Hong’s Cave

Man, it’s been a while… Actually, I don’t have anything particular to say today, but noticing how long ago I updated this page, I just wanted to scribble a few things.

Yeah, November last year was about the time… Last winter, I noticed I was getting unfocused, listless and somewhat depressed. I lost interests in most of the stuff, especially gayo and maintaining the web site. The only interest I had was Dance Dance Revolution. Maybe I will talk about that later. Looking back, I think it was combination of both work and weather. I was seriously getting bored at Microsoft and the awful memory of the previous winter was probably dragging my spirits down (or it could have been my lack of human interaction in the area and the fact that I am getting old).

I mean, as far as I am concerned there is only one person whom I feel that I befriended new (grr… I can’t come up with a better sentence) in the Seattle area. Now that I am back in the San Francisco Bay Area, I feel more “comfortable” although it isn’t exactly what I remembered three years ago.

I guess I am desperately (? not really…) looking for some ways to put some sparks back into my life: different place, a new job, etc. As far as my new job goes, it’s definitely a new challenge for me. I’ve never thought of taking a managerial responsibility this soon, but it’s something new. I don’t know if I like it though. And as for the Bay Area… I like the weather and all, but the area is definitely getting crowded. Maybe all this side things aren’t really what I need; maybe I am looking at wrong places to find a solution to my happiness.

Yeah, I knew this was going to be a head-less mumble…

Last Saturday I got together with some of my old Stanford folks. Out of five, two were married for several years now. One recently got married (it was more ceremonial) and two others plan to get married by the end of this year. Wow. I guess if you decided (or determined?) to get married, everything happens fast. Interesting, I thought. The thought of a possible social pressure dawned on me there.

Anyway, enough about this… Back to work.