Girl's Generation (SNSD or 소녀시대) - Gee (MV, Lyric in korean)

Here is one of old songs from Girl's Generation. Girl's Generation is a Korean all-girl pop group. They are pretty popular in Korea and other Asian countries.





Lyric:
GEE (English Translation)

Aha! Listen Boy My First Love Story
My Angel and My Girls
My sunshine
Oh! Oh! let's go!

You're so so handsome
My eyes my eyes are blinded
I can't breathe because I'm trembling

Gee gee gee gee baby baby baby
Gee gee gee gee baby baby baby

Oh I feel so embarrassed
I can't look at you
I feel shy because I've fallen in love

Gee gee gee gee baby baby baby
Gee gee gee gee baby baby baby

What should I do? (What should I do~) About my trembling heart (My trembling heart)

(Thump thump thump thump) My heart kept thumping
So I couldn't fall asleep at night

I guess I guess I'm a fool
A fool that knows you, only you
Yes, as I look at you~~

So bright so bright My eyes are blinded no no no no no
So surprised surprised I'm shocked oh oh oh oh oh
So tingly tingly my body is trembling gee gee gee gee gee
Oh glittering eyes (oh yeah~) Oh sweet aroma (oh yeah yeah yeah~)

Oh so so pretty
Your heart is so pretty
I was captured from first glance, caught so closely

Gee gee gee gee baby baby baby
Gee gee gee gee baby baby baby

I can't touch it because it's so hot
I'm engulfed by love's fire completely

Gee gee gee gee baby baby baby
Gee gee gee gee baby baby baby

What should I do (What should I do) because I'm so shy
(No no no no no) I don't know why but every day I long for only you

My close friends tell me
That I'm really a helpless fool
But as I look at you~~

So bright so bright My eyes are blinded no no no no no
So surprised surprised I'm shocked oh oh oh oh oh
So tingly tingly my body is trembling gee gee gee gee gee
Oh your glittering eyes (oh yeah~) Oh this sweet aroma (oh yeah yeah yeah~)

I can't even say anything
I'm too embarrassed

Do I not have any courage?
What would be the right thing to do?
Thump thump my heart is anxious as I'm looking at you

So bright so bright My eyes are blinded no no no no no
So surprised surprised I'm shocked oh oh oh oh oh
So tingly tingly my body is trembling gee gee gee gee gee
Oh your glittering eyes (oh yeah~) Oh this sweet aroma (oh yeah yeah yeah~)

So bright so bright My eyes are blinded no no no no no
So surprised surprised I'm shocked oh oh oh oh oh
So tingly tingly my body is trembling gee gee gee gee gee
Oh your glittering eyes (oh yeah~) Oh this sweet aroma (oh yeah yeah yeah~)


GEE (Romanization)

Aha! Listen Boy My First Love Story
My Angel and My Girls
My sunshine
Oh! Oh! let's go!

neomu neomu meotjyeo nooni nooni booshuh
soomeul moht shigettsuh ddeuleeneun gul

Gee gee gee gee baby baby baby
Gee gee gee gee baby baby baby

o neomu bukkeureoweo chyeodabol su eopseo
sarange ppajyeotseo soojoobeun geol

Gee gee gee gee baby baby baby
Gee gee gee gee baby baby baby

eotteoge hajyo (eotteokhajyo) ddeuleeneun maeum (ddeuleeneun maeum)
(dugeun dugeun dugeun dugeun) dugeundugeun georyeo bamen jamdo mot eerujyo

naneun naneun babongabwayo
geudae geudae bakke moleuneun babo
geulaeyo geudael boneun nan

neomu banjjak banjjak nooni booshuh no no no no no
neomu kkamjjak kkamjjak nollan naneun oh oh oh oh oh
neomu jjarit jjarit momi ddeullyuh gee gee gee gee gee
o juhjeun nunbit (oh yeah~) oh joeun hyanggee (oh yeah yeah yeah~)

o neomu neomu yeppeo mami neomu yeppeo
cheot nune banhaetseo kkok jjipeun gul

Gee gee gee gee baby baby baby
Gee gee gee gee baby baby baby
neomuna ddewguhwuh manjil suga eopseo
sarange tabeoryeo hookkeunhan geol

