May 2010
1 post
this is pretty sick. →
December 2009
1 post
Finals make me poor
This is why seamlessweb.com needs to make me a VIP member. Transactions on food for finals week:
SEAMLESSWEB $22.69
CAMPUS EATERY $6.15
SEAMLESSWEB $15.90
DUNKIN #341504 Q35 $8.18
SEAMLESSWEB $10.62
SEAMLESSWEB $17.79
DUNKIN #341504 Q35 $1.95
SEAMLESSWEB $14.52
SEAMLESSWEB $20.24
SEAMLESSWEB $14.48
BODHI TREE RESTAURANT $19.60
SEAMLESSWEB $25.36
DUNKIN #341504 Q35 $2.49
...
November 2009
3 posts
Excel is my new boyfriend.
Had a 4 hour long affair with Excel this morning. That bad boy sure knows how to stimulate me the right way. Here’s our baby (the algorithm used to calculate the checksum digit for a CUSIP using the Modulus 10 Double Add Double technique. Feel free to use it if needed):
First cell: =CONCATENATE(IF(CODE(MID(A2,1,1))<58,(CODE((MID(A2,1,1)))-48)*1,((CODE(MID(A2,1,1))-55)*1)),...
fun fact
Restaurant owners will often price the wine they buy cheapest at wholesale as the second cheapest wine on the menu… Price that one higher, and you get a bigger marginal profit. -Vino & Veritas
tricky tricky!
the best way to think is not to think. →
then i must be constantly thinking then. =D
September 2009
1 post
Stationary is love.
Took advantage of pay-as-you-wish night and toured the Museum of Arts and Design last night, and spent half the time at their gift store in the stationary section (*shocks*). I discovered and was fascinated by the “In a Word” greeting cards by Connecting Dotz. They look like this:
And the back of the cards explain what these words mean and their cultural origin. Some of my favorites...
August 2009
5 posts
“I am a part of all that I have met;/…Tho’ much is taken, much...”
– Words of Tennyson that the Kennedy brothers quoted and loved. via TIME magazine.
loss of an aura of authenticity- same sentiments... →
extremely funnysad. oh americans. :) →
Death
It’s one of those things that you always hear but think it’s never gonna happen to you (at least not anytime soon) or near you (unless it’s grandparents, but that’s predictable most of the time).
Earlier this summer, one girl from NYU passed away in a car accident. I didn’t know her but I knew some of her friends. Seeing RIPs and facebook memorials (yes, facebook)...
It’s been a while.
At my interview today, I was asked a tricky brainteaser. I couldn’t find anywhere else to post it (twitter word limit fail and learned to never post anything on facebook) and I wished I had a blog that where I could post it. Then I remembered this place, so tata, here I am. :)
My interviewer started off with the most common brainteaser: what’s the angle...
March 2009
3 posts
“We’re so busy watching out for what’s just ahead of us that we don’t take time...”
– calvin and hobbes
January 2009
2 posts
free pinkberry! →
October 2008
3 posts
woman shot herself as her house forecloses →
palin flowchart →
who's the biggest winker? →
Palin winked three times at yesterday’s debate, we counted. *WINK*
Study abroad decison came out and I’m going to Shanghai next semester! Very excited indeed.
September 2008
4 posts
subprime crisis in cartoon →
This actually describes the subprime crisis very well, suprisingly.
anticipating mccain's death already? →
August 2008
18 posts
sole of workers. →
EMPTY CONDOM PACKET & A PHOTO OF 'THE TART'S'... →
Today was a good day and it's only going to get...
Yes, I am aware that there is only about 4 hours left, but I’m at my favorite person’s house so you know what that means. No, not like that, don’t be perverted.
I felt so productive today as I finally organized Rotaract activities, though I still yet have to contact these organizations. This was done after spending a whole day doing nothing non-work related (what a surprise, I...
Self reminder.
How am I doing with my summer readings? Not so well, but two MUST READS:
1. Lolita by Vladimir-Nabokov
2. A Clockwork Orange by Anthony Burgess
Reminded by this site. I’m 9/30. My reading age is very much behind my actual age. =(
Whoever said Harry Potter was Fantasy lied. It's... →
Oh Bush.
