tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-44411448900202640372024-03-12T22:44:18.067-05:00Eternity EndsMy Personal Stories...Peter Parkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00066988803165852928noreply@blogger.comBlogger176125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4441144890020264037.post-61915465319474749962011-05-23T14:15:00.002-05:002011-05-23T14:23:56.685-05:00무제가장 힘들때..누구한테 기대고 싶을때..그럴 사람이 없다는게그 사실이 제일 힘든것 같다.Peter Parkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17374869199931412666noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4441144890020264037.post-36226847290260814352011-05-17T08:56:00.001-05:002011-05-17T08:57:57.923-05:00무너지지 않도록그때까지 버틸수 있는 힘이 필요하다..내 마음이 무너지지 않게벽이 아닌기둥을 세우는 지혜를바란다..Peter Parkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17374869199931412666noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4441144890020264037.post-11943975955615793242011-05-12T13:29:00.000-05:002011-05-13T15:38:45.503-05:00Disgusting American PoliticsI'm a bit reluctant to post somethings related to news or world events on this blog (I'm trying to keep it personal), but after reading articles like this, I can't but rant here.The article shows what is wrong with "great" America--lobbying. When done right, sure it can make progress. But this article shows why Washington DC's business as usual is so disgusting: Meredith Attwell Baker, FCC Peter Parkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17374869199931412666noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4441144890020264037.post-91247763931968358432011-04-27T09:57:00.006-05:002011-04-27T12:22:28.791-05:00InspirationI look around at work, and I see a lot of those who see very comfortable where they are, even complacent. It seems to me that their value is centered around supporting their family, and staying in a stable job, with stable income.I am not one of those. I want something different. I want inspiration. I don't want to work just for steady income. I don't want to work for the bragging right of Peter Parkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17374869199931412666noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4441144890020264037.post-8796167683670069102011-03-09T16:59:00.004-05:002011-03-09T17:02:32.058-05:00This Very MomentHave you ever had a moment in your lifewhere it was just too good to be true, yet, it was??Yes, that.And yeah, that is now.Thank you :]Peter Parkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17374869199931412666noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4441144890020264037.post-22142366235336164592011-03-07T11:47:00.003-05:002011-03-07T11:52:46.513-05:00열솨는 나 자신에게 있다."인생의 날수는 우리가 결정할 수 없지만인생의 깊이와 넓이는 결정할 수 있다.얼굴의 모습은 우리가 결정할 수 없지만얼굴의 표정은 결정할 수 있다.날씨는 우리가 결정할 수 없지만마음의 날씨는 결정할 수 있다.우리가 어떤 운명적 환경에 놓여고통을 겪는다 해도여전히 선택할 여지가 있다.You can't choose the number of days in your lifebut you can choose the breadth and depth of your life.You can't choose the face you're givenbut you can choose which expression to put on your face.You can't choose today's weatherbut you can Peter Parkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17374869199931412666noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4441144890020264037.post-56843465047091903682011-02-09T10:24:00.004-05:002011-02-09T10:30:15.499-05:00Love at the End of the WorldI used to long to be in a mad lovewhere all I could see wasthat one special personwith nothing else to care for.Yes, that's what I used to saywhenever someone asks mewhat is the one last thingI want to do if this worldwas to come to an end tomorrow.Yeah, but to be honest,I don't know any more.I no longer think being in loveis the ultimate goal of my life.I think I'm finally beginning to Peter Parkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17374869199931412666noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4441144890020264037.post-25585041735358459722011-02-04T14:57:00.007-05:002011-02-04T15:29:05.055-05:00Me. The Definition of.Many of us have something we constantly think about, something we always get back to.Meaning of my life and my work is something I always come back to. I used to think that my current job was absolutely devoid of any substance, something that can be filled by anyone.Well, I guess that is true. If I were to be gone tomorrow, there will surely be someone who'll step up to my plate and play the rolePeter Parkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17374869199931412666noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4441144890020264037.post-32428094741527461902011-01-25T16:40:00.001-05:002011-01-25T16:43:08.342-05:00되돌임표어딘가가 너무나도 낯익은 시츄에이숀.뭔가가 비슷한 캐릭터들너무나도 비슷한 역할들...