Happy Chinese New Year! 
Sorry that it’s kinda late, but ive been busy all day and
yesterday.  Today, my whole family, raquel, roberto, and his g/f
dheera went to Lakeforest Mall
for the big Chinese New Year celebration!  There was a lot of
stuff happening over there, such as martial arts, dancing, chinese
yo-yoing, lion dancing, and chinese opera (which my parents
participated in!).  We manage to get front row seat too, so it was
an awesome time.  Got soooo much red envelopes; mmmmm, moolah…

Man, I don’t feel like going to class tomorrow.  I gotta get up
for my 8:30am class!  AHH!  I’m sorta looking forward to my
PHIL 399a:  Philosophy and Film class.  It gonna be like
English 100 w/ movies haha.  Hope that the teacher doesnt screw it
up tho. 

Here’s my schedule btw:
Class Schedule for Alex Chan, Spring 2006

Schedule Number	Course	Section	Grade Method	Credits	Location	Meeting Times
4295	MUSC 100	0101	Regular	3	LH7	MW 1:00pm-2:15pm
4500	PHIL 152	0101	Regular	3	MP 101	TuTh 10:00am-11:15am
4515	PHIL 399A	0201	Regular	3	SOND 105	W 7:10pm-9:40pm
4803	PSYC 305	0101	Regular	3	LH4	MW 2:30pm-3:45pm
4818	PSYC 332	0102	Regular	4	FA 006 ACIV 011	MW 8:30am-9:45am MW 10:00am-11:15am

Here’s some pictures from today’s celebration and yesterdays:

My brother w/ the present he won from a drawing at his Chinese School show.

Deerf!  Watching the show from afar (at first)

chinese yo-yo masters haha

My dad (yep, my dad) handing out red envelopes to children in the crowd

Heh, those crazy kids reaching for moolah (the kid on the far left looks funny)

Mom singing the opening song w/ all the female singers

Kinda scary woman upclose

Mom and Dad performing together (best performance of all the chinese opera singers IMO, without bias heh)

I think my mom is singing to us how un-manly my dad is

Some more words being thrown at my dad

Kinda creepy woman in the background (my aunt haha)

…And all of us (sorry for the blurryness; blame my brother who took the shot)

I dont wanna wake up so early for school!!!! 

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From angryasianman.com:

“Respond. Get Angry. Bust some heads. It’s the least you can do, if you’re pissed off at this latest bit of radio racism courtesy of Adam Carolla and crew. Coming in a little late? Get yourself up to speed and listen to this audio clip of Carolla’s show from earlier in the week. That’s should be enough to get you good and pissed off.

Feel like letting out your aggression? Allow me to direct you to a few constructive outlets:

Adam Carolla: adam@adamcarolla.com
Dave Dameshek: dave@adamcarolla.com
Rachel Perry: rachel@adamcarolla.com
Ozzie Castillo: ozzie@adamcarolla.com

Here is CBS Radio’s corporate contact info:

CBS RADIO
1515 Broadway
New York, NY 10036
212-846-3939

Joel Hollander
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, CBS Radio
212-846-3939
joel.hollander@infinitybroadcasting.com

Dana L. McClintock
Senior Vice President, CBS Communications Group
212-975-1077
dlmcclintock@cbs.com

That should get you started. Here’s a press release from the Asian American Justice Center:

PRESS RELEASE
Contact: Adlai J. Amor
tel: 202-296-2200 ext 135
aamor@advancingequality.org

AAJC Demands that CBS Reprimands Radio Host for Mocking Asian Americans

Washington, DC, Jan. 27,
2006 – The Asian American Justice Center (AAJC) today expressed outrage
over the insensitive and racist segment in the Jan. 24 radio show of
Adam Carolla mocking the Asian Excellence Awards which will be aired on
AZN Television this Sunday, Jan. 29.

“Adam Carolla demeaned
the work of Asian American actors, directors, and producers and
perpetuated the stereotype of Asian Americans as foreigners,” said
Karen K. Narasaki, president and executive director of the Asian
American Justice Center (AAJC). “Unless Adam Carolla is strongly
reprimanded, and the station and CBS Radio apologize, we will be forced
to ask advertisers to withdraw their support of his show.”

