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David

Ahhhh almost summer time . . .

About Me

"But you're a poet, and I'm a simple mortal, and therefore I will say one must look at things from the simplest, most practical point of view. I, for one, have long since freed myself from all shackles, and even obligations. I only recognize obligations when I see I have something to gain by them. You. of course, can't look at things like that, your legs are in fetters and your taste is morbid. You yearn for the ideal, for virtue. But, my dear friend, I am ready to recognize anything you tell me to, but what shall I do if I know for a fact that at the root of all human virtues lies the most intense egoism?" (Prince Valkovsky in The Insulted and Humiliated, 1861)

My Interests

Traveling to new places, photography, racing cars (autocross and solo time trials), tech gadgets, home theater/DVDs, Xboxing it, ancient Egyptian artifacts, motorcycling, and, of course, watching random people at random places . . . .

I'd like to meet:

funny people

Music:

Some music I have on CDs include U2, A-mei, Sting, various trance, some old (like 80s old) stuff that I never got rid of, Jacky Cheung, Jay Chou, random movie soundtracks, and whatever random stuff I pick up at the airports . . . .

Movies:

Beyond the Clouds, Chungking Express, Eat Man Drink Woman, Cinema Paradiso (the original theatrical version), Infernal Affairs (first and second one) (by the way people the movie "The Departed" was a total copy of Infernal Affairs), City of God, Baraka, Princess Bride, epic war movies like Saving Private Ryan, most things by Zhang Yimou, and any non-overplayed theme movies.

Television:

Star Trek baby!!

Books:

People still read these days? Authors who have had an impact on me: Stephen Hawking (he is the man), Andy Grove, Thomas Aquinas (Shorter Summa), Sun Tzu, Socrates/Plato/Aristotle/Machiavelli, Jing Jung (Chinese kung fu novels, good sh*t I tell you) . . . I've also read every published Doraemon (the Japanese mechanical cat from the future) comic book; he rocks!

Heroes:

the quiet ones, the brave ones.

My Blog

Pics from Machu Picchu, Peru

Hiking this thing at 10,000 feet was a real killer . . .Nearby town Cusco, sitting higher still at 13,000 feet.for more on Machu Picchu :)http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Machu_picchu...
Posted by David on Sun, 03 Jun 2007 06:57:00 PST

Pics from the North Atlantic Ocean

Five flight connections from LA to a tiny island north of Nova Scotia, followed by a one hour helicopter excursion to the icy waters of the North Atlantic, brings to you an amazing experience with the...
Posted by David on Thu, 08 Mar 2007 12:47:00 PST

Pics from Cambodia

Siem Reap, Cambodia, is the home of Angkor Wat and the spiritual capital of the Cambodian people. while Angkor Wat is the most famous temple of them all, the ancient capital of Angkor has numerous tem...
Posted by David on Sun, 26 Nov 2006 01:06:00 PST

Pics from Vietnam (Saigon)

British author Graham Greene, who lived in Saigon during the end of Indochina War, once wrote that you can learn more about Vietnam in one day by being there than you will ever learn from reading book...
Posted by David on Sun, 26 Nov 2006 01:41:00 PST

Pics from Thailand

Phuket, Thailand; always enjoy going back there.  Daily schedule consists of waking up late, eat, float, eat, float, shopping/elephant riding/massage/beach/, eat, party party party, eat, sleep (b...
Posted by David on Tue, 20 Jun 2006 10:35:00 PST

Gray, Jack. The world is gray

Ritter: "You are such a boy scout...you see everything in black and white."Jack Ryan: "Not black and white, right and wrong."Ritter: "...Gray, Jack. The world is gray."   -- Clear and Present Dan...
Posted by David on Wed, 15 Mar 2006 12:38:00 PST