About

Hello and welcome to my blog. My name is Sunpech, I also go by Steven.

I grew up in Chicago, Illinois. I’m half Thai and half Chinese. I’ve lived in several cities from Boston, Bangkok, to Los Angeles. I currently live in Chicago, IL.

I have a BA in Computer Science from Boston University and an MS in Information Systems from Depaul University.

Blog Topics #

I blog about a few things that I find repeat itself again and again.

Technology #

I love technology. Loved it since I first programmed on my TI-85 calculator in high school. I loved it even more when I got my first Dell PC in college.

I’ve been blogging since 1999. I’ve written my own blog software using various technology stacks. From Perl, PHP, MySQL, ASP, ASP.net, C#, and MSSQL. I’ve also used several blogging platforms from Wordpress, Posterous, Blogger, Jekyll/Github Pages. I’m currently using Hugo, and host it on Netlify.

My coding projects are on Github and Bitbucket.

I’ve participated in distributed computing projects for over 20 years to help crunch some numbers for good causes. See: Team Spong World Community Grid.

Photography #

I have a photography site at sunpechphotography.com. I’m also on Facebook, Instagram, and Flickr.

A lot of my photographs center around cosplay and conventions like San Diego Comic Con, Anime Expo, and C2E2.

I also have a food blog over at Foodishappiness.com.

Finance #

My latest passion is in finance and investing. I remember learning about spreadsheets in high school, but back then, my younger self thought it was rather boring. Now, as a bigger kid, I find myself making spreadsheets for a great many things.

I am not a financial advisor. My writings on financial topics are just my opinions, and is not financial advice. Readers need to be responsible for their own financial decisions.

Support Me #

I am an Amazon Affiliate. Product links on my site often will go to Amazon. You can also click this Amazon link to do your shopping.

My other referral links can be found on my Affiliates page.