Gee gee gee gee baby baby baby
Gee gee gee gee baby baby baby

eojjeomyeon joa (eojjeomyeon joayo) soojoobeun naneun (soojoobeun naneunyo)
(molla molla molla molla) mollahamyeo maeil geudaeman geurijyo

chinhan chingudeureun malhajyo
jeongmal neoneun jeongmal motmalryeo babo
hajiman geudael boneun nan

neomu banjjak banjjak nooni booshuh no no no no no
neomu kkamjjak kkamjjak nollan naneun oh oh oh oh oh
neomu jjarit jjarit momi ddeullyuh gee gee gee gee gee
o juhjeun nunbit (oh yeah~) oh joeun hyanggee (oh yeah yeah yeah~)

maldo mothaet geol
neomu bukkeureoweo haneun nan

yongiga eopneun geolkka
eotteokhaeya joeun geolkka
dugeun dogeun mam jorimyeo barabogo itneun nan (ya~)

neomu banjjak banjjak nooni booshuh no no no no no
neomu kkamjjak kkamjjak nollan naneun oh oh oh oh oh
neomu jjarit jjarit momi ddeullyuh gee gee gee gee gee
o juhjeun nunbit (oh yeah~) oh joeun hyanggee (oh yeah yeah yeah~)

neomu banjjak banjjak nooni booshuh no no no no no
neomu kkamjjak kkamjjak nollan naneun oh oh oh oh oh
neomu jjarit jjarit momi ddeullyuh gee gee gee gee gee
o juhjeun nunbit (oh yeah~) oh joeun hyanggee (oh yeah yeah yeah~)

32GB MicroSD for AT&T Fusion Smartphone

I ordered 2nd AT&T Fusion smartphone GoPhone for my wife and she is ok with it. I showed her that she can play "Angry Bird" game on her phone but she found that game to be boring. However, she wanted to watch movie on her phone instead of her mini 8GB IPod. The GoPhone comes with 2GB MicroSD and that is not enough for her movies. So I need to buy bigger MicroSD for our smartphones.

Coincidently, I noticed 1saleaday.com had a great deal on bunch of MicroSD cards. So I purchased 2 SanDisk 32GB MicroSD for our Fusion smartphone. This SanDisk 32GB MicroSD is class 4 and from what I researched, it seems class 4 is enough for watching movies directly off SD.





Here are some other things I learned from my MicroSD purchase:

• MicroSD is same physical size as MicroSDHC.
• For larger memory size, MicroSD become MicroSDHC (where HC mean high capacity)
• Class represents minimum write speed.
• Read speed is expected to be same as write speed
• class 2 : speed 2MB/s
• class 4 : speed 4MB/s
• class 6 : speed 6MB/s
• class 10 : speed 10MB/s
• The high class MicroSD is mostly required by the DSLR camera but for typical smartphone and tablets, class 4 should be enough.

Junji Ito's Gyo (Zombie Walking Fish) Anime

Over the weekend, I was watching a little documentary about the poison inside the blowfish. The typical information about how dangerous it is and how the poison works. After the documentary, I decided to watch a Japanese horror animation, Gyo. Gyo means fish. From what other reviewers wrote, it seems the animation does not follow the manga that closely. But I did not feel like reading manga, so I watched the anime movie, Gyo.



It was very interesting how fishes became a zombie-like creature and started to walk around. My wife was laughing so hard while we watch this anime. However, after the movie, she thought we wasted our time. I don't agree with her that this anime is a waste of time. We had a good laugh and I think that's good time spend if we have a good time.



Overall, I think the anime was not scary as it wanted, and somehow it became funny as it tried hard to be scary. Seriously, it is hard to be scared if the monsters are mutant zombie fish with bio-mechanical legs powered by farts. This anime is about 70 minute long and not appropriate for children due to language and adult content.

For a spoiler, you can watch this Youtube video.

Real life Obiwan Kenobi is Evil!

I saw a hit-and-run news involving Yoda. It is not funny matter but it became funny due to the name. This is a real like Obiwan Kenobi. He was born Benjamin Cale Feit, but he changed his name to Obiwan Kenobi as part of 1999 radio station contest. He is not good like the Yoda from Star Wars. The real like Obiwan Kenobi is Evil. He is allegedly responsible for a five-car accident and is charged with a hit-and-run on 04/26/2012.

Obiwan Kenobi's mug shot (The Smoking Gun)

Western Bacon Cheeseburger from Carl's Jr

Today's lunch was very manly burger. I got a western bacon cheeseburger from Carl's Jr. It comes with 2 pieces of bacon, American cheese, beef patty and couple of onion rings and BBQ sauce on a sesame seed bun.

