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Obama - World's Perspective & Trade

2008-11-07T02:53:00.000-08:00

The election night left the whole country with proud waves of the red, white and blue. CNN.com had a huge picture of black people and a few whites under a big title: "Change Has Come" while FoxNews.com posted a more boring version of the above with a 100% black people picture as if it was just the minorities that voted for Obama. And of course, MSNBC.com had their picture of all white Obama

McCain & Tina Fey

2008-11-07T02:44:00.000-08:00

SNL: Palin vs. Biden

2008-10-05T16:45:00.001-07:00

$700 Billion Federal Bail-out (Cost of Iraq War = $584 Billion)

2008-09-30T18:57:00.001-07:00

Q: Who gets affected if the bail-out passes?well everyone gets affected either way. 1. bail out doesn't pass = deadlock in the financial industry for next 3-5 yrs at least, which affects everyone's loans, pensions (i.e. 401k and other retirement plans), performance of hedge funds, eventual increase in retail prices due to temporary shortage of production, etc. 2. bail out passes = everyone gets

Palin & Clinton

2008-09-15T08:03:00.000-07:00

RNC: Identity Crisis

2008-09-03T18:15:00.000-07:00

Hahaha RNC is the funniest shit ever. Some people come up and say McCain is for change, some come up to say he's the true conservative. Some say they're for low taxes while knowing (or not knowing) that George W. Bush has put us in the worst situation of budget deficit for the government. Former CEO of HP comes up and says McCain is for clean energy then turns around to say we need to drill.

Three white teens charged in fatal beating of Mexican immigrant

2008-07-26T04:04:00.000-07:00

http://edition.cnn.com/2008/CRIME/07/25/immigrant.killing.ap/index.htmlStory Highlights* Three white teens charged as adults in fatal beating of Luis Ramirez* Two of three charged with homicide; all charged with ethnic intimidation* Ramirez, 25, died from injuries received in epithet-filled beating, police say* As many as six teens involved; group included high school football players

China, Censorship - Part 1

2008-07-19T03:25:00.000-07:00

I cannot believe that I have not blogged for more than 2 months! But it wasn't because I was lazy, I was in China where blogs are blocked and ideas are censored by the government. I couldn't access my blogspot account, let alone read CNN and MSNBC's "blog" sections. This shit is so ridiculous.Don't get me wrong though, for I love and admire the elegance of the Chinese culture and the depth of its

U.S. soldier uses Quran for target practice

2008-05-17T15:47:00.001-07:00

http://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/05/17/iraq.quran/index.htmlwhat's new?

Assholes on China

2008-05-13T18:58:00.000-07:00

Despite the reported 12,000 unfortunate deaths of Chinese people in Xichuan province, some cold-hearted assholes can't stop themselves from labeling the ground-shattering event as a "bad karma, China". Thousands of students in K through 12 were and ARE STILL trapped under the rubbles of schools destroyed by a major earthquake. But these cold hearted liberal bitches just can't feel any sympathy

No!! My Scarlett is now taken.

2008-05-06T23:09:00.000-07:00

Even though I hate entertainment news and try to avoid it at all cost, I couldn't ignore this one. My favorite actress Scarlett is now engaged. I will be taking a week off from my blog as a mourning period...

My Hero: Lieutenant Commander Charles Swift

2008-05-05T21:38:00.000-07:00

I aspire to serve in the U.S. military as a JAG lawyer. Thought I'd share my idol.

Polo? as in like, Polo?

2008-05-03T22:00:00.000-07:00

Whenever it comes to talking about what sports we played in high school with new friends I make, I always have to go through this.New friend: I played Varsity Soccer. What about you, Mike?Me: I played Varsity Polo.New friend: (pause) you mean water polo?Me: No, polo.New friend: Polo? as in like, polo? (makes riding gesture)Me: Yes, polo as in polo.Good times.But this videoclip below is pretty

Women in Combat

2008-05-02T10:43:00.001-07:00

Genetic Discrimination

2008-05-01T01:23:00.000-07:00

At 8am every other morning during my first semester in college, I was in a business class full of eager fellow freshmen who couldn't wait to dare out in the real world and become millionaires. The first and only class discussion regarding business ethics was on "use of genetic tests in employment". Several students including the soon-to-be Student Government President voiced out their opinions in

Sigh, Fox News

2008-04-30T00:14:00.000-07:00

Funny and so true.

