| Sunday, April 30, 2006 |
Thai people at CMU (Carnegie Mellon University) and UPitt (University of Pittsburgh) are like brothers/sisters. (most of the time with UPitt people being big brothers/sisters, and CMU people being younger bro/sis :P) We have a long tradition of joining each other's events. Today, when UPitt people celebrate their degrees (mostly Masters & PhD), my friends and I went to congratulate them. Thanks to my roommate Gap, for letting me steal his car.
I took a lot of photos, including a few videos -- we call them "Teen Talk".
And here it is: The Teen Talk Video (Episode 2 -- @UPitt) for download.
size: 177 MB length: 17:30 mins
username: mockfriend
password: [please ask Mock]
WARNING: This video may not be suitable for minors or conservative adults.
[From p'Namtarn's camera]
Mock is recording the event from above. R is narating. Golf, Lek, and Ged provide moral supports, and occasional มุึขs.
From left->right: Pete, Ged, p'Kaew, R, Andrew
P'Kaew is the star of this event. She's also featured in the video. (We had an exclusive interview with her.)
top row: p'Moss, p'Namtarn, Pete, Ged, p'Kaew, R, Andrew, Pure, Mock
bottom: Lek, p'Win, p'March
P'Kaew (aka. Dr Tavida Kamolvej) and her fans at CMU.
This picture should give me a parking space at Thammasart Univ, where Dr Tavida Kamolvej will be lecturing. Hahaha...
Lek and p'Krit
R and p'Nuey (พี่เนย)
Mock is taking a picture with the Duo-Presidents of SIAM (Thai Students Organization @CMU).
R and P'Nuey, again.
The UPitt graduates. Look at the end of the teen-talk video to see what they were actually doing.
:)
Mock is taking an order from Gap (who's sleeping at home, and wanted to get some food), while taking picture with R and p'Pae (พี่เป้) whose gf (pictured below) is graduating.
[From p'Namtarn's camera]
P'Namtarn and Mock. Aren't we like ... errr.... 2 happy monkeys?
We also had an interview with p'Namtarn in the video ;)
Hmmm.. err, ahem..., ehmmm..., well, no comment in English.
แสงแดดอันจัดจ้า ประกอบกับรัศมีแห่งบารมีของบัณฑิตใหม่ ทำให้อาจารย์วันทนีย์ต้องยกมือมาบังแสงเอาไว้
I took a lot of photos, including a few videos -- we call them "Teen Talk".
And here it is: The Teen Talk Video (Episode 2 -- @UPitt) for download.
size: 177 MB length: 17:30 mins
username: mockfriend
password: [please ask Mock]
WARNING: This video may not be suitable for minors or conservative adults.
[From p'Namtarn's camera]Mock is recording the event from above. R is narating. Golf, Lek, and Ged provide moral supports, and occasional มุึขs.
From left->right: Pete, Ged, p'Kaew, R, AndrewP'Kaew is the star of this event. She's also featured in the video. (We had an exclusive interview with her.)
top row: p'Moss, p'Namtarn, Pete, Ged, p'Kaew, R, Andrew, Pure, Mockbottom: Lek, p'Win, p'March
P'Kaew (aka. Dr Tavida Kamolvej) and her fans at CMU.
This picture should give me a parking space at Thammasart Univ, where Dr Tavida Kamolvej will be lecturing. Hahaha...
Lek and p'Krit
R and p'Nuey (พี่เนย)
Mock is taking a picture with the Duo-Presidents of SIAM (Thai Students Organization @CMU).
R and P'Nuey, again.
The UPitt graduates. Look at the end of the teen-talk video to see what they were actually doing.
:)
Mock is taking an order from Gap (who's sleeping at home, and wanted to get some food), while taking picture with R and p'Pae (พี่เป้) whose gf (pictured below) is graduating.
[From p'Namtarn's camera]P'Namtarn and Mock. Aren't we like ... errr.... 2 happy monkeys?
We also had an interview with p'Namtarn in the video ;)
Hmmm.. err, ahem..., ehmmm..., well, no comment in English.แสงแดดอันจัดจ้า ประกอบกับรัศมีแห่งบารมีของบัณฑิตใหม่ ทำให้อาจารย์วันทนีย์ต้องยกมือมาบังแสงเอาไว้
| Friday, April 21, 2006 |
CMU Spring Carnival 2006. The theme for this year is "another time, another place." I used up almost ½ GB of my memory stick, not really for taking pictures, but rather for the "teen talk" videos -- which are available for download here. [The username is mockfriend. Ask Mock for the password.]
Okay, time for the pictures...
