Wednesday, May 06, 2009
Thursday, March 26, 2009
Monday, March 23, 2009
Hypocrisy...
Hypocrisy;
The higher you preach
The further you fall
The higher you preach
The further you fall
Example; Eliot Spitzer and the scandal that lead to his resignation
Friday, March 20, 2009
Friday, March 13, 2009
Diamonds heist of the century
Nicely written article from wired magazine about the "diamond heist of the century".
Would make for a good heist movie.
Would make for a good heist movie.
Friday, February 20, 2009
Importance of Sentence Structure...
Sharnig with you a funny email sent to me;
The boss had to fire one person and he narrowed it down to Debra or Jack. It was an impossible decision because they were both super workers. Rather than flip a coin, he decided he would fire the first one who used the water cooler the next morning.
Debra came in the next morning with a horrible hangover after partying all night. She went to the cooler to take an aspirin.
The boss asked her, "Debra, I've never done this before, but I have to lay you or Jack off."
Debra says, "Could you jack off? I feel like shit."
Wednesday, January 21, 2009
Monday, December 22, 2008
Randomness...
A funny conversation.
Actor 1; Mr. Magoo. Happily married with two babies (Irish twins) and obviously time crunched.
Actor 2: Yours Truly. "It's not the destination. It's the journey."
Yours Truly; You looking at all the snowfall? You thinking what I'm thinking?
Mr. Magoo; Yeah. But Mammoth totally jacked up their rates to $83 bucks.
Yours Truly; WTF?!? For that price, I'd rather fly to Tahoe or Salt Lake City or even Colorado. Take a quick boarding trip for a 3-4 days.
Mr. Magoo; It must be nice being single.
Actor 1; Mr. Magoo. Happily married with two babies (Irish twins) and obviously time crunched.
Actor 2: Yours Truly. "It's not the destination. It's the journey."
Yours Truly; You looking at all the snowfall? You thinking what I'm thinking?
Mr. Magoo; Yeah. But Mammoth totally jacked up their rates to $83 bucks.
Yours Truly; WTF?!? For that price, I'd rather fly to Tahoe or Salt Lake City or even Colorado. Take a quick boarding trip for a 3-4 days.
Mr. Magoo; It must be nice being single.
Friday, November 07, 2008
Tuesday, August 19, 2008
Hooray for the Olympics
I love the Olympics, sports in it's most diverse and international form.
Not quite the official Olympics, but I would give these routines the gold.
Not quite the official Olympics, but I would give these routines the gold.
Tuesday, July 08, 2008
Summer in SoCal
It's summer in SoCal and it's the season for fires, especially since the past few winters have been very dry.
A picture captures a moment in time and speaks a thousand words. Here's several thousand words.
Photos from www.boston.com. Click here for more pictures.
A picture captures a moment in time and speaks a thousand words. Here's several thousand words.
Photos from www.boston.com. Click here for more pictures.
Monday, June 30, 2008
The surfer is that good, regardless...
While surfing this past weekend at Huntington Beach (HB) cliffs, a surfer displayed impressive skills. The surfer rocked and humbled us all in the water. There are lots of surfers in the world, the majority are NOT good (i.e. me), some are good, while a select few are above excellent. That surfer was in the above excellent range. It's not unusual to see impressive surfing skills at HB (aka surf city), so we just enjoyed the show while focusing on getting our own waves.
Few hours later, I'm out of the water and finally got to see who that surfer was. The answer both excited and humbled me. The surfer is a current surfing professional and former ASP 2004 Womens Surfing Champion, Sofia Mulanovich. The surfer was that good, regardless of gender.
Note: this is obviously not my personal video, but from youtube. Nevertheless, it's a fair display of her "most excellent" surfing skills...Dude. But in this case, Dudette.
Few hours later, I'm out of the water and finally got to see who that surfer was. The answer both excited and humbled me. The surfer is a current surfing professional and former ASP 2004 Womens Surfing Champion, Sofia Mulanovich. The surfer was that good, regardless of gender.
Note: this is obviously not my personal video, but from youtube. Nevertheless, it's a fair display of her "most excellent" surfing skills...Dude. But in this case, Dudette.
Thursday, June 19, 2008
I now pronounce you husband and husband, wife and wife.
Photo: (GayWeddings.com/Getty)
Congratulations. I pronounce you husband and husband, wife and wife. Same sex marriages was ruled legal by California Supreme Court back in early May, but had to wait for Tuesday (June 17, 2008) for county courts to hand out marriage licenses.
Same sex couples will have to hurry, because the court ruling might be over turn in Fall, when a bill is proposed to limit marriage only be between a man and woman.
