Dunder Mifflin

It all starts with an idea.
But you can never tell where an idea will end up.
Because ideas spread, they change, grow.
They connect us with the world.
And in a fast moving world, where good news moves at the speed of time and bad news isn't always what it seems.
Because when push comes to shove we all deserve a second chance.
To score.
Dunder Mifflin.
Limitless paper in a paperless world.

I Love Office!!!

Ferrero Rocher chocolate

How do you know that I like Ferrero Rocher Fine Hazelnut chocolate? :D

I LOVEEEEEEEEEE it. Haha. Thank you! Thank you! :D

We are all interconnected. Our dreams, our hopes, and our futures... The actions of each of us , human or nonhuman , have contributed to the world in which we live . We all have a common responsibility for our world and are connected to everything in it .

Baitout?

They want 700 billion dollars from the taxpayers and they want it now!!!

American taxpayer are never so furious. It seems like Congress will approve this massive massive baitout plan in a matter of days without thorough consideration.

Wall Street has all figure it out. They will pocket all the profit in the good time and ask for bailout from the taxpayers in the bad time.

This is the best business model ever! In this line of business, it seems like the more your screw up, the more help you will get from the government. This is the the modern welfare for Wall Street. It rewards risky behaviors and punish prudent choices.

Baitout? What about the bailout of those people who struggling to repay their credit card debt from month to month? What about the bailout of 47 million American who don't have health insurance? What about the baitout of the single mothers who work two shifts and have no time to take care of the kids?

Wall street, the party is over. It's now time to pay.

For the last two years you have laughed at me about this. Well, who is laughing now, huh?

Palin's daughter's boyfriend

I just finish watching Palin's speech two minutes ago. The funniest thing happened after her speech. Sarah, Palin's pregnant daughter and boyfriend walked up to the stage holding hands. His name is Levi Johnston.

I bet he would never dream that he would show up in the center stage of Republican National Convention waving to the crowd awkwardly. He is faking his smile as he walked to the center of the stage. What is he waving at? Is it "hey everybody! I am the guy who got her pregnant" ???!!!

Just days ago Levi Johnston was just another school ice hockey player from Alaska. Today, he was shaking hands with the would-be next US president in the glare of the world's press. He found himself right in the center of the political spot light.

He should be proud of his "achievement". Look at his bright "political career".

Life is a such a joke... LOLLLLLL

today afternoon

Today in my Korean martial art (Yongmudo) class we did many non-stop back falls and face falls. My body and my head starts to feel the pain. I guess the more sweat now, the less blood in the future. =)

Immediately after Yongmudo I went to Poli Sci 179. Today's speaker is Robert Reich, the former Secretary of Labor under the Clinton Administration. He has been this class multiple times.

Everytime he showed up in the class he always talked about how his dated Hillary Rodman back in collegem, how he met Bill Clinton in a boat to England, how Clinton asked him to be the Secretary of Labor. Today is the third time I heard him bragging about this. Hehe. He is a cool speaker and very funny guy.

He went on talking about economics, stagnant-wage, recession, income inequality and social justice. The engineering guy in me was taking a break and the social-justice guy in me just was totally enlighten by his speaking. =) Robert Reich is also a professor here. I will try to take his undergradute class next semester in the Public Policy department named Wealth and Poverty. It's definitely worth it.

Anyway, today is a fun day...

To me much is given, to me much is expected. Thank you Lord!

God wants to surprise me

“If we will keep God first place, if we will walk in His ways, all these blessings will overtake us.” - Deuteronomy 28

Even though I didn't see a way, that doesn't mean this is not a way. I thought the obstacles were there to stop me, to weight me down, to keep me away from my dreams. Instead of them being a stumbling blocks, God have turned it into stepping stones that took me to a higher level. God has a way.

A long time ago I felt like I was at the back of the line. I couldn't get a break and I couldn't get ahead. All God did was to shift the direction of the wind. All of a sudden the last became the first. Just a simple surprise the wind have changed directions. God's favor is blowing me away.

