 lbs, $2.139)
Friday, January 9, 2009
35 mpg!
Back to driving my 18 year old Civic this week! Got a new catalytic converter for passing smog, new muffler and new tires... it's still not perfect yet, but at least it's now safe and doesn't pollute anymore. Plus, I can't believe it can still do 35mpg! Best S2000 can do is 26mpg..., plus it takes premium gas. Gas prices have risen dramatically once again lately, hopefully won't be as high as the $4/gallon price soon..., but anyway, my good old Civic for sure can save me more gas money down the road!
Today's gas price at Huntington Beach is $1.899 for regular and $2.099 for premium.
Civic: $1.899*8.5 gallons = $16.14
S2000: $2.099*10 gallons = $20.99
So basically I saved about $4 on gas this week for switching to Civic! :)
Anyway, I can't believe I can still drive this 18 year old car... a car I got during High School!!! Only in California I suppose, plus, one has to handed to Honda for building such reliable cars!
Of course I also have to be credited for being a good caretaker of my beloved car too! ;)
It's kinda funny that my life really has much less worries compared to lots of other folks around the world. I still have a job. We also have smaller earthquakes compared to Costa Rica. Less violent deaths than Juarez or Gaza... We almost planned to trip to Egypt and Israel, but luckily it didn't work out I suppose. Not a good time to travel around those areas at the moment...
Thank God for His favors and blessings I suppose...
Psalm 90
12 求 你 指 教 我 們 怎 樣 數 算 自 己 的 日 子 ， 好 叫 我 們 得 著 智 慧 的 心 。
Today's gas price at Huntington Beach is $1.899 for regular and $2.099 for premium.
Civic: $1.899*8.5 gallons = $16.14
S2000: $2.099*10 gallons = $20.99
So basically I saved about $4 on gas this week for switching to Civic! :)
Anyway, I can't believe I can still drive this 18 year old car... a car I got during High School!!! Only in California I suppose, plus, one has to handed to Honda for building such reliable cars!
Of course I also have to be credited for being a good caretaker of my beloved car too! ;)
It's kinda funny that my life really has much less worries compared to lots of other folks around the world. I still have a job. We also have smaller earthquakes compared to Costa Rica. Less violent deaths than Juarez or Gaza... We almost planned to trip to Egypt and Israel, but luckily it didn't work out I suppose. Not a good time to travel around those areas at the moment...
Thank God for His favors and blessings I suppose...
Psalm 90
12 求 你 指 教 我 們 怎 樣 數 算 自 己 的 日 子 ， 好 叫 我 們 得 著 智 慧 的 心 。
13 耶 和 華 啊 ， 我 們 要 等 到 幾 時 呢 ？ 求 你 轉 回 ， 為 你 的 僕 人 後 悔 。
14 求 你 使 我 們 早 早 飽 得 你 的 慈 愛 ， 好 叫 我 們 一 生 一 世 歡 呼 喜 樂 。
15 求 你 照 著 你 使 我 們 受 苦 的 日 子 ， 和 我 們 遭 難 的 年 歲 ， 叫 我 們 喜 樂 。
16 願 你 的 作 為 向 你 僕 人 顯 現 ； 願 你 的 榮 耀 向 他 們 子 孫 顯 明 。
17 願 主 ─ 我 們 神 的 榮 美 歸 於 我 們 身 上 。 願 你 堅 立 我 們 手 所 做 的 工 ； 我 們 手 所 做 的 工 ， 願 你 堅 立 。
(Psalm 86-90, 175.2 lbs, $2.099)Thursday, January 8, 2009
The $50 Robot
This is the robot I'm going to build. Hopefully mine won't look as crappy! ;) Anyway, this project should be a good learning experience for me afterwards. It is basically a light seeker... seeks light and avoids darkness, that's how it's turning. Of course later on I could upgrade it with more sensors and with more advanced chip... Anyway, we'll see how it goes! ;)
The guy is pretty cool. Showed people step by step instructions on how to do stuff. I think the dude is pretty strong in the areas of electronics and programming, but his mechanical skills or art skills needs a bit of work on.... Anyway, thank God for him, I can now realize my new dream cheap! Oh, I also ordered my new hard drive cheaply as well. Amazon offered $30 off for applying their credit card... so for a $90 drive, I'm getting it for $60!!!
Anyway, thank You Lord for helping me save money! :)
Psalm 84:11
For the LORD God is a sun and shield;
the LORD bestows favor and honor;
no good thing does he withhold
from those whose walk is blameless.
(Psalm 81:85, 174.4 lbs, $2.039)
Wednesday, January 7, 2009
Change...
