Thu Tu’s Blog

I have less than two months before the warranty on my Honda Accord runs out. I was hoping that the DST start/end dates change would be addressed while my car was still under warranty. When I searched on the internet, it seemed as if there would be a fix, at least for the Acura, around [...]

My heart skipped a beat or two this morning when I checked the car clock on the way to work and it said 11:30. Sure, going to work at 10:30 is late by some standards, but it feels very different to me when it gets to be 11 o'clock. Then it dawned on me that [...]

If you're in the US, make sure your clocks are showing the correct time. Daylight saving time started 3 weeks early.
So far, these are my gadgets that are not showing the correct time, but should due to sync mechanisms:

digital clock that uses radio signal to synchronize time. Even though I changed it to DST on, [...]

I just saw a commercial for the Lexus LS, which parallel parks itself!! Woohoo!
Well, I am not buying a car soon, but it's reassuring that the technology will be around the next time I buy a car. I live in the suburbs where I rarely have to deal with parallel parking. However, when I go [...]

Before embarking on a long road trop between Northern and Southern California with my two cats, I did a lot of research. You can find a lot of advice over the internet so I don't want to write down every possible bit of information. I'll just write about what I've learned and what I do.
I [...]

I went to In-N-Out for my almost weekly burger and fries. As I pulled into the parking spot, I found a bunch of empty spots near the front. Sweet! I proceeded to maneuver my car so I could park backing in. As I pressed on the brakes to stop the car from reversing as I [...]

Last Friday as I walked to my car after work, I noticed that the year sticker was missing from my license plate. It either fell off (unlikely) or it got stolen. I've heard of people stealing tags but geesh! I doubt that it occurred at work but I couldn't exactly remember the last time [...]