PEOPLE IN MY LIFE
abhi shelat, MIT Laboratory for Computer Science, Theory of Computation -
Defined by his boundless curiosity, creativity, and energy. Interested in cool algorithms, Shaker-style furniture and glass blowing -
[abhi vs. nature] - [at the beach] - [w/allon and furby] - [learning back-handspring] -
[in sf with munira] -
 
Adam Nash, Graduate, HBS | Product Manager, eBay - [homepage] -
Has had skits composed at HBS about his creative hand movements, can talk for hours on end, likes gorillas, and is recently married! Is supposed to take over the world, now that he's done with business school -
[adam and carolyn] - [adam and carolyn2] - [apple interns with woz, far left] -
 
Adam Tow, Digital Nomad - [homepage] -
"Oota toota, Solo?". One of my most consistent friends over the years, Adam is famous for his work on handheld computers such as Newton and Palm. Can be found dancing like a crazy man at local clubs and staging protests at Apple Headquarters -
[portrait at denny's] -
 
Amabelle Sze, Teacher - [homepage] -
Violist and assistant 2nd grade teacher who likes to light her socks on fire. Hard-core rock climber. -
[posing] - [at davies symphony hall] - [in car]
 
Allon Rauer, Partner, Iggity, Reno & Co.
Read Peter's description of Allon. I don't think I could have written it any better. :) -
[freak at epny] - [epny ipo day w/me, peter, and mehran] - [w/peter and me, ocean beach] -
 
Andy Biggs, Safari Photographer - [homepage]
Andy is my daytime photo correspondence buddy. We geek out about camera gear and wildlife photography. Incidentally, he is also a technology guy and a musician! -
 
Andy Manson, Sun Microsystems -
I once stabbed Andy in the back with a sword, and we're still friends. Now that is loyalty. :) -
[with me in SF] -
 
Angel Puerta, CEO, Redwhale Software -
My research advisor at Stanford. Very perceptive, and one of the most caring people I've come across. Known as 'Mike' on the court; he plays a pretty mean game. -
[portrait] -
 
Angela Filose, Genetic Counselor -
Very sweet, bubbly, and has a laugh that is contagious. I don't get to see her nearly as often as I would like to. -
[at home in san diego] - [with me] - - [snorkeling in maui] -
 
Angie Tseng, Analyst, Forrester Research -
Smart, cute, and likes engineers. What more could an engineer ask for? :) -
[w/computer] - [w/sister@golden gate park] - [portrait w/sister] - [in santa cruz] -
[in new york] -
 

Barry Shiffman, Violinist, St. Lawrence String Quartet -
2nd violinist of the St. Lawrence String Quartet. Amazing musician, very generous with his time and heart. Gotta love the Canadian accent, too. -
[upstairs in stanford music dept] - [reading mozart quartets] -
[empire tap room] -

 
Benjamin Chen, Violinist, Ph.D Electrical Engineering, Stanford University -
Selfless, chirping, talented, and funny. Has been described as a "stick",and a "clotheshanger". I've played music with Benjamin for years now. -
[quartet] - [possessed] -
 
Cynthia Yu, Sales Manager, Orbit Baby -
Fast talker & enjoys the finer things in life. She's a mad reef aquarist, and someone who is always up for hanging out with me, no matter how trivial the reason (which can involve driving over 40 miles, one way). -
[eating crepes] -
 
Craig Jones, File System Guy and Austin Eclectic -
One of the most generous people I know. No nonsense kind of guy, and a great underwater photographer and videographer. -
 
Dan Peters, Tech Guru, U.T. Austin Distance Learning - [homepage] -
Idealistic, loyal, intelligent, and heavy (hmmm... losing weight recently. i'll have to change this description.) -
[leaving for texas] - [danamie] - [at mandy's] - [uno] - [indecent exposure] - [madison] -
[sunlit glass] - [scheming] - [mandy's grad party] - [dan, communicating] - [on phone] -
 
Daphne Wang, Violinist - [homepage] -
Daphne asks questions like, "what's your favorite kind of [French] fry?" She loves food, is a wonderful violinist, and always makes me laugh. Daphne also has proven that you can be driving, yet now know where you are... -
 
David Fleetham, Underwater Photographer - [homepage] -
Another one of my photo mentors, Dave lives in a farm on Maui with a little pygmy donkey of some sort. It sort of freaks me out. Dave is an amazing photographer, and shot a beautiful two-page spread of a flying fish in an old issue of Skin Diver Magazine, which is how I first heard of him. -
 
Elliot Sather, Product Designer, IDEO -
Roommate and a very good friend. Loves to eat rare meat and to throw away glass, plastic,and aluminum. I'm joking, of course. :) - [homepage] -
[infrared] - [at the beach] - [crazy cookie eater] - [graduation] - [golden gate bridge] -
[with amanda g] - [at mandy's place] - [with me] - [getting ass kicked] - [madison] - [scheming] - [taliesin] - [in the foundry] -
 
