I’m in Amsterdam

We’re planning to leave Amerstdam for Paris sometime tomorrow morning. Nick and I arrived yesterday morning at 6am and we’re staying at Flying Pig Hostel Amsterdam. The hostel has free internet which is pretty nice. I went to the Van Gogh Museum and the Rembrandt Huis (Rembrandt’s old house before he became bankrupt and had [...]

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Guess what destination of the month is?

at WikiTravel
Did I mention that I’m going to Taiwan (for about 2 weeks)? Yeah, long story. I’ll be spending some time in Malaysia too (my Aunt and Uncle is staying there for 2 years for my Uncle’s work).
Oh, and I was talking to the Hat Lady for about half an hour today (good thing I [...]

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I got an email from Avid for an interview

Just now, after talking to them on campus, oh, in October or something, at which time I specifically told the recruiter that I had an offer (with a deadlien) from another company already and that I was graduating in December. At the interview recruiter didn’t seem very interested in me or answering my questions and [...]

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Little Asia on the Hill

NY Times article about UC Berkeley
Admissions officials have long denied that they apply quotas. Nonetheless, race is important “to ensure a diverse student body,” says Cass Cliatt, a Princeton spokeswoman. But, she adds, “Looking at the merits of race is not the same as the opposite” — discrimination.
I find the above to be a very [...]

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I found a place in new york

and a new and somewhat decent cell phone from chinatown, although they were out of the coveted 212 area code. For a while I thought I was going to have to get a studio (for really, really expensive) because anything else I could find was in very scary areas (they shoot most of Law and [...]

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your old room

on craigslist
“mostly science majors”…
where are you now btw? Are you in NYC? Any luck finding housing?
I sold my sofa-bed, dresser, and mini fridge between yesterday and today. I don’t think my desk and bookcase is going anywhere because people usually come and go oh, I don’t think I can carry that. Don’t people think of [...]

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I’m selling my furniture!

My sister’s camera has an eBay mode, which is really useful because being the lazy person that I am, I appreciate not having to resize photos before posting them on craigslist.
Desk (with links to other stuff). Someone already called me about my fridge, which I guess is going to be gone by later today. Clearing [...]

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劉亦菲

as 王語焉 in 天龍八部
as 小龍女 in 神雕俠侶
The point of these pictures is that I think she’s incredibly pretty when in a 金庸 drama. She is about as pretty as 王語焉 is supposed to be (!!), although I think she is a bit too sharp-looking for 王語焉, which has partly to do with how she looks [...]

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FYI

Termination of CalMail Accounts
Accounts are disabled on a periodic basis after the eligibility period has terminated. All individuals will be sent email before accounts are disabled, with the exception of summer session students, allowing sufficient time to make corrections or extensions.
Eligibility for regular students continues for a full semester after their names are no longer [...]

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