In today's reading of Psalms, it really felt like there are probably folks at Gaza or Juarez praying those exact things... crying out to God. Will God do anything about those injustices? Surely in due time. Stock market is also took a dive today because of host of poor economic news. When will things turn around? Lord knows.
All I know is that we better repent and change ourselves first. It's most definitely not all of God's responsibility!
Lately I did notice a change within me. First, it was the desire to learn how to sew..., I've already sewed a bunch of pillow cases and did some alterations on couple of my jeans... and I'm ready to try to alter a dress for the wife too! feeling quite accomplished given such a short time! ;) And lately, I seemed have have a desire to start building simple robots thanks to Daniel's influence! I just think it's so incredibly cool!!! Plus, in one of the books I was reading claims that robot builders are like modern day renaissance man! Because it requires knowledge of electrical engineering, mechanical engineering, computer science, and art! The guy claims that if Da Vinci is alive today, he'd be building robots! Yeah, I'm kinda like that... a jack of all trades, but master of none! Hopefully someday I'll be able to make robots that can vacuum, clean kitty litter, mow the grass.... Anyway, we'll see how this goes! ;)
(Psalm 76-80, 173.8 lbs, $1.999)
All I know is that we better repent and change ourselves first. It's most definitely not all of God's responsibility!
Lately I did notice a change within me. First, it was the desire to learn how to sew..., I've already sewed a bunch of pillow cases and did some alterations on couple of my jeans... and I'm ready to try to alter a dress for the wife too! feeling quite accomplished given such a short time! ;) And lately, I seemed have have a desire to start building simple robots thanks to Daniel's influence! I just think it's so incredibly cool!!! Plus, in one of the books I was reading claims that robot builders are like modern day renaissance man! Because it requires knowledge of electrical engineering, mechanical engineering, computer science, and art! The guy claims that if Da Vinci is alive today, he'd be building robots! Yeah, I'm kinda like that... a jack of all trades, but master of none! Hopefully someday I'll be able to make robots that can vacuum, clean kitty litter, mow the grass.... Anyway, we'll see how this goes! ;)
(Psalm 76-80, 173.8 lbs, $1.999)
Tuesday, January 6, 2009
Can troubles sometimes actually be good?
Last night, I was chatting with wife about often times when everything is good, I tend to forget about keeping the 'main thing' the 'main thing'! I think most people really can be quite forgetful sometimes..., this is why we often repeat history again and again. I suppose every generation just have to learn the lessons themselves. And surprisingly, sometimes it's during crisis... such as during the aftermath of 9-11 or Katrina... that tend to bring out the best in people. Those tragedies tend to remind folks what's really important in life. People are usually more willing to do what God want us to do during those situations... It's interesting how sometimes we need those 'reminders'...
Psalm 71:20
Though you have made me see troubles, many and bitter,
you will restore my life again;
from the depths of the earth
you will again bring me up.
Yeah, thank God that there is a loving God, who's around to help us... so that we can actually afford to make mistakes and learn from it... so that we can actually rise out of our troubles and actually become better than before!
Today, besides the slumping economy in the US, besides the laid-off and perhaps eve hungry and cold folks around the nation... There's also fighting at the Gaza strip. Will the Jews and the Palestinians ever figure out a way to love one another? Don't know, but I'm surprised to hear that there are people... and even brain surgeons, waiting around in Egypt to help the casualties. The doctor is waiting until either Israel clear aid workers into Gaza... or until the cease fire. Hmm..., very passionate about helping those in need I suppose. (But I'm forced to wonder how is he supporting himself? He must be rich I suppose! And what about patients in peaceful areas? When will they get their surgery?)
Also heard over NPR saying that Mexico is in disarray... with the drug cartels possibly becoming more powerful than the government itself. City of Juárez, very close to El Paso Texas, have people suffering from violent deaths regularly. Police are corrupted, So government sent in the army..., but now the army is also corrupted! Now, they are actually killing off the uncorrupted policemen! Their local daily newspaper is filled with pictures of dead bodies... and also full of ads with nearly naked ladies. The town is messed up. Mexico itself may be messed up too. It seems that the more the government tries to fight, the more violent the cartel becomes. Of course the drugs are being sold in the US... sooner or later, it's going to effect us. Surely it'll bring US national attention when one or two Americans end up dead... And I'm actually surprised that Mexicans are actually pretty "spiritual" about it. Over the radio interview, he said, ' God is going to do something about it!'
May it be so!
(Psalm 71-75, 173.4 lbs, $1.959)
Psalm 71:20
Though you have made me see troubles, many and bitter,
you will restore my life again;
from the depths of the earth
you will again bring me up.
Yeah, thank God that there is a loving God, who's around to help us... so that we can actually afford to make mistakes and learn from it... so that we can actually rise out of our troubles and actually become better than before!
