Smash in the Northeast 1/3: New Jersey

On the first weekend of this month, I had the wonderful opportunity of visiting the east coast for the first time! I had signed up for an international Super Smash Bros tournament (and if you’ve been following for a while, this isn’t new haha) in New Jersey, but having flown into Newark I also tookContinue reading “Smash in the Northeast 1/3: New Jersey”

Smash in the Northeast 2/3: New York

On the first weekend of this month, I had the wonderful opportunity of visiting the east coast for the first time! I had signed up for an international Super Smash Bros tournament (and if you’ve been following for a while, this isn’t new haha) in New Jersey, but having flown into Newark I also tookContinue reading “Smash in the Northeast 2/3: New York”

Smash in the Northeast 3/3: The Tournament

On the first weekend of this month, I had the wonderful opportunity of visiting the east coast for the first time! I had signed up for an international Super Smash Bros tournament (and if you’ve been following for a while, this isn’t new haha) in New Jersey, but having flown into Newark I also tookContinue reading “Smash in the Northeast 3/3: The Tournament”

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”

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”

Traveling the World in 2 Hours!

During Memorial Day weekend, I decided to explore downtown San Diego on my own for the first time. Living all the way up in Carlsbad, about 30 miles away, without a car makes this a long and/or expensive trip, but with the Smash tournament going on later that evening I figured I’d make the most ofContinue reading “Traveling the World in 2 Hours!”