Shallow thoughts of a deep mind...

WordPress

2006-08-01T12:24:00.000-04:00

Even though Wordpress and I have had our differences, the time has come where Blogger and I can no longer be together. I now have web space! Yay! This means I can have WP! Yay? Maybe. I'm going to be using that from now on. The link is http://demonfish.jonathanchin.com/ but you can also view it at http://blog.demonfish.net

Jay

B Mynor

2006-07-24T03:29:00.000-04:00

B Mynor

for Kara

There’s a girl. She’s spending the night
in Manhattan. She’s originally from Ohio
and is only here on business. She’s pretty

and pretty young too; graduated
from high school just last year. She
has a tattoo she can’t see and

a boyfriend she doesn’t see that often;
it comes with the job. Her parents
can’t afford to fly her home. She has

a baby girl named Frida, after her
favorite grandmother. She graduated
in 2005 and she has a baby. She’s
too young for me to remember playing

with on the playground and now she’s
a porn star. She’s sleeping off a drug
overdose in Beth Israel but that

comes with the job. Her boyfriend’s
fighting for custody and she’s pretty

but her parents won’t fly her home from
the hospital. She’s too young for
the playground and she overdosed on

Crystal Meth and she has a baby.
There’s a capital F tattooed on her
shoulder for the from-behind shots

where you can’t see her face and it
reminds her why she’s putting

up with this Fucking Shit. She’s pretty
and she’s a porn star and she has
a baby turning 1 soon. But in 3 months’

time she’ll commit suicide with a
6 pack of razors and she’ll still be younger
than I am. She’ll kill herself and say

it’s an occupational hazard and she will never

leave the hospital but people will still
download her movies. She has a baby
but she doesn’t have custody but she
has a drug overdose but that’s

not why she can’t come home.

I keep repeating these facts on the
off chance I’ll screw them up and
like what eventually comes out:
Her name’s Krystal. She prefers Krissy.

She’s a Methodist. She graduated in
2005 from a high school in Ohio.
She’s pretty.

She can’t afford to have children,
so she won’t. She volunteers at Beth Israel
to be around them instead. She’s got

a new RAZR phone but can’t figure
out the voice mail. Her parents, her
parents are nice people.

-Jonathan Chin

If you like his work, you can check out some more at Jonathanchin.com And yes, we do have the same blog template.

Definations

2006-07-15T19:57:00.000-04:00

I found this online, so I thought I should share.

1)Love affairs : Something like cricket where one-day internationals are more popular than a five day test.

2)Lecture : An art of transferring information from the notes of the lecturer to the notes of the students without passing through "the minds of either"

3)Conference : The confusion of one man multiplied by the number present.

4)Compromise : The art of dividing a cake in such a way that everybody believes he got the biggest piece.

5)Tears : The hydraulic force by which masculine will-power is defeated by feminine water-power.

6)Conference Room : A place where everybody talks, nobody listens & everybody disagrees later on.

7)Ecstasy : A feeling when you feel you are going to feel a feeling you have never felt before.

8)Classic : A book which people praise, but do not read.

9)Smile : A curve that can set a lot of things straight.

10)Office : A place where you can relax after your strenuous home life.

11)Etc. : A sign to make others believe that you know more than you actually do.

12)Committee: Individuals who can do nothing individually and sit to decide that nothing can be done together.

13)Experience : The name men give to their mistakes

14)Philosopher : A fool who torments himself during life, to be spoken of when dead.

15)Diplomat : A person who tells you to go to hell in such a way that you actually look forward to the trip.

16)Opportunist : A person who starts taking bath if he accidentally falls into a river.

17)Optimist : A person who while falling from Eiffel Tower says in midway "See I am not injured yet."

18)Pessimist :A person who says that O is the last letter in ZERO, Instead of the first letter in word OPPORTUNITY.

19)Miser : A person who lives poor so that he can die rich.

20)Father : A banker provided by nature.

21)Criminal : A guy no different from the rest... except that he got caught.

22)Boss : Someone who is early when you are late and late when you are early.

23)Politician : One who shakes your hand before elections and your Confidence after.

24)Doctor : A person who kills your ills by pills, and kills you with his bills.

So much time, so little to do...

2006-07-12T21:39:00.000-04:00

No, wait, switch that.

I've been meaning to update, I have much to talk about, but the lack of time, effort and sleep really has me in the shape of a zombie.

Anyways, small update. I'm alive.

Cheap Plugs:

Un/Focused: A Photo Collaboration

Pet Peeves: Let it All Out

Some new projects I've joined. (Thanks A for giving me a chance)

Join us next time, when we uncover the name behind "A"!

TO BE CONTINUED!

Fade out.

The Cell Phone Quiz

2006-07-05T20:36:00.000-04:00

Here's a mobile phone survey quiz meme thingie. It's from Su Ann's blog. I'll be updating more, I have much to say. Until then, enjoy this.

Motorola E815

"Meet us at gc info booth at 6:10. Or else." from Zach

Mark Wong

Jonathan Chin

Jonathan Chin

David Lee

"What?!?! U suck. Where is easier for u to meet us from? Gc or at the show?"

Janahlee Loo, Janice Lin, Jason Chin, Jay, Jayesh, Jeazette, Jim (The Handyman), John Jiang, Jonathan Chin, Justin Chang,

"Lamo" to Zach for his comment about a mentalism show.

Stephine Leong (omg, I still have her number?)

Verizon Wirless, the killer of all feature and everything else good.

Some default Ocean thing. I would have something different, but I can't transfer pictures to my phone.

Ryo!

Adhali, my cousin. Why? I don't know...

Peter Lee, the smartest man I know.

Courtesy Cab

Three...wtf man. Verizon is suppose to have full service!

Some default Motorola theme. I can't afford to buy ringtones.

The Greatest Blog Entry Ever Written

2006-06-27T04:44:00.000-04:00

It was a hard day at (school/work/home). You've just returned home, removed your shoes and headed towards to kitchen, hoping the last can of (beer/cola/juice) you drank last night wasn't the last. As you peer in the great depths of your fridge, you pass great historical landmarks of the last month. Last night's meat-loaf. Check. Three-day old pizza. Check. Green pea soup? Better not to know. Alas, behind the rotting corpse known as dinner from three weeks ago, lies a can of (beer/cola/juice). When your renewed faith that nothing else can go wrong today, you head towards the couch.

As you sit down, with a cold (beer/cola/juice) can in one hand, you grab the television remote with the other. You turn on the television as you peer towards the (cable box/wall clock/table clock). Just in time! In a quick motion, you change the channel, open the can of (beer/cola/juice) and place the remote in your lap as you gear yourself up to watch your favorite television pastime, (Sportcenter/CSI/Hammies On Demand). For the next 10 minutes, you follow a pattern that is too well known. Watch. Slip. Tap. Watch. Slip. Tap. And those infamous words echo throughout the room. "We'll be back, right after these messages." *grumble, grumble* As the second ad finishes, a stoke of brilliance hit you.

