For the past few days, I’ve been at the Forum for American/Chinese Exchange at Stanford FACES. The mission statement of FACES is: The Forum for American/Chinese Exchange at Stanford (FACES) is a student led group started at Stanford University dedicated to fostering personal relationships and understanding among future leaders in the United States and China.…
This year marked the last year of my official student participation in my favorite NYU event, Yuan. Yuan is an event hosted by the Chinese Mei Society (CMS) to promote Chinese culture. At the same time, Yuan is a charitable event; for the past four years, CMS has donated the profits of Yuan to China…
A while ago, my Australian friend, Jordan, told me about Vegemite, a concentrated yeast extract spread loved by Australians. Its popularity in Australia is similar to the popularity of peanut butter in American. In my International Marketing Management course, we learned about its British counterpart, Marmite. This whole new introduction into the yeast extract spread…
Today, I discovered the Chonga Girls and their viral hit “Chongalicious”, the video seen above that was apparently based on a song by Fergie. My friend, Rogelio, taught me the many synonyms to “chonga” in the various Spanish dialects. Let’s review. Chonga: According to Urban Dictionary, a chonga is Primarily found in Miami (most famously,…
One of the many things I noticed while in China was that kids are precious. Because of the One Child Policy, children are treated with great care, often becoming the “Little Emperors and Empresses” of the family. As a result of the One Child Policy and the cultural importance of passing on one’s name, boys…
While on Twitter, I saw a tweet about some dancing kids… Followed the link and found ArchiPug2, as shown above. Wow, these kids are kind of amazing. Well, the sister has some problems, but I’m sure she’ll find her way. 🙂
It’s official. I’m sick. For the past few days, I’ve tried to get by without taking much medication, but today it all went up in smoke. I had the honor of presenting as a panelist at the NYU Stern Open House for prospective students. I was on hand to share my experiences as a Stern…
Weikai accompanied me to the NYU Stern Semi-Formal last night. The venue, Capitale, was amazing. Dinner, on the other hand, was not so great. I had a rice pattie with vegetables… not as appealing as it might sound to my fellow vegetarians. The dancing was great, for the most part, though. The DJ wasn’t anything…
Above: A turnstyle at the 14th Street – Union Square subway stop that advertises On March 30th, the NYC Health Department began a new campaign for targeting parents who smoke. The official press release points out the danger of smoking as it relates specifically to NYC parents: About 400,000 New York City adults who smoke…
Above: A subway ad at 71st-Continental Ave for WhatIsTheNewBlack.TV. After seeing a thousand ads for WhatIsTheNewBlack.TV, I finally checked out the website. As the name suggests, it’s a website that sees if you can identify “the new black”. You pick one top, one accessory and one bottom, and then see “if your black is the…
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