tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30140462011-12-14T18:51:40.369-08:00the life and times of gilbert lee. blogging inconsistently since 2001, before blogging was cool.Gilberthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00094270891424375259noreply@blogger.comBlogger1871100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3014046.post-60984445619703143652010-05-21T11:06:00.001-07:002010-05-21T11:18:29.964-07:00

Follow me at @gilleeI like the Lookout mobile phone app -- but do you have to take up so much real estate on my phone?Today, May 21, 2010, 2 hours agoAre folks really watching the NBA Combine?Today, May 21, 2010, 2 hours agoDude, that really rocks. RT @davekim: Google's logo today celebrates Pac-Man's 30th anniversary. Oh yeah, and it's playable.Today, May 21, 2010, 2 hours agoNice job Forbes --

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I see a ton of free movies. Some of them are great (Dark Knight) others suck (Ghost of Girlfriends Past). Even with the bad movies you can't beat the price -- Free!http://sffreemovies.blogspot.com

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Here is the inside of our new apartment. We've got some work to get it ready for visitors (and for living).I saw an NBC11 news van outside our place yesterday. We'll share that story later!

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This is a great wallpaper I found today. This is getting me pumped for football season. You can download it here

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A lot has been made about 95% of blogs have been abandoned and have not been updated in the last 90 days. I've got some fun stuff that will be posted in June. You'll want to stay tuned.

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Graduation is in 7 days!Once I finish school I'll have lots of free time to read the big pile of books that I've collected in the last 3 years. Here's a short list of books to get me started:The New Rules of Marketing and PR: How to Use News Releases, Blogs, Podcasting, Viral Marketing and Online Media to Reach Buyers DirectlyWhat Got You Here Won't Get You There: How Successful People Become

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The Cal Basketball season finale versus UCLA was bound to have a huge crowd because of ESPN's national coverage and the assignment of the College Gameday show at Haas Pavilion. Among the folks that we saw... Gameday Staff:Rece Davis - the host genuinely enjoyed the Haas crowd and was seen mingling with students after GamedayBobby Knight - 'the General' wore red (he loves to play the villian) and

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We've finally gone through and prepared our photo collection from our South American trip. You can see them here!http://www.flickr.com/photos/marisalouie/sets/72157614332164067/

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Another guest post by Marisa...As our taxi pulled onto the autopista from Ezeiza International Airport, Gil turned to me and said, "It's been awhile since I've seen a four lane freeway."After a few hoops thrown our way by Aerolineas Argentinas, we made it into Buenos Aires on Tuesday night and to the northwestern district of Belgrano, where we're "renting" a sixth floor studio apartment that's

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Bundled against the morning chill in Punta Arenas, ChileWe crossed from Chilean Patagonia into Argentinian Patagonia yesterday, making it all the way to Ushuaia, the southernmost city in the Americas. The bus trip from Punta Arenas, Chile to Ushuaia, Argentina, is eleven hours long, but of that, only eight hours is on the road, since so much time is spent at the border crossing and on the ferry

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Post by Marisa from an internet cafe in Ushuaia, while Gilbert watched Cal basketball clips. ("Honey, they led for fifty seconds in their triple overtime win!")Torres del Paine National Park, the crown jewel of Patagonia (yeah, I quoted liberally from the guidebook, but it’s an apt description), sits six hours north of Punta Arenas. It’s absolutely stunning: jagged snow-capped mountains,

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Post by Marisa from an internet cafe in Ushuaia, while Gilbert consulted his credit card company about foreign transaction fees.Coyhaique, Chile apparently isn’t on everyone’s destination list, so Sky Airlines cancelled our outbound flight on Tuesday and instead booked us flying into Punta Arenas a day early. This robbed us of one more day with Marìa Inès and Joksan, and meant that we were going

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Guest blog entry written by Marisa...You'd think that one million people, twenty minutes of fireworks, and truckloads of cheap beer and pisco would be a bad combination, but New Year's Eve in Valparaíso was stunning and surprisingly calm. We watched the fireworks from the terrace of Casa Carrasco, a residencial on Cerro Concepción (photos forthcoming!), and then joined the throngs in search of

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The first three days in Santiago, Chile have been a delightful whirlwind. The weather has been nice (mid-80s, low humidity) and the long hours of sunlight (6 am to 9 pm) have expanded our window for sightseeing.My first days in Santiago have been pretty relaxed. Marisa had the foresight to keep the pace of our trip slow at the start. I appreciate the ability to get over the jet lag and to

