I got a gas card a couple of years ago from Conoco-Phillips 76 for its savings which no longer apply. And the ol’ man has been spending around $250 a month on gasoline alone, going fishing all the way to Washington State twice or more a month. Each round-trip takes about $120 worth of gasoline, but he just doesn’t care. I’m the one who has to pay for it at the end of the month, and our month budget is very limited. It’s not like he has a retirement plan/savings or anything… he just doesn’t give a damn. It’s all about him and having fun. Continue reading ‘Gas Card’ »
Archive for June, 2008
“He is one of those people who would be enormously improved by death.” — Saki
He read my mind… 
They said version 3 is a lot faster while being light on system resources. Well, at least for me, it’s quite the opposite. It seems less responsive than the previous version, and it broke a lot of add-ons that I use. So far, I haven’t seen any improvements… time will tell, I suppose.
I’ll keep version 2 on my laptop for now.
UPDATE: I take it back. I’m not sure of other stuffs, but page rendering seems to be much faster.
For this little quiz, I got the same result as Sandra. Personally, I don’t think I’d be able to forgive cheating.
You are willing to go pretty far for love – but not far enough to compromise your core values. Love is a priority for you, and you’ll go further than most people to hold on to someone you love. But killing for love? Or even taking a bullet? Probably out of the question. No matter what, you love yourself the most!
Yesterday, that friend of our family took my mother to Victoria’s Secret in a nearby mall for her belated birthday present, and I tagged along not knowing where we’re going. I’ve no problem entering stores like this, mind you… as long as there’s a woman with me. I high-tailed out of there when they went into dressing rooms, because others were looking at me like I’m a pervert. 
Imagine a guy browsing through women’s underwear by himself! Heh. 
This was yesterday’s quote of the day. It basically means happiness is what you make out of your own life…
Happiness is always a by-product. It is probably a matter of temperament, and for anything I know it may be glandular. But it is not something that can be demanded from life, and if you are not happy you had better stop worrying about it and see what treasures you can pluck from your own brand of unhappiness. — Robertson Davies
Our current director is retiring next week after working 30+ years in the disability community. So we’re getting a new director who’s also working in the same field and has a son with autism (I think). Well, anyway, I’m hoping we’ll become more active.
As I’ve written in my “about” page, I had an infatuation on a Vietnamese girl who was more like a sister I’ve never had now that I think about it. Well, in this dream, I was at the 40-story apartment I was living at in Hawaii, and I think I was Sophomore in high school. Continue reading ‘A Dream Come True… in a Dream!’ »
Ever since I was a kid, I’ve always felt so helpless when my parents were fighting — more so since I couldn’t just run away and hide somewhere until it’s over. Continue reading ‘Helplessness’ »
Even with gas prices at above $4.10 a gallon, the ol’ man has gone fishing again today; on top of that, the Oregon fishing license that he bought last week cost more than $100. Continue reading ‘Expensive Fish’ »
