December 2010
10 posts
a post for guys
I Kissed Dating Goodbye is a great book and I’d recommend it to anyone. But, i wonder if it’s created an unnecessary passivity and fear of rejection, especially among asian american men. of course, you can’t single those character traits down to a single book, but i think it could have, partly. its created an ALL-or-NOTHING mentality when it comes to pursuing a woman, and it...
The Yangtze River of Cheap Food
you go to a place enough times and you start to notice some interesting tendencies in people. tendencies that point to other tendencies, which in turn point to deeper human conditions, or something dramatic like that. i think the yangtze condition is one that plagues us all, whether you like the darn place or not.
now don’t get me wrong. i love yangtze, and i will always love it. their...
search the heart.
“i thought studying religion as a grad student would give me meaning in life, like i would suddenly love what i do and have a new motivation. but i still procrastinated, i still struggled to complete all the readings, and i still stayed up all night for 3 days to finish a 20 page paper. it wasn’t what i expected.”
shortly after listening, it hit me that i myself have also...
a list
of goals for this break, in order from shortest to longest:
1. rest. 2. relax. 3. soul search. 4. make a song. 5. enjoy my family. 6. read a whole book! 7. pick up my camera again. 8. spend quality time with God.
yes, read a whole book is one of my goals. don’t make fun of me.
you're in advertising? you make commercials?
my name plate for final critique:
being in advertising is pretty fun and exciting. but it’s kinda difficult explaining different terms/situations to people who aren’t in the advertising world. i’m completely aware that most of you could care less, but here are some of the decodings that i wish some people just knew right off the bat:
texas creative = program within...
blue like jazz the movie
http://www.bluelikejazzthemovie.com/
really looking forward to this movie. so far, the production looks pretty legit. i’m really hoping it turns out decent (compared to other faith-based movies..fireproof..sigh.)
the story of how this movie got started is pretty cool. all funds were raised online within a matter of days through kickstarter
hardship
“most people don’t experience hardship until after college.”
dangit