Emile Litvak, The Man -
Openly hostile, but sweet inside. User of patented mental processing algorithm that scrambles information while being interpreted. -
[at work] - [roof-top fun] - [mini-allon] - [wading with jeremy] -
 
Gabe Trop, Kick-Ass Cellist, Ph.D Candidate, U.C. Berkeley -
Santa Monica boy who routinely mixes potty humor with obscure German philosophy. A fellow cellist. One blue eye and one brown eye. Called "spawn of Satan" by a woman in a grocery store. -
[genetic mutant] - [hangin' with cellists] -[korea house] - [classic gabe] - [april 5, 1998] [2006] -
 
Geoff Nuttall, Violinist, St. Lawrence String Quartet -
Loves good food, fine liquor, and his Linn turntable and speakers. Shocked Stanford white-haired audience with his own dyed hair. Has an enormous LP collection, and lives just up the street from me. We play video games. -
[crashing at my old place] - [reading mozart quartets] - [empire tap room] - [out at a bar]
 
Heidi Hau, Pianist -
Great pianist, food lover, and world traveller. I see Heidi whenever we overlap in the Bay Area, but it's starting to become more difficult, given our travel schedules! -
 
Heidi Kim, Violinist and Lawyer -
Intense, sweet, and caring. Currently playing in the San Jose Symphony, while attending law school. -
[ice skating] -
 
James Wiseman, Deep Water Engineer, INTEC - [homepage] -
The hairiest of the Wetpixel administrators, and a good friend. Lives in Houston, and has tried just about every consumer underwater photography rig on the market. -
 
Jenny Cohen, M.D. -
Jenny is cute and caring, and will make a fantastic doctor. I get to see her far too infrequently these days, and each time I see her, I miss her even more.
[in nyc, with me] - [nyc with allie, mandy, and victor] -
 
Jen Shyu, Diva/Singer - [homepage] -
An amazing and versatile singer, pianist, and performer.  I've adopted her as a little sister, because she's so fun to pick on, and despite having grown up with an older brother, she can't fight back effectively. :) -
[rubber cheeks] - [ice woman] - [in my car] - [at my old place] - [korea house] -
[on the computer] -
 
Jeremy Henrickson, SF Socialite - [homepage] -
Similar to me in many respects, except for the huge fro he sometimes cultivates.  We're both computer people with a passion for creativity through artistic outlets.  He's a singer, a pianist, and an aspiring conductor. -
[stanford job fair] - [korea house] -
 
Jim Abernethy, Jim Abernethy's Scuba Adventures -
Jim is GREAT, and has become a good friends in the last few years. I am often found on their boat in the Bahamas, which always provides a fantastic time. His bird Zoe can say my name.
[jim, at sugar wreck] - [jim, pro videographer] - [jim, with dolphins]
[anna, with dolphin] - [in the flying boat] -
 
Jim Watt, Underwater Photographer - [homepage] -
Jim was one of my original photography inspirations, and has taken me on numerous trips to warm waters all over the world. I met him on a boat in Kona in 2002, where he was my roommate for a week. -
[on a boat in monterey]
 
Joechang, NY Boy Racer - [homepage] -
Thinks forks are more efficient that chopsticks, but... like I told him a few of years ago, the secret of life is "versatility.  like chopsticks." Anything goes, with Joechang. -
 
Justin Min, Code Bitch, Centerscore -
A strange, strange boy. Korean born, Taiwanese grown, and Japanese influenced. Sometimes speaks broken/special English, but scored a 710 on the GRE Verbal section.
[at centerscore, with justin]
 
Kenny Liu, M.D., Evil Neurosurgeon Resident, Department of Neurological Surgery, Oregon Health Sciences University - [homepage] - [ohsu bio]
Plays electric guitar, cuts open skulls, gives anal exams, and amazed USC Medical School with his James Hetfield imitation at a talent show.  He's one of my best friends from high school.  I give Kenny lots of stuff, and floated around Palau with him in April of 2001. We also roamed around Hawaii. -
[evil surgeon] - [evil surgeon] - [in pasadena] - [eating] -
 
Livia Sohn, Concert Violinist - [artist page] [home page] -
Amazing violinist! I see Livia almost every day. She's a fantastic cook, and has performed a couple of time at my house.
[10/11/02 Concert] - [02/08/02 Concert] - [02/09/03 Concert] - [at my housewarming] - [in my study]
 
Mandy Knox, Jewelry Designer/Product Designer, Redstart Design -
Has the softest hair in the world, of which I have a lock.   She finished degrees in art history and religious studies, plays ultimate frisby, and studied metalsmithing, stone-setting, and other cool things in Florence. She painted me a really cool picture of irises, on a large canvas. I love it. -
[herring phone] - [me w/fab five] -[grad party] - [madison] - [in madison] - [w/elliot] - [in italia] - [headpiece] - [dinner] - [w/elliot] - [dan's farewell] - [dressed up] - [golden gate bridge] - [marin bunkers] - [my birthday] - [graduation ice cream] - [at enrico's w/erin,danielle,me] - [w/danielle and me] - [w/erin and danielle, at broadway and kearny] - [w/me, at chevy's] - [taliesin] - [w/erin and me, on couch] - [in florence] - [cool clothing] - [cool clothing (close)]
 
