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Favorite Hobbies: Japanese Anime, Reading Comic Strips, Working Out at the Gym, Listening to CDs, Playing Video Games, Reading Investment Books, Reading Business Books, Cooking, and Learning Technology.

Favorite Japanese Anime Series: Full Metal Alchemist, Sailor Moon, Vision of Escaflowne, Neon Genesis Evangelion, Card Captor Sakura, Cowboy Bebop, Ah! My Goddess, Read or Die OAV, Fooly Cooly (FLCL), Rurouni Kenshin, Azumanga Daioh, Great Teacher Onizuka (GTO) Live Action, Rozen Maiden, Gokusen Live Action, Bleach, The Melancholy of Suzumiya Haruhi, Tsubasa Chronicle, Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha, Lucky Star, and Maho Tsukai Tai OAV.

Favorite Comic Strips: Peanuts, Fox Trot (Jason Fox is hilarious), Calvin and Hobbes, Dilbert, Garfield, and The Far Side.

Favorite Video Games: Gauntlet II, 1943, Star Wars, Super Pac Man, Time Pilot, Area 51, Blood Brothers, Midnight Resistance, Street Fighter II, X-Men vs. Street Fighter, Cyberball 2072, Magic Sword, Time Crisis 3, Team Fortress 2 (TF2), and The Legend of Zelda. ^_^ I'm not much into RPG, fighting, and strategy. I'm mostly into classic arcade gaming. ^_^

Favorite Color: White

Favorite Animal: Tiger

Favorite Movies: All the President's Men, Beauty and the Beast, A League of Their Own, Stand By Me, Toy Story, E.T. The Extra Terrestrial, Titanic, Aliens, American Beauty, Black Hawk Down, Office Space, Finding Nemo, Wall Street, and Clerks.

Favorite Kinds of Music: Classical Music, Classic Rock, Anime, and J-POP.

Favorite TV Shows: The Dukes of Hazard, Leave it to Beaver, Seinfeld, Malcom in the Middle, The X-Files (episodes with Mulder and Scully), The A Team, Knight Rider, Keeping Up Appearances, and Three's Company.

Favorite Cartoons: Looney Toons (Sylvester my favorite Looney Toon), Disney's Tailspin, The Simpsons, Family Guy, Pac Man, Richie Rich, The Transformers, GI Joe, MASK, and Casper The Friendly Ghost.

Favorite Baseball Team: San Francisco Giants

Favorite Football Team: San Francisco 49ers

Favorite Places: Disneyland, Yosemite National Park, Las Vegas, Anime Conventions, Victoria in Canada, Seattle, and my hometown San Jose.

Favorite Foods: Mashed Potatoes with Potato Skins, Fish & Chips, Egg Rolls, Broccoli, Oven Fried Chicken, Lemonade, Cheerios, Pancakes, French Fries, Green Colored Grapes, Pocky, Milky Way Candy Bars, and Ramen.

Favorite Games: Four Player Chess or Tandem Chess or Bugout, Monopoly, Family Business, Pictionary, Poker (Texas Hold'Em my favorite), Craps, Liar's Dice, Betrayal At The House On The Hill, and Junta.

Favorite Cars (I Like to Drive): Ford Crown Victoria Police Interceptor and Toyota Tundra V8.

Other Favorites: Die Cast Police Cars, Dory from Finding Nemo, Cookie Monster, Baseball Caps, Stairs, Swiss Army Knives, SureFire Flashlights, Halogens, Air Conditioner, The Nutcracker Ballet, Daydreaming, Naps, the shape Circle, and the Home Run.

My Blog: Read My Blog "Innovating Common Knowledge" here.

My YouTube: Watch my VBlogs and entertaining videos here.

Schools Attended

• Kindergarten and First Grade: Sierra Elementary School, Sunnyvale, CA
• Second Grade and Third Grade: Meyerholtz Elementary School, San Jose, CA
• Fourth Grade and Fifth Grade: Payne Elementary School, San Jose, CA
• Sixth Grade through Eighth Grade: Rogers Middle School, San Jose, CA
• Ninth Grade through Eleventh Grade: Blackford High School, San Jose, CA
• Twelfth Grade: Prospect High School, Saratoga, CA
• College: San Jose State University, San Jose, CA (B.S. Economics and Minor Mathematics)

What did I Learn at San Jose State University?