Without missing a beat, you run to your (desktop/laptop). The following motions no longer need a thought process. (Firefox, Safari, IE (Eww?)), (Blogger, WP-admin, Livejournal), Username, Password, Create. A blank box stares at you as you smile was gee. You type to your heart's content as (Sportcenter/CSI/Hammies On Demand) and your (itunes/Winamp/Windows Media Player (Eww?)) playing your favorite track merge to create your fortress of brilliance. Nothing can stop you know.

Seconds, minutes, and possibly hours pass as your type. "Today is the day", you think yourself. Today is the day you achieve greatness. The greatest blog entry you have ever written. As you finish, you admire your work as you never thought your brain could achieve such a thing. You get that feeling, the same feeling that must have been felt as the Mona Lisa or Pulp Fiction was completed. Just one click away...

As you move the mouse, scanning the text, ensuring that no error has gone uncorrected. Done! It's is time. Time to click the button, (post/create/publish). You click the button and a blue bar begins the countdown, the countdown to your addition to history. As the bar nearly fills the itself entirely, the page begins it's transition to the next page. As the page loads, you stare. Finally, the moment has come, it is time to claim your place in history. As you get up from your seat, arms in the air in a victory position, you stare down to your computer screen as it's contents burn a hole through your heart and soul. 404.

Binghamton University

2006-06-24T22:27:00.000-04:00

Considering the fact that Binghamton is a large part of my life, I rarely talk about it. I tend to focus on people I know (aka Tribute to Anna & Chui), projects that I'm working on (aka DVDs, Magic Mirror, Untitled Zach and G project, Pet Peeves, etc), or just random rants of mine. I do tend to give Binghamton the back seat. Or at least, on the blog, Binghamton gets the back seat. Only a hand full of people know that I used to be a tour guide for the University and a Student Ambassador. So, I have this need to inform people about Binghamton. In addition, Su Ann did a blog on her college, Taylor College, in the heart of KL. So, I figured, hey, why not give a tour of binghamton, or at least attempt to by using the pictures I have already taken. (I'm sorry, but taking pictures just for doing a Blog tour of Binghamton is kinda desperate, for me.)

Before we get into the pictures, I gotta say, I really don't talk about Binghamton that much. Well. I guess it's time to whore out my school! Here is what guides and students are saying about Binghamton.

"...the premier public university in the northeast.."

Wow, that's some strong words there.

"Inspirational, approachable and accessible professors ... a comfortable yet competitive learning environment."

What else could anyone else want?

" ... a huge variety of stuff to do ... "

Listing the stuff would cost millions, no, BILLIONS of dollars.

"the public alternative to the Ivy League experience."

Wow, Ivy status. Cool.

"...few can dispute the fact that Binghamton grads have a real education that will serve them well in the world."

Using your education in the real world? That's possible?

http://admissions.binghamton.edu/what.html Go there for more whoring.
Some one remind me, what was the point of this entry? Hmm? I promise, next entry will be better.

Anyways, you people want pictures, so...on to the show!

Tribute to Anna, Chui and 1998

2006-06-17T20:50:00.000-04:00

The year was 1998. Apple started a revolution, unveiled the first ever iMac. Microsoft released one of the best operating systems seen to date, Windows 98. Ginger Spice left the Spice Girls. Michael Jordon broke the hearts of many, playing his last game with the Bulls, ending a great run. A few hours away, in the city of St. Louis, Mark McGwire broke the homerun record as the Mets get a taste of the post-season after 12 years. Video game fans may call 1998 the golden age of gaming, with GTA, StarCraft, Unreal, Metal Gear Solid, Pokemon, Age of Empires: Rise of Rome, Half-Life and Zelda: OoT making their debuts on the retail floor. Nintendo introduced the GBC with Pokemon Red/Blue and Pokemon first aired on United States television as Sega prepared the world with first documentation of the Dreamcast. Ramzi Yousef was sentenced to life in prison for planning the World Trade Center bombing of 1993. And as the words "I have never had sexual relations with Monica Lewinsky. I've never had an affair with her." filled the airwaves, two Ph.D students in a garage in Menlo Park, California changed the world with one phrase...Google. I was 12.

Like many other 12 year olds, I was told the most horrible word a 12 year old can imagine, braces. When I got braces, I wasn't a happy go lucky boy. The fact that one is getting braces can lead one into a very depressed state. So, there I was, in my orthodontist's office, in the chair of doom, that's what I liked to call it. It was funny how her office was built. There were two rooms in which you could have been sent to, let's call them Room 1 and Room 2. Room 1 was the first room I was ever sent to in that office, thus the name...BRILLIANT! Anyways, this room was filled with awards and degrees. Kinda saying, "Look asshole, I know what I'm doing!" So, you would feel safe every time, and then...BLAM, they'd get you. Room 2, on the other hand, had a window. I guess it was like "Look, freedom...sucka."

Anyways, I was there for my first apt. It was to see what must be done. So, my orthodontist looked at my mouth and went, "hmmmm." Why must doctors do that? Really? Personal note: When (if) I become a doctor, don't go "hmmmm?" She told me, and my parents, that I need to have 3 teeth taken out. My parents go, "Oh, Jay, not so bad, I've heard worse." *laugh* "And a root canal," said the orthodontist. Silence bestowed her presence throughout the room.

I didn't mind having teeth taken out. How bad it could be? What can I say, I was 12. On the other hand, the words "Root Canal" sent a chill down my back. I blame this on Full House. There was one episode where Uncle Jessie, or was it Joey...doesn't matter, got a root canal. Call it great acting, or a child's inexperience, but it looked like it hurt!

Before I could get braces or get my teeth removed, I had to get the root canal. The process would be root canal --> teeth removed --> braces. So, it's basically, worst, not so bad, haha sucka! When I went to go get my root canal, I thought it would be a one day thing. WRONG! It was really two days. I can still remember the smell of tooth dust. Drill...dust...pick...drill...dust...pick. After Day 1 was over, I was in pain. I remember the doctor saying, "You can take pain-killers, it's fine." That night, I didn't sleep. I didn't eat. I didn't drink. I didn't cry. I didn't take a single pill. Was I in pain? Honestly, I don't know. You see, I convince my mom to buy me Metal Gear Solid for the Playstation. I played that all night, I was happy. Metal Gear Solid, my pain killer.

The next day, the doctor came in and jokingly asked, "How many pain killers did you take?" When my mom answered, "None," I could swear the doctor either thought, "What a strong young man!" or "I guess I didn't hurt him enough, already, I'll turn up the dial today!" Drill...dust...pick...JAM...drill...dust...pick...JAM. Day 2 was over. A nerve from my tooth was removed, and Metal Gear was defeated.

Next came the teeth removal part. Oh joy to the world. I was knocked out completely. One second, I was talking to his really hot girl (who was my age, might I add), the next, I was wondering where she went. That night, I didn't eat. I didn't drink. I didn't cry. I didn't take a single pill. Was I in pain? Honestly, I don't know. I slept through it all.

