Entries this day: Dream Git_cakephp Just_finished_first_beginner_class Packed Security The_Alchemist The_Bangkok_airport Wifi_etymology a_rob_update bedtime

Dream

8:03am ICT Thursday 20 May 2010 (day 14666)

Hitomi was in my dream as I woke up this morning. Conflict, I believe, but maybe not.

I just emailed her.

Git cakephp

8:11am ICT Thursday 20 May 2010 (day 14666)

I'm going to try again to install cakephp, like when I installed Cake version 1.1.19.6305 in Feb 2008, but this time using git.

But, right now I don't have time (gotta go to class), so I'm using this entry as a placeholder for a couple of URLs. mostly the first one.

1. Joyent - Using Git for web development and security considerations

2. Lincoln Loop - Easy Fabric Deployment, Part 1: Git/Mercurial and SSH

3. ForwardThinkingDesign - Manage and deploy Drupal code securely with Git, gitosis and Capistrano

4. Joe Maller - A web-focused Git workflow

5. Google - git+security+clone+web+deploy

6:08pm ICT Thursday 20 May 2010 (day 14666)

04:09:03 (~/php.robnugen.com):$ git clone git://github.com/cakephp/cakephp.git cake_2010may20,_1.3
Initialized empty Git repository in /home/thunderrabbit/php.robnugen.com/cake_2010may20,_1.3/.git/
remote: Counting objects: 84004, done.
remote: Compressing objects: 100% (16561/16561), done.
remote: Total 84004 (delta 67394), reused 82870 (delta 66339)
Receiving objects: 100% (84004/84004), 12.07 MiB | 2.48 MiB/s, done.
Resolving deltas: 100% (67394/67394), done.
04:09:37 (~/php.robnugen.com):$ cd cake_2010may20,_1.3/
04:09:47 (~/php.robnugen.com/cake_2010may20,_1.3):$ ls
README  app  cake  index.php  plugins  vendors
04:09:49 (~/php.robnugen.com/cake_2010may20,_1.3):$ 

Notice (1024): Please change the value of 'Security.salt' in app/config/core.php to a salt value
specific to your application [CORE/cake/libs/debugger.php, line 684] 

Notice (1024): Please change the value of 'Security.cipherSeed' in app/config/core.php to a numeric
(digits only) seed value specific to your application [CORE/cake/libs/debugger.php, line 688]

6:21pm ICT

Changed the values and the warnings went away.

Your database configuration file is NOT present.
Rename config/database.php.default to config/database.php

6:25pm ICT Thursday 20 May 2010 (day 14666)

Database already existed, and I just entered the info for it.

6:29pm ICT

20 minutes have elapsed and I'm as far as last time when I took 58 minutes to install. Basically using git instead of wget made things WAY easier. Ah. I need to set up .htaccess.

6:33pm ICT

Nevamind. .htaccess is handled already. .git folder is not web accessible.

7:12pm ICT Thursday 20 May 2010 (day 14666)

Well, holy snappers; I was able to set up a blog, though it doesn't have any authentication; anyone who finds the URL can add entries! eeep!

I'll see what happens to it over the weekend. Peace!!

Just finished first beginner class

1pm ICT Thursday 20 May 2010 (day 14666)

(written 8:13pm ICT Thursday 20 May 2010 (day 14666))

And by "just finished" I mean I finished before 1pm, cause I elected to "get my test over with" [sic] instead of waiting to do it in the afternoon (as if I would study during lunch). I gave massage to Shara, my favorite partner this class. She might take the same second class as me in 10 days; that would be great!

Anyway, I pretty easily rolled through 2 hours of massage, extended a bit by careful and diligent care. As feedback, she said I could have pressed harder (this has been recurring feedback for me, from Ami to Silvia to Shara. Silvia is also in this class).

We went to the vegetarian place for lunch

Packed

8:25pm ICT Thursday 20 May 2010 (day 14666)

I packed my stuff for Honkers, and locked up the rest in the cabinet in my room. Left my keys and 16,500 baht with Tik. Didn't get a receipt though; I'm okay with this being a test of sorts.

Security

8:26pm ICT Thursday 20 May 2010 (day 14666)

Awesome security here in Chiang Mai. I mean like "back to the 80s" with a single scanner, computer stays in bag. Empty pockets next to the metal detector, walk through, grab yer stuff yourself; no one even touched it, much less scanned it.

The Alchemist

10:38pm ICT Thursday 20 May 2010 (day 14666)

Read several pages of The Alchemist, basically read the story of caravan to the oasis and the boy meeting The Alchemist after 500 guys tried to attack the oasis.

pretty good book, though I don't know if it's mind altering any more than Celestine Prophecy or Way of the Peaceful Warrior.

The Bangkok airport

10:43pm ICT Thursday 20 May 2010 (day 14666)

I'm back in the Bangkok airport for a night. Right now I've just spent 125 baht for a Starbucks bevvy (and electrical outlet), which turns out to be more than half the baht I had left in my wallet for this weekend adventure after paying for taxi and little snack in Chiang Mai airport.

I was going to walk away from buying the yummy drink and then decided to live in the moment. I have money now so I'll spend it now and just be happy now. Tomorrow doesn't even exist.

Plus I know I can walk from Chiang Mai airport to Imm Eco. I did it the first day I arrived in Chiang Mai.

Wifi etymology

10:49pm ICT Thursday 20 May 2010 (day 14666)

What does wifi mean? Where'd the word originate? WIreless FIreless? hi fi = high fidelity... but wifi? wireless fidelity?

a rob update

11:39pm ICT Thursday 20 May 2010 (day 14666)

I was thinking about writing a State of My Life Address, but I think I'll write a Rob Update, and name the journal version something soml-ish.

Hello!

