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British humor

Mon, 25 Dec 2006 19:56:12 GMT

Don't know if you guys really get British humor ... the jokes always come in the form of a running commentary of what they characters are saying that gets increasingly absurd. Also, it plays a lot on the British "reserve", the aspect of their culture where people won't say anything to be polite even when things start getting out of hand. Anyway, if you get that, this is HILARIOUS, hahaha:

Friday, November 17, 2006

Fri, 17 Nov 2006 23:33:09 GMT

For anyone who's ever done a lot of job interviews looking for the right job ...

Tuesday, May 16, 2006

Tue, 16 May 2006 15:35:49 GMT

This entry focuses on that annoying MS Office paperclip that's overhelpful, stupid, and looks kind of crazy with spinning eyes and wild emotional reactions to mundane things ... So that's why I really enjoyed this video, hahahaha -

P.S. - If you didn't get it then you probably don't use Microsoft Office often enough. Also, you're not as cool as I thought you were.

Thursday, March 16, 2006

Thu, 16 Mar 2006 14:00:53 GMT

This is hilarious ...

Friday, February 24, 2006

Fri, 24 Feb 2006 18:41:30 GMT

J'ai enormément de difficulté à faire attention à mon travail aujourd'hui ... aie ...

Had some comté cheese at lunch. Comté cheese is the best kind of cheese. Yeonjinee got it for me :)

Argh ... so China's supposedly going to surpass the US in 2050, followed by the EU and India. At Harvard Business School conferences, speakers crack jokes about how not speaking chinese won't affect your career. Bugger. It could all be hogwash or it could be that our kids or our kids' kids will have declining prospects if they stay in the states. The watercooler talk in europe meanwhile is that we're a country of religious loonies. Althewhile, the intense anti-american sentiment overseas that most americans don't ever really see is being replaced with anti-muslim sentiment and fear of a powerful yet possibly irresponsible and eventually militant chinese government. Ramble, ramble, ramble ...

Brain fart?

Tuesday, February 07, 2006

Tue, 07 Feb 2006 03:30:15 GMT

Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus. ... Whatever you have learned or received or heard from me, or seen in me -- put it into practice. And the God of peace will be with you.

Tuesday, January 31, 2006

Tue, 31 Jan 2006 16:25:45 GMT

Hey guys! It's been a little while since I posted last ... things are going really well. I had a good time meeting with Yeonjini's family several times over the holidays. I think it's great how Koreans are so loving with food -- her mom's always keeping me well-fed :) Work is going well too, but there's a lot to do and so it's stressful (the good kind of stress). It's fun to have everyone back in the suite again though, now that holidays are finally over for the students among us.

One thing I'm really excited about in life right now is that since early january, I organized all my papers into a rock-solid filing system, so now I always know where everything is and have everything organized all the time. It's such a wonderful feeling. Makes me feel warm and cozy when I go to bed at nights.

Monday, December 26, 2005

Mon, 26 Dec 2005 04:52:44 GMT

Merry Christmas to all of you wonderful friends :)

I'm down in Atlanta with my family for this week. It's such a blessing to all be united under the same roof in the context of a holiday that allows us to give to those most meaningful to us and honor them so powerfully.

Congratulations to Junarm hyeung-nim and Melissa!
You both have been an inspiration to me and I know to many of our friends as well. Together, you are a tremendous blessing to others.

Saturday, October 01, 2005

Sat, 01 Oct 2005 20:42:23 GMT

"You can easily judge the character of others by how they treat those who they think can do nothing for them or to them." - Malcolm Forbes

Such a truism. It's so easy to ignore this in yourself as well. I think that a part of the true power of Jesus' message was how loudly his example spoke of helping the wretched and the harmless.

Saturday, September 10, 2005

Sat, 10 Sep 2005 17:40:33 GMT

Star Wars Episode III: The Backstroke of the West <-- (link)

A direct English translation of the Chinese interpretation of the movie's script! The subtitles are so classic for a Chinese movie, but it's for Star Wars! You can always just barely follow along with what they're saying, and then you get a subtitle that's just totally wack ... the part about the Presbyterian Church is pretty clever too :)

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