Finally, that one destined day came, I finally got braces. It wasn't fun. However, it experience reenforced my love for mash potatoes. It lasted an year and a half. Not too bad. Not too bad at all.

Anna, I hope you feel better. Chewy, umm...just hang in there! It will be over soon. So, that's my story about my experience with teeth related medical processes. It was an experience I surely didn't want to experience, but I did. What can I say? What should I say? I was 12. It was 1998.

DVDs

2006-06-17T20:30:00.000-04:00

Well...in my boredom of what is called Binghamton, during one of my breaks from Histology, I catalogued my DVD collection.

Link to catalogue

I may start to review some of my DVDs. Maybe. We'll see. Also, I'll be adding to this. Many of my purchases end up being DVDs.

A Temporary Fix

2006-06-11T02:11:00.000-04:00

If you been around this blog over the past few days, you would have seen all of my CSS code disappear. This is due to my server, who decided to shut down for upgrades and maintenance. Even though everything looks like it should, this is due to some leeching and a temporary fix. Everything should be fine by Monday, or so they tell me. Looks like my blogging explosion will have to wait.

You are about to experience a little piece of heaven

2006-05-19T00:35:00.000-04:00

When you think about it, life is brimming with moments worth celebrating: a graduation, promotion, new baby, new home...the possibilities are endless. And each unique occasion celebrated with these tempting morsels is a sumptuous reminder of just how sweet life is.

So, pop quiz, where did I get this little piece from?

Updated?

2006-05-10T18:53:00.000-04:00

So...what's cooking doc?
It's been a while, yes? The last time I wrote, the site was in frames. Much has happened. Let's play catch up. Dear god, I haven't mentioned anything useful since March 7th! I promise, I'll become a better blogger, for the sake of mankind and all that is evil. Alright, let's do it.

March - What did happen in march? Oh yea, Spring Break. For my break, I went home. Nothing special right? WRONG! I went EVERYWHERE. I wish I had taken more pictures, but all well. I'll explain the pictures in a bit. Damnit, alright, new format!

Day 1 - First day of break, I went to the Lower east and west sides. I went to NoHo, SoHo, Chinatown, Little Italy, and Ground Zero. It was cool. I met up with an uncle who works in the area and he took me to this Italian restaurant. I forget the name, but it was some good stuff. Sorry, no pictures.

Day 2 - Did midtown. Went to Empire State Building, and the area around the empire state. Also when to Lincoln Center and New York University. Too bad no one was there! Seems NYU was on break too. Damnit.

Day 3 - Saw RENT live on Broadway! I think that made my second/minute/hour/day/year/life. But, I lost the ticket stub. However, I still have the playbill. And I gotta say, Mayumi Ando looks crazy hot in pigtails and that darn fuzzy pink bra. I also got a picture with her, but I I had to go. Damnit. Maybe this wasn't the best day?

Day whatever, the rest - Nothing big. I was too damn tired to do anything else.

April - This was a big month. Zach and I did a show for LASU. Zach wrote up a good entry that pretty much described how everything went. It's called, Everything in red is a Lie.

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My 1/2 hour show at LASU went really well . The show started right on time, there was a large, receptive audience, and they were really there for some well-conceived and artistic entertainment. My performance was spot on, and I had the audience on my side the whole time. If you've never seen a magic or mentalism show before, that was the place you wanted to be.

Well, I'll admit it wasn't all roses. There were a couple of spots that needed some finesse. But to go over the routines one by one:

Opening, "Candy": This worked perfectly. Not only did the suggestive techniques perform like a charm, but the all the hard work and money that went into sorting 4,018 M&Ms by color really paid off.
The Check Game: I know this is blatantly stolen from Derren Brown's stage show, but I really love performing it and I'm getting pretty good at it. You know, its a lot of money to put on the line for a mentalism show, but since I have a steady flow of income and due to the fact that it works almost every time, I think its completley worth it. Also, the audience members at LASU Gigante were just so respectful, understanding, and wonderful about following instructions and playing along. They really gave me their full, undivided attention, and I had no need to change my whole performance or repeat the simple instructions of "Pick one envelope" 1,000 times.
Desire Duplication: This is just a great routine by a master mentalist known as Max Maven. It's never failed me, and I doubt it ever will. The touches G and I have added to it really do add something, I think, and its probably the thing I'm most proud of in the show. Once again, the LASU audience was fantastic about listening to what I said.
Bottle: This routine involves me putting myself in actual, great danger. I could be severely hurt performing this routine. That's why I ask for complete silence during the final stages of its performance. The LASU did not let me down. Oh, and using paper bags to hide the broken bottle was a great idea.

So basically, that was the show in a nutshell. I was very happy with the show, and would love to perform for LASU again. If I could just digress a little, I want to talk briefly about one of the great social contributions LASU makes to Binghamton University, nay, the world. They really are doing their best to dispel the stereotype of the dirty, undereducated Latino. This is an important thing in our culture. These people are unjustly and unfairly viewed as a lesser form of being, and while I know for fact that this is untrue, anyone who felt otherwise would only have to go to an LASU function, and they would see for themselves how wrong they were.

Three cheers for LASU, I look forward to working with you again.

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Derren Brown did a new show (Trick of Mind Series 3). I gotta say Derren. Stop it. I mean it. Every year, it's the same thing. Zach and I realized that we're not cut out to do some stuff. We almost quit. And then you have to do some weird ass shit that looked freaking cool and reel us back in. Damn you.

May - I guess April wasn't that big. Well...May is upon us. Wii! What? Wii fool! Nintendo's new console is Wii! I'm pretty sure you knew that tho. I have Finals coming up. Not Wii! Here's my schd.

Wed (Today, May 10th) - Biology Lab Final
Friday (May 12th) - English Final Paper Due, Anthropology Final
Monay (May 15th) - Biology Final
Tuesday (May 16th) - English FInal
Wed (May 17th) - Music Final
Thursday (May 18th) - DONE! Wii!

In other news, Blaine didn't die. Wow, what a depressing way to end. Oh, fuck that! Let's see.
-Su Ann's blog got hacked? Shit, even worse! Think damnit, Think!
-Mets lost three starters to the DL? NO! Hmm...
-MCATS cost $210? Oh, for fuck's sake!
-Pictures? YAY! Wii!
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Oh yes, I forgot to mention the redesign. As you can see, menu stuff on the left.
<----THERE!
It has tons of goodies. RBJ Podcast, other blogs, DemonFish stuff, my schd.
In addition, I added this javascript (Mandy, you know which one). Just click on the picture and watch. Click next or press "N" to go to the next picture. Cool eh?

In other news, Amanda killed me for calling her Mandy.
~Jay

Click Here For Pictures

A game he says, a freaking game!

