Oh hai

Returned from vegas this past weekend. fortunately, I left before memorial day so the huge long lines at the airport were avoided. The weather was really nice, but slightly a bit too hot for me since I wasn't used to it.

Stayed at the tropicana hotel and casino; cheap and cheap. i understand the reason for going frugal but i didn't feel clean the whole time. the toilet had mold growing from behind...

On friday morning i placed a pointspread bet on the orlando magic for +9 points. Luckily, the magic decided to actually fight back later in the game and lost only by one point. I didn't get to see any of the game UNTIL I arrived to the Paris hotel/casino and caught the last second shot by lebron james. the whole crowd watching reacted with awe and cheers.

BAM!
This year's nba playoffs certain is more exciting than last post-season (except for the Jazz part)

Hi!

5:40 AM and I can't go back to sleep. Last night was very exhausting. I participated in a two hour gym session with Phil and then a few hours of basketball with the high school gang. The body is currently pretty sore and my left ankle is very stiff. Feels good though in a way.

I'll later post pics on a small side life project in progress. Gonna go watch a show.

LATER:

Bought a decent arcade stick. Then I bought higher quality buttons for replacement. I used a dremel to grind away some metal plate so the new buttons could fit. Also, there were small plastic tabs on the button that had to be grinded away.

Then I soldered the buttons onto the original pcb board. Overall, I'm happy with the work except that for some reason, two buttons register as the same button on gaming softwares. Looking on the board, the work seems fine and the board is decently clean. I think i'll desolder and resolder thoese buttons with less solder.

After that, half of the work is done. Now, I'm waiting for my replacement joystick to arrive.

blah!

Another huge nose bleed. With no warning or provocation, I suddenly had a huge nose bleed in the same nostril again. The initial released blood fell onto the floor. I hurried to the bathroom and took a wet towel. One end of the towel was used to scrub on the blood-stained floor while the other end was kept to my nose. Ugh. Tough one to stop too. What's wrong with me?!?!