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This year was definitely one that was filled with great moments and its challenges. Being "alone" for most of the year was tough but has made spending time with Marisa in S. America even more special.Here's a quick recap on some important events from 2008.Jan - Celebrated the New Year with champagne, paper cups, at Pier 39 (where are the crowds?)Feb - Bid Marisa farewell over board games and

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So I'm off to South America (Chile and Argentina) tomorrow. I'll be gone for a couple of weeks and will be reuniting with Marisa, who has been in Chile since February. It promises to be the vacation of a lifetime! Feel free to send me an email or leave a comment!This is the spot to watch for updates from our travels.I had been counting down the days with limited success. My Twitter stopped

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This week I had a chance to see the new Clint Eastwood film, Gran Torino. Despite his place as an American film icon-- Eastwood has received criticism from the Asian American community-- most prominently for the use of term "Chinaman" in Absolute Power.When I saw the trailer for GT, I was curious to see how Eastwood (who also directed the picture) would portray the Hmong community central to the

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I said goodbye to an old friend on Tuesday night as I watched the finale of The Shield">. Although there are other shows that I have also loved (The Wire, The West Wing), no show consistently kicked me in the throat quite like the Shield.To be honest -- I was late to the party on both The Wire (watched it in its entirety this summer) and The West Wing (thank you, Bravo reruns). I was able to

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If you've been following Cal Basketball over the past decade you are probably familiar with former Coach Ben Braun. His tenure was marked with relative mediocrity (although he did win Cal a "National Championship") and a knack for signing players international players. Some would be good contributors (Richard Midgley, Amit Tamir) while others (Saulius Kuzminskas, Shahar Gordon) were total

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Here's another update:10-17: Elliptical machine (30), StairMaster (20) 10-20: Chest/arms/legs (45)10-23: Chest/arms (30)

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I've gotten some good feedback so here is the second installment of this feature:10-7: Elliptical machine (30), StairMaster (10), stationary bike (30), treadmill (20)10-9: Elliptical (30), treadmill (20), bike (30)10-13: Chest, arms (40)10-14: Elliptical (30), Spinning class (60)My chest is starting to feel better now after Monday's butterfly exercises. Spinning was something new. I'll need to

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Thanks to the Coen Brothers (and their new picture Burn After Reading) I am one of the newest members of Crunch Gym.I have to admit that the facility (New Montgomery in SF) is much nicer than the 24 Hour Fitness gym that I've frequented in the past. Towel service, clean facilities and available machines make for a better experience.Here's a recap on my activity for the last week (starting Monday

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I think this is going to be my most productive summer ever! I only have two days left of class before my "summer vacation" begins and I think I will be more productive if I document this list for all the world to see.Back up and organize my computers and assorted digital media: I'm long overdue to index and clean up my files. If I don't do it now I'm just asking for trouble.Purge and reduce my "

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After the Cheung Kong mixer, the group decided to head down to the Bund, the famous riverside area of Shanghai. As was typically the case it was quite a trial to get enough cabs for our group. Of course, the standard way of travelling anywhere via cab was by showing the cab driver the guide book (the Chinese characters specifically) or having the hotel staff write up the address where we wanted

Gilberthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00094270891424375259noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3014046.post-70257640806884291162008-05-04T00:44:00.000-07:002008-05-04T01:17:01.307-07:00

On the agenda after our trip to Metro was a mixer with the current Cheung Kong Graduate School of Business students (CKGSB) that took place in a building adjacent to the hotel called appropriately enough, the White House.The room itself was kind of funky with furniture that didn't quite fit and was hard to move around but the company was good. CKGSB is unique from many other Chinese business

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(Detailing some of the events of March 24th)Although I slept like a baby, I was rearing to go for our first day in Shanghai. I felt like I had to check everything out -- the campus facilities, the hotel buffet, the hotel gift shop. My anticipation for the trip and the international seminar was running high.I was pleasantly surprised by the buffet breakfast. In my experience, complimentary U.S.