This burger will sit inside your stomach the whole day so you will not feel hungry till the supper. I did not get any sweets or fries since the burger already comes with onion rings inside. If you want some juicy tomato or lettuce, then this burger is not for you!

This burger is not what you consider a "healthy" choice but I forgave myself since I went to my yoga class before the lunch.

Mobile data plans are over priced!

Verizon and AT&T reported their earnings recently and their earning reports show that they made a lot of money from the mobile data plans. According to recent Cisco study, the average amount of data used per smartphone last year was 150MB. However, many customers are paying  for 2GB, 3GB or 5GB data plan when they don't use this much data plans.

This is why I signed up for AT&T's GoPhone plans. See my previous post about this.

• Switch to AT&T GoPhone $25 monthly plan
• Yay for AT&T Fusion Prepaid Android GoPhone

I had to purchase 50MB data plan for $5 but it is better than paying $20 or $30 for AT&T's data plan for non-GoPhone plan. Also, many times I end up using Wi-Fi, so I don't need these data plans anyway.

Computer History Museum next to Google and Microsoft

 If you are in the Bay Area and want to learn more about the Silicon Valley, then check out the Computer History Museum (http://www.computerhistory.org/) at Mt. View, CA. This place is right of US-101

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It has been awhile I been there and it was free for me since it is free for students (with ID), seniors (65+) and active military (with ID). They are open during 10am to 5pm and closes on Monday and Tuesday. This place is very kid friendly and the exhibits are easy to follow and see how modern computers came to be.

The museum is near to Google and Microsoft building. So there could be a traffic if you are there during a rush hour. After museum, you can drive to near by Shoreline Park and Lake to relax and for a short walk by the lake. The weather is very pleasant and very nice to enjoy the cool air by the lake.

Ebay vs. Amazon: And the winner is ....

I was browsing eBay and Amazon and I was thinking about my experience with both sites. I used to sell items on eBay. I used to sell boots, clothing, bags and DVDs.  It was decent business until all the Chinese factories and wholesalers started to sell directly and made competition tougher. However, I finally stop selling items on eBay few years ago after I was getting nickel-and-dimed to death with eBay and PayPal (a subsidiary of eBay). I will still try to buy items from eBay if I don't mind the time or don't need the item right away, then I just bid on eBay auction and wait for the easy cherry picking. However, when I want something, then I just go to Amazon and order it.

These days, I found Amazon more reliable and efficient compare to eBay. I have a feeling that I am at a garage sale when I visit eBay site vs. I am at a department store when I visit Amazon site. Both will get my time and money but I think Amazon is definitely headed right directly. Also, Amazon's kindle shows that it can tap into a customer electronic market successfully. Similarly, eBay has a PayPal to add to its bottom line but, again, I felt that I was being double charged by eBay/PayPal when I sell on eBay. So the winner is definitely Amazon.

Pratice speaking with Sony digital voice recorder

Recently, I purchased Sony Digital Flash Voice Recorder (ICD-PX312) from Amazon and I very happy with how this recorder is performing so far. This is a digital recorder so I don’t need t get those small cassettes anymore. Also, this one let you transfer your recording to PC via USB connection. This is the key reason why I purchased this instead of other digital recorders at half the price.

It comes with a 2 GB built-in Flash memory and a memory card expansion slot. But I Think 2 GB is more than enough for my need. It runs on 2 AAA batteries and these were included in the package.



I already noticed two benefits from using this recorder. First benefit is that this device really helps me with my speaking practices. I definitely noticed how I drift off into low tones at the end of my sentences. So hopefully, I will speak much more clearly as I incorporate this device into my speaking practices. Second benefit is that I don’t forget my thoughts and I can always come back and continue where I left off as I started to record my ideas into it.

I strongly recommend this product if you are looking to a digital recorder for casual usage and can easily transfer files to your computer.

Olivia Newton-John : Magic (Lyric + MV)

Olivia Newton-John was very sexy when she sang this song! I just love how she does her little bunny hops while she sings. Some of you probably remember this song from Macy’s commercial.