1. Never stop learning. Graduating high school or college doesn't mean to stop learning. There is much more to learn your high school or college failed to teach you.
2. Everyone is different. Some people learn fast and some people learn slow. Everyone has different viewpoints and beliefs including politics, making the bed in the morning or not, and little things in life such as using cheap gas or expensive gas. Everyone has different interests and favorites including music, foods, sports, and TV shows. Everyone has different physical attributes.
3. Take responsibility seriously. Everyone has responsibilities at work, at home, and with family and friends. Balance responsibilities.
4. Economics. I graduated with a degree in Economics. I better learn something attending class.

One Year Goals Starting August 3, 2008

• Learn Mahjong. The goal is small and significant because I learned nothing new since January 1, 2008. It's a good start for the 2008-2009 goals. I memorize the hands and read the numbers, winds, and dragons.
• Read Three books. If I can read five books, I reward myself big time.
• Exercise. Full workouts, modified workouts, or just a jog. Keep up the good work and be consistent three day a week workouts.
• Build A New PC. I build a gaming PC. My family needs a new PC, too. No flashy lights -__- Goal satisfies the five year goal Technology Competent.

Three Year Goals Starting August 3, 2008

• Video Blogs. I create more video blogs after I build my first PC. PC have the hardware capabilities to create video blogs. I find time to learn how to create good videos on the web.

Five Year Goals Starting August 3, 2004

• Technology Competent. I want to be a jack-of-all-trades, technology know-all competent person.

Successful Goals

• Exercise. Full workouts, modified workouts, or just a jog. The important part is being more consistent. Date completed: June 2008.
• Read 3 books. I was successful in 2006-2007 with lots of short-term goals. I continue with the same goal. Date completed: June 2008.
• Meet 100 new people. Meeting 20 new people was too easy. 50 new people was too easy. 100 is a big hairy audacious goal. It's a challenge because I have been attending fewer anime cons in 2007. Date completed: June 2008.
• Fourth Cosplay. The fourth cosplay I'm going to learn how to sew. Date completed: Early May 2008.
• Meet 50 New People. Time to gain more confidence in meeting new people and initiate a greeting. Hello, my name is Raymond. Nice to meet you :-). I forgot to use chewing gum to break the ice :-)) I remember to bring a notebook to get emails and phone numbers when appropriate. Date Completed: August 3, 2007
• Read three books. I read eight books in 2005. I have lots of short-term goals. I believe three books is suitable ;-) Date Completed: July 2007
• Buy and Own A Used Car. It's time to upgrade my life and create new adventures. Date Completed: May 17, 2007
• Job First, Then Stocks. Three people resigned at my company which motivated me to find another job. I'm using craigslist to find a new job and post a new resume and new cover letter. No more Hotjobs, CareerBuilder, SJSU Career Center, and Monster. I'm breaking most of the rules while updating my resume and cover letter. I postpone stock research and following the stock market. When I find a new job, I begin my investment learning and find new investment goals. Date Completed: March 19, 2007
• Meet 20 New People. Time to gain confidence in meeting new people and initiate a greeting. Hello, my name is Raymond. Nice to meet you :-). Maybe I should carry chewing gum to break the ice :-)) Date Completed: May 31, 2006
• Upload 10 New Recipes For Cooking 101. I uploaded 8 recipes between 2004-2005. I going to upload 10 more recipes for 2005-2006. Date Completed: January 17, 2006.
• Second Cosplay. I want to be a anime fan who multi-cosplays. I choose Syaoran from Tsubasa Chronicles. Date Completed: December 17, 2005.
• Read three books. Read The Millionaire Next Door by Thomas Stanley, Shuffle Up And Deal by Mike Sexton, and How To Invest In Real Estate With Little Or No Money Down by Robert Irvin. Date Completed: November 2005.
• Thank You Cards. Create a unique thank you card from ININ which says "An Infinite Thank You From InnovateInfinitely.com" Awesome, huh!?! :-D Date Completed: October 1, 2005.
• Read Two Books. Read Good to Great by Jim Collins and How to Win Friends and Influence People by Dale Carnegie. Date Completed: July 24, 2005.
• Meet 10 New People. Most of the new people I met at anime conventions. I keep in contact with a few of them. Date completed: July 4, 2005.
• Learn SQL. Read Learning SQL by Sikha Bagui. I applied some SQL to speed up calculating weighted average rents at work. This is a three year goal, and because this three year goal was completed earlier, other goals to be adjusted soon. Date completed: June 7, 2005.
• Buy a Laptop. Purchased a Dell Laptop. The laptop is going to help me learn more about technology, add convenience such that I can do computer work outside my home, and I can watch DVDs at work while eating lunch. Date completed: February 7, 2005.
• 70 Feedback Score on eBay. I scored 35 in my first year on eBay. I like to double the score in my second year. Date completed: November 5, 2004.
• Cosplaying at an Anime Convention. Cosplayed at the 2004 JapanTown Anime Faire (JTAF 2). I am going to cosplay at the 2005 anime conventions I plan to attend. Date completed: Saturday September 11, 2004.

