Friday Funnies...

Karatay~ ; An ancient martial arts formed by an all mens chorus/dance troupe in the south of France.

Words

Courtesy - Regardless if you are entitled to it, remember to say please first and and thank you afterwards.

Old Tower
Prague - Czech Republic
June 2003

Prague Castle
Prague - Czech Republic
June 2003

Morning Arrival
Bratislava - Slovakia
June 2003

In Remembrance
Bratislava - Slovakia
June 2003

Government Building
Budapest - Hungry
June 2003

Funny Ironic Moments

Life has funny ironic moments and Sunday was one of them.

For the past year, I have been actively researching business schools in Europe and asking Alumni about their experiences. Now here come the irony.

Dear UCSB Alumni,
Thank you for volunteering to represent UCSB at this year’s Chancellor’s Reception... Chancellor Yang will speak to all UCSB representatives including faculty, staff, students and alumni. Following the Chancellor's welcome, you will have the opportunity to mingle with prospective students and their parents as well as enjoy some refreshments.
Go Gauchos!

Chancellor Yang, is making a drive to bring the University of California, Santa Barbara (UCSB) to the rankings of UCLA and UC Berkeley. He has recruited top researchers/professors, 5 of whom have become noble laureates since 1998. The Chancellor also wants to recruit the top students of California.

My time at UCSB was an important period of my life, as I'm certain my future at B-School will be also. To help my beloved alma mater, I volunteered as an alumnus. I was expecting 200-300 people. 850+ perspective students and parents attended. WOW~ From 11:30 to 2:30, I was retelling past experiences, fielding questions, dispelling the UCSB party image, redirecting parents/students to UCSB faculty, staff, current students, etc etc... It was intense, but more importantly, it was a BLAST! I'm going have do that again. hehe...

UCSB panel of Department Deans, students, and faculty

UCSB panel of Department Deans, students, and faculty

850+ Perspective students and their Parents





Interesting note. As I introduced myself to other Alumni, I commented that I co-founded a multicultural fraternity, Sigma Chi Omega. The fraternity does a lot of community work, but the most impressive is the Multicultural show (UCSB clubs, sorority, fraternity performance) , we organize every year. A few alumni came to me afterwards and said their club/sorority/fraternity participated in the event. That was nice. It's a good feeling to know of my legacy at UCSB. I wonder what will hold for me at my future B-school.

Friday Funnies...

Introducing Ms. Wanda Sykes. She is funnier and raunchier in person. Gotta love woman who can get down and dirty.

Click here for her myspace page.

Click here for her official web page.

Words

Want - something that you might not need

Need - something that is essential for life and/or soul

Work - something that gives you purpose in the day and pays the bills

Fishermen
Phuc Lum - Vietnam (South)
May 2004

Net of Clams
Phuc Lum - Vietnam (South)
May 2004

School
Vung Tau - Vietnam (South)
May 2004

Home from market
Phuc Lum - Vietnam (South)

May 2004

Soup noodle vendor
Phuc Lum - Vietnam (South)
May 2004

Florist
Phuc Lum - Vietnam (South)
May 2004

Friday Funnies...

Got beat up at work and it looks like more to come for next week also. I was soo looking forward to seeing Dave Attell tonight at the Irvine Improv, but tickets were sold out. I've seen him twice before and he gets funnier each time. For now, we'll have to enjoy this clip.

Congratulations goes to Wannabe for his admittance to RSM Erasmus Business School. You owe me drinks and dinner. hehe...

Friday Funnies...

Flight of the Conchords - New Zealand's fourth most popular digi-folk paradists (www.conchords.co.nz)

• Jenny.
• Pardon?
• Jenny.
• No. You must have mistaken me for someone else.
• No. It's me. My name is Jenny.
• Oh...What a hilarious misunderstanding.

Words

Contentment - At night's end, you've completed as much as possible and your love ones are safe in bed

Duty - Not because of obligation, but rather because of character

Irritation - Small petty things that should be ignored

Sleep - Glorious luxury/reward

Morning Catch
Phuc Lum - Vietnam (south)
May 2004

Binh Tay Market
Saigon - Vietnam (south)

May 2004

Overlooking Shrimp farm
Nam Dinh - Vietnam (north)
May 2004

On Water Taxi
Rach Gia - Vietnam (south)
May 2004