[Lyric]

Come take my hand

You should know me

I've always been in your mind

You know I will be kind

I'll be guiding you

Building your dream

Has to start now

There's no other road to take

You won't make a mistake

I'll be guiding you

You have to believe

We are magic

Nothing can stand in our way

You have to believe

We are magic

Don't let your aim ever stray

And if all your hopes survive

Destiny will arrive

I'll bring all your dreams alive

For you

I'll bring all your dreams alive

For you

From where I stand

You are home free

The planets align so rare

There's promise in the air

And I'm guiding you

Through every turn

I'll be near you

I'll come any time you call

I'll catch you when you fall

I'll be guiding you

You have to believe

We are magic

Nothing can stand in our way

You have to believe

We are magic

Don't let your aim ever stray

And if all your hopes survive

Destiny will arrive

I'll bring all your dreams alive

For you

I'll bring all your dreams alive

For you

You have to believe

We are magic

Nothing can stand in our way

You have to believe

We are magic

Don't let your aim ever stray

And if all your hopes survive

Destiny will arrive

I'll bring all your dreams alive

For you

I'll bring all your dreams alive

For you

Warriors of Goja : Indian Talent Show Insane!

This is a video from Indian talent show. It is an insane performance! This show was air during November of 2011. It gets crazy around 0:45sec and gets sick crazy at the end. I was totally dumbfounded by their performance. I wonder if they can perform this act in US or not. It might be difficult to get any permit from law enforcement or they need to have couple emergency crews ready to get an approval. Also, it would be hard or very expensive and costly to cover them under any insurance.

I can only imagine how powerful their show would be in a live setting with all the crowds going nuts and the awe I felt would be like 10 times more. Definitely, a self-mutilation of any kind is too much to stomach and hard to understand.

Pork Heaven! Dickey's Barbecue Pit for late lunch

I exercised during lunch time and had to work after that for awhile. I wanted to have something sweet and yet meaty. So I headed to Dickey’s Barbecue Pit for late lunch. This is great place and the one I went is at the AutoMall, Fremont. I love there is a big jar of pickles and a fresh cut lemon wedges for your teas and sodas. Also, the best part is a free soft ice cream for anyone who dine-in there.

I was hungry but I don’t want to overeat, so I ordered a pulled pork barbecue sandwich with a soda.  The big barbecue sandwich was $5.50 and soda was $2.25. The soda cup is 32 oz Big Yellow Cup. The inside was quite since I was there for a late lunch. So far, I tried pulled pork and Texas style chopped beef brisket. So I will try sliced beef brisket next time.

There are over 210 Dickey’s BBQ Pit restaurants in US. The 1^st Dickey’s BBQ Pit was opened in 1941 at Dallas, Texas. I check the franchise requirement for Dickey’s Barbecue Pit and here are some requirements for it.

·         Liquid Capital Requirement: $50,000

·         Total Investment: $60,000 - $400,000

Check out Dickey’s BBQ Pit if you have a craving for a good ol’BBQ!

Yoga for Men

My wife wants me to lose weight. So I started going to the gym during weekday lunch time by myself. For weekday evenings, I go to the 24 Hour Fitness Gym with my brothers. For weekend evenings, I go to the 24 Hour Fitness Gym with my wife.

It has been about 2 months and so far I lost about 10pounds. I used to weight about 203pounds and now 193pounds. I definitely sit front of computer too much and that is why it is so difficult to lose my abdominal fat. The yellow parts would be where abdominal fats get stored for men.

I am glad that I started the workout program couple months ago and I hope I can keep it up.

One of classes I attend at the gym is a yoga class. It really helps me a lot with my lower back pain and being flexible. It will give me muscles but I need flexibility more than muscles at this point of my life.
If you have a chance to try Yoga, then you should try it. You will feel calm and feel the control of your muscles again, if you are a stiff like me.

I will try to research and update more on Yoga for Men. For now, I will end this post with two thumbs up that you should definitely try yoga if you are:

• trying to lose weight
• trying to improve balance and obtain proper posture
• trying to relieve your work/physical stress and calm yourself with better breathing
• trying to improve your mental concentration
• trying to be flexible

Getting nervous before Facebook IPO

It seems I was too optimistic about RenRen (See my old post). Today's RENN stock price is around $6.10 and it seems to losing traction. RenRen is similar to USA's Facebook but for China. Also, RenRen offers youtube-like video website and Groupon-like group deal site.
I am still positive for RenRen position but I hope the stock price does not go further down. Facebook is expected to go IPO mid-May and it might get delay since Facebook recently purchased Instgram for $1 billion and this information needs to be updated and review by SEC prior to IPO.