Marta Calosso, Crazy Italian Lobster -
I met Marta on Bimini, where we tagged sharks together for a month. She's very thoughtful, and is absolutely crazy, but that's why we all love her. -
[on miami beach] - [in plymouth w/me] - [in plymouth] - [in cornwall] -
 
Mike Schroepfer, VP Engineering, Mozilla Foundation -
Nice, smart guy. I don't get to see Mike very often these days, but I look forward to our every meeting. He's got really, really cute kitties. -
[interns w/woz] -
 
Munira Rahemtulla, Tajikistan Adventurer -
My partner in crime at work (when I was at E.piphany). Lived on my block in SF, until she took off for Tajikistan. Munira likes to imitate me by ordering the same thing at 90% of the restaurants we go to. -
[at will's place] - [at the beach] - [at abhi's farewell] - [at the beach] - [at work] -
[in sf with abhi] -
 
Norm Hamson, "Always two semesters from graduation" -
Very tall, with a quick wit. A high school friend I keep in close contact with. Also a software guy, likes fishies, and is married to the lovely (and young!) Teri Sulpizio. -
[w/niece] - [w/me, at his wedding]
 
Oliver Miao, Lord Helmet, Centerscore -
A friend from elementary school, high school, and college. Became a social dance fiend in college, and is a big hit with all the South Bay Chinese girls these days. :)
[at centerscore, with justin] - [kidnapping justin ]
 
Pamina Kim, Resident, UCSF Medical Center -
Took two years off to teach English in Seoul, South Korea, and came back wearing all black, with dark lipstick and a little black backpack. Played music with me during college (violinist). -
[graduation w/morgan] - [back from seoul] - [w/me] - [w/sarah at sfp event] -
[w/me and sarah at park chow] - [in 1998 at my place] - [senior formal] - [senior formal2]
 
Pat Suh, Technical Sales @ Microsoft -
FINALLY no longer at Trilogy. Amazing, huh? I roamed around Europe with Pat, and wish we lived in the same city. I miss her. -
[at my housewarming] - [swimming, in corsica] - [in sienna]
 
Peter Kim, Quant, Deutsche Bank | Patron, Avaron - [homepage] -
I met Peter in my CS106X section first quarter, frosh year. He was my coding partner for the first few years of college. Doesn't like to drink or gamble, because they're both evil. Frequently says, "2 2 2 2 2" and "at leeeeeeast!" He's like... weird and stuff. -
[graduation] - [roof-top fun] - [at beach] - [fighting at work] -
[epny ipo day w/me, allon, and mehran] - [w/allon and me, ocean beach] -
[at work, in spear tower]
 
Sarah Pont -
Sarah's cool. She reminds me that life doesn't revolve around a job in the software industry, and gives me a good perspective in life. -
[w/me and pamina at park chow] - [w/pamina at sfp event] - [in italy] - [at sarah's place] - [in my car] - [pont farewell]
 
Sherry Hsieh, Ph.D Student/Lab Rat, Jena, Germany -
High school friend. Now lives in Germany, after graduating from Berkeley.  Sherry's always been there for me to talk to in times of need.  She used to pinch people with her toes. -
[in her garage, before deutschland] - [nov 15, 1997 - berkeley] - [with sunflowers, italy] -
[papalote jan 2002] - [w/friends, dec 2000] - [w/me, dec 2000] - [w/lori] - [at wedding]
 
Sophie Tseng, Analyst, Oracle -
She's a lot of fun to hang out with, but give her lots of room if you see her on the road. That was a driving joke, if you didn't get it. :) -
[@golden gate park] - [tseng sisters] - [portrait] - [at sophie's place] - [spaghetti queen] - [w/me at oracle (photo: tow.com)] - [at oracle]
 
Tony Lu, Lawyer/Activist, Urban Justice Center - [homepage] -
Fort-building friend from childhood days. One of the few people I can successfully live with. -
[in my car] - [hangin' with joanne] -
 
Victor Wishna, Freelance Writer, NYC -
Clever boy. I don't get to see Victor much, but I really enjoy hanging out with him when we do happen to be in the same place. -
 
Vienna Teng, Singer/Pianist/Songwriter - [homepage] -
Good friend, and amazingly talented musician whose lips, fingers, and pen leave trails of beauty. Look out for her in the coming years. :) -
[at pho hoa] - [recital @ my house] - [portraits: outside1, outside2, red1, red2] -
[recital2 @ my house] - [recital3 @ my house] - [recital4 @ my house] -
[on david letterman] - [cbs morning show] -
 
Wendy Cheng, Grad Student, USC American Studies in Ethnicity - [homepage] -
My sister! She's very strange sometimes, but she is all I could ask for in a sister. -
MY FRIENDS
The wonderful people on this page are friends that I keep in touch with most consistently. Along with my family, they are the source of my inspiration and support. I count myself as lucky to have them to share my life with.

I apologize if you have been left off for some reason. I rarely get around to updating this page. :(