My mind. Enhanced.

An Aesop Fable once told the story of a crow... ... perishing with thirst, saw a pitcher, and, hoping to find water, flew to it with great delight. When he reached it, he discovered to his grief that it contained so little water that he could not possibly get at it. He tried everything he could think of to reach the water, but all his efforts were in vain. At last he collected as many stones as he could carry and dropped them one by one with his beak into the pitcher, until he brought the water within his reach, and thus saved his life. The moral of the fable notes that necessity is the mother of invention . At work today, I wasn't content with my keyboard and the repetitive nature of copy pasting stuff for filing tickets. So, I downloaded AutoHotKey and scripted about 20% of my routine tasks, ie creating a ticket, copy pasting body of email, etc. The effort paid off, I haven't run any tests to quantify how much time I'm saving, but I am delighted everytime I use a hotk

It was a sunny afternoon, dad and I were driving to the airport to pick Raymond up. I cant remember how we got into the conversation but dad reflected on some of the things he achieved during and after college. He told me about his dream once to complete his masters in robotics, he talked about some of his inventions, and his business ideas, and stuff he'd accomplished pre-Canada. The conversation was brief but it was enough for me to stick yet another fork in the road. And so, here I am now at the fork, aware of my purpose and my responsibilities being the first born son of my father.

To all my detractors, I plead you live a happy life and an end to all your sufferings; for the world suffers enough. Sincerely, Roan

Begin each day by telling yourself: Today I shall be meeting with interference, ingratitude, insolence, disloyalty, ill-will, and selfishness – all of them due to the offenders’ ignorance of what is good or evil. But for my part I have long perceived the nature of good and its nobility, the nature of evil and its meanness, and also the nature of the culprit himself, who is my brother ... therefore none of those things can injure me, for nobody can implicate me in what is degrading. - Marcus Aurelis Meditations

Sustainability is a (not so new) trend that is receiving a good amount of spotlight recently. This trend encourages people to think about the environment and living in harmony with nature. That's good for the Earth, but what about living in harmony with nature within the human spirit? Some of us believe that each individual has his / her own purpose in life and that purpose is found when one has discovered and established their gift. Their gift being a skill or talent they believe they were born to do - because they're good at it. But what if we don't know what we were born to do? Some of us wander aimlessly, flowing along with the norm, finding nothing and everything interesting with little or no direction in life. Well, I've got a suggestion for those who don't know what they were born to do; they need to look at their family; they need to consider what was previously accomplished by their parents (close relatives) and try to improve on that. Thinking in that di

Poor in spirit or money, doesn't matter. Just help them regardless. Gloria and I had this pretty interesting discussion about the poor and its root causes. I told her I just want to help them no matter what the reason is for their misery. The world is a beautiful place and there are some people who see that, but for those who don't we need to show them that beauty. Show them life is worthwhile and help them understand their future is bright and the world needs them. The world would be a better place if everyone had a good life. Everyone in this world, even the poor more so, deserve a good life.

Dad bought a smart phone finally. This is a pretty big event for everyone. He's the last member in the family to own a smartphone. It took him a while but he finally realized the benefit of having a light-weight mobile computing device in the palm of his hands, as well all other conveniences of having a cellphone, ie quick calling from where ever you are in the city. This is a big deal for me especially because it affirms the inevitable truth - everyone adopts technology; even the most stubborn Luddite will give in. That makes me happy. Because something big comes this way and we all need to brace for this big thing whether we want to or not.

Today was my birthday. Gloria made me my favourite cake - Black Forest. Damn good too. At 33, I realized I am where I should be. Everything is going according to plan. Some things could use a little improvement, but I am working on them. I am happy with this life. I have everything I need and all I could ever ask for. A good family, a good girlfriend, and a good brain hungry for new knowledge. Everything else I possess is just material and superficial. I feel sorry for those who base their successes on the material things like money, cars, and real estate. The pursuit of truth and virtue is best at the forefront of everyone's ambitions. As for my birthday wish, I made a wish that matters for humanity. Following age old traditions, I shall keep it a secret - now and forever embedded in my mind - for myself to pursue and for the world to experience when it happens.