tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-74116532024-03-23T11:11:56.531-07:00World According to -tvu-tvu blogging my MBA application process and lifes' lessons and adventures.-tvuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12494592393970421937noreply@blogger.comBlogger190125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7411653.post-10839121554162687222016-09-09T01:28:00.002-07:002022-05-09T16:09:54.592-07:00Long time no post..Has it been that long since the last post?? A lot has happened, full of joys, full of disappointments and a lot of life lessons.
Have started MBA program at <a href="http://www.csulb.edu/">California State University, Long Beach (CSULB)</a>; <a href="https://www.csulb.edu/cob-graduate-programs/mba-programs/smba-disruptive-technology-and-sustainability">Saturday MBA</a>
Decided to continue working and developing my career while attending this accelerated MBA program. Two years, Saturdays, 8am - 6pm, quarter system (10 weeks). A lot of work.
Third week into it the program, and it has been a lesson trying to juggle and balance, work, gym (yoga, olympic lifting, swimming) and school. I have been constantly studying at library through 12 am.
For now, Accounting 500 and Management 500, has taken all of my available time. Learning a lot and getting frustrated a lot. This is what I signed up for..
More post to come...-tvuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12494592393970421937noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7411653.post-26695252485146224402010-04-20T18:39:00.000-07:002010-04-20T18:46:07.156-07:00acceptance over list<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtdKw_5dAbPAEMqHPaq7MzbcaUCNEDbx_XEEZ1FuMsYa5aTgPyxmFeCXyYetCNuqRDNcn9b2JKgXehzbyJ7Kf0XY-bBXddPQYRkF1XnNSQMc2Q20ahSuzKCfcJTWph1Ck8jP3CVg/s1600/DSC_0006.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtdKw_5dAbPAEMqHPaq7MzbcaUCNEDbx_XEEZ1FuMsYa5aTgPyxmFeCXyYetCNuqRDNcn9b2JKgXehzbyJ7Kf0XY-bBXddPQYRkF1XnNSQMc2Q20ahSuzKCfcJTWph1Ck8jP3CVg/s400/DSC_0006.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5462400801663917026" /></a><br /><br /><br />Love is not about a list of characteristics you want. It should be about accepting who they are, both good and bad.-tvuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12494592393970421937noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7411653.post-59935797634871010262010-04-07T11:12:00.000-07:002010-04-07T20:43:38.201-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-3jO3cKIBjnfLJxW_Q4u_CyUXSZgJv9EHaF9_eqeLdi6IRnzd6iQ2-nXIZHAwGPO4D5tupnmJKqpXYoDjVDVOjm7WAHuVmKZXNPrLDoLhc7ZNAij987KEJjjS7rpoI2h6u_xYfw/s1600/HB3.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-3jO3cKIBjnfLJxW_Q4u_CyUXSZgJv9EHaF9_eqeLdi6IRnzd6iQ2-nXIZHAwGPO4D5tupnmJKqpXYoDjVDVOjm7WAHuVmKZXNPrLDoLhc7ZNAij987KEJjjS7rpoI2h6u_xYfw/s320/HB3.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5457607175483492466" /></a><br />The freedom to move forward to new opportunities and to produce results comes from living in the present not the past. -Trung Vu-tvuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12494592393970421937noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7411653.post-66882040627413116192010-04-02T01:12:00.000-07:002010-04-02T01:17:32.662-07:00What Shaun White Teaches BusinesssNice Business Week article on different view points.<br /><br />"History is full of examples of greatness sowed in a child's vision when the family could ill afford even the basic necessities. The essence of a vision is that it works in an "opportunity-backward" manner, not a "constraint-forward" manner. In other words, the act of such visioning disregards the scarcity of resources in the present..."-tvuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12494592393970421937noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7411653.post-78428545389946573802010-03-19T00:09:00.000-07:002010-03-19T00:21:46.670-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirCL6NkyuZBKroJbuwRpO7HdCyO5u9eH5MNxd5B66LMuzs1r-aL7T7jrDWiaNCElCAozw3XiqQl3bYJBklH7lU6FzbzqXNwNEuXd093GNrK9NWmY1SDelcvcmYqJRF7fam8VGdpw/s1600-h/DSC_0148.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 196px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirCL6NkyuZBKroJbuwRpO7HdCyO5u9eH5MNxd5B66LMuzs1r-aL7T7jrDWiaNCElCAozw3XiqQl3bYJBklH7lU6FzbzqXNwNEuXd093GNrK9NWmY1SDelcvcmYqJRF7fam8VGdpw/s320/DSC_0148.