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This month's Wired Magazine has a feature on Intelligence and methods of improving cognitive abilities. Among the "myths" that the article claims to debunk are that chewing gum doesn't help brain power by increasing blood flow to the brain and that games like Brain Age don't help sharpen the brain.Talk about a buzz kill. Check out the issue on newsstands or this link to find out the "proven" ways

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I made a special trip to Los Angeles last week. It was both a reunion and an opportunity for me to say goodbye to an important period of my life.It had been announced several months ago that AZN Television, my former employer, was going to be taken off the air. I had felt disappointment when I heard the news but admittedly knew that it was inevitable. We have never gotten traction in the

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(From the events of March 22-23, 2008)Arriving in Shanghai didn't turn out to be too bad. As I left my seat the back of the airplane and proceeded though to the baggage claim, I was glad to be standing erect. Jet lag has always been hard on me and I was looking forward to getting to the hotel and trying to get some rest.Upon collecting our bags some of our classmates started to partner up and

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I came across something on the news that made me reflect back to this post about my creative flow. A former Cal student (and current Stanford grad student) has invented a product called "Think Gum," which promises to help boost the brain activity of those who chew it.One important element of the way that the gum works is called "context-dependent memory". The following is quoted from the Think

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Some classmates and I are helping to support a local event that raises money for cancer research and support for cancer survivors. Please watch the following video to learn more about Paddle for Life. Show your support by making a contribution towards this great cause and by forwarding this to your friends!

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(From the events of March 22, 2008)Ok, I've clearly overpacked. It has been a couple of months since I've been on a plane and I've loss the packing skills that I honed while I lived in Los Angeles (where I was probably averaged two or three round trips a month).For a seven day trip to Shanghai, I had clearly packed too much. Even though the Haas sponsored trips included formal corporate visits (

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So I'm behind on a couple of week's of blog posts. It appears that I haven't had a chance to recap my Spring Break trip to Shanghai, China nor the transformation of Cal Basketball. More on those subjects in future posts but I want to touch on my personal creativity tonight.In a recent class we were asked to think about the times of the day where we are most productive or creative. Although

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Back from a week long study tour in Shanghai. I had a terrific trip and will be outlining all of the key observations and learnings on the blog soon. Stay tuned!

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An incident like this isn't going to make the lines at the consulate any slower. Now I know why they've got security staff and steel gates in place.Chinese consulate attackedThis could be related to Tibet or human rights violations. Then again they might just be upset about the $130 charge for a visa.

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I've been on the Internet for a while. I can remember back to 1993 when I got my first email account (it was a California Technology project email). I used the original Mosaic browser and had gotten used to using Fetch to grab information from electronic databases.I had a love affair with Netscape. The stars scrolling above the 'N' logo was like magic to me as I spend my days writing HTML and

Gilberthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00094270891424375259noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3014046.post-87854420022366795802008-03-09T17:50:00.000-07:002008-03-09T18:03:24.241-07:00

As a late adopter (maybe an intermediate adopter is more appropriate), I'm usually a step behind with my gizmos and cell phones. I did recently take the plunge and get a 'smartphone' after a couple of years without one (although I was happy to give my old company their HUGE Blackberry back).My new phone is the Motorola Q9C. Yes, I know I could have been trendy and gotten an iPhone but that would

Gilberthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00094270891424375259noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3014046.post-85160414806557816532008-03-09T17:44:00.000-07:002008-03-09T17:48:15.564-07:00

Seen outside my home on February 25th.

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In my entreprenurship class last semester we had a guest speaker from the company Lexy. Although he couldn't tell us much about the product (stealth mode) it sounded interested and an innovative way to leverage the millions of cell phones around the U.S.I sent him an email and asked to be a Beta tester for the service but nothing much came out of it. I tried it a couple of times but without a

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So I took some time out on Saturday to visit my local Starbucks. I figured it would be a chance to get some reading done and to absorb some of the 'power of Starbucks'. As someone who doesn't drink coffee, I do not have a daily latte habit (nevertheless, I waste my money buying tickets for Cal Basketball) so visiting SBUX is a rare treat for me (Treat times include: desperate for a clean bathroom

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On Saturday night when I drove home from the gym, I saw a road sign that was a little different from the norm.The sign read, "Happy Birthday Rochelle". I'm sure that some one's birthday was made a little brighter with that surprise.Hope there weren't any consequences for the person who programmed the sign. :) As for random moments of happiness -- I'll share more about that perspective later.

