Category Archives: Witness to my life

WA License Plate

Posted on November 1, 2010 by sinyaw

Most Californians dread the trip to DMV. Even if you made an appointment, you still enter a long queue. Then you are shuffled from one counter to another, each time just to enter another queue. The people behind the counter … Continue reading →

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What’s common between software engineers and musicians?

Posted on October 31, 2010 by sinyaw

This came out of a conversation I had recently, with a software engineer whose wife is a musician. They both express their ideas via instruments that have hardly changed for long time, although frequently tweaked. They both express the creativity … Continue reading →

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Pineapple Cake 鳳梨酥

Posted on October 6, 2010 by sinyaw

Spoken In Taiwanese (a dialect of Chinese, very similar to those spoken in southern FuJian Province), Pineapple pronounced like On-Lie, very similar to “Fortune is Coming.” The fruit therefore became a symbol for prosperity and a favorite gift. But fresh … Continue reading →

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Fanapi

Posted on September 18, 2010 by sinyaw

Americans call them hurricanes. I grew up knowing them as typhoons. About 10 of them come every year. Most of them just brought lots of rain. Once in a while, they wreaked havoc no less than Katrina. Fanapi is a … Continue reading →

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Sold

Posted on September 6, 2010 by sinyaw

“How can you just move?” He was half unbelieving and half accusatory. I found myself searching for an answer. This is a house that I raised the family, had numerous backyard BBQs, poured in tears, sweat and blood, and spent … Continue reading →

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Enhanced Driver License

Posted on August 21, 2010 by sinyaw

When RFID was a in rave, I predicted that one day each of us will carry several on us all the time: in the shoes, glasses, sewed into the clothes, or even implanted into our body as part of some … Continue reading →

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900 Miles

Posted on July 26, 2010 by sinyaw

7:50am started the journey — myself, Wife, Daughter, Dog, and a Ford Explorer packed to its fullest. GPS leads a path that we have never driven before. Two days prior, two strangers turned my 20+ years four-bedroom house into boxes. … Continue reading →

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Yellowstone

Posted on July 21, 2010 by sinyaw

Last time I was here, it was literally hell. Furious blaze swept through the land and ended all lives in its path. The smoke was so thick that I cannot see the Grand Teton when I stood right in front … Continue reading →

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100 Days @ Seattle

Posted on July 3, 2010 by sinyaw

Late March was a perfect time to move to Seattle. Winter lingered on and summer was lazy to insist. You can feel the seasons changing. One day it would be damp and cold and the next bright and balmy. I … Continue reading →

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260 lbs of love

Posted on June 16, 2010 by sinyaw

How do you move 1,000 packs of poker cards from China to the USA? Daughter decided to design a pack of cards years ago. She doodled with Photoshop on and off and refined the definition of “finish” for over a … Continue reading →

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