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5450241292730370466" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><h3 class="UIIntentionalStory_Message" ft="{"type":"msg"}"><span class="UIStory_Message">Trouble is part of your life, and if you don't share it, you don't give the person who loves you enough chance to love you enough.</span></h3><h3 class="UIIntentionalStory_Message" ft="{"type":"msg"}"><span class="UIStory_Message">~Dinah Shore</span></h3></div>-tvuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12494592393970421937noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7411653.post-64300831577032062522010-02-26T13:51:00.000-08:002010-03-19T00:22:51.744-07:00Cheering up myselfWhen sad, the best way I cheer myself up is to put smiles on my love ones and friends. Thus I will make my Singapore Chili Crab and trying out a new recipe, salmon poke bowl.<br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGNl0LMdD-JnEkfHarVultsJtR8Ucxdal37KEmnN6PZ_XH1djUKH0A4tNx8_5uIQT0TDOlj_QcUwE9eXKCqu-9bpslVpinu6EO1P5nIcHiItZdZQiYp_ReFEeiY71nHQ-J2oz7vg/s1600-h/DSC_1496.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGNl0LMdD-JnEkfHarVultsJtR8Ucxdal37KEmnN6PZ_XH1djUKH0A4tNx8_5uIQT0TDOlj_QcUwE9eXKCqu-9bpslVpinu6EO1P5nIcHiItZdZQiYp_ReFEeiY71nHQ-J2oz7vg/s320/DSC_1496.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5450238040123882034" border="0" /></a>Salmon Poke<br /></div>-tvuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12494592393970421937noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7411653.post-88004488272408252902010-01-13T21:53:00.000-08:002010-01-13T22:09:03.007-08:00Meet the Natives...<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4BKZDugH27AQf8tqUZfJfp3AsMByQbPqGvFqZ5881Q8Rw1HLUVJOqDT3N8MGZhaAVJLQU3rBEYcJ6ueo70YMD3ikqkCZaUkFzgsYQthRrT34nkHTQKqzA2Rmsz2avl51xYxtJTQ/s1600-h/3178269404_b59b31372e.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 273px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4BKZDugH27AQf8tqUZfJfp3AsMByQbPqGvFqZ5881Q8Rw1HLUVJOqDT3N8MGZhaAVJLQU3rBEYcJ6ueo70YMD3ikqkCZaUkFzgsYQthRrT34nkHTQKqzA2Rmsz2avl51xYxtJTQ/s320/3178269404_b59b31372e.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5426473477654767170" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family:times new roman;"><span style="font-family:verdana;"></span>"Love leaves no room for bad things.</span><br /><span style="font-family:times new roman;">If there is no love then there is room for ill feeling.</span><br /><span style="font-family:times new roman;">Love should rule your heart.</span>"<br /><br /><a href="http://www.travelchannel.com/TV_Shows/Meet_The_Natives">-Meet the Natives.</a><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><br />Views of America's social economical class...by fiveTanna Tribesmen.<br /><br />A great show to watch.<br /><br /><br /></div><span style="font-family:times new roman;"></span></div>-tvuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12494592393970421937noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7411653.post-87654531104904894622009-06-05T20:02:00.000-07:002010-04-07T11:47:40.102-07:00Friday Funnies....Never mind the accent. What I notice is his sincere belief that he's singing kick ass, but not knowing otherwise. hehe...<br /><br /><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/G7oGx2dImE8&hl=en&fs=1&rel=0"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/G7oGx2dImE8&hl=en&fs=1&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object>-tvuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12494592393970421937noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7411653.post-65359381207873945722009-05-06T22:44:00.000-07:002009-05-06T22:48:52.454-07:00Bob Dylan - Beyond Here Lies Nothing.<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10px; white-space: pre; "><object width="445" height="364"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube-nocookie.com/v/hPpCxY05dqs&hl=en&fs=1&rel=0&color1=0x2b405b&color2=0x6b8ab6&border=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube-nocookie.com/v/hPpCxY05dqs&hl=en&fs=1&rel=0&color1=0x2b405b&color2=0x6b8ab6&border=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="445" height="364"></embed></object></span>-tvuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12494592393970421937noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7411653.post-85240798893335540622009-03-26T00:54:00.000-07:002009-03-26T01:43:11.090-07:00Pre...What I want for my Birthday, Palm's <a href="http://www.palm.com/us/products/phones/pre/">Pre</a>.