After Qual Exams

I had the qualifying exams on Wednesday and yesterday. Right after the exams, I went to the pool. Swimming was kind of getting relaxed a bit.

To get more relaxed, my friends and I went to eat at Raw restaurant. There were Sushi and Thai dishes. Surprisingly, the chef was also Thai. He has been in Ruston for only three months, but in the U.S. for thirty years. So, even he could speak Thai, his accent was quite like American. Another surprise was he was living in my old apartment.

Also, I just got my GPS today. It was Garmin nuvi 205W. I tested by let it leaded me to Raw.

Snow in Spring

It was Sunday 21st of March and it was snowing. The snowflakes were large though.. What the heck would it mean? Was it because of climate change?

Because Spring is Coming

The qualifying exams will be held next two week. So this is kinda relaxing a bit.

Wat BuddhaSamakeeVanaRam

My friends and I went to this temple this morning. It was so great to be there. And I hope to go there again soon.

Despite the service that we did with some Thais, Laos, and Americans in this morning, we talked, we discussed about Dhamma. It was great to listen to Dhamma from the only monk there.

The temple is at
983 Caplis Sligo Rd., Bossier City, LA 71112
Tel: 318-658-9141

Lovely Orcars

I was taking a day off, seeing some clips on Youtube and found this..





Man... I love Orcars.

My Tasks for Upcoming Spring

There are supposed to be three chapter in my dissertation now.
1. CUDA streams
2. Checkpoint/restart
3. EM for HI problem (as an application)

And, I have two papers that I have to write.. one is CUDA streams and its uses that I owe Dr. Baggag, and EM paper that I am writing with BIOTEC team..

Also, I have to prepare for the qualifying exams next quarter..

Now, final is coming. Bring it on!

Isan Meal

Aig and Monn just had a papaya on the way back from New Orleans.. So we had planed to cook some Isan food.

Here comes the snow again!

I had a test today. After the test, there was ice fall, then the snow came after lunch.

Due to the snow, the school closed since 1 PM because there was no truck or whatever to clear the roads.

The next day, P Gan, P Noon, Bell, and I got together, goofed around, took some pictures and video clips =).

Go Saints!

Go Saints Go...

Nothing much. It was the side effect from Super Bowl XLIV. It was New Orleans Saints VS Indianapolis Colts. And Saints won 31-17.. Yay..It was the team from my state!

New Roommate

He is no one but P Gan...

He just moved in today. He had a lot of things, most of them were kitchen stuff. There were also many things that his ex-roommate had left to him and he was going to give them away. So I got a (my) new lamp, a ceramic bowl, etc. Good for me because I had been thinking to buy them. Now I do not have to buy at all.

Fibonacci Number

Found this interesting number sequence on the poster in GTM, at the front of my class.

From wikipedia

By definition, the first two Fibonacci numbers are 0 and 1, and each remaining number is the sum of the previous two. Some sources omit the initial 0, instead beginning the sequence with two 1s.

In mathematical terms, the sequence F_n of Fibonacci numbers is defined by the recurrence relation
F_n = F_n-1 + F_n-2

with seed values: F_0 = 0, F_1 = 1

Then the sequence is
0, 1, 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 13, 21, 34, 55, 89, 144, 233, 377, 610, 987, 1597, ...

Fibonacci sequences appear in biological settings, in two consecutive Fibonacci numbers, such as branching in trees, arrangement of leaves on a stem, the fruitlets of a pineapple, the flowering of artichoke, an uncurling fern and the arrangement of a pine cone. In addition, numerous poorly substantiated claims of Fibonacci numbers or golden sections in nature are found in popular sources, e.g. relating to the breeding of rabbits, the spirals of shells, and the curve of waves. The Fibonacci numbers are also found in the family tree of honeybees.

Care Bears

I found it... the cartoon that I have seen when I was very young. Care Bears!

Grumpy's Three Wishes
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tqq6fwqA6gc

The Great Race
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jFOqAuxbCzE

The Camp Out
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2FKx0sIF8cw

What I bought these days

ช่วงนี้ซื้อของเข้าบ้านหลายอย่าง อาทิ กระติกเก็บน้ำร้อน (thermos) หมอน (pillow) ชั้นวางของอาบน้ำ (shower caddy) แล้วก็ชามแก้วแบบมีฝาปิด

เริ่มที่กระติก ก่อน เนื่องจากช่วงนี้หน้าหนาว ไอ้เอ๋กินแต่น้ำอุ่น (แม้จะหน้าร้อน ไอ้เอ๋ก็กินน้ำอุณหภูมิห้อง ไอติมบางครั้ง) แต่หน้าหนาวน้ำเย็นเร็วมาก จึงต้องมีอุปกรณ์เสริม เป็นกระติกเก็บน้ำร้อนขนาด 2 qt (ประมาณ 1.9 ลิตร) ขนาดกำลังพอเหมาะต่อการต้มน้ำวันละครั้ง ราคาก็ 15 เหรียญ ถือว่าไม่แพงมั้ง