The Adam
Carolla Show, aired through CBS Radio’s 97.1 Free FM (KLSX-FM) in Los
Angeles, referred to the Asian Excellence Awards as a joke and
repeatedly used the sounds “ching-chong” in recreating a segment of the
awards which were actually done in English. The Adam Carolla Show is
aired in 10 West Coast cities that have the largest Asian American
populations in the U.S.

The Asian (AX) Excellence
Awards honors Asian Americans in media who have made a difference in
the United States. The awards will also pay a special tribute to the
late actor, Pat Morita.

AAJC is encouraging people to call or email the following CBS Radio executives:

• Joel Hollander, chairman
  and chief executive officer, CBS Radio, tel: 212-846-3939, email:
  joel.hollander@infinitybroadcasting.com
  
• Dana L. McClintock, senior vice president, CBS Communications Group, tel: 212-975-1077, email: dlmcclintock@cbs.com
  

A clip of the Jan. 24 Adam Carolla Show is available at: http://www.reelplay.com/adamcarollaclips.html

AAJC’s affiliate, the
Asian Pacific American Legal Center of Southern California, and other
organizations like the Korean American Coalition of Los Angeles, and
the Media Action Network for Asian Americans have also criticized the
Adam Carolla Show.

Of course, when contacted for comment, CBS Radio’s VP of Communication Karen Mateo said, “The segment was meant to be humorous and was not meant to offend anyone,”
which is the expected bullshit response. Because really, who are they
kidding? That’s a straight-up lie if you’re telling me it wasn’t
intended to offend. Then again, they probably just thought, hey, let us
crap on the Asians again! It is humorous! Well, we’re not taking it. That’s racist!”

Edit:
Annoyed…

From angryasianman.com:

Not that I expect upstanding behavior from morning radio
personalities—they’re like little kids peeing in their pants to get
attention—but this particular moment of radio racims
is worth mentioning because it specifically involves last week’s Asian
Excellence Awards, and it’s got people (especially the organizers of
the show) pretty damn angry. Tuesday morning on Adam Corolla’s
radio show, he and his sidekick were commenting on the Awards. They
claimed they had a clip of an award being presented on the show, which
ended up being two guys exchanging patter in variations of the “CHING
CHONG” schtick. The proceeded to name the nominees—all named “CHING
CHONG”—and presented the award to, of course, “CHING CHONG,” who gave
her acceptance speech in yet more “CHING CHONG” gibberish. This went on
for over a minute. Hey Adam, I didn’t know you spoke Chinese, you
ignorant, racist ass.

Listen to the offending clip here or here. I’ve also posted the clip for a limited time here (.mp3, 2.14MB). Please disperse and host it on your own sites to spread the word. It should get you good and angry. That’s racist!

I’m hearing rumblings about a response being mobilized. Expect more on this in the coming days. Meanwhile, the real Asian Excellence Awards airs Sunday, January 29 on AZN.

So sad how ignorance like this still exist…

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Past couple of days have been lazy and leisurely.  Yesterday I
spent most of the day at CP.  I hung out mostly with Jimmy all
day.  As some of you know he transfered over to CP…o well, i
guess that’s one more person i can hang out w/ over at CP on the
weekends.  Apparently some other people also transfer over such as
Eric, Enoch, and Kevin Wei. 

So yea, i helped Jimmy find a place to live and played some ping
pong/pool with him before spending the rest of the time w/ raquel
watching Lost and tennis haha.  This week episode of Lost…wasn’t
that good honestly.  The next new episode seem like it will pick
up the pace though.  In tennis only Baghdatis is left from my
favorites to win.  Hopefully he will at least give Federer a good
fight in the finals (just assuming Federer beats Keifer of course).

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had some time today, so here are a bunch of quizzes:

Boone You scored 67% kindness, 50% courage, 23% seedy past, and 23% secretiveness!

“I know you made a promise. I’m letting you off the hook. Let me go, Jack.” You are Boone. You are kind and brave, with a slightly less checkered past than your fellow survivors. You are an open book, and do not keep secrets from anyone. While your humanitarian efforts are chivalrous, being so trusting and helpful can get you into major trouble…especially when you spend your days hanging around John Locke. Stay away from the manipulative types and you should be winning a Nobel Peace Prize in no time. Your polar opposite is: Danielle. You are similar to: Jack and Claire.

