Search the Web, and Help Support this Site:  

Ron & Sheila Cemer

Welcome!

This is the home page of Ron and Sheila Cemer. We were married in 1999. We actually had two weddings. One in California, and one in Texas. There was also a final reception in February of 2000 in Singapore.

We have two children: a boy, born in 1994, and a girl, born in 2002. The boy is from Ron's first marriage. We won't talk about that.

Sheila is from Singapore. We met on the Internet in a family-oriented chat room.

Sheila holds a Bachelor's degree in Marketing & Finance and Investment & Banking (dual major) from the University of Wisconsin - Madison.

Ron is a software developer with over 17 years full-time experience developing software applications for a wide variety of industries.

We currently live in Houston, Texas. Prior to that we lived in Ventura and Santa Barbara California. Now you're probably thinking: "California, the land of fruits and nuts." Well, Santa Barbara is fairly middle-of-the road, with only about fifty percent of the people you run into being a liberal wacko. But Ventura is a pretty down-to-Earth town about an hour and a half north of Los Angeles. I also find Houston to be very down-to-Earth (this is Ron speaking). It does get hot here, though. But I've spent about 20 years of my life in Texas so the heat doesn't bother me too much. Besides, I stay inside most of the time. I must admit, though (this is still Ron speaking), after nearly 10 years of living in California, it did take awhile for me to get used to the hot, humid Texas summers. But for Sheila, even growing up in Singapore where it's hot and humid all the time, she prefers the California climate.

If you like music (who doesn't?), then you can enjoy (or endure!) samplings from some of Ron's original compositions by clicking on the Musical Compositions link to the left. Not responsible for emotional, physical or gastric trauma caused by listening to these songs.

Yahoo! News
Yahoo! News: Top Stories
Top Stories

Ike lashes Cuba, weakens to Category 2 hurricane (AP)

This Sepetmebr 7, 2008 NASA GOES satellite image shows Hurricane Ike seen at 1610 GMT. Barely a week after Hurricane Gustav devastated western Cuba, the island was battening down the hatches again Sunday for another killer storm, with more than half a million people evacuating Cuba's northeast coast, officials said.(AFP/HO NASA/Ho)AP - Hurricane Ike's winds and massive storm surge ripped apart houses and toppled trees Monday as the deadly storm roared across Cuba toward Havana and its historic but decaying old buildings.



Full Story

At least 9 killed in Pakistan militant stronghold (AP)

In this photo released by Pakistan Press Information Department, newly elected President of Pakistan Asif Ali Zardari, left, widower of Pakistan's slain leader Benazir Bhutto, and Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gillani, center, see off former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif after their meeting in Islamabad, Pakistan on Monday, Sept. 8, 2008. Sharif who has serious differences with Zardari over the restoration of judges, has congratulated him. (AP Photo/Pakistan Press Information Department, HO)AP - Explosions reportedly caused by missiles fired from drone aircraft hit a house and seminary linked to a key Taliban commander in northwest Pakistan on Monday, killing at least nine people, officials and witnesses said.



Full Story

Fla. Keys residents weigh evacuation ahead of Ike (AP)

A sign that reads 'Ike: Take a Hike!' is seen Sunday, Sept. 7 2008  in Key Largo, Fla. The hurricane, after crossing Cuba, will come near the Florida Keys.  Forecasters are urging coastal dwellers all along the Gulf from Florida to Mexico to be watching as Ike takes an uncertain path. (AP Photo/J. Pat Carter)AP - As a ferocious Hurricane Ike ripped across Cuba, a tropical storm warning was issued for the Florida Keys early Monday.



Full Story

US Government takes over mortgage giants (AP)

Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson, Jr. speaks during a news conference in Washington, Sunday, Sept. 7, 2008 on the bailout of mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)AP - The Bush administration's seizure of troubled mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac is potentially a $200 billion bet that it will help reverse a prolonged housing and credit crisis.