Global Beauties' Talk Show

2008-04-28T14:26:00.000-07:00

I loveeee this show! This show features 10~20 different people each week from different nationalities who are dating or married to Korean boyfriends or Korean husbands and live in South Korea. The nationality of these women ranges from Canada, England, Japan, Paraguay, U.S., Germany, Russia, etc. Gosh those Canadian girls are sooo pretty. And they all speak Korean really well. Ridiculous. On a

Blogger Freed from Jail !

2008-04-26T16:21:00.000-07:00

Fouad al-Farhan, a reform-advocate blogger was finally released from jail recently by the Saudi Arabian government. Fouad has supported other reform advocates through his blog, and apparently according to the Saudi Interior Ministry, speaking out for equality and freedom on the internet is an act of violation against the "regulations of the kingdom". Prior to joining the blogging community myself

$4 per gallon

2008-04-23T11:24:00.000-07:00

First 1st Place Gal

2008-04-19T23:57:00.000-07:00

Popular driver finally becomes first female to win series race.

Barack is definitely Wright

2008-04-13T14:40:00.000-07:00

Last Sunday, Barack Obama gave a "controversial" statement to a group of supporters at his San Francisco fundraiser. He said small towns in PA and in Midwest have people whose jobs have disappeared during past 25 years and as a result of lack of support from the Clinton and Bush administrations, people "then get bitter, they cling to guns or religion or antipathy to people who aren't like them or

Hillary vs. Obama

2008-04-07T19:34:00.000-07:00

They need to do a sequel for that loser at the end.

Campus Crusade...WHAT?!

2008-04-06T18:01:00.000-07:00

Don't get me wrong cuz I am grateful that I am a Christian. But, what in the hell are college kids thinking when they call themselves "the Campus Crusade"? It'd be like some Muslim kids starting a Muslim-based organization on a university campus and calling it "the Campus Jihad". I mean is it that hard to see? Is it really necessary to use an emotion-filled atrocious term, Crusade--reminding

The Youth Vote: "I'm An Obama Baby"

2008-04-06T15:16:00.000-07:00

I really appreciate the three voice harmony in the middle.

Return of the Blackwater

2008-04-05T12:07:00.000-07:00

http://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/04/05/iraq.blackwater/index.htmlThe title I gave to this brief post sounds awfully like a bad western movie or a desperate Disney attempt at another sequel to Pocahontas. But actually it's even worse. Blackwater's back to kill more innocent Iraqi civilians thanks to the renewed contract our government just gave them despite the outcry of controversy regarding

America, Only 40 years ago

2008-04-03T21:50:00.000-07:00

1) Pay attention to the language.2) Pay attention to the line of questioning.3) People who thought this way are still alive today.

Confession of my journey as a Christian

2008-04-01T20:26:00.000-07:00

Yesterday, I was asked by a colleague on whether I had written about my life-changing experience on my blog or not. I was talking about my past struggle with the concept of homosexuality and how it has contributed to my current political identity, at a local chapter conference of "Three Hundred and Forty Bloggers Unite".Rather than an explanation, however, it was more of a public confession.