My test tracked 4 variables How you compared to other people your age and gender: You scored higher than 70% on kindness You scored higher than 60% on courage You scored higher than 18% on seedy past You scored higher than 0% on secretiveness

Link: The Which Lost Character Are You Test written by ack_attack on OkCupid Free Online Dating, home of the 32-Type Dating Test

I like my result!  Sure, Boone dies…but at least he goes out well!
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The Slow Dancer Deliberate Gentle Love Dreamer (DGLDm) Steady, reliable, and cradling her tenderly. Take a deep breath, and let it out real easy…you are The Slow Dancer. Your focus is love, not sex, and for your age, you have average experience. But you’re a great, thoughtful guy, and your love life improves every year. There’s also a powerful elimination process working in your favor: most Playboy types get stuck raising unwanted kids before you even begin settling down. The women left over will be hot and yours. Your ideal woman is someone intimate, intelligent, and very supportive. Your exact opposite: The Hornivore Random Brutal Sex Master While you’re not exactly the life of the party, you do thrive in small groups of smart people. Your circle of friends is extra tight and it’s HIGHLY likely they’re just like you. You appreciate symmetry in relationships. ALWAYS AVOID: The Battleaxe CONSIDER: The Maid of Honor or The Sonnet Link: The 32-Type Dating Test by OkCupid – Free Online Dating. My profile name: roadlesstaken

So I’m a little old-fashion .  chivalry isnt dead just yet…

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The Girl Next Door 62% Sexy-Cute, 59% Dark-Light, 46% Artsy-Stylish

Cute, neither Dark nor Light, and neither Artsy nor Stylish. This sounds like a blah category, right? Oh, my, no. The Girl Next Door has been the subject of more dirty fantasies than you could possibly count. She’s so sweet, and innocent, and infinitely corruptible. Every morning you glance out your window hoping she’ll have forgotten to draw the blinds. You may feel bad about it, but you know you’ll be doing it again tomorrow. If you liked my test, Please rate it highly! Thanks! Also, make sure to check out my Beautiful Faces Test if you haven’t already. See All The Categories Sexy Dark Artsy The Goth Girl Sexy Dark Not Artsy or Stylish The Brooding Poet Sexy Dark Stylish The Mistress Sexy Not Dark or Light Artsy The Hippie Chick Sexy Not Dark or Light Not Artsy or Stylish The Hot Friend Sexy Not Dark or Light Stylish The Sorority Girl Sexy Light Artsy The Actress Sexy Light Not Artsy or Stylish Your Friend’s Sister Sexy Light Stylish The Prom Queen Cute Dark Artsy The Suicide Girl Cute Dark Not Artsy or Stylish The Bad Girl Cute Dark Stylish The Bettie Page Girl Cute Not Dark or Light Artsy The Art Student Cute Not Dark or Light Not Artsy or Stylish The Girl Next Door Cute Not Dark or Light Stylish The Debutante Cute Light Artsy The New Age chick Cute Light Not Artsy or Stylish The Favorite Friend Cute Light Stylish The Cheerleader

My test tracked 3 variables How you compared to other people your age and gender: You scored higher than 73% on Sexy-Cute You scored higher than 60% on Dark-Light You scored higher than 32% on Artsy-Stylish

Link: The Your Type of Girl Test written by dgc20e on Ok Cupid, home of the 32-Type Dating Test

Yea, I’m a sucker for those…
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ISFJ-The Protector You scored 45% I to E, 52% N to S, 19% F to T, and 36% J to P!

The protector type is called such because you feel your life is best used to protect those you love from the pitfalls of life, to see to their safety and security. You belong to the larger group called guardians. You find great satisfaction in assisting the downtrodden. You are not talkative with strangers, but you can chat tirelessly with those you trust. You have a good solid work ethic. You are thorough and very likely frugal. You do not like to be in a place of authority, and will delegate poorly if forced into a lead position. You share your type with 10% of the population. As a romantic partner, you are generous and gentle. Occasionally you may be taken for granted because of this fact. You are tireless in providing acts of service for your loved ones. You run the risk of always being exhausted because you won’t say no to your partner. You are sensitive to criticism and will withdraw rather than fight back. You wish to be appreciated for your loyalty and whole hearted nuturing. Your values must be respected and you thrive on consideration and kindness. Your group summary: Guardians (SJ) Your Type Summary: ISFJ

My test tracked 4 variables How you compared to other people your age and gender: You scored higher than 56% on I to E You scored higher than 71% on N to S You scored higher than 12% on F to T You scored higher than 24% on J to P

The LONG Scientific Personality Test
http://www.okcupid.com/tests/take?testid=16567335035599898597

Very long quiz this one…but very accurate.  Try it out if you got time.

