July 25, 2006

• Chan’s Rants

  Urgh, I’m tired of being so nervous about being assigned on a home
  visit for my psych research!  I just need to just do one that goes
  smoothly and I’ll be alright.

  Welcome Week is gonna be busy.  It’s gonna be interesting to see how I’m gonna my duties for both Woolie and SGA. 
  Woolie stuff comes first, and for the most part I can do both things at
  the same time because I’ll be at the same events.  However, SGA
  wants me to wear their shirts at some of the events.  Hmmm…well
  at least Crystal will be in the same situation as me, so I won’t be
  alone

  Honestly, I can’t wait till school starts at UMBC again.  There’s
  so much stuff that I’m looking forward too, including my first year
  living on campus!  So excited…I just need to get a few more
  things (TV, comfy chair, etc) and I’ll be set. 

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  Damien Rice and Fiona Apple Concert this Saturday!

  O yea, I’m extremely excited to see Damien Rice live!  I’m gonna
  see it w/ Raquel at the Borgata in Atlantic City.  I hope his
  portion of the show is just as long as the Fiona Apple part, but seeing
  that it’s really her tour that’s probably not gonna happen.  O
  well, he should play at least most of his songs since he only had one
  CD out.  I need to start listening to Fiona Apple so I can become more familiar with her songs.

  For those who haven’t heard of Damien Rice, he’s a really great singer
  from Ireland who puts so much passion into each song.  You would
  have most likely heard his single “The Blower’s Daughter” in the movie
  Closer.  The song was played at the very beginning and at the very
  end.  In case you forgotten what it sounded like, here’s the music
  video for The Blowers Daugther, by Damien Rice:

  I do admit though; the video does make Damien Rice appear extremely creepy
  with the way he gets closer and closer to the girl after each
  frame change when it doesn’t even look like he’s moving forward at all!  Still an excellent singer
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  The new “Sassy Girl”?

  Yep, it’s gonna happen; the wonderful Korean film “My Sassy Girl” is being Americanized, and it looks like Elisha Cuthbert(24,
  The Girl Next Door) will play the title female character. 
  Ummm….yea, I’m not sure if this film will be able to deliver the
  goods like the original.  Who knows…I’m gonna keep an eye on
  this one. 
  What do you guys think of this?

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  Funny Joke I found:

  Two young boys walk into a pharmacy one day, pick
  out a box of Tampax and proceed to the checkout counter.
  The man at the counter asks the older boy, “Son,
  how old are you?”

  “Eight,” the boy replies.

  The man continues, “Do you know
  what these are used for?”

  “Not exactly,” the boy says.
  “But they aren’t for me. They’re for him. He’s
  my brother. He’s four. We saw on TV that if you use
  these you would be able to swim and ride a bike. Right
  now he can’t do either one.”

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  Finally, from the wonderful world of SAM (www.secretasianman.com):

  
  Yup.  True story

  
  Agreed; we need some more Asian actors to appear as sex symbols for the
  general community.  Especially for the Asian male population, we need regular Asian guys starring in
  Hollywood movies where they aren’tnerds, martial artists, or Triads etc.  In real life, regular asian guys exist; now
  we just need an Asian actor to step up to an open-minded film director and/or studio
  willing
  to put an Asian male lead that deviates from the stereotypes. 
  Better Luck Tomorrow was a start, but things will not change until
  something like what I’ve mention happens in a major movie.  Feel free to comment on this. (I’m off the
  soap-box now )

  From the words (and picture) of SAM on this issue:
  
  “The shaky status of Asian American masculinity is nothing new. Over and
  over again we are put in asexualized positions and denied the classic
  American hero roles that all the other races have enjoyed. Hell some
  females have enjoyed a more masculine role than we have. What’s it
  gonna take to break that unmasculine stereotype?” -secretasianman.com
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