5ThirtyOne

Phil premiered the Asia 2008 video to us right before the New Year in full 1080 HD quality. Unfortunately, streaming 25 minutes of HD quality footage would be hopeless. I've compressed the video down to share online (sacrificing a bit ...

A new year is just around the corner. This last year was full of great memories (the greatest being Asia 2008), experiences, and personal milestones. A few goals were met, while a handful of others postponed. Rather than talking about ...

Sometimes you imagine, or even go so far as to fantasize [about] an extravagant vacation, and leave it at that. An entertaining dream that you are reminded of each time you flip by the Travel channel at home, catch a ...

Syl caught a photo of Boo (Mini Rat Terrier) in a rare "not bouncing off the wall and couch" mode The later part of 2007 was more or less a turning point in my life on both a personal and professional ...

Educate and promote awareness Last month 5ThirtyOne went pink to support Pink for October raising awareness for Breast Cancer Awareness Month. A co-workers partner raised the question challenging me as to why I had turned the site pink to promote Breast ...

Aside from a few Tweets, I admit that all things 531 related have diminished down to a dull whisper. Cause for concern? Not at all. Tides have turned, and I've made a few decisions which have left little time for ...

Video screenshot - Syl & I visit the Seattle Gum Wall at Pike Place Market - View the video (QuickTime required) For those of you who have never visited Seattle, here's a little piece of Seattle character which defines this fine ...

Have you ever caught yourself questioning a purchase at the cash register - the energy drink, the triple shot, a new piece of hardware, or a new article of clothing? I know I have. Unfortunately, the disciplined side of me ...

UPDATE: I spoiled Syl's surprise... Ergh, her April Fools' Day joke. It would have been amusing to see her drop such a question in front of the family - timing would have been everything and I definitely would have played ...

After much deliberation, I decided to take a few minutes out of the weekend to clean-up shop here on 5thirtyone.com. I have always known that my WordPress database was a little on the high side considering how few posts I ...

Taking a moment out of this years Chinese New Year, I'd like to announce a quick project created over the weekend - sylvialoh.com. For longer than I can remember, I urged Syl to leave behind her Xanga roots pressing her to ...

Progress is finally being made on is.derekpunsalan.com. Let's throw some bets down for expected update intervals - work permitting. There is a worthwhile story behind my decision to setup a second domain. We'll save that discussion for a lengthier post.

Seeing as though today is the last 1st day of the 2006 year, I felt it would only be fitting to look back at everything that I've experienced, accomplish, and or discovered over the past year while carrying the domain ...

With the wild success of the Million Dollar Homepage, and the ensuing massive flow of imitators, I'm surprised that the upcoming holiday hasn't presented the net with Christmas tree sponsorship opportunities. The idea inspired by a Flickr note left by ...

As a follow-up to yesterdays Amazon offers Nintendo Wiis, fails to deliver?, Matt Ritchel of the New York Times (Technology) published a short piece concerning the experiences of shopping for a Nintendo Wii using the more traditional wait-in-line in front ...

After seven hours of training, video presentations, Little Anne Manikin's, rubber gloves, and face masks, I now have a little wallet insert recognizing my completion of the American Red Cross Adult CPR & First-Aid certification course. An overall unique experience ...