My old Toshiba, which lasted almost five years, is so ancient, I can take a nice hot shower while it loads Word.

The bad thing is the data migration of course. I don't particularly enjoy it, but it has to be done. I can't believe I have so much !@#$ on my laptop!

I had to downgrade Firefox. FF3 is virtually unusable. I can take a long leisurely walk while it tries to load anything. Ugh. Forget it. It's too bad though since FF has been a very good program, but not sure what went wrong with FF3. :?

In no particular order:

1. Fly in Singapore Airlines' first-class suite with a double bed.
2. Go mako fishing.
3. Live in France.
4. Speak French and Italian proficiently.
5. Learn how to cook gumbo.
6. Skydiving.
7. Own a nice herb garden.
8. Have a drink with my agent.
9. Visit Egypt.
10. Learn how to fly.
11. Swim with dolphins. (I've done sharks already.)
12. Outsource boring and routine tasks.
13. Learn kendo.

I just installed FF3, and boy it's slow. (I used to use FF2)

Someone told me to go to about:config and set network.dns.disableIPv6 to true. I did that, and it seems a bit faster. Hmm.

What a crummy upgrade.

P.S. If you want to revert to FF2, click here.

Per ESPN, the LGPA Tour has a new policy:

The reportedly new rule that will force foreign members who have been on tour for two years to pass an English oral evaluation test or face a suspension is harsh. And it certainly does not send a very positive message when the game continues to grow to all parts of the globe.

English conversation in two years? Are you kidding me?

It takes a lot of time and effort to learn a new language and be able to speak it proficiently. Certain people master English faster than the others, not just because of their linguistic talent or lack thereof, but because of their mother tongue. A person who speaks European language may find English easier to learn than…say, a Japanese or Chinese person. (BTW — it's much easier to go from Korean to Japanese or vice versa because their grammar, etc. is so similar.)

So instead of hiring an interpreter, which may be easier, all foreign golfers must pass an English conversation test in two years or else. Hmm. Not sure when they are supposed to practice their swing and have some sort of life and study English.

P.S. Yes, I know a talented foreign golfer can study English before doing the tour. But the foreign golfer probably lives in her own non-English-speaking country, which means it's going to be much harder to learn English.

It was one of the hardest things I've done for the project, but I managed to insert a completely new chapter into The Last Slayer without ruining the continuity and so on. It's about 16 pages long, but I spent over four days to write it because I kept going back to add, fix, delete, rewrite, etc. etc.

Two more big chapters to go, another read-through, and I'm done. *whew*