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As an exercise in creativity and brevity -- famed writers like Hemingway have written six word stories. (Hemingway's -- "For sale: baby shoes, never worn") Here are some more examples (Smith Magazine / Wired)In class we tried to come up with a six word story description of ourself. It isn't as easy as it looks. Below I've listed some attempts. I reserve the right to edit this list or to add new

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The newspaper industry has seen difficult times with the growth of the Internet and online services. One of the few things that newspapers can offer is local coverage and a deep relationship with their readers.I have been a participant of the SF Chronicle's Two Cents feature which collected opinions and feedback from readers on articles and subjects. It was a nice feature that allowed for real

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Saw this job posting today and thought this might be a fun job that involved creativity and innovation. On the other hand it could just be a fancy name for the advertising agency's 'creative director'. Wouldn't it be cool if the position was a different title for their 'strategy or innovation director'?JOB OPENING: SVP IDEA DIRECTOR/SAN FRANCISCO, CA: Drive exploration of consumer insights -

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I'm off to Shanghai, China at the end of March for a school-sponsored trip. Imagine lots of lectures at the local Chinese business school mixed in with company tours and karaoke and big banquets. Sounds like a fun way to spend spring break, right? Look for entries from China soon.In order to get to China though, I had to apply for a Visa through the local consulate office here in San Francisco. (

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So I spent President's day at San Francisco International Airport trying to catch moments of 'happiness' in a mundane place (think baggage claim). Armed with cameras and a camcorder our team "attacked" the airport in the hopes of good grades and our own little piece of happiness. After spending about 5 hours talking to people flying home though SFO we got our fair number of happy (back from a

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In the past three years I've tried to pare down my magazine subscriptions but I still appreciate the value of Fast Company. The magazine generally does a great job of detailing the interaction between brand, innovation and management. As I read this month's issue on Friday I couldn't help but think about all of the stories that related to my strategy and marketing class.This month's cover story

Gilberthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00094270891424375259noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3014046.post-72678642531437142732008-02-14T22:56:00.000-08:002008-02-14T23:07:36.421-08:00

I've only had a handful of meaningful Valentine's Day experiences but this year promises to be a meaningful one for years to come. Receiving this beautiful bouquet of flowers at work was certainly special but it only made me miss M even more.I haven't written many entries here in the last few years but I think that this is the start of a new batch of entries. I've got several reasons for sharing

Gilberthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00094270891424375259noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3014046.post-81405683136128139462007-11-14T22:25:00.000-08:002008-04-13T23:34:34.324-07:00

It appears that my LinkedIn page has moved to the first page of Google listings for Gilbert Lee. That places me around #10 on the Google chart so I've got some work to do. Do me a favor and link to this page. You'll increase my page rank!Google search for 'Gilbert Lee'******************UPDATE - 4/13/08: LinkedIn page for Gilbert Lee is ranked #5 in Google search. Lovely.

Gilberthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00094270891424375259noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3014046.post-14599759297662924602007-10-24T23:07:00.000-07:002008-03-03T12:19:50.949-08:00

As part of my brand management efforts, I have committed to a new goal of taking over the top Google ranking for my name 'Gilbert Lee'. Although my internet presence is spread around (yelp, linkedin, this blog), a blog search of my name is underwhelming.Why is this important? Building a personal brand is essential if you want to be an authority or specialist in some area. Personally, I don't know

Gilberthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00094270891424375259noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3014046.post-1162418419729211372006-11-01T13:59:00.000-08:002006-12-21T15:23:24.640-08:00

October 2006 - A month that I'm glad is finally over. Won't be forgetting this month anytime soon.

Gilberthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00094270891424375259noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3014046.post-1162170218295492362006-10-29T17:03:00.000-08:002008-02-24T17:12:14.995-08:00

Anyone see the resemblence? Tell me that she doesn't look like Fletch.

Gilberthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00094270891424375259noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3014046.post-1161978616719746902006-10-27T12:49:00.000-07:002006-10-27T12:50:17.213-07:00

Hey, that's me!

Gilberthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00094270891424375259noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3014046.post-1161389832006936452006-10-20T17:16:00.000-07:002006-10-20T17:17:12.923-07:00

Lots of new things to report. Some good, some not so good. Here's a quick link to keep you interested.www.apitoday.com

Gilberthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00094270891424375259noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3014046.post-1157580436579864742006-09-06T15:02:00.000-07:002007-05-03T11:59:15.866-07:00

I can't believe I haven't posted this yet... definitely something that is important to me. Please feel free to share it with your family. Web page on Asian Americans and Liver Cancer.

Gilberthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00094270891424375259noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3014046.post-1147492657210455172006-05-12T20:52:00.000-07:002007-05-03T11:55:50.362-07:00

Another perk of working at Comcast Network Sales... getting to hang out with Lord Stanley's Cup. Too bad that the Sharks' dropped Game 3 of their Western Conference semifinals against the Oilers.

Gilberthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00094270891424375259noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3014046.post-1138947867640732112006-02-02T22:23:00.000-08:002007-05-03T13:31:36.409-07:00

Remember the Alamo! Marisa and I in San Antonio...

Gilberthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00094270891424375259noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3014046.post-1138078526016129942006-01-23T20:54:00.000-08:002007-05-03T12:00:13.753-07:00

Look, celebrity sighting! Here I am with the (in)famous Bai Ling. Picture taken at press conference for the 2006 Asian Excellence Awards.

Gilberthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00094270891424375259noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3014046.post-1137456953401194802006-01-16T16:14:00.000-08:002007-05-03T13:32:22.999-07:00

Imagine waking up and finding your car looking like this. The uncharacteristic strong winds of Southern California hit again.

Gilberthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00094270891424375259noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3014046.post-1087086850090093252004-06-12T17:33:00.000-07:002007-05-03T12:00:55.769-07:00

In honor of the Lakers being down 2-1 in the NBA Finals... I'm wearing my USA Basketball Gary Payton jersey. Its a bit too big for me but I'm representing for my favorite Laker. Now I just need to get a Ben Wallace jersey. :)

Gilberthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00094270891424375259noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3014046.post-1086986529370437822004-06-11T13:41:00.000-07:002004-06-11T13:42:09.370-07:00

Ah, redesign... how refreshing... oh, got me a gmail account. ;)

Gilberthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00094270891424375259noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3014046.post-1083220940130064362004-04-28T23:42:00.000-07:002004-04-28T23:46:29.653-07:00

still no gmail... darn it!

Gilberthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00094270891424375259noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3014046.post-1082693106278820722004-04-22T21:05:00.000-07:002007-05-03T13:33:11.195-07:00

darn.. no gmail account.. fooey!

Gilberthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00094270891424375259noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3014046.post-1063227391544776042003-09-10T13:55:00.000-07:002003-09-10T13:56:31.396-07:00

ah, blog account still exists, eh? anyone still reading this thing?

Gilberthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00094270891424375259noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3014046.post-863062752002-12-19T21:51:00.000-08:002002-12-19T21:51:10.236-08:00

visualize this: gilbert procrastinating, scratching head, wondering if he should update this blogger thing...

Gilberthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00094270891424375259noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3014046.post-774788942002-06-07T15:35:00.000-07:002002-06-07T15:40:13.000-07:00

found everything. all is well. continue on with your days. blogs to return... maybe

Gilberthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00094270891424375259noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3014046.post-774787282002-06-07T15:30:00.000-07:002002-06-07T15:30:29.000-07:00

crap... most of my blogs from last year-- and the china trip diary are gone. holy sh*t! someone help!

Gilberthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00094270891424375259noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3014046.post-85567082002-01-09T20:35:00.000-08:002007-05-03T13:35:53.535-07:00

hey kids... happy new year to everyone. my apologies for the lack of updates. guess i've been out and about having fun. hope this entry makes up for lost time...today's wednesday but we're only a couple of days from the start of the nfl's second season, the playoffs. here's hoping that the 49ers beat the packers up in green bay. i'm not quite ready to stop watching football yet so i'm hoping that

Gilberthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00094270891424375259noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3014046.post-82606922001-12-29T14:22:00.000-08:002001-12-29T14:22:32.820-08:00

some more random thoughts... what is the deal with the georgetown hoyas? a nationally ranked team with decades of tradition and history this team, known for their toughness and steel will, is now wearing baby blue-ish uniforms. i hope patrick ewing and john thompson weren't watching the hoyas getting creamed by ucla in their putrid unis.... who doesn't love macy gray? with a song titled, "give

Gilberthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00094270891424375259noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3014046.post-82600832001-12-29T13:50:00.000-08:002007-05-03T11:57:17.293-07:00

i don't know about you guys but alicia keys' debut album sort of puts me to sleep... don't look now but she doesn't have the piano prodigy title to claim solely anymore... check out Vanessa Carlton, who reminds me a little of Michelle Branch. Her piano stylings are pretty refreshing though... and she's a classically trained ballet dancer.makes me wish i had mtv2 all of the time...

Gilberthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00094270891424375259noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3014046.post-82144342001-12-27T13:38:00.000-08:002007-05-03T13:36:52.120-07:00

hey peeps... happy holidays to everybody. i guess i'm a little late in warning all of you about the movie, ali. i don't think that the movie is going to suck or anything-- and i'm a big fan of ali... but i'm a big "will smith hater". remember, if you purchase his cds or go to see his movies you are just reinforcing his overinflated perception of himself. before you know it will smith will be

Gilberthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00094270891424375259noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3014046.post-80765422001-12-20T09:31:00.000-08:002001-12-20T09:31:36.560-08:00

talk about a total tragedy... this is a sad story any way you look at it....

Gilberthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00094270891424375259noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3014046.post-80615992001-12-19T19:00:00.000-08:002001-12-19T19:00:32.366-08:00

from the why didn't i think of that category... Man allegedly impersonated Jeter, Nomar SAN JOSE, Calif. -- A con man impersonated baseball stars Derek Jeter and Nomar Garciaparra in e-mails to get bats with their names, and then sold them for thousands of dollars to unsuspecting collectors on eBay, federal prosecutors alleged Tuesday. Herbert John Derungs of San Francisco was indicted on six

Gilberthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00094270891424375259noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3014046.post-80286862001-12-18T14:50:00.000-08:002001-12-18T14:55:29.000-08:00

just when i thought that i was getting the hang of this job... i get fired. nah, just joking. i am getting tested everyday though. yesterday i was in fremont trying to make some contact among the arab community and that was rough going. today i had a chance to meet with a taiwanese government agency and that was pretty difficult too. i have a conversation partner in mandarin but i guess i'm not

Gilberthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00094270891424375259noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3014046.post-80110842001-12-17T23:34:00.000-08:002001-12-17T23:34:03.390-08:00

hey blog... i think i almost forgot that you existed. employed life is definitely different than unemployed life. all that time i had for watching dvds, updating this blog and visiting the library has suddenly disappeared. (don't even mention going to the gym). but i digress. i tried to update this bad boy yesterday (after the niners, raiders and steelers all won... again) but blogger was down.

Gilberthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00094270891424375259noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3014046.post-77732162001-12-09T01:14:00.000-08:002001-12-09T01:17:12.000-08:00

alright, so now that you've read about the physical accommodations of my trip-- let me tell you about the fun that me and my cohorts had in colorado springs. i had heard that these kids knew how to party but i didn't really have any idea about it. now, remember, this was a national sales meeting so we had folks from new york, chicago, denver, and los angeles all stuck in colorado springs for

Gilberthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00094270891424375259noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3014046.post-77727872001-12-09T00:36:00.000-08:002001-12-09T01:14:58.000-08:00

ok ok ok.. maybe i shouldn't have been complaining so much about my trip to colorado. seeing as how this was my first formal training meeting ever-- i guess i should have been expecting long days and busy evenings. but i wasn't. i guess a part of me wanted to just relax in the gorgeous resort that i was staying at. the broadmoor was definitely no joke. the place had a huge man-made lake which

Gilberthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00094270891424375259noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3014046.post-76809862001-12-05T17:19:00.000-08:002007-05-03T11:02:55.002-07:00

the broadmoor has been awesome and last night was a blast with lots of drinking, singing and hanging out with my cool new coworkers. today has been filled with meetings and i'm soooo busy.i guess this is why they call it work. =(

Gilberthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00094270891424375259noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3014046.post-75372342001-11-30T11:39:00.000-08:002001-11-30T11:39:40.230-08:00

hey everybody... if you don't hear from me for a couple of days next week.... it will be because i'm maxxing and relaxing at the following resort.... the broadmoor. yeah, boy. too bad its freezing in colorado right now... and that i'll have work training the whole time!

Gilberthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00094270891424375259noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3014046.post-75234322001-11-29T23:03:00.000-08:002001-11-29T23:03:11.896-08:00

today was the first day all week that i wasn't stuck in traffic for hours. my new job is going pretty well but i'm still a little weary of the commute to san ramon. if anyone has any advice on how to avoid the traffic to san ramon-- i am all ears. yesterday was particularily tough because of the rainfall and because my boss and i were in the car all day driving from appointment to appointment.

Gilberthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00094270891424375259noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3014046.post-74311312001-11-26T20:33:00.000-08:002001-11-26T20:33:49.016-08:00

sheesh... i had some things to write hear-- i swear i did. i think i've forgotten them all. damnit. more later-- if i can jog my memory.

Gilberthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00094270891424375259noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3014046.post-73941102001-11-25T14:42:00.000-08:002007-05-03T13:38:10.460-07:00

ah... the niners win again! whoo hoo... days like this i wish i was still at ticketweb. among my coworkers there were three hardcore football fans: brian, danielle and me. as improbable as it may seem all of our teams have 8-2 records... brian loves the steelers, danni is a hardcore raiders fan and of course my allegiance is with the niners.i predict a pittsburgh.niners super bowl. =p (sorry

Gilberthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00094270891424375259noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3014046.post-73365462001-11-22T20:50:00.000-08:002001-11-22T20:50:33.140-08:00

has it been a whole week since i updated this bad boy? i must apologize to all you loyal readers-- 7 days is much too long to wait for an update! i guess part of the reason why i've been so busy is that i'm employed again. =p i spent monday and tuesay of this week in los angeles training with one of our regional offices and that kept me pretty busy. the flight down to la was my first post 9-11

Gilberthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00094270891424375259noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3014046.post-71523422001-11-15T13:17:00.000-08:002001-11-15T13:17:42.750-08:00

i'm in a good mood today.. =) i woke up early and visited the new krispy kreme donut shop in daly city! i have to admit that waiting in line for 30 minutes wasn't that cool but the donuts were worth it! =) more good news... star wars, episode ii (i'm not going to refer to it by its stupid name) is being released on may 16th next year... whoo hoo! i don't think i'm that interested in seeing the

Gilberthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00094270891424375259noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3014046.post-71397632001-11-15T01:35:00.000-08:002001-11-15T01:35:03.986-08:00

boy did i miss my yoga class. =) i went for the first time since my china trip today and had such a difficult time. =ppp for some reason the class that i attend at 24 hour fitness was really packed today. i hadn't been there for about 3 months but i had a difficult time finding some free space. i think i'm going to try to add the wednesday evening class back into my schedule. i had a chance to

Gilberthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00094270891424375259noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3014046.post-70079142001-11-09T20:24:00.000-08:002001-11-09T20:24:35.050-08:00

the weekend is here! i can't seem to find a happy balance when it comes to my weekend schedules. recently, my weekends have either fallen into one of two categories, relaxed and free of major committments-- or packed to the hilt with reunions and friends. this is one of those weekends where almost all of my time will be allocated to one activity or another. it should be a great deal of fun

Gilberthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00094270891424375259noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3014046.post-69188062001-11-06T12:38:00.000-08:002001-11-06T12:41:23.000-08:00

today is election day... all you true patriots out there... demonstrate your american right and VOTE. if you are reading this and live in san francisco... vote for phil ting for MUD board! (sf voters can find their poll places here. there has been a lot of attention to the new postal service stamp with the word "united we stand" in front of the american flag. it is a cool stamp and i'm sure it

Gilberthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00094270891424375259noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3014046.post-68732122001-11-04T21:19:00.000-08:002001-11-04T21:19:12.940-08:00

what a great day for a sports fan. i spent most of this evening with my fingers attached to my remote control following all of the action and for the most part-- the evening went perfectly for me. my day started with the niners/lions game at candlestick park. the weather was perfect for a football game and although the niners did not have a perfect game-- the results were good enough for me. they

Gilberthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00094270891424375259noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3014046.post-67526892001-10-31T00:42:00.000-08:002001-10-31T00:43:08.000-08:00

oh... i forgot..happy halloween! ps: i know you're out there... leave a comment dangit!

Gilberthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00094270891424375259noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3014046.post-67526782001-10-31T00:41:00.000-08:002001-10-31T00:41:27.223-08:00

i am a self-professed geek. if you didn't know that tidbit about me before today i'm going to endeavor to prove it to you in this little exercise. during my torturous bus ride home last night (i couldn't go three weeks of taking the n judah without a serious disruption in service, could i?) i started to think about all of the email addresses that i've had over the years. now i know that most

Gilberthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00094270891424375259noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3014046.post-66372572001-10-26T09:31:00.000-07:002001-10-26T09:31:52.430-07:00

hey... have you guys noticed that you can now comment on my blogs? look for the little comment button underneath my musings..... i finally got the job offer that i was waiting for today. i guess that is good news but it means that i'd probably have to put china on the backburner for a while....

Gilberthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00094270891424375259noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3014046.post-66300162001-10-26T01:18:00.000-07:002001-10-26T01:18:59.276-07:00

urgh... a million things to express but i'm too tired to compose it in electrons right now. some things to consider: how are the commodores and a typical law firm similar? what do you need to do legally to change your name? if you were going to be a rock star, which one would you be? why do girls wear pants that are so low that you can see the straps of their underwear? (ok... some of these

Gilberthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00094270891424375259noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3014046.post-65107712001-10-21T16:44:00.000-07:002001-10-21T16:46:20.000-07:00

sunday afternoon and there's no forty-niner football to watch. =p i've always been a die-hard niner fan but i've done my best not to be hardcore. unless it was a critically important game i've always tried to live life first-- and enjoy football second. i think that i would enjoy a game today simply because of the dreary weather and lack of things to do-- but i guess i'll have to improvise. as

Gilberthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00094270891424375259noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3014046.post-64771322001-10-19T22:22:00.000-07:002001-10-19T22:22:11.430-07:00

life has a strange way of turning everything upside down. as i was eating my lunch on market street today i smiled broadly at what i thought was the cutest sight. a muni bus stopped and a pair of kids got out from the front entrance. they were talking to the bus driver and i could hear them say "bye mama." the children, who couldn't have been over 9 years old had been dropped off by their mother

Gilberthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00094270891424375259noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3014046.post-64275452001-10-18T00:17:00.000-07:002001-10-18T00:18:41.000-07:00

ok... mini blog for everyone! a great use of the internet: the Guggenheim Museum's new web exhibitions. what i've been listening to non-stop: garbage's beautifulgarbage regarding the anthrax scare...don't let the terrorists mess with your head. demonstrations of fear by us means victory for them. the moment that we live our lives in fear-- is the time at which we no longer live. live is short..

Gilberthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00094270891424375259noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3014046.post-63145332001-10-13T13:36:00.000-07:002001-10-13T13:36:39.633-07:00

dang... i forgot how tiring working can be-- i haven't had any time to write any blogs for you guys... shame on me! i guess being busy is better than being bored. what a glorious day it is today in the bay area. beautiful blue skies with few clouds to be seen. i hope the weather holds up as i'm going to be going to the a's/yankees playoff game. the a's have a two games to zip lead so this could

Gilberthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00094270891424375259noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3014046.post-62571992001-10-11T00:30:00.000-07:002001-10-11T00:30:04.090-07:00

i had a bunch of good ideas to write about this morning as i was taking the bus to work. sadly their all gone now. must have been all those delusions that i got from working my ass off and going to see janet jackson instead of getting my body's daily required amount of rest. hopefully i'll have something to share with you tomorrow morning before i sell my soul to corporate america again. =p

Gilberthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00094270891424375259noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3014046.post-62170292001-10-09T10:17:00.000-07:002001-10-09T10:17:33.600-07:00

hey kids... sorry for not writing recently. i guess the schedule that i'm keeping with my temp job has sort of screwed up my writing schedule. i don't have a problem with getting into work at 11:30 but after getting home from a full day of mindless work the last thing i want to do is document my day on this log. i think that my work engagement should be over after friday so i think i can handle a

Gilberthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00094270891424375259noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3014046.post-60911742001-10-03T15:43:00.000-07:002001-10-03T15:43:04.783-07:00

i just got a call from a temporary firm that i'm working with about a potential assignment that they have for me... the job's pay ($14) and duration (3 weeks) aren't bad but I'm not totally excited about it. (Ok.. those of you who are saying to yourselves, "that gil is one lazzzzy ass"-- go direct to jail). The problem with the job would be the hours (11:30-8:00) and the tedious nature of the

Gilberthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00094270891424375259noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3014046.post-60853182001-10-03T10:46:00.000-07:002001-10-03T10:46:41.760-07:00

urrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrgh. i'm so frustrated. my computer was acting funny yesterday and i found out that there was a virus on my machine. doh! although i've run multiple virus scans and followed the instructions on how to repair my machine, my computer is still acting goofy. i can think of a million ways to better spend my day. currently, i'm using another slow, tiny-screened laptop to write

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