<br /><br />This baby's <a href="http://www.businessweek.com/technology/content/mar2009/tc20090323_446801.htm">got legs</a>. As of today's (March 25, 2009) closing, Palms' stock is $8.36 (USD).<br /><br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><!-- Start CBS Interactive Embeded Player --><div style="width: 400px; overflow: hidden;"><object type="application/x-shockwave-flash" data="http://videos.cnet.co.uk/embed/39041536" codebase="http://fpdownload.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=6,0,0,0" width="400" height="265" allowfullscreen="true"><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always"><param name="movie" value="http://videos.cnet.co.uk/embed/39041536"><param name="loop" value="false"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="quality" value="high"><param name="bgcolor" value="#dddddd"></object><div style="width: 400px; height: 26px; background-color: #dddddd; overflow: hidden;"><ul style="text-align: left; margin: 5px 0; padding: 2px; font-size: 10px; font-family: arial; color: #999;"><li style="list-style: none; float: left; margin-right: 5px;"><a href="http://videos.cnet.co.uk/39041536.htm" style="color: #fff; display: inline;">Palm Pre webOS hands-on</a></li><li style="list-style: none; float: left; margin-right: 5px;"><strong>|</strong></li><li style="list-style: none; float: left;"><a href="http://videos.cnet.co.uk/" style="color: #ffffff; display: inline;">CNET.co.uk videos</a></li></ul></div></div><!-- Finish CBS Interactive Embeded Player --><br /></div>-tvuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12494592393970421937noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7411653.post-13800473031569377782009-03-23T16:23:00.000-07:002010-04-07T11:18:10.111-07:00Hypocrisy...<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Hypocrisy</span>;<br />The higher you preach<br />The further you fall<br /></div><br />Example; <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eliot_Spitzer">Eliot Spitzer</a> and <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eliot_Spitzer_prostitution_scandal">the scandal</a> that lead to his resignation<br /><br /><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/7JYEUhIobuk&hl=en&fs=1"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/7JYEUhIobuk&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object>-tvuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12494592393970421937noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7411653.post-13275002306763801532009-03-20T17:03:00.000-07:002009-03-20T17:05:41.787-07:00Happy Friday...Extreme LED Sheep Art.<br /><br /><object width="450" height="370"><param name="movie" value="http://www.liveleak.com/e/0d2_1237397184"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.liveleak.com/e/0d2_1237397184" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="450" height="370"></embed></object>-tvuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12494592393970421937noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7411653.post-19777631194047117032009-03-13T12:56:00.000-07:002010-04-07T11:17:42.257-07:00Diamonds heist of the centuryNicely written article from <a href="http://wired.com/">wired magazine</a> about the "diamond heist of the century".<br /><br />Would make for a good heist movie.-tvuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12494592393970421937noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7411653.post-58492046586797856512009-02-20T08:40:00.000-08:002010-04-07T11:49:01.371-07:00Importance of Sentence Structure...