Full Story

Jury selection to begin in OJ Simpson robbery case (AP)

In this Jan. 16, 2008 file photo O.J. Simpson, right, sits in a courtroom during his bail revocation hearing in Las Vegas. On Monday, Sept 8, 2008 Simpson and co-defendant Clarence 'C.J.' Stewart  go on trial on armed robbery and kidnapping charges. A conviction could send them to prison for life. (AP Photo/Rick Wilking, Pool)AP - Nearly a year after O.J. Simpson walked into a casino hotel room intent on reclaiming some sports memorobilia, lawyers in his robbery-kidnapping trial are finally set to begin picking a jury.



Full Story

Owner: Ride's over at Coney Island amusement park (AP)

A family poses in front of Astroland Park in Coney Island, New York, Sunday, Sept. 7, 2008.  The owner of Coney Island's landmark Astroland amusement park is calling it quits. Carol Albert says she has told employees the park will permanently close on Sunday. Albert's family has owned the Brooklyn amusement park for almost a half-century and  says she is giving up on negotiating a two-year lease with Thor Equities, the developer that owns the seaside property. Thor spokesman Stefan Friedman said the firm was 'extremely disappointed' that Albert had 'decided to give up on the future of Coney Island' although her current lease was valid for several more months. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)AP - When reports circulated over the weekend of a last-minute deal to keep Coney Island's historic Astroland amusement park open for another year, owner Carol Hill Albert was not amused.



Full Story

Obama and McCain have big economic differences (AP)

Presidential nominees Senator John McCain (R-AZ) and Senator Barack Obama (D-IL) are shown in this combination of file photographs from campaign stops from July 18, 2008 in Warren Michigan (McCain) and August 4, 2008 (Obama) in Lansing, Michigan. (Rebecca Cook/Reuters)AP - Job No. 1 for the next president? In the minds of an overwhelming number of Americans, it's fixing what ails the sick economy. What the voters will have to sort out are very different approaches offered by Barack Obama and John McCain.



Full Story

MTV VMAs find few surprises as Britney steals show (AP)

Britney Spears poses with her awards backstage at the 2008 MTV Video Music Awards held at Paramount Pictures Studio Lot on Sunday, Sept. 7, 2008, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello)AP - LOS ANGELES — No Madonna kiss. No Michael Jackson cameo. No flying Howard Stern. Not even a Kanye tantrum.



Full Story

World markets soar after Freddie, Fannie bailouts (AP)

Pedestrians walk in front of the electronic stock board of a securities company in Tokyo Monday, Sept. 8, 2008. Japan's benchmark Nikkei 225 stock index was up more than 430 points, or 3.6 percent, at 12,650.27 in morning trading after Washington announced a bailout of mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac - a move that could help bolster a shaky U.S. housing market and renew investor confidence in stock and credit markets worldwide. (AP Photo/Koji Sasahara)AP - World stock markets soared Monday after Washington announced a bailout of mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac — a move that could help bolster a shaky U.S. housing market and renew global investor confidence.



Full Story

She's No. 1 again: Serena Williams wins US Open (AP)

Serena Williams, of the United States, poses with her championship trophy after defeating Jelena Jankovic, of Serbia, to win the women's finals championship match at the U.S. Open tennis tournament in New York, Sunday, Sept. 7, 2008.  (AP Photo/Julie Jacobson)AP - On the very first point of the match, Serena Williams hit a backhand so hard that her earring flew off. Turns out she was just getting warmed up. Williams kept pounding away, her shots and shouts getting louder with every stroke. And when she finished off Jelena Jankovic 6-4, 7-5 Sunday night for the U.S. Open championship and a ninth Grand Slam title, Williams really went wild.



Full Story

China and Japan hail U.S. mortgage rescue as doubts linger (Reuters)

Secretary of the Treasury Henry Paulson (L) and Jim Lockhart, Director of the the new independent regulator, the Federal Finanace Agency (FHFA), announce that the government is taking control of mortgage finance companies Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac during a news conference at the Office of Management Supervision in Washington, DC, September 7, 2008. (Joshua Roberts/Reuters)Reuters - China and Japan, the biggest buyers of Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae bonds, praised Washington for its rescue of the ailing mortgage giants, but investors had no illusions the bailout would end the global credit market misery.



