My Scoop: Television

24 April 2009

Got it from Today's Highlights from Answers.com

Read a book. Do a crossword puzzle. Play an hours-long game of Monopoly. Plant a vegetable garden. Take a walk. Have a chat with your mom or dad. Sight-see. Put the pictures into the photo albums. Start to tackle the list of projects that has been getting longer. Take a child to the zoo. Write a letter, put it in an envelope and send it through the post office. Cook a gourmet dinner. Help your daughter with her homework. Get into a pickup game of basketball. Repaint your living room. Give your dog a bath. It's National TV Turnoff Week, April 20-26. Also referred to as Mental Detox Week, it's a good excuse to turn off the TV, the computer and all the other digital toys that keep us inside and focused on a screen.

Quote: "I find television very educating. Every time somebody turns on the set, I go into the other room and read a book."

— Groucho Marx

24 April 2009 in Community/Volunteer, Education, Environment, Family/Parenting, Friends, Health, History, Personalitiy, Relationships, Television | Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)

30 January 2009

Obama's speech interpreted

Amanda sent me this link. It allows you to watch Obama's inauguration speech in ASL. Please be advised that it is around 21 minutes to watch.

http://www.deaflink.com/pres/pres09.html

30 January 2009 in Creativity, Deaf Culture/Community, Disability Issue, History, Language, Politics, Television, Web/Tech | Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)

07 November 2007

Your e-mails: Life without TV

I stopped watching TV a few years ago and didn't miss it much. Some of my friends think I am wacko or miss out on something in my life...*shrug* I have more time for other things that I really enjoy - hiking, biking, rollerblading, walking, reading, traveling and much more. If I want to watch TV, then I would have less time to do them. Since I stopped watching TV, I lost some weight and improved with my eating habits. If i really want to watch TV, I just go to sports bar to watch TV with my friends during football game or any other stuff...or rent movies. Only couple of TV shows I would love to watch are Jeopardy and The Amazing Race. Other TV shows are nice to watch are NCIS, CSI, CSI: New York and Bionic Woman. Anyhow, in summary, I can live without TV. 8-)

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04 February 2007

21-March-07 - Through Deaf Eyes

Patrick sent me this....It is a must-see show. I will not be available to record that show...shoot!

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17 April 2006

The End of A Space Odyssey

Found this article while cleaning out of my posting box. *sigh* It has been almost a year since Star Trek finally went "dark". I am trekkie fan ever since 1970's. When "Enterprise" went off-air last year, I was relieved cuz that show was horrible and in poor taste, to be frank. I really missed TNG, DS9 and VOY. I am still hoping to see some Star Trek movies if they decide on making some more. Oh, well...there is more life beyond the trekkie world. :)

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30 November 2005

FYI - Splish, Splash

From FYI section via The New York Times - I thought that the shot of the foundation took place at Washington Square. Opps!

Splish, Splash

Q. I'm a non-New Yorker who was a fan of the television show "Friends," and I have always thought that the fountain shown in opening credits is in Gramercy Park. Am I correct?

A. No way. Gramercy Park, a private park, is locked except to shareholders and guests, and its privacy is jealously guarded. In fact, the opening sequence, in which the stars dance in a fountain, was shot on a Warner Bros. lot in Burbank, Calif., said a Warner Bros. spokesman, Gary Mednick. The fountain was just a prop. MICHAEL POLLAK

E-mail: fyi@nytimes.com

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27 June 2005

Answer Man: Ah, the Snowy Sign-Off

Oh migosh! I started to feel nostaglia when I read this article....Believe it or not, I missed the darn snowy sign-off on TV back in 1970's and early 1980's. LOL After seeing the movie named, "Poltergeist", I made some attempts to entice the ghosts out of the TV by staring at it for long time or doing something. :) It reminds me that I have to see "Poltergeist" again someday...one of my fave movies. Loved the part where the meat crawled along the countertop and turned into maggots! :)

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27 April 2005

More on Searching Closed Captioned Television

This article caught my attention. I find it so fantastic that there is a search engine that can locate the videos that come with closed caption feature.... More people are beginning to realize how powerful the search engine becomes to search for specific phrase, word or whatsoever in episode of TV series, therefore closed caption is a way to go! I get frustrated with AOL videos almost all of them are not closed caption. It doesn't benefit me at all. Hopefully, AOL will pick this up.

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16 December 2004

Viewing-Distance Calculator

http://www.myhometheater.homestead.com/viewingdistancecalculator.html

How far away from the screen are you supposed to sit from plasma, EDTV, HDTV or any large-dimension TV? I found the website that offers viewing-distance calculator. Probably just an interesting useless information. :)

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21 February 2004

Please take an immediate action!!!

http://www.nad.org/openhouse/action/alerts/captioningcensorship/list.html

On your right side, there is more news and details on captioning censorship. Please take time to read these news and find out how you can take an action to exercise your rights - voice your rights and concerns on how vital closed captioning is to us for these programs that the committee was going to recommend to add them to disapproved television programs list. I must get going to continue with my vacation....*sigh* It is really surreal that our own government will do that to us....pulling the rug under us and putting us back in "dark age".

