Lunch disappointments

So there is a good Louisana-style cajun food place that I like in downtown... good food for good price. Today I revisited it and gosh I found out the box is smaller! I get less food for the price! Now this is sneaky way to reduce that operating cost. They may be thinking... ooh I am saving 10 cents off that rice for each order. Ooh soon I'll be able to buy a new car, etc. Let me tell you this, that will eventually hurt you. A bigger box with a couple spoons more of rice make happy coming-back customers. You save 10 cents this time, but you will lose $6+ for each customer lost, Ok?

Non-Panda Chinese restaurants have become almost extinct in downtown. There is a new one. I tried it once and not going back. Ok the restaurant itself doesn't have glorious decorations like Panda, it is even gloomy and feels dirty. Come on, don't save by using 10 watts lightbulbs. Light please. Let me try the food... First, it is in a small package, ok, roughly equivalent to Panda. But it tastes poor! Come on, if a Chinese person is to open up a Chinese restaurant to compete with Panda you better can do at least as good as those non-Chinese chefs. Go TASTE their food. Compare with yours. If you can't do better than this then don't bother starting a restaurant business and please contemplate why Chinese can't do better Chinese food than non-Chinese in that gloomy dirty place heading toward bankruptcy.

To win, there is a simple formula: fill up your customers stomach with good food, and don't charge more than $6 or $7. I may actually BUY a pop if it is less than $1.50. Work on food first. For those who can afford it, get good decorations, at least good lightbulbs.

Can't recycle that batteries

I recycle things. That plastic bottle shouldn't end up in landfills. That aluminum can also shouldn't. So are those cardboard boxes and the annoying advertising stuff coming to my mailbox. I take them to the city's recycling center. Find one near you here. NOBODY ELSE that I know do this. Go to some party? garbage full of aluminum cans. I don't know anyone who cares about the environment. Perhaps I should find a support group in Green Peace or something.

What about batteries? Once upon a time I see collection bins in Walgreens and the public library. And yes, they are supposed to have it. See here. Nope, not anymore. And they redirect me: Walgreens->Library->Radio Shack->Walgreens. This is ridiculous, no one is taking used batteries. Sorry... I had to toss them in regular garbage. Future generations! do not blame me. I had no outlet to toss them right.

I probably should burn and explode them in front of the City Hall to protest I guess.

Notable children songs

The Wheels on the Bus

go round and round...., followed by the people on the bus go up and down, the horn on the bus, etc.

This little song is quite profound. It is observation of life! Yes, the world turns, people work, come and go. This is a step back look of life. Quite philosophical!

Hush Little Baby

Now this one is formula for spoiled kid... but demonstrates mother's love. If mockingbird don't sing? buy you something else... The song can go on and on. (Guys can apply the same techniques to their Miss Right, but watch out you may still get rejected). But the idea is to put baby to sleep that's all. No kids are actually getting mockingbirds.

BB 2.0

I have a new baby boy! Exciting but lots of work... the feeling of "here we go again". Almost forgot how much powder to mix for given number of oz. BB 1.0 needs to cooperate... Tough times now but I am giving up present pleasure for future gain...

Election is over. Time to move on

The election is finally over. Congrats to Obama. Yes I did predict his victory.

It seems to be a lukewarm election for Chicago. Four years ago, Obama signs were everywhere, and just about every light post has his picture as he makes history.

Obama wins because he was better of the 2 candidates. There are actually other candidates who have absolutely no chance to win even a single electoral vote. Obama and Romney's approval ratings are always 50/50. This country is deeply divided. Obama just has little over 50% of popular votes... Half the country doesn't like him. Well more people don't like the other guy. He didn't even win the state that he was governor, and I wonder why.

However, I am scared that someone who don't even know where are Syria and Iran on the map be a world leader. I am scared that someone who thinks America should be best and dominate everything would be president.

It is unfortunate that the Republicans don't have a better candidate. Will there be one in the future?

Millions dollars spent on negative ads... American politics is becoming a joke somewhat. Millions dollars raised and wasted on losing candidates. That money could fill up the deficit a bit.

Now that Obama is elected... is he really going to raise tax on the wealthiest people? Or it will be blocked blocked blocked by dysfunctional Congress which can't agree on anything.

I wish I can find a candidate who is a strong global leader without having America dominate. I wish I can find a candidate who can really have working plans to fix economy and lower the deficit. I wish I can find a candidate who believes in the most fundamental block of human: the natural family.

I can't find a Mr. Right who can do it all, and I voted for the guy I believe is the better of the two.

CNN Money: Best jobs in America

How come they don't give you all 100 in a list? Ah, so they can sell more ads I suppose.

#1 is Biomedical Engineer? See here. Ok, it is going to be some difficult classes to take and you may find about 5 jobs in your city with 1000 people competing for it.

Look, software architect is #3, median pay is 119k, gosh I am severely underpaid. http://money.cnn.com/pf/best-jobs/2012/snapshots/3.html

Waita minute, that person is using an old monitor?! I haven't seen one in many years. Ok ok I probably belong to just this category: http://money.cnn.com/pf/best-jobs/2012/snapshots/9.html.

Look, no one ever ask me to "architect" anything, but I can probably do better than many overpaid self-proclaimed architects who don't actually have a clue.