I’m sitting in front of my laptop trying to code, but my head hurts. I gave my Advil bottle to Peter because he hyper-extended his right shoulder. Drinking water hasn’t really helped, so maybe I should just make some coffee. It shouldn’t be caffeine withdrawal though, since I don’t really drink that much coffee.
Archive for February, 2007
Be Like Bosh
February 15th, 2007
I was watching the Raptors game last night versus the Nets. At one point, Chuck (a commentator) was saying that even when Vince Carter was still with Toronto you could already see something special about Chris Bosh. In particular, he recalled a game where the Raptors were losing. Carter turned to Bosh and said something like, “Don’t worry, it’ll all be over soon.” Bosh replied by telling Carter that it’s never over for him. He brings everything he has to every minute of every game. Bosh seeks to continually improve both his game and the Raptors. Whereas Carter gave up on the Raptors, Bosh kept pressing on. And this is what I like about Bosh. Not only is he an extremely talented basketball player, he always has a great attitude even when the Raptors were a losing team.
I think that sort of mentality is applicable to many areas of our lives. Many times when things get too hard you want to quit, thinking that “it’ll all be over soon.” But if you carry this way of thinking then you’ll never achieve anything great in life. So it all comes down to, do you want to be like Bosh or Carter?
I Really Need a Break
February 15th, 2007
I’m not sure why, but lately I’ve been feeling really lazy. I don’t feel like doing anything at all, even though I have tons of crap to do. I really enjoy some of the courses I have this term, but now I’m not enjoying things as much as I did when the term first started.
Plus, I also have to job search. I really don’t care about working at some job after I graduate. And the only reason I even want to work is so I can make some money, because you can’t by without money! If I plan to get married then I will need to buy a ring, and not to mention the cost of the wedding. It’s no wonder that I don’t feel very enthused when I go for job interviews. I remember the interviews I had last term. Whenever the interviewer asked, “Why do you want to work for us,” I have to BS something up when really all I wanted to say was, “I don’t really care about the job I just want the money.” Is that horrible? I’m not a very good liar, so I can never answer that question confidently. I’m pretty certain that the employer can tell that I don’t care about the job that much. So should I somehow try to become excited about jobs or become better at faking enthusiasm?
I had something I wanted to blog about earlier, but I can’t recall it at the moment. Maybe if I get some sleep I’ll remember it tomorrow…
Asian Men in North America
February 9th, 2007
Today in Soc 101 we watched a film called “Who is Albert Woo?” It’s about Asian men living in North American and the challenges they face. The filmed talked about how Asian men are stereotypically portrayed as strong, hard working, and not romantic. How a lot of Asian women in North America tend to date and marry white men because they grew up with the notion that only non-Asian men can be romantic. A lot of Asian women here want to move away from tradition, whereas men tend to want to keep traditions. As well, many Asian men are seen as mamma’s boy — and some even profess to be one.
So Damn Cold!
February 6th, 2007
What the hell is wrong with the weather this week? It’s so cold that I don’t even want to walk to class anymore… yet I still managed to go to all three of my classes today. AMAZING! The wind today was so bad that my hands got burned. Ams said it’s my fault for not wearing gloves, which I guess is true. But still… that wind was killer!
I’ve been getting so many things off DC++. I’ve switched over to the ApexDC++ client, it has faster download speeds than the standard client. I just need season 16 of The Simpsons and I’ll have the entire show! I think I spend one hour a sad browsing files people are sharing in the UWDC++ hub to see there’s anything I want to download. It’s kinda sad really… =P
So Tired!
February 2nd, 2007
Just had my very first busy week this term. I got between 2-5 hours of week every night this week. At least I managed to get everything done, and I’m fairly certain that I did well on my Soc midterm.
Peter and I bumped in our OS prof, from our 3B term, at Williams. He recognized us, which was pretty cool. He asked if we were going to go into grad school. I said I wasn’t planning to go in immediately, if at all. I’m still undecided about it. It seems like it would be fun, but I dunno if I would actually need grad school.