<div face="lucida console,sans-serif" size="12pt" style="font-family: arial;"><div face="lucida console,sans-serif" size="12pt" style=""><div face="times new roman,new york,times,serif" size="12pt" style=""><div face="times new roman,new york,times,serif" size="18pt" style=""><div face="times new roman,new york,times,serif" size="18pt" style=""><div face="times new roman,new york,times,serif" size="12pt" style=""><div> <div class="EC_EC_EC_EC_MsoNormal">Sharnig with you a funny email sent to me;<br /><br /><br /></div><span style="font-size:85%;"><strong></strong><span style="font-size:100%;"> </span> <div> <div class="EC_EC_EC_EC_MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-size:12;"><strong></strong></span></span>The boss had to fire one person and he narrowed it down to Debra or Jack. It was an impossible decision because they were both super workers. Rather than flip a coin, he decided he would fire the first one who used the water cooler the next morning.<br /></div></div><div><div class="EC_EC_EC_EC_MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-size:12;"><strong></strong></span></span><br />Debra came in the next morning with a horrible hangover after partying all night. She went to the cooler to take an aspirin.<br /><br /><br />The boss asked her, "<span style="color: rgb(51, 102, 255);">Debra, I've never done this before, but I have to lay you or Jack off.</span>"<br /><br />Debra says, "<span style="color: rgb(255, 102, 102);">Could you jack off? I feel like shit</span>."</div></div></span></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>-tvuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12494592393970421937noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7411653.post-27651337241583444872009-01-21T09:12:00.000-08:002010-04-07T11:53:21.587-07:00Histroy; The Hopes of Many...Obama's Full Inauguration Speech.<br /><br /><script src="http://i.cdn.turner.com/cnn/.element/js/2.0/video/evp/module.js?loc=dom&vid=/video/politics/2009/01/20/obama.inauguration.speech.cnn" type="text/javascript"></script><noscript>Embedded video from <a href="http://www.cnn.com/video">CNN Video</a></noscript>-tvuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12494592393970421937noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7411653.post-67090263043815437112008-12-22T23:39:00.000-08:002008-12-23T00:07:35.495-08:00Randomness...A funny conversation.<br /><br />Actor 1; Mr. Magoo. Happily married with two babies (<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sibling#Irish_twins">Irish twins</a>) and obviously time crunched.<br />Actor 2: Yours Truly. "It's not the destination. It's the journey."<br /><br />Yours Truly; You looking at all the snowfall? You thinking what I'm thinking?<br />Mr. Magoo; Yeah. But Mammoth totally jacked up their rates to $83 bucks.<br />Yours Truly; WTF?!? For that price, I'd rather fly to Tahoe or Salt Lake City or even Colorado. Take a quick boarding trip for a 3-4 days.<br />Mr. Magoo; It must be nice being single.-tvuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12494592393970421937noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7411653.post-64224240752319477892008-11-07T16:50:00.000-08:002008-11-07T16:59:33.017-08:00Yes We Can...<object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/jjXyqcx-mYY&hl=en&fs=1"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/jjXyqcx-mYY&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object>-tvuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12494592393970421937noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7411653.post-44404050229992168462008-08-19T21:36:00.000-07:002008-08-19T22:02:02.524-07:00Hooray for the OlympicsI love the Olympics, sports in it's most diverse and international form.<br /><br />Not quite the official Olympics, but I would give these routines the gold.<br /><br /><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/cNovfNLH7Uo&hl=en&fs=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/cNovfNLH7Uo&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><br /><br /><br /><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/EO_BnsrWMnI&hl=en&fs=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/EO_BnsrWMnI&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><br /><br /><br /><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/oBPjhB9d3jc&hl=en&fs=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/oBPjhB9d3jc&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object>-tvuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12494592393970421937noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7411653.post-32029839874171586382008-07-08T17:00:00.000-07:002008-12-10T17:20:54.361-08:00Summer in SoCalIt's summer in SoCal and it's the season for fires, especially since the past few winters have been very dry.