Positives Mon Oct 26-Fri Oct 30, 2009

*Tried a cheaper milk brand. I saved at least a $1 a gallon. The cheaper milk is good.

*BevMo! Run. BevMo sells more than alcoholic beverages. I selected three sodas I drink for the first time. There is a decent selection of non-alcoholic beverages to expand your horizons. Avoid purchasing brand name sodas and bottle water because they're overpriced. Buy Ramune at a Chinese or Japanese store.


*Accutane. Doubled the dosage to 40mg.

*Ate at The Mini Gourmet, a 24 hour restaurant for the first time.

*Finished watching Bakemonogatari (Ghost Story).

*Helped a friend move to a new place.

*Borders Bookstore 40% coupon weekend. Purchased two Japanese comic books (manga) and checked out their free wifi with my laptop.

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Positives Fri Sep 25-Sun Oct 26, 2009

*Played Balderdash board game for the first time.

*Learned how to play cribbage. I want to get a cribbage scoring board.

*Ate a falafel for the first time. Also drank strawberry milk for the first time.

*Also ate at La Val's pizza in Alameda, CA. The pizza place was the first time I saw Gauntlet I and Super Sprint video games. And I ate at Tsing Tao, a Chinese and Korean restaurant.

*Princess Bride. Finished reading the book. I watched the movie the next day. Highly recommended! As you wish . . .

*Pan fried tilapia fillets. I forgot to add ginger when I heated the cooking oil on the pan.


*Purchased a new pair of sneakers for casual outings. Also purchased a t-shirt. The last time I purchased a t-shirt God knows when. And I purchased a pair of jeans. The last time I wore jeans was in Aug 2005.

*I started to wear my wallet at my rear right pocket, the correct wallet pocket and I clip my cell phone on the right side of my belt. I'm now comfortable wearing shorts and pants.

*Watched Cloudy With A Chance Of Meatballs and Where The Wild Things Are movie.

*I now brush my teeth left handed. I read an article brushing your teeth with your opposite dominate hand is one way to keep your mind sharp.

*Hiked at Castle Rock State Park. Minor incident. My car was stuck in a ditch. I called AAA for a tow truck. Then I hiked including visiting Varian Peak and climbed on top of Goat Rock for the first time. My shorts tore and I got a replacement at REI.



*Anime marathons. Finished 07-Ghost with a marathon eps 2-8. Finished The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzimiya with a marathon eps 6-14. Caught up with Fullmetal Alchemist 2 with a marathon eps 20-28. Finished Tokyo Magnitude 8.0.

*Visited Queen's Donuts, a 24hrs donut shop. Also visited Mousier Beans, a coffee shop with wifi and power stripes.

*Found out my cell phone records video XD

*Accepted a challenge to learn Japanese Mahjong in ten days. I completed a cheat sheet to help learn.

*Tried apple and vinegar Kit Kat candy bar.

*Took my first mid-term. It was my first mid-term since I graduated San Jose State. I aced it.

*Dried clothes with Bounce for the first time since I was a kid. I think I need two sheets.

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Who Wants To Be A Millionaire Answers

Here are the answers. I hope you did well and at least scored above 1,000pts ^____^

100pts: Where did Raymond Mar graduated college in 1997?
a. San Jose State University (BS Economics, Minor Mathematics)
b. Stanford University
c. Washington University
d. West Valley College

200pts: What car does Raymond drive?
a. Ford Crown Victoria
b. Toyota Camry
c. Honda Civic
d. Chevrolet Malibu

300pts: Titanic was a movie Raymond watched twice in theatres? What was his second?
a. UP (Actually, it was The Fugitive starring Harrison Ford in 1993. I didn't want to count it, lol)
b. Star Wars I
c. The Departed
d. The Matrix Reloaded

500pts: What dance did Raymond learn first?
a. Fox Trot
b. Lindy Hop
c. Nite-Club Two Step
d. Salsa

1,000pts: Who was Raymond's first character he wore a costume (cosplayed)?
a. Edward Elric (He saved me from quitting anime.)
b. Toushiro Hitsugaya
c. Haku
d. Tuxedo Mask

2,000pts: What is Raymond's favorite color?
a. Red
b. Blue
c. White
d. Brown

3,000pts: How much did Raymond paid for a cinnamon roll in 6th grade school cafeteria?
a. $.15
b. $.30 (The donuts, waffles, and cinnamon rolls were big and delicious.)
c. $.40
d. $.50

5,000pts: Raymond took three years of R.O.T.C. in high school. What was the highest rank he achieved?
a. Cadet First Sergeant
b. Cadet Second Lieutenant
c. Cadet First Lieutenant
d. Cadet Captain

10,000pts: What anime series did Raymond started becoming an anime fan?
a. Sailor Moon
b. Robotech
c. Tenchi Muyo
d. Ninja Scroll

25,000pts: What soda Raymond prefers for an ice cream float?
a. 7-Up (Critically speaking, 7-Up best soda. Just so refreshing! Nobody can't like 7-Up.)
b. Root Beer
c. Mountain Dew
d. Pepsi

50,000pts: What was the first fiction book Raymond read after college
a. The Catcher In The Rye
b. Lord Of The Rings
c. The Shack
d. The Choice (Reading fiction is a better way to learn life compared to nonfiction IMO.)

