February 21, 2013
Crushed

I know these stories are all made up but this one slayed me:

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SON: “Daddy, may I ask you a question?”
DAD: “Yeah sure, what is it?”
SON: “Daddy, how much do you make an hour?”
DAD: “That’s none of your business. Why do you ask such a thing?”
SON: “I just want to know. Please tell me, how much do you make an hour?”
DAD: “If you must know, I make $100 an hour.”
SON: “Oh! (With his head down).
SON: “Daddy, may I please borrow $50?”
The father was furious.
DAD: “If the only reason you asked that is so you can borrow some money to buy a silly toy or some other nonsense, then you march yourself straight to your room and go to bed. Think about why you are being so selfish. I work hard everyday for such this childish behavior.”

The little boy quietly went to his room and shut the door.
The man sat down and started to get even angrier about the little boy’s questions. How dare he ask such questions only to get some money?
After about an hour or so, the man had calmed down, and started to think:
Maybe there was something he really needed to buy with that $ 50 and he really didn’t ask for money very often. The man went to the door of the little boy’s room and opened the door.

DAD: “Are you asleep, son?”

SON: “No daddy, I’m awake”.
DAD: “I’ve been thinking, maybe I was too hard on you earlier. It’s been a long day and I took out my aggravation on you. Here’s the $50 you asked for.”

The little boy sat straight up, smiling.
SON: “Oh, thank you daddy!”
Then, reaching under his pillow he pulled out some crumpled up bills. The man saw that the boy already had money, started to get angry again. The little boy slowly counted out his money, and then looked up at his father.

DAD: “Why do you want more money if you already have some?”

SON: “Because I didn’t have enough, but now I do.

“Daddy, I have $100 now. Can I buy an hour of your time? Please come home early tomorrow. I would like to have dinner with you.”
The father was crushed. He put his arms around his little son, and he begged for his forgiveness. It’s just a short reminder to all of you working so hard in life. We should not let time slip through our fingers without having spent some time with those who really matter to us, those close to our hearts. Do remember to share that $100 worth of your time with someone you love? If we die tomorrow, the company that we are working for could easily replace us in a matter of days. But the family and friends we leave behind will feel the loss for the rest of their lives. And come to think of it, we pour ourselves more into work than to our family.

Some things are more important.

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September 6, 2012
formulating comprehensively

So this business school life has been short and intense. One filled with highs and lows, but ultimately full of learning. But more than this knowledge I’ve developed a framework for how I tackle, interact, and assess the world around me.

Formulating comprehensively has been the keystone of this experience. To catalogue diverse perspectives, reconcile differing factors, and pass logically sound judgment has been my mode of the past month… and yet I have not applied them to where I feel will benefit me most.

I should assess my life. take a step back and formulate the problem. Right now i feel some loneliness.. mostly homesickness. I think about relationships about people, past significant others and friends. i wonder what it is I want, need, or would benefit most from.

It’s a complex web of thoughts. One meriting an activity-systems map.. oh lord what am i thinking…

This will be much more clear in the future…

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July 15, 2012
The 7P’s, post reappropriated

As I prepare for business school, I wonder to myself how ready I am for it all. It’s something I’ve been anticipating for a while now… I’ve even created (and accomplished mostly) all these other miscellaneous sub-goals……

Okay, this post was supposed to be a post of uncertainty, confusion, and maybe even fear. A continued complaint on unfair expectations and a frustrations fabricated by my own hand.

However, it’s interesting to see how my state currently looks forward. Maybe since my flight is in days, and my plans are more finalized, I’ve arrived at a more zen-like state. Maybe I’ve become more forgiving, or I’m just writing this piece at a more opportune time. Nonetheless, I find myself more spirited to be generous and to embrace. It’s presumptuous to say I forgive, but really its more of a release from negative feelings.. that have taken me hostage .. and co-opted my goals somewhat.

I’ve given a lot of thought to what expectations should be reasonable for the upcoming year. To project and maybe aim at something I would like to come out with. The professional and academic goals have crystallized pretty quickly; these have remained uncontested. But in regards to who I am now, I hope I stretch myself closer to something more. Not that I feel inferior or inadequate, but this period of life has been far from easy. All the more so, since I’ve felt so stagnant.. or growth stunted, so to speak… I’m hoping to grow into something I don’t expect

The old me would prefer boldly to charge against currents and winds. Resist the flow… but frankly to do these things would hardly make changes with me meaningful. Spontaneity and the sporadic hardly can be organic if they are conducted in this way; I toss too my contrarian ways. If I were to describe the manner in which I hope to live, i would hope it to be deliberately. I hope every second of the next year, I am in a place and mindset of my choosing. I will revel in the opportunities that fall within my lap, but at every moment i hope that my intentions are combined with the meeting of these chances.

I don’t know what this post is for… neither here nor there.. but it’s good to start at least the flow of consciousness again.

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June 29, 2012

ruineshumaines:

America Revealed

  1. Visualization of internet distribution;
  2. The pinpointed distribution of the unemployed;
  3. Domino’s Pizza’s raw ingredients’ delivery routes in the Northeast;
  4. U.S. electricity network routes;
  5. Traced paths of deceased bodies being transported to their hometowns;
  6. U.S. imports and exports of beef;
  7. All the people in America’s towns and cities.

Full episodes of the series can currently be viewed online for U.S. residents only.

(via josephinewei)

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April 24, 2012
Really like this photo. Also that it’s in HK PC: thesartorialist.com

Really like this photo. Also that it’s in HK

PC: thesartorialist.com

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April 2, 2012
haha.. i’m starting to become more of a dog and less of a cat.

haha.. i’m starting to become more of a dog and less of a cat.

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March 24, 2012
Felt broken all day. Old post cheered me up.

Some days, I miss my old self.

http://jkim1789.blogspot.com/2009/06/global-love-cont.html

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March 24, 2012
"I just wish I could start a relationship about twelve years in, when you really don’t have to try anymore, and you can just sit around together and goof on TV shows, and then go to bed without anybody trying any funny business."

— Liz Lemon (30 Rock)

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March 23, 2012
Why I’ve Become Fed Up with the OWS movement

I would go on a long rant if I had the time tonight, but really these acts just render me speechless. I am appalled at the actions of these ignorant fools, whether they represent the movement or not and have had just enough of it. I can’t imagine containing my rage, had I experienced such first-hand.

My favorite line. “They acted like tourists on vacation in the social justice world, and our efforts and long-term goals were expendable in light of their self-interested pursuit of an interesting experience.” - Esther Choi

http://www.racialicious.com/2012/01/02/private-danny-chen-and-why-i-will-never-again-reach-out-to-ows-about-something-that-matters-to-me/

http://newsone.com/nation/elonjameswhite/how-occupy-wall-street-co-opted-the-million-hoodie-march/

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March 22, 2012
Stumbling upon lines that really resonate…

“here is an expectation that we can talk about sins but no one must be identified as a sinner”

“the effect of this enforced civility is that those voices are falsified or blocked entirely from the discourse”

“valve for releasing the unbearable pressures that build in a system built on pillage”

“When did we get it in our heads that we have the right to never hear anything we don’t like?”

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