<br /><br /><br />A picture captures a moment in time and speaks a thousand words. Here's several thousand words.<br /><br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrr2CBbNKkaVK6Lp9XQF6GBXJ8NjAtjQCf_FsBvf7KnRopYVclo9SQle3gMBQ4_FtS27wzESgtT-zTB-76yAbA1RXoewhYhJR8qoqb8Kg8VKebvzjrA7liNIO6DWkMjmEY_ppGgg/s1600-h/cafire12.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrr2CBbNKkaVK6Lp9XQF6GBXJ8NjAtjQCf_FsBvf7KnRopYVclo9SQle3gMBQ4_FtS27wzESgtT-zTB-76yAbA1RXoewhYhJR8qoqb8Kg8VKebvzjrA7liNIO6DWkMjmEY_ppGgg/s400/cafire12.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5220799982330191554" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:85%;"><span class="bpMore"></span></span><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-8c5prOYyUqhEivLfFhb4c-NUGbMmHBYEJeSqSqXTt6yEWsjQpFndr1ij4aykeFUthfO5DM3DDBsLc64Yc9uPiKbpSbjD_8vvdECVSIcp6kZaJQKD6pOmncYrN9SCV6i7wpA_2A/s1600-h/cafire3.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-8c5prOYyUqhEivLfFhb4c-NUGbMmHBYEJeSqSqXTt6yEWsjQpFndr1ij4aykeFUthfO5DM3DDBsLc64Yc9uPiKbpSbjD_8vvdECVSIcp6kZaJQKD6pOmncYrN9SCV6i7wpA_2A/s400/cafire3.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5220802091675503154" border="0" /></a><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUDAdZVNJHaKqatFS9hg5oszqvTI_BSEt8kkRCR3XgR_yo5888HHmRNAtrZfEv4myCjwNoXiA1ukcD5EjtX2Iome2iGoQM0d5nE5-q3z5syp2iNeueBm65LF2ghwfMxl78HkcPtg/s1600-h/cafire4.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUDAdZVNJHaKqatFS9hg5oszqvTI_BSEt8kkRCR3XgR_yo5888HHmRNAtrZfEv4myCjwNoXiA1ukcD5EjtX2Iome2iGoQM0d5nE5-q3z5syp2iNeueBm65LF2ghwfMxl78HkcPtg/s400/cafire4.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5220799979469452130" border="0" /></a><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeB6pBynXt1_y0dQ8ip-swv_C6sYQK0cHMwoJVI4JOFyRVqz3KHFZ-LrH26UsNom3lFK1PFwXg_gfb8oxCkOoJEdMl2QLSMTmJao9BWIzeJoT-Qx-dWrpdIes-FDERZOSl6_rcxQ/s1600-h/cafire1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeB6pBynXt1_y0dQ8ip-swv_C6sYQK0cHMwoJVI4JOFyRVqz3KHFZ-LrH26UsNom3lFK1PFwXg_gfb8oxCkOoJEdMl2QLSMTmJao9BWIzeJoT-Qx-dWrpdIes-FDERZOSl6_rcxQ/s400/cafire1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5220801606945271618" border="0" /></a><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjNiOi7kGBOZJzypVhF1mhIYhjhmbZNoLWRDgMixj8HPbJbAAxxRNdYuAn1hFkM6D2CcJHpeya0kbxXKWiC2H1wFVYE_dfkaw6pg7tCq9vZ1Z3kkD7Dnq53PV_8m6FYx_DnYrC7Q/s1600-h/cafire14.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjNiOi7kGBOZJzypVhF1mhIYhjhmbZNoLWRDgMixj8HPbJbAAxxRNdYuAn1hFkM6D2CcJHpeya0kbxXKWiC2H1wFVYE_dfkaw6pg7tCq9vZ1Z3kkD7Dnq53PV_8m6FYx_DnYrC7Q/s400/cafire14.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5220799988524681330" border="0" /></a><br /></div><br />Photos from <a href="http://www.boston.com/">www.boston.com</a>. <a href="http://www.boston.com/bigpicture/2008/07/californias_continuing_fires.html">Click here for more pictures.</a>-tvuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12494592393970421937noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7411653.post-59333339536824470332008-06-30T11:20:00.000-07:002008-07-08T17:24:14.605-07:00The surfer is that good, regardless...While surfing this past weekend at Huntington Beach (HB) cliffs, a surfer displayed impressive skills. The surfer rocked and humbled us all in the water. There are lots of surfers in the world, the majority are NOT good (i.e. me), some are good, while a select few are above excellent. That surfer was in the above excellent range. It's not unusual to see impressive surfing skills at HB (aka surf city), so we just enjoyed the show while focusing on getting our own waves.<br /><br />Few hours later, I'm out of the water and finally got to see who that surfer was. The answer both excited and humbled me. The surfer is a current surfing professional and former ASP 2004 Womens Surfing Champion, <a href="http://www.aspworldtour.com/2007/profiles_women.asp?ID=57">Sofia Mulanovich</a>. The surfer was that good, regardless of gender.<br /><br /><br />Note: this is obviously not my personal video, but from youtube. Nevertheless, it's a fair display of her "most excellent" surfing skills...Dude. But in this case, Dudette.