100,000pts: Raymond used Snoopy as a name for a business he played as a child. What was the business?
a. Supermarket
b. Bookstore
c. Discount department store
d. Used car dealership (I started playing Snoopy's Car Dealer after my parents purchased the family's first station wagon, an Oldsmobile `__^)

250,000pts: Who hit his first career grand slam at the Giants vs. Phillies game Raymond Mar's family attended for the first time in 1989?
a. Will Clark
b. Kevin Mitchell
c. Brett Butler
d. Greg Litton

500,000pts: Who was the make believe name of the criminal Raymond played cops and robbers in third grade?
a. Jimmy Brown
b. Owen Black
c. Edward D. Lewis (I even drew a picture who he looked like.)
d. Ronnie Silverman

1,000,000pts: Raymond almost repeated a grade in elementary school. What grade was it?
a. 1st
b. 2nd
c. 4th (It's true.)
d. 5th

Did you win 1,000,000 points? XD

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Who Wants To Be A Millionaire . . .

. . . in points! :D I finished reading Q&A by Vikas Swarup. Q&A inspired the movie Slumdog Millionaire that won Best Picture in 2008. Here is my version of Who Wants To Be A Millionaire in points. The points mean nothing. It 's just for kicks, lol! The lifelines are unlimited. Just browse around my blogs or my website. There are a few who knows my other sites since only a few reads my blogs, and I thank them for reading ^__^

BTW, I didn't sit in front of a computer all day thinking of the questions. I thought in the back of my mind daily and I write down good questions.

OK, let's play who wants to be a millionaire . . . in points!!!

100pts: Where did Raymond Mar graduated college in 1997?
a. San Jose State University
b. Stanford University
c. Washington University
d. West Valley College

200pts: What car does Raymond drive?
a. Ford Crown Victoria
b. Toyota Camry
c. Honda Civic
d. Chevrolet Malibu

300pts: Titanic was a movie Raymond watched twice in theatres? What was his second?
a. UP
b. Star Wars I
c. The Departed
d. The Matrix Reloaded

500pts: What dance did Raymond learn first?
a. Fox Trot
b. Lindy Hop
c. Nite-Club Two Step
d. Salsa

1,000pts: Who was Raymond's first character he wore a costume (cosplayed)?
a. Edward Elric
b. Toushiro Hitsugaya
c. Haku
d. Tuxedo Mask

2,000pts: What is Raymond's favorite color?
a. Red
b. Blue
c. White
d. Brown

3,000pts: How much did Raymond paid for a cinnamon roll in 6th grade school cafeteria?
a. $.15
b. $.30
c. $.40
d. $.50

5,000pts: Raymond took three years of R.O.T.C. in high school. What was the highest rank he achieved?
a. Cadet First Sergeant
b. Cadet Second Lieutenant
c. Cadet First Lieutenant
d. Cadet Captain

10,000pts: What anime series did Raymond started becoming an anime fan?
a. Sailor Moon
b. Robotech
c. Tenchi Muyo
d. Ninja Scroll

25,000pts: What soda Raymond prefers for an ice cream float?
a. 7-Up
b. Root Beer
c. Mountain Dew
d. Pepsi

50,000pts: What was the first fiction book Raymond read after college?
a. The Catcher In The Rye
b. Lord Of The Rings
c. The Shack
d. The Choice

100,000pts: Raymond used Snoopy as a name for a business he played as a child. What was the business?
a. Supermarket
b. Bookstore
c. Discount department store
d. Used car dealership

250,000pts: Who hit his first career grand slam at the Giants vs. Phillies game Raymond Mar's family attended for the first time in 1989?
a. Will Clark
b. Kevin Mitchell
c. Brett Butler
d. Greg Litton

500,000pts: Who was the make believe name of the criminal Raymond played cops and robbers in third grade?
a. Jimmy Brown
b. Owen Black
c. Edward D. Lewis
d. Ronnie Silverman

1,000,000pts: Raymond almost repeated a grade in elementary school. What grade was it?
a. 1st
b. 2nd
c. 4th
d. 5th

Answers appear in 4-5 days XD

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