Side note is that California economy will benefit from this legalization. If California's economy can benefit from this legalization, wonder how much more the economy can if marijuana is legalized for everyone.
Tuesday, April 01, 2008
Breaking the silence with laughter...
Breaking the silence with laughter.
Irony; Gotta have a sense of humor to roll with life's irony...
Irony; Gotta have a sense of humor to roll with life's irony...
Wednesday, December 05, 2007
Back and back and back...
I'm back in the states and it took a little over five days to recover from jet lag, but it only took one day of sitting at my desk to hurt my back. I'm back to studying again...to improve on a horribly dismal score. Hopefully this will be the last retake because R2 and R3 deadlines are quickly approaching and essays are slowly revised and edited down.
The vacation tan from Vietnam is fading away but at least I get to work out once more. Yeah..how sad is that. Looking forward to working out, but at least I've lost a few pounds during the vacation and continue to keep it off. Keep this up and I might give myself a Christmas present of a few new pants and jeans.
The vacation tan from Vietnam is fading away but at least I get to work out once more. Yeah..how sad is that. Looking forward to working out, but at least I've lost a few pounds during the vacation and continue to keep it off. Keep this up and I might give myself a Christmas present of a few new pants and jeans.
Thursday, November 22, 2007
Tu Quy Birds..Vietnamese Folklore
Once upon a time, there was a beautiful young girl named U Tiem. The daughter of a mandarin, she was born to a rich family. She was always adorned with silver necklaces and bracelets to show her wealth and her family's power. Throughout the region, U Tiem was famous for singing. Her parents cherished her beautiful voice more than the song of the rare Can-In bird.
Many young suitors wanted to give her a don and sing together with her, but no one ever won U Tiem's heart because it belonged to a poor man named Khum Lo. Khum Lo lived in a small stilt house and was skillful at farming, hunting, and making don. He also play the flute oi angelically, which made U Tiem fall in love with him. Under the full moon, U Tiem hypnotically liste4nd to Khum Lo's flute as she waved or embroided. U Tiem san with him and accepted his don, but Khum Lo was poor in comparison with her family. They planned that after Khum Lo studies and earned money, they would get married. It might take some years, but she would wait. At home, U Tiem awaited her lover and missed him sorely.
One year later, U Tiem heard word that Hac Xam a rich and dishonest Mandarian had asked for her hand in marriage and her father had accepted. She asked her father to postpone the wedding because she was so young. That night, she shead tears on Khum Lo's shirt and flute. Two years later, Hac Xam asked U Tiem's hand once again. Though she wept bitterly, her father was too greedy to follow her wishes. U Tiem thought of her promise to Khum Lo and realized she had no choice. While everyone celbrated with a banquet, U Tiem ate ngon leaves to commit suicide.
At that moment, Khum Lo was on the way back to his village. He had studied and worked, as promised. His happiness made him feel like he was floating in clouds. But reaching home, when he found out that his lover had died, he died of grief.
Hac Xam was scornfully jealous. He had his servants put Khum Lo's body and U Tiem's body on opposite sides of a river. Two bamboo shoots grew from their graves and, reaching over the river, the tops of the bamboo trees intertwined. Angrily, Hac Xam chopped down the bamboo and used it to make cages. But the two cages rolled together and the smaller one got inside the bigger one. Insane with rage, Hac Xam burned the cages and threw away the ashes. Suddenly, two clouds of ash tunred into two dark grey birds. They were a male an female Tu Quy bird.
Every night, they called for each other, the male sang "kham", while the female sang "khac", echoing throughout the forest. When they found each other, it was day break.
Note; This taken from Vietnam Airline's Heritage magazine.
Once upon a time, there was a beautiful young girl named U Tiem. The daughter of a mandarin, she was born to a rich family. She was always adorned with silver necklaces and bracelets to show her wealth and her family's power. Throughout the region, U Tiem was famous for singing. Her parents cherished her beautiful voice more than the song of the rare Can-In bird.
Many young suitors wanted to give her a don and sing together with her, but no one ever won U Tiem's heart because it belonged to a poor man named Khum Lo. Khum Lo lived in a small stilt house and was skillful at farming, hunting, and making don. He also play the flute oi angelically, which made U Tiem fall in love with him. Under the full moon, U Tiem hypnotically liste4nd to Khum Lo's flute as she waved or embroided. U Tiem san with him and accepted his don, but Khum Lo was poor in comparison with her family. They planned that after Khum Lo studies and earned money, they would get married. It might take some years, but she would wait. At home, U Tiem awaited her lover and missed him sorely.