2006-03-31T19:04:00.000-05:00

A man named Messer once wrote:

There's a saying by one of the great Golden Age magicians, Harry Keller, which goes something like (and im paraphrasing): "You can fool the eyes and minds of the audience, but you can never fool their hearts."

Of course, there's another great Golden Age magician, Jean Hugard, who wrote (and I'm not paraphrasing), "Of course, humor is closely associated with eggs."

This is why Harry Houdini (who got the Harry from Kellar and the Houdini from Robert Houdin), didn't call himself Jean Houdini. He didn't own any eggs.

ANYWAY, going back to that first quote, I've always believed that to be true. You might have the best tricks in the world (and if you do, call me), but if you don't have sincere respect and adoration for your audience, and if you don't truly believe in what you're doing, they will see right through to the panty line of truth lying underneath the much-too-tight pants of bullshit. Which is why I have to gloat about this new routine G and I are doing. Its fantastic. It's not ours, not even close, but MAN is it good. And for once in this art of deception, its REAL.

Here's what happens:
Spectator comes up on stage and is shown two envelopes and asked to examine their contents. In one envelope is a check for a large sum of money (large being relative). In the other, is a lovely but worthless picture of a bear (it makes sense in the show, trust me). The spectator turns her back, and the envelopes are shuffled. When they turn back around, one envelope is placed on one side of the stage, and vice versa. They are given a choice of envelope. They choose one. They sit down.
Later in the show, they are given a chance to change their mind, amongst much by-play. They do not.
Later still, they are brought up on stage and are given a hint, and read a letter that explicitly (and thats no joke) states how wrong they are, and lists about 83,000 reasons why they should change thier mind, even though it also says that they wont. They don't change their mind. They open the envelope they chose. The bear pic is inside.

Now, what makes this routine so appealing is that it can fail. When you boil it down, I guess its only a 50/50 chance. But the fact that there is real money on the line makes it feel like there's a lot more riding on that 50%. And they can genuinely win it. But I'll be damned if I'm going to let them off that easy. So really it relies on my being able to influence them through words and actions. I only wish I could post the entire script of the routine so you could appreciate the subtleties involved. But A) you wouldn't since you're probably not as geeky as me or G and B) you'd just scroll past it all. So be content when I say that its genius.

What else is there to talk about? I know its been a while since I posted...I guess not much. Oh! How about this: Leave comments about what you would like to see a mentalist do - something you've always wanted to see done, and you might just see it in the show! We're looking for new routines. Okay, we're admittedly desperate. But there's gotta be someone out there who knows a little something about this stuff that can come up with something! Anyone?!?

...please?
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boo.

Quiz-zee-poo: Attacks of the Quizes

2006-03-09T07:57:00.000-05:00

First quiz is brought you buy Su Ann

Favorite main entree:
I don't know.
Favorite salad:
Any Caesar Salad
Favorite soup:
That's easy. The southwest chicken at Moe's!
Favorite appetizer:
Depends where I'm eating. Sampler always works.
Favorite dessert:
TGIF’s brownie + ice cream thing! Oh, wait. Never mind. Choc. moose cake @ Hooters. Oh, wait. Never Mind. That giant Peanut Butter thing I had at Friendly's. Hands down.
Favorite fruit:
mango. peaches.
Favorite vegetable:
Broccoli
Favorite sashimi:
Not a fan of sashimi …
Favorite sushi roll:
Not a fan of sushi
Favorite soda beverage:
Mr. Pibb
Favorite non-alcoholic beverage:
Coffee!
Favorite alcoholic shot:
I don't drink.
Favorite alcoholic drink:
OKay, I said I don't drink. With that said, strawberry daiquiris!
Favorite cake:
Choc. moose cake @ Hooters!
Favorite pie:
Apple
Favorite ice cream:
Ben & Jerry’s Phish Food. Haagen Dazs’ Strawberry Cheesecake. Baskin Robbin’s Cookies and Creme!
Favorite milkshake:
anything with Oreos in it.
Favorite cut of beef:
Not cut?
Favorite cuisine:
I'll have to get back to you on this...
Favorite part of chicken:
Wings! From Hooters! Enough said.
Favorite fried food:
I don't know...hm.
Favorite cookie:
ANYTHING from Mrs Fields.
Favorite indian curry:
As an Indian, and my mom will kill me if she reads this but, I HATE CURRY!
Favorite gum:
I'm not a big fan of gum. However, if I had to pick one, Winterfresh.
Favorite candy:
Reeses Pieces
Favorite crepe:
Who knows.
Favorite sandwich:
Turkey Melt
Favorite pizza:
Singa's Famous Pizza!
Favorite mexican dish:
Joey Bags of Donuts. Double Meat! (Zach knows the drill...)
Favorite vietnamese dish:
Okay, I have viet food, I just can't remember what it was. Damn.
Favorite Korean dish:
Never had korean stuff.
Favorite chinese dish:
Never really had chinese food, except for fast food chinese food.
Favorite filipino dish:
Never really had...you know the rest.
Favorite southern food:
I don't know. Get back to you.
Favorite instant noodles brand:
Any. I'm a college student. Any will do!
Favorite juice:
Grape
Favorite snack food:
Too many to state.
Favorite fish:
None.
Favorite cereal:
Cap’n Crunch’s Peanut Butter Crunch
Favorite pho:
Never had pho.
Favorite breakfast food:
scrambled eggs, baby. pancakes too! (IHOP)
Favorite french food:
Dunno.
Favorite mcdonalds food:
Chicken McNuggets (Remember when it was 6 for a $1? I know David remembers...)
Favorite pasta dish:
I like any pasta. Take me to Olive Garden, and give me the Never Ending Pasta Bowl!
Favorite bread:
White
Favorite tea:
Any Tea.
Favorite 7-11 slurpee flavor:
Cherry.
Favorite hershey’s kiss:
There's more than one?
Favorite flavor of m&m’s:
Peanut Milk Choc.
Favorite candy bar:
Twix.

The second quiz has been brought you buy Aline
The RULES: Remove the blog in the top spot from the following list and bump everyone up in one place. Then add your blog to the bottom spot.

The Final Five

1. Collection of Thoughts
2. YounGorgeous feat Kelly Clarkson
3. Shahruddin.com: Project Sha
4. | Make a Wish |
5. Shallow Thoughts of a deep mind...

You’re Next
Anyone!

So here goes.

What were you doing ten years ago?
It was 1996. I had just come back from India and was preparing to transfer to a new school. Yay for me!

Five Songs Which You Now All The Lyrics Right Off Your Head Now

1. Another Day from RENT
2. Out Tonight from RENT
3. One Song Glory from RENT
...
I think I know the whole RENT soundtrack by now.