Today, besides the slumping economy in the US, besides the laid-off and perhaps eve hungry and cold folks around the nation... There's also fighting at the Gaza strip. Will the Jews and the Palestinians ever figure out a way to love one another? Don't know, but I'm surprised to hear that there are people... and even brain surgeons, waiting around in Egypt to help the casualties. The doctor is waiting until either Israel clear aid workers into Gaza... or until the cease fire. Hmm..., very passionate about helping those in need I suppose. (But I'm forced to wonder how is he supporting himself? He must be rich I suppose! And what about patients in peaceful areas? When will they get their surgery?)
Also heard over NPR saying that Mexico is in disarray... with the drug cartels possibly becoming more powerful than the government itself. City of Juárez, very close to El Paso Texas, have people suffering from violent deaths regularly. Police are corrupted, So government sent in the army..., but now the army is also corrupted! Now, they are actually killing off the uncorrupted policemen! Their local daily newspaper is filled with pictures of dead bodies... and also full of ads with nearly naked ladies. The town is messed up. Mexico itself may be messed up too. It seems that the more the government tries to fight, the more violent the cartel becomes. Of course the drugs are being sold in the US... sooner or later, it's going to effect us. Surely it'll bring US national attention when one or two Americans end up dead... And I'm actually surprised that Mexicans are actually pretty "spiritual" about it. Over the radio interview, he said, ' God is going to do something about it!'
May it be so!
(Psalm 71-75, 173.4 lbs, $1.959)
Monday, January 5, 2009
New Year... new hope?
Nope. It'd still be the same hope! ;)
Psalm 62:5
Find rest, O my soul, in God alone;
my hope comes from him.
Yes, I had a pretty restful and relaxing Christmas break, especially after the Sedona trip. Of course rest and relaxation weren't around at the start of our winter break! Actually had probably one of the most serious fights with the wife during the break. Honestly felt like giving up because I don't know what else to do... and I don't know what is wrong with HER!!!
But thank God that in the end, God also used the wife to shine the light upon me to show me what is wrong with ME instead! I really need to learn to be more relational with those around me. One of the main problem with wife and my family is ME! I'm just not a very good 'bridge' between the two. As wife has pointed out, this is probably why mom never like my previous church also. It's because I haven't done a good job representing either sides very well...
Good thing I'm not Jesus, otherwise I'd probably end up causing more problems between God and men!!! ;) But anyway, thank God for Christ... and for wife... so that I'm on the road to become more Christ-like! Yippie! :)
Pastor Dawn preached about us letting go of our 'Benjamins'... (Had Jacob let Ben goto Egypt sooner, he could've turned the bad situation for his family around sooner... and realized that Joseph is still alive sooner...) I'm not really sure what's the 'Ben' in my life... probably just my spoken words... Pastor Jim also preached about the main thing being keeping the main thing the main thing! The main thing being loving God and loving one another of course... and the fruit of doing that is obviously growth. I've also finally managed to finish reading the 'how people grow' book during our Sedona trip.
So I'm looking forward to more growth in 2009. :)
(Psalm 56-70, 174.6 lbs, $1.959)
Psalm 62:5
Find rest, O my soul, in God alone;
my hope comes from him.
Yes, I had a pretty restful and relaxing Christmas break, especially after the Sedona trip. Of course rest and relaxation weren't around at the start of our winter break! Actually had probably one of the most serious fights with the wife during the break. Honestly felt like giving up because I don't know what else to do... and I don't know what is wrong with HER!!!
But thank God that in the end, God also used the wife to shine the light upon me to show me what is wrong with ME instead! I really need to learn to be more relational with those around me. One of the main problem with wife and my family is ME! I'm just not a very good 'bridge' between the two. As wife has pointed out, this is probably why mom never like my previous church also. It's because I haven't done a good job representing either sides very well...
Good thing I'm not Jesus, otherwise I'd probably end up causing more problems between God and men!!! ;) But anyway, thank God for Christ... and for wife... so that I'm on the road to become more Christ-like! Yippie! :)
Pastor Dawn preached about us letting go of our 'Benjamins'... (Had Jacob let Ben goto Egypt sooner, he could've turned the bad situation for his family around sooner... and realized that Joseph is still alive sooner...) I'm not really sure what's the 'Ben' in my life... probably just my spoken words... Pastor Jim also preached about the main thing being keeping the main thing the main thing! The main thing being loving God and loving one another of course... and the fruit of doing that is obviously growth. I've also finally managed to finish reading the 'how people grow' book during our Sedona trip.
So I'm looking forward to more growth in 2009. :)
(Psalm 56-70, 174.6 lbs, $1.959)
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