Henry Lubong’s Journal

I don’t think I’ll be comfortable riding without this ear plugs so I bought another one from Ebay. It’s only $12 and I got the one with the red tip this time. I really recommend this to any riders who are still using foam ear plugs. You’ll see or I should say hear a big […]

My Etymotic ER-20 ear plugs that I’ve been riding with for 2 years are gone before we even started to ride today. I never ride without it. It is as important as my helmet. I must have left it in Starbucks’ table. Of course anything you leave in the table goes to the garbage afterwards. […]

Well, yet another gorgeous day. Same friends I rode with yesterday hit up the road again.  I was supposed to baby sit because my wife had to go to work. But she took four hours off for me. I love my wife! Anyway, another guy on a Ducati 748 joined us too, so there were […]

Not too early but early enough to catch the morning mist in the Santa Cruz Mountain. I rode my Ninja today with a friend who has a Ducati 999R. It’s been a long time since I rode my bike in the twisties. I think the last time I did a group ride was before […]

Wohooo! I just received my laptop a little while ago, thanks to FedEx for delivering it while I’m still home . What an awesome shipping service from HP as well. Initially, the PC was supposed to be built by today but it looks like the elves aren’t too busy these days. I have something […]

I got new centralized air conditioning and heating installed in my house today. I purchased the Trane XR13 Compressor (Air Conditioner) and Trane XR80 Gas Furnace. Trane is supposedly the best and most recommended brand out there. It has a 20-year warranty for the compressor and 10-year for the furnace.
Summer is just around the […]

I’m glad the people saved the show and picked David Cook as the winner for American Idol. Can’t wait for your first album dude. You rock!!!

After much thought, I pulled the trigger on the HP Pavilion dv9700t.

Screen Size - I spend more time coding than actually playing games so screen real state is more important for me.
Graphics Card - 8600M GS is fine for casual gaming and should be more than enough for Photoshop and video editing.
Weight - 7.7lbs is […]

I’ve had enough. I used to like American Idol so much but they ruined it. The judges on the show are a bunch of fakes! Everything is scripted and contestants are being skewed to display poor performances. The whole show is rigged. I don’t know why the judges like David Archuleta so much when in […]

I have to admit, I made a wrong decision when I build my self a Shuttle-like PC last year. I had a monstrous desktop so I thought I’d put together a micro ATX form factor PC for a change. I don’t travel much and never really had any use for a laptop. I have an […]

To all the mothers, specially my mom and my wife, thank you for your precious and priceless love. Happy Mother’s day!

Here are some popular quotes about mothers:
A mother is a person who seeing there are only four pieces of pie for five people, promptly announces she never did care for pie. ~Tenneva Jordan
Hundreds of […]

Today, we, the Iglesia Ni Cristo (Church of Christ), are commemorating the 122nd birthday of Brother Felix Ysagun Manalo, the Last Messenger of God. Here’s an excerpt of his mini biography from Wikipedia:
Félix Ysagun was born in the Philippines to Mariano Ysagun and Bonifacia Manalo, but later had his last name changed to Manalo after […]

I was digging through some old pictures today and I stumbled upon this one:

With the gas price currently at above $4.00 per gallon, it’s hard to stomach every time I look at this picture. This was taken on January 11, 2003 after I attended an auto show in San Jose.

The anticipated deal between Microsoft and Yahoo is now off. The news is all over the internet today and the rumor is Yahoo stayed firm with $37/share while Microsoft would only want to go as high as $33/share. Steve Ballmer withdrew the offer today putting an end to a three-month buyout saga. Microsoft will not […]

I just learned about this new data plan from Verizon. I currently pay $44.99/month for their unlimited data plan for my HTC XV6800. I only use it for checking emails and sports news and sometimes watching tv through my mobile sling player. With the $29.99 a month plan, you lose access to corporate email, over-the-air […]

My daughter is now 3 months old today. Time really flies. There are a lot of things she can do now. She’s already able to lift up her head; push her self up a bit; she can grab her toys; she responds when you talk to her; she’s able to put her hands together; she […]