people
-
5 Things Every Presenter Needs To Know About People
•
0 min read
-
What is a hipster?
•
1 min read
Lorena Gaillot went to NYC from France and didn’t know what a hipster was. So she set out on a hipster quest.
-
Portrait? Ready!
•
1 min read
Note (added Feb 1): I asked the lady if I can take a picture of her dog and she agreed. I was about to leave, but the next thing I know, a man (her husband?) wanted in the photo. I snapped another one, but it didn’t turn out that great.
-
3 of a Kind
•
1 min read
From a Halloween photowalk this weekend. My first official photowalk EVER! Thanks to Caliber. See everyone else’s photos at Flickr.
-
Go Back and Tell Them
•
1 min read
Excerpt from lessons learned after studying abroad: Towards the end of my study abroad trip, I met a man in the market who told me how happy he was that I was in Mexico. He told me earnestly, “You have to go home and tell them what we’re like here. Go back and make them…
-
Free Screening: The Boy in the Striped Pajamas
•
1 min read
I have some invites for a free movie screening of The Boy in the Striped Pajamas. About the movie: In this adult drama based on the best-selling book by author John Boyne, THE BOY IN THE STRIPED PAJAMAS is a fictional story that offers a unique perspective on how prejudice, hatred and violence affect innocent…
-
“Stuff People Like” Websites
•
1 min read
Stuff White People Like and Stuff Korean Moms Like.
-
Chalkboard Summary
•
1 min read
Here’s a chalkboard summary of my summer in China: I don’t like to be friendly. I don’t like people. I don’t like friendly people. I don’t like sharing food. I don’t like hugs in hot weather. Thanks a lot for not letting me be comfortable, FRIENDS.
-
Away for Too Long
•
1 min read
It’s been almost two months since I left. I’m ready to head back. There are just too many people here. I miss having my own quiet space. Of course, I miss Paul and Rufus. Ok, and everyone else too.
-
Sneak Peek: The Forbidden Kingdom
•
2 min read
Just got back from a sneak preview of The Forbidden Kingdom that opens this Friday, along with Expelled. Don’t worry, no spoilers here because I don’t really like to write. I’m just embarrassed every time Jet Li speaks in English. I think filmmakers make the effort to minimize his lines. But boy, he does move…
-
The Olympic Spirit in SF
•
2 min read
Boy was the spirit of the Olympics ever-present at the Torch run protests today! Everyone showed strong team participation and competitiveness. Check it: Team China: Team Tibet: Team Burma: Team Darfur (represented by the green balloons): Team Vietnamese Fisherman: Team Friendlies (yes, that’s what the Mascots are called): Team Lion Dancing: Team Fudan (represented by…
-
Protesting Violence using Violence?
•
1 min read
Update: By the way, read about what China is saying about the torch relay here and here. The Olympic flame landed in SFO today around 3:40am. There have been so many protests already. Being Chinese American, I am proud of China’s rise in power and prominence, but at the same time, I am dismayed at…
-
April 4th, 40 Years Ago
•
2 min read
Update (April 5, 2008): Everyone’s knows of his “I Have a Dream” speech, but check out his very last speech in Memphis, the night before he was killed. Part one and part two, which is especially powerful and moving. Photo Credit: Trikosko/Library of Congress April 4, 1968- Dr. Martin Luther King was shot dead at…
-
Google Goes Black to Go Green
•
1 min read
Is black the new green? Google turned its home page black in support of Earth Hour. TechCrunch brings up a good point: Google, ironically, is causing more people to visit their site, using even more power to celebrate Earth Hour than they would on a normal day. It looks so funny that it almost made…
-
What’s this Twitter thing?
•
1 min read
Am I the only one out of all my friends who uses Twitter? Maybe it’s because I’m the biggest internet geek I know or it’s because of my unlimited free texting that comes with my phone plan. Either way, there’s so much hype about it nowadays that I finally had to see why people like…
-
What means birthday?
•
2 min read
birthday n. 1. The day of one’s birth. 2. The anniversary of one’s birth. Wikipedia mentions several things about birthdays. The celebration of birthdays is not universal. I remember working with family who were Jehovah’s Witnesses and they didn’t celebrate birthdays. Some adults loathe celebrating it as it reminds them that they are getting progressively…
-
Green Shirts
•
1 min read
Hangin’ out at J-Town after volunteering at the food bank. This one has the feel of an advertisement. So I’ve given up on being lazy and my pictures look sharper to me already. Check out the new updated versions of My Territory and Skimboarders.
-
Bonds will be missed. I was just…missing.
•
2 min read
My friend Craig had extra tickets to Barry Bonds’ last game with the Giants, so he invited me and my friend Nathan along. We had really good seats (row 10 on the 3rd base side). Even though I’m not a big fan Giants fan, it’s always fun to go to a ballgame and of course,…
-
Events (September Edition)
•
2 min read
What: Survivor: China premiere When: Thursday, September 20, 8pm ET/PT Where: CBS Why: The show claims to be the first full American television series to be filmed entirely within China. I’ve read that many aspects of Chinese culture and history have been included in this season. Each contestant was supposed to receive a copy of…