Living by 5 minutes

1. Each morning take 5 minutes to think about what to do for that day. This is to let you focus on key agenda for the day. Life with purpose is more meaning; however, it is hard to find the life's purpose but this 5 minutes will be a good practice and good place to start.
2. Each evening take 5 minutes to think about what you did that day.   This is to let you review your performance for that day. Also, this gives you gather your thoughts after a busy day at work.
3. Each afternoon take 5 minutes to think about where or what you were doing 5 years ago. This is to motivate you and give an update on various aspects of your life, such as  love, career, money and family, and how your life's progressing. This will be difficult for you if you are going through a hard time but it does not help to hide from your reality.
4. Each evening take 5 minutes to massage your feet and hands so that you can wind down.   Your feet and hands are tired from the day's work. Massage them to calm your mind and clear your head before going to sleep.
5. Each weekend take 5 minutes to think about where you want to be in 5 years. This is to let you focus on your future without the stress of work. You cannot hurry life but you can guide it the way you want to be. So adjust your 5 year plans and follow through.

Bonnie Tyler - Holding Out For A Hero (Lyric + MV)

A perfect Karaoke song! Just go with the beats and flow. This song just proves that old is not so bad.
This is another song you can just listen and be pump up so that you can take on many tedious tasks and chores.
Lyric:
Where have all the good men gone
And where are all the gods?
Where's the street-wise Hercules
To fight the rising odds?
Isn't there a white knight upon a fiery steed?
Late at night I toss and turn and dream
of what I need

[Chorus]

I need a hero
I'm holding out for a hero 'til the end of the night
He's gotta be strong
And he's gotta be fast
And he's gotta be fresh from the fight
I need a hero
I'm holding out for a hero 'til the morning light
He's gotta be sure
And it's gotta be soon
And he's gotta be larger than life
Somewhere after midnight
In my wildest fantasy
Somewhere just beyond my reach
There's someone reaching back for me
Racing on the thunder end rising with the heat
It's gonna take a superman to sweep me off my feet
[Chorus]
Up where the mountains meet the heavens above
Out where the lightning splits the sea
I would swear that there's someone somewhere
Watching me

Through the wind end the chill and the rain
And the storm and the flood
I can feel his approach
Like the fire in my blood

Norway's mass killer claims self-defense!

Anders Behring Breivik is a Norwegian anti-Islamic fanatic who killed 77 people in the summer of 2011. He killed eight people with a car bomb in Oslo on July 22, 2011 and then shot 69 at a Labour Party summer youth camp.

He claims a militant group called "Knights Templar" helped train him to be a methodical killer, but he refused to answer over 100 questions on this topic. The original Knights Templar were a medieval brotherhood of European Christian knights that fought in the Crusades.

This Norwegian killer said he used Modern Warfare, a first-person shooting videogame, and World of Warcraft, to practice and plan attack.

Sadly, this person is a lost cause for humanity. He is filled with evil, hatred and jealousy. He killed 69 innocent people and he claims self-defense. He is manipulative so that he is now playing court games while he is on trial for his murders he committed.

Pulgas Water Temple

If you are visiting the Bay Area, then you can stop by the Pulgas Water Temple if you are in Woodside, CA area. It is nice place to for a short walk and take some pictures. I would suggest checking this place out if you want to relax and when the weather is perfect outside.
I think it is a great break point or stop point, if you are travelling from San Francisco to San Jose or vice versa.













You can also view Google Maps' aerial photo.
http://maps.google.com/?ll=37.483402,-122.316896&spn=0.002188,0.003616&t=k

Check your e-mail for free $5 offer from Groupon Now! Deals

I received an e-mail from Groupon about free $5 to be used in its Now Deals Groupon coupons. So I used it to purchase $5 Malay Asian Express Groupon coupon that’s good for 1 day for $10 worth of food. http://www.groupon.com/now/deals/5-for-10-at-malay-asian-express-ee2rf

Here is Malay Asian Express website (http://www.malayasianexpress.com). I went to the one in Mowry Ave, Fremont. I used $10 Groupon Now Deal coupon to get 2 take-outs order of two entree plate.

            Two Entree Plate => Any 2 entrees & 1 side for $5.99

So my total was $11.98 - $10.00 = $1.98 + tax. It is a great deal!
With 1st take-out, I got 2 orders of beef rendang for entrees and chowfun for a side. With 2^nd take-out, I got 2 orders of honey chicken for entrees and nasi goreng for a side.