แล้วก็ซื้อหมอนใหม่ เนื่องจากหมอนเก่าได้ฟรีมาจากตอนอยู่หอ ตอนนี้มันแบนมาก หมอนที่นี่ไม่รู้เป็นไง อยู่ได้ไม่นานก็แบน คิดว่าไอ้ที่ได้มาอาจจะเป็นหมอนราคาถูก เคยเห็นแบบ 2 เหรียญอยู่ วันนี้ได้ฤกษ์ซื้อใหม่ กำลังเลือกๆ อยู่ก็เจอ Dr. Dai มาช็อปปิ้งพอดี แกเลยช่วยแนะนำว่า ควรเอา extra firm เพราะไม่งั้นมันจะแบนเร็ว ราคา 5 เหรียญ แต่อีหมอนนี่ เขาวางไว้ชั้นบนสุด ไอ้เอ๋ก็เตี้ย Dr. Dai ก็เลยช่วยหยิบให้ ขอบคุณคับ ^^

อ้อ ตอนนี้หมอนอันเก่าเอาไปรองขาแล้ว แม้มันจะแบนติดที่นอนก็ยังคงใช้ต่อไป ส่วนหมอนใหม่ รอดูอยู่ว่ามันจะพองอยู่ได้นานเพียงใด

ต่อมาเป็น shower caddy หน้าตามันประมาณชั้นวางของพลาสติกกิ๊กก๊อก แขวนไว้กับฝักบัว (ฝักบัวที่นี่ติดกับผนังห้องน้ำ จึงแขวนได้) ราคาประมาณ 10 เหรียญ มีสามชั้น แต่ไอ้เอ๋เอาตรงกลางออกไปชั้นนึง เพราะไม่งั้นวางขวดสบู่กับแชมพูไม่ได้ ช่องระหว่างชั้นมันแคบไป ไม่ได้ใช้ชั้นนึง ลดราคาให้หนูได้มั้ยเนี่ย

สุดท้าย ชามแก้ว ยังไม่ได้ใช้เลย แต่จะเอาไว้ใส่กับข้าวเก็บเข้าตู้เย็นแหละ ก่อนหน้านี้ใช้กล่องพลาสติกตลอด พอใช้ไปนานๆ แล้วผิวพลาสติกมันเป็นขยุกขยุยยังไงไม่รู้ สีก็ออกเหลืองๆ ก็เลยไม่อยากใช้พลาสติกมาก เปลี่ยนเป็นแก้วดีกว่า แต่อีชามแก้วนี่ก็แพงอะ 7 เหรียญแหน่ะ

New Mailbox & Sushi

This morning, when I had checked my mailbox before I left home, it was an old, lame one. But as I came back in the afternoon, it was a new one. My mails will not get wet anymore. Thank to the landlord. =D.

Also, I already tried sushi at Tech. It was so good, though it was more expensive than other kind of food. That was normal.

Today's Weather Report

It is now 14 F.

I have no idea what happen to my water tab. There is only hot water, no cold water come out. Perhaps it would get clogged by ice.

9:55 AM - The cold water had been back.

Everything becomes ICE!

It has been so cold these days. Today, it has not gone over 30 F. Everything was frozen. Even at noon, the water outside becomes ice. I enjoyed stepping on and cracking it. Lady of the Mist (The fountain at Quad) was also frozen. I think she looked more beautiful with her iced base. Unfortunately, I did not have a camera with me, otherwise, I would have taken some pictures.

Snow! Ha Ha

It snowed in the morning until afternoon but the snow did not stay on the ground.

Dallas Trip on Dec 28-30 2009

My Favourite Thai Songs

There are so sweet.

อัศจรรย์ - theme song of "The Overture (โหมโรง)"


เคียงข้างเธอ - theme song of "Siyama (สียามา)"

Amazing Creatures

From the top ten videos 2009 of National Geographic

Some creatures that we've never seen and perhaps, will never see.


November 22, 2009—Oil-eating tubeworms and 15-tentacled sea cucumbers are among the 5,000 deep-dwelling species identified by the Census of Marine Life, a ten-year effort to chronicle life in the deep ocean.



February 27, 2009—A newly discovered frogfish—dubbed the psychedelic fish because of its colorful stripes—hops along the seabed by flexing its lower fins and shooting water from its gills.


May 7, 2009—Scientists have caught a fast-growing, 12-story underwater volcano erupting—along with odd creatures evolved to survive its toxic emissions.

The root of African wildlife may be Asian.


May 5, 2009—After a factory had found a 40-million-year-old whale fossil in a limestone kitchen counter, researchers investigated the stone's fossil-packed Egyptian quarry, which could shed light on the origins of African wildlife.

The origin of the invisible man. First saw the pic of this fish on NG website, I thought it had been retouched.



Here comes the real.


February 24, 2009—For the first time, a live Pacific barreleye fish—complete with transparent head—has been caught on video. The deep-sea fish's tubular eyes pivot under a clear dome.