Okaaaaaay!
After emailing all over GODs creation to classmates that i've been in contact
with, I've come to the conclusion that this FAQ web page has been long
overdue. Besides, there's so much info that my fingers are going
numb from typing the same stuff over and over again in emails. Imagine,
if you will, how it would be like typing this same stuff many times over
each day to different classmates. I often need to tailor the response to
whom I'm talking to so it's not as simple as cutting/pasting from a text
file. Soooooo... please don't be slighted if I refer you to this website.
Question
1:
"...what
have you been up to since graduation..."
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Attended
CCSF for a 1-1/2 yrs and then dropped out because I was bored of school,
was 1A (changed majors too many times), and wasn’t doing well in school.
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Joined the
Navy about 9/68(??) because I wanted to see the world. Spent the
1st two years on a staff command aboard a Rear Admiral's flagship and visited
places like Sasebo, Yokuska, and Nagasaki - Japan, Subic Bay, Olongapo
- Phillipines, Vung Tao - Vietnam, Hong Konnng, ShangHai, Taiwan, and Bangkok,
Thailand. Spent the 3rd (last) year on a naval base in DANANG, VIETNAM.
Served only 3 years active service. Honorably discharged after 2 years
of inactive reserve duty.
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Returned
to CCSF for my AA degree majoring in architecture.
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Attended
CHINESE CHURCH OF THE NAZARENE on Greenwich Street and Accepted Christ
about 197??.
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Transferred
to UC Berkeley, College of Environmental Design majoring in architecture.
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Dropped
out during my senior year for lack of money because my GI bill benefits
ran out.
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Worked as
a drafting consultant for a few months.
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Worked on
the SF CLEANWATER PROGRAM project with the construction manager DGH for
10 yrs.
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Finished
off my senior year at Berkeley while working for DGH after 2 years.
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Graduated
with a BA degree in Environmental Design majoring in Architecture.
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During my
senior year at Berkeley, I took a class in Fortran to fill in my graduation
requirements and decided I liked programming better. Enrolled in
some computer classes at CCSF after graduating from Berkeley.
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Attended
the CHRISTIAN REFORMED CHURCH for a 1/2 a year.
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Attended
SAN FRANCISCO BIBLE CHURCH for a few years.
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Was laid
off from DGH when the project's federal funds were cut back from $2 billion
to $800 million.
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Worked for
MEPS, OAKLAND for about a year.
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Worked on
the VACAVILLE STATE PRISON FACILITY construction project and STOCKTON WOMEN’S
PRISON FACILITY construction project with the construction manager OKA
for 5 yrs.
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Moved to
Sacramento in 1985(?).
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Married
Ella in 1986.
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Layed off
from OKA and wandered around on computer related temp jobs for 2 years.
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Worked for
the state's TEALE DATA CENTER as a computer operator for a couple of years.
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Worked for
the BOARD OF CORRECTIONS as an information systems technician.
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Worked for
the Office of Criminal Justice & Planning on NT/SCO UNIX network/LAN/server
administration, database administration, intranet administration, and webpage/website
maintenance.
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Currently
working for the Dept of Health Services, ITSD, MEDI-CAL Applications Systems
Support Unit.
Question
2:
"...are
you working and what do you do...?"
I work
as a programmer analyst in the MEDI-CAL Applications Systems Support Unit.
Question
3:
"...how
long have you been married...?"
We’ve
been married for about 15 yrs.
Question
4:
"...what's
your wife like...?"
She's
a wonderful wife/mother and fun to be with. She's 7 years younger
than I. We're on opposite ends of the personality spectrum, but compensate
for each others weaknesses and gaps. You can read about her at our
family web site.
Question
5:
"...how
many children do you have...?"
We have
2 wonderful children. Aside from GOD and my wife, they're the love
of my life. You can read about them at our
family web site or their grandmother's
website.
Question
6:
"..where
are you living now...?"
We live
in Sacramento, CA |
Question
7:
"...how
long did it take for you to create the web page...?"
It took
about 2 weeks of hard coding (when web page creation software was non-existent
2 years back) for the original 2 web pages. For the remaining web
pages, it took about a month. There are currently over 75 web pages
(not including the +300 support files) to this site. If I told you
that it was 20, i was in error and hadn't counted the pages.
Question
8:
"...what
do you use for creating the web pages...?"
Currently,
I use a combination of Netscape COMPOSER, Geocities PAGEBUILDER, and hard
coding.
Question
9:
"...i
can't find you in any of the yearbooks...?"