Full Story

Hurricane Ike weakens to Category 2 over Cuba (Reuters)

Hurricane Ike is seen in a satellite image taken September 7, 2008. (NOAA/Handout/Reuters)Reuters - Hurricane Ike weakened into a Category 2 storm on Monday after roaring ashore in northeastern Cuba, but forecasters say it could regain intensity as it spins toward the U.S. oil hub in the Gulf of Mexico and possibly New Orleans.



Full Story

U.S. drones kill 13 in missile attack in Pakistan (Reuters)

Missiles fired by U.S. drones killed at least six people on Monday in a Pakistani village near the Afghan border where a religious school founded by an old friend of Osama bin Laden is located, witnesses said. 'There were two drones and they fired three missiles,' said a resident of Dandi Darpakheil, a village near Miranshah, main town of the North Waziristan tribal region. (Graphics/Reuters)Reuters - Missiles fired by U.S. drones killed 13 people, including 7 foreign militants, on Monday in a Pakistani village where a religious school founded by an old friend of Osama bin Laden is located, intelligence officials and witnesses said.



Full Story

Russia aims to corner energy market: U.S. official (Reuters)

Reuters - Russia aims to extend its control over energy deliveries to the West and it is important that European countries push forward on efforts to diversify routes for oil and gas supplies, a senior U.S. official said on Monday.
Full Story

South Asia flood victims plead for food, safe water (Reuters)

Flood-affected children wait for food at a relief camp in Farbisganj, in the eastern Indian state of Bihar September 5, 2008. (Krishna Murari Kishan/Reuters)Reuters - Hungry villagers pleaded with authorities to rescue them from flooded homes in eastern India on Monday, as devastating floods continued to haunt millions in South Asia.



Full Story

Freddie, Fannie plan protects taxpayers: Paulson (Reuters)

Secretary of the Treasury Henry Paulson announces that the government is taking control of troubled mortgage finance giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac during a news conference at the Office of Management Supervision in Washington September 7, 2008. (Joshua Roberts/Reuters)Reuters - Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson said in an interview with U.S. radio broadast on Monday that a plan to take control of Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae had been structured in a way to protect U.S. taxpayers.



Full Story

Sarkozy in Russia to seek new Georgia peace deal (Reuters)

France's President Nicolas Sarkozy (C), surrounded by STX Business Group's chairman Duk-soo Kang (L) and Finance Minister Christine Lagarde, delivers a speech aboard the 'Fantasia' liner which is being built at the Saint Nazaire shipyard in western France, September 5, 2008. (Philippe Wojazer/Reuters)Reuters - French President Nicolas Sarkozy arrived in Russia on Monday to seek a lasting peace deal for Georgia that will persuade Russia to pull its troops out of positions deep inside the ex-Soviet state.



Full Story

U.S. to look again at civilian deaths in Afghan raid (Reuters)

An Afghan policeman is seen inside a destroyed house whom the Afghan government said was bombed by U.S.-led coalition forces on Friday in Azizabad district of Shindand, in Afghanistan August 23, 2008. (Mohammad Shoiab/Reuters)Reuters - The U.S. military said it planned to reopen an investigation into civilian deaths in a coalition air strike in western Afghanistan last month after new evidence



Full Story

World stocks soar on US mortgage bailout (AFP)

The Fannie Mae headquarters in Washington. European and Asian stock markets have surged after the US government grabbed control of ailing mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, easing fears of a world financial crisis(AFP/Karen Bleier)AFP - European and Asian stock markets surged Monday after the US government grabbed control of ailing mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, easing fears of a world financial crisis, dealers said.



Full Story

Ike slams Cuba, Haiti death toll passes 600 (AFP)

Waves hit the waterfront in Baracoa, eastern Cuba. Hurricane Ike raged over Cuba early Monday, pummeling the island with gale force winds and torrential rain after killing dozens in beleaguered Haiti and worsening its growing humanitarian disaster(AFP)AFP - Hurricane Ike raged over Cuba early Monday, pummeling the island with gale force winds and torrential rain after killing dozens in beleaguered Haiti and worsening its growing humanitarian disaster.



Full Story
Can't open/write the log file!