Battery Issues

My car was hard to start in this cold weather. Sometimes, it could not even start. I got a guy at the auto part store checked on the battery couple of weeks ago. He said it was fine but he did not do the mechanical stuff. So, I bought a starter kit from him because I did not have time to find the mechanics.

Today, After I had had the midterm test, I got my car to a mechanic. I went to three places and ended up at Chevron next to Starbucks. The mechanic there checked on my battery again and told me that it was low. He suggested me to change the battery. So I let him do it. It costed me $102.59 ($98.68 for the battery + tax, $3.91 for Starbucks since I had to wait there ^^). Let's see if it works.

Besides the car, my computer is also having a similar issue. The battery gets swollen. P Pao suggested me to just change the battery whenever it dies, and buy a new computer after I graduate.

On an Icy Day

It rained yesterday. Today everything was frozen. When I stepped on the grass, the ice cracked.















See the texture.. It was about 5 mm thick. When I touched it, it was as if I touched some kind of cold glass, as hard as rock, but cold.






The ice on the windshield was also rocky.












The ice was too heavy, so its branches were weighed down.












The truck in the neighborhood.






This guy was sitting on the condensing unit.

When It's Raining On a Freezing Day

Nothing but some pictures...

Qualifying Exam Result

Just a quick report that I have already passed the qualifying exam. Yay!

But still have many things to do. There will be 2 meetings this month; one with DOD, one with UK folk.