Rob Cheng’s Blog

I have not flown Delta in close to a year now. I have flown probably close to 100,000 miles personally, and my family has flown combined another 100,000 miles and none of it has gone to Delta. I am still mad over the episode. I still have the unfulfilled ticket I purchased for my oldest son which Delta refused to honor nor refund.

I received a lot of comments about sharing my horrible experience with Delta. Thanks for all the comments. But three comments from a poster named DL Employee caught me eye. Here’s a clip from one of the three comments.

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July 24th, 2010 | Category: General | Comments (3)

• Am I getting my rated speed from my ISP?
• We could get out of the current economic crisis, if all the people that had excess funds, like me, spent it rather than hoarding it. But that isn’t going to happen.
• Would Las Vegas be a good place to live?

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July 24th, 2010 | Category: General | Leave a comment

When I look back at when I was a teenager, I was always trying to figure out a way to make money. I wasn’t in love with money, nor was I materialistic, but I loved the independence of money. Back in the 1970’s, I burned almost all of my money on calculators and music. Find below, the work that I did, that really never found its way on to a résumé. I have accomplished a lot in my work life, but I am equally as proud of my pre-career as well.

One important note. Somehow, somewhere, something changed. When I was a boy, me and all of my friends wanted to work. We wanted to learn how to make money, become independent of our parents, and not have an allowance. Today, it is clear that not all teenagers work. It seems almost as if the ones that work are looked down upon, by the non workers. For me, that seems upside down. More »

June 27th, 2010 | Category: General | Leave a comment

We just got back from one of the most awesome vacations ever. Angra dos Reis is the most beautiful place that I have ever been. I don’t say that lightly. I have traveled throughout the entire world, and up to now, I thought that Yosemite National Park was the most beautiful. I visited there in 1983.

Angra has everything. There are many mountains and water falls very near the beach. But perhaps most beautiful, are all the islands off the coast. They say that there are over 300 islands of all different sizes. Because of all the islands, there are very few waves and boating is very peaceful. Three times, we rented a boat and tried to explore new places. There are many private beaches and restaurants that are only amenable by boat. Many of the islands do not have electricity, only by generator. I really love to swim and I could spend hours just swimming in the clear waters with the fish. While swimming I saw many many fish of all colors and sizes, star fish, and a big tortoise. It was so much fun. The water is so clear that you can see everything in the water while swimming which probably has the best snorkeling in the world.

Here are our pictures of this marvelous place although pictures do not do it justice.

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April 26th, 2010 | Category: General | Comments (5)

I made a lot of mistakes on my first house in South Dakota although I paid a really good price for it. I wanted to share with everyone a few thoughts on other things I learned from building my second house in Myrtle Beach.

Things I did right:

• Put the kitchen in the middle of the house. More »

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