I won’t say too much on this topic now, as I could go into it more down the road. But, after watching the November edition of Honolulu on the Move, I decided to make this post. That program highlights developments in Honolulu’s rail transit project, expected to take several years yet before being fully operational. …
Category: General
Just general posts that don't fall under other available categories.
Nov 01 2011
New Post Every Day in November
I am trying something new this month. I am setting a goal to have a new post every single day this month. Even if it’s something short, I want to try to have a new post every day. If you’re looking forward to reading my posts every day, according to the time zones, you can …
Sep 25 2011
New jubeat (Copious)…Without Some Older Songs
Of course I was excited about the new jubeat. It didn’t take me long to notice, however, that there were some songs missing. A full list of the 50+ songs that were removed (yes, 50+) can be viewed here. Here are the top 5 songs I wish were still in jubeat Copious: 5. FREE FREE …
May 23 2011
New Ohio Culture Shocks
I think I remember doing a post a couple years back about some culture shocks of Ohio. I think it was the price differences I noticed between Ohio and Hawaii. Well, I’ve got some culture shocks for this time that I came back from Ohio. 1. There’s space here. I flew into Erie International Airport, …
Jan 27 2011
Smart.fm No Longer Free
Today, Smart.fm announced that they will no longer be offering their services for free. If you don’t know what Smart.fm is, it was developed in 2007 as a language learning tool that I’ve personally been using since summer of 2009 to strengthen my Japanese language skills. While it was developed originally as a tool for …
Nov 29 2010
Michael Oh
I haven’t done a post in a while, and this isn’t much of a post. However, I wanted to share a video I stumbled across this morning. Even the first few minutes are very compelling; I think Michael Oh is a very articulate speaker. The length may scare you, but it was a good 12 …
Oct 03 2010
Digital Storage Prices
This post will likely be another short one. I was reminded of how 4 years ago when I went on a trip to Japan with my high school, I bought a 2 GB SD Card at Best Buy to put inside my (mom’s) camera and use on the trip. The cost of that card was, …
Aug 25 2010
The 1sts and Lasts of Hawai’i
Hawaii has a number of interesting random facts. Thought I’d list some of them here. This list sprouted from this fact I found today: -The state of Hawaii has the nation’s smallest county in terms of size-Kalawao County. With a population of just 147, Kalawao County is separate from the entire rest of the island …