Five Things You Would Do If You Were A Millionaire

1. Travel
2. Buy CES stuff
3. Invest
4. Pay for med-school and stuff.
5. Buy a nice House.

Five Bad Habits

1. Procrastination
2. Snacking
3. Skipping breakfast
4. Impulse buying
5. Easily glued to computer screen (spend too much time on my computer)

Five Things You Like Doing

1. Coding Websites.
2. Watching movies.
3. Creating content such as Podcasts or Video stuff.
4. Creating various techniques for Mentalism stuff.
5. Sleeping.

Five Things You Will Never Wear, Buy Or Get New Again?

1. Any Nokia Phone...
2. HP iPAQ
3. Magic Cards
4. A PSP ( I will NEVER get one)
5. A superman game.

Five Favourite Toys/Things

1. My computer
2. My digital camera
3. My Ipod mini
4. My ibook
5. My TV

The Beginning of DemonFish

2006-03-07T12:59:00.000-05:00

April 2005
I was in a class called Introduction to Folklore and for my final group project, my group had decided to make a video. Now, for this project, all I did was shoot the thing. I was the cameraman. The editing and post-production was done by someone else, using Windows Movie Maker. It was a good project, I learned something...Tripods are your friends.

October 2005
Fast forward to the next semester. I decided to take a class called Alternative Fiction. In this class, my second project was a group video project. We decided that we wanted to film the ending to the story of "Robby's Kill Box." For this project, I shoot the entire thing as well. However, I took up the job of editing as well, to test the powers of my ibook. This experience bought much joy to my life. I was happy editing and coming up with ideas. I was happy with the outcome and our grade proved it was a good production!

November/December 2005
On the heels of creating "Robby's Kill Box," our final project was stated as anything. I went to Zach and I asked him about a Magic Documentary, to fuel my new found joy of film making and his joy of magic. Thus, Magic/Mirror, the first joint venture between Zach and myself and the first official production of DemonFish. It didn't turn out the way we hoped, but it was a good experience for both of us. Magic/Mirror was a success in our eyes.

December 2005
For months, I've had been thinking about podcasting. I wanted to have some content to which I could that could be seen/heard to an audience besides my classmates and professors. I had been a member of Rice Bowl Journal for about a year and I had this idea. How about a podcast that used the ideas that form the foundation of Rice Bowl Journals. And thus, the pilot episode of BOWLcast, A RBJ Podcast, was created. After a brief hiatus, RBJP is now a bi-weekly production that created using VoIP. I am hopeful for a RBJ Meetup/Live ep, however it maybe a while before this occurs. RBJP we switched over to DemonFish in February 2006. For more information on RBJP, you can visit the main blog at http://rbjpodcast.demonfish.net

February/March 2006
At this point, DemonFish had done some private video projects and a open audio podcast. It was time for something new! Zach and I teamed up once again, and co-wrote an original mentalism themed magic performance for No Boose Weekend at Seneca Hall, a dorm hall in College in the Woods at Binghamton University. That performance was held on Feb. 25th, 2006. However, the performance was great, we realized it needed much work. After a bit of tuning, we are holding on another performance, hopefully taped, for an Folklore class, the same class that fueled the first "unofficial" production of DemonFish.

So, that's the history of DemonFish. It's not a great one, but that's not what we were aiming for. Currently, every production/performance hurts us. And when I say us, I mean Zach or myself. We not complaining, it's one of the scarifies that we have to make to create content that people can enjoy. Zach and I are currently lucky that Binghamton supplies us with Camera, Web Space, and Bandwidth. We're also lucky that ourmedia charges nothing to host these productions and gives us a Creative Commons Copyright. We are just two people who create something out of nothing. Believe us when we say that these productions do not bring us any fame, and/or fortune. When you look at production cost, you would think the both of us were mentally insane! Don't believe us? Here's an example of what we spent on the No Boose Performance. (Note: We asked Dawn to just give us $60, we kept on adding shit because we wanted to make something enjoyable)

No Boose performance
4 Easels ($40)
5 Poster Boards ($12)
Marker ($3)
Color Pages ($5)
Envelopes ($3)
Pre-made Deck of Cards ($7)
Safety Pins ($4)
Regular Deck of Cards ($2)
Scissors ($3)
100 Business Cards ($30)

As you can see, we went over $100. And there was more stuff, like rubber bands, index cards, etc. And that was just one production. Like I said before tho, we aren't complaining. No, we willing did everything we did. Many of the things we did was a one time purchase, like the Easels. The only production that didn't cost us money was Robby's Kill Box. The Magic production stuff cost us a shit load. And RBJP cost me around $30, mainly for software.

So, why did I write this, instead of reading One Lonely Night for my Crime Fiction class? I suppose I felt it was needed. However, I must say that there are other productions that Zach and I are current working on. Zach and I are current working on the show that will be taped at the Folklore class. In addition to that, I have spoken to Admission about a Video project for the University. DemonFish is growing and we are happy about that. How long will this last? We don't know. Will we be able to afford it? We hope so. Will it be great to have the popularity of TWiT or digg? Well...that might cause us to shit in our pants for many reasons. But we hope that you are enjoying our content and that your continue to support us by listening/watching until the time comes when we packed everything up.

Fly Paper: The Alternate Ending

2006-03-04T04:51:00.000-05:00

A few weeks ago, the first paper for my Crime Fiction class was to take any one of the stories we read and rewrite a part of it. The stories we read at that point were the following:
*The Killer by Ernest Hemingway*
*Fly Paper by Dashiell Hammett*
*Red Wind by Raymond Chandler*
(Note: If I know you, just E-mail, IM or PM me if you want to read these, I have pdfs of them.)

Additional novels we read since then:
*The Maltese Flacon by Hashiell Hammett*
*The Big Sleep* by Raymond Chandler*

Before I continue, I just have to say that if you are a fan of the pulp genre or just a fan of Crime Fiction in general, these stories/novels are must reads.

Anyways, we were suppose to take any one of the stories we read and rewrite them. Zach's TA was nice. He just had to rewrite it and that's it. My TA, Cody, made us explain what change we made. Wonderful.

Anyways, long story cut short, I got my paper back today and I got an A! This was completely unexpected, I would have been happy with a C! I'm so happy, I decided to share will you all my version of the ending of Fly Paper.

I do recommend that you read Fly Paper before reading my version just so you get the flow of the story, however, it's not needed. I will warn you do, since my version is of the ending, it is a bit spoiler. If you plan on reading Fly Paper, read it before reading my version. Consider this as my warning! Do not bitch, whine and/or complain that I ruined the story for you! One last note, if you have read Fly Paper, just replaced chapter seven with what I wrote. The rest of the story is same, including chapter eight. (we were only suppose to change one scene.) Okay. Here it is.

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Fly Paper: The Alternate Ending created for Crime Fiction, English 380N, by me!
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~7~
I talked to McCloor in the hospital. He lay on his back in bed with a couple of pillows slanting his head up. The skin was pale and tight around his mouth and eyes, but there nothing else to show pain.

“You sure devastated me, bo,” he said when I came in.

“Sorry,” I said, “but—“

“I ain’t beefing. I asked for it.”

