The owner of a convenient store reluctantly asked an Italian immigrant worker to leave, because the owner was pressured by a powerful guy in the district to hire his nephew. The owner could not afford to have an extra worker, so the only option for him was to give up the Italian worker. Realizing what was going on, the Italian guy did not get mad at all. Instead, he sincerely thanked the owner for his kindness for letting him work there.
The Italian guy came home to his wife at the dinner time. He unwrapped a pear that was covered in a newspaper, and placed it on the dinner table as his wife came to the table. “Ah what a nice pear [in Italian],” his wife said excitedly. Just before they started dinner, the husband held his wife’s hand and gave her a kiss.
This image has been stuck in my head since the first time I saw the movie many years ago. For some reason, I was thinking about this scene from The Godfather, Pt. II this morning as soon as I woke up (OK, almost everyone in the scene is Italian). This has to be one of the most beautiful scenes ever filmed.
Another thought that came into my mind was: how come I don't see Mentos commercials any more on TV? I used to love that Freshmaker commercial... :P
Friday, April 25, 2008
Tuesday, April 8, 2008
Did I fall asleep?
Earlier this morning in the library, I put my head down while I had the internet radio on using my earphone. After a while (I don't exactly know how long) I opened my eyes and wondered if I fell asleep. Apparently I drooled, but I don't remember that part when I closed my eyes. So I guess I fell asleep? But why am I still tired???
Saturday, April 5, 2008
Good-Bye PC and Hello Apple!!!
After spending sometime to think about the recent trouble I had with my new Vista/Dell notebook computer, I decided to try out Apple (well, I haven't decided yet on when exactly I'm going to get one). I have never owned an Apple computer in my life, so it is kind of exciting. But at the same time I feel little scared to try out, like jumping off a diving board for the first time in a swimming pool.
So how did I end up with that decision? The failure of Windows Vista, of course. I will never buy another computer with Vista installed. I really liked Windows XP Professional because it was surprisingly stable for more than 7 years in the market. Now that Vista is the new and sexy OS for mid to high-end PCs, there is no reason for Microsoft to keep the old Windows XP in the market because its older OS is the biggest competitor for the new Vista. So I came to a conclusion that XP will soon phase out and I will have no choice but to reluctantly use Vista for my new notebook computer.
Of course, I have an option to purchase a copy of XP and run it on a new machine. After the recent traumatic experience I just had with Vista, I have no intention to help Microsoft until they permanently fix the problem with their OS. Well, I guess I will have to get a copy of the Office 2008 for Mac, but that's all I will do for Microsoft.
I just returned my new Dell back earlier this morning, and it's not coming back.
So how did I end up with that decision? The failure of Windows Vista, of course. I will never buy another computer with Vista installed. I really liked Windows XP Professional because it was surprisingly stable for more than 7 years in the market. Now that Vista is the new and sexy OS for mid to high-end PCs, there is no reason for Microsoft to keep the old Windows XP in the market because its older OS is the biggest competitor for the new Vista. So I came to a conclusion that XP will soon phase out and I will have no choice but to reluctantly use Vista for my new notebook computer.
Of course, I have an option to purchase a copy of XP and run it on a new machine. After the recent traumatic experience I just had with Vista, I have no intention to help Microsoft until they permanently fix the problem with their OS. Well, I guess I will have to get a copy of the Office 2008 for Mac, but that's all I will do for Microsoft.
I just returned my new Dell back earlier this morning, and it's not coming back.
Thursday, April 3, 2008
Peace
Dear readers,
Sorry for not being able to write positive and encouraging blogs lately. Enjoy this photo from Burney Falls! Visit there, if you haven't yet (the drive is about 6 hr northeast from San Francisco without major traffics).
Oh Vista
It's now official: I HATE Windows Vista with so much passion!!!!! I HATE Microsoft for releasing this crap to make money. The operating system on my new Dell notebook computer crashed just 30 min before I was about to go to bed , and I got a variant of the blue-death screen last night. I spent an hour or two to try System Restore, but I couldn't get it to fix the problem. The Windows could not even start.
It really sucked because I finished a draft of my thesis chapter yesterday on the computer. So you can kind of imagine what kind of stress I was under.
Fortunately, I was able to retrieve the files I wanted by using the command prompt. Thank God, I remembered some of the key MS-DOS commands to get those files I wanted! Well, I learned 'xcopy' command and the use of "" for directories with spaces.
Maybe it's time for me to migrate to Mac, though I highly doubt it will happen in the near future. I'm sure Bill Gates is a good person, but his business strategists are bunch of greedy [censored]!!! Wait, is Bill Gates still CEO of Microsoft?
It really sucked because I finished a draft of my thesis chapter yesterday on the computer. So you can kind of imagine what kind of stress I was under.
Fortunately, I was able to retrieve the files I wanted by using the command prompt. Thank God, I remembered some of the key MS-DOS commands to get those files I wanted! Well, I learned 'xcopy' command and the use of "" for directories with spaces.
Maybe it's time for me to migrate to Mac, though I highly doubt it will happen in the near future. I'm sure Bill Gates is a good person, but his business strategists are bunch of greedy [censored]!!! Wait, is Bill Gates still CEO of Microsoft?
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