Another great deal from Groupon San Jose is Krispy Kreme. It is not a NOW Deal so you cannot use free $5 but it is great deal if you love Krispy Kreme. For $9, you will get two dozen original glazed doughnuts.

These two deals will set me back and add some weights to my waists but I love good deals!

Great Deal at McDonlad: Medium Iced Coffee $1

Last few days, I have taking my caffeine from McDonald. Currently, McDonlad is offering its medium size iced coffee for $1 till end of April. They offer various flavors, such as vanilla, sugar-free vanilla, caramel and hazelnuts. However, I like my iced coffee without any liquid sugar and extra cream. For me, any flavor or regular has too much liquid sugar and too sweet. 

McDonald iced coffee is ok. If you need something stronger, then definitely go for Starbucks. If you want something stronger, then go to Peet's coffee. I have yet to try Philz Coffee(http://www.philzcoffee.com/). I heard that it is great, especially their Mint Mojito Iced Coffee. For now, I will stick with McDonald till this $1 deal is over, then I will give Philz a try.

Serge Devant - Addicted (feat. Hadley) (MV + Lyric)

This song is very addicted and appropriately the song title is "Addicted" by Serge Davant. The music video is relaxing and the beat is great. Just imagine that you are scuba diving at Hawaii or taking a nice walk at the sandy beach  and enjoying the ocean breeze.

Lyric:
......one day I will run away from you......and this love!!!!!

You came to me
Was like a dream
But maybe it's time
I let you go
It's all on me
Can I find it inside
And feel that fire burn in my eye
Can I give you up
Can I come back down
Gotta get you out of my head (repeat)
And I wonder why
I'm addicted to love
One day I will run away from you and this love(repeat)
I'm addicted to love

Switch to AT&T GoPhone $25 monthly plan

Well, I missed the fine print that says that I MUST have a data plan if I use a smartphone. So with my contract plan (which expired many years ago), it originally did not have any data plan. And once I started to use AT&T GoPhone Fusion Smartphone in my contract plan, AT&T added $30 data plan. When I inquire about a lower plan, I was told I only had a choice of $30 data plan or $20 data plan.

So I decided to cancel my contract plan (again, no cancellation fee since my contract expired already) and ported my telephone numbers to GoPhone $25 monthly plan for 250 minutes talk, unlimited texts and $5 for 50M data plan. I will use my Fusion Smartphone with Wi-Fi so even $5 data plan was not needed. But I rather pay $5 for something I don't need than pay $20.

Good news is that I found 10% discount for my GoPhone refill minutes from PhoneZIP.com(http://shop.phonezip.com/prepaid/refill/ATTGoPhone.htm). So I prepaid $90 for $100 refill and got 10% discount.


Overall, I love the quality of Fusion. I have been just playing Jewels Star (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.game.JewelsStar&hl=en) on my phone whole day.

Lunch @ Sonoma Chicken Coop Skyport

Today was very nice day. The San Jose weather was warm and sunny outside. It was great to have a nice lunch at Sonoma Chicken Coop at San Jose. It was quite today since today was the weekend. However, this place is packed during weekdays with engineers.


If you have not been to Sonoma Chicken Coop, then you should definitely try it out and wash it down it Stella Artois. It is a great pairing of savory chicken with a delicious beer. We order the Lime Grilled Chicken and Skillet Chicken Carbonara. I will definitely come back and try different items off the menu (http://www.sonomachicken.com/menu).




As usual, I checked out their franchise opportunity and requirement. I think they are expanding and have a great potential. The financial fee and cost are following:

• Franchise Fee: $50,000
• Start-Up Costs: $709,000 to $1,919,000 per UFDD

Here are the basic real estate requirements for a Sonoma Chicken Coup franchise restaurant:

• Square Footage: 4,500 to 8,000
• Urban storefronts, Freestanding Buildings, Shopping Center End-Caps, In-Lines and Pads
• Strong residential and Daytime Population: live, work, shop, entertainment, foot traffic
• Preferred Co-Tenants: Strong daily needs shopping, entertainment draws, multiplex and other high volume retailers

Google is more than just a pretty face. What you see is only the tip of the iceberg.

I use Google everyday to search and get directions. However, that's the tip of the Google iceberg. Google is so much bigger beneath its tip showing at its home page.  Check out some of their product logos and see if you can recognize them all. I recognized about 6 of them even though I used many of Google's products.