“Why’d you kill Holy Joe?” I asked, off hand, as I pulled a chair up beside the bed.

“Uh-uh—you’re tooting the wrong ringer.”

I laughed and told him I was the man in the room with Joe when it happened.
McCloor grinned and said:

“I thought I’d seen you somewhere before. So that’s where it was. I didn’t pay no attention to your mug, just so your hands didn’t move.”

“Why’d you kill him?”

“He stole something from me.”

“Holy Joe did?” I asked.

He studied my face a while before he replied:

“Yep. He ain’t no saint, I tell ya.”

“How do you figure that out?”

“Hell,” he said, ‘I don’t have to. Sue told me. Give me a butt”

I gave him a cigarette, held a lighter under it, and objected:

“That doesn’t exactly fit in with other things I know. Just what happened and what did she say? You might start back with the night you gave her the goog.”

He looked thoughtful, letting smoke sneak slowly out if his nose, then said”

“I hadn’t ought to hit her in the eye, that’s a fact. But, she had been out all afternoon and wouldn’t tell me where she’d been, and we had a row over it. What’s this—Thursday morning? That was Monday, then. After the row I went out and had a few drinks over at Bibbowoski joint on Army Street, you know, the Ace O’ Clubs. I got home about three in the morning. Sue was still a wake, she had been talking to ain’t so Holy Joe on the wire. The whore was bitching—“

“Sue was angry?” I asked.

“No,” he replied, “I was talking about Joe. He was real ticked off, something about ruining their plan. She hung up a few minutes later and sat down on the bed. That’s when I walked in on her. She was sick as hell, but she wouldn’t let me get a croaker for her. It was kinda funny, because she was scared stiff.

McCloor scratched his head meditatively and suddenly drew a great lungful of smoke, practically eating up the rest of the cigarette. He let the smoke leak out of his mouth and nose together, looking dully through the cloud at me. Then he said briskly:

“She told me she’d been poisoned by Joe”

“She say how he’d given it to her?”

McCloor nodded his head.

“I’d been asking her what was the matter, and, at first, not getting anything out of her. I took hold of her and looked her straight in the pearls. Then she starts whining that she’s been poisoned. ‘I’m poisoned, Babe,’ she whines. ‘Arsenic. That damned Holy Joe,’ she says. She was going to run-out on me with Joe and wanted me out of the picture.”

“You knew Sue was planning to take a run-out on you with Joe?”

“I don’t know it then,” he said. “I knew damned well she was cheating on me, but I didn’t know who with.”

“Yeah? Then what’d you do?”

“Sue was sitting there, on the bed and then she started jittering, like those folks at the yard. She took my hand, placed it on the pillow near her and told me to kill her. ‘Do it Babe, she said.’ ‘Be a man, be my hero and save me.’”
McCloor’s clenched his fists as his mouth and eyes tighten.

“I killed her. I did it with these bare hands” he said. “I couldn’t let anything hurt Sue. I’d promised her that I’d protect her.”

“Is that why you killed Joe? You were just protecting Sue? Did she even tell you where to find Joe?” I asked, as I leaned forward.

“I told ya, he stole her from me. I knew him, but didn’t know where he jungled up, and didn’t find out till yesterday, much thanks to you.”

“Me?”

“Yea. I saw you snooping around and questioning the dyke, so I tailed ya downtown and then up to Joe’s place. I had picked up a boiler and parked it over on Turk Street, for the getaway. When I got back to it, there was a copper standing close to it. I figured he might have spotted it as a hot one and was waiting to see who came for it, so I let it alone, and caught a streetcar instead, and cut for the yards. Down there I ran into a whole flock of hammers and saws and had to go overboard in China Basin, swimming up to a pier, being ranked again by a watchman there, swimming off to another, and finally getting thought the line only to run into another bad break. I wouldn’t of flagged that taxi if the For Hire flag hadn’t been up. You know the rest. I’m through spitting”

And he was. I couldn’t get another word out of him.
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Preview of what's to come:
-Redesign!

Seven

2006-03-01T21:39:00.000-05:00

Taken from Su Ann's blog.

7 Known Things About You
 1. I don't drink.
 2. I don't smoke.
 3. I'm short (5'6)
 4. J-Drama fan.
 5. Biology Major (tho, not a very good one)
 6. Pre-Med(@_@)
 7. Advanced Model from the "Good Friend" series.

7 Lesser Known Things About You
 1. Good at being a tour-guide.
 2. I'm not that big of a gamer.
 3. I'm not that big of a techie.
 4. I really suck at Halo (both games)
 5. I'm not an only child
 6. I sleep
 7. I sleep at night

7 Wishes
 1. I wish I could program!
 2. I wish I could drive!
 3. I wish I had a car!
 4. I wish I had more of a radio voice.
 5. I want to do something useful.
 6. I want to know who reads this blog (if you want to call it that).
 7. Turn back time (for many reasons)

7 Things You Like About Yourself
 1. Killer at making presentations
 2. Can think out of the box.
 3. I'm learning video editing and mentalism techniques. (Watch out Channel 4!)
 4. Now days, I try to be happy.
 5. Now days, I try not to hurt others.
 6. Good with technology.
 7. Adaptive.

7 Things You Dont Like About Yourself
 1. My Voice
 2. My GPA -_-"
 3. Grammar anyone?
 4. I spend way too much money
 5. I have no money (see why #4 is a problem?)
 6. I'm short(5'6)
 7. I can't drive T_T

7 Things On Your Mind Right Now
 1. Papers!
 2. Two novels in a day? Interesting
 3. Laundry soon?
 4. I wonder which RSS feed is supporting iTunes now
 5. Multiple video podcast?
 6. Sleep is good!
 7. Moe's for lunch?

7 Things You Hope To Accomplish Soon
 1. Finish grading papers
 2. Writing that stupid Crime Fiction assignment
 3. Study for class?
 4. Start studying for the MCATs.
 5. Get my driving license 6. And a car
 7. Go to Melbourne, London and the West Coast.

Damn, this thing is hard!!
As far as tagging...whoever reads this.

A new begining...

2006-01-28T13:26:00.000-05:00

Spring has arrived! Okay, maybe not, but alas the spring semester has indeed arrived! I going to be real busy this term. I have much to do.

Classes:
-Anth 244 - Plagues, Culture and History
-Bio 372 - Something, I forget. Deals with Fossils
-Eng 380N - Crime Fiction
-Mus 180F - Music in Cinema

TA:
-Eng 205 - Folklore

Media Projects:
-RBJ Podcast
-Live "magic" show for Seneca (More on this later)
-Untitled "magic" video project aka "Magic/Mirror 2"

As you can see, my hands are full. However, you know me, I'm most likely gonna do something and add something to the list above. Actually, I do have an idea, which I want to pitch to the admission office. I'll talk about that some other time. I think I have made enough ideas to write a "My Top 10 of fail ideas." Look for it.

