March 2011
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#Treme - dredging up memories
#Treme reminds me of childhood Sundays going to church near that old N’Awlins neighborhood: http://bit.ly/9LcjiC
Before my parents and some other like-minded folk struck out and started their own Chinese Church in Metairie @ Memorial Baptist, we attended the Chinese Presbyterian Church of New Orleans. It was roughly 5 blocks south of the formal boundry of the Treme and while the...
April 2008
4 posts
Objectivity, Darwin, and Sputterings
Anybody? Anybody? Bueller? Bueller?
After reading some opinion pieces about this controversial documentary, I am looking forward to seeing what all the fuss is about:
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/opinion/2004353967_chapman17.html
http://news.yahoo.com/s/uc/20080418/cm_uc_crbbox/op_235852;_ylt=AhcgIkjWaICSg1m_dhywKAqs0NUE
I think this film will go on to add to perceptions about...
Rip NPR a new one
Let me preface this post by saying I listen to NPR incessantly - my radio dial is pretty much stuck on 94.9 (KUOW Seattle). But listening to a music review of a single noted composition (B flat for the entire song), I couldn’t help but think of how ludicrous the piece was… I kept visualizing Dana Carvey or Mike Myers spoofing this on SNL - just imagine them performing the skit using...
Recent Family Pics
Kickin’ around w/ dad @ the soccer fields. Ring-around-the-rosie! Fun with Popo. Hello world!
Shame vs. Guilt
http://www.csmonitor.com/2008/0331/p01s02-woap.html
Most asians understand “Mien Ze” or “Diou Nien” well - the words certainly elicits a visceral reaction from some of us, but until reading the CS article linked above, I had never considered the concept in “guilt-based” or “shame-based” terms.
In the below quote, I find the implications...
March 2008
3 posts
Abstinence/Hookup Culture - Naive Extremes
Both sides suffer from a bit of naivete… http://www.nytimes.com/2008/03/30/magazine/30Chastity-t.html http://www.hcs.harvard.edu/tlr/index.php http://sexandtheivy.com/ http://www.ivygateblog.com/blog/2008/03/students_of_virginity_actually_pretty_horny.html