Yesterday I went out with some of my friends to get a haircut. Maybe that was a mistake on my part. I just wanted a haircut but I was convinced to get a shave too. This would be my third time in my entire life that I allowed someone else to shave me (first being in Istanbul). I find these shaves to be quite painful sometimes. When the girl who shaved me finished, I … [Read more...] about Ouch!!!
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See the truck in the far distance? Lately, both cars and trucks have been ignoring the ban forbidding them to drive along the canal during the construction. The police used to enforce the regulation but lately, the have been quite lax. As a result, there are more traffic congestions in areas, such as this, where part of the road is blocked off for construction along the … [Read more...] about Add your own caption…
Introducing my Vietnamese Students to Gimp
Well, six days away from Tet, the Vietnamese New Year. This is the last week of class at the American International School, where I teach computer science, before the week and a half long holiday (well for me at least). The 3rd Quarter also started this week so I decided, as part of my web development curriculum, to introduce my students to the Gimp. The class went very … [Read more...] about Introducing my Vietnamese Students to Gimp
Going back to Gentoo
A lot of drama going around the Gentoo Linux Community these days. Daniel Robbins, the creator of Gentoo, would like some control of Gentoo again. There are a lot of mixed reactions by developers and users. Neither side can really communicate with each other, but oh well, I will still use Gentoo. Actually I decided to return after being away for a couple of years. … [Read more...] about Going back to Gentoo
My Saturday Night
Sorry guys for bailing out on Maxim's last night. I have two projects due tomorrow morning and another one to complete hopefully before Tet. I have been burning the midnight oil the last couple of days. Last night I actually had 4 computers going at the same time. On my 6-year old Dell Inspiron 8100 notebook (bottom-left in below photo), I just installed CentOS 5. As the … [Read more...] about My Saturday Night