Edit:
Booo, Book of Daniel got cancelled . 
I liked that show!  Maybe another network can pick it up and show
it at a time people actually watch tv, not on a late friday
night.  O well.

good while it lasted
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Some funny stuff i found on wikipedia.com:

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|)__)     |)_(|     (__(|
-"-"-     -"-"-     -"-"-
O RLY?    YA RLY    NO WAI!

For Justin:

Domo Kons make me chuckle

Classic
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So since Sunday I’ve been at College Park with Raquel.  It’s been
fun!  Glad that school is starting back up.  Of course if
there weren’t any classes…but yea. 

While celebrating Sarah Espinosa’s b-day we went to see Brokeback Mountain
at the Majestic.  Yea, It was a great love story and very
touching.  Doesn’t matter that it was between gay lovers. 
The movie went past that and focus on the forbidden love.  Great
acting by everyone, especially Heath Ledger. 

I felt bad for sorta tricking my friend Wei.  He actually hasn’t
heard of the movie and all i told him before hand was that it is a love
story…and it has cowboys haha.  He seemed very uncomfortable
with the love scenes between the guys.  heh hey, we see girl on
girl action all the time, i’ll let the girls have at least this one .

Go see this movie sometimes…see how it affects you.
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All the guys that I was rooting for in the Australian Open have lost .  O well…I hope that either David Nalbandian or Marco Baghdatis can take it away from The Fed.
or

On the women side…well I gotta go w/ Maria Sharapova or Martina
Hingis.  Justine Henin-Hardenne has already won enough and
Clijsters doesn’t seem confident enough to win.  I’m alright
either way.

*edit*
SOOO…I didn’t help out today at the LEGOS competition thing at
UMBC.  Well, i did wake up at 6:30am.  I did go there. 
However, I ended up bailing because they were sooo disorganized! 
We were suppose to find a group among 40 groups to help out, but
because it wasnt preassigned or anything it was madness! I ended up
searching aimlessly for a group until i finally gave up and left. 
O well, I dont think i woulda lasted all 9 hours w/ those middle
schoolers running around

It’s ok, I spent a good portion of today teaching my brother how to
play ping pong instead.  Wow, he learn very quickly!  By the
time we were done he was hitting forehands and serves as fast and
consistent as some of the people in the gameroom i have played
with.  Ah, one day my apprentice will be greater than me….ok
that sounded corny . 

ok, that’s it for now
*edit*
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MMmmm Kate Beckinsale…o the movie was great too . 
If you liked the first movie you will definitely like this one. 
It’s a very good sequel, w/ more action, gore, and Kate
Beckinsale!  Just as good as the first, if not more so.
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IF you seen the Final Fantasy movie then check out this funny parody.  Catch the Pokemon reference (shouldn’t be too hard).
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O and I finally found that video for that parody of Kanye West’s Gold Digger called “Lot Thicker”.  Yea, I posted the lyrics a while ago…too lazy to find them again. 

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Tomorrow, I’m going up to UMBC to help out at the LEGO League State
Tournament.  It’s some techno thing for middle schoolers…eh,
should be interesting.  I’m suppose to just show groups around
campus and plug UMBC while I’m at it.  Should be alright…better
be since i have to get up there at 7:45am!

I need to get back into tennis again.  All the Australian Open
watching have made me crave hitting the balls around.  I need to
get into tennis shape again and hopefully I can be the best  I can
be for the tennis club season.  We’ll see….

*Edit*
OMG I just had the best feast ever!  My family celebrated Chinese
New Year a little early for my uncle, since he’s going back to
China. 

Here’s what we had…

Crab, lobster, oyster, fish, chicken, and even more stuff later on!

Literally 5 minutes later…

nearly all gone haha.