<br /><br /><object height="344" width="425"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/n9rJexxOFUE&hl=en"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/n9rJexxOFUE&hl=en" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" height="344" width="425"></embed></object>-tvuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12494592393970421937noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7411653.post-8764394635632870052008-06-19T11:48:00.000-07:002008-12-10T17:20:54.489-08:00I now pronounce you husband and husband, wife and wife.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgq0y0-PWhjABvnuS6Hpt8s_CSssGHpcaOs2bZ7pgJASriK8POBohhLqFx_1oFIOQK4el95Q6QhC5uVBv8EV74TjGoF6Tvv_d9M2qpxDHilvR3grB4WFf38Ma_Qt7s4zIP_hdK9FQ/s1600-h/abc_gayweddings2_080610_mn.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgq0y0-PWhjABvnuS6Hpt8s_CSssGHpcaOs2bZ7pgJASriK8POBohhLqFx_1oFIOQK4el95Q6QhC5uVBv8EV74TjGoF6Tvv_d9M2qpxDHilvR3grB4WFf38Ma_Qt7s4zIP_hdK9FQ/s200/abc_gayweddings2_080610_mn.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5213667090312065922" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><img src="file:///C:/DOCUME%7E1/tvu/LOCALS%7E1/Temp/moz-screenshot.jpg" alt="" /><br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">Photo: (GayWeddings.com/Getty)</span><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Congratulations. <a href="http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080527/ap_on_re_us/gay_marriage">I pronounce you husband and husband, wife and wife.</a> Same sex marriages was ruled legal by California Supreme Court back in early May, but had to wait for Tuesday (June 17, 2008) for county courts to hand out marriage licenses. <br /><br />Same sex couples will have to hurry, because the court ruling might be over turn in Fall, when a bill is proposed to limit marriage only be between a man and woman.<br /><br />Side note is that <a href="http://abcnews.go.com/Travel/BusinessTravel/story?id=5038636&page=1">California economy will benefit</a> from this legalization. If California's economy can benefit from this legalization, wonder how much more the economy can if marijuana is legalized for everyone.-tvuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12494592393970421937noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7411653.post-34721189219075183722008-04-01T13:56:00.000-07:002008-04-01T23:53:41.028-07:00Breaking the silence with laughter...Breaking the silence with laughter.<br /><br />Irony; Gotta have a sense of humor to roll with life's irony...<br /><br /><br /><br /><object height="355" width="425"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/VPGb7smju3w&hl=en"><param name="wmode" value="transparent"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/VPGb7smju3w&hl=en" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" height="355" width="425"></embed></object>-tvuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12494592393970421937noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7411653.post-76628798117635923712007-12-05T19:41:00.000-08:002007-12-05T19:58:34.973-08:00Back and back and back...I'm back in the states and it took a little over five days to recover from jet lag, but it only took one day of sitting at my desk to hurt my back. I'm back to studying again...to improve on a horribly dismal score. Hopefully this will be the last retake because R2 and R3 deadlines are quickly approaching and essays are slowly revised and edited down. <br /><br />The vacation tan from Vietnam is fading away but at least I get to work out once more. Yeah..how sad is that. Looking forward to working out, but at least I've lost a few pounds during the vacation and continue to keep it off. Keep this up and I might give myself a Christmas present of a few new pants and jeans.-tvuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12494592393970421937noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7411653.post-56509305478189635732007-11-22T02:43:00.000-08:002008-12-10T17:20:55.676-08:00Tu Quy Birds..Vietnamese FolkloreOnce upon a time, there was a beautiful young girl named U Tiem. The daughter of a mandarin, she was born to a rich family. She was always adorned with silver necklaces and bracelets to show her wealth and her family's power. Throughout the region, U Tiem was famous for singing. Her parents cherished her beautiful voice more than the song of the rare Can-In bird.