So far I tried following Google's products:

Web Search iGoogle Bookmarks Chrome Toolbar Youtube Books News Google Play Picnik Google Offers

Maps Earth Docs Gmail Talk Translate Blogger Patent Search Finance Scholar Trends

Check out Google's impressive and complete product lists at http://www.google.com/about/products/. Few years ago, I remember seeing a "Hardware or Platform" product line at Google but I guess it is either gone or renamed into something else. One thing for sure, these Google products sure make good use of existing technology for the benefits of people.

Rihanna - We found love (Lyric + MV)

I love Rihanna and this song by her. It is easy listening and just repetitive. I can work light heartedly with this song on the background.

Lyric: We found love
Yellow diamonds in the light
And we're standing side by side
As your shadow crosses mine
What it takes to come alive
It's the way I'm feeling I just can't deny
But I've gotta let it go
We found love in a hopeless place
We found love in a hopeless place
We found love in a hopeless place
We found love in a hopeless place
Shine a light through an open door
Love and life I will divide
Turn away cause I need you more
Feel the heartbeat in my mind
It's the way I'm feeling I just can't deny
But I've gotta let it go
We found love in a hopeless place
We found love in a hopeless place
We found love in a hopeless place
We found love in a hopeless place
Yellow diamonds in the light
And we're standing side by side
As your shadow crosses mine
We found love in a hopeless place
We found love in a hopeless place
We found love in a hopeless place
We found love in a hopeless place
We found love in a hopeless place
We found love in a hopeless place
We found love in a hopeless place
We found love in a hopeless place

Yay for AT&T Fusion Prepaid Android GoPhone

Yay! I ordered few days ago AT&T Fusion Prepaid Android GoPhone from Walmart online (http://www.walmart.com/ip/AT-T-U8652-FUSION-Android-Prepaid-GoPhone-Blue/17812999) and it is finally here. Walmart is selling it for $110 (Amazon sells it for $125) and you can get it free shipping if you pick it up from the store. I will switch out the GoPhone's SIM card and replace it with my SIM card from old AT&T phone. There were many positive reviews about AT&T Fusion Prepaid Android GoPhone. I will try to root it and try to over-clock it, if it is easy to do. Here are some technical specs of AT&T Fusion Prepaid Android GoPhone.
 

• Android 2.3 Operating System
• Access to AT&T Wi-Fi Hot Spots
• Personal and Corporate Email
• 3.2MP Camera with Video Recorder
• AT&T Navigator for turn-by-turn voice and on-screen driving directions
• Size (LWH): 4.57 inches, 2.38 inches, 0.47 inches
• Weight: 4.16 ounces
• Network Compatibility: GSM  
• Phone Book Capacity: 100 Entries
• Minimum Rated Talk Time: 542 minutes
• Minimum Rated Standby Time: 648 hours
• Battery Type: Lithium Ion  

I will block the data usage and set up Wi-Fi to access the web from home and work. I don't need to access the 3G/4G-LTE network when I am on the road. So this is perfect deal for me. I read that AT&T Avail Prepaid Andorid GoPhone is better than Fusion, but I think I am ok with Fusion. I will pick up the phone tonight and try to review it again.

Handwriting is Fun and Special

I read a news today about this special girl! Her name is Annie Clark and she is a 7-year-old born without hands! What's so special about her is that she tried and won a national award for penmanship! To this sweet girl, "Handwriting is fun and special."

Courtesy Mary Ellen Clark

She writes by holding pencil steadily between her forearms. She came to Western Pennsylvania when she was 2 years old. She is loved by her adopted parents and 8 step-brothers and sisters. She is a adorable little girl! Check out Annie's manuscript that won the Nicholas Maxim Special Award for Excellent Penmanship for Grades 1-2.

Courtesy Zaner-Bloser


I am very impressed with this story since my penmanship is pretty bad. It is so bad that sometimes I could not read my own handwritings after few days.


source: (http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/abc-blogs/first-grader-born-without-hands-wins-penmanship-award-180647263--abc-news-topstories.html)

Five Guys Hot Dogs

I tried Five Guys Hot Dogs for 1st time today. I was very delicious. I usually get their mini-hamburger with everything on it. Their mini-hamburger is not-so-mini.

I was expecting more people at Five Guys Hot Dogs during lunch time but it was not so crowd it. I hope this Five Guys Hot Dogs do good business at its current location, Fremont, CA. Previous tenants (Starbucks and Quiznos Sub) could not survive the recession. When economy is hard, then definitely, people eat out less.

