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In Memory of My Grandmother

Thu Tu Koelling — Sat, 01 Sep 2007 17:19:16 +0000

My paternal grandmother passed away two days ago. While her health has been declining for the past few years, and she was in critical condition with pneumonia for the past few weeks, it was still a shock to learn of her death. It’s like when you can see the fist coming toward you but it’s [...]

Camping and White Water Rafting Adventure

Thu Tu Koelling — Sun, 26 Aug 2007 06:29:37 +0000

Outdoor Slumber Party

Earlier this month, I went white water rafting with co-workers as part of a team outing. It was a lot of fun, along with some hard work.

The night before the rafting, we camped nearby to avoid having to do a 3 or 4 hour drive the morning of the rafting [...]

Got My (Social) Dance Skills Back

Thu Tu Koelling — Thu, 07 Jun 2007 06:48:03 +0000

I caught the dance bug in college at a dance party where people started doing swing dance. I was bummed that I couldn’t participate so I resolved to take one of the social dance classes at Stanford. I took beginner and intermediate Social Dance, and also took more advanced classes to hone my swing and [...]

Can’t Always Find What I’m Looking for… So I Look for Something Else to Find It

Thu Tu Koelling — Sun, 03 Jun 2007 02:07:26 +0000

The past few months, there have been two items that I wanted to find but could not. I didn’t go dancing because I could not find my dancing shoes. My parents invited me to go to China with them later in the year, but I had lost my passport.

The dance shoes weren’t a big [...]

Oh, Beautiful Day!

Thu Tu Koelling — Sat, 24 Mar 2007 03:32:36 +0000

It was a gorgeous Friday morning as I drove to work. Sunnyvale was living up to its name. I had the sunroof open. The DJ on the radio said something about “Ugly Betty” being picked up for the next season. Additionally, several ABC shows were listed. The best news was hearing that the show that [...]

First day of vacation and I’m exhausted

Thu Tu Koelling — Fri, 22 Dec 2006 05:22:32 +0000

I took the day off today because my last chance to see the eye doctor before the end of the year was at noon. I figured I might as well take the day off instead of come in for a little bit, go to the doctor, then work a little bit because it’s a short [...]

Hace Mucho Frio!

Thu Tu Koelling — Thu, 21 Dec 2006 19:03:20 +0000

It’s so cold here in Northern California. All I want to do is sit on my couch wrapped up in my electric blankie.

I know that it’s much colder elsewhere but it’s all relative. It feels much colder this winter than last winter.

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Covina High School Reunion

Thu Tu Koelling — Tue, 26 Sep 2006 05:30:04 +0000

When my friends and I graduated from high school, we were so full of spirit and stuff we couldn’t wait til the reunion. When it was time to decide to go to the reunion this year, I initially decided not to go. It’s 350 miles away in Southern California!

Eventually, I became convinced to go… [...]

Map Mod “Brilliant”

Thu Tu Koelling — Tue, 19 Sep 2006 15:03:49 +0000

Aw shucks. I’ve heard some very nice comments from people about my Coppermine Map Mod. A recent thread,Â CoppermineR as rival to Flickr / Mappr, in the Coppermine Forums contains some of the most flattering commentary on my mod yet. (FYI, I’m tranzndance in the forum).

Wow! Someone thinks I could contribute a mod that has [...]

Crocodile Hunter killed by Stingray

Thu Tu Koelling — Tue, 05 Sep 2006 00:14:06 +0000

Stingray Pierced and killed Steve Irwin

While watching a tivo’d Grey’s Anatomy, I saw the commercial for the 11 o’clock news saying that Steve Irwin died. I couldn’t believe it so I had to rewind to make sure I wasn’t hearing things. Unfortunately, I was watching the show way past 11 so I missed [...]

Freaky parking experience

Thu Tu Koelling — Sun, 03 Sep 2006 22:49:26 +0000

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 [...]

So hungry because of HS reunion

Thu Tu Koelling — Thu, 31 Aug 2006 06:12:36 +0000

For the second night in a row, I’m feeling hungry. My high school reunion is in 3 1/2 weeks and I want to lose a few extra pounds, so I’m trying not to eat so much. I still eat 3 meals a day with a snack and I still feel hungry.

I won’t even [...]

Home for my birthday, tooth extraction, tax preparation

Thu Tu Koelling — Tue, 04 Apr 2006 05:57:41 +0000

It’s that time of year again: my birthday, dentist visit, and taxes.

I went home to LA for my birthday. It is well-timed for my semi-annual visit to the dentist. Even though I have lived in Northern California for years, I still go to the same dentist since childhood. I haven’t had to get [...]

Inattentional blindness

Thu Tu Koelling — Fri, 03 Mar 2006 16:46:58 +0000

Apparently, I experience inattentional blindness, where I can be so focussed on something that I don’t see anything else, even if it’s right in front of me. And I thought I had attention deficit issues.

At work, there was a guest speaker who discussed the visual system and attention. To illustrate the effect of [...]

New makeup => new modeling gig?

Thu Tu Koelling — Mon, 10 Oct 2005 22:25:12 +0000

The past weekend, a friend introduced me to Bare Escentuals makeup. I admit, I was skeptical. It did not cover like my liquid powder foundation. It made my skin look dry. But I decided to give it a try since I wore makeup everyday and didn’t want the “made up” look.

Well, my skin was [...]