Classes have been great. I dropped genetics. I wasn't planning to, but forces decided it was best if I did. Instead, I picked up Crime Fiction. Here are the reasons (that I told myself in order to justify the change):

-The Prof teaching the class was new. I'll never heard of her and RMP and mybing had no information about her.
-The book list for Crime Fiction was amazing.
-Zach is in Crime Fiction

Okay, fine...it's not the best reasons in the world, but what's done is done! Enough about this.

I mentioned a magic show and untitled video project with Zach. During the winter break, Zach and I were talking about magic mirror. We realized that even those it was a decent piece, it could have been MUCH better. So, we decided to do something, so M/M would have a purpose. I did have a purpose, but...we want it to have a great purpose!

Anyways, back to the story. Before I came up for the idea for magic mirror, Zach has told Dawn (our former RA) that he would do a magic show for a RA program. I ended up taping the thing. However, it turned out that the RD of Secena loved the show. During the break, zach and I started coming up with a new routine. Dawn spoke to Zach the other day and it seems that the RD is doing a two day program for Seneca and would like Zach to perform again. This was great news! We could try out the new routine.

Zach recently blog entry deals with a "List of Thing We Know After Magic Mirror." Here's the intro. I'll be adding to the list, here on my blog, in a few days.

"When Tarantino was asked about his first movie (not Reservoir Dogs, you QT newbies), My Best Friend's Birthday, he replied that it shouldn't be seen by anyone. Even he, a master of cinematics, acknowledges that your first time out is always your first time out, and that it is a necessary evil. You have to learn from that experience before you can go on to make anything truly worthwhile. You figure out what works and what doesnt, you find your own way of expressing certain things with particular elements that work well for YOU, and you also experience the strange fact that the camera is not a replacement for a human eye. It never blinks, it is unforgiving, and it captures everything. So you have to cater to that. To that wit, I present to you my list of Things We Know After Magic/Mirror:"

It's a good read.

That's it for now. Peace.

Quiz-zee-poo: The Phantom Quiz

2006-01-13T23:23:00.000-05:00

Thanks to Aline for this quiz. What do you say, do you agree with the results?

Your Birthdate: November 17

You tend to find yourself lucky - both in business and in life.
And while being wealthy is nice, you enjoy sharing your abundance with others.
You put your luck to good use: you are very ambitious and goal oriented.
Often times, you get over excited and take on more than you can manage.

Your strength: Your ability to make your own luck

Your weakness: Thinking you can do it all

Your power color: Bronze

Your power symbol: Half Moon

Your power month: August

What Does Your Birth Date Mean?

Untitled Post # 1

2005-12-23T09:17:00.000-05:00

I want to make another DVD. But, this time...I want to write a story, script and then shoot it. I'm gonna be broke if I carry on with this plan of me. Damn.

The Call

2005-12-18T15:22:00.000-05:00

When Alexander Bell invented the telephone, he believed his invention would make life easier. In modern day, communications has evolved. From children to the elderly, people have computers, cell phones, PDA, and much more. But, there are times when the telephone rings, and your heart stops. Sometimes, you don’t want to open an e-mail, mail, or package. In today's world, one phone can make or break your life. From the RIAA or your younger sister, sometime, all a person needs is a phone call.

Three phone calls, three skipped heartbeats, two tears and a fake smile.

At 11:00 pm, last Thursday, I was getting ready for bed when I received the first of three phone calls. It was my aunt; she told me that my cousin mother in law had passed away. I could hardly care. Don't get me wrong, I felt sorry, but I never met the woman. However, I did feel sorry for my cousin, both of her in laws passed away in 2 months. But, again, I could hardly care...I went to sleep.

At 5:30 am, Friday morning, the second phone call came. It was my uncle in India. My mom's uncle has passed away. He was only 55. This one hurt more. I met him, I know his children, it was shame. It's times like this when living in America is a curse. The distance is unbearable. You're helpless. Living in one of the most powerful countries in the world, yet you can't even hug a family member. Is this the life I want? Do I have a choice? I was shocked, I was afraid. If he could go at 55 then, what about my dad? It makes you think?

At 1:30 pm, Saturday afternoon, the third and final call came. It was Oanh. If you don't know who she is, she is a good friend. She called me and when I answered, she said, "I'm your worst nightmare." What she didn't know was, it really was. I wasn't myself. All I could think about was people I knew, burying their parents at my age and younger. The toughest lost is of a child, and then of a parent. But, what if it's a loss or a parent while you're a child or rather, in my case, in need of their support and guidance. She called me twice. Both times, I tried to sound happy, but I wasn't. My heart was skipping beats; my voice had the sound of fear. Oanh, if you're reading this, I'm sorry if I sounded...mean. It was the first time I didn't laugh or smile after talking to her.

Something I once heard stood out over the past few days. "Life's greatest lessons are often the most painful." With all these events, I think I found that flame I've been looking for. I was lost, confused, and broken. But, now I believe I found that flame to shine a light on the path to my future, a flame to relight that passion I've been looking for.

And with that note, I just want to say one last thing.

Just, remember your never alone,

Never.

Magic/Mirror!

2005-12-10T18:59:00.000-05:00

Hey there!

It's been a while, no? Sorry about that, I've been so busy that I starting to forget my own name. Okay, that maybe a lie, but I have been busy! A lot has happened since we last spoke. No...really, no joke. You want to know? Of course you do, silly me. Okay, let's get started then...shall we?

The past month or so, Zach and I have been working on Magic/Mirror, my final project for my English class. It's a documentary/special on magic. woo! Boy, did we do some crazy things during filming. There were card tricks, coin tricks, carny magic and so much more. Too bad no of you will EVER see it. Sorry. I don't want to be sued. But, it was fun. If you do see it, yea...we were stupid. But, now that's over. My third film is done. Wow...3 films in 7 months. Okay, yea...two of them were only 10 mins and I didn't edit one of them, but still!! Want a preview? Here you go!

Yea, we know it's a silly picture of Zach, but it works so well! It runs over an hour in change! AND THATS WITHOUT ANY OF THE SPECIAL FEATURES, WHICH RUN LONGER THAN THE MOVIE! So long in fact, that we've made it a 2 disc special collectors edition. (That was stolen from Zach). So, that project has come to a close. Zach has said "Lets hope we can build up the motivation to make a sequel, or possibly a series of shorter shows. I think we could really do the topic justice." It's possible. However, if we were to do a sequel or a series, we need to have our own presentations, so maybe we can release it, and a better camera, just because I want a new camera.

Speaking of releasing a product, tonight marks the beginning of a new project of mine. The Rice Bowl Journals Podcast! Hopefully, it will be successful.

Well, that's it for now, I gotta Podcast and study for finals. Wish me luck!

Happy Birthday to me?

2005-11-21T06:34:00.000-05:00

Now, before you all go and wish me a Happy birthday, guess what...your late! My birthday was last thursday, the 17th. More on that later...

