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Aug 21, 2007
My One Money Advice
Picture taken with Takumar Asahi 28-80 Macro

Moolanomy tagged me in his “My One Money Advice” (MOMA) Meme. He was inspired by Blog Action Day and he has tagged four other friends for the post. I believe they all do have interesting and insightful posts for 'My One Money Advice.'

I think Pinyo may have tagged the wrong person for the job. If you do everything the opposite of Hin, you will be living in a different universe in parallel with unthinkable amount of money, fame and power. I should be the last person to learn from on money advice but rather on my uncountable mistakes that I continue to make.

My one advice is not to compare yourself to others and think about Money all the time. While achieving your financial goals, take time to spend with those you love and treasure.

"Take time for what's important to you,
what makes you happiest,

Take time to be with those you love,
sharing wishes and secret dreams.

Take time to look around at all the gladness the world offers.
All of it is yours, if only you take the time"

-- author unknown

Now that I offer my strangely looking green picture and non-traditional money advice, I want to tag my 5 friends for this "My One Money Advice".  Please see what others think of "My One Money Advice" in Hin's Tech Corner 
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Aug 18, 2007
Door
Pictures are taken with Pentax K100D and FA 50 f/1.4

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I have always wanted to take pictures of St. Joseph, Mission church that I always pass by on my way home through highway 680 in Fremont. It is right in the junction between Mission and Washington Blvd. It has a beautiful door and hence I pick this Door for the Wednesday Photograph on 'D.' As my good friend WalksFarWoman puts it beautifully in her comment

"Doors are wonderful when you think of who enters them
and how they feel when they leave them. Great idea. "

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I participate in a Photograph ABC every Wednesday event and this week was themed on letter 'D' and hence the Door Mosaic picture.  For other themed 'D' pictures, please visit Door inHin's Photo or Drummer in Hin's Tech Corner.
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Aug 16, 2007
Drummer

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I always enjoy the drummer in a band. I shot almost 30+ pictures on this band while visiting San Ramon Windemere open house. It is a great band with lovely music and the drummer is the person that gets my most attention. Not only does he play wonderful music, he plays it with his heart and soul into the music.  And his shirt color matches that of his drum. And I wish I know how to play drum like him. He is so cool looking and he certainly enjoys what he does and I can sense it from the smile and movement of his body in perfect tune with the music. I am glad that I have my Fuji F30 to take all the pictures in the event in a non intrusive fashion.

More 'D' letter themed pictures for Photograph ABC on Wednesday can be seen in 

 

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Aug 14, 2007
Mosaic of recent pictures

It is fun to create mosaic of pictures.  First one is made from a recent hiking in Mission Peak of Frement and 2nd mosaic is from a recent visit to Golden Gate Park in San Francisco.  

Mission Peak Hiking
 

Golden Gate Park

 More can be seen in Hin's Photo and Hin's Tech Corner photo blogs. 

 

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Aug 11, 2007
California Sky
 
 
 
I try to have a post for Mike's weblog enticing him with California Sky pictures.  I can't stand him in showing off his new home with all the cliff, ocean, waterfall and forest that are within minutes from his doorstep.
 
The first picture is within seconds from my doorstep as it is my home and the 2nd picture is about 15 minutes drive from my home and it is a county park that is close to highway 84 and Fremont Ardenwood area.  This is not meant to stage a war against Mike living in beautiful Australia but rather enticing him with all the rain that he has encountered in recent days.  Mike, please stop whining about the rain.  You are living next to heaven if you think about the California traffics, economics and work stress that goes with the millions dollar weather.
 
More of my photos and life can be seen in Hin's Photo Blog and Hin's Tech Corner. All the best to you, your family and readers of this site.
Comments:

mike (Mike Macgirvin)
August 11, 2007 14:41
[*TOP MEMBER*] mike

I actually believe that the drive east of Fremont on 84 is one of the hidden treasures of the bay area. 

And in fact I haven't been complaining about the rain. I'm mostly trying to point out what a land of contrasts I am in. An hour one direction, they're selling livestock and farms because they can't survive the drought. An hour the other direction, they can't measure the rain because the gauge isn't big enough. If I've sounded like I'm complaining, it's because I've been going through winter since about last September. I left California just as spring was breaking loose, and the seasons are backward down here. On the bright side, spring is finally arriving in another month or so. Christmas is when you go to the beach here (although it's not bad most of the year).

The weather at work (on the coast) is essentially the same as L.A. Summer most of the year with a touch of rain in the winter.

At home (on top of the escarpment) it's more like the mountains in New Mexico. The summers are hot like L.A., but a cooler and wetter winter and a history of gale force wind on occasion.

Only 20 miles from work, yet it's a totally different climate. 


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