I find jet lag to be a pretty funny biological circadian anomaly.  For me, it feels like it generally takes up to two weeks to fully adapt to the “normal” circadian rhythm of the timezone.  Just coming back from a trip across the Pacific, I’m getting my normal 6 hours of sleep yet still waking up at ~4am.

¯\_(ツ)_/¯

As a music junky who enjoys alot of different musical genres, listening to a proper high end music setup is a pretty unique experience. Unfortunately the music selection is pretty sparse. The CD I was listening to was a “Greatest Hits of Andre Bocelli.”

The inside speaker system (Focal) were the only ones hooked up. I don’t know why there’s a second outer one. But the Focal speakers handles the mid and upper ranges pretty well. The notes were crisp and clear. Con te partiro with Sarah Brightman really brought out the musical range. The bass ranges were not pushed enough for a good assessment.

I should bring some CDs next time with more of a musical emphasis… Hamilton anyone?

How do you frustrate travelers? By overselling non-reserved tickets.

As background the Taiwan High Speed Rail (HSR) mirrors the Japanese Shinkansen. The trains speed through the Taiwanese country-side from north to south in about 2 hours. That’s approximately 400 km. Each train line contains 12 cars of which cars 1-7 for patrons who reserve seats. Cars 8-12 are non-reserved, first come first serve seating.

Because of a National Holiday, the HSR was packed full of travelers. And as it turns out, they over sold the non-reserve seating so much that to compensate for the overflow, the HSR authorities opened up the reserve cars to non-reserved with a small caveat…. Non-reserved ticket holders can only stand.

For a traveler after crossing the Pacific, having to stand for 2hrs is an annoyance. But to oversell something is just gross stupidity in my opinion.

So Spectrum TV is now offering a “a la carte” option. 10 cable channel from a curated list + additional broadcast over the air channels of NBC, ABC, CBS, FOX, and of course PBS. All for $24.99/month for the 1st 2 years.

So with all the cord cutting going on with Hulu, Netflix, YouTube TV, etc the cable companies are trying to play catch up. Admirable…

But given ALL the options now, I probable wouldn’t pay more than $15/month in my opinion. And I’m being fairly generous I think.

I’ve been getting flu shots for quite some time to minimize the chance of getting the flu.  However, I’ve noticed that I still get flu like symptoms from time to time like coughing phlegm and runny nose.  Although there’s no associated fever/chills and headaches, does that mean I still got the flu?

If true, the average and median amounts are pretty unreal. The fact that median balances are less than average balances is pretty telling.

I recently had an interaction that 10 years ago I probably would have engaged in.  But I stepped back and realized that some interactions with certain people aren’t worth my time in creating what ultimately would be negative energy.  Certain people are set in their ways and just don’t change.  There’s no need for me to be part of it.

The Chinese in me balks at 20% down on a property.

But man banks make so much money.  They give us normal people 1% interest on our savings and charge 4% on mortgage loans.

Sometimes Google Translate utterly fails.  The phrase (恭喜發財) is is a great example of translation fails…. I had to double check to make sure that Translate was still working using (新年快樂).

Oh and Happy Chinese New Year… It’s the year of the Pig.