If you are interested in Five Guys Burgers & Fries (http://fiveguys.com) franchise opportunity, then check out their printable brochure (http://fiveguys.com/media/3472/real_estate_packet.pdf).

Based on what I heard, here are some requirements for Five Guys franchise. For latest and more accurate information, you will need to contact Five Guys directly.

• Total Investment: $152,600 - $360,000
• Franchise Fee: $25,000
• Ongoing Royalty Fee: 6%
• Term of Franchise Agreement: 20yrs, renewable
• Financial Requirement: Net worth of $500,000 and Liquid Cash Available of $150,000

I will try In-n-Out burgers next time since I tried Five Guys today.

How to do you say Facebook in Chinese?

"RenRen" That's right. RenRen (http://www.renren.com) is the Facebook of China. You probably heard many times how Facebook made Mark Zuckerberg very wealthy. You can go watch a movie (The Social Network) about it. Facebook is schedule to go IPO under the stock ticker symbol, FB. It will be exciting for those who had a chance to get their hands on the Facebook stocks. Due to Facebook, RenRen (http://finance.yahoo.com/q/pr?s=RENN+Profile) will also gain a lot of attention.

Many agrees that Facebook, Twitter, RenRen or any other social networking sites are fun to use, but we cannot be sure if these are just a hype or another dot com burst or next generation marketing model. I hope that my decision to invest in RenRen stocks was a good one.

Very Addictive Online Free MMORPG Games

Video gaming world have been evolving incredible speed last few years. A recent World Bank report stated that the video gaming industry size is huge. Main market size is $18B and secondary market size is $3B, where secondary market is defined as selling services and goods for the players and not the game developers.

For past couple years, my countless hours have been used to play online video games. I have been playing 5 free online MMORPG games from the Perfect World. MMORPG stands for Massively Multiplayer Online Role-playing Game.

Perfect World (http://www.perfectworld.com/) offers about 14 games and I played about 4 of them. I tried their "Perfect World", "Jade Dynasty", "War of Immortals", "Battle of Immortals" and "Forsaken World". My wife was amazed at my dedication and hours spent playing these games.

One of my goals for 2012 is to lose weight and read more books. So I have decided to cut down on playing these games. I was so addicted to these games because of their amazing graphics and interesting fantasy storylines. I love to read mystery and Sci-Fi stories. So I was able to immerse myself and live my fantasy by playing these online MMORPG.

Also, another reason I love about these games are that they are free to play with optional cash shop to enhance the gaming experience. So being able to play free and play better than those cash shop players gave me some feeling of achievements.

Overall, I am gald that I played these games and had a chance to interact with various other players from various parts of USA and world.

On the side note, my favorite class has been berzerker class.

Ruler of the World

Many wishes that they could be the ruler of the world. Many sang songs about becoming and wanting to be the ruler of the world. How about you? What would you do if you are the ruler of the world? One thing for sure, we all are dreamers and we all want to be happy.

So enjoy today as it is the present of your life and enjoy these great music.

1st Youtube video is Tony Bennet singing
"If I Ruled the World".

2nd Youtube video is Nas (featuring Lauryn Hill) rapping "If I Ruled the World".

3rd Youtube video is Kurtis Blow

dancing and singing "If I Ruled the World".

Greener Grass on the Other Side

The grass is always greener on the other side of my house. There have been so many foot traffic on my front lawn that grass is definitely greener on the other side of my house.


Last weekend, I stopped by the Home Depot to pick some grass seed for my front yard. There were so many different types of seeds that I came back empty-handed. There were Bermuda, Fescue, Kentucky Blue Grass, Perennial and more different types grass seeds




Yes, I could just pick and spread the seeds since grass is grass. However, I really want to keep my front yard perfect this year with nice shiny green grass. So I decided to purchase Dwarf Fescue Lawn seeds instead of the Tall Fescue Lawn seeds.


Here are reasons why I picked the Dwarf Fescue Lawn seeds.

• Designed to grow in sunny areas
• Desinged for high traffic and wear tolerance
• Specially designed for drought tolerance
• Low maintenance

Yes, I want to save my time and water bill so I pick the Dwarf Fescue Lawn seeds. I will save time since I will have to mow less with these short grass. Also, I will save on the water bill since I can water less for the Dwarf Fescue Lawn, despite the drought is a man-made.