Reading Time: 2 minutes I have been doing programming for over 14+ years, and from time to time I did pair programming (mostly debugging problem). Since early last year I have been doing more pairing, mostly due to the hints from above. I have mixed feeling on this, mostly along the lines of advantages of disadvantages talked about here

Reading Time: 2 minutes I talked about this last year, in this post and that post. The bad news is, they are back. Couple weeks ago, when I went to dealership and install the new battery on Sienna, the service advisor mentioned there are some biting on the cables, and I said “yeah I know, last year I have

Reading Time: 2 minutes (2-6-15) So I guess this is common phenomena in 2 kids family. My older daughter recovered, and my younger daughter got sick. (2-2-15) Yoyo got sick today. She has been coughing for a while, mostly dry cough, but it got worse last few days, and last night (this morning) she just could not fell back

Reading Time: < 1 minute I have been coughing for over a year. It’s very hard to get insurance pre-authorization to get CT scan in the US, according to my primary care doctor. She said if I am willing to self-pay, it’s not too expensive. So yesterday I took the plunge, I went to Metro Imaging directly, paid the fee

Reading Time: 2 minutes I was a bit late doing this, but I think better late than never. Family and Personal Finance We had baby (girl) No. 2 in the summer, baby Sophia is healthy and happy for the most part. I had to be honest, having 2nd kid is not as thrilling as the 1st. With the birth

Reading Time: < 1 minute I was doing some soul searching on investment recently. And I came across this Allgiant ALGT. I traded it on its IPO at $25 12-08-2006. It’s trading at $158 as of today 01-13-2015 (about 8 years later). Why did not hold on this winner while trading the other losing stock named Heelys??? (click on the

Reading Time: < 1 minute Charmin and Bounty at Target $4.50 off regular price for 30 double rolls, $5 eGiftcard when one buy 2 (can mix and match). Here is the link to get to Charmin. Use Target Redcard to get 5% off and free shipping. Huggies Snug and Dry Plus at Costco $6 off large box (was $38.99 for

Reading Time: < 1 minute Baby Sophia is almost 5 months old, and she is on size 3 diaper (16 to 28 lbs). I recall she was born at 7 lbs and 3 oz, quickly reach 10 lbs which also outgrew new born size diaper. Similar thing happened to size 1 diaper, she reached 14 lbs at 2 month mark,

Reading Time: < 1 minute 2012 LE, basic radio. Set the language from Spanish to English (it says Corolla, but it works for Sienna as well, as they have very similar audio equipments). Setup bluetooth My tip: so I followed the instruction 1 and set up bluetooth audio for my iPhone 5s with the minivan, and later on I tried

Reading Time: < 1 minute The new math puzzle bought from Amazon. Since serenity no longer goes to Montessori school, we got this for her. The item costs $44.99 at Amazon, and costs about $10 at Taobao in China 🙂