So I have been on a Star Trek trip lately. Not only have I recently revisited the Star Trek Experience in Las Vegas (see geeky picture above), but I am also in the process of watching every single episode of the entire Star Trek: The Next Generation series in strict chronological order. Next Gen is one of the best TV dramas ever produced, and I nostalgically remember how back in my early years, I would come home from school on Fridays, and impatiently wait so that at exactly 16:15 I can tune into channel 2 (ZDF) to watch this. Anyways, at the rate I am revisiting the series, I hope to complete this 178-episodes trek in about two years, haha. Beep. So, I saw “The Pirate Queen” over the weekend on Broadway. However, the much-anticipated new musical by Les Miserables composer and lyricists Alain Boublil and Claude-Michel Schoenberg wasn’t all that great. Neither the story, nor the stage production, nor the music impressed me much. I don’t know how Schoenberg/Boublil can create such a beautiful and powerful music with Les Mis, only to do an good-but-not-spectacular job with “Miss Saigon” and then do a more disappointing one with “The Pirate Queen”. I came out of the theater, not being able to remember any great songs or hum a melody. Ah well. Beep. My book “Visual Studio .NET Tips and Tricks” was translated into Chinese. In fact, the e-book might be coming out within a matter of weeks, and if everything goes according to plan, you will be able to buy it on amazon.com, bn.com, etc by the end of May. I’ll be sure to blog about it. Beep. Yay! PT and I have booked and finalized our Europe trip. My itinerary for the summer will be: San Jose, CA -> New York, NY (1 day) -> Duesseldorf, Germany (7 days) -> Rome, Italy (7 days) -> New York, NY (2 days) -> San Francisco, CA (1 day) -> Napa Valley, CA (1 day). I am looking forward visiting all my relatives, friends and high-school buddies in Germany, and I intend to do a photo-essay on my childhood town, the immensely-beautiful Wulfen-Barkenberg. Stay tuned for some beautiful pictures! Beep. I just finished my second semester at Carnegie Mellon West. One third of my master’s degree is now done, two thirds to go. See my academic blog for my updates on my journey there. Beep. So I wake up one day, and guess where I found Charlie? Unbelievable.