My dad brought us this big bottle of Brandy along w/ the food haha.  I only had a little, mixed w/ sprite.

ah, the effects of Brandy

Me and my little cousin.  She’s the only girl, out of 3 cousins
and my brother and I.  O yea, all of us are definitely gonna
hassle any boys that wanna get w/ her in the future .

Ah sooo full now…
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Aw, Robby Genepri lost .  Now its up to James and Andy!

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Been hanging out a lot for the past couple of days.  Up at CP all
day yesterday and today I hung out w/ the UMBC gang.  Sushi buffet
was satisfying .  Here’s some pics from today:

Christian’s hair is gone!

He doesn’t know what to do…

At the Sushi Buffet place:

And I’ll live you with this:

 He never did finish all that sushi…shameful haha

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Parody of the Ying Yang Twins’ Whisper Song…

…Which ironically relates to this hilarious name:

Alright that’s it for now

Past couple of days have been pretty good.  Raquel came back up on Saturday, so we spend some good quality time that day . 
Sunday morning I ate at Oriental Manor before heading over to Columbia Ice
Rink for the CSA Ice Skating event.  Skating was a lot of fun
again, even w/ my busted up right elbow (thanks Lai ).  After skating i went w/ my family to Virginia for a baby shower.  Just hung out and ate basically haha.

Here’s some pics from ice skating:

little bro zooming around

If you look closely you can see me holding my injurd arm

Lai, Justin and me

Me w/ the Hsu Twins

Holding hands…how cute

Thomas falling mid picture haha

Who the hell are these fools??  J/k

Group shot

Alright gonna go watch my Australian Open.  Who am I rooting for?

I just saw The Book of Daniel.  Yea, the show that’s been getting a lot of bad rap because the family is apparently too
dysfunctional.  Ok maybe that is true, but that’s not a bad
thing.  The show is very interesting with a lot of twists
throughout the show, enough to make me see it again next Friday.

The actors and actresses do a good job playing the parts.  The
Asian guy, Ivan Shaw, is a great character and seems like a big step up on asian
representation in the media…well, for the guys at least.  I’m
glad they writers decided to put him together with a white girl instead
of a traditional same race girl.  Yep, asian guys can get white girls .

Psh, like her —>

Anyways, go check this show out!  Hopefully it doesnt get cancelled because it is pretty entertaining.

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This is a great article.  Please check out some of the excerpts below.

From the Times article on being Asian-American:

On initial assimilation:
Asians was different from the Jews, Irish and Italians who had landed
earlier. The Asian immigrants’ distinctive physiognomy may have made it
more difficult for them to blend in, but at the same time, their high
education and skill levels allowed them quicker entrée into the middle
class. Instead of clustering tightly in urban ethnic enclaves, they
spread out into suburbia, where they were often isolated.

On “model minority”:
The inspiration for the notion of the “model minority,” the
generation’s members have been most recognized for their high academic
achievements, a reflection of their parents’ drive for a certain kind
of success. But that is only part of their story. Shuttling between two
worlds—and seeming to fit into neither—many felt as if “they had no
community,” says Chang-rae Lee, a Korean-American novelist who has
written about this generation’s journey. “They had to create
themselves.” In doing so, they have updated the old immigrant story and
forged a new Asian-American identity, not wholly recognizable in any of
their parents’ native lands but, in its hybrid nature, vibrantly
American.

On “forever foreigners”:
Asian Americans say part of the reason it is so hard to reach an
equilibrium is that they are seen as what sociologists call “forever
foreigners.” Their looks lead to a lifetime of questions like “No,
where are you really from?” As a teenager in the affluent and
overwhelmingly white Chicago suburb of Riverwoods, Ill, Vanessa DeGuia,
now 26, endured incident after incident that made her aware that others
regarded her as foreign, despite how her birth certificate read. One
classmate told her, “You’re my brown friend. You’re so exotic.” Another
came over for dinner, took a bite of a Filipino egg roll made by
Vanessa’s mom, spat it out and asked if it was made of dog. “I never
felt like I belonged,” DeGuia says. “Though I was born in this country
and English was my first language, I was always seen as a foreigner.”