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Books I Read

Catherine Cate Coblentz: The Blue Cat of Castle Town
15-October-2009 The blue cat who is born under the blue moon learns on his journey of finding and teaching the mortals of the town named Castle Town in Vermont the song of the river. The theme of the song is beauty and peace and content. The town was beginning to engulf under the terrible spell of an individual who believes in the power of the money and haste. (*****)
Emily Cheney Neville: It's Like This, Cat
10-October-2009 I discovered this book via the feature: "The Celebration of Female Writers"....I enjoyed reading this book. It was easy and quick reading. It was about the teen boy living in Manhattan in 1960's and how his cat changes his life once he brought him home. Recommended for anyone who likes cat and easy and quick reading. (****)
David Richo: How to Be an Adult in Relationships: The Five Keys to Mindful Loving
7-October-2009 I finally got a courage to read this book. It took me long while to read from cover to cover at slow pace - had to think/analyze about what I read from time to time. It helped me in many ways that I couldn't imagine that would take place at all. Highly recommended for anyone who wants to understand better about ourselves with open-mindness. The journey of work we need to do for ourselves may surprise any of us one way or other... (*****)
Waki Yamato: The Tale of Genji: 4 (Kodansha bilingual comics) (Japanese Edition)
15-September-2009 I bought this book in Tokyo, Japan. I read it in two days and liked it. However, I am a bit puzzled with the end or perhaps opening end of the story. I guess there is a difference between manga and novel. Recommended for anyone who likes manga and strangely good romantic story. (****)
Toru Sato: The Ever-Transcending Spirit: The Psychology of Human Relationships, Consciousness, and Development
5-December-2008 I bought this book last year and I finally found my courage and time to read this book at this time of the year. This book not only struck my inner chords, made me look back to my behaviors, thoughts and feelings since I became existed here on this planet. Wow....this book requires you to be open-minded, willingness to look within yourself and your relationship with yourself and others. Highly recommended for anyone who wants to understand better of her/himself and her/his relationship with human beings and nature. (*****)
Timothy Freke: The Jesus Mysteries: Was the "Original Jesus" a Pagan God?
21-November-2008 Libby encouraged me to read this book, so I did at last 2 years later. It was a truly awakening call for me, both spiritually and personally. It re-affirmed my beliefs, thoughts and feelings since I first questioned the establishment of Christianity and other religions. If you have an open mind and want to get the in-depth details of history of Christianity and Paganism, then this book is one for you to read. Highly recommended for anyone who seeks the truth of purpose behind Christianity and Paganism. (*****)
26-October-2008: Boston and the American Revolution: Boston National Historical Park, Massachusetts (National Park Service Handbook)
I bought this book from Boston National Historic Park while I was visiting Boston this past May. This book explained the timeline of Boston and the American Revolution from 1650's thru 1780's. I enjoyed learning new things from this book such as how Bostonians didn't forecast that they would go their separate way from their mother country, England, until they were slammed with taxes without representatives in Parliament. Highly recommended for anyone who appreciates American History. (*****)
Lisa Tuttle: The Mysteries
20-October-2008 Libby lent me this book and said that I should read this book. So did I. I really enjoyed reading this book as it gave some background information on Celtic, Irish and Scottish stories among fairy stories. When someone vanishes without a trace, people would say that the fairies may be responsible for that. Hence, the book came with title, "The Mysteries", based on a character, a young woman, who disappeared from her mother for 2 years. Her mother hired a private investigator to locate her daughter. The plot was good. Recommended for anyone who enjoys fairy, Irish, Scottish and Celtic stories. (*****)
Kathy Reichs: Deja Dead
26-September-2008 - Gosh, this book really kept me glued after reading half-way. It involved a character named Dr. Temperance Brennan, forensic anthropologist, who detects a pattern of killer's work with dead women over a few years in Montreal. She tries to figure out the killer's next move and with that, she put herself into the corner....in the hands of killer. Such a suspenseful book to read. Highly recommended for anyone who enjoys grisly and forensic science plot. (*****)
Trisha Meili: I Am the Central Park Jogger : A Story of Hope and Possibility
21-August-08 - I attended to forum where Trisha gave a presentation at my company. I met her and she was truly an amazing person to chat with. I finally got around to read her book. I learned so much about her and her personal struggles and accomplishment with her disability. It was a good reading for anyone who wants to understand how she went through the episodes - violence, hospitalization, rehabitation, work and life, relationship and court. Even though her body was "violated", her spirit didn't leave her....she was determined person to get through and get better. She came to terms of accepting herself as a new person, not same person as she was before. Highly recommended for anyone who wants to know more about "The Central Park Jogger" and head trauma injury. (*****)