Quotation of the Week, #1

2008-03-27T23:02:00.000-07:00

"Running for office is like driving a car: If you want to go forward you put it in (D), if you want to go backwards you put it in (R)."-Hillary R. Clinton

McCainomics

2008-03-26T16:20:00.000-07:00

When I hear the self-coined term McCainomics, three words come to my mind: Memorization, Accountability, and Return.Memorization is for my semi-sarcastic compliment to McCain for reading the "economics for dummies" book and successfully reiterating the lectures of his economic advisors word by word, especially considering that he publicly admitted he's not keen on economics.Accountability is for

Victims of the Shallow Media Culture

2008-03-25T19:28:00.000-07:00

One of many versions of 'hegemonic cultures'--to borrow Gramsci's words--in American society is the shallow media culture that amplifies and perpetuates the objectification of women.Here's the latest victim of the hegemonic phenomenon. Getting a "boob job" is a completely unnecessary procedure unless there is a risk to the girl's health (i.e. need for a breast reduction due to back problems).

Op-Ed: A Question of Wright and Wrong

2008-03-24T12:49:00.000-07:00

You can't denounce Obama for what Jeremiah Wright said.When Clinton News Network (CNN) and other broadcasting networks from left to right decided to beat on Barack Obama by constantly showing the replay of his old pastor, Rev. Wright's explosive sermons, the white America went on a crusade against a church. Despite the irony, the biblical episode--pun intended: "it's in the BIble!"--seems to

SNL: The Issue of Race

2008-03-24T02:49:00.000-07:00

So a minister walks into a bar...

2008-03-21T23:28:00.000-07:00

A white Baptist minister says blacks are inferior to the whites,their response: "oh." A white Evangelical minister says America deserved 911 because God wants to punish the sinful America that is full of homosexuals,their response: "that's a legitimate viewpoint, (damn faggots)"A black minister says America was punished because we mistreated other nations through arrogance in foreign policy and

HAHAHA

2008-03-17T17:49:00.000-07:00

good stuff.. at least until the latter half begins with Bill Clinton and Hillary Clinton bullshitting again.

Why We Need Media Censorship

2008-03-13T22:17:00.000-07:00

American Media = abuse of media freedom + positive portrayals of whores (no pun intended in this one)By positive, I mean: not actively denouncing the wrongdoings (thus allowing for alternative interpretation of an issue that has nothing ambiguous about it), showing clips of pretty, happy-looking pictures of a woman who whored herself, and emphasizing her 'positive fame' that arose from a

New York's New Governor, Money

2008-03-13T22:10:00.000-07:00

This guy's a genius. (1:50 of the clip)

Why Geraldine Ferraro is a Bitch

2008-03-12T18:12:00.000-07:00

Geraldine Ferraro is a bitch, not because she is a former Congresswoman, not because she is the first female vice-presidential nominee, and not because she's married to a real estate agent. During her time in Congress, she served on the Public Works Committee, the Budget Committee, and the Post Office Committee, and took trips to foreign countries to aid conflict resolution. She was the

Op-Ed: Sex sells. And so does racism.

2008-03-08T23:15:00.000-08:00

When the broadcast media flirts with sexually titillating material, making dinnertime TV watching awkward for families, everyone’s shocked of course—oh my, where has the world come to. But nobody wonders why they do it. We all know sex sells because plenty of people want it. But when pundits from hell flirt with racism—like Bill O’Reilly did last week by “jokingly” threatening to lynch Michelle

Entertainer-in-Chief

2008-03-07T03:25:00.000-08:00

SNL: MSNBC Democratic Presidential Debate

2008-03-03T01:43:00.000-08:00

Don't Waste My Fucking Tax Money

2008-03-02T21:00:00.000-08:00

Honestly, who gives a shit about baseball and especially whether they use drugs or not? Well yeah, you don't want these players cheating and sending out wrong messages to kids who unfortunately view baseball players as their heroes. But really America? Really?Getting media attention, I understand since the corporate media always needs to feed on garbage to make money; let's be honest, we know

WORD.

2008-02-28T23:08:00.000-08:00

Op-Ed, Take 1

2008-02-27T18:23:00.000-08:00

If being born in Lynchburg, VA automatically gives you a natural inclination for lynching (like Jerry Falwell), shouldn’t being born in New York give you an inclination for something new?Clearly, there’s nothing new about Bill O’Reilly’s racist comments. Apart from the track record of endless messages of hatred, his factless factor show merely represents the typical conservative racist WASPs.