Oong (โอ่ง) and her new guitar. Oh, no, actually she didn't buy that one. It's probably too cheap. :P
The TSA (Taiwanese Students Association) booth. There used to be a Thai booth... hmmm... 5 years ago?
The Beatles' booth. Very colorful, very musical :)
The SigEp Wars ...
What's the concept of this booth? ... highway safety, maybe :D
Mock, on top of the TSA booth.
Oong, taking a picture with Andrew (Bulakul, not Carnegie).
colorful dinosaurs, colorful rides
back (left->right) : Ged, Mock, p'Aom, p'Kob, Gap, Andrew, Him
front: Ooooong
blah blah blah ...
Okay, time for the pictures...
Oong (โอ่ง) and her new guitar. Oh, no, actually she didn't buy that one. It's probably too cheap. :P
The TSA (Taiwanese Students Association) booth. There used to be a Thai booth... hmmm... 5 years ago?
The Beatles' booth. Very colorful, very musical :)
The SigEp Wars ...
What's the concept of this booth? ... highway safety, maybe :D
Mock, on top of the TSA booth.
Oong, taking a picture with Andrew (Bulakul, not Carnegie).
colorful dinosaurs, colorful rides
back (left->right) : Ged, Mock, p'Aom, p'Kob, Gap, Andrew, Himfront: Ooooong
blah blah blah ...| Saturday, April 08, 2006 |
Five days ago (Apr-3) was my 2xth birthday. I have received two birthday presents from my dear friends at Carnegie Mellon. They are the products of two competing companies: Google and Microsoft. I like them both :) Thank you everybody.
The Google licence plate. This one, I must say, is the most lovely birthday present, ever! Thanks to P'Namtarn, p'Non, Kanat, Ged, and Pure. They also gave me two more empty frames, so I can keep this one at home and use the other two for my (future) car... Hmmm.. wouldn't it be more perfect if they had also given me a car?! -- just kidding.
[The pictures on the plate are blured to protect privacy of the people involved.]
Microsoft Streets & Trips 2006 with GPS Locator. Uhh, an expensive, hi-tech toy. Thanks to everybody (Share et. al.) I am having so much fun playing with this thing. Warning to myself: while driving, focus on the roads, not on the GPS system!
Finally, the Senate Election ballot. this is NOT my birthday present, but I think it's kinda cool to be able to cast my vote while I'm away from my country. Hope it really gets counted, though.
====== Edited on 4/28/06 ======
Actually, three weeks later, I received another surprise. These two books are from no-i. They are โลกด้านที่หันหลังให้ดวงอาทิตย์ & ผู้ชายคนที่ตามรักเธอทุกชาติ พิมพ์ครั้งที่ 85 -- written by Win Lyowarin, my favorite author. She bought them during her trip to Thailand; how thoughtful! Thank you very much, no-i.
The Google licence plate. This one, I must say, is the most lovely birthday present, ever! Thanks to P'Namtarn, p'Non, Kanat, Ged, and Pure. They also gave me two more empty frames, so I can keep this one at home and use the other two for my (future) car... Hmmm.. wouldn't it be more perfect if they had also given me a car?! -- just kidding.[The pictures on the plate are blured to protect privacy of the people involved.]
Microsoft Streets & Trips 2006 with GPS Locator. Uhh, an expensive, hi-tech toy. Thanks to everybody (Share et. al.) I am having so much fun playing with this thing. Warning to myself: while driving, focus on the roads, not on the GPS system!
Finally, the Senate Election ballot. this is NOT my birthday present, but I think it's kinda cool to be able to cast my vote while I'm away from my country. Hope it really gets counted, though.====== Edited on 4/28/06 ======
Actually, three weeks later, I received another surprise. These two books are from no-i. They are โลกด้านที่หันหลังให้ดวงอาทิตย์ & ผู้ชายคนที่ตามรักเธอทุกชาติ พิมพ์ครั้งที่ 85 -- written by Win Lyowarin, my favorite author. She bought them during her trip to Thailand; how thoughtful! Thank you very much, no-i. | Monday, April 03, 2006 |
Yesterday, R and I drove to Cornell University in Ithaca, New York. Today, we come back to CMU. Yes, it's a 7-hour drive each way; but I only have two days to spend.
For R, it's a graduate school visit. He is deciding between Cornell and Stanford (and probably also some other places). For me, it's just a get-away from Pittsburgh -- a very nice (& delicious) one.
We rented a car from Enterprise (at PIT airport). This is no advertising... but they only charged us $15/day underage fees even though we listed two drivers on the rental agreement. Other companies would have charged $25/driver/day.
Along the way, we decided to stop at Grove City Outlet Mall (Highway #279, exit #113). R wanted to get a new shirt to impress the professors at Cornell. Man, you're such an image builder.