I stand
corrected about not being in any of the yearbooks. William Dea has
located a freshman pic of me in the 1964 yearbook. Obviously, i'm
a little clueless about what i remember. Norman Jung sent me the
page from that '64 yearbook and it's posted in the class listings.
Also, I'm listed in the "65 yearbook index as "Waylnn Soou" (yrbk typo)
in reg 459.
Question
10:
"...why
is the class listing only for F'65 thru 1966...?"
I only
have the 1 white 1966 yearbook that I bought when I was a senior to work
with. I came from a poor and low income family. Yearbooks were
a luxury for me back then. The money that paid for that yearbook
came from my newpaper route earnings. I haven't any other way of
verifying names except from fellow classmates. However, thanks to
Norman Jung, I now have access to the '64 and '65 yearbook indexes which
i will eventually get around to posting. People have wondered about
the possibility of expanding the site to include the other classes.
My answer is "you've got to be kidding". i'm only 1 person.
It's difficult enough managing this site as it is already.
Question
11:
"...who
did you know at Galileo...?"
This
could easily turn into a very thick book. Warren Wong, Leland Yee,
the ROTC crowd, Warren Lew, Wilson Chang, Doris Fong, Bennett Liang, Frenee
Gunn, William Jeong, Kingston Lee, Mary Lee, May Lee, Russell Lee, Allen
Leong, Alan Lim, and a whole lot of others. Did I pass the test?
Question
12:
"...How
do you view your military experience...?"
At the time, I was a shy, insecure,
very naive kid. After a year and a half(?) of CCSF, i was bored,
without focus, wasn't doing well in school, and 1A from changing majors
3 times. About 9/68(??), I dropped out of CCSF, walked into the Air
Force recruiting office signed the enlistment papers, they told me that
i would start in 6 months, walked out after signing the enlistment papers,
thought for a minute of how boring it was going to be for 6 months before
bootcamp, waliked into the NAVY recruiting office, signed up there, told
them about my AIR FORCE enlistment of 5 minutes ago, they walked me back
over to the AIR FORCE office. They talked to the recruiter, the AIR
FORCE tore up my papers, walked back to the NAVY's office, completed the
papers, and i was in as of the next day. Confusing??? Believe
me, it was a very confusing time for me. In any case, I spent the
1st 2 years of my Naval journey on a staff command of a Rear Admirals flagship
due to my high security clearance. passed the test to be a draftsman and
became a 3rd class petty officer. Transferred out of staff command
and into ship's company, spent a few months there, got orders for (drum
roll pls) of all places (because they needed a draftsman there)...DANANG,
VIETNAM. Anyway....ended up there for a year. Very secure area
for the most part, had a few scary moments when i had to run out with my
M16 because the siren went off. Missed a firefight between a south vietnamese
soldier and a 24th Corp Army guy that ended up with a body on a table by
a few hous while doing a mail run, Witnessed the US airbase fuel depot
go up in a puff of smoke and burn for 3 days. Came that close to
possibly stepping into an area that may have been land mined. Personally
knew a first class petty officer that was supposed to go home the next
day who got drunk, challenged a guard with a knife who shot him, and ended
up going home in a box. Last but not least, I made the mistake of
trying to wake a first class petty officer from a nightmare, found myself
staring down the barrels of a double barreled shotgun that he slept with,
and almost got my head blown off. He chewed me out and told me to
never try to awaken someone yelling during a nightmare who's been in any
forward positions or in firefights. 1970 (??) was the start of troop reductions
and due to my security clearance level, I was charged with the weekly maintenance
of the graphs of in-county numbers and the site maps of forward base relocations.
I knew full well what was coming down the pike that year. For myself,
personally, I think GOD had other plans for me. My prayer at nights
would be for him to get me out of VIETNAM before Christmas. 3 days before
Christmas, they told me to pack my stuff and move out for home. For me,
that was a shocker at how wonderful and how quickly that GOD can move.
I'm no longer the shy and insecure
person that I was when I left high school and there's very little that
I'm afraid of nowadays. There's a down side...I'm not as open, as
trusting, or as caring as the boy that left high school. One tends
to unintentionally harden one's shell over time to keep from caring too
much. Still a ways to go. However, GOD has made things a lot easier
for me to be more open.
Loved the pounding of the waves
against the ship and smell of salt spray from the ocean. Absolutely
breathtaking to watch the sunset amongst the miles of water. Loved
traveling around all those cities/countries with my camera in hand.
Interacted with about +1000 guys and learned a lot about character, personalities,
races, backgrounds, affiliations, and people in general.
As
you can readily see, I usually end up spending a lot of time answering
these same questions over and over again with every new classmate contact.
I'd much rather focus on your lives. |