One year later, U Tiem heard word that Hac Xam a rich and dishonest Mandarian had asked for her hand in marriage and her father had accepted. She asked her father to postpone the wedding because she was so young. That night, she shead tears on Khum Lo's shirt and flute. Two years later, Hac Xam asked U Tiem's hand once again. Though she wept bitterly, her father was too greedy to follow her wishes. U Tiem thought of her promise to Khum Lo and realized she had no choice. While everyone celbrated with a banquet, U Tiem ate ngon leaves to commit suicide.
At that moment, Khum Lo was on the way back to his village. He had studied and worked, as promised. His happiness made him feel like he was floating in clouds. But reaching home, when he found out that his lover had died, he died of grief.
Hac Xam was scornfully jealous. He had his servants put Khum Lo's body and U Tiem's body on opposite sides of a river. Two bamboo shoots grew from their graves and, reaching over the river, the tops of the bamboo trees intertwined. Angrily, Hac Xam chopped down the bamboo and used it to make cages. But the two cages rolled together and the smaller one got inside the bigger one. Insane with rage, Hac Xam burned the cages and threw away the ashes. Suddenly, two clouds of ash tunred into two dark grey birds. They were a male an female Tu Quy bird.
Every night, they called for each other, the male sang "kham", while the female sang "khac", echoing throughout the forest. When they found each other, it was day break.
Note; This taken from Vietnam Airline's Heritage magazine.
Vung Tau, Vietnam
November 2007
Saigon (Ho Chi Minh), Vietnam
November 2007
Saigon (Ho Chi Minh), Vietnam
November 2007
Saigon (Ho Chi Minh), Vietnam
November 2007
Saigon (Ho Chi Minh), Vietnam
November 2007
Saigon (Ho Chi Minh), Vietnam
November 2007
Saigon (Ho Chi Minh), Vietnam
November 2007
Many young suitors wanted to give her a don and sing together with her, but no one ever won U Tiem's heart because it belonged to a poor man named Khum Lo. Khum Lo lived in a small stilt house and was skillful at farming, hunting, and making don. He also play the flute oi angelically, which made U Tiem fall in love with him. Under the full moon, U Tiem hypnotically liste4nd to Khum Lo's flute as she waved or embroided. U Tiem san with him and accepted his don, but Khum Lo was poor in comparison with her family. They planned that after Khum Lo studies and earned money, they would get married. It might take some years, but she would wait. At home, U Tiem awaited her lover and missed him sorely.
One year later, U Tiem heard word that Hac Xam a rich and dishonest Mandarian had asked for her hand in marriage and her father had accepted. She asked her father to postpone the wedding because she was so young. That night, she shead tears on Khum Lo's shirt and flute. Two years later, Hac Xam asked U Tiem's hand once again. Though she wept bitterly, her father was too greedy to follow her wishes. U Tiem thought of her promise to Khum Lo and realized she had no choice. While everyone celbrated with a banquet, U Tiem ate ngon leaves to commit suicide.
At that moment, Khum Lo was on the way back to his village. He had studied and worked, as promised. His happiness made him feel like he was floating in clouds. But reaching home, when he found out that his lover had died, he died of grief.
Hac Xam was scornfully jealous. He had his servants put Khum Lo's body and U Tiem's body on opposite sides of a river. Two bamboo shoots grew from their graves and, reaching over the river, the tops of the bamboo trees intertwined. Angrily, Hac Xam chopped down the bamboo and used it to make cages. But the two cages rolled together and the smaller one got inside the bigger one. Insane with rage, Hac Xam burned the cages and threw away the ashes. Suddenly, two clouds of ash tunred into two dark grey birds. They were a male an female Tu Quy bird.
Every night, they called for each other, the male sang "kham", while the female sang "khac", echoing throughout the forest. When they found each other, it was day break.
Note; This taken from Vietnam Airline's Heritage magazine.
Once upon a time, there was a beautiful young girl named U Tiem. The daughter of a mandarin, she was born to a rich family. She was always adorned with silver necklaces and bracelets to show her wealth and her family's power. Throughout the region, U Tiem was famous for singing. Her parents cherished her beautiful voice more than the song of the rare Can-In bird.
Many young suitors wanted to give her a don and sing together with her, but no one ever won U Tiem's heart because it belonged to a poor man named Khum Lo. Khum Lo lived in a small stilt house and was skillful at farming, hunting, and making don. He also play the flute oi angelically, which made U Tiem fall in love with him. Under the full moon, U Tiem hypnotically liste4nd to Khum Lo's flute as she waved or embroided. U Tiem san with him and accepted his don, but Khum Lo was poor in comparison with her family. They planned that after Khum Lo studies and earned money, they would get married. It might take some years, but she would wait. At home, U Tiem awaited her lover and missed him sorely.