I am still astounded that I am in college, especially in Cal. =) I can’t wait to see what God is going to do this year. It's no big deal for God to have me at the right place at the right time.

who told who about what

......
Person A: she told me that you told her the secret that I told you that you told me not to tell her.
Person B: oh no, I specifically told her not to tell you that I told her.
Person A: arghhhh, don't tell her that I told you that she told me about this.
Person B: okay.
......

swimmign and tennis

In the spirit of Olympic I went to both swimming and tennis today. No work. All play.

little chinese girl singer

The little adorable girl, who song at the opening ceremony, is not the actual singer of the song. As we all know, she was lip singing.

They didn't use the girl who actually sings the song because she is not pretty enough. Rumor says that this decision was made from the China's highest authority: Political Bureau! You thought your middle school years were hard, imagine if your government top officials got together and decided that you were not cute.

Crushing a little girl's dream for superficiality. Unbelievable.

WOW...
Today was...
WOW...

currently reading...

I saw Katie P. cycling at RSF while reading a very interesting book: Blowing My Cover - My Life As A CIA Spy by Lindsay Moran. I borrowed it from her later and started reading them for the last couple days.

This book was touching, entertaining, and funny. It's so much more interesting than the usual James Bond movies and blow-em-up spy novels that you know are pure fiction.

Opening Ceremony: The hottest show in town

"What I can tell you for sure is, the opening hour of the Opening Ceremony of the Beijing Olympics bent the mind and stretched the imagination. It was a floor show that made the most spectacular revue in Las Vegas look like a church picnic, and it was a privilege to see it in person." - Mike Downey from Chicago Tribune

church picnic? hahaha...

Kayaking

I went to kayaking today with a bunch of people at Berkeley marina for the first time. It's was tons of fun. My friend Henry was in the same kayak as Camilo. It got flipped by the waves. The rescue boat spotted them and towed the Kayak to the shore. haha...

Exxon has record profit again on soaring oil prices

Exxon Mobil said on Thursday soaring oil prices pushed its second-quarter earnings up 14 percent, again breaking its own record for the highest-ever profit by a U.S. company.

Net income in the quarter rose to $11.68 billion, or $2.22 a share, from $10.26 billion, or $1.83 a share, last year.

!!!???

Exxon Mobil posted record profit again and again while American Consumers suffer record high gas price. Does all this make sense?

Make no mistake I love capitalism and I am a strong believer of free market. I am not a fan of big government regulating business and commerce. However, Where is the "magic of free market" in this case? Anybody who has any common sense will detect that something is not right here.

The answer is not to have more regulations. Big corporation love regulations. The more the better. The more complex the better. Why? Because they can use the regulations to keep new competitors from entering into the market. In Econ this is called the "barrier of entry". The big corporations may have all sorts of resources to comply with any regulations, where smaller companies may not.

In conclusion, American consumers are screwed regardless. What a great economy!

HTC Touch

I finally got my new cell phone. It's a headache to transfer all the contacts in my old phone to the new one. Nevertheless, I can watch the TV and surf the web on my phone now. :)

new cell phone

I am suppose to get a new cell phone today - HTC Touch. A cool phone. Actually I am supposed to get that last Saturday, but the fone art sprint store is closed. So I left work early today and went to the fone art store at around 6:30. It's closed already. Isn't there a sign on the window says that it's open from 11am-7pm?!

Anyway, i will go again tomorrow and pick up my new phone. I will call to make sure she doesn't close it early.

O the joy of having all in Jesus!
What a balm the broken heart to heal!
Never a sin so great, but He'll forgive it,
Nor a sorrow that He does not feel!
(hymn 1079)

broken heart, sin, and sorrow.
You can take care of everything, Lord.

I understand the complexity of the situation and i am also fully aware of the consequences of each approach. It has the potential of producing a lot of confusions and misunderstandings. Your situation is a mess. I didn't say it's gonna be easy. However, I promise i will help you to see the bright light at the end of the dark tunnel.