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{Patrick Tam Dot Net} - September, 2005
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 Friday, September 30, 2005

01. You can purchase the heat resistant paint from your local autoshop. The paint I use here is red eingine enamel with ceramic with heat rating of 500F. You may also use paint for BBQ and over. You also need a fine paint brush, a cup or bowl, masking tape and car jack.
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02. Open the front trunk and take out the car jack from the spare tire.
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03. Jack the car up at its designated point. Check your car's manual if you don't know where to put the jack. Raise the car high enough where the wheel barely touching the ground. This way you can relievet the tention from the weight of the car.
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04. Loosen all the lug nuts and remove them from the bottom up.
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05. Once the wheel is removed, clean the brake caliper thoroughly.
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06. Mask out area that does not require painting with masking tape.
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07. Spray a little pool of paint into a cup or bowl. Use a fine small paint brush and start painting away the first coat. Let the paint sit for half an hour and paint a second coat. Let the second caot sit for about 45 minutes.

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08. Now remove all masking tapes.
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09. Put the wheel back on. Becareful not to hit the painted caliper with the wheel. Repeat the process for the rest of the calipers. Now let the car sit for 8 hours for the paint to cure. (that's what the paint can direction says)
Have fun wheeling around with your bright brake calipers.
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9/30/2005 9:11:46 PM (Pacific Daylight Time, UTC-07:00)  #      Boxster Hacks and Mods  | 
 Monday, September 26, 2005

I happen to stop by SF last Saturday afternoon to have lunch and I was stuck in traffic for about 45 minutes after exiting the freeway. What was going on? After lunch, I had some spare time on the parking meter, I checked out the area where the crowd was gathered. It turned out to be the Love Parade. It was interesting. It looks like an outdoor rave during the day. There was no cover charge too. I also wanted to stop by Market St. to check out the anit-war protest and see all the Bush haters but I missed that due to heavy traffic in the area.









9/26/2005 1:02:53 AM (Pacific Daylight Time, UTC-07:00)  #      General Blog  | 
 Friday, September 23, 2005

I was at Marvin's mom's place and her cat was one of the most visious domesticated animal I have ever seen. This thing attacks at will.

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9/23/2005 1:58:37 AM (Pacific Daylight Time, UTC-07:00)  #      Cats  | 

Fuku Shushi in Japan town San Francisco.


9/23/2005 1:55:11 AM (Pacific Daylight Time, UTC-07:00)  #      General Blog  | 

Last Wednesday I got to see The Bravery at the Fillmore in San Francisco. They sounded great and there were many stage dives. Not me of course. Too old for that stuff now.



9/23/2005 1:53:44 AM (Pacific Daylight Time, UTC-07:00)  #      General Blog  | 
 Wednesday, September 21, 2005

This is a simple mod if you want addition storage.

01. You can purchase the net from your local BMW dealer.The cost is about $30.00 US.
Fixing Element #: 51 47 2 263 062 (x4)
Pacel Net: # 51 47 2 261 407
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02. Line up the net on the right side of the passenger footwell console. Use a small screw driver smaller in diameter than the plastic carpet screw. Insert the screwdriver into the carpet so you have a pilot hole.
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03. Start with the left screw and work your way clounter clockwise and snap the frame of the pacel net on as you go.
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9/21/2005 9:16:29 PM (Pacific Daylight Time, UTC-07:00)  #      Boxster Hacks and Mods  | 
 Monday, September 12, 2005

I finally believe the rumor after receiving the e-mail from CEO George Shaheen that Oracle will acquire Siebel Systems for $5.85B this morning. Over the past two years, I hear too many rumors about the buy out but today was the last rumor at Siebel. This will be the second aquisition of the companies I work for. First it was UpShot and now Siebel Systems. Now BridgePointe campus will have a big Oracle sign.
I think this is a good thing because Siebel has a kick ass CRM OnDemand service that is far superior than SFDC.

9/12/2005 1:50:56 AM (Pacific Daylight Time, UTC-07:00)  #      General Blog  | 
 Wednesday, September 07, 2005

During a live television fund raising program on 9/3/2005, Kanye West went off script and ripped into W. Bush's action on the Katrina hurricane relief effort by declaring "George Bush doesn't care about black people". It is so true.

It also runs in the family. Here's what the old bitch mama Bush has to say about the underpriviledge.
"What I'm hearing, which is sort of scary, is they all want to stay in Texas. Everyone is so overwhelmed by the hospitality. And so many of the people in the arena here, you know, were underprivileged anyway, so this is working very well for them."

9/7/2005 1:49:47 AM (Pacific Daylight Time, UTC-07:00)  #      Rant  | 
 Monday, September 05, 2005

What can I say... too many press conferences and not bother sending help to New Orleans the day after, the second day after, the third day after and the fourth day after.
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9/5/2005 1:48:10 AM (Pacific Daylight Time, UTC-07:00)  #      Rant  | 
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