I know this whole Russia vs. Georgia war is ridiculous and probably unnecessary but where does Bush find the “face” to say/think/do the following:
President Bush denounced what he called Russia’s dramatic and brutal escalation of violence in the former Soviet republic of Georgia, saying there is no place for such an action “in the 21st century.” He pressed Moscow to...
13 words not found in the English language →
(via onemoretimewithfeeling)
Lol @ #12.
There are so many Chinese phrases that are untranslatable to English. That’s why Chinese» English.
8 Opening Ceremonies Moments That Made Me Crap My... →
(via commentary)
Yiyayiyayo
After filling up the gas, I went inside to the register to pay for gas and was asked if I was Chinese and if I’m watching the Olympics. “Of course”, I responded proudly. Funny thing is, today was the second time I was asked the same questions at a gas station. The gas attendants at the two different gas stations were both thick-accented foreigners, ironically asking me if I was...
Rediscoveries.
I complained many times about how dramatic my taste of music has declined since I entered college. Well, lately, I’ve been doing some revisiting and thanks to Pandora, I fell in love with the following songs all over again (oh, all the HS memories): Sherwood- Song in My Head The Format- Tie the Rope The Used- Blue and Yellow Muse- Starlight Houston Calls- Amtrack is for Lovers The Hush...
I just watched the Pineapple Express. Usually, I’m not a sucker for crude humor but this movie was suprisingly enjoyable (also makes me want to smoke some weed, fo’ realz). I laughed until my abs started to hurt, enough exercise to make up for my absence at the gym today (opps).
I still remember buying socks with Olympics logos last summer in China. Man, so fast. GL everyone.
People I absolutely cannot stand:
1) Totally self-absorbed and constantly talk about self-improvements. If you want to be a better person, good for you. Keep your thoughts to yourself.
2) Stubborn asses who think they’re right all the time.
Pooplicious
What are they eating… can it possibly be..?
POOP? NO WAY.
But yes way!
I discovered the existence of Modern Toilet, a chain restaurant with over 40 different locations in Taipei, Taiwan, while reading the Metro on the subway this morning. Geniusly designed (for people who love poop like me!), all 100 seats inside the restaurant are made from toilet bowls. Food is served in toilet...
Ah-HA!
I finally found the culprit who drank all the greentea- some nerdy, engineering-esque looking Asian guy who works in the office right across from the coffee/tea machine. Ah-HA. Sad news for me, since my office is all the way across from the building.
Yes, I haven’t been updating, and no, I’m not dead- just busy fighting a long, arduous battle that hopefully will take its break next...
Run it.
I finally asked the office people to get me a pass to the gym here we have at work. I went there this morning (yes, at 8:00 am) and ran for a little bit. The gym is small but it’s nice and there is not many people in the morning except for this one guy who likes to use the ecliptical looking machine that goes bang bang bang.
So, this 100 miles summer challenge is finally on. Let’s see...
July 2008
50 posts
dinner amongst the clouds
This is going to be added on to Mary’s Must-Do-Before-I-Die list. It looks so awesome and they’re thinking of building one in Boston. Too bad it starts at 35k without the food or drinks. Anyone feel like treating me to dinner? Heh.
stop this rain →
"robots" →
Like the weather.
This weather is absolutely ridiculous. It has been raining and thundering continously like crazy outside, I don’t think I am capable of driving home… but why would I want to go home anyway?
My dad blocked my phone line so now I can’t receive any calls nor can I call anyone else. Now think about it, why am I sharing the same plan with him after all these years still KNOWING that...
It’s raining so hard outside, it’s scarying me. I miss my sun, very much.
“The strength of the accusations we made, their sheer implausibility, showed that...”
– (via meaghano)
More notes about/during work.
Some bastard stole ALL the tampons in the women’s bathroom (yes, I hang out in the bathroom way too much for my own good. It’s really not my fault that I have to go every hour, but anyway). Not only did she steal all the tampons, she also closed the tampon box, making it obviously suspicious, at least suspicious enough for me open the lid, only to find the box empty!! Outrageous...
Awkward turtle.
The bathroom at work ran out of good smelling watermelon soap but someone put out hairjel, lotion and lifesavers. After peeing, I stood in front of the mirror and took my time eating the lifesaver and made the lady who was trying to poop feel nervous and awkward. Mwaha.