Purchase Eye Glasses

Here is a bit of research on purchasing eye glasses. When purchasing the eye glasses there are two major components: the lens and the frame. First, I'll discuss about the frame.

When one chooses a frame, one should consider the following frame attributes: hypo-allergic, light-weight, strong, flexibile, corrosion-resistant and texture. There are various types of material that makes a frame which is either plastic or metal. The material can be further classified into groups. For plastic we have cellullose acetate and zylonite, cellulose propionate and nylon. Next, we have metal which can be made of monel, titanium, beryllium, stainless steel, flexon and aluminum. I refer to the link which has the pros and cons of the materials.

We then present the lens. If one has bad eye sight then the lens are usually much thicker than one who has better eye sight. Optometrist has a unit that measures the thickness of the lens. If the eye-glass is made of normal glass or plastic then the unit is 1.50. To reduce the thickness of the lens, one can use lens that are called index lens. These lens ranges from 1.53 to 1.74. The higher the unit then the thinner the lens. I refer to the link which explains, medium, high and very high index. In addition to getting a high index lens, it is important to have anti-reflect glare as this helps retaining lights into the eyes.

After doing a bit of research, one should shop around. I checked around a few optical stores and the prices are really expensive once the index lens are considered. For instance, at Fuji Optical, the frame (titanium as material) and high index lens charged me around $268 without including tax. Fortunately my mom recommended me another store which is called opticalthirty8 and their website is link. For titanium frames and also high index lenses, they charged me $158 including tax. I'll be picking up my eye glasses this Saturday so hopefully all works well =).

Till next time.

Diary Entry 1

Dear Diary,

As I grow older things that use to be simple is becoming more complex. My simple mind can no longer hold anymore so I promise myself that I would write a diary to record events that are happening. More importantly I want to re-read some of my blogs and get to know myself better. Like they say in a the book, Rich Dad Poor Dad, the three treasures of Japan are as follow: army, gold, and a mirror. Almost everyone can understand army and gold but the most important item is a mirror. The objective of the mirror is for the person to self-evaluate one self on a frequent basis to make adjustments or improvements as the environment changes. With successful changes then the army and gold can be retained or grow. The second thing that I would like to do with my blog is to include some pictures that reflect on what I remember. Like they say a picture represents a thousand words =P. I remember I had a discussion with Congee Girl in regards writing a diary in a notebook but the issue I had with it is the lack of clipping pictures and videos as naturally compared to a blog. So one thing I'll like to do is sometimes take pictures with my cell phone camera and attach some of the pictures onto my blog. Maybe the next time I re-read my blog I'll get another perspective that I miss when I took the picture.

Anyhow today was pretty ordinary. I got to work on my thesis and most of the documentation and coding is now done as I wait for the final runs. I am glad I caught the mistakes that I've made. Now it is much easier for me to write and some of the trends I've found so far from the results are pretty good. I really can't ask for more for a thesis and with these results I am hoping that I can publish a paper. I really appreciate the support and supervision that I have received from my supervisor. I guess if not due to all the issues at Toronto I may really consider doing a PhD at Kingston. However, I do not regret that I am going to Centennial. Not too long I just check the time table and the courses. In general they are pretty organized and I am quite nervous about my courses. However, I am also pretty excited to get started.

I also did a bit of unpacking after the move from Kingston to Toronto and there is really a lot of stuff. It isn't too bad and I am almost done which I am really glad. I encounter some stuff that belong to my grandma and it is pretty sad that she passed away. I guess I took for granted that when I visit her she is always healthy and the next thing you know she is extremely ill at the hospital. However, I am going to dedicate my thesis to my grandmother and forever she will be remembered. I can say without a doubt that without her support I wouldn't be where I am today. She has taught me a lot of things outside where the school doesn't teach.

That pretty much sums up my day. I notice my blog is pretty messy and the ideas are pointing in various directions. I guess that is why my English high school teacher emphasized so much on writing an outline. Aside from that I guess reading more will also be helpful as I can learn aside from the content is to understand the way people structure their thoughts. I always find that difficult but hopefully with good practice I will reach my goals in the near future. Anyhow that's enough for one day =).

Take care,
Potato Boy

August 20

Time sure passes quick and it is almost two years since I first started to do my graduate studies at Queen's. Of course during this time there was many peaks and valleys. Although many people will not enjoy the valleys, I for one will embrace these moments and try to learn from these moments. I know many of my friends are scrambling at the moment to finish their thesis. This also includes myself, but I think internally I need to find inner peace for myself to be able to write my thesis. If I continue to panic, my mind will have negative thoughts which hinders my writing ability by a great deal. I pray that everyone to be strong and remember to enjoy these moments. Just like at the Sunday service saying, if all the moments are peaks then we will no longer think they are peaks. That is all for now =).

First Blog

Hi Everyone,

This is my first post =). Hmm. I don't know what is the typical thing that people will post. I am going to post a bit of what I did today.

Today I went to Bethel.

Brb. I will comment more later.

Cheers,
Cyrusjr