You know, when I decided to close my xanga, i didn't know how much damage that would do to me in terms of traffic. It when from alot to none! So, I bet your asking, so why are you blogging again? Good question, I'll get back to you on that.

Back to the birthday. Now, after reading Saki and Ain's blogs, birthday are supposed to be great special fun! Tho, I kinda feel sorry for Ain, early morning in boxers is a bit too much. For Sean birthday, we did Number 5 resturday, something never done before in our little circle. It seems my birthday has always been somewhat of a low budget film. Let's review the last four years!

2002 - Imad, the gang and I went to Indian Taj for dinner. Followed by, we went to Fei's building and they had bought some cake! Now, I know what your saying, Dinner and cake, what better could you ask for? That's true, and I loved that day til this day, it was great. I was with friends and everything was great! But, now you asking, how was this a low budget film like day? Considering I paid for most of the night, it felt unbalanced. (I know what your thinking and no, I'm not THAT kind of person!)

2003 - Freshman year of college. I guess my parents and my dad's boss, at the time, kinda screwed me over. David, Ryo, Janice, Janahlee, and so many more, the list goes on and on, held a party in Jason's room. We had pizza. The low point of the night was knowing I had a psych test the next day. They got me a astronomy book. At first, I was like...a book? But when I read it, it was great. However, I found out, tho I wasn't suppose to find out, that they had bought a telescope for me. A TELESCOPE! Can anyone say, wow? It seemed, they called my parents and they were like, it's ok, we got him one too. Is it selfish of me to want that telescope? Yes, it is! So, this bday went from Highly priced, blockbuster to "Sideways." Low budget, but great.

2004 - Zach was gone, Don was gone. Dan, Sean and I went to applebees. Fin.

2005 - And finally, the present! This year, it was mixed in a sense. It was filled with work, such as filming Zach show at Seneca. However, that was fun too, Zach and I spoke magic talk, it was like a door opening. Okay, maybe not...but it was something! Smallville was awesome as always. I think the greatest bday present was the Superman Returns teaser! =) I <3 Superman! Don, Zach, Sean and Rich got me Smackdown vs Raw 2006. That game, the story mode is weak, but the GM mode...addictive! It's a great game. To finish up the bday, I saw Harry potter. Great film, Superman Teaser rocked ass on the big screen! Tho, Zach and Sean were nowhere to be seen. Their loss. Know what, it's really wasn't low budget at all!

On a last note, Oanh was the first one to wish me a happy bday. Nice to see she still remembers me. However, the last person to wish me, I don't even know who it was! It was a txt message... and I'm too freaked to call back! Actually, this is the last note! A little preview for you all. A trick done by Zach for a scholars show, all proceeds when to benefits funds, which will be in my final project for english! Enjoy!

Link!

Penn, Teller and the Squirrel...

2005-11-13T23:26:00.000-05:00

On Nov 13th, NBC aired a 2 hour special, showcasing Penn and Teller. Now, if you don't know who they are, I don't blame you. I didn't know them until Zach introduced me to them a year or so ago. Penn and Teller are a duo, who perform magic. So, what so speical about them? EVERYTHING! They way they perform together or how the use a certain method for an effect. The show on NBC was great. They did magic, but it was underwater! Now, if you actually saw the methods they used, it wasn't so great. But, magic isn't about the result of what happens, it's the effect of how it happens. But, enough about that, your wondering why I a Squirrel is in the title. Let's just say, Foamy and I had a little party in my kitchen...

Poop, Physics and Magic?

2005-11-11T03:25:00.000-05:00

A friend of mine had posted on her blog the following:
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hey you know what, i believe i have single handedly proven the Impulsive force formula wrong. okay lah maybe not that grand, but i swear to you that the (mv-mu)/t formula does not work when you are utilizing the toilet. wait waitttttt, hear me out first. you know how in physics there's always this question of how to reduce damage upon collision, and the 2-mark answer is always "increase time before collision so that momentum upon impact is decreased"? yeah well, i PROVED IT WRONG.

here's how i did it. i was in this cafe, okay? and i needed to poop very badly. arrived at the washroom to find that the toilet seats are in very deplorable condition ... but i still needed to use the toilet. so i didnt sit on the toilet seat because ew that's just gross, instead what i did was position myself in this half-standing position above the bowl, and i pooped with my butt slightly elevated above the bowl.

(hehehe smart leh, pay me royalty if you wanna use my Shitting Stance)

soooooo i pooped la.

BUT THEN RIGHT, when my poop hit the water surface ........ water from the bowl terpelanting-ed onto my butt!!!!!!!!!

DAMN FUCKING GROSS.

i was like ..... ewwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww. i felt like no amount of tissue would make me feel clean again. it was damn sial traumatizing. so i swore that the next time i use the toilet, i will position my butt EVEN FURTHER up from the toilet bowl. cos you know lah, impulsive force formula says that you have to increase time before collision to decrease force upon impact. it's like the whole skydiver-who-bends-legs-before-landing thingy!

so anyway, 2 hours later, it was time for Toilet Experience Part 2.

so i did it -- positioned my ass even further from the bowl as it was the previous time. but WAHLAUWEH. instead of less water splashing up, even MORE water terpelanting up from the bowl!!!!!!!!!

ONTO MY BUTT AGAIN!!!!!!

so what's all this shit business about how increasing time before collision will reduce impulsive force?! mana ada!!! both of my extremely disgusting toilet experiences are testimony to that. >:( physics has lied to me.
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Now, she corrected herself and admited she was wrong, you have to increase time OF collision instead of increase time BEFORE collision. However, i couldn't pass up the chance to prove physics using poop!

Now, this thursday, Nov 17th is the taping for my Magic documentary. Zach will be doing some stuff, he posted his act on his blog, see right for link. I guess that's it for now. woo!

Coffee, Cards, and a Goatee.

2005-11-08T14:01:00.000-05:00

Coffee, Cards, and a Goatee.

And with THIS my final project begins!

Those Two Stripes

2005-11-06T20:40:00.000-05:00

Those Two Stripes

A fellow Rice Bowl Journals member posted a series of events that occurs over the last week or so. Now, normally, I wouldn't put much light on a "this is what I did" type of entry. However, in this case, it much different. I do suggest you read his entry, as it's much better than anything I can say on that topic. With that, I would like to congratulate him on two wonderful events of life, marriage and parenthood.

One thing that did stand out was his comment about how he felt after finding out the big news. "We just sat on my bed hugging while we stared at them. Laughing. Excited. Amazed. Scared. Kissing. Happy. It was a mix of everything that added up to something so overwhelming. We hugged and kissed and laughed some more for what seemed like forever." It's calm, relaxed, and somewhat panic free. Two things come to mind. One, how long will he last in this state and two, how will I react when this happens to me!

I guess this just brings things under the mircoscope. He's turning 28 and he's getting married and having a child. I'm 20, and I'm trying to just pass my classes. I guess the greatest test for both of us is still yet to come, raising a child.