One year later, U Tiem heard word that Hac Xam a rich and dishonest Mandarian had asked for her hand in marriage and her father had accepted. She asked her father to postpone the wedding because she was so young. That night, she shead tears on Khum Lo's shirt and flute. Two years later, Hac Xam asked U Tiem's hand once again. Though she wept bitterly, her father was too greedy to follow her wishes. U Tiem thought of her promise to Khum Lo and realized she had no choice. While everyone celbrated with a banquet, U Tiem ate ngon leaves to commit suicide.
At that moment, Khum Lo was on the way back to his village. He had studied and worked, as promised. His happiness made him feel like he was floating in clouds. But reaching home, when he found out that his lover had died, he died of grief.
Hac Xam was scornfully jealous. He had his servants put Khum Lo's body and U Tiem's body on opposite sides of a river. Two bamboo shoots grew from their graves and, reaching over the river, the tops of the bamboo trees intertwined. Angrily, Hac Xam chopped down the bamboo and used it to make cages. But the two cages rolled together and the smaller one got inside the bigger one. Insane with rage, Hac Xam burned the cages and threw away the ashes. Suddenly, two clouds of ash tunred into two dark grey birds. They were a male an female Tu Quy bird.
Every night, they called for each other, the male sang "kham", while the female sang "khac", echoing throughout the forest. When they found each other, it was day break.
Note; This taken from Vietnam Airline's Heritage magazine.
Vung Tau, VietnamNovember 2007
Saigon (Ho Chi Minh), VietnamNovember 2007
Saigon (Ho Chi Minh), VietnamNovember 2007
Saigon (Ho Chi Minh), VietnamNovember 2007
Saigon (Ho Chi Minh), VietnamNovember 2007
Saigon (Ho Chi Minh), VietnamNovember 2007
Saigon (Ho Chi Minh), VietnamNovember 2007
Saturday, November 17, 2007
Improvements...
It's officially been over a week I've been in Vietnam and only a little under a week left before I head back to work, to studies, to B-school applications, to family.
Within this week's time, I've notices improvements;
- Language; Learning (in my case, relearning) the Vietnamese is always better, if the teacher is cute. The better looking the teacher, the more attentive the student is. The more interactive the student becomes with the teacher. hehe...
- A smile and a wink; Easily translates across the majority of humanity's languages.
- Crossing a Vietnamese Street; It was a tentative first few steps, but with more crossings, the more normal the event becomes. Advice, the larger the automobile, the more right a way it has. No sudden movements, nor sudden dash.
- Cuisine; Yes, there is a difference between the Vietnamese food from the homeland and the Vietnamese food in the States. Slightly different, but noticeable. Not a problem, I plan on sampling as much as possible.
- Etiquette/Manners; Having tons of money does not equate to having manners. These two concepts are separate.
My last trip (was my first time ever) back to Vietnam was with my father. I've lost my father to cancer since that trip, but the lessons learned and time spent with him was an experience that vibrated to my soul. That experience taught me the value of culture, heritage, and family.
This trip is filled with different experiences that only another Viet Kieu could understand. Sorry...only another person returning back to the country of their heritage. My travel buddy, Mr. M, this is his first time out of the States and first time back to Vietnam since we fled as boat people back in 1975. We were on the same boat. He is learning a lot. I can see it. I'm excited and happy for him.
Note; Viet Kieu is term for Vietnamese person that fled the communist government and living abroad. Now it has become slang for any expat Vietnamese going back to Vietnam.
Saigon (Ho Chi Minh), Vietnam
November 2007
Saigon (Ho Chi Minh), Vietnam
November 2007
Saigon (Ho Chi Minh), Vietnam
Saigon (Ho Chi Minh), Vietnam
November 2007
Saigon (Ho Chi Minh), Vietnam
November 2007
Saigon (Ho Chi Minh), Vietnam
November 2007
Saigon (Ho Chi Minh), Vietnam
November 2007
Within this week's time, I've notices improvements;
- Language; Learning (in my case, relearning) the Vietnamese is always better, if the teacher is cute. The better looking the teacher, the more attentive the student is. The more interactive the student becomes with the teacher. hehe...
- A smile and a wink; Easily translates across the majority of humanity's languages.
- Crossing a Vietnamese Street; It was a tentative first few steps, but with more crossings, the more normal the event becomes. Advice, the larger the automobile, the more right a way it has. No sudden movements, nor sudden dash.
- Cuisine; Yes, there is a difference between the Vietnamese food from the homeland and the Vietnamese food in the States. Slightly different, but noticeable. Not a problem, I plan on sampling as much as possible.
