Nicky was in for a shock this month.

Usually each morning, I bring him over to his great grandma’s house. She watches him all day, cooks whatever he likes to eat (porridge, noodles, rice) and lets him zone out to PBS Kids and Nick Jr. This has been his typical routine every day since Hong used up the last of her maternity leave more than two years ago.

But my grandma was getting knee surgery. With months of rehab looming, there was no way she could watch Nicky any longer. And to be honest, he’s now two-and-a-half years-old, and it’s about time he went to school and learned to socialize with other kids. Read the rest of this entry »

When Google introduced Gmail back in 2004, I happily snagged an e-mail address with my actual name. A few months later, I noticed someone named “Danny Wong” started sending messages to that address, and his friends started corresponding with him at that address.

I have no idea why he started using my e-mail address. I guess he thinks he signed up for that specific username? I have several e-mails in the inbox indicating someone tried to change the password unsuccessfully.

After three years worth of messages not intended for me, what I can see is, this guy: Read the rest of this entry »

My daily routine is to wake up around 8 a.m. to help Hong get Nathan ready for preschool. The little guy doesn’t like to wake up in the mornings, so I usually put on his socks, shoes and jacket and carry him down to the car while he’s still sleeping.

So, anyway, I do this one morning a couple of weeks ago. And since I was awake, I figured I might as well fire up my computer and do some early morning Web surfing.

All of a sudden, I hear:

BOOM!

What the heck was that noise? Read the rest of this entry »