Beijing Olympics

2008-02-25T09:57:00.000-08:00

My gosh, I can't wait till the Beijing Olympics! and neither can my Chinese stocks!! With the Chinese economy improving every minute, the Chinese middle class keeps increasing in size and number of households. With emerging middle class of course, an individual's "marketability" in the job force becomes more crucial in order to get the best-paying, most prestegious job, and consequently demand

Why I love children :)

2008-02-25T04:10:00.000-08:00

Children are gifts from God. :)

Religion As a Private Good: Religion's Perspective

2008-02-23T20:08:00.001-08:00

Through various Biblical texts ranging from the stories of Abraham to the sacred journey of Jesus on earth, God repeatedly whispers to us the importance of one's relationship with God and the nascent awakening of one's soul through frequent communications with Him/Her. Therefore, based on the continued theme in the sacred texts, we can safely infer a general agreement (I'm avoiding the word, "

Dream

2008-02-23T17:18:00.000-08:00

Religion As a Private Good: State's Perspective

2008-02-23T05:19:00.000-08:00

In his writings, Prison Notebooks, Antonio Gramsci divides the intellectuals into two breeds: the traditional intellectuals and the “organic” intellectuals—those who seek to expand their class power through their intellects. In the religious stratosphere, the traditional intellectuals can be seen as those who preserve the "studies" without the intent or pursuit of influence (e.g. clerics of Sufi

"No, You Can't" video, featuring Dick Cheney

2008-02-15T02:11:00.000-08:00

Why I love Obama

2008-02-12T23:53:00.000-08:00

Aside from his victory speech being very inspirational, Barack Obama moves me because of the following:1. Unlike all the other politicians, Barack is not afraid to publicly declare and include Asians as part of the American family. Hillary, Huckabee, and McCain only do so off camera. Hillary and Bill said some nice things about us at an Asian American chamber of commerce event in Los Angeles

hahaha

2008-02-10T20:19:00.000-08:00

trashy but funnyChromeo - You're So Gangsta

Yes We Can

2008-02-05T15:27:00.001-08:00

Judge: Navy not "exempted" from the National Environmental Policy Act

2008-02-05T01:37:00.000-08:00

LOS ANGELES, California (AP) -- The Navy must follow environmental laws placing strict limits on sonar training that opponents argue harms whales, despite President Bush's decision to exempt it, a federal judge ruled Monday.Yet again, our neo-con puppet Bush Jr. tried to carry out his fascist agenda by attempting to exempt the Navy from a national environmental policy. But justice prevails and

Liars

2008-02-03T22:01:00.001-08:00

This is the biggest bullshit I've ever heard. I get sooooo drowsy when I take the "Non-Drowsy Claritin". Some companies often try to emphasize a specific characteristic of their products that they do not really possess. But by putting money and effort into brainwashing people to believe otherwise, they make more profit. This is bullshit! Why don't these people use the resources on developing

Defeated "At The Right Hand of the Father"...the Wrong Hand

2008-02-02T20:48:00.000-08:00

As Pulitzer Prize-winning Chris Hedges cites in his best selling book, American Fascists: The Christian Right and the War on America, many right wing Christians in America have formulated a narrow sense of morality since the times of slavery and segregation. In fact, they continue to preach such limited interpretation of Word of God on race, gender, and other political issues. Through

Billary '08

2008-01-29T22:20:00.001-08:00

Why Bill Clinton is just another white man

2008-01-28T12:24:00.000-08:00

Recently there's been some confusion in the biogenetics community regarding Bill Clinton's race. Some of Billary's supporters have been advertising that Bill Clinton is known as the first Black President. I'm not going to argue against it too harshly since I don't discriminate against color-blind folks, but out of all seriousness, does he have what it takes to be nicknamed as such? It turns out

Ted Kennedy, Identity Crisis?