On belonging:
For kids—who by nature desperately want to belong—the feeling of
alienation can be so painful that they will do almost anything to make
it go away, to fit in. For years, Mark Hong, 31, shunned the only other
Asian kid he knew in Davenport, Iowa, and hung out with the popular—and
other than him, entirely white—crowd at school: the jocks. “I repelled
anything that was Asian because it represented everything that was not
cool at the time. Asians did kung fu and worked at Asian restaurants,”
he explains. That his Korean-born dad was actually an engineer at
Caterpillar had no effect on Hong’s teenage mind, which was focused on
one goal: “I wanted to be cool.”

On “cultural awakening”:
“he social awakening often kindles a cultural one. Once in the return
part of the curve, many Asian Americans go from downplaying their
differences to highlighting them. In fourth grade, Akira Heshiki, who
grew up in Anchorage, Alaska, dropped out of the Japanese-language
school she attended each Saturday because she didn’t feel Japanese.
Instead she treasured the moments when her high school classmates told
her, “I always forget you’re Japanese.” But once at Oregon’s Reed
College, where more than 10% of the students were Asian American, she
began to embrace her heritage.”

On relationships:
Jhumpa Lahiri, author of The Namesake, a novel about Indian immigrants
and their U.S.-born son, has observed the struggles of Asian Americans
like Chang up close. “Asian kids are not just choosing a different way
of doing things,” she says. “They’re choosing an entirely different
[cultural] vocabulary. They’re dealing with oil and water.” Nowhere is
that incompatibility more deeply felt than in romance. Most
Asian-immigrant parents encourage their children to find partners of
the same ethnicity, and many of the kids see the advantages of doing
so. As June Kim, a Korean-American copywriter in Philadelphia who is
engaged to another Korean American, Shane Kim, sees it, “there are
certain things you don’t have to explain—cultural nuances, how our
families work, our roles within our families.”

How very true…

Check out the rest here:  http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1147177-1,00.html

Look what I just purchased:

Sony Cyber-shot DSC-S90:

Perfect, just what I need!  Big LCD screen, relatively small, 4.1
megapixel, good photo quality, good point and shoot camera, sturdy
material, has one of the longest battery life (compare to digital
cameras that uses AA batteries), no problem with redeye, and I got it
for cheap:  just 130 dollars (normally cost closer to 200
dollars)!  Yea, I’m pretty happy .
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In order news:
The CSA Ice Skating Trip will be January 15th, from 1:30-3:30pm. 
Sorry to those who prefered the other time but more than 2/3 of those
that replied said this time was better.  Bring your free pass if
you have it from last time; otherwise bring about 9 dollars (cost of
admission and rental, plus some left over money for locker). 
Don’t worry if you don’t know how to skate…you’ll get it .

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Random Chuck Norris “Facts” (good for some laughs) from http://www.4q.cc/chuck/:

-Chuck Norris’ tears cure cancer. Too bad he has never cried.
-Chuck Norris does not sleep. He waits.
-Chuck Norris does not hunt because the word hunting infers the probability of failure. Chuck Norris goes killing.
-Chuck Norris counted to infinity – twice.
-When the Boogeyman goes to sleep every night he checks his closet for Chuck Norris.
-Chuck Norris has already been to Mars; that’s why there are no signs of life there.
-Chuck Norris is currently suing NBC, claiming Law and Order are trademarked names for his left and right legs.
-When Chuck Norris sends in his taxes, he sends blank forms and includes
only a picture of himself, crouched and ready to attack. Chuck Norris
has not had to pay taxes ever.
-Chuck Norris ordered a Big Mac at Burger King, and got one.
-The chief export of Chuck Norris is pain.
-Chuck Norris can touch MC Hammer.
-Chuck Norris once ate three 72 oz. steaks in one hour. He spent the first 45 minutes having sex with his waitress.
-Chuck Norris is not hung like a horse… horses are hung like Chuck Norris
-Oxygen requires Chuck Norris to live.
-If Chuck Norris is late, time better slow the fuck down.
-Chuck Norris died ten years ago, but the Grim Reaper can’t get up the courage to tell him.
-A Handicap parking sign does not signify that this spot is for
handicapped people. It is actually in fact a warning, that the spot
belongs to Chuck Norris and that you will be handicapped if you park
there.
-Chuck Norris frequently donates blood to the Red Cross. Just never his own.
-Chuck Norris CAN believe its not butter.
-There is no chin behind Chuck Norris’ beard. There is only another fist.
-Chuck Norris can sneeze with his eyes open.
-When Chuck Norris does a pushup, he isn’t lifting himself up, he’s pushing the Earth down.

