02
Aug
2007
About Me
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Full Name: Tommy Chen
DOB: 8 June
Home Town: New York (NYC)
Nationality: American-Chinese
Desire: Making an Impact, Making a world of difference!
There is still much to learn about myself and the world around me. It’s a process that’s never ending and a life long challenge of mines. Having traveled to vast areas around the world, I have made many friends with diverse backgrounds. They have all left their marks on me and have given me knowledge that has enriched my way of life. It’s from these experiences that allows me succeed in academics and industry.
in depth…
- i am..who i am
- i hurt..all the time
- i love..being loved
- i crave..for success
- i always..help others
- i sing..in the shower
- i dance..just about anywhere
- i learnt..to never give up on my dream
- i say..“interesting” way to much
- i get..what i deserve
- i worry..quite a bit
- i have..everything to give
- i give..my all
- i fight..for what i believe in
- i think..all the time
- i am..tommy, a boy from new york that is looking to make an impact on the world for the better
favorites?
- people - Just about everyone!
- newspaper - New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Metro (NY), Financial Times (UK)
- magazines - Business Week, Entrepreneur, Forbes, Mac World, Money, PC Mag
- books - E-Myth Revisited, Flawless, Freakonomics, The Pyramid Principle
- television - Design on a Dime, Friends, The Office, Mad Money, Super Rookie, Throwdown w/ Bobby Flay
- movies - Boiler Room, The Dark Knight, Drink Drank Drunk (千杯不醉), Love on a Diet (瘦身男女), Garden State, Iron Man, Shattered Glass, So Close (夕阳天使), The Unusual Youth (非常青春期)
- music - Acceptance, All-American Rejects, Blink-182, The Calling, Daphne Loves Derby, Fall Out Boy, GreenDay, Hawthorne Heights, John Mayer, The Killers, Michelle Branch, Relient K, The Starting line, Simple Plan, Something Corporate, Switchfoot, Story Of The Year, Third Ey Blind, Yellowcard, BOA, HY, Jay Chou, Joey Yung, Miriam Yeung, Rainie Yang, Se7en, Twins
- places - Berlin, Boston, Hong Kong, London, Nottingham, NYC, San Francisco, Seoul, Taipei, Toronto, Tokyo, Vancouver, Venice
- others - Cooking, Eating, Traveling, Singing, Internet (Web 2.0), Electronics, Learning new things, Information Technology, Marketing, Start-Ups
things i want to do/learn…
- Finish my MSc IT
- Continuing studying Mandarin
- More conversational in Cantonese
- Program in Java
- Program in PHP Utilizing SQL/MYSQL
- Program in AJAX
- Program in ASP.net
- Go to church more often
- Cook more often
- Swim more often
- Meet more people/friends
- Budget my finances effectively
who i’d like to meet?
- Li Ka-shing / 李嘉誠 (Chairman of Cheung Kong Holdings)
- Mark Zuckerberg (CEO / Creator of Facebook)Done 27July2008
- Steve Wozniak (Co-founder of Apple Inc. / Tech Hippie)
- Steve Jobs (CEO / Co-founder of Apple Inc.)
- Bill Gates (CEO / Co-Founder of Microsoft)Done 12August2008
- Larry Page (President of Products at Google Inc.)
- Sergey Brin (President of Technology at Google Inc.)
- Kevin Rose (Founder of Digg.com / Host of DiggNation)
- Jonney Shih (CEO of AsusTek Computer)
- Morgan Webb (Producer of the G4 / Host of Webb Alert)
- Song Hye Kyo / 송혜교 (Cutie)
- Rainie Yang / 楊丞琳 (Cutie)
TomCworld.com change log
- November 2004 - TCworld.com was created and Launched
- March 2005 - TCworld.com was Changed to TomCworld.com
- June 2005 - TomCworld.com Layout was Redesigned (Phase 1)
- August 2005 - TomCworld.com Layout was Redesigned - Blogger (Phase 2)
- December 2005 - TomCworld.com Layout was Redesigned - Wordpress (Phase 3)
- January 2006 - TomCworld.com Layout was Redesigned (Phase 4)
- Sept 2007 - Updated new template / site layout
- Mar 2008 - Blogroll added, Wanted list added, Pages Updated, Ads Rotated
my workstation
- 13.3-inch Apple MacBook (White)
- 2.0GHz Intel Core Duo
- 2.0GB 667Mhz DDR2 (PC2-5300) SO-DIMMS
- Intel Graphics Media Accelerator 950
- 3 hard disk with 900gb (500+160+100) disk space
- slot-load 8x super drive
- 7-inch Asus eeePC (Black)
- 800 Mhz Intel Celeron
- 2.0GB 667Mhz DDR2 (PC2-5300) SO-DIMMS
- Intel CPU Integrated Graphics
- 2 hard disk with 20gb (4+16) disk
- Secure Digital (SD) card reader
- 8gb Apple iPhone
[Last Updated: Saturday, Aug 2, 2008 @ 10:28 pm]