I've been in Thailand for two weeks, and am currently writing from a coffee shop in the airport in Bangkok, where bustling activity hides any clue that mayhem prevails in some parts of this city, which I've not yet explored.

My two weeks in Thailand have been primarily in Chiang Mai, primarily at Sunshine Massage School (9am to 4pm) and Imm Eco (evening to 8am).

== Sunshine Massage School ==

Sunshine Massage School seems to be the best customer service and value for money for Thai massage taught in English.  The actual building greets students with clean white walls and solid wood (teak?) floors and stairs.  The place just feels solid and well grounded, physically and energetically.

During school hours, Max (founder/owner/manager) can usually be found in the front office/reception, ready to answer any questions, accept new registrations or whatever else he does.

Our teacher for this two weeks was Ohm, with teacher-in-training Air there for the first week.  I thought the teachers' names (Ohm, Air, Dot) were all nicknames they took while working at the school, but as I understand now, all Thai children are given such nicknames by their parents!  When Air went to the village to complete her training, we were supported by Dah and Mint.

Our class started with 6 students, and will end tomorrow with 4, though I don't think dropouts are particularly common.  (more on that in a second).  We six, me, Christine, Cyrille, Sylvia, Anne Gaelle, and Shara, all went from kinda quiet before starting on the first day to almost having dinner together last night (more on that in a second).

Christine and I shared some similarities: both from the US, both lived in adjacent rooms in Imm Eco, both found the school to be perfect ("all that I expected, and I had high expectations,"), *and* both were raised UU!!  (http://www.uua.org for FAQ.)  She's been living/schooling in New York State at the Omega School, which sounds realllly cool.  I may research that a bit more at some point.

Shara and I hung out quite a lot, though we have not-so-much in common 'cept that we're both enjoying a nice vacationy type time in Thailand.  She likes shopping, partying and convenience.  I appreciate that she laughs and smiles a lot, and enjoys living in the Now.  She's my favorite massage partner, partly because of nice physical proportions, and partially because she's got a lump on her lower spine from an injury from when she was 12.  I like being able to switch to reiki mode in the middle of our sessions.

Cyrille, Silvia, and Anne Gaelle are all from Europe, and often speak French together, and English with others in the class.  Anne Gaelle is tall and elegant.  Silvia is short, cool, and well-tattooed.  Cyrille is strong, intelligent and peaceful, though likes to play-fight with Ohm.  Ohm covers and solid tiger core with a lovely smile and gentle personality.

Today I took the "test" for my first two week beginner course in Thai massage.  The test was really just a practice, but without referring to any person, book or notes.

== Imm Eco ==

Originally built as a solid homestead 70 years ago (which survived WW2 unlike most other structures in the area), Imm Eco boasts an on-site restaurant, lovely pool, and maybe more secrets I've not yet seen, all set in a lovely garden of a great variety of trees, all labeled in English, Thai and their scientific names.  Paying guests get to use the pool, slurp free wifi access, and chow breakfast buffet each morning.

My room, for only 300 baht per night (900 yen ($9 (http://xe.com))), features an air conditioner I don't use (it's only been 41 degrees max), two beds (one for me and one for my shtuffs), direct view of the front door of its building, and an auspicious room number: 1111.  (Christine was in 1110 until last night (more on that in a second).)

The Imm Eco staff has been great.  Just last night I got a ride on the back of one of the security motorcycles with Dom (?) driving.  I got water for both him and his security guard partner (Sbas?)  for their friendly service.  Tik is the woman at the front desk who has been most helpful to me, including telling me I can get a 30% discount (500 baht per night to 300 baht per night) for paying a month in advance, calling the taxi driver to return U-Cow when I lost him, and currently holding my keys plus 16,500 Thai baht that I didn't think I'd need in Hong Kong.

== Protests ==

My summary, not knowing much: The Red Shirts (terrorists / revolutionaries / poor masses) have orchestrated protests against the Yellow Shirts (thieves / fraudulently "elected" / wealthy elite).  Certainly one can get more details, but which news sources can one trust?

The current conditions are probably on world news, at least a little bit: tires / banks / government buildings aflame, unarmed/slightly armed protesters facing well-armed soldiers, and other stuff.

Christine chose to leave Chiang Mai after getting a request from the US embassy that all Americans leave Chiang Mai.  She attended 6 of 10 days of class.

We remaining class members planned to go to dinner last night, but a curfew was enacted at 8pm, with some of the aforementioned tires burned near where we were planning to meet.  Cyrille and Ohm chose not to come at all.  Shara and I, unaware, came anyway (but were 15 minutes late and found no one at the restaurant (which was closed anyway due to the curfew)).  Silvia and Anne Gaelle, unaware, came anyway (but were 30 minutes late and found no one at the restaurant (which was closed anyway), because Shara and I went down the street a bit to get some yummy Thai food from a street vendor.

After dinner, I went back to Imm Eco, bought Gatorade for myself and water for the security guys, then was chatting with the front desk staff (Tik and someone else) about the current state of bridge closures and such when Christine came up.  "HI!" She hadn't been in class for three days, but had been organizing visas and tickets to stay in Thailand but leave Chiang Mai.  She left this morning for Koh Samui.

== Honkers ==

Right *now* I'm in Bangkok airport, spending the night here before flying to Hong Kong in the morning (instead of attending class on the actual test day).  Soness, my housemate in Japan, bought me a VIP ticket to Chris Howard's "Breakthrough to Success" weekend training!  This will be a totally new experience for me, so I'm not sure really what to expect.

Hopefully supa fun and positively transformational!

   Love and Light
    - Rob!

bedtime

12:57am ICT Friday 21 May 2010 (day 14667)

Bedtime now. Going to head down to where I slept last time, brush teeth, remove contacts, set my alarm and zonk to sleep.