Jeff Sham

Some good deals I took advantage of in NYC

I got a library card by showing proof of residence. That enabled me to get free books, ebooks, movies, and cds. The library card also qualified me to get CulturePass, which gives free tickets to attractions and museums across the city. I went to Shakespeare in the Park for multiple years. I also went toContinue reading “Some good deals I took advantage of in NYC”

Too Hot to Handle Season 2 Review

I thought that this show was great. I didn’t watch season 1, but season 2 had exactly what I was hoping for – attractive people, drama, and character development. One issue I had with Love Island was that there was no real goal of the show. Like the people were just there on an islandContinue reading “Too Hot to Handle Season 2 Review”

KFC Spicy Chicken Sandwich Review

I’ve been eating KFC with the family for a while. At a certain point in my life, it was a routine to get KFC after going to church on Sundays. I was so disappointed when I tasted the new KFC fries since it was so much worse than the potato wedges they served before. WhenContinue reading “KFC Spicy Chicken Sandwich Review”

Poaching an egg

I recently looked up an actual recipe for how to poach an egg since I was interested in making Eggs Benedict. I didn’t end up buying all the ingredients for an Eggs Benedict, but I did buy eggs so I decided to practice poaching them. I looked at Alton Brown’s recipe and it worked likeContinue reading “Poaching an egg”

My favorite Git Command

My favorite Git command is: This is an alias of the git log command I like it a lot because it shows the log of all the commits in the repository, and it also has some color to highlight the different branches. I learned about this command when I started working full time as aContinue reading “My favorite Git Command”

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Eating at restaurants

Throughout the years, I have eaten at restaurants on numerous occasions. I’m not a very picky eater so I enjoy most of what I eat. I feel that my eating personality can change vary depending on the people and the situation. When I eat with family, I’m usually not the one paying the bill. So,Continue reading “Eating at restaurants”

11 minute workout

I read about an 11 minute workout on NYTimes and I thought I would try it out. After a few weeks of doing it once per week, I think that it has been pretty nice. I can definitely feel the workout the day of and the day after. Also, I think that my cardio hasContinue reading “11 minute workout”

Investing

I would consider myself as risk averse. I haven’t capitalized on any of the trendy stocks and whatnot, but in general I am comfortable with my investment strategy. I think that is one of the more important things about investing. There are tons of investment videos and articles out there, but if I try aContinue reading “Investing”

Chess

I’ve played chess recreationally for a bunch of years. I don’t remember when I first learned how to play, but I think I was in a chess club in elementary school. There weren’t very many other people in the club, but it was neat to learn the basics with other people using a chess boardContinue reading “Chess”