Wow, it’s amazing how connected we are to everyone!

First weird discovery:
My first good friend was this boy named Steve, whom we met at daycare
when we were 4.  When we were about 5-6 or so Steve’s family had
to move, so I never saw him again.  WELL…I have this other
friend named Terry Pham, who is the daughter of my mom’s friend. 
Terry was looking at an old school group photo of her boyfriend when
she noticed that there was this one asian kid (who had a big
head).  Terry asked her boyfriend’s mom if she remembers who that
boy was.  “O, that’s Alex.  Steve
and him use to be good friends in daycare.”  !!!!!!!  So
weird!  We actually bumped into each other one time in the mall
and we didn’t recognized each other because it has been so long! 
strange strange…


Second weird discovery:
This morning I woke up and one of my mom’s friend was there.  I overheard them talking about her son, Andrew Ho .  Does that sound familiar to anyboy here?

So after she showed me a picture i realized that hey, that’s the guy Crystal Yu
went to prom with!  I then found out that my aunt and Crystal’s
dad share the same birthday, so they consider themselves to be almost
family.  So yes, my aunt knew Crystal before we met at UMBC. 
Andrew’s mom also mentioned something about Stephanie Leung, Lai and Crystal Li, but I forgot what exactly.

BTW Crystal Yu, everyone seem to be very fond of you.  They keep telling me what a nice, smart girl you are…you’re definitely loved .


One more minor discovery:
Apparently a lot of my parent’s friends and relative know who I am, even if I’ve never met them.  They have labeled me as “Big Mouth Chan’s son”.  Heh, go figure.

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From ebaumsworld.com:

Job Interview Question
You are driving along in your car on a wild, stormy
night. You pass by a bus stop, and you see three people
waiting for the bus:

1. An old lady who looks as if she is
about to die.
2. An old friend who once saved your life.
3. The perfect man (or) woman you have been dreaming
about.

Which one would you choose to offer
a ride to, knowing that there could only be one passenger
in your car.

Think before you continue reading. This
is a moral/ethical dilemma that was once actually
used as part of a job application.

You could pick up the old lady, because
she is going to die, and thus you should save her
first; or you could take the old friend because he
once saved your life, and this would be the perfect
chance to pay him back. However, you may never be
able to find your perfect dream lover again.

**Which do you guys choose?**

The candidate who was hired (out of
200 applicants) had no trouble
coming up with his answer.

He simply answered: “I would give
the car keys to my old friend, and let him take the
lady to the hospital. I would stay behind and wait
for the bus with the woman of my dreams.”

Never forget to “Think Outside
of the Box.”

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also from ebaumsworld:

Check out this subliminal message when you play jingle
bells backward!  I didn’t hear it the first time so you may have
to play it back again.  Check it out here and tell me what you
hear:  http://www.ebaumsworld.com/flash/jinglebells.html

–Edit–
Whoa, there’s free pool up in the gameroom during the week all winter break!  Anybody up for pool sometime give me a call

and…
I got straight As this semester!  Hellz yea!
–Edit–

Woo, New Years was a blast!  Spent it over at Roberto’s house with
a group of people.  There were a lot of loud hispanic people over,
but it was fun dancing w/ them.  I’ll post pictures up whenever
Raquel can upload all the pics. For now, here’s a pic of me after the
long, tired night:

—edit–
Here’s some extra shots from New year’s party:

Yea…I was totally looking the wrong way

The first time we saw this picture we didn’t realized Chris was in it because he blended in the background so well

Chit-chatting the night away.  This is around…4am.

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Finally pictures from Raquel’s b-day!

Yep, Chan on ice

O yea, awesome pic

Bro and I “chilling”

And a video just for you guys; see raquel’s funny way of iceskating

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Random pics:

Yep, that is a shirt from tilafashion.com .  Raquel sure knows what to get me.  Yay, I have guns!

Isn’t that freaky??

I like this one (even tho raquel is chomping on me for some reason)

My life is brilliant