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Giants 2024

Finally, it is baseball season again. The Giants bolstered more arsenals right before the season's start. As a Giants 2024 season ticket holder, I found myself at the ballpark on both Sunday (with my family) and Monday (alone). There's something magical about being there, but this

New TV

The TV might just be my household's most precious gadget. It's the one thing that brings all my family members together on the big screen, which is why I tend to invest a bit more in it. All my family members love to watch something on

The Atmosphere

This week, I had a surprising reunion with an old friend I hadn't seen in more than 15 years. He's an engineer at Samsung in Korea, and here's the kicker – he contributed significantly to developing the first iPhone. It might raise a few eyebrows,

Porco Rosso

Porco Rosso (紅の豚) is my favorite movie by Director Hayao Miyazaki. It was a movie from 1992, and I might have watched it more than 20 times. I even translated the script of the movie into Korean and ran it at a small cinematheque in 1994 (when I was a

Tokyo 2023 (2)

Yoyogi Park Walking in Yoyogi Park in the morning is one of my rituals in Tokyo. Not only in the park, I love walking along the trail that leads from the park to Shibuya. The passage provides me with a sense of tranquil mystery, which brings me comfort and peace.

Tokyo 2023 (1)

As I mentioned in the previous post, I visited Tokyo last week for the first time in three years. When I lived in Korea, my trips to Tokyo were almost a monthly routine thanks to the convenient 2-hour flight from Seoul to Tokyo. But not only the geographical separation between

Fireworks at Oracle Park

Fireworks at Oracle Park

I have heard watching fireworks on July 4th is a treasured tradition in the US. However, I've never had a chance to see it. So, when I heard that there would be fireworks following July 3rd Giants' game, I thought it would be the perfect chance for

Seattle 2023

Last week, I visited the new Seattle office for the first time. My last visit was exactly one year ago. At the time, we were in WeWork Seattle downtown. It was already a decent tech company office, but the new office was at the tallest building in Seattle: Colombia Center.

Covid

I often said that now we had normalcy, and I was grateful that I hadn't had the disease. But early this month, I finally got Covid. My wife got it first (probably in her office), and I had it inevitably. My parents and daughter were going to go

Robocalls

The iPhone boasts several lesser-known features and one of my favorites is the "Silence Unknown Callers." It silently declines the call if the caller is not in my Contacts. Yes, I have a chance to miss a call, but they will leave a voice message if it is

CMEA Adjudication Festival

CMEA Adjudication Festival

My daughter (8th Grader) is in the school symphonic band for one of her elective courses. The band is primarily for enjoyment, instead of striving for professional competition, which may be the impression given after watching the Sound! Euphonium anime. However, there is one time of year when I feel

Barnes & Noble

My daughter goes to an art studio for a lesson every Saturday morning. The studio is a half-hour drive away, and it wouldn't be wise to come back and forth and throw times on the road. So, I had to find a place to manage meaningful time. And

Mr. Relevant

The 49ers proceeded to NFC Championship this past Sunday. It was a tight game, but (again) we saw another dramatic winning, as Chris Branch from The Athletic said. I need a full documentary on the (final 45 sec) drive. Dallas has lost its last seven divisional round games and somehow

San Diego - The Year End 2022

San Diego - The Year End 2022

It's been a while now, but We've been to San Diego at the end of last year. The great weather would be the greatest pride of the Bay Area. But it had been a little different story this winter, and we wanted to have a year-end

Storm in the Bay Area

Storm in the Bay Area

What has made Silicon Valley so special? Many (including me) say it is thanks to its excellent weather. I also believe that Bay Area's comfy climate and always blue skies make people positive; it is the source of Silicon Valley's innovation. However, entering 2023, we have

It's 2023

It's 2023. I was surprised to realize that 30 years had passed since I got to college. I've seen many debates about engineers in their 40s. Many times it sounds silly or meaningless, but even to me, entering my 50s soon gets me into a complicated

Good Bye 2022

My 2022 resolution was to write at least one blog post a week. Though I couldn't keep the phase, I wrote more than 60 articles this year. So, I've achieved my goal overall. Recently, I stopped using Twitter; I might use this place more like using

New York

I attended Programmatic IO 2022 NY last month. It was my first time in NYC and even my first in the US East. I arrived at SFO around 5 am, a little tired but also excited. The airport was already full of people. It's already normal; I couldn&

Fleet Week SF 2022

Fleet Week SF 2022

Every October in the Bay Area starts with Fleet Week SF. It is now a family ritual to visit the SF Pier area during the Fleet Week season, and I can tell the highlight of the event is the air show by Blue Angels. This year, we wanted to have

LinkedIn

Last week, I came across an article about harsh comments on LinkedIn. It was an acute accusation but interesting to me because I had never met with such bigots on LinkedIn. I have some principles on Social Networks. The most strict one is on Facebook. I think Facebook is the

Foodieland

We didn't have any plans for the 4th of July weekend. But a Facebook ad feed came up in my feed: Foodieland Night Market. I had to admit that it is an effective audience targeting because I had got pressure from my wife hanging out somewhere during the

Is There Sailor Moon?

Is There Sailor Moon?

"Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon (美少女戦士セーラームーン) [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sailor_Moon]" is a Japanese comic series that the princess of Moon saves Earth (and Moon). The original TV anime series was aired from 1992 to 1997, and it was one of my favorites. In 1998, I was

DMV

I think Flash Slothmore [https://zootopia.fandom.com/wiki/Flash_Slothmore] might be a character who took off mostly in the movie Zootopia. Many in the US would agree that DMV is the last place to wanna go, and Flash was the stereotype of the DMV workers. However, I have

The Slap

I couldn't watch this year's Oscar as I was captured in Nexus [https://www.ign.com/wikis/halo-infinite/Nexus], and I might miss the most controversial moment of the week - the slap by Will Smith. It is interesting (and surprising) to see that the most

Xbox Series X

Finally, my living room was completed with Xbox Series X. You might not know, but it was super hard to buy since it was released on 12/12/2019. I performed supersonic mouse clicking at the launch date but only found every effort in vain. While Series S is now