Here he is, getting his stuffs from J.Crew.
I didn't buy this one. But, hehe, I must admit... I also ended up spending $24.99 for new pants. [didn't plan to get one at first ... lol]
Arby's at Jamestown. It's half-way between Pittsburgh and Ithaca. Their famous curly fries are very, very delicious.
Here we are at Cornell. This is a fake waterfall! (Nong called it 'Niagara')
R and Nong, at the fake waterfall. R was wearing the new jacket he had just bought from Guess (at the Outlet Mall). Man, you're so #5 (a Thai joke).
Thaaaaaaaaaaaksin! ... well, he's already got out :P
P'Joy, P'Yor, p'Nok, Nong, and other fabulous people at Cornell cooked for THE FABULOUS DINNER that night. It was so good that I didn't get a chance to reach my camera (too busy with the food); that's why I almost didn't have any pictures. Anway, I was able to get a picture of this sweet yellowish sticky rice with fish topping. (ข้าวเหนียวมูน .. something) Even though I had got really full with the main course, I was able to finish this wonderful dessert without a problem :D
FYI: the food we had was ลาบหมู (เผ็ดสะใจ), ไก่อบ-ทอด, หนังไก่ทอด, ข้าวเหนียว, ส้มตำสูตรสีเขียว (เพราะไม่ใส่กุ้งแห้ง/มะเขือเทศ -- โหน่งบอกว่าราขึ้นกุ้งแห้งพอดี; แต่ก็ยังอร่อย และแซบอีหลี), เค้ก, บราวนี่, ไอติมพะโล้!, ฯลฯ
Mock, p'Fon, and Nong at a Japanese milk tea cafe. Nong's fleece is soooo Cornelly (big red).
p'Fon was R's mentor; she's an expert at Cornell, giving R detailed advices on how to have a sucessful meeting with profs and how to plan the coursework. She's going to Rice University (in Texas) next fall for a PhD.
Aside: มีคนฝาก comment มาว่าภาพนี้ ท่านอาร์แต่งตัว ทำผม เสียจนดูเหมือนว่าเป็นคนเรียบร้อยซะเหลือเกิน 555 [what does the man imply?]
Mock and May. She's playing Sodoku while eating breakfast. Hmmm.. a great way to start a new day, feeding both your stomach and your brain :)
I ordered a western omelette. It came with salsa topping! So good :D
I think the logo looks a bit like gmail => 
Don't you think?
We really love this Cornell Mail truck :P
May, R, p'Fon ... and some kind of tower.
Oh, right, it's McGraw Tower, according to Wikipedia.
Happy Gaypril... a sign in front of the Cornell Store.
Nong's getting his math homework done.
May's cheering Nong, "Hurry up! Get it done so we can go eat lunch; I'm hungry."
May is a great tour guide. She knows a lot about Cornell, and she loves it. She has shown me so many places that morning. (I do remember those places, but I don't remember the names, so I won't write about them :P) And, oh, I also attended the Eastern European Civilization class with her. ( the class was fun -- i had a nice dream .) Most important of all, she also treated me a meal. (Haha, that's the best part -- just kidding).
May is going to UC Berkeley next year for a PhD (in Chemistry, not European history .. hehe).
The Nanotech building. May said it's the newest building on campus.
Some people say Cornell is in a forest. I say it just looks a bit natural. I can imagine that it must be very beautiful in the summer.
A very beautiful building.
That same building...
Oh, yeah, Cornell has a farm, and the farm has some cows. The cows produce milk, and the milk is made into ice cream :) GREAT ICE CREAM :) :) :)
The Okenshield's Dining Hall. At CMU, campus food = expensive junk. Here, campus food = reasably-priced delicious food! At $7, one can eat until the stomach explodes. (chinese food, american food, desserts, drinks, ice cream, ...)
From left to right: R, Mock, Thame, p'Fon, p'Nok, p'Yor, Miki, [?].
Notes:
[1] ขอบคุณเพื่อนไก่ที่ช่วยกดดัน (ผ่านทาง comment) ให้ผมเขียนคำอธิบายใต้รูปไวๆ
[2] ช่วยกันคอมเมนท์ได้ตามศรัทธา .. ถ้าเห็นคำผิด/ข้อมูลผิด ช่วยชี้แนะด้วยครับ :)
[3] รักคนอ่านทุกคน(คนบางคนที่ไม่ได้อ่านผมก็รัก ... ฮี้วววว)
For R, it's a graduate school visit. He is deciding between Cornell and Stanford (and probably also some other places). For me, it's just a get-away from Pittsburgh -- a very nice (& delicious) one.