<br /><br />Many young suitors wanted to give her a <span style="font-style: italic;">don</span> and sing together with her, but no one ever won U Tiem's heart because it belonged to a poor man named Khum Lo. Khum Lo lived in a small stilt house and was skillful at farming, hunting, and making <span style="font-style: italic;">don</span>. He also play the flute <span style="font-style: italic;">oi</span> angelically, which made U Tiem fall in love with him. Under the full moon, U Tiem hypnotically liste4nd to Khum Lo's flute as she waved or embroided. U Tiem san with him and accepted his <span style="font-style: italic;">don</span>, but Khum Lo was poor in comparison with her family. They planned that after Khum Lo studies and earned money, they would get married. It might take some years, but she would wait. At home, U Tiem awaited her lover and missed him sorely.<br /><br />One year later, U Tiem heard word that Hac Xam a rich and dishonest Mandarian had asked for her hand in marriage and her father had accepted. She asked her father to postpone the wedding because she was so young. That night, she shead tears on Khum Lo's shirt and flute. Two years later, Hac Xam asked U Tiem's hand once again. Though she wept bitterly, her father was too greedy to follow her wishes. U Tiem thought of her promise to Khum Lo and realized she had no choice. While everyone celbrated with a banquet, U Tiem ate <span style="font-style: italic;">ngon </span>leaves to commit suicide.<br /><br />At that moment, Khum Lo was on the way back to his village. He had studied and worked, as promised. His happiness made him feel like he was floating in clouds. But reaching home, when he found out that his lover had died, he died of grief.<br /><br />Hac Xam was scornfully jealous. He had his servants put Khum Lo's body and U Tiem's body on opposite sides of a river. Two bamboo shoots grew from their graves and, reaching over the river, the tops of the bamboo trees intertwined. Angrily, Hac Xam chopped down the bamboo and used it to make cages. But the two cages rolled together and the smaller one got inside the bigger one. Insane with rage, Hac Xam burned the cages and threw away the ashes. Suddenly, two clouds of ash tunred into two dark grey birds. They were a male an female <span style="font-style: italic;">Tu Quy </span>bird.<br /><br />Every night, they called for each other, the male sang "<span style="font-style: italic;">kham</span>", while the female sang "<span style="font-style: italic;">khac</span>", echoing throughout the forest. When they found each other, it was day break.<br /><br />Note; This taken from Vietnam Airline's Heritage magazine.<br />Once upon a time, there was a beautiful young girl named U Tiem. The daughter of a mandarin, she was born to a rich family. She was always adorned with silver necklaces and bracelets to show her wealth and her family's power. Throughout the region, U Tiem was famous for singing. Her parents cherished her beautiful voice more than the song of the rare Can-In bird.<br /><br />Many young suitors wanted to give her a <span style="font-style: italic;">don</span> and sing together with her, but no one ever won U Tiem's heart because it belonged to a poor man named Khum Lo. Khum Lo lived in a small stilt house and was skillful at farming, hunting, and making <span style="font-style: italic;">don</span>. He also play the flute <span style="font-style: italic;">oi</span> angelically, which made U Tiem fall in love with him. Under the full moon, U Tiem hypnotically liste4nd to Khum Lo's flute as she waved or embroided. U Tiem san with him and accepted his <span style="font-style: italic;">don</span>, but Khum Lo was poor in comparison with her family. They planned that after Khum Lo studies and earned money, they would get married. It might take some years, but she would wait. At home, U Tiem awaited her lover and missed him sorely.<br /><br />One year later, U Tiem heard word that Hac Xam a rich and dishonest Mandarian had asked for her hand in marriage and her father had accepted. She asked her father to postpone the wedding because she was so young. That night, she shead tears on Khum Lo's shirt and flute. Two years later, Hac Xam asked U Tiem's hand once again. Though she wept bitterly, her father was too greedy to follow her wishes. U Tiem thought of her promise to Khum Lo and realized she had no choice. While everyone celbrated with a banquet, U Tiem ate <span style="font-style: italic;">ngon </span>leaves to commit suicide.<br /><br />At that moment, Khum Lo was on the way back to his village. He had studied and worked, as promised. His happiness made him feel like he was floating in clouds. But reaching home, when he found out that his lover had died, he died of grief.<br /><br />Hac Xam was scornfully jealous. He had his servants put Khum Lo's body and U Tiem's body on opposite sides of a river. Two bamboo shoots grew from their graves and, reaching over the river, the tops of the bamboo trees intertwined. Angrily, Hac Xam chopped down the bamboo and used it to make cages. But the two cages rolled together and the smaller one got inside the bigger one. Insane with rage, Hac Xam burned the cages and threw away the ashes. Suddenly, two clouds of ash tunred into two dark grey birds. They were a male an female <span style="font-style: italic;">Tu Quy </span>bird.<br /><br />Every night, they called for each other, the male sang "<span style="font-style: italic;">kham</span>", while the female sang "<span style="font-style: italic;">khac</span>", echoing throughout the forest. When they found each other, it was day break.<br /><br />Note; This taken from Vietnam Airline's Heritage magazine.<br /><br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgE8-5LJ4of6EQxP_r6DRqGnR8pvAWaAXYYkMqSUcVhzU25JGEt7Z-wAZYjsRq3SGDBFe_FB-rRw8Bf2ZlZGi3IVQLQTdcDuj6v3gvMhHQNqXAZu_Ttb8rc3BQAckdXxtgee0bdFQ/s1600-r/IMGP0086.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicwtfwnvqlGVdXpyeVck8loEokC9f5X3W-MXeyrR3rQ1DAF0av_Mlup1EIhTcMxjmI2uovSfyCUNQhzzNPF6Wgji_-wLsnK2apzXP67nn_VWxWeA0cacK28CT3q2CevnuM845jKw/s200/IMGP0086.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5138873135003902786" border="0" /></a>Vung Tau, Vietnam<br />November 2007<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgy4-7_c4qdxXJmU43KoZQgNr2XgB7sv4n6hlRFTGiE1mVwDUCzibR2ivDYyNARWveAMzwOexbrmqzxTZAMfVN2mRWfdW1gpLQWhbTyuuOX0UeKQTGWkjtkE_rY5K1L7F8YOX1-iA/s1600-r/IMGP0493.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; 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Learning (in my case, relearning) the Vietnamese is always better, if the teacher is cute. The better looking the teacher, the more attentive the student is. The more interactive the student becomes with the teacher. hehe...<br /><br />- A smile and a wink; Easily translates across the majority of humanity's languages.<br /><br />- Crossing a Vietnamese Street; It was a tentative first few steps, but with more crossings, the more normal the event becomes. Advice, the larger the automobile, the more right a way it has. No sudden movements, nor sudden dash.<br /><br />- Cuisine; Yes, there is a difference between the Vietnamese food from the homeland and the Vietnamese food in the States. Slightly different, but noticeable. Not a problem, I plan on sampling as much as possible.<br /><br />- Etiquette/Manners; Having tons of money does not equate to having manners. These two concepts are separate.<br />My last trip (was my first time ever) back to Vietnam was with my father. I've lost my father to cancer since that trip, but the lessons learned and time spent with him was an experience that vibrated to my soul. That experience taught me the value of culture, heritage, and family.<br /><br />This trip is filled with different experiences that only another Viet Kieu could understand. Sorry...only another person returning back to the country of their heritage. My travel buddy, Mr. M, this is his first time out of the States and first time back to Vietnam since we fled as boat people back in 1975. We were on the same boat. He is learning a lot. I can see it. I'm excited and happy for him.<br /><br />Note; <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Viet_kieu">Viet Kieu</a> is term for Vietnamese person that fled the communist government and living abroad. 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