2008-01-28T11:29:00.000-08:00

I don't mean to jeer at a fellow Catholic, but I had too much fun watching this video. Being an Obama fan and all, I, more than anyone, was excited to hear that the Kennedys have endorsed him. But I couldn't keep a straight face when Ted Kennedy pulled a Howard Dean here and there with untimely voice cracks (but then again, are voice cracks ever timely?). It was just too funny to watch Obama

First Indication - Assholes are finally giving in to vote for John McCain

2008-01-26T12:47:00.000-08:00

After taking decades-long battering from evil-doing evangelicals and other asshole conservative radio hosts, the maverick McCain seems to be finally winning the vote of the conservative Republicans as they desperately seek to cling on to a popular candidate who may potentially beat Obama or Clinton in the general election.As one can see from the latter part of the newsclip above, the dude in

Trading Floor with Marx

2008-01-25T16:21:00.000-08:00

Recently, I had the privilege of conversing on European political philosophy with a group of fellow eager young minds and a recent PhD graduate of Political Science. During the course of our intellectual journey, I read a series of early writing by Karl Marx that I would otherwise NEVER have, as a grandson of a North Korean refugee couple who lost their home and relatives at the antebellum

A Pledge to myself

2008-01-23T17:06:00.000-08:00

I ran in rain today.Worried about getting my jacket wet.Worried about arriving late at LSAT.When I run in rain, I drop sweat full of superficial worries.A kid ran in rain today.Soaked in his blood.Soaked in his mama's blood.Speeding through the spits of fire,away from the thundering sounds of AK-47s.I fall down running wrapped inside my pathetic nest of self-processed anxieties.I bitch and

Middle East (1)

2008-01-20T17:14:00.001-08:00

I've been trying to study and understand the historical background and the politics behind the Middle East conflicts more vigorously for about a year. And I think this videoclip below pretty much shows the change of leadership in the Middle East throughout history.With regard to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, I've been trying to figure out the legitimacy of both sides and determine who

a classic

2008-01-19T13:11:00.000-08:00

Immigration Issue - beyond emotions

2008-01-18T03:16:00.000-08:00

After reading a Daily Trojan opinion piece on illegal immigration written by a fledgling freshman, I thought to myself: "Jeez, talk about overly-excited illogical liberals giving bad names to true liberals." While I more or less applaud her for her compassionate effort, I couldn't help but notice the lack of dimensions she considered while condemning the anti-illegal iimmigration stance--that is,

adorable

2008-01-17T04:33:00.000-08:00

Youtube is probably by far the best invention the human kind has ever come up with.And this is by far the cutest cat I've ever seen. But the chick has a terrible sense of what a meow should sound like; she sounds like she's choking on some serious cigarette or some crap. (You gotta wait for the jump!)Too bad I'm allergic to cats...(sniffle)

Campus Crusade...WHAT??

2008-01-16T01:31:00.000-08:00

I am grateful that I am a Christian. But there are several serious problems I see in my own religion. First of all, what in the hell are college kids thinking when they call themselves "the Campus Crusade"? It'd be like some Muslim kids starting a Muslim-based organization on a university campus 100-300 years down the road and calling it "the Campus Jihad" or "Campus 9/11". I mean is it that hard

Christian Electorate and Candidacy

2008-01-16T01:16:00.000-08:00

Despite my general political stance as a moderate who leans slightly to left (as implied in my intro post below), I am a serious man of faith. I was baptized and raised as Roman Catholic since I was 10. First of all, I hate the stereotypical notion that being a religious person requires you to be politically conservative. Granted, a little more than half of Christian voters in America tend to

Welcome Message: Party of Lincoln

2008-01-16T00:59:00.000-08:00

Whatever the hell happened to those days when being a Republican meant standing up for liberty, equality and good ol' righteousness? By righteousness, I certainly don't mean backdoor corprate tax breaks nor excessive religious conservatism. I dedicate this blog to those who believe that being a man--or a woman--of principles can still mean standing up for justice and compassion for all, just like