Unfinished Goals

• (Three Year Goals January 1, 2006) Second Income. This is a small goal which I hope becomes big as time goes on. I want to think of an idea which gives me a second income. Even if I make $15.00 a month with the idea, all I care is that it's a start. eBay doesn't count because I sell on eBay to get rid of junk and half.com to get rid of books and DVDs I don't read and view anymore. Start a small business? Yes. I took a class on Business Plans. I must write a business plan for my small, part-time business idea. I have lots of short term goals I must learn and experience. Moreover, I still haven't found what I'm looking for; in other words, I'm lost and I don't know what to do I have been thinking of going back to school if I lose my job.
• (One Year Goal August 2007) (Added November 2007) Build A New PC. I build a gaming PC to play Team Fortress 2 (TF2). My family needs a new PC, too. No flashy lights -__- Revised. I build a PC during the Christmas Holiday taking advantage and guessing great deals on technology hardware. And building a PC satisfies the five year goal Technology Competent.
• (One Year Goal August 2007) Anime Con Outside California. The goal is activated after I get vacation approval. My contractor's vacation policy is impractical. Still a newbie and can't break vacation policy `__^ Cancelled. No interest at the moment, work schedule conflicts, and the weak economy.
• (One Year Goal August 2007) Learn PowerPoint. My department uses PowerPoint. I never used PowerPoint at my last job. Must learn. Cancelled. No interest in learning more, new priorities and interests, and advanced knowledge unnecessary at work at the moment.
• (One Year Goal August 2007) (Updated November 2007) Visit Santa Cruz Five Three Times. With two weeks of vacation in my new job, let's try five as a reasonable number. I added a new goal to build a new PC. I reduced the number of visit to Santa Cruz from five to three. Failed.
• (One Year Goal August 2007) Video Blogs. I create more video blogs. Revised. New priorities and interests and no time to learn how to create clear and viewable videos on YouTube. May create video blogs after I build my first PC. Created a three year goal.
• (One Year Goal August 2007) Learn Crystal Reports. I took a beginner course in April 2006. I want to learn more. I'm going to purchase the software for home use and practice it. I consider taking an advance course. The goal is May 2, 2006 to December 31, 2006. The goal is revised. I begin on August 3, 2006. The goal is revised a second time. I begin on August 3, 2007. Cancelled. No interest in learning more, new priorities and interests, and advanced knowledge unnecessary at work.
• (One Year Goal August 2006) Visit Santa Cruz Six Times. Stupid me. Santa Cruz is 20-25 minutes south of San Jose in non-commute times. It's time to know a new city by the Pacific Ocean. Failed. I try again in 2007-2008.
• (One Year Goal August 2006) Video Blogs. I want to create video blogs. Revised. I created one video blog. I create more in 2007-2008.
• (One Year Goal August 2006) Fourth Cosplay. The fourth cosplay I'm going to learn how to sew. The goal becomes active when I find my fourth character. Activated. The activated goal is added to the one year goals starting August 3, 2007
• (One Year Goal August 2006 and 2005) Learn Crystal Reports. I took a beginner course in April 2006. I want to learn more. I'm going to purchase the software for home use and practice it. I consider taking an advance course seriously. The goal is May 2, 2006 to December 31, 2006. Revised. The revised goal is added to the one year goals starting August 3, 2006 August 3, 2007
• (One Year Goal August 2005) Reduce Going Out For Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner. I spent over $800.00 going out for food. I want to reduce to $400.00. The goal is January 1, 2006 to December 31, 2006. Failed. I spent $580.27 in going out. 53.2% was spent in restaurants $-(
• (One Year Goal August 2004) Add JavaScript. Learning JavaScript can open doors to many jobs. Cancelled.
• (One Year Goal August 2004) New Job in the Technology Sector. The Technology Sector is the future for job growth and unlimited opportunities. I want to be part of it. Failed :-(
• (Three Year Goal August 2004) Learn ASP.NET. Learning ASP.NET can open doors to many jobs. Cancelled.