We rented a car from Enterprise (at PIT airport). This is no advertising... but they only charged us $15/day underage fees even though we listed two drivers on the rental agreement. Other companies would have charged $25/driver/day.
Along the way, we decided to stop at Grove City Outlet Mall (Highway #279, exit #113). R wanted to get a new shirt to impress the professors at Cornell. Man, you're such an image builder.
Here he is, getting his stuffs from J.Crew.
I didn't buy this one. But, hehe, I must admit... I also ended up spending $24.99 for new pants. [didn't plan to get one at first ... lol]
Arby's at Jamestown. It's half-way between Pittsburgh and Ithaca. Their famous curly fries are very, very delicious.
Here we are at Cornell. This is a fake waterfall! (Nong called it 'Niagara')
R and Nong, at the fake waterfall. R was wearing the new jacket he had just bought from Guess (at the Outlet Mall). Man, you're so #5 (a Thai joke).
Thaaaaaaaaaaaksin! ... well, he's already got out :P
P'Joy, P'Yor, p'Nok, Nong, and other fabulous people at Cornell cooked for THE FABULOUS DINNER that night. It was so good that I didn't get a chance to reach my camera (too busy with the food); that's why I almost didn't have any pictures. Anway, I was able to get a picture of this sweet yellowish sticky rice with fish topping. (ข้าวเหนียวมูน .. something) Even though I had got really full with the main course, I was able to finish this wonderful dessert without a problem :DFYI: the food we had was ลาบหมู (เผ็ดสะใจ), ไก่อบ-ทอด, หนังไก่ทอด, ข้าวเหนียว, ส้มตำสูตรสีเขียว (เพราะไม่ใส่กุ้งแห้ง/มะเขือเทศ -- โหน่งบอกว่าราขึ้นกุ้งแห้งพอดี; แต่ก็ยังอร่อย และแซบอีหลี), เค้ก, บราวนี่, ไอติมพะโล้!, ฯลฯ
Mock, p'Fon, and Nong at a Japanese milk tea cafe. Nong's fleece is soooo Cornelly (big red).
p'Fon was R's mentor; she's an expert at Cornell, giving R detailed advices on how to have a sucessful meeting with profs and how to plan the coursework. She's going to Rice University (in Texas) next fall for a PhD.Aside: มีคนฝาก comment มาว่าภาพนี้ ท่านอาร์แต่งตัว ทำผม เสียจนดูเหมือนว่าเป็นคนเรียบร้อยซะเหลือเกิน 555 [what does the man imply?]
Mock and May. She's playing Sodoku while eating breakfast. Hmmm.. a great way to start a new day, feeding both your stomach and your brain :) I ordered a western omelette. It came with salsa topping! So good :D
I think the logo looks a bit like gmail => Don't you think?
We really love this Cornell Mail truck :P
May, R, p'Fon ... and some kind of tower.Oh, right, it's McGraw Tower, according to Wikipedia.
Happy Gaypril... a sign in front of the Cornell Store.
Nong's getting his math homework done.
May's cheering Nong, "Hurry up! Get it done so we can go eat lunch; I'm hungry."May is a great tour guide. She knows a lot about Cornell, and she loves it. She has shown me so many places that morning. (I do remember those places, but I don't remember the names, so I won't write about them :P) And, oh, I also attended the Eastern European Civilization class with her. ( the class was fun -- i had a nice dream .) Most important of all, she also treated me a meal. (Haha, that's the best part -- just kidding).
May is going to UC Berkeley next year for a PhD (in Chemistry, not European history .. hehe).
The Nanotech building. May said it's the newest building on campus.
Some people say Cornell is in a forest. I say it just looks a bit natural. I can imagine that it must be very beautiful in the summer.
A very beautiful building.
That same building...
Oh, yeah, Cornell has a farm, and the farm has some cows. The cows produce milk, and the milk is made into ice cream :) GREAT ICE CREAM :) :) :)
The Okenshield's Dining Hall. At CMU, campus food = expensive junk. Here, campus food = reasably-priced delicious food! At $7, one can eat until the stomach explodes. (chinese food, american food, desserts, drinks, ice cream, ...)From left to right: R, Mock, Thame, p'Fon, p'Nok, p'Yor, Miki, [?].
Notes:
[1] ขอบคุณเพื่อนไก่ที่ช่วยกดดัน (ผ่านทาง comment) ให้ผมเขียนคำอธิบายใต้รูปไวๆ
[2] ช่วยกันคอมเมนท์ได้ตามศรัทธา .. ถ้าเห็นคำผิด/ข้อมูลผิด ช่วยชี้แนะด้วยครับ :)
[3] รักคนอ่านทุกคน
