On Being Able to Handle Six Hours of Straight School

My Winter quarter is as follows:

Monday through Friday:
10:30-11:20 CHIN 303 3rd Year Non-Heritage Chinese

Mondays and Wednesdays:
12:30-2:20 MGMT 320 Business, Government and Society
2:30-4:20 B ECON 300 Managerial Economics
4:30-6:20 MGMT 300 Organizational Behavior

Thursdays:
6:30-7:50 I BUS 491 CISB Seminar

Those business classes sound terrible. Let us hope I don't get lazy with all that free time during the rest of the week!

Silly Chinese Characters!

凹 - ao(1)- To Concave

Can you believe that is a Chinese character? It's ridiculous!

In other words, I hope good things come out of today. Do you?

On Posting Explicit Content

I briefly posted two images of some of the "doodles" I drew in class but removed them because I felt that they were a little too controversial in material. I felt like it had the potential to compromise everything that I had worked towards (such as my reputable citizenship) so I decided against it, especially if I had mentioned in the previous post that I wanted to be a schoolteacher. At the same time, I don't think you would understand the humor in some of these drawings. However, I think that these images are some of the best works of art I have ever produced. I get some of the best material when I'm in class. So my solution is if you would like to see it, I will gladly email it to you!

Here is a sample of what you will receive-



I believe it is an accurate representation of myself, encompassing both my physique and worldly talents, something that is not easily done!

There is more where this comes from, and uncensored too!

On The Next Generation

I think I would like to be an elementary school teacher someday. What better way to make an impact on this world than to have the opportunity to educate (minus NCLB) our future leaders? I've run this idea by several people and they all think I am joking, perhaps its because I have issues interacting with people. They are not wrong for thinking this because it is true, I have terrible social skills. When it comes to kids however (how many of you have actually seen me with children?), that is another story. What are your opinions on this issue?

More to come about this later. I have a speech to memorize in Chinese.

Mid-Week Weekend

Today is my mid-week weekend, which is my way of saying it is my "easy" day where I'm on campus for "only" six hours, rather than the standard 8-10. I wish I could say that I spent the extra two hours at home accordingly, instead I worked on Operations Management homework and worked on my Chinese midterm. The most noteworthy part of my mid-week weekend celebration was preparing myself an excellent dinner which my mother (who I learned the recipe from) would be proud of.

Earlier today I was interviewed by a group of students doing some kind of social experiment involving object identification. I figured they pegged me for being a person who likes to party because of my red Keds and silly hat. Rather than objecting their cause through my socially awkward antics, I gladly obliged-

(Pulling a miniature wooden cross out of his pocket) "What is the first thing you think of when you see this?"

"Jesus."

"And why do you think of Jesus?"

"Because he died on a cross for our sins."

"Are you a Christian?"

"I'm a seasonal Catholic. Only when the family is around."

"Alright, thats all we need from you. Thanks for your time!"

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What a great way to start the day! I think I compromised my image of a person who likes to party with my Jesus speak. Oh well. I refuse to do homework for the rest of the night/my life.

对话

qi建，什么事这么高兴啊？

Tim's line

这样的标志对不懂中文的人来说，太费解了。现在中国学英语的人越来越多，要是大家都制造这样的新词，我想，对英语一定是个很大的冲击。

Tim's line

我不太同意你的看法。不少中文式的英文标志，不但是误译，有的时候还错得令人的惊讶。为什么会出现这种情况呢？我想是因为中文词有很多的意思。上个星期我跟一个朋友去吃饭，在菜单里写着一个英语标志。上面写的是“man and wife lung slice".你猜是什么意思。

Tim's line

我也没听说过呀！后来看了看中文，原来是”夫妻肺片“。

Tim's Line

“肺片”这个词就更让人感到奇怪了。他们竟一个词一个地把它翻译成“lung slice"。

Tim's Line

那就可以说应该 "small hearted" 不应该　＂ｓｍａｌｌ　ｍｉｎｄｅｄ＂　哈哈，有意思。

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I know right?　学习怎么这么难！

On Investing In My Future

I spent a total of 11 hours at school today (10am-9pm). While every other time would have been spent doing unnecessary things (see post below), I surprisingly spent my time quite productively, for the most part at least. I have two consecutive midterms tomorrow and a midterm on Thursday. Considering my poor work ethic and being prone to getting distracted, I faced the task of cramming four weeks worth of information in this limited amount of time*. I feel like a crazy lady, mostly because I'm absolutely positive that fluorescent lights negatively impact my physical wellbeing. I'm serious- my ability to socially interact with people deteriorates because my mind and body are unable to properly function or at least work in tandem. I feel like I don't need to even explain because you all know me so well.

I think the worst part about having to study for these tests is that I am required to produce quantitative answers rather than exercising my bullshitting capabilities, which we all know I excel at.

It's kind of disappointing knowing that the results of these tests (considering I don't do shit when it comes to extracurricular activities) will determine my candidacy for a well paying job in some Fortune 500 company, if I actually wanted that of course but it's still nice to have the option.

I'm excited that people have been responding well to my blog. I'm glad I'm doing my part for the community (maybe I can list this on my resume, can you tell I'm concerned about my post-college life?). I wish I could dedicate more time to shit talking and expressing my hopes and dreams -which I have yet to address- but we all know that this fun and exciting life I have is the actual material that makes this blog so wonderful.

In the mean time, here is a silly video that a classmate, Tom, shared with me via Facebook. I think he's trying to tell me that I have too many pairs of Keds. Because it boosts my self esteem, I do this in real life on a daily basis:



*In my defense, I've actually been studying since last week but I like add dramatic effect. At the same time, studying between/after classes does not make up for not listening and understanding the material in the actual class.