나는언제나 같은 일을포장만 약간씩 바꿔가며되풀이 하고 있던것인가...?Peter Parkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17374869199931412666noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4441144890020264037.post-62307393454443274772011-01-24T10:24:00.000-05:002011-01-24T10:24:16.563-05:00부러움주위에 보기 좋은 커플이 몇몇 생기기 시작했다.그냥 보기에 너무 잘 어울려서, 그저 보기 좋아서시작한 마음이.. 어느세 부러움으로 변해있다.그런거 보면 내가.. 외로움을 타긴 타나보다.언제나 혼자 설수 있는 그런 강한 사람들이모여 진정한 사랑을 할 수 있다고 생각하고강해지고 싶어했지만정작 내 자신은 그런 사람의 정 반대가 되어버렸다.아직 많은 수련이 필요한 내 자신..너무 불쌍하고 가엽고 슬픈 내 자신.....Peter Parkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17374869199931412666noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4441144890020264037.post-85764412898608991032011-01-05T13:13:00.003-05:002011-01-05T13:18:40.095-05:00달콤한..무언가에 깊게 빠져보고 싶다.무엇인가 나를 사로잡고놓아주지 않았으면 좋겠다..음악이든..미술이든..사랑이던..그 열정적인 감정에 허우적 대며미친듯 열광하는 내 모습을 보며흐뭇해 하고싶다.나를 유혹해줘.어둡고 중독성 있는 사악한 것들이나를 훔쳐가기 전에...Peter Parkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17374869199931412666noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4441144890020264037.post-8061948392442150872011-01-03T16:31:00.002-05:002011-01-03T16:47:49.382-05:00I RememberI remember when I used to be so naive.Naive, because I was pure.Free from worldly worries.Needless worries.Happy just to live.Now I realize I think.I think about what if this and that.I try and try to predict.Pessimistic, skeptical, even cynical.It feels like I lost ability to be myselfwithout being under influence.I can think straight,see everything just the way they areonly when I cannot do Peter Parkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17374869199931412666noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4441144890020264037.post-89482931730866075402010-12-28T20:06:00.003-05:002011-01-05T13:19:13.603-05:00....방법울고싶다.그렇지만 우는 방법을 모르겠다.울고 싶은데 난 웃는다.오늘도 그렇게 지나간다...Peter Parkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17374869199931412666noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4441144890020264037.post-29060903843607805852010-08-18T11:16:00.007-05:002010-08-18T12:13:28.040-05:00The Vicious Cycle of Our LivesEven though we are prone to bad behaviors all the time, it is my firm belief that we know exactly what is the right things and the wrong things to do each and every moment--unless you're either high or drunk, but that's beside the point--even while we're doing the wrong thing. This is because, I believe, of laziness. I, for example, know that I really should concentrate on work, and I should stopPeter Parkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17374869199931412666noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4441144890020264037.post-32319406409195591622010-08-10T12:46:00.003-05:002010-08-10T13:23:42.759-05:00The Alignment of Your CareerSoon after I started working in a different team, one of the technical lead sat down with me and another employee and talked a bit about how to excel in a company, and later make some big bucks. It was rather simple:Align your career with company's objectives.By this, he meant that you need to think about what kind of business the company is in to generate revenue. Does it make some machines? OrPeter Parkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17374869199931412666noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4441144890020264037.post-8096754694274515992010-07-29T16:16:00.003-05:002010-07-29T16:22:35.794-05:00Upgrading Street Views and Street SlidesDeriving from Microsoft Research's Street Slide, I'm thinking:Wouldn't it be great to have each photos vectorized? This would create clean and infinitely zoom-able street views, no, Street Slides. It will display building shapes and signs without all the fuzziness. This data could also be used to create a complete 3D representations of streets.Of course, the challenge is how to have this Peter Parkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17374869199931412666noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4441144890020264037.post-70771879726273745442010-07-15T08:02:00.000-05:002010-07-24T21:56:01.268-05:00My Dream CompanySometime ago, a friend of mine who actually seems wanting to see me working for a game company asked which company I would die to work for.I couldn't answer.It's not because I didn't have any favorite game company, and certainly not because I didn't want to jump into game industry. But it was rather because I was tired of corporate, dull work life.Many would think that's why people join game Peter Parkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17374869199931412666noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4441144890020264037.post-77124441932013405292010-04-22T12:24:00.000-05:002010-04-22T12:25:16.989-05:00Asians... :PAn Asian joke passed by my coworker today:There is this barber in the US. One day a Caucasian florist goes to him for a haircut. After the cut, he goes to pay the barber. The barber replies: "No charge today. I am doing community service." The florist is happy and leaves. The next morning the barber finds a "thank you" card and a dozen roses waiting at his shop door.An African American cop goes Peter Parkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17374869199931412666noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4441144890020264037.post-33878519066706617002009-12-16T18:25:00.005-05:002009-12-16T19:06:11.951-05:00Why Me?Recently, I was reminded of a childhood friend from all the way back in a Korean elementary school, by meeting a person with the same name. She wasn't really a close friend to be remembered. But I remember her existence anyways and will probably never forget.It's not that she was gorgeous in any ways; she wasn't. She may have been prettier than the norm, but at my age, I was more interested in Peter Parkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00066988803165852928noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4441144890020264037.post-81713893647774094682009-12-16T16:07:00.003-05:002009-12-16T16:16:13.580-05:00Life without LifeAs all of you might have noticed (I say "all" since there are only a handful who visit here), I haven't been updating this blog for a long, long time. 'Tis not because of my intentional decision, but rather of the lack of inspiration. I haven't been able to think straight or feel something in me to talk about. My mind is hazy and out of focus, and I live as if I've lost my purpose in this life...Peter Parkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00066988803165852928noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4441144890020264037.post-3773982691097969852009-11-20T17:12:00.004-05:002009-11-20T17:28:01.095-05:00let's gothe only thing you have to dois to be true to yourselfand not let anyone else make decisions for youthis is your lifeit is time to take the driver's seat of this car,still with full tank,and go wherever you wish to goStep on the gaslet's begin our journeyPeter Parkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00066988803165852928noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4441144890020264037.post-86849402492390095652009-11-04T17:01:00.003-05:002009-11-04T17:22:48.910-05:00Healthcare thingy..Reading Roger Ebert's blog post about the current situation with our Healthcare got me to think about what'd be the best solution for the issue once again.You know, what if there is a plan where it's very affordable to everyone, but requires the subscriber to get every preventative care the plan requires, as well as excercise and eat healthy food? Well, the last part is too invasive, and yes, I'mPeter Parkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00066988803165852928noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4441144890020264037.post-78062779827074630892009-09-28T09:43:00.003-05:002009-09-28T09:58:39.515-05:00I.Must.Get.PS.3.Now!!Or when this little game titled Final Fantasy XIII is available here in North America. Just look at this trailer at the bottom and try to say "I don't want this game." I bet you'll fail miserably.I know that this game is coming to Xbox360 outside of Japan, but as the devs kept telling us, it is simply out of question to include Japanese voice track on DVDs for this game. It does not have enough Peter Parkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00066988803165852928noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4441144890020264037.post-85993580934943174872009-09-23T13:37:00.003-05:002009-09-25T13:21:15.761-05:00It's All About SkillsHere is a list of required/desired skills a game development company is looking for at this time. This list is for a Software Tool Developer position at one of the better known studios.I post it up here as a reminder to myself how much work I really have. Working at a stable job, it's easy to forget what is out there, and how far behind I actually am. As this listing shows, I truly worth Peter Parkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00066988803165852928noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4441144890020264037.post-39062253705785638902009-09-01T09:01:00.006-05:002009-09-01T10:00:55.018-05:00A ConfessionMy name is Peter Park. I am a software engineer at a huge US defense contractor. I am getting paid pretty well, even more so with recent promotion to "Software Engineer" from a "Software Engineer Associate." My job security with this company is tremendously stable, even in this God-forsaken economy. And the work schedule is very flexible--I get every other Fridays off. The job also provides Peter Parkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00066988803165852928noreply@blogger.com3