- Etiquette/Manners; Having tons of money does not equate to having manners. These two concepts are separate.
My last trip (was my first time ever) back to Vietnam was with my father. I've lost my father to cancer since that trip, but the lessons learned and time spent with him was an experience that vibrated to my soul. That experience taught me the value of culture, heritage, and family.
This trip is filled with different experiences that only another Viet Kieu could understand. Sorry...only another person returning back to the country of their heritage. My travel buddy, Mr. M, this is his first time out of the States and first time back to Vietnam since we fled as boat people back in 1975. We were on the same boat. He is learning a lot. I can see it. I'm excited and happy for him.
Note; Viet Kieu is term for Vietnamese person that fled the communist government and living abroad. Now it has become slang for any expat Vietnamese going back to Vietnam.
Saigon (Ho Chi Minh), VietnamNovember 2007
Saigon (Ho Chi Minh), VietnamNovember 2007
Saigon (Ho Chi Minh), Vietnam November 2007
Saigon (Ho Chi Minh), VietnamNovember 2007
Saigon (Ho Chi Minh), VietnamNovember 2007
Saigon (Ho Chi Minh), VietnamNovember 2007
Saigon (Ho Chi Minh), VietnamNovember 2007
Monday, November 12, 2007
Sights and Tastes of Vietnam...(nonMBA)
Flight; 14 hours Los Angeles to Taipei, 4 hours Taipei to Saigon (Ho Chi Minh)
First taste of Vietnam; Two coconuts drinks from street vendor
Crossing street; Realization that I'm in Vietnam and my Vietnamese language skills needs drastic improvement
Refreshing beverage
Saigon (Ho Chi Minh)
Nov 2007
Cross at your own risk
Saigon (Ho Chi Minh)
Nov 2007
Communist Patriot
Saigon (Ho Chi Minh)
Nov 2007
Street Vendor
Saigon (Ho Chi Minh)
Nov 2007
First taste of Vietnam; Two coconuts drinks from street vendor
Crossing street; Realization that I'm in Vietnam and my Vietnamese language skills needs drastic improvement
Refreshing beverageSaigon (Ho Chi Minh)
Nov 2007
Cross at your own riskSaigon (Ho Chi Minh)
Nov 2007
Communist PatriotSaigon (Ho Chi Minh)
Nov 2007
Street VendorSaigon (Ho Chi Minh)
Nov 2007
Monday, November 05, 2007
Remembering a free weekend...nonMBA
I'd completely forgotten what a free weekend was like, but that didn't stop me from re-doing all the activities.
Sat;
Surfing - Nothing like two hours of surfing, to cleanse the stress from a weary soul.
Texas Hold'em (TH) - Nothing like a few hours of TH and trash talking with friends to reconnect.
Sun;
BBQ - Nothing like a half day of beers , grilling steaks & salmon, and "the game" of the NFL season 2007/2008' (undefeated Colts vs undefeated Patriots) on the tube.
Next post will be from Saigon (Ho Chi Minh), Vietnam. Yeah...hitting the road for a trip across the big pond (pacific ocean) to rekindle my spirits and Vietnamese heritage.
Post surf hair style
Huntington Beach, CA
Nov 3, 2007
Post surf hair style
Huntington Beach, CA
Nov 3, 2007
Huntington Beach, CA
Summer 2007
Sat;
Surfing - Nothing like two hours of surfing, to cleanse the stress from a weary soul.
Texas Hold'em (TH) - Nothing like a few hours of TH and trash talking with friends to reconnect.
Sun;
BBQ - Nothing like a half day of beers , grilling steaks & salmon, and "the game" of the NFL season 2007/2008' (undefeated Colts vs undefeated Patriots) on the tube.
Next post will be from Saigon (Ho Chi Minh), Vietnam. Yeah...hitting the road for a trip across the big pond (pacific ocean) to rekindle my spirits and Vietnamese heritage.
Post surf hair styleHuntington Beach, CA
Nov 3, 2007
Post surf hair styleHuntington Beach, CA
Nov 3, 2007
Huntington Beach, CASummer 2007
Wednesday, October 31, 2007
Happy Halloween...(nonMBA)
HAPPY HALLOWEEN!
Asian Cowboy on campusHalloween, UC Irvine, 2007
Bow Peep and friends on CampusHalloween, UC Irvine, 2007
Lumber Jack Girl on phone call(actually cowgirl, but you can't see her fabulous boots nor hat)
Halloween, UC Irvine, 2007
Flapper from Roaring 20'sHalloween, UC Irvine, 2007
Masquerade Princess in OfficeHalloween, UC Irvine, 2007
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