On the first weekend of the new year, I jumped off a plane and fell about 15,000 feet. Skydiving has always been on my bucket list for the longest time – probably since high school. The biggest obstacle was never the fear but instead was just finding people who were both interested and had theContinue reading “Starting the New Year by Falling 15,000 Feet”
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Into the New Year Shenanigans
In 2014, I scored an engineering internship, graduated with two degrees, and conquered an entire marathon. Pretty good if you ask me. This year makes those previous amazing feats look like nothing. Here’s what happened this year, in chronological order (with lots of Smash, haha): Self-prepared for software interviews and had it all pay offContinue reading “Into the New Year Shenanigans”
Soloing Through Thanksgiving: Amtrak Train Ride Across the United States! (3/3)
Day 1 Day 2 Day 3.5-5: The Amtrak Ride (below) To see what this post and series is all about, click above! Day 3, Friday Friday was my last day in the city of Chicago. Waking up rather early around 7am, I was packing up my things ready to check out from my AirBnb room.Continue reading “Soloing Through Thanksgiving: Amtrak Train Ride Across the United States! (3/3)”
Soloing Through Thanksgiving: Turkey in Chicago (2/3)
Day 1 Day 3 (To see what this post is all about, check out Day 1 above!) Day 2, Thanksgiving Day It’s Thanksgiving Day! I wake up at around 8am, getting a full eight hours of sleep. My legs are feeling SO much better. Today’s gonna be great! Except that I chose Chicago primarily forContinue reading “Soloing Through Thanksgiving: Turkey in Chicago (2/3)”
Soloing Through Thanksgiving: Welcome to Chicago! (1/3)
Day 2 Day 3 2015 is the first year that I moved out and lived on my own. For those who haven’t been following my blog, I moved out to northern San Diego, from Hawaii, for work after having graduated from the University of Hawaii last year. Naturally, flights back home for such a shortContinue reading “Soloing Through Thanksgiving: Welcome to Chicago! (1/3)”
Smash and Travel: Las Vegas
This past July in Las Vegas, I went to my first international Super Smash Bros. tournament ever. It was a life changer. (Talk about a delayed post!) It was known to host almost 2000 entrants from all around the world, just for this one game (this event hosted a few more tournaments for other gamesContinue reading “Smash and Travel: Las Vegas”
Book of the Week 6: What I Know For Sure
Reading what the most famous people in the world have been through is always an eye opener. What did they do to get to where they are now? What makes their mindsets apart from the rest of society? These kinds of questions have recently made me rather curious about many of the big names inContinue reading “Book of the Week 6: What I Know For Sure”
My Ultimate Keep-Your-Day-Job Travel Wishlist
Exactly half a year ago, I took a one-way flight from Hawaii, born and raised, to southern California. Absolutely no regrets. Every day of work in the software engineering field has been challenging yet stimulating, and every weekend has been filled with new adventures every time in the third largest state in the nation. KnowingContinue reading “My Ultimate Keep-Your-Day-Job Travel Wishlist”
Book of the Week 5: Creativity, Inc.
To broaden the employees’ minds and exposing them to new thoughts, my employer had just started a book club this past summer, talking about a new book every two to three months. Those who participate in the book club discussions, online or off, are fortunate enough to get their purchase of the book fully reimbursed,Continue reading “Book of the Week 5: Creativity, Inc.”
Book of the Week 4: How to Read a Book
I’ve been seeing this book mentioned quite a bit online. A 3.98/5 on Goodreads and 4.5/5 on Amazon, at only $10 there wasn’t much to lose. The rationale was